Most detailed and best salat article ive come across so far
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Salam
Are there still people here who ritually prays when the whole Quran disproves it...
The Quran tells us to bow and prostrate, to learn and recite the Quran, to remember God - all this you are doing in ritually prayers, so it can't be that wrong. And the beneficial spiritual result of it is enormous. Whether 3 or 5 times a day, 2 or 4 or 8 Raqas is not so important.
I pray the traditional way and Insha'Allah I will continue doing so. I started regularly praying when I was doubting and struggling with that whole praying stuff so much and I was so torn, that I just decided to try it the traditional way. Since then I continued - REGULARLY - which is in my opinion and experience very important!
And it feels great )Salam
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Peace all . Whatever you consider salat is(and i consider it as following gods laws)it should keep you from the forbidden(doing injustice/harm to humanity) and thus encourage you to actively do justice and so benefit man-kind.
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Peace,
From the PRL are these occurences and I will post the root meaning of s-l-w for you too.
Sad-Lam-Waw = prayer, supplication, petition, oration, eulogy, benediction, commendation, blessing, honour, magnifiy, bring forth, follow closely, walk/follow behind closely, to remain attached, to contact or to be in contact.
In a horse race when the second horse follows the first one so closely that its head always overlaps the first horse?s body that horse is called AL-MUSSALLI (i.e. the one who follows closely / remains attached).
Central portion of the back, portion from where the tail of an animal comes out, the rump.musalla n.m. - 2125
salah n.f. (pl. salawat) - 23, 243, 245, 283, 2110, 2153, 2157, 2177, 2238, 2238, 2277, 443, 477, 4101, 4102, 4103, 4103, 4103, 4142, 4162, 56, 512, 555, 558, 591, 5106, 672, 692, 6162, 7170, 83, 835, 95, 911, 918, 954, 971, 999, 9103, 1087, 1187, 11114, 1322, 1431, 1437, 1440, 1778, 17110, 1931, 1955, 1959, 2014, 20132, 2173, 2235, 2240, 2241, 2278, 232, 239, 2437, 2441, 2456, 2458, 2458, 273, 2945, 2945, 3031, 314, 3117, 3333, 3518, 3529, 4238, 5813, 629, 6210, 7023, 7034, 7320, 985, 1075
salla vb. (II) - perf. act. 7331, 8715, 9610, impf. act. 339, 4102, 4102, 984, 3343, 3356, impv. 9103, 3356, 1082, pcple. act. 7022, 7443, 1074
Joe
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Peace nabi and tahira and all. Salat is an issue i have really had to strive to understand. I think it took around 6months or so. I would suggest in understanding this or any other topic in islam we try to be patient and objective. I think the conscience(supplemented by studying gods signs in nature and books) is sometimes overlooked in studying religion. How do we know to treat a baby gently? Through conscience and life experience.The quran is a reminder and explanation/confirmation of matters we can already perceive. However if we follow irrational desires we dull this rationality and hide/cover/disregard the truth and thus disobey gods law.(kufr) In light of this we should try to be brave and open-minded when searching for the correct understanding. I myself have been questioned by my wife on my understandindgs in islam and though i am trying to be tolerant and just,some issues are very very clear. We cannot blindly,unquestionagly follow ideas from the past or present that are clearly harmful/unjust to humanity.Even if they are practised or accepted by a large amount of people.
Nabi mentioned salat can have the connatation of being attached or closely following,i agree and would suggest it means closely following the laws of god. Listen to all the opinions then chose the best/most just meaning.(quran;391 -
Hi Enquirer,
Peace nabi and tahira and all. Salat is an issue i have really had to strive to understand. I think it took around 6months or so. I would suggest in understanding this or any other topic in islam we try to be patient and objective. I think the conscience(supplemented by studying gods signs in nature and books) is sometimes overlooked in studying religion. How do we know to treat a baby gently? Through conscience and life experience.The quran is a reminder and explanation/confirmation of matters we can already perceive. However if we follow irrational desires we dull this rationality and hide/cover/disregard the truth and thus disobey gods law.(kufr) In light of this we should try to be brave and open-minded when searching for the correct understanding. I myself have been questioned by my wife on my understandindgs in islam and though i am trying to be tolerant and just,some issues are very very clear. We cannot blindly,unquestionagly follow ideas from the past or present that are clearly harmful/unjust to humanity.Even if they are practised or accepted by a large amount of people.
Nabi mentioned salat can have the connatation of being attached or closely following,i agree and would suggest it means closely following the laws of god. Listen to all the opinions then chose the best/most just meaning.(quran;391Thats quite well said..
As long as we connect with our creator........Peace!
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Peace peacefulmuslim and all. I dont believe we can connect with god literally. I think connect means to closely follow his commands. God cannot be comprehended or imagined or perceived of in any way.(42;11, 7;143, 6;103) We only know what he causes/makes happen by observing his signs.(the whole of creation)and asking(thinking/dua) what his signs indicate.(i suggest these signs in creation indicate one creator and guider for everything that exists,and to comply with the commands he sends).
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Hi Enquirer,
Peace peacefulmuslim and all. I dont believe we can connect with god literally. I think connect means to closely follow his commands. God cannot be comprehended or imagined or perceived of in any way.(42;11, 7;143, 6;103) We only know what he causes/makes happen by observing his signs.(the whole of creation)and asking(thinking/dua) what his signs indicate.(i suggest these signs in creation indicate one creator and guider for everything that exists,and to comply with the commands he sends).
When I said 'connect with God', I meant connection in a spiritual sense.
Through my prayers, I connect to God and feel closer to God.I agree God's enormousness can be understood through life, but He can be realised from within us.
Peace!
