Salah Guide Step by Step Tutorials in English

About Salah Guide Step by Step Tutorials in English

Salah (Arabic: ٱلصَّلَاة‎ aṣ-ṣalāh, Arabic: ٱلصَّلَوَات‎ aṣ-ṣalawāt, meaning "prayer" or "invocation"; also known as Namaz (from Persian: نماز‎) in non-Arab Muslim countries) is the second of the Five Pillars in the Islamic faith and an obligatory religious duty for every Muslim. It is a physical, mental, and spiritual act of worship that is observed five times every day at prescribed times. While facing towards the Kaaba in Mecca, the holy city of Muslims, one stands, bows, prostrates oneself, and concludes with sitting on the ground. During each posture one reads certain verses, phrases, and prayers. Ritual purity is a precondition.

Salaah consists of the repetition of a unit called a rakʿah, a sequence of prescribed actions and words. The number of rakaʿahs varies according to the time of day.

Terminology
Etymology
Ṣalāh ([sˤɑˈlɑː] صَلَاة) is an Arabic word that means to pray or bless. It also means "contact," "communication," or "connection".

English usage
The word salah is used by English-speakers only to refer to the formal obligatory prayers of Islam. The English word "prayer" may not be adequate to translate salah, as "prayer" could translate several different forms of Muslim worship, each with a different Arabic name, such as duʿāʾ / dua (reverent supplication; Arabic: دُعَاء) and dhikr (litany; Arabic: ذِكْر‎).

Namaz
In non-Arab Muslim countries the most widespread term is the Persian word namāz (نماز). It is used by speakers of the Indo-Iranian languages (e.g., Persian, Kurdish, Bengali, Urdu, Balochi, Hindi), as well as by speakers of Turkish, Azerbaijani, Russian, Chinese, Bosnian and Albanian. In the North Caucasus, the term is lamaz (ламаз) in Chechen, chak (чак) in Lak and kak in Avar (как). In Malaysia and Indonesia, the term solat is used, as well as a local term sembahyang (meaning "communication", from the words sembah - worship, and hyang - god or deity).

Salah in the Quran
The noun ṣalāh (‏صلاة‎) is used 82 times in the Qur'an (Quraan or AlQuran), with about 15 other derivatives of its triliteral root ṣ-l. Words connected to salah (such as mosque, wudu, dhikr, etc.) are used in approximately one-sixth of Qur'anic verses. "Surely my prayer, and my sacrifice and my life and my death are (all) for Allah", and "I am Allah, there is no god but I, therefore serve Me and keep up prayer for My remembrance". are both examples of this.

Exegesis of the Qur'an can give four dimensions of salah. First, in order to glorify God's servants, God, together with the angels, perform "salah". Second, salah is done involuntarily by all beings in Creation, in the sense that they are always in contact with God by virtue of Him creating and sustaining them. Third, Muslims voluntarily perform salah to reveal that it is the particular form of worship that belongs to the prophets. Fourth, salah is described as the second pillar of Islam.

Complete Salat Guide: This is an eye catching educational application suitable for all walks of life. It is an easy step by step guide according to the Quraan (Koran) and Sunnah (Teachings of Prophet Muhammad, Peace Be upon Him) which has been verified by prominent Ulema (Scholars) from around the world. The App uses simple to read and easy to understand instructions, along with illustrations of the actions of Salaat (Prayer).
The application is aimed at Muslims, Reverts and Non-Muslims alike to LEARN and CORRECT their Salaah (Muslim Prayer), which is one of the Pillars of Islam.

You may be one of those people that may have forgotten how to pray Salaah and you may feel ashamed of asking someone – Well this app is for you!!!

This application includes the essential acts of:
Adhaan (Azan) – The Muslim Call to Prayer
Salaah (Solat - Prayer)
Ghusl (Bath)
Wudhu (Wuzu - Ablution)
Janazah (Funeral) prayer
Salaatul Tasbeeh

P.S. This App is according to the Hanafi School of thought – If you have any queries, then please contact your local Ulema (Scholars).