Week 3
February 1, 2006
IDSA at UTD
Topic: “Recite what is sent of the Book by inspiration to thee, and establish regular Prayer: for Prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; and remembrance of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt.” [Qur'an 29:45]
Summary: The reason for daily ritual prayers (salaat, salah, namaz), ritual prayer in other faith traditions, external/internal conditions for ritual prayers, meaning, significance and merits of namaz, timing of namaz to five special times of the day, supplication after namaz.
98:5 And they have been commanded no more than this: To worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith); to establish regular prayer; and to practise regular charity; and that is the Religion Right and Straight.
21:72-73 And We bestowed upon him Isaac and [Isaacs son] Jacob as an additional gift [67] and caused all of them to be righteous men, and We made them leaders, guiding (men) by Our Command, and We sent them inspiration to do good deeds, to establish regular prayers, and to practise regular charity; and they constantly served Us (and Us only).
5:6 O ye who believe! when ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. If ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body. But if ye are ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from offices of nature, or ye have been in contact with women, and ye find no water, then take for yourselves clean sand or earth, and rub therewith your faces and hands, Allah doth not wish to place you in a difficulty, but to make you clean, and to complete his favour to you, that ye may be grateful.