Pillar of Islam - Namaz (Salat)
Namaz is one of the piller of Islam, To learn namaz is necessary for every muslim in world. Learning Namaz and Praying it five times a day makes you feel satisfy. When beginning salaat, men raise both hands. Tips of thumbs touch earlobes. Palms must be turned towards the Qibla. Saying of Allahu Akbar (Takbir) begins as hands leave ears and finished as they are folded under the navel. NOTE: Women raise their both hands as high as their shoulders and say the takbir of beginning. Then they put their hands on their chest.
There are seven conditions for a salaat to be corrected.
- 1-Niyyat (intention)
- 2-Tahrima (To say Allah Akbar)
- 3-Qiyam (Standing)
- 4-Qiraat (Recitation of Quran by mouth gently)
- 5-Ruku (To bow)
- 6-Sajda (Prostration)
- 7-Qa'da-i- Akhira (Last sitting)
Essential requisites for offering Prayer
- 1- The worshipper must be a Muslim
- 2- The worshipper's clothes and body must be free from all impurities
- 3- The place where the Prayer is to be offered should be pure and clean
- 4- The part of the body between the navel and the knees of a male worshipper must be fully covered, and the whole body excepting the hands and face of a female worshipper.
- 5- The worshipper must face the Kaba in the Great Mosque at Mecca and the direction of Ka'ba outside Mecca.
- 6- The worshipper must form the Niyyat (i.e., intention) in his or her mind of the particular Prayer, Fard (Obligatory) or Sunnat or Nafl (Optional), he or she is about to offer.
- 7- The worshipper must observe the times and rules prescribed for the respective Prayers.
- 8- The worshipper must have performed the Wudu (i.e., ablution).
- 9- The worshipper must have performed Ghusl (i.e., the washing of the whole body), if he or she was in a state of grave impurity.
Note: In order to keep the body clean from dirt and all minor impurities and to be even ready for prayer, a Muslim must wash the private parts of his or her body with water whenever any impure matter issues from the body.
