Prayer (Salāh)

You can also download this description of the Prophet’s Prayer as a booklet for your mobile device, as a PDF here. (Latest version added September 2018) A Simple Guide to The Prophet’s Prayer for Beginners [read on…]

Summary of the Rules Concerning the Prayer of a Traveller Introduction: Living in the UK, USA, Canada, etc, Muslims are often faced with questions as to what constitutes a journey that entails shortening and combining [read on…]

وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْخِرِّيتِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، قَالَ خَطَبَنَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَوْمًا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَبَدَتِ النُّجُومُ وَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَقُولُونَ الصَّلاَةَ الصَّلاَةَ – قَالَ – [read on…]

Regarding the middle Tashahhud of the prayer, ‘Abdullah Ibn Mas’ood said: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “When one of you sits in the prayer, let him recite: [arabic-font]التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ، وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، [read on…]

Objectives: To consider the importance of the Mosque within Islam. Is a Mosque important: Try to imagine what a Muslim community would lose if it did not have a Mosque. It would have no place [read on…]

Objectives: Know and be able to explain the role of the Imam. Imām: “A person who leads the congregational prayers” (i.e. the prayers in Jamā’ah). It can also refer to a Muslim ruler or a [read on…]

Objectives: Know and understand the role of the Mu’adhin and the use and significance of the adhān. Mu’adhin: The mu’adhin is the person who calls Muslims to prayer and the adhān is the call to [read on…]

Objectives: Identify aids to worship and understand their use. The compass and prayer mat: Muslims can turn any suitable place into a musallā (place of prayer) by deciphering the direction of Makkah (Qiblah) and making [read on…]