1. Salah The 2nd pillar of Islam Purpose of lesson
Meaning and significance of Salah as expressions of worship of Allah

2. Key terms Masjid Juma prayer Khutbah Eid prayer Janazah paryer
Salah
Adhan
Muezzin
Wudu
Niyyah
Imam
Qiblah–Ka’bah
Masjid
Juma prayer
Khutbah
Eid prayer
Janazah paryer
Tarawih prayer

3. Why perform Salah?
Muslims believe that God created human beings to worship him, so they must pray 5 times a day.
Obligatory as commanded in the Qur’an. ‘Set up Regular Prayers; for such prayers are enjoined on believers at stated times’. (Qur’an: s4 v103)
The ritual prayer is based on a mixture of what Qur’an says and how Prophet Muhammad actually carried out the ritual.
Salah is the pillar of Islam and whoever abandons it, demolishes the very pillar of religion.’ (hadith)
‘The most important of practical pillars, to serve God sincerely rather than with lip-service.’ (Mustafa Ahmed al’Zarqa)
Ref: Islam; v W Watton

4. Is it easy /hard for Muslims to pray in the UK?
1.Times for the 5 daily prayers
Zohr
Asr
Maghrib
Think
Pair
Share
Isha
Fajr
Is it easy /hard for Muslims to pray in the UK?

5. Do you know names of the prayers the prayers?
On whiteboard
Do you know names of the prayers the prayers?
Between dawn and sunrise
After mid-day until afternoon
Between late afternoon and sunset
Evening prayer is when the sun sets.
Between sunset and dawn
Weekly prayer
Displayed in every mosque
Fajr
Zohr
Asr
Maghrib
Isha
Juma prayer- Friday
a board with six clocks

6. The Prayer Rituals 2. Adhan:
The time of congregational prayer is announced by a Muezzin who calls out adhan;
3. So Muslims must perform Wudu (ritual washing) in order to pray their Salah otherwise it will not be accepted by God.
4. Muslims face the Ka’bah in Makkah when they pray.

7. Can a woman be imam?

8. The Prayer Rituals
The prayers involve a series of standing up, bowing, prostrating and glorifying Allah.
Men should pray at mosques to pray in congregation behind Imam. (s2:v43)
Women do not have to go to mosques – they are encouraged to pray at home. They can’t pray during menstruation.
Once a Muslim reaches 10 years of age – they must start to pray.
Why?

9. Juma Prayer Other prayers Janaza-funeral – Janaza
Commanded in the Qur’an. (S62:V10) 
Big congregational weekly prayer replaces Zohr, performed in cities
At least 40 adults
Imam delivers sermon on various teachings of Islam
In a Muslim state Head of state should lead
Men and women both can pray by separate arrangements
Other prayers
Janaza-funeral – Janaza
Eid - annually two festivals; 1). after Ramadhan and
2). after Hajj
Tarawih- Extra Night prayer in Ramadhan
Supplications- Duas to ask Allah for forgiveness / help

10. In pairs List in your notes What image of God is established through prayers?

11. What image of God is established through prayers?
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What image of God is established through prayers?
God is Holy and Exalted; (‘ O Allah glory and praise are for You and blessed is Your Name and exalted is Your Majesty’).
God is the ‘All-Powerful’; bow down/prostrate to show submission-repeated in Salah ”Allah is the Greatest”
The Real Guide to Muslims – 20 times repeated ‘I seek refuge in Allah from the rejected Satan’
Allah is Only One - 15 times in Adhan, and repeated many times in Salah
God is the Great and Wonderful, Compassionate, (Surah 1 must be recited)
Direct communication between God and servant

12. What is Religious Significance of Salah?

13. What is Religious Significance of Salah?
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What is Religious Significance of Salah?
Contact God 5 times a day
Muslim can never forget submission (at all times)
Unites and expression of brotherhood; pray in lines behind the imam, same words, same actions, social factor closer to his fellows
Brings awareness of the fundamentals (Submission and Peace)
Salah is a discipline (regularity, punctuality)
Sins removal as Hadith says, ‘The five prayers remove sins as water removes dirt’.
First question about it on the Day of Judgement

14. A scholar
‘The relationship between faith and rituals is a paradox. To the outsider, ritual is the most obvious sign of the character of a religion and the identity of its believers. Yet ritual can never quite capture faith, for faith transcends form and imagery.
In Islam, the most central ritual is prayer, observed in the five-times- daily prayers called Salat. Many might say that, in turning to Gods in any kind of prayer, human beings experience a little taste of eternity.’
(50 Ideas to know…. Islam, Mona Siddiqui)

15. On whiteboard What do you remember?
ISLAM
MUSLIM
ALLAH
SHAHADAH
SALAH
ZAKAH
SAWM
KA’BAH
HAJJ
MAKKAH
MEDINA
RAMADAN
MASJID
MUHAMMAD
QUR’AN
UMMAH

17. Exam Question Explore the practice of Salah within Islam [8]
Explore the importance of Salah in Islam. [18]
Assess the practice of Salah in the UK- West. [12]