salat

Thân thiện

A man performs his salat on a prayer mat.

Definition

Noun 1. The prescribed ritual prayer of Islam: Salat refers to the formal, obligatory prayers that are one of the Five Pillars of Islam. It is a specific liturgy of words and actions performed at five designated times each day.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Muslims perform salat five times a day: at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset, and night.
  • Performing salat requires ritual purity, which is achieved through ablution (wudu).
  • The direction of salat is always toward the Kaaba in Mecca.

Advanced Usage

• To perform/offer/establish salat: This is the standard phrasing for completing the prayer.
  • The faithful gathered to perform the Friday congregational salat.
• The times of salat: Refers to the five specific daily prayer periods (Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha).
  • He checks an app to know the precise times of salat while traveling.

Variants and Related Words

• Salah: An alternative transliteration of the same Arabic word (صلاة), identical in meaning and usage to .
• Namaz: The term for Islamic ritual prayer in several languages like Persian, Urdu, and Turkish, often used interchangeably with in those cultural contexts.
• Dua: A personal supplication or invocation to God, which is distinct from the formal, obligatory .

Synonyms

• Islamic prayer: The general descriptive term in English.
• Ritual prayer: Emphasizes the structured and prescribed nature of the act.

Notes on Meaning

• Core Religious Duty: is not merely personal meditation but a fundamental and non-negotiable act of worship in Islam, constituting its second pillar.
• Structure: It involves a fixed sequence of recitations from the Quran, physical postures (standing, bowing, prostrating, sitting), and is performed in Arabic.
• Context: While it can be performed anywhere that is clean, performing in congregation at a mosque, especially for the noon prayer on Friday (Salat al-Jumu'ah), holds special merit.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca

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