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Islamic Prayer (Part 1) (English) February 27, 2007 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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4 min 29 sec
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What is Salat and its importance
“So I will try to explain what is Salat”
47 sec
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Namaaz is the mirage of a believer
“So prayer, or Salat, is the most important teaching of Islam.”
1 min 35 sec
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Wudu: purification of body and soul
“Then, before going to Salat, everyone makes وضو”
2 min 38 sec
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Sajdah: symbol of surrendering to God
“Here you acknowledge that God is your creator”
1 min
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Submission is the essence of Salat
“Then you do سجدہ, you put your head on earth.”
2 min 44 sec
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Inner content of prayer is Taqwa
“But only form is not the whole Namaaz”
5 min 21 sec
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Inner spirit of prayer and congregational lesson
“But only form is not the whole Namaaz”
43 sec
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Outer form and inner content of prayer
“In every Namaaz there are two aspects.”
1 min 52 sec
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Unity through congregational prayer in Salat
“All the believers except one take the behind the seat”
48 sec
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Becoming a peaceful member of society
“One who performs this Salat with its literal spirit”
2 min 22 sec
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Criterion of Salat: avoiding indecency and evil
“This quality comes as an automatic result of Salat”
54 sec
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Islamic prayer is not a ritual
“So this is the true picture of Salat.”
4 min 47 sec
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The true picture of Islamic prayer
“So this is the true picture of Salat”
54 sec
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Islamic prayer is intellectual worship
“Islamic prayer is a living prayer.”
2 min 7 sec
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Prayer is a combination of mind and body
“So mind and body both must be involved in Islamic prayer”