The Muslim Prayer

Steps of the Muslim prayer (salat) process  

The Muslim prayers (called Salat in Arabic) is a series of supplications (also called dua’s) that are recited in various positions. When praying, the Muslim takes on the following positions:

• Standing position – This is how the person starts the prayer
• Bowing (also called “ruku”) – This is the position where the person bows from a standing position, thus making the upper torso parallel to the ground
• Prostration (also called “sujud”) – This is where the person prostrates with the forehead resting on the ground.
• Sitting (also referred to as the “tashahhud”) – this is the position where the person usually ends the prayers.

 A person takes on the above positions multiple times during a typical prayer session, while reciting various supplications (Islamic prayer called dua) in those positions.  

A Muslim is obligated to pray 5 times daily. The religion very highly encourages every Muslim male to pray the five times prayers in a mosque. The Friday afternoon prayers is obligatory for Muslims to pray in a mosque.

 The five daily prayers are as follows:

• Fajr – Prayed before sunrise
• Dhuhr – Prayed early afternoon
• Asr – Prayed late afternoon
• Maghrib – Prayed at sunset
• Ishaa – Prayed approximately one and a half hours after the Maghrib prayers

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