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salah

salah

2 9.6
A prayer Muslims perform five times a day facing Mecca
  • noun
  • /səˈlɑː/
: salah
  • For Muslims, obligatory salah is prescribed at five periods of the day.

Examples

  • The salah (prayer) of one who uses a translation for the remembrances is still a valid prayer, albeit not preferred, regardless of how long they rely on the translations.

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  • I hope that I never stop learning how to make the quality of my salah even better.

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  • I sometimes used to forget what I was saying, then stop the salah and start all over again.

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  • We all fall into that second look, say a white lie, or miss a salah (prayer).

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  • After approximately 10 years of making salah, a few years back I took a salah workshop and benefited tremendously from it.

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  • What I wish to emphasize is that this effort at memorizing and understanding the Arabic used in the salah, in and of itself, was a very spiritual experience for me.

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  • My advice is to now go make a fresh wudu, pray 2 rakats of nafl salah, sit down, and reflect.

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  • The rest of the salah is preferred to be in Arabic for the unity of the Muslims and closeness to the Prophet in saying what he said word for word.

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  • For Muslims, obligatory salah is prescribed at five periods of the day.

  • I hope that I never stop learning how to make the quality of my salah even better.

Synonyms

salat
vssalah
2 9.9

A set of prayers Muslims perform five times each day while facing Mecca

is stated as a religious duty without naming its pillar rank
salaat
vssalah
1 9.9

A Muslim prayer said five times a day facing Mecca

is framed as a general religious duty rather than pillar classification
salaah
vssalah
1 9.9

A formal prayer by Muslims performed five times a day facing Mecca

is presented as a general religious duty not framed as legal obligation

Surface Forms

salah singular
salahs plural

Etymology

Salah comes from Arabic salat, which means 'prayer', and it names the ritual Muslim prayers done five times a day while facing Mecca.