salat
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- noun
- /səˈlɑt/
- Many Muslims, when faced with a choice that they feel they cannot make, perform a special salat (ritual prayer) of two raka' (prayer cycles) in length, and then ask God directly for proper guidance so that they can make the choice that will be good for them in life and in faith.
- salat (ritual prayer)
Examples
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Muslim students, faculty, and staff, however, are routinely not accorded the opportunity to have a safe prayer space on campus to perform the salat (prayer), as required by the Five Pillars of Islam.
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Salat prayers must be said by one who is appropriately covered.
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May I make my salat in English?
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The need for understanding what is read in salat cannot be denied.
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But he must immediately start learning to be able to make the salat in Arabic.
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You may go to London, Nigeria, or Indonesia for salat, but you will hear the same familiar call everywhere.
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After I became Muslim, I have to both make salat and read the Qur'an in Arabic.
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Therefore, all fuqaha from the earliest periods till today are unanimous in their opinion that salat should be made in Arabic.
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Muslims gather in the mosque to perform their salat facing Mecca.
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Every day, I make my salat at specific times as part of my spiritual routine.
Synonyms
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A prayer Muslims perform five times a day facing Mecca
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A Muslim prayer said five times a day facing Mecca
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A formal prayer by Muslims performed five times a day facing Mecca
Surface Forms
Etymology
Salat comes from the Arabic word salāh, which means 'prayer' or 'a set way of praying'. So, salat today refers to the ritual Muslim prayers performed at set times each day facing Mecca.