Salah
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Salah, also known as namaz in the Persophere, is the practice of formal worship in Islam, consisting of a series of obligatory ritual prayers performed at prescribed times daily. These prayers, which
Various prescribed movements in Salah, which collectively constitute a rak'ah. From left to right: rukū', qiyām/i'tidal, sujūd, takbīr, and qu'ūd/julūs.
Muslims praying (salah) in 1865 Cairo by Jean-Léon Gérôme
The prayer room in Khonakhan Mosque, Uzbekistan
Women performing the Friday prayer at a mosque, Ohio, US
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Islam is an Abrahamic religion based on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad. The monotheistic religion has an estimated 2 billion worldwide adherents, called Muslims. Islam is the world's second-l
Salah
…spelled salat or solat; see etymology), also known as namaz in the Persophere (Persian: نماز, romanized: namāz), is the practice of formal worship in Islam, consisting of a series of obligatory ritual prayers performed at prescribed times daily. These prayers, which consist of units known as rak'ah, include…
The Kaaba at Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest Islamic site
al Fatiha (The Opener), a surah from the Quran
Calligraphy showing the word Allah in Arabic in Hagia Sophia
A Quran manuscript resting on a rehal, a book rest for the holy text, c. 9th century