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| Moslem Salat 5 times in a day |
The chief purpose of salat is to act as a person's communication with and remembrance of God. By reciting "The Opening", the first sura (chapter) of the Quran, as required in daily worship, the worshiper can stand before God, thank and praise him, and ask for guidance along the "Straight Path".
In addition, daily worship reminds Muslims to give thanks for God's
blessings and that submission to God takes precedence over all other
concerns, thereby revolving their life around God and submitting to his
will. Worship also serves as a formal method of dhikr or remembering Allah.
In the Quran, it is written that: "For, Believers are those who, when
Allah is mentioned, feel a tremor in their hearts, and when they hear
His signs rehearsed, find their faith strengthened, and put (all) their
trust in their Lord;"[4]
"To those whose hearts, when God is mentioned, are filled with fear,
who show patient perseverance over their afflictions, keep up regular
prayer, and spend (in charity) out of what we have bestowed upon them." [5]
Salat is also cited as a means of restraining a believer from social wrongs and moral deviancy.[6]
According to a hadith in the collection Sahih Bukhari, Muhammad considered salat "the best deed".[7]
The importance of the Salah was further demonstrated by Muhammad who
on his deathbed and in the pangs of death would announce: الصَّلاةَ ،
الصَّلاةَ وَمَا مَلَكَت أَيْمَانُكُم. “The Salah, I remind you of the
Salah; and to look after the women.” [8]
His Companions described the scene saying, “The majority of the
Messenger of Allah's advice – when death came to him – was ‘The Salah;
and to look after the women.’ to the extent that his chest would be
repeating these words, and his tongue ceased to express them.” [9]
People who find it physically difficult can perform Salat in a way
suitable for them. To perform valid Salat, Muslims must be in a state of
ritual purity, which is mainly achieved by ritual ablution, (wuḍūʾ), according to prescribed procedures. taken from wikipedia.org
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