How do Muslims pray and worship?
Well lets start with the basics. In Islam there are 5 fundamental principles that are the foundation of our belief, so much that they are termed Pillars. Some of you non-Muslims may have heard of the term 5 Pillars of Islam, which basically means that the essence of Islam is in the performance and maintenance of these rites. The second of these 5 Pillars is observing the obligatory prayer or as-Salaah, which there is no English equivalent but for our purposes we will say Reverence and Worship. Salaat is different from a prayer or supplication, in Arabic this kind of prayer is called a dua’a. But the Salaat is something very specific, the act of Salaat is obligatory upon every Muslim after puberty and is a means to commune with the Almighty without the dependence of intercessors or lesser gods … After performing the obligatory ablution the first act of Salaah is the niyyah or the intention, it is something that Muslims take very seriously. The act of taken a brief moment to actually w
