BaKhabar, July 2010, Page-6

better light a candle than curse the darkness

Islam In a Nut Shell

- Mohterma Sabiran Khatoon (Sabirankhatoon@yahoo.com)

SALAH, THE SECOND & THE MOST PRECIOUS RUKN OF ISLAM

Allah, graced us a very precious gem, called “SALAH” i.e. NAMAZ, the prayer to Allah or an opportunity of direct interaction with Him. One can ask what ever he wants, dialect & pray for directly with the supreme power, who allocates every thing to this vast universe & Is omnipotent.

Namaz is not at all a new concept in the period (Nabuwat) of Mohammad(SAW) & his followers (Ummah-e Mohammadi) but it was essential to the ummahs of all prophets, may be in different forms, types, style, method, times, frequency etc.

Through this Namaz , one can make owns to his God and having a separable times to dialect with him. What a fine moment that we have been allowed to interact instant & directly with the supreme power of the universe, the creator of each and every things, tiny or giants.
NAMAZ (Ones self opinion and use to get understand as abbreviation) stands for NONETH but ALLAH MAKES ALL of us for ZENITH bestowed upon us. Namaz is nothing but the best form of prayer in the world to praise Allah.

You must have paid attention that whenever there is time for Namaz (five times), a welfare sound is pronounced and recalled all the peoples that the time is appealing you for your betterment & forgiveness, come with Zeal & Zest. In the solo prayer before Namaz is what one can rehearse about.

AZAN(Adhan), the call for prayer:

Allaho-Akbar, Allaho-Akbar (twice):	God is great & only God is great.
Ashado an-La-elaha illallah (twice):	I bear witness that there is none worshipable but Allah
Ash-hado Aanna-Mohammadur Rasulullah (twice):	I witness that Mohmmad is the Rasul(messenger) of Allah
Haiyya Aals-Salah (twice):	You are invited for offering Namaz
Haiyya Alal-Falah (twice):	You are invited for your own betterment.
Allaho-Akbar, Allaho-Akbar:	God is great & only God is great.
La-Elaha-Illallah (twice):	There is none worshipable but Allah

After pronunciation of Adhan (Azan), the Namazees come in the mosque after piously washing (Wazu) his hands, legs, etc.It is pertinent to note that they wash their limbs/parts of the body for not less than three times as because once, twice if you wash any dirt, or liquid there will be dilution from the same but finally washing, is confirmed after at least thrice as termed as rinsing. Being, afresh, they start their Namaz collectively. Collective (Jamat) Namaz has specific value/meaning & which can not be equalized with any.

I am just putting my little effort to highlight a very few specific points of Namaz as below:

There are seven conditions for a salaat to be kept in ones mind:
1* Niyyat (intention)
2* Tahrima (To say Allaho- Akbar)
3* Qiyam (Standing)
4* Qiraat (Recitation of any surrah of the holy Quran)
5* Ruku (To bow)
6* Sajda (Prostration)
7* Qa'da-e- Akhira (Last sitting)

Affirmness/Intention/Neeyat (1* Oath for initialization of Namaz): What you are to do, is first affirmed. For this, one should take an affirmation satatement (Neeyat) that we are offering the Namaz of particular period & praiseworthy rests with the supreme power, the Omnipresent Lord, i.e Allah.

One provocates as : I do hereby take solemnly an affirmation of offering Namaz of the particular moment (timings) for this much Rakat(cycle) besides this learned leader (Imam) & facing towards Kaba-Sharif & narrating the words with the praise of Allah,who is great i.e Allaho- Akbar(2* Tahrima).

After taking this solemnly affirmation with very-very purified statement that beginning in the name of Allah,the most beneficent and merciful (3* Qeyam). Thereafter a Surrah(verses/précis of Quran) i.e Surah-e fateha is pronounced(4* Qerat) & the jist of which is as given here under.

Every praise is for the Lord who is the master of entire universe. The owner of the day of judgement (Qyamat). There is none to be of so high, kind & not for praiseworthy except, Allah. O! God! I am praying to you to guide me for right (straight) path, the path on which our predecessors of your followers & not on the path of those upon whom effect of devils. O! God, you are the real master, owner, and creator of this universe.

After the recitation of Surah-e- Fateha , any surrah/Ayat etc. of the Holy Quran (4* Qerat) as per wish in successive order is rehearsed.(as per order as in the Quran i.e from 1st para to 30 th para and its successive order of entry too) Thereafter, Allaho-Akbar ( God is great) & then put- forth himself in a Rukun, called Ruku (5*-To bow half bent like ‘L’ shaped) & rehearsing the statement of Shubhan Rabbi al-Azim (O God, every praise is for yours). Again Allaho-Akbar (God is great) is rehearsed & then makes one straight and standing in position & enchant Allaho-Akbar (God is great) and Sazdah (6*-Prostration - Shubhan Rabbi al-Ala) is performed (fully submissive in nature, it is read that O! God! You are omniscient. 3/5/7 times) & rehearsing with Allaho Akbar again stood straightly as earlier and the whole part is repeated as earlier and according to 2/3/4. Rakat is completed. In case of three/four Rakat , there is a sitting fascination (7* Qa'da-e- Akhira) is must to reharse tahyat (a kind of dua) or other wise in 2 and after completion 3/ 4 /2 Tahyat ("Atthayyato Lillahe Wassalawato Wat-Tayyebato Assalamu Alaika Ayyohan-Nabiyo Wa-Rehmatullahe Wa-Barakatoh Assalamu-Alaina Wa-Ala Ibadillahis-Sualaiheen Ashadu An La-elaah illal-Laho Wa-Ashadu Anna Mohammadan Abduhu Wa Rasulohu") and Darood Salam are enchanted and the assalmo alaikum warahmattullah in right turning and then left turning once repeated. After that Dua is preferred and the Namaz is supposed to be completed.

Namaz comprising a complete submissiveness, praise worthy towards God, retrospective dialogue with supreme power and the best moment of surrendering for any type of wrong deeds knowingly or unknowingly. You can realize that what is not in this form of Namaz. There is every thing what do you want for your betterment, not only for this world but also for life, health, knowledge, meditation, yoga, and what not in such a good form of prayer.

(Insha-Allah , to be continued…………)

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