Salah Study Guide

- Names of Postures - Understanding Recitations during Salah - For details refer to Salah Notes

Takbir

"ALLAHU AKBAR"

Al - Qiyam

"Standing in Prayer"

Ruku

“Bowing at the waist”

I'tidal/ Qiyam/ Istiqamah

1. equilibrium or balance (turkish)

2. standing

3. to go straight into the right direction

Sujood

“Prostration”

Julus

1. Sitting or kneeling

2. a moment of contemplation and a brief pause in the prayer

• between sujood

Tashahhud

“testimony [of faith]”

recite ATTAHIYYAATU LILLAHI…

Tawhid

Tawhid = Oneness of Allah swt

The shahadah or Kalima tawheed is recited ASH-HADU 'ALAA 'ILAAHA 'ILLALLAAHU…

Sending Salawat

1. comes from salah (to pray) meaning sending prayers upon the prophet SAW

• recite durood ALLAAHUMMA SALLI 'ALAA…

Salam

“Peace and blessings of Allah upon you”

to the angels that record deeds

Takbir

ALLAHU AKBAR

GOD IS GREAT

I'tidal/ Qiyam/ Istiqamah

ALLAH HEARS WHOEVER PRAISES HIM. OUR LORD, PRAISE IS YOURS.

Sujood

GLORY IS TO MY LORD, THE MOST HIGH. 3X

Tashahhud

ALL GREETINGS OF HUMILITY ARE FOR ALLAH, AND ALL PRAYERS AND GOODNESS. PEACE BE UPON YOU, O PROPHET (SAW), AND THE MERCY OF ALLAH AND HIS BLESSINGS. PEACE BE UPON US AND UPON THE RIGHTEOUS SLAVES OF ALLAH.

Tawhid (finger up portion)

Ashadu ala la ilaha illallah

Tawhid (finger down portion)

wa ashadu anna muhammadar rasulullah

Kalima Tawhid or The shahadah

I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NONE WORTHY OF WORSHIP BUT ALLAH, AND I BEAR WITNESS THAT MUHAMMAD (SAW) IS HIS SLAVE AND HIS MESSENGER.

Durood

O ALLAH, BESTOW YOUR FAVOR ON MUHAMMAD (SAW) AND ON THE FAMILY OF MUHAMMAD (SAW), AS YOU HAVE BESTOWED YOUR FAVOR ON IBRAHIM (AS) AND ON THE FAMILY OF IBRAHIM (AS), YOU ARE PRAISEWORTHY, MOST GLORIOUS. O ALLAH, BLESS MUHAMMAD (SAW) AND THE FAMILY OF MUHAMMAD (SAW) AS YOU HAVE BLESSED IBRAHIM (AS) AND THE FAMILY OF IBRAHIM (AS), YOU ARE PRAISEWORTHY, MOST GLORIOUS.

Salam

MAY ALLAAH GRANT YOU PEACE AND BLESSINGS, AND MAY HIS MERCY BE UPON YOU.

Ruku

GLORY TO MY LORD THE EXALTED 3x