Islam's+Approach+to+Prayer...

==//Muslims pray to One God without associating any partners with Him. They pray facing the Holy Mosque in the city of Makkah. Facing this mosque is simply for uniformity and homogeneity in the prayers of all Muslims around the world and not as an act of worship to the mosque itself. Muslims stand before their God by making the intention to pray, leaving all other chores and concerns aside. Its compulsury that muslims pray 5 times a day//==

__WHILE STANDING:__
==While standing, the first chapter of the Quran is recited. This chapter can be translated as follows. “In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Master of the Day of Judgment. Thee (alone) we worship and Thee (alone) we ask for help. Show us the straight path. The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray.” (1:1-1:7) After the first chapter, any other passage from the Quran is recited. Following is a translation of one such passage. “Say: He is Allah, the One! Allah is He on Whom all depend. He begetteth not, nor is He begotten. And there is none like unto Him.” (112:1-112:4) ==

__WHILE BOWING:__
Muslims then bow to God and glorify Him. This glorification can be translated as follows. “Glory be to my Lord, the Almighty. To express complete submission and humility before God, Muslims then prostrate and place their foreheads on ground. According to the prophetic traditions, at this moment of humility, the worshipper is closest to his/her Lord. While prostrating, Muslims glorify God as follows. “Glory be to my Lord, the most High.” Other than glorifying God, it is also a moment for Muslims to ask God for His forgiveness, mercy, blessings and bounties. Muslims then sit for a few seconds and prostrate one more time before standing up again. Depending on the time of the prayer, Muslims repeat this cycle once, twice or thrice in each prayer.
 * __WHILE PROSTRATING:__**

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