KEY WORDS:KEY WORDS:CompulsoryCompulsory - necessary. - necessary.

HumilityHumility – to show that you are not proud and – to show that you are not proud and not arrogant. To believe that you are not better not arrogant. To believe that you are not better than other people.than other people.

Discipline – training to act in accordance with Discipline – training to act in accordance with rules.rules.

Athaan/Azaan – the call to prayer.Athaan/Azaan – the call to prayer.

DependentDependent – to rely on someone or something – to rely on someone or something else.else.

Extension task: Extension task: when do YOU show humility? when do YOU show humility? HOW do you show humility?HOW do you show humility?If someone is dependent, then what does If someone is dependent, then what does independent mean?independent mean?

We all need peace and privacy at times. It helps to relieve stress and anger that we bottle up inside ourselves.

Prayer, for a Muslim, is partly about this sense of space and peace. By turning to God five times a day, Muslims unload their worries, ask forgiveness, and seek peace of mind.

Salah/Salat.Salah/Salat.

22ndnd pillar of pillar of IslamIslam

Today you will :Today you will :

AT1 – learn about AT1 – learn about Salah/Salat.Salah/Salat.

AT2 - Use Salah (prayer) to AT2 - Use Salah (prayer) to understand the importance understand the importance of discipline and obedience of discipline and obedience within a Muslim’s life.within a Muslim’s life.

Learning objectives

All of you will be able to say what Salah is and the requirements for it to be accepted.

Most of you will be able to explain how Salah helps a Muslim be obedient towards God.

Some of you will be able to evaluate how Salah helps Muslims in their daily life.

Muslims believe that Muslims believe that God created human beings to God created human beings to

worship him, so the second worship him, so the second pillar of Islam is prayer. pillar of Islam is prayer.

Muslims must pray 5 times Muslims must pray 5 times a day. Each time takes a day. Each time takes about 10 minutes.about 10 minutes.

Prayer reminds Muslims that they are dependent upon their creator. They did not make themselves and have no power of the gift of life.

• These 5 daily prayers areThese 5 daily prayers are compulsory.compulsory.• They involve a series of They involve a series of standingstanding up, bowing and prostrating.up, bowing and prostrating.

What does the bowing and What does the bowing and prostrationprostrationexpress?express?

• It shows It shows humilityhumility in front of their in front of their creator.creator.

• It shows It shows respectrespect for their creator. for their creator. • It reminds Muslims that they are It reminds Muslims that they are

dependentdependent upon God. upon God.• This helps a Muslim be This helps a Muslim be obedientobedient to to

God.God.

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• Muslims can also make a Muslims can also make a small personal prayer asking small personal prayer asking God for whatever they wish God for whatever they wish anytime of the day.anytime of the day. • This is called DUAH.This is called DUAH.

Salah helps Muslims to:Salah helps Muslims to:

• remember God and stayremember God and stay away from bad deeds.away from bad deeds.

• become become disciplined.disciplined.

• How often do you try to be How often do you try to be alone, and find some space to alone, and find some space to think and calm down?think and calm down?

• What sort of things do you do?What sort of things do you do?

• Men should pray at mosques whenever possible.

• Ladies do not have to go to mosques – they are

encouraged pray in their homes.

Once a Muslim reaches 10 years of age – they must start

to pray.

• All Muslims face the Ka’bah in Makkah when they pray.

• Many prayer mats have a compass on it showing the direction of Makkah.

Timings of the 5 daily prayers

•The morning prayer (Fajr) is prayed an hour and half before sunrise until sunrise.

•The noon prayer (Dhuhr/Zohr) is when the sun is at its highest peak.

•Afternoon/early evening prayer (Asr) is between noon prayer and evening prayer.

•Evening prayer (Maghrib) is when the sun sets.

•Night prayer (Isha) is an hour and half after sunset.

Muslims MUST perform Wudu inorder to pray their Salah, otherwise it will not be accepted by God.

The Athaan (call to prayer) marks the The Athaan (call to prayer) marks the beginning of the time slot for the beginning of the time slot for the prayer.prayer.

In Muslim countries this can be heard In Muslim countries this can be heard loudly in the streets and marketplace.loudly in the streets and marketplace.

In Western countries you hear In Western countries you hear it inside the mosque.it inside the mosque.

Which prayer do you think is the most inconvenient?

Give reasons for your answer.