The prayer in Islam (4 prayer books)
The prayer in Islam (4 prayer books)
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Merciful. All praise is due to God alone Whose help and forgiveness we seek. We ask for his protection against evil and misdeeds. The God who guides cannot go astray and the God who leads astray cannot be guided to the right path. We bear witness that none has the right to be worshiped but God, and we bear witness that Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace) is His Messenger.
Prayer is one of the five pillars of Islam. In the Qur'an God says:
Perform the prayer and pay the obligatory alms and bow with those who bow. (Quran, 2:43).
The Prophet Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace) said:
Islam is founded on five (pillars): the creed that none has the right to be worshiped but God and that Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace) is God's messenger, to perform the prayer, to pay the obligatory alms, to make the pilgrimage, and to fast in the month of Ramadan. (Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
The daily prayers help us Muslims to constantly remember God and make the practice of religion a part of our everyday life. The prayer expresses our gratitude to our Creator and is a way for us to approach God and worship Him. God says:
I am God. There is no deity but Me. Therefore worship Me and offer the prayer to remember Me. (Quran, 20:14).
It is therefore of the utmost importance that the prayer be performed. The Prophet Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace) said:
Pray as you have seen me pray. (Al-Bukhari)
Based on these words of the Prophet, the Skandinaviska Stiftelsen För Utbildning offers this box containing 4 books:
Come, we ask! 6-8 years
Come, we ask! 9-12 years
My prayer - a handbook of ablution and prayer in Islam
The prayer - an insight and deepening into the sources