Salah : the daily prayers Flashcards
How many times do Sunni Muslims pray?
5 times a day
How many times do Shia Muslims pray?
3 times a day - combining the midday and afternoon prayers, and sunset and night prayers.
Fajr
Just before sunset
Zuhr
Just after midday
Asr
Afternoon
Maghrib
Just after sunset
Isha
Night
Wudu
Spiritual and physical cleansing ritual before prayer.
How are Mosques divided?
Men and women are divided into separate groups.
Where do Muslims face when praying?
Face the city of Makkah.
Why is Wudu important?
The purification of wudu helps Muslims to fully focus on God in their prayers.
Mihrab
Small niche in the Qiblah wall.
Why do Muslims face the city of Makkah?
Praying in the same direction means that all Muslims are focusing on one place associated with God.
Prayer inside a Mosque
- Led by an imam
- Men and women pray at the same time, but divided
The rak’ha
Set sequences of actions and recitations.