A GLOSSARY COLLECTION

The language of prayer

Understand the terms around preparation, the prayer itself, and praying with other people.

A WORD TO BEGIN WITHSalah

Pronunciationsah-LAAH

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Salah is the ritual prayer performed by Muslims: a fixed sequence of standing, bowing, and prostration, with set recitation at each stage. Five are obligatory each day, at set times. The word is often rendered as 'prayer.'

A CONNECTED READING PATH

The language of prayer

Follow a prayer lesson with less unfamiliar vocabulary and ask clearer questions about practice.

These are learning groups, not the order of a prayer. They do not specify every condition, movement, recitation, or school-specific ruling.

17 terms in this collection

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Preparation and orientation

Learn the vocabulary used when discussing readiness for prayer.

Recognizing the prayer’s vocabulary

Become familiar with the names a teacher uses for its parts.

Praying with a community

Recognize terms for the call, congregation, and its leader.