Best way to learn prayers
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Printed Date: 25 May 2013 at 12:05pm
Topic: Best way to learn prayers
Posted By: BelieverInOne
Subject: Best way to learn prayers
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 3:09pm
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Assalamu alaikum Since becoming Muslim I have started to learn how to pray, although I am not finding it easy to memorise the prayers. So by not praying properly I am not sure my prayers are valid and I feel very guilty. I was just wondering what techniques others have used and what has worked for them.
Jazakallhu khair
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Posted By: semar
Date Posted: 25 February 2009 at 12:24am
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Assalamu alaikum,
I think just 3 recitations in prayer/shalat that a little bit challenging, i.e: fatihah, short surah and tashahud. If you can memorize a recitation in a week, within a month you can do a "perfect" shalat
1. First week: memorize alfateha (chapter 1 in the quran, it has 7 verses), http://www.islamicity.com/islamitv/?ref=3923 - audio http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/salat/audio/fatehaVideo.ram - video 2. Second week: memorize short surah (al-ikhlas) (chapter 112 in the quran, it has 4 verses), http://www.islamicity.com/islamitv/?ref=4084 - audio http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/salat/audio/ikhlasVideo.ram - video 3. Third week: memorize tashahud (be read on the end of 2nd and the last rakaat/unit), http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/salat/audio/tashahud.ram - audio http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/salat/audio/tashahudVideo.ram - video The other recitations are very short: 1. Ruku http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/salat/audio/ruku.ram - audio http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/salat/audio/rukuVideo.ram - video 2. Itidal (rising from ruku) http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/salat/audio/itidal.ram - audio http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/salat/audio/itidalVideo.ram - video 3. Sajdah (bow down) http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/salat/audio/sujud.ram - audio http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/salat/audio/sujudVideo.ram - video Sample full Shalat Fajr (Dawn Prayer) http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/salat/audio/salatFajr.ram - videoAnother sample short surah, surah al-kautsar (chapter 108 in the quran, it has 3 verses), http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/salat/audio/kautsar.ram - video
------------- Salam/Peace, Semar The Prophet said: "Do not eat before you are hungry, and stop eating before you are full" "1/3 of your stomach for food 1/3 for water, 1/3 for air" |
Posted By: BelieverInOne
Date Posted: 25 February 2009 at 2:45pm
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Assalaam alaikum I will have a look at those audio/video links. Thanks for your help.
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Posted By: seekshidayath
Date Posted: 27 February 2009 at 2:10am
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Walaikum Salam BelieverInOne,
Congragulation on being blessed by Allah swt with Islam. May Allah help you and all of us to be steadfast in our religion.
Apart from the links provided by Semar, you can also go thru the sticky thread in this same section "Info about Shalat". InshaAllah, it shall be reflective, as we also have salah telecasted from the holy city Madeenah.
Since you are new to Islam, i wish to share a hadith as well. Basically, one's prayer does not suffice if he does not recite the first chapter of holy Qur'an - Al Fatihah. If one can recite neither al-Fatihah nor other portions of Qur'an {due to some innate inability, poor memory, or because its a foreign language he shud say "Subhaan Allah" which means glory be to Allah swt, "Alhamdu lillah - All praise is due to Allah", "La ilaha illal lah and Allahu Akbar". This is supported by Rafaah ibn Rafa, who narrated that the Prophet said, " If you have something from Qur'an , recite it. If not, then say Subhaan Allah, al-hamdu-lillah, La ilaha Illal la and then bow".
This hadith is related by Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, an Nasaai.
You can offer you salah so, until to get them memorised.
------------- Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “All the descendants of Adam are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent." |
Posted By: Nazarene
Date Posted: 28 February 2009 at 4:55pm
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this link works well. i'v downloaded the file and play it while i pray listening to arabic reading in english.
but to tell you the truth it's taking longer to learn because i drift into the words being spoken and the depth of the prayer.i rarely lose step,it's weird. i seem to understand somehow.
http://www.howdoipray.com/howdoipray/Home/default.asp - www.howdoipray.com/howdoipray/Home/default.asp ------------- love for all conquers all |
Posted By: UmmFatima
Date Posted: 01 March 2010 at 6:33am
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I used to write down al-fatiha in English letters, as well as at-tawhid... just write them really big and put them on the ground in front of you while praying. It works! ------------- “Our Lord! Grant us comfort in our spouses and descendants, and make us leaders of the God-fearing.” -Al-Furqan 74 |
Posted By: Samir_Abdul
Date Posted: 01 March 2010 at 2:19pm
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one way to remeber them is the majority of them rhyme, so what i did to help remeber, is recite one sentence at a time until i had is down pack..for instance say "al fatiha" i started with "bissimillah araman araheem" _ keep reciting it..
alhumdulilah rabil alahmeen-
araman araheem maliki yamid deen
and just go from there....
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Posted By: swordofallah
Date Posted: 16 March 2010 at 10:37am
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ASALAM ALEKUM
thank you for this i looked at it, and really like it it,s what i needed, im going to go work on it now ! thank you. |
Posted By: hastye
Date Posted: 25 March 2010 at 9:22am
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As a revert myself, i first learned to memorize my prayers by writing everything down and just looking at it while i was praying. i also learned some great ayat from http://www.mounthira.com/index.php?a=learningzone ^^this website is great because it allows you to stop and go at your own speed and also has a man recite it the way it should be recited. it also has the english translations. it's the best i've come across--i still use it. also, since i didn't have anyone to help me i used youtube and other trusted websites. if you're learning ayat (verses) to say besides al faitha (the opening) i would recommend Al Ikhlas, Ayat Al Kursi, An Nas and An Nasr. They are small enough to memorize (with the exception of Al Kursi, but this is the most rewarding aya in the Quran!!) OMG... Writing this makes me want to memorize more!!! if you, or anyone else needs help i would LOVE to get to know you more!! i don't have many muslim friends and it makes me a little sad that i don't know many people really well. so if you need help, you can message me, and we can chat online or something. i would like that.< id="WebWizRTE" ="http://www.islamicity.com/forum/RTE_.asp?mode=reply&ID=44" style="border: 1px solid rgb(165, 172, 178);" onload="initialiseWebWizRTE();" width="490" height="100"> |
Posted By: semar
Date Posted: 25 March 2010 at 10:51pm
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Salam,
Full video about salat/praying:
http://www.islamicity.com/ISLAMITV/?ref=1274 - http://www.islamicity.com/ISLAMITV/?ref=1274 ------------- Salam/Peace, Semar The Prophet said: "Do not eat before you are hungry, and stop eating before you are full" "1/3 of your stomach for food 1/3 for water, 1/3 for air" |
Posted By: Hidden_Pearl
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 11:44am
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Asalaamu aleikum, BelieverInOne- I felt the same way when I first reverted, but then I discovered a hadith that really encouraged me- I hope it helps you as well inshallah: Narrated from Aisha (RAA) that the Prophet (SWS) said "The one who recites the Qur'an and learns it by heart will be with the righteous scribes (in Jennah) and the one who exerts himself to learn the Qur'an by heart and recites it with great difficulty will have double reward". (al Bukhari 4937)  |
Posted By: Fatima212
Date Posted: 13 December 2011 at 11:17am
| Does anyone know of any IPad apps to help learn prayers? It would be helpful to have something that I could carry around with me. |
Posted By: joyful85
Date Posted: 08 July 2012 at 4:16pm
| I'm still confused about praying. I know the positions, but what to say and when to say it? Can someone explain it to me, step by step? |
Posted By: icforumadmin
Date Posted: 09 July 2012 at 12:05am
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http://www.islamicity.com/ISLAMITV/?ref=1274 - Prayer in Video
http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/salat/PRAYER-KATALOG2.pdf - Printable Prayer Description (pdf) http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/salat/salat3.asp - Prayer in Audio |
Posted By: serenity101
Date Posted: 04 December 2012 at 5:08pm
| What is the purpose of saying the prayers in arabic instead of your native tongue? |