| LC control no. | sh 00008529 |
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| Topical heading | Salat |
| See also | Pillars of Islam Prayer--Islam |
| Found in | Work cat.: Barks, C. The illuminated prayer : the five-times prayer of the Sufis, 2000: p. 33 ("There is no single word in English that conveys the scope of the Arabic word Salat. 'Prayer', 'blessings', 'supplication', and 'grace' are implied, but all fail to convey the Salat's marvelous integration of devotional heart-surrender with physical motion ... Throughout this book, The Prayer will mean Salat and all it resonances.") Britannica online, Aug. 14, 2000 Salat (also spelled SALAH, Arabic SALAT, the daily ritual prayer enjoined upon all Muslims as one of the five Pillars of Islam (arkan al-Islam). ... five ritual prayers, each preceded by ablution ... salat al-fajr (dawn), az-zuhr (midday), al-'asr (afternoon), al-maghrib (sunset), and al-'isha' (evening) also from the entry Prayer: Religions of the West (From its beginning in the 7th century AD, the most important part of Islamic liturgy has been the ritual prayer called the salat (daily prayer) ... This minutely detailed prayer is recited while the suppliant turns toward Mecca (in Saudi Arabia) five times a day.) |
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