A powerpoint presentation for children explaining: -The importance of Salah. - The story of how the Prophet was given Salah in the journey of Israa and Miraj -A hadeeth about Salah as the "Pillar of the Religion" -An explanation of how Salah is a connection to the Creator. -Ideas on how to remember to make Salah.

1. Salah…
Your connection to your Creator.
Created by: Banan Mahmaljy Obeid

2. Think of a beloved family member that lives
in another state or country.
What do you do when you miss them?
You call them, so you can talk to them, and
hear their voice.
You tell them the good things that happened,
You complain to them about the bad things
that happened
You ask them for advice or help.

3. In the same way, if you love the One who created
you, you should want to do the same thing!
You can’t call Allah on the phone,
You can’t hear His voice.
but you CAN hear his words and you CAN talk
back to Him.
The Quran is
Allah talking
to YOU…
Salah is You
talking to Him.

4. Example:
Al Fatiha is a
conversation
we have with
Allah at least
17 times a
day!!
He responds
after every
Ayah.
When you talk to your friend
on the phone, you don’t just
talk to yourself.
The other person listens,
then responds – otherwise,
you aren’t having a
conversation.
In the same way, when we
pray, we are conversing with
Allah. We must try recognize
that Allah (S) responds to us
after every Ayah we recite.
So….What are we saying to
Allah and what does He say
back?

5. My slave has
recognized my
power
My slave has
glorified me.
My slave has praised Me
This is for my servant.
My servant shall have
what he asks for.

6. Think about that grandmother or aunt you love so much.
If she was calling you and you saw her picture and name
on the screen, it would be really rude to press DECLINE,
or to let the phone ring and ring and not pick up and let
it go to voice mail.
She would feel sad/ignored.
Same thing with Allah…
He DOES CALL US, but HOW?

7. The Athan is like the phone ringing.
The Athan is Allah calling to you:
Unfortunately, we sometimes continue to talk or watch TV while
Athan is being called, and don’t even listen to the call itself!
How insulting!
Come meet with me.
I want to talk to you.
But if we stay on the
couch and miss the
salah, we are ignoring
and declining His call..
If we get up and
pray, we are
answering Allah’s call.

8. Salah is the pillar of the
religion.
‫ا‬ ُ‫د‬‫ا‬َ‫م‬ِ‫ع‬ ُ‫ة‬‫ال‬َّ‫ص‬‫ل‬َ‫ا‬
ِ‫ن‬ْ‫ي‬ِ‫لد‬

9. Fajr Thuhr Asr Maghrib Isha
Your 5 daily
prayers are
the pillars
that hold up
your faith
and keep it
strong.
For every 1
of the 5
prayers you
miss, you
will lose a
pillar -
making the
entire
building
weaker.

10. A building that has a damaged pillar will lose
its support and collapse at the slightest
movement.
Without our Salah, the pillars of our faith
will begin to shake from the affects of the
bad things around us.
In no time, our faith will collapse, and we
will lose our Islam.

11. Salah is meant to stop you from sinning.
It’s a five times a day reminder…
How can you stand that talk to Allah and ask
for Sirat Al Mustaqeem
and then walk away and sin?
It should be hard to do that.
What does it mean if you pray but still sin???
Salah means
connection.
Salah is the way you
connect with your
Creator.
Imagine when you are
praying that there is a
rope from the top of
your head and goes all
the way up to the sky
and connects you to
Allah.
Why
Should I
Pray?

12. Salah is the food for
your soul.
Salah is called Miraj of a believer…
(the ascension of the believer) because
it raises us up beyond the things of
this World…
Just like your body needs to eat
nourishing foods or you will
feel sick, your soul needs
nourishment too or it will feel
sick…

13. Salah was given to the Prophet (S)
as a gift to the Ummah during the
event of the ISRAA & MIRAAJ
Where Did Salah
Come From???
Allah took the Prophet on this miraculous journey
when he was at the lowest point of his life, after:
• 3 Year Boycott (7th year)
• Death of Khadija (RA) and Abu Talib.
• Incident of Taif
Allah uplifted the Prophet in many ways in this
journey, but the last of them was the gift of Salah-

14. Journey time:
2 hours by plane
Weeks by camel

15. Salah= A special gift that came
from a special place.
So important that it was given to us from below the
thrown of Allah (S)!
Why would you
reject a gift?

16. What can I do to
help me remember
to pray?
Salah
Chart
Pray
Jama’a
Athan
Clock
Plan the
day around
salah
Salah
Corner
Make
Duaa