knowing about salat

2. Contents
 What is Salat?
 Importance and significance of Salat.
 Fards in Salat.

3. What is Salat?
Salat is an Arabic word. Its lexical meaning is –
 Prayer
 Mercy
 Worship
 To bend down
 To seek forgiveness, etc.
In Persian Language Salat is called Namaz.

5. Importance of Salat
 Compulsory Ibadat: In this regard Allah the Great says: “ Establish Salat
and pay Zakat” 2: 110
 The most important pillars of Islam: The Hadith says , “ The Hadith
says, Islam is founded on five pillars. These are – To bear testimony that
there is no deity but Allah and Hazrat Muhammad(sm) is his servant and
messenger, to establish salat, to pay Zakat, to perform Hajj and fast
during the month of Ramadan.” (Bukhari, Tirmiji)

6. Differentiator between Islam and Kufar: Allah the
Great says: “Those who gave up Fard Salat willingly
as if he do kufar.
 Protecting from obsence and evil deeds: Allah the
great says: “Verily prayers prevent human beings from
doing unfair deeds.”Surah Ankabut, 45
Attaining Jannath: In the Hadith says , “Salah is
the Meraj of Momin”
The most suitable Ibadat:
 Salvation from sins

7. Training on purification and discipline
Attaining satisfaction of Allah
Teaching of punctuality
Teaching of brotherhood and unity
Best medium of self -purification

8. In our Lecture we have
discussed on
definition of Salat
Lexical meaning of Salat
Importance and significance
of Salat
From the above discussion it
is clear to us that the
importance of Salat is beggar
description. Salat is the best
mediunm to build
relationship between Allah
and His slave.