ISLAMIC FORMS OF WORSHIP

1_SALAT IS FORMAL PRAYER CONSISTING OF FIVE DAILY PRAYERS I.E. SALATUL SUBN THE EARLY MORNING PRAYER, SALATUL ZUHR THE EARLY AFTERNOON PRAYER, SALATUL ASR THE LATE AFTERNOON PRAYER, SALATUL MAGHRIB THE EVENING PRAYER, SALATUL ISHA THE EARLY NIGHT PRAYER PLUS SALATUL LAYL THE WEE HOURS OF THE NIGHT PRAYER, SALATUL DUHR THE MORNING PRAYER AND SALATUL TAJUDDIN THE NIGHT PRAYER ARE SOME OF THE VARIOUS FORMS FORMAL PRAYER.

2_DUA IS INFORMAL PRAYER CONSISTING OF DAILY SUPPLICATION, MARRIAGE FAMILY AND CHILDREN DUAS, FULFILLMENT OF DESIRES, SUSTENANCE, DEATH, FORGIVENESS EVIL FORCES, WORRIES, STUDIES AND TEACHING, MEMORY AND SPEECH, LEAVING HOME, RETURNING HOME , BEGINNING OF MEALS, FINISHING OF MEALS, DRINKING OF WATER, BEFORE SEX WITH WIFE, AFTER SEX WITH WIFE, FREEDOM, TRAVELLING , PAYMENT OF DEBT, INCURRING OF DEBT AND LOANING MONEY TO OTHERS.

3_DHIKR IS THE REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH UTILIZING THE 99 NAMES OF ALLAH THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN VARIOUS FORMS OF CONDITIONS.  HALAQAH IS ANOTHER FORM OF REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH.

4_SUJUD IS PROSTRATION TO ALLAH WITHIN THE MASAJID AREA.  PROSTRATION FROM RECITATION OF THE HOLY QURAN,  PROSTRATION FROM THANKFULNESS, PROSTRATION FROM FORGETFULNESS, PROSTRATION ON ENTERING THE MASAJID, AND PROSTRATION GRATITUDE.

5_TASAWWUF IS MEDITATION BY THE INDIVIDUAL ASKING ALLAH FOR GREATER UNDERSTANDING ON THEIR CONDITION.