Monday 15 August 2011

Meaning of Iqamat As-Salah




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Meaning of Iqamat As-Salah

Hadith-I

Ibn `Abbas said that,

(And perform the Salah), means,

"Perform the prayer with all of the obligations that accompany it.''

Hadith-II

Ad-Dahhak said that Ibn `Abbas said,

"Iqamat As-Salah means to complete the bowings, prostrations, recitation, humbleness and attendance for the prayer.'' Qatadah said, "Iqamat As-Salah means to preserve punctuality, and the ablution, bowings, and prostrations of the prayer.'' Muqatil bin Hayyan said Iqamat As-Salah means "To preserve punctuality for it, as well as completing ones purity for it, and completing the bowings, prostrations, recitation of the Qur'an, Tashahhud and blessings for the Prophet . This is Iqamat As-Salah.''

The Meaning of Salah  
      
In the Arabic language, the basic meaing of Salah is supplication. In religious terminology, Salah is used to refer to the acts of bowing and prostration, the remaining specified acts associated with it, specificed at certain times, with those known conditions, and the characteristics, and requirements that are well-known about it.

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