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Title:Invoking the Divine among Muslims: The Salat<\/p>\n
It is the prayer that is performed in mosques, or in any other place where a public salat can be performed. It should be announced out loud by a member of the community while the remainder of the faithful repeats it in silence.<\/p>\n
It has a deep religious sense of calling “humanity to Islam”, where the prayer takes on a broader significance. The “salat” among Muslims requires \u201cpermission”. It has also commonly been called “muezzin”, although it is considered a Gallicism. The first muezzin was Bilal, Muhammad\u2019s companion (Sahabi).
\nBeing a culture so complex to the Western mind, this ritual is difficult to summarize in a few words.
\n“Salat” is a transcendental ritual and is one of the pillars on which the practice of Islam is based (ark\u00e2n al-isl\u00e2m \u2013 Five Pillars of Islam). It should be performed facing Mecca.
\nIts mystical sense represents the “awakening” of the body and by performing the ablutions, an emptiness is created that opens up to Allah. This can be done alone, however it is best when practiced in a group so that the “the whole universe unites with the faithful to achieve with their gestures absolute Oneness (tawhid).”
\nIt represents the composition of the Universe, the union with the whole, and is symbolized by five special occasions: sunrise, noon, afternoon, sunset, and night.
\nWhen the faithful Muslim speaks of “going” to Salat, this implies a movement that causes a state. In a very strict sense, the term Salat as an Islamic practice signifies being consumed by the vastness. More than “prayer”, it becomes a discipline of increasing the submission to the Divine. During Salat, Muslims does not use their own words but those of Allah. Those who speak from the \u201cself\u201d do not immerse themselves in Allah.
\nSome examples of this sacred Muslim practice are found below:<\/p>\n
Title: \u201cThe Call to Prayer (Salat) within the Church\u201d
\nLink: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AFq5Rbcn90M
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