Experience prayer as never before. This comprehensive course redefines Salah, moving it beyond a daily ritual to its true purpose: a direct and personal conversation with your Creator. We will explore the profound fruits and benefits of this cornerstone of Islam, from gaining divine protection in this life to securing a home in Paradise in the next. The journey will then take you through the practical, step-by-step rulings of performing prayer correctly, before diving deep into the most vital component: the nine actions of the heart. By harmonizing the physical movements with the inner states of sincerity, love, hope, and awe, this course aims to transform your prayer into the spiritual nourishment and source of true happiness it was meant to be.
The Second Pillar of Islam Prayer
AQ-101-03
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Who is this course for
- New Muslims learning the fundamentals of how to perform the five daily prayers.
- Lifelong Muslims seeking to deepen their connection and overcome distractions in their Salah.
- Individuals who feel their prayer has become a routine and wish to reignite its spiritual power.
- Anyone interested in the spiritual psychology of worship and the inner dimensions of Islamic practice.
Why take this course
Do you ever feel your mind wander during prayer? This course is your guide to transforming that experience. It bridges the gap between the physical actions of prayer and the profound spiritual connection your heart craves. By mastering both the essential rulings and the crucial 'actions of the heart,' you will learn to make every prayer a meaningful conversation with Allah. This is your opportunity to move beyond robotic motions and unlock the joy, peace, and spiritual elevation that comes from a prayer performed with true presence and devotion (khushoo').What you will learn
- The numerous fruits and benefits of prayer, both in this world and the Hereafter.
- The practical, step-by-step guide to the obligatory acts and phrases of a valid prayer.
- The nine essential actions of the heart, including sincerity, love, hope, and khushoo', that elevate your worship.
- Insights into key rulings for new Muslims and contemporary situations, such as making up missed prayers.
Course structure
01: The Fruits/Benefits of Prayer
- Introduction
- 01-The Fruits:Benefits of Prayer - Part 1A
- 01-The Fruits:Benefits of Prayer – Part 1B
- 01-The Fruits:Benefits of Prayer - Part 2
02: Some Important Rulings for Performing Prayer
- Part 1: The Main Phrases Used in Prayer
- Part 2: What a New Muslim Can Say During Their Prayer Before Having Learned to Recite the Chapter of “Al-Fatihah” in Arabic.
- Part 3:The Obligatory Acts of the Prayer and their Evidences in the Quran and Sunnah
- Part 4: Missing the Friday Congregational Prayer Due to Work
- Part 5: Making Up Missed Prayers
03: Actions of the Heart During Prayer
- Part 1A: Sincerity in Worshipping Allah
- Part 1B: Sincerity in Worshipping Allah
- Part 2A: Loving Allah and Desiring to Worship Him
- Part 2B: Loving Allah and Desiring to Worship Allah
- Part 3: Always Maintaining Hope in the Mercy of Allah and Attaining His Forgiveness
- Part 4: Having a Level of Fear in One’s Heart that Their Good Deeds Might not be Accepted (due to shortcomings in them) and that They will be Held Accountable for Their Bad Deeds.
- Part 5
- Part 6: The Softness of the Heart and its State of Submissiveness to Allah During Prayer
- Part 7: Pondering Over the Quran and the Thikr of Allah
- Part 8: Having Certainty in One’s Faith
- Part 9: Piety/God Consciousness