Before observing the Salat, believers are to adhere to a number of pre-requisites. These are Intention, Devotion, Ablution, and Direction. Intention This first pre-requisite is the conscious intention to establish contact with God Almighty. This intention cannot be present if one is under intoxication: “O you who believe, do not observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) while …
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The most popular Quranic verse among the Muhammadan masses is 33:56 which says: “God and His angels support the prophet ;O you who believe, you shall support him and regard him as he should be regarded.” When you ask the average Muhammadan, ”What do the words SULLOO ‘ALAYHI mean,” he or she invariably states that they mean, …
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