My understanding of the Quran leads me to believe that there are 3 positions in Salat: These are Standing, Bowing and Prostrating. The Salat starts in the standing position: [2:238] - Hafithoo AAala alssalawati waalssalati alwusta waqoomoo lillahi qaniteena “Attend constantly to prayers and to the middle prayer and stand up truly obedient to Allah.” 2:238 …
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With regards to the words spoken during the Salat, we find guidance in the Quran with respect to the following matters: First : All the words of the Salat should be from the Quran. Second : Specific Quranic phrases are to be spoken during the Salat. First : All the words of the Salat …
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“I swear by the positions of the stars. This is an awesome oath, if you only knew” 56:75-76 The number of stars in our “Milky Way” galaxy is about 200 billion stars; and our galaxy is about average in size with regards to number of stars. Galaxies on average have between 100 billion and 1 trillion numbers of …
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