salat
/saˈlɑːt
/noun [mass noun]
The ritual prayer of Muslims, performed five times daily in a set form, one of the Five Pillars of Islam.If we do not perform our salat or sacrifice or hajj correctly, mere good intentions will not make them right....
- For practitioners, the most essential tenet of Islam is the purification of the soul through prayers, known as salat, five times each day.
- The second pillar, salat, consists of ritual prayers said five times each day while facing toward Mecca, Mohammed's birthplace.
Origin
Arabic, plural of salāh 'prayer, worship'.
Rhymes
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