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The First Ritual Prayer [Salat] in Islam - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The First Ritual Prayer [Salat] in Islam 2024-02-07 659 Views Salat , Ritual prayer The ritual prayer [Ṣalāt] is the only form of worship among the acts of worship in which a worshipper is directly connected with God, but in other acts of worship we are connected with God through the mediation of one of God’s creatures or acts.

In ritual prayer [Ṣalāt] which essence is the attention of the heart to God and the expression of submission of need and humiliation before God, we do not relate with anyone except God, and we do not place any of God’s creations as an intermediary between us and Him, and in all aspects of the ritual prayer, from standing up, sitting down, bowing, prostrating, reciting, and remembering, the only focus of our thoughts and remembrance is “Allah” alone.

Ritual prayer [Ṣalāt] is a symbol and manifestation of the worship of believers before God. It has existed in various forms in all monotheistic religious rituals. The existence of Abrahamic religions in Arabia and the survival of Abraham’s and Ismail’s descendants in Mecca can also strengthen the possibility that some people who believe in the monotheistic religion of Ibrahim knew about the prayer and perhaps performed it [1] .

Ritual Prayer is the highest form of worship that has been obligatory on the Prophets and saints of God from Adam (peace be upon him) to the last of the Prophets, Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) and it has been made obligatory for all the servants of God Almighty in every period of human life. According to the verses of the Quran, a form of worship known as ritual prayer (Salat) has been popular among them and they have ordered people to do it [2] .

In Islamic law, prayer is considered one of the daily duties of every Muslim, the importance of which is self-explanatory. In some Meccan Qur’anic verses, there are some points about the legalization of prayer in Mecca. Similarly, there are many reports about the first daily prayer of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) and its quantity and quality in the hadith and historical sources.

It is necessary to mention that these reports are not consistent with each other and need to be discussed. At a glance, it can be said that three views have been proposed in these sources: 1. Daily prayers became obligatory for the first time during the Ascension (Mi’rāj) journey; 2.