Khamis, 29 Disember 2011

The First Step in Performing the Solah



I will try to explain the meaning of the words being said in the 'solah' so that we can understand what are being said and thus help us stay focus in our submission to Allah during all the actions that we do in our prayers . This is a sincere contribution from me to share the knowledge that I have, which is not absolute, and are still open for debate. If I make a mistake, please be frank and correct me for the good of us all. I will explain the meaning of the words and also to some extent on the grammar of the Arabic language.
For a start, let us look at the pronouncement or 'nawa'  in every solah. The 'nawa' for the pre dawn prayer or 'Subh' goes like this, أصلى فرض الصبح ركعتين اداء لله تعالى   The first word is أصلى.  The meaning of the Arabic أ  is 'me / I' and صلى to pray / prayed.  أصلى with ل  tashdid kasrah, is a present/future tense verb. صلى with ل  tashdid fathah is past tense verb or ماضي, with personal pronoun he (masculine) is hidden. Thus the meaning صلى is 'he prayed'. If there is no prefix ت, ي, ن, أ before the verb, and letter ل tashdid 'kasrah', it showed that it is in the present / future tense) or مضارع the Arabic term. If suffix م is put before صلى , it creates a noun to indicate the place of praying. Thus مصلى is a noun that means the place for praying. Other words produce are,  صلاة which means prayer, and the plural صلوات prayers. We always use the word صلى for the purpose of praying for Allah. We are recommended to pray for Prophet Muhammad, صلى الله على محمد  . This phrase is very common to every Muslims which is a prayer for Prophet Muhammad and is called صلوات which means 'May Allah Blessed Upon Him (Muhammad)'.

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