Salah
What is Salah?
- Salah helps us stay close to salah
- Salah gives us peace
- Salah helps us make good choices
- Salah is a gift from Allah
Meaning of SubhanAllah
How perfect is Allah
How many years did Nuh (a.s.) give dawah to his people?
950 years
What is Khushoo?
Concentration and focus on Allah
Who was the first person chosen to give the Adhan?
Bilal ibn Rabah
Which daily prayer has no sunnah prayer after it?
Asr
Meaning Alhumdulliah
All praise and thanks belongs to Allah
What promise did shaytan make to Adam & Hawwa if they ate from the tree?
He promised them they would live forever and be angles.
True or False: Khushu' means never making a mistake or getting distracted during salah. Explain your answer.
False. Khushu' means sincerely trying to focus on Allah. Everyone gets distracted sometimes, but we should try to bring our attention back to the prayer.
Which prophet could understand the language of birds?
Prophet Sulaiman
Which angel brought the command of the five daily prayers to the Prophet ﷺ?
Angel Jibril
Meaning of Astaghfirullah
I seek forgivness from Allah.
Give us a sequence of 5 prophets in the order - from the rasul nasheed!
Give Correct Sequence.
Name two things that are part of your Khushu' Sheild
- Take deep breath before starting
- Be focused during wudu
- Arrive Early
- *Any other right answer
Which prophet spoke to Allah directly?
Prophet Musa
What would you say to a friend who is scared to pray at school?
Student Provides General Correct Response
Meaning of QadaraAllah-wa-ma-sha-a-fa-ala
Allah has planned it, and he does what he wills .
How many generations worshipped Allah alone from Adam to Nuh's time?
10 generations.
What are the three strategies to maintian khushu'?
- Eyes on the Prize (sujood spot)
- Know the Words
- The 'Last Prayer' Mindset
What does saying "Allahu Akbar" remind us before every movement in salah? *Hint: think about what it means
That Allah is greater than everything else, so our attention should stay on Him.
Name the actions of Salah in sequence.
Wudu (interchangable)
Clean Clothes (interchangable)
Niyyah
Qiblah
Takbir
Ruku
Sujood
Tashahhud
Salam
Meaning of la-hawla-wa-la-quwata-Ila-bila.
Any movement or power only comes from Allah.
What is Shirk & how did it begin?
Shirk is worshipping other than Allah.
- four pious people
- Images/Statues
- Turned from worshipping Allah to four pious people.
- Society became ignorant to the reason for worship.
A person finishes salah but remembers almost nothing they recited because they were thinking about other things. Does this mean the salah is automatically invalid? Explain.
- No. The salah is still valid if its required parts were completed correctly. However, a person may lose much of the reward because they were not focused.
*Khushu' increases the quality and reward of salah, even though occasional distractions do not automatically invalidate it.
Which two surahs are known as "the two lights" because they will intercede for those who recite them?
Surah Al-Baqarah and Surah Aal 'Imran