The Prayer – Salat

As a New Muslim, learning the Salat is the first and one of the biggest challenges you will face.

Right away, minutes after taking the Testimony of Faith – Shahadah, we are told to take a bath known as Ghusl, and start to pray 5 times a day…often with no clue on how to do it.

This page will help you navigate the steps to learn.

  1. How do you come to prayer? What is required?
  2. What do you need to learn in Arabic and what can be said in English (until you can learn it in Arabic)?
  3. What is must absolutely be done in the prayer for it to be valid – known as the Wajb, and what is Sunnah – extra actions that will get you extra reward with Allah.
  4. Finally, tips and tricks to having an excellent prayer from a Convert/Revert just like you.