Questions Archive(Thematic Category:نماز)
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If prayer is the pillar of faith, why is it considered to be part of the branches of religion?
4389 2017/01/21 کلیاتThe fundaments of faith or principles of religion are the religious tenets which man believes in with his own insight and understanding without relying on others. It is only after believing in those f
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I have a question concerning a hadith which normally lecturers and orators bring up during religious occasions. It is said that the Holy Prophet of Islam beseeched Allah to reduce the number of the rak\'ats of prayers to 17 as per Prophet Moses\' advice, otherwise it was 50 or 40 or 25. Is such a tradition true and reliable?
6251 2015/05/03 Contextual studyThe details and sequence which you have reported and mentioned in your message are not correct and we have cited the original tradition from Sheikh Saduq s book. This tradition has not been reported i
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What is the meaning of "Shaf'a Prayer" and what is its relationship with intercession?
8994 2014/09/09 ExegesisThe word shaf literally means adding something to something else. It also means even as opposed to odd. The Quranic verse says wash-shaf a wal-watr in which shaf means even while watr means one . [ 1
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Why do we repeat “Subhan’allah” in prayers and emphasize on doing “hamd” along with it?
10860 2012/10/21 TraditionalTasbhih or saying Subhan allah in the time of prayer testifies one s removing any anthropomorphic elements or associations with God. It is a way of considering God, the Glorified, devoid and free of a