{"id":1779,"date":"2021-04-08T18:32:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T15:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quran-for-all.com\/blog\/prayer-forms-and-purpose\/"},"modified":"2021-04-08T18:32:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T15:32:40","slug":"prayer-forms-and-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quran-for-all.com\/blog\/prayer-forms-and-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer: Forms and Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are there types of prayer in Islam? If so, could one be replaced with another? Is prayer the same as <em>salah<\/em>? Could we pray in any language?<\/p>\n<p>Is communicating with God restricted to the five-time daily prayer? What is the meaning of <em>dhikr<\/em>\u00a0(supplication)\u00a0and what is the significance of it?<\/p>\n<p>In Islam there\u2019s no intermediate between one and his Creator. You can reach God and communicate with Him whenever and however you want. It\u2019s the inner and unique link between one\u2019s heart and His Lord. No one ever has the right to take this right from you or take your place in that relationship. It\u2019s one\u2019s own cycle that no one could interfere with.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, salah is the Muslim\u2019s five-time daily communication with God; it is obligatory prayer on every Muslim, being the Second Pillar of Islam.<\/p>\n<p>Also, there are some forms of <em>du`aa\u2019<\/em> and <em>dhikr<\/em>\u00a0taught by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) that a Muslim can use in their prayer and supplication to God.<\/p>\n<p>Learn about all this in the video below:<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yW9qR1sgDfI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>[ica_orginalurl]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are there types of prayer in Islam? If so, could one be replaced with another? Is prayer the same as salah? Could we pray in any language? Is communicating with God restricted to the five-time daily prayer? What is the meaning of dhikr\u00a0(supplication)\u00a0and what is the significance of it? 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