Al-Salat: The Reality of Prayer in Islam

As a student of Islam and also an American, I found this book of great benefit. The deeper meanings behind the reality of Islamic prayer are explained fully as well as the postures and recitations. Well written and comprehensive.

If you want to know why you should pray, if you don't want to be a Robot prostrating five times a day, if you want to know what it takes to dedicate your life to God, if you want to see the wisdom of a true Moslem, one who has nothing to do with convention and politics, and if you want to see the men of God who are the greatest individuals, who are the fountain spring and pure water of life, who live to ensure humanity's survival and destiny, who are behind all appearances and conventions, yet who are the forerunners and script-writers of humanity, then you must read this book; not once, or twice, or three times, but you must refer to it time and time again, like a moth that keeps returning to a candle light, untill you finally annihilate in these words, then you will know the meaning of this book and of prayer, and then you will know why it is called, "The Reality of Prayer."

If you want to know why you should pray regarless of your religious background, if you don't want to be a Robot prostrating five times a day, if you want to know what it takes to dedicate your life to God, if you want to see the wisdom of a true Moslem, one who has nothing to do with convention and politics, and if you want to see the men of God who are the greatest individuals, who are the fountain spring and pure water of life, who live to ensure humanity's survival and destiny, who are behind all appearances and conventions, yet are the forerunners and script-writers of humanity, then you must read this book; not once or twice or three times, but you must refer to it time and time again. Like a moth that keeps returning to a candle light to revisit it from behind a window, awaiting a crack or an opening in the window, untill it finally breaks through, and annihilates in the candle; once you too annihilate in the wisdom of this book, then you will know the meaning of prayer, and then you will know why it is called, "The Reality of Prayer."

this is a wonderful, refreshing perspective on prayer. this topic has been written about by so many scholars, however none of them truly capture the reality of prayer, one of the five pillars of islam. this book offers a comprhensive, holistic approach to the topic of prayer. the book will appeal to all interested in a more complex and refreshing perspective to prayer.

This book is a perfekt guide for all muslims, (converted and not) and non-muslims who still don't know what is muslim prayer about: it's not just dos and don'ts, it's about concetration, spiritual bound with GOD, it's about love! Many people still don't know that muslims don't pray only when they have some problems(like some other people do)they're obeing and thanking ALLAH all the time. That's the book I was looking for!!!