What Is Namaz?

Namaz Is The Urdu Word For Prayer. The Arabic Word For Prayer Is Salah. Namaz Is The Form Of Worship Of Allah S.W.T Performed By Muslims.

Namaz Is One Of The Most Important Of The 5 Pillars Of Islam. Allah S.W.T Has Mentioned The Benefits And The Importance Of Namaz As Many As 500 Times In The Holy Qur’an. Apart From The Spiritual Benefits That Namaz Offers To Muslim Worshippers, It Is Also One Of The Best Forms Of Exercise That One Can Do On A Regular Basis. Namaz Has Been Made Compulsory For Muslims 5 Times Daily The Five Times Are:

Fajr: Early Morning Just Before Sunrise. It Consists Of 4 Rakats.

Zuhar: Afternoon Paryers Post The Period Of Zawaal (When Sun Is Perpendicular To Earth). It Consists Of 12 Rakats.

Asar: Post Afternoon And Before Sunset. It Consists Of 8 Rakats.

Maghrib: Just After Sunset. It Consists Of 7 Rakats.

Isha: Late Evening After The Sunset Is Complete And Darkness Of The Night Is Complete And The Cooling Effect Of The Atmosphere Begins. It Consists Of 17 Rakats

A Rakat Is One Complete Cycle Of Standing, Bending, Prostrations And Subsequent Sitting Or Standing Up Again In The Namaz. Each Posture Of The Namaz Has A Standard Defined Procedure And Recitations That Are Observed By Every Muslim Irrespective Of Where He Lives Or What Race He Belongs To. Muslims Follow The Methods As Taught To Us By Prophet Muhammad (Saw).

Praying Namaz Requires One To Be Clean In All Respects, Be It’s The Physical Self, The Surroundings Or The Intent. No Matter How Hard A Person Prays Or For How Long He Lies In Prostration (Sajda), Unless His Intention Are Clean And Motives Selfless, The Namaz Will Not Be Accepted By Allah.

It Is Required That A Person Ensures The Surrounding Is Clean And Free From Sins Where He Intends To Offer Namaz. The Prophet (Saw) Advised That Except For The Washroom Or Where One Relieves Himself And The Graveyard, Allah Has Made The Whole World As A Place Of Worship For His Believers.

For Men, It Is Advisable To Pray In A Masjid In Congregation Behind An Imam, As It Is 27 Times More Rewarding Than Praying Alone At Home, But For Women It Is Equally Rewarding Whether She Prays Alone Within The Confines Of Her Home Or In A Congregation In A Masjid. The Distinction Does Not Signify That Islam Discriminates Men From Women, As During The Times Of Prophet Muhammad (Saw), Men And Women Would Pray Inside A Same Masjid In Separate Lines Or Separate Areas Marked Specifically For Women, Behind One Imam, And It Is Practiced Even Today In Many Masjid's Around The World The Haram Sharif Or The Kaba And Masjid-E-Nabvi Included.

One Should Ensure Before Praying That The Surroundings Are Clean And Also Advisable To Lay Out A Clean Piece Of Cloth Called The Musalla (Prayer Mat), On Which To Pray Rather Than On Bare Ground. Another Important Requirement In Preparation For Namaz Is The Wuzu (Ablution) Which Requires One To Clean His Mouth, Nose Face, Hands, Head, Neck And Feet With Running Water To Purify Oneself Physically. Running Water Does Not Mean Wasting Of Water With Taps Opened As Is Observed Amongst Most Of Us, But To Use A Minimum And Sufficient Amount So As To Thoroughly Clean Yourself.

Namaz Is Basically To Purify Oneself, Seek Forgiveness For The Sins We Commit Intentionally And Unintentionally, And Pledge Not To Repeat It. It Teaches One To Have His Feet On The Ground And Submit To The Will Of The Almighty, Before Him All Are Helpless. Namaz Makes Us Compassionate And Believe In The Equality Of Mankind. It Gives A Message That When The Jamaat (Congregation) Stands Before Allah For Observing Namaz, There Is No Distinction Between The Prince And The Pauper. All Will Stand Alongside Each Other And Pray In A Similar Way And Recite The Same Verses From The Same Holy Qur’an.

Namaz Makes Us Disciplined And Brings Feeling Of Regularity And Gives A Direction To Our Daily Life, 5 Times A Day, If We Make It A Routine To Get Up On Hearing The Azaan, Do The Wuzu (Ablutions) And Head For Prayers, Either In A Congregation Or Alone, We Feel A Sense Of Time Management In Our Daily Chores.

Dua After Morning Prayer

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ. لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اللهُ الْجَلِيْلُ الْجَبَّارُ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اللهُ الْعَزِيْزُ الْغَفَّارُ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اللهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهٗ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهٗ اِلٰهًا وَّاحِدًا وَّ نَحْنُ لَهٗ مُسْلِمُوْنَ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهٗ لاَ شَرِيْكَ لَهٗ اِلٰهًا وَّاحِدًا وَ نَحْنُ لَهٗ مُخْلِصُوْنَ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهٗ لاَ شَرِيْكَ لَهٗ اِلٰهًا وَّاحِدًا وَّ نَحْنُ لَهٗ عَابِدُوْنَ لاَ اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اللهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُوْلُ اللهِ عَلِیٌّ وَلِیُّ اللهِ وَ صَلَّی اللهُ عَلٰی خَيْرِ خَلْقِهٖ وَ مَظْهَرِ لُطْفِهٖ مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ اَجْمَعِيْنَ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيْلُ نِعْمَ الْمَوْلٰی وَ نِعْمَ النَّصِيْرُ.

In The Name Of Allah The Beneficent The Merciful

There Is No Deity But Allah The One The All Dominant: There Is No Deity But Allah The Ever Prevalent The All Forgiving:

There Is No Deity But Allah, He Has No Associate: Allah The One And We Submit To Him. There Has No Associate, Allah The One And We Are (Exclusively) Loyal To Him. There Is No Deity But Allah, He Is One, He Has No Associate. Allah The One And Him (Alone) Do We Worship. There Is No Deity But Allah. Mohammed Is The Messenger Of Allah. ‘Ali Is The Friend Of Allah: Allah’s Blessing Be On The Best Of His Creation, The Manifestation Of His Benignity Mohammad And His (Pure) Progeny, All Of Them The Pure The Purified By Thy Mercy. O The Most Merciful, Sufficient Is For Us Allah, And (He Is) The Most Excellent Protector, The Most Excellent Lord And The Most Excellent Helper

Dua after Zohar Prayers

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ. لاَ اِلٰـهَ اِلاَّ اللهُ الْعَظِيْمُ الْحَلِيْمُ لاَ اِلٰـهَ اِلاَّ اللهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيْمُ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ مُوْجِبَاتِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ عَزَآئِمَ مَغْفِرَتِكَ وَ الْغَنِيْمَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ بِرٍّ وَ السَّلاَمَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ اِثْمٍ اَللّٰهُمَّ لاَ تَدَعْ لِيْ ذَنْباً اِلاَّ غَفَرْتَهٗ وَ لاَ هَمّاً اِلاَّ فَرَّجْتَهٗ وَ لاَ سُقْمًا اِلاَّ شَفَيْتَهٗ وَ لاَ عَيْباً اِلاَّ سَتَرْتَهٗ وَ لاَ رِزْقاً اِلاَّ بَسَطْتَهٗ وَ لاَ خَوْفاً اِلاَّ اٰمَنْتَهٗ وَ لاَ سُوْءاً اِلاَّ صَرَفْتَهٗ وَ لاَ حَاجَةً هِيَ لَكَ رِضاً وَ لِيَ فِيْهَا صَلاَحٌ اِلاَّ قَضَيْتَهَا يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ اٰمِيْنَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ.

In The Name Of Allah The Beneficent The Merciful

There Is No God But Allah, The Great The Clement; There Is No God But Allah The Lord Of (The Throne) Of Grace: And All Praise Is For Allah, The Lord Of The Worlds; O Allah I Beseech Thee For All That Time Which Is The Cause Of Thy Mercy, And That Which Ascertain Thy Forgiveness: And The Benefit Of Every Virtue And Safety From Every Sin: O ‘Allah Leave Not Any Sin On Me But That You Forgive It, And Any Affliction But That You Remove It. And Any Illness But That You Heal It And Any Defect But You Increase It And Any Fear But That You Protect (Me) From It; And Any Evil But That You Repel It, And Any Of My Need In Which Is Thy Pleasure And Which Is Beneficial For Me, But That You Grant It; O The Most Merciful, Grant Me My Supplication O The Lord Of The Worlds
Dua After Asr Prayers

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ. سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيْمِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بِالْغُدُوِّ وَ الْآصَالِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَ الْإِبْكـَارِ فَسُبْحانَ اللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُوْنَ وَ حِيْنَ تُصْبِحُونَ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ عَشِيًّا وَ حِيْنَ تُظْهِرُوْنَ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُوْنَ وَ سَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْمُلْكِ وَ الْمَلَكُوْتِ سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْعِزِّ وَ الْجَبَرُوْتِ سُبْحَانَ الْحَيِّ الَّذِيْ لَا يَمُوْتُ سُبْحَانَ الْقَائِـمِ الدَّائِـمِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْحَيِّ الْقَيُّوْمِ سُبْحَانَ الْعَلِيِّ الْأَعْلَى سُبْحَانَهٗ وَ تَعَالٰى سُبُّوْحٌ قُدُّوْسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلَآئِكَةِ وَ الرُّوْحِ اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنَّ ذَنْبِيْ أَمْسٰى مُسْتَجِيْراً بِعَفْوِكَ وَ خَوْفِي أَمْسٰى مُسْتَجِيْراً بِأَمْنِكَ وَ فَقْرِيْ أَمْسٰى مُسْتَجِيْراً بِغِنَاكَ وَ ذُلِّيْ أَمْسٰى مُسْتَجِيْراً بِعِزِّكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اغْفِرْ لِي وَ ارْحَمْنِيْ إِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَجِيْدٌ اَللّٰهُمَّ تَمَّ نُوْرُكَ فَهَدَيْتَ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَ عَظُمَ حِلْمُكَ فَعَفَوْتَ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَجْهُكَ رَبَّنَا أَكْرَمُ الْوُجُوْهِ وَ جَاهُكَ أَعْظَمُ الْجَاهِ وَ عَطِيَّتُكَ أَفْضَلُ الْعَطَاءِ تُطَاعُ رَبُّنَا وَ تَشْكُرُ وَ تُعْصٰى فَتَغْفِرُ وَ تُجِيْبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ وَ تَكْشِفُ الضُّرَّ وَ تُنَجِّيْ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ وَ تُغْنِي الْفَقِيْرَ وَ تَشْفِي السَّقِيْمَ وَ لَا يُجَازِيْ آلَائَكَ أَحَدٌ وَ أَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

In The Name Of Allah The Most Beneficent And Merciful. Glory Be To Allah: All Praise Is Due To Allah: There Is No Deity Other Than Allah: Allah Is The Supreme. There Is No Power And No Strength Except With Allah, The Most Great. Glory Be To Allah At The Dusk And The Dawns. Glory Be To Allah When Ye Enter Evening And When Ye Enter The Morning And All Praise Is Due To Him In The Heavens And The Earth At The Sun’s Decline And When Ye Enter The Noon. Hallowed Is Thy Lord, ‘The Lord Of Majesty For Above From What They Ascribe (Unto Him); Glory Be To The Master Of Kingdoms; Glory Be To The Master Of Majesty And Might: Glory Be To The Ever-Living Who Does Not Die: Glory Be To The Self Subsisting The Eternal; Glory Be To The Most High; Glory Holy Is Our Lord, And The Lord Of The Angles And The Spirit.

O Allah! This Evening I Seek Thy Protection And Pardon Of My Sin: This Evening I Seek Thy Protection And Shelter From My Fears This Evening I Seek Thy Protection And Opulence For My Destitution: This Evening I Seek Thy Protection And Grace From My Disgrace: O Allah Send Thy Blessing On Mohammad (S.A.W.A.) And The (Purified) Progeny Of Mohammad (S.A.W.A.) And Forgive Me And Have Mercy On Me. Indeed Thou Art Praise Worthy, The Most Glorious.

O Allah! Thy Light Is Perfected And Thou Hast Guided So All Praise To Thee. O Our Lord. Thy Face Is The Most Gracious Of All The Faces. Thy Eminence Is The Greatest Of All Thy Gift Is The Most Excellent Gift; O Our Lord (If) Thou Art Obeyed Thou Accept: If Thou Art Disobeyed Thou For Giveth: Thou Answer To (The Call Of) The Distressed: Thou Dispelleth The Grief: Thou Relieveth From The Affliction:Thou Enricheth The Poor: Thou Cureth The Sick: And None Can Repay Thy Bounties O The Most Merciful.

Dua After Magrib Prayers

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ. اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَسْاَلُكَ مُوجِبَاتِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ عَزَائِمَ مَغْفِرَتِكَ وَ النَّجَاةَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَ مِنْ کُلِّ بَلِيَّةٍ وَ الْفَوْزَ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَ الرِّضْوَانَ فِیْ دَارِ السَّلاَمِ وَ جِوَارِ نَبِّيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ السَّلاَمُ اَللّٰهُمَّ مَا بِنَا مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ فَمِنْكَ لآَ اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ اَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَ اَتُوْبُ اِلَيْكَ.

In The Name Of Allah The Most Beneficent, The Merciful.

O Allah I Beseech Thee For The Causes Of Thy Mercy The Right Of Thy Pardon: Safety From Every Sin; The Benefit From Every Virtue; Salvation From (Hell) Fire And Every Calamity; Achievement Of The Paradise And (Thy) Pleasure In The Abode Of Peace; And The Proximity Of Thy Prophet Mohammed And His Purified Progeny Peace Be On All Of Them. O Allah! Whatever Bounties We Have All Are From Thee There Is No Deity Except Thee; I Beseech Thy Forgiveness And Turn Unto Thee.

Dua after Isha Prayer

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ. أَعُوْذُ بِعِزَّةِ اللَّهِ وَ أَعُوْذُ بِقُدْرَةِ اللَّهِ وَ أَعُوْذُ بِمَغْفِرَةِ اللَّهِ وَ أَعُوْذُ بِرَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ وَ أَعُوْذُ بِسُلْطَانِ اللَّهِ الَّذِيْ هُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيْرٌ وَ أَعُوْذُ بِكَرَمِ اللَّهِ وَ أَعُوْذُ بِجَمْعِ اللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيْدٍ وَ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيْدٍ وَ كُلِّ مُغْتَالٍ وَ سَارِقٍ وَ عَارِضٍ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ السَّامَّةِ وَ الْهَامَّةِ وَ الْعَامَّةِ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ أَوْ كَبِيرَةٍ بِلَيْلٍ أَوْ نَهَارٍ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ فُسَّاقِ الْعَرَبِ وَ الْعَجَمِ وَ فُجَّارِهِمْ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ فَسَقَةِ الْجِنِّ وَ الْإِنْسِ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُـلِّ دَابَّةٍ اَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِناصِيَتِها إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلى‏ صِراطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ‏

In The Name Of Allah The Beneficent, The Merciful I Seek Protection With The Honour Of Allah; I Seek Protection With The Might Of Allah; I Seek Protection With The Forgiveness Of Allah I Seek Protection With The Mercy Of Allah I Seek Protection With The Authority Of Allah Who Is All Powerful Over Everything. I Seek Protection With The Grace Of Allah And I Seek Protection With All-Prevalent Allah From The Evil Of Every Insolent Tyrant And The Despised Devil. Every Killer, Thief And Every One Approaching (To Harm); And From The Evil Of Poisonous (Animals). Vermin’s And Those Causing Injury; And From The Evil Of Every Animal, Small Or Big, By Night And By Day; And From The Evil Of The Transgressor Of Arabs And Non-Arabs; And Of Loose-Conduct From Among Them; And From The Evil Of The Transgressors From Among The Genii And Men: And From The Evil Of Every Animal Thou Takes By Its Fore-Lock; Indeed My Lord Is On The Right Path.

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