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Pillars of prayer
FardRequiredCore prayer flow
This lesson shows the main order of the prayer without pretending that every finer ruling detail has already been covered.
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Pillars of prayer
Qur'an 29:45
Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing.
A simple beginner view of the prayer is: stand and begin with takbir, recite Al-Faatiha and a short surah, bow in ruku, stand again, go into sujud, sit, then finish with tashahhud and taslim.
This page keeps the main shape of the prayer visible so a new Muslim can understand what the prayer is, not just collect disconnected phrases.
It gives the main shape of the prayer so a beginner can start with clarity and build from there.