A short religious service at which people gather to pray can be referred to as prayers. He promised that the boy would be back at school in time for evening prayers. Silent or spoken petition made to God or a god. Prayer has been practiced in all religions throughout history. Its characteristic postures (bowing the head, kneeling, prostration) and position of the hands (raised, outstretched, clasped) signify an attitude of submission and devotion. Prayer may involve confessions of sin, requests, thanks, praise, offerings of sacrifice, or promises of future acts of devotion. In addition to spontaneous private prayer, most religions have fixed formulas of prayer (e.g., the Lord's Prayer), often recited in group worship. The four prophetic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Zoroastrianism) prescribe a daily set form of individual prayer, such as the Shema, to be recited twice a day by every male Jew, and the Islamic salat, performed five times a day. Book of Common Prayer Lord's Prayer prayer wheel
a fixed text used in praying reverent petition to a deity someone who prays to God
True Prayer is acknowledging, affirming, and acting according to the true nature of Being It is communion with God and realization of the Divine Presence
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
(of a petition) a request at the end of a petition, usually that a certain course of action be taken or not taken
The form of words used in praying; a formula of supplication; an expressed petition; especially, a supplication addressed to God; as, a written or extemporaneous prayer; to repeat one's prayers
Up until now, you've probably thought of prayer as a private conversation between yourself and God But it can be much more than that It is also communication between God and the Church as a whole Even though we are only a small representative sample of God's Church, public prayer is a way that we can join in the prayers of others, and the prayers of our community as a whole One of the special functions of the ordained minister is to express these prayers in public worship, on behalf of the people We join our thoughts with the prayers expressed by the minister, and we pray with him or her silently
(Osmanlı Dönemi) Hamd. (Bak: Salât - Târik-üs salât)(Arkadaş! Namaz, kul ile Allah arasında yüksek bir nisbet ve ulvi bir münasebet ve nezih bir hizmettir ki, her ruhu celb ve cezbetmek namazın şe'nindendir. Namazın erkânı, "Fütühat-ı Mekkiye"nin şerhettiği gibi, öyle esrarı hâvidir ki, her vicdanın muhabbetini celbetmek, namazın şe'nindendir. Namaz, Hâlik-ı Zülcelâl tarafından her yirmidört saat zarfında t
Müslümanların dince belirlenen kurallara göre yaptıkları İslam'ın beş şartından biri olan ibadet, salat: "İki rekât namazı nerede olsa kılarız."- P. Safa