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  • Traces Of Namaaz

    Posted by Jaan Nisar on February 16, 2025 at 10:25 am

    Everybody agrees that previous prophets and their followers also prayed…

    but farahi scholars believe that the basic structure of namaaz was already existing in the pre-islamic arab society which the prophet Muhammad continued with some changes as a sunnah…what is the source for that…even in Quran it is said kuffar would whistle and call it namaaz…they are cursed for this…

    Regarding the narration of a sahabi that he used to offer namaz even when he was a non muslim…why couldn’t it means that the sahabi was inclined towards islam and started praying like the followers of prophet Muhammad before he openly accepted islam…

    So, what are the sources that Arabs used to pray namaaz with its basic structure prevent today.

    Dr. Irfan Shahzad replied 5 days, 11 hours ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Traces Of Namaaz

  • Dr. Irfan Shahzad

    Scholar February 16, 2025 at 11:06 pm

    Al-Salah or prayer has already existed in the Children of Ibrahim, Ishamaelites, and Israelites, but they had distorted its form and brought innovations into it. The Quran mentions it, like fasting, as a known thing. The holy prophet revived it with the help of Jibrael. See the following narration:

    Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Gabriel ﷺ led me in prayer at the House (i. e. the Kabah). He prayed the noon prayer with me when the sun had passed the meridian to the extent of the thong of a sandal; he prayed the afternoon prayer with me when the shadow of everything was as long as itself; he prayed the sunset prayer with me when one who is fasting breaks the fast; he prayed the night prayer with me when the twilight had ended; and he prayed the dawn prayer with me when food and drink become forbidden to one who is keeping the fast. On the following day he prayed the noon prayer with me when his shadow was as long as himself; he prayed the afternoon prayer with me when his shadow was twice as long as himself; he prayed the sunset prayer at the time when one who is fasting breaks the fast; he prayed the night prayer with me when about the third of the night had passed; and he prayed the dawn prayer with me when there was a fair amount of light. Then turning to me he said: Muhammad, this is the time observed by the prophets before you, and the time is anywhere between two times. (Abu Dawud 393)

    For details visit the article from Meezan:

    https://www.javedahmedghamidi.org/#!/mizan/5aa6a4315e891e8f44a45788?chapterNo=4&subChapterNo=0&subChsecNo=0&lang=ur#fn_b_32

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