How can you explain a prayer?

Question

A friend of mine wants me to explain the process of our prayer, I am really bad at a explaining stuff, she also wants to know the words in arabic and I only know them in English! can someone please help me.

Answer 1

You can show her the following flash presentation on how to pray in a simple way:

http://www.islamway.com/newenglish/praye...

It includes both Arabic and English.

Answer 2

you will find a lot of info in the links provided by earlier posts

also, you can mention, that we human, consist of body and soul

the prayer consists of something for the body, and something for the soul.

also, why do we make wudu?

other than the hygein and cleanness, you notice when you make wudu, you really become very alert, refreshed, and awake ..

also, it is one step .. of getting ready .. stepping out of materialistic world .. and mentally be prepared for the prayers ..

so when you start prayers .. you are in best condition and very focused

Answer 3

Me to I'm not good at explaining things.

This article is excellent:-)

Salah (Daily Ritual Prayers)

Muslims 'converse' with "Allah" at least five times a day (salat is a form of worship previously reserved only for prophets, but during the life of Muhammad, peace be upon him, Allah included any of the followers of the last prophet (Muhamad, peace be upon him) in this most distinguished and honorable group. We make 'salat' (some people incorrectly call this 'prayer') every day, five times a day.

Salat is the second most important act of worship in Islam, after the shahadah (declaration of faith) and is often referred to as the second pillar of Islam.

Salat is obligatory worship and must be performed five times a day at prescribed times. These five times are dawn (Fajr), immediately after noon (Dhuhr), mid-afternoon ('Asr), sunset (Maghrib), and early night (Isha').

Ritual cleanliness and ablution are required before salat, as are clean clothes and location, and the removal of shoes. One may pray individually or communally, at home, outside, virtually any clean place, as well as in a mosque, though the latter is preferred. Special is the Friday noon prayer, called Jum'ah. It, too, is obligatory and is to be done in a mosque, in congregation. It is accompanied by a sermon (Khutbah), and it replaces the normal Dhuhr salat.

There is no hierarchical clerical authority in Islam, no priests or ministers. salats are led by any learned person who knows the Qur'an and is chosen by the congregation. He (or she, if the congregation is all women) is called the imam. There is also no minimum number of congregants required to hold communal salats. salat consists of verses from the Qur'an and other salats, accompanied by various bodily postures - standing, bowing, prostrating and sitting. They are said in Arabic, the language of the revelation, though personal supplications (Du'ah) can be offered in one's own language. Worshippers face the Qiblah, the direction of the Ka'bah in the city of Makkah.

The significance of salat lies in one's maintaining a continuous link to God five times a day, which helps the worshipper avoid misdeeds if he/she performs the salat sincerely. In addition it promotes discipline, God-consciousness and placing one's trust in Allah alone, and the importance of striving for the Hereafter. When performed in congregation it also provides a strong sense of community, equality and brotherhood/sisterhood.

Answer 4

Here's another site http://www.islamicfinder.org/prayer/inde...

But it's always best to go to the mosque, and let her see it "in action" :)