God has told me to tell people to read Quran, this is a message from Allah .... Dr. Omar Ramahi, I thank you for your brilliant research of Gods word ...

AL salat is indeed referring to a spiritual practice the goal of which is to maintain the highest thoughts throughout the day and this is achieved through zikrullah ( commemoration of God ) . Highest and purest thoughts eliminates the lowest and impure thoughts which is why GOD says al salat removes us from fahsha ( evil ) . Spiritual practices are integral for a believers spiritual development and purification , al salat being a very effective one as it involves disruption of one's activities during the day and night to commemorate God.

I hope you make debates with some salafi schoolares so many people know who you are and your channel grow. People must wake up from the takfiri thinking of sunni shia sofi and all other sects and come back to Allahs sunna

Sir it would have been most effective with any effort for visuals. Or a link where we could read ths very important lecture. It requires "deliberation" ie thorough undrstanding. Help us

Subhan’Allah brother, I agree with your understanding of “Surah”

Based on my understanding, salat can encompass a physical activity but it is not the exclusive meaning.. Here's why I say this.. Allah says... All we asked of them is that they..1. Believe in Allah alone,...2. Establish regular salat,.. 3. Give in Zakat... Then Allah says that such is the PERFECT SYSTEM.. Perfect means nothing needs to be added to it... So now, if this is Allah's perfect system, where is righteous conduct? Isn't that a mandate for salvation? One of those 3 perfect elements in the perfect system has to encompass righteousness right? In my understanding, Zakat means purity... How to give in purity? It can be money or it can be good conduct. Allah asked... Who would like to loan to Allah a beautiful loan of righteousness?... So you see, Zakat is establishing a purifying of our conduct by spending our money and our time doing righteous deeds.. We learn of these deeds from the Quran..Salat would therefore be establishing a regular habit of following closely making a constant connection to the doctrine that teaches us these deeds. Keep in mind that Allah says that the remembrance of Him is the focal point of salat. So you can remember Him by upholding the doctrine which is what salat is and the result of upholding the doctrine becomes your Zakat. Nothing wrong with doing a physical prayer but don't think for one second that a ritual prayer keeps you nearest to Allah.... It is your conduct in upholding the doctrine Salat is establishing a regular habit of making a strong connection between you and Allah and His doctrine and in doing so, you are giving in zakat

Sir the great, Brother Omar All your lecture are superlative great. During the last ten years trying to understand the Quran the deeper getting into it the farther getting away from science of hahadees, consensus and mainstream. Your sessions are value added. I convey my msg to people "Read and understand your own Quran yourself" it is your's, so own it and yourself, indulge your efforts and Sincerity Allah will guide you. Finally I conclude by expressing " Salat and Zakat is a system where Deen Islam revolves around it". So salat as namaz rituals may be a smallest component of salat system. Zakat is not a charity as 2.5% once in a year may be a smallest component of Zakat system as helping by money. Gifts as sdaqats as Fard all round the year but Zakat is not Fard. Correct and guide me on my undestanding.

Thank you soo much brother. I sometimes wonder if these so called scholars even understood arabic.

Very informative and answers many questions.. love your explanation brother omar!

Salaam Dr. Ramahi. I've just started exploring your work (on salat and nasakh thus far). Your insight has been valuable, subhanAllah. I would have loved to had attended this class/discussion live as there are a number of details I picked up on in my own (continuous) research on "salat" which I would be interested in your thoughts on. Personally, I've found the word "adherence(s)/adhere" ect to be the best and most flexible translation of salat, though I also found "connection" to be a useful translation, and it's inherently related to "adherence". In certain verses the implication appeared to be referring to "support" ("yussalee", traditionally "bless"), while the word "correspondence" also seemed to also work specifically in the proper noun usage of the word (as-Salat). Though my understanding has always been that the "form" wasn't as important as the content, and that the necessary ingredient was the "dhkr". Aside from the fact that we can't all equally assume the form (physically), God never makes it explicit, and if it's considered a matter of worship, then I believe this is extremely personal in terms of what form it takes. I began to view the proper noun usage as a reference to the transmission of the Quran and it's adherences to the believers ("establishing" (rather than literal standing) "the correspondence") for Allah's remembrance (including the recitation of verses). My impression is that it also is something meant to be habitual ("scheduled practice"). I had noticed that the majority of references to the proper noun variation seemed to refer to two periods of time in the day (rather than five). When I read "at the two ends of the day and the nearness of night", I understood this as a reference to dawn and dusk (two ends of the day which are near to night/between night and day on the opposite ends of the day). I also noticed that the verses that established the times of day when dependents must give privacy or request time (as in 24:58), that Salat, again, is only mentioned twice, at dawn and at dusk, while noon time is mentioned as when the garments are put aside (the end or break in the work day?) with no mention of as-Salat. While in verse 50:39 God tells the prophet to glorify God in praise before the sunrise, before the sunset, and in the night, while never using the word Salat. And finally, the night time is "defined" within the verses on the Ramadan fast to begin at the sun's decline beneath the horizon, so we know the night begins at dusk. I also never found the terms "asr" nor "dhur" or "maghreb" used to refer to the Salat in the Quran. There's even a Hadith which use "wusta" (a Quranic word with the general meaning "moderate/justly/balanced, though translated as "middle" by "traditionalists") to refer to a "middle prayer". More specifically, I read a Hadith that suggests that the Quranic verse referencing "salat al-wusta" was revealed using the word "asr" and God changed it. Of course, it would not make much rational sense (that God could make a mistake in terminology), but the fact that such a Hadith exists suggests that some other Muslims also picked up on the missing "prayer name". Also, there's the Hadith where the Bedouins are portrayed as praying 3 times a day, and where the Prophet suggests that their 'isha is the same as "maghreb" or something like that. Anyhow, I have a theory that reconciles both the established tradition (the ritual prayer(s) of the Prophet) and apparent inconsistencies with the Quran (differing times and lack of ritual details), though I would be curious as to your take on this, as I've seen quite a variety of different approaches, and I'm certainly a student of this dīn first and foremost.

Words in Quran have to be consistent every time it's mentioned . If we think of Salah as a ritual , we have a problem with Allah's Salah . If we take it as connected to someone , than it fit's everywhere . Now how this connection works between Allah and us and vise versa ??? Allah makes Salah upon us for a purpose , we find it on the same verse . It's to bring us out from darkness to light . If we look through out Quran what is the thing that bring us out from darkness to light , it always point out to the revelation . So the point of connection is the revelation . Allah getting connected to us via revelation and we get connected or getting close to him with revelation . Aqeem Assalah , perform Salah means perform what's in the revelation . Is Salah a ritual ?? NO it doesn't fit with Allah's Salah . Otherwise allah would have used another word . That's my understanding but Allah knows best

Great discussion brother Omar, God willing i will buy your book. Peace and God bless you In sha Allah.

Zikr is remembrance. Salah to closely follow/adhere to the commandments of God in Quran. 4:103 says salat is the Qitab (qutiban) at the specified time.

Salaam Dr. @omarramahi2019 . For timestamp 44:50, you made a statement that there is a problematic conclusion of salat being a timed book. However I do understand this was a view from 2 years ago. Per your updated understanding of KTB being the act of putting things together, can we conclude that the verse is saying that Salaat is a well organized process that has been put together and is timed?

For the Question at the ending mark regarding as-salaat, It is a abstract noun , for example : justice , it can and should be physical but it is an abstract construct/quality/state that drives you for justice wether it is through activism , dialogue , protests , media and etc... THERE IS NO PHYSICAL FORM , our goal is for justice. i have a question to Dr.omar , is as-salaat an intentionality for a daily drive and purpose? Or niyaat(intention) for living? Because it seems like it taps into one of our features that is we are a social creature.

Fa=thus, therefore, hence, henceforth. Wa=and. Thumma =then, thereafter.

S-L not S-L-W, in addition, never read Ayas individually. Yes it means to connect, and the normal way Muslims pray/do salah is the best way to do that. In addition the salah is mentioned in hadith to mean reading Qur'an (Abd el-razaq al-san'ani). Dhikr is dhikr/remembrance. Analyze the words analytically. Reading the Qur'an is Salah, Praying like how every non sufaha2 do it is Salah. Every Salah is Dhikr, but not every Dhikr is Salah, otherwise Salah LiDhikr would be redundant. Yusaloon means to connect/visit/touch. S-L; Salah, silah. Qiyyam, Ruku', prostration are all mentioned in the Qur'an, the prophet said pray hlw you see me pray, and that is the way all prophets prayed, we are preserved it. There is no need to even rely on Hadith, we have reports from the Tabi'een that detail it, the physical movements, the position of the hands, the flare of the elbow they're all included in the oldest collection of Hadith Musannaf Abd el-razaq al-san'ani, ignoring all of that and basing it on an epistemological fallacious argument is ridiculous.

Could "Zikr" not involve reading Allah's Book individually and collectively?

I'm struggling with the Salat concept

As I understand it Salaat means, to turn towards and follow very, very closely and connect and communicate with the Qur'an/Reading and Allah/The One Absolute Authority alone. Salaat has nothing to do with Parsi Namaz or a prayer whatsoever.

I really wish that I could have joined this discussion. The brother and I have the same train of thought. Maybe it because we are both electrical engineers. Although I am only a practicing engineer and I don't have the advance education in electrical engineering as he has.

Salamun alykum dr omar.. I hope you continue discuss the words of ALLAH SWT. In surah Ash syam I heard very exciting explanation from Dr hany acthan. You can listen latest presentation about imam al mahdi..

In reference to your interview on ibadah, what would you say is the difference between عَبْد and عابِد, or عِباد and عابِدون?

super. salli li and salli ala -clear explanation. may Allah bless omar ramahi. i cannot afford to buy his book. greatest challenge.can i get it in pdf format.

Brother Oumar you said that Salat in 4:103 is physical activity (ritual?) and it may be the imitation of the prophet. My observation is that your definition of Salat is not consistent throughout the Quran. In 33:56 is it physical? . So how one can perform that physical activity? where can we find the instruction in the Quran ? If it is an imitation from the prophet ? Thank you very interesting discussion.

Sura jum'a =faidha qudwiyati ssalaat =when the salat has concluded......!!!

Salam, Very interesting lecture, makes investigate and think. Brother, for example, this Aya can be understood 22:77 "Yā 'Ayyuhā Al-Ladhīna 'Āmanū Arka`ū Wa Asjudū Wa A`budū Rabbakum Wa Af`alū Al-Khayra La`allakum Tufliĥūna". I'm talking about the words Arka`ū Wa Asjudū, Sujud or Sudshūd. Thank you. I have subscribed to your channel

57:03 is there any book or work that explains the theme of surah not in a traditional way which I know

Aamir Shahzad Wah Cantt Pakistan

4: 103 is correctly translated by Mr Ramahi as saying " when you have decided to do salaat then remember Allah " , ...wow...I never knew that til I saw this video and did my own research...other verses of quran translate quza as decree or decide also and all words have to match to be consistant...

Ordered and read your book.. 👍..

Brother Omar, is it possible that I could join your virtual study group of the Mushaf? I am learning a lot, but I have so many questions about the language and the grammar. I have been trying really hard to translate and understand the Mushaf, but my knowledge of the Arabic grammar is very limited.

salam Dr. Omar... I found the hadith says that the number of salat was as a resut of isra miraj journey of prophet Muhammad and he met prophet Musa and followed his advise to get reduction number of salat. In that jouney prophet Muhammad also met prophet Ibrahim. I have a question in my mind ...why did not prophet Muhammad consult with Prophet Ibrahim instead of prophet Musa?...or why did not Prophet Muhammad consult with prophet Ibtahim after he got advise from prophet Musa while Prophet Muhammad was instructed to request such reduction. In other ayat witihin quran, Allah instructed prophet Muhammad to follow prophet Ibrahim religion.....following his tauheed. So, prophet Mhammad should consulted regarding salat while he had a chance to meet the prophet whom Allah instructed to be followed. I am feeling that hadith is also quite contradict with our prophet behave where prophet Muhammad is also known as an obidient person to Allah so he will not let the chance to meet prophet Ibrahim just passing by wihtout any conversation.

Brother Omar do you have a complete translation of the Qur'aan /Mushaf. With soo many wrong translations in circulation. I think we have to have, at least one, corrected or well understood one for this and future generations. 😢.

I want to understand quran in true spirit. Is this channel for me ???

Salam brother, it's really informative video. I don't understand the verse 4:43. Don't approach prayer when you are drunk. Is it indicating ritual prayer?

I never understood the quran. Just used to recite as it is a ritual in Pakistan

Assalam o alaikum

I have 1 million questions brother omar.. So bottom line… are we as muslims obligated to emulate/ imitate the prophet and perform ritual prayer 2 or 3 or 5 times a day? Do we have to face in the direction of the kaaba? If so why?

How would you interperet 62:9-11 where the word qada is used? The traditional understanding is that when the congregation has concluded (qudiyat) then disperse in the land and seek God's bounty.

On one hand you ascribe a very broad meaning to Salah (as remembrance of God) which seems perfectly logical, while towards the end you settle for traditional Salah by sticking with and accepting it as over 1400 year old traditional practice (which has transformed into a ritualistic exercise) initiated by Prophet Muhammad. I wish that were true, but unfortunately falls short of reasoning and logic. Quran mentions that majority can be wrong (6:116) and leans heavily towards exercise of reason and thinking by rejecting all that does not measure up to the test of reason while accepting only that which filters through the lens of critical examination and logical inference (39:18).

Brothers, the concept of Salat has not been correctly comprehended in this discourse. Remembering Allah before establishing Salah means to first ascertain what Salah is. Allah’s zikr while laying, sitting and standing means being ignorant, semi literate and enlightenment , respectively. When the concept is clear to one’s satisfaction, then you can establish Salah.

Qur'an When the 22:41 They are the ones who, if We grant them rule in the land, establish Salaat and give Zakaat. They enjoin virtue and forbid vice. And in their governance all affairs are decided according to God's decrees. [Establishing Salaat = Establishing the Divine System where God's Commands are closely followed. Giving Zakaat = Setting up the Just Economic Order in which wealth circulates freely to nourish every member of the society, and the basic needs of all individuals are taken care of] [Are we given rule in the USA or Canada , then no salat and no zakaat-? ] When the Exalted Messenger [as] left for Madina to protect himself, he was given rule in Madina. One group who played games with this night journey are the Sufis.

Qadaytum means finished my brother.. and the verses were talking about the salat during war and preferred one rakaah then when war is finished we have to perform it normal as two rakaas.. please read 46:29 وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَآ إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنصِتُوا۟ ۖ فَلَمَّا قُضِىَ وَلَّوْا۟ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ ٢٩ Behold, We turned towards thee a company of Jinns (quietly) listening to the Qur'an: when they stood in the presence thereof, they said, "Listen in silence!" When the (reading) was finished, they returned to their people, to warn (them of their sins).

When I completed

Brother what about wasjidu warkau marakieen for maryam It is reverse order sajidah f/b ruku??

Humans have been ordered to say Allahu Ahd and AllahuSsamed but they say AllahuAkber while akber is not an attribute of Allah

Salamun Alaikum brother Omar, Can I post a very informative video regarding salaat?

Bro what the meaning of salaat

Faidha qadwaytum =and when it has been decided /decreed on you. Fa CAN SOMETIMES MEAN wa =AND.

Salam brother, Please note that Salat is not just zikr (remembering) salat will include remembering and praising and thanking Allah and seek forgiveness and asking for any help we might need. 5:91 إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ أَن يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْعَدَٰوَةَ وَٱلْبَغْضَآءَ فِى ٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلْمَيْسِرِ وَيَصُدَّكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَعَنِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّنتَهُونَ ٩١ Satan's plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer: will ye not then abstain?

Pls visit UKs dawah place and debate them their so your channel grows more

So is it 3 prayers or 5 prayers. When I read the Quran I reed 3 prayers

Pls can you explain in detail what are Malaika ?

Salamun alekum. Dr omar stresses on that salat is for the zikr of Allah. Now let's try to define what is zikr and what salat . In surah jumaa(gathering) in ayat 9 and ten zikr is mentioned and also salat. First it says on the day of juma when you are called for salat so hurry to zikr of Allah . In today traditional salat what people do they recite quran so recitation of quran is zikr Allah and what is in quran , instructions of types of matters.it means zikr is is something very important and in ayat 10 once the salat or I would say salat is meeting for quranic revelation and consultation as Allah also say in other surah amruhum benahum shuraa. So once the salat or juma gathering is over so zikr Allah kaseerah so that you may be successful. It is not mere saying Allah or subhan Allah no no it is definitely more and what is more that whatever in the salat was mentioned meaning God's instructions so by keeping always the zikr in mind will make you successful. This is how i understand..

Sura 62:9-11 qada means finish

11

I wish you had toucched on 2:238 in this video.

He said:“ Salat is not just a 5 times prayer“. Can you please elaborate and give references to this claim. Thank you

Al-Baqarah 2:239 فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَالًا أَوْ رُكْبَانًاۖ فَإِذَآ أَمِنتُمْ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَمَا عَلَّمَكُم مَّا لَمْ تَكُونُوا۟ تَعْلَمُونَ English - Sahih International And if you fear [an enemy, then pray] on foot or riding. But when you are secure, then remember Allah [in prayer], as He has taught you that which you did not [previously] know. Brother can you please clarify what allah has tought us previously about salat?

it is said SALI means connection. it is not known for what/

Omar Ramahi

Disagree with your interpretation or understanding on Surah 87, Verse 15. The "fa" part simply means and. Hence the translation without interpretation is as follows: Quran, 87:15, وَذَكَرَ اسمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلّىٰ By remembering the name of his Lord and observing the contact prayers (Salat). [End] Quran, 93:7, وَوَجَدَكَ ضالًّا فَهَدىٰ He found you astray, and guided you. [End]

Let me give you a gift of critical thinking, seeing about how open minded you are. let me ask you guys questions, do you know any of the lattest technological equipment that dont have any manuals? Next, if Al Qur'an is from Allah and a tool to connect with Allah, is it possible that it doesnt contain any manuals about how to operate the Qur'an correctly? If you cant find it, is it possible that Allah forgot to put it in? Or maybe we as his followers who cant find such manuals are not capable to uncover such manuals? What do you think is the most probable?

59:15 IMHO Qur’an is not talking about food that we should or should not eat. For me, such superficial translations are in a way disrespectful to the Qur’an. الْمَيْتَةُ talks about something that is intellectualy dead, unlogic, goes against reason, ignorant and as such unable as to achive higher conscious.

Every so-called “Qur’ānist” will tell you that salat refers to something else because THEY don’t personally make salah. Salat is a ritual & community prayer done in unison with fellow believers 5 times a day per the Qur’ānic narrative. Your *opinion is used to only validate not making salat 5 times a day. My challenge to any of you so-called “Qur’ānists” is to start praying 5 times a day, and see if it doesn’t draw you closer to God while simultaneously drawing you away from sin. One other thing, if you people think our manner of salat comes from hadith sources, you’re sadly mistaken. There is no summarized demonstration of performing salat from start to finish in ANY hadith. Why? Because our salat has been established since the time of Abraham (AS) as part of millat Ibraheem, i.e. the (religious) rites & practices of Abraham. Allah doesn’t need to explain something that was already in practice for thousands of years before the Qur’ān, just as well, Allāh doesn’t need to explain how we should practice circumcision, yet we know circumcision is linguistically implied in the word “millat” whenever it’s mentioned. You people are lost, and I say this as someone that doesn’t support the hadith literature .

when fa-idhā فَإِذَا ا ذ ا you (have) finished qaḍaytumu قَضَيْتُمُ ق ض ى the prayer l-ṣalata الصَّلَوةَ ص ل و then remember fa-udh'kurū فَاذْكُرُوا ذ ك ر Allah l-laha اللَّهَ ا ل ه standing qiyāman قِيَامًا ق و م and sitting waquʿūdan وَقُعُودًا ق ع د and (lying) on waʿalā وَعَلَى ع ل ى your sides junūbikum جُنُوبِكُمْ ج ن ب But when fa-idhā فَإِذَا ا ذ ا you are secure iṭ'manantum اطْمَأْنَنْتُمْ ط م ن then establish fa-aqīmū فَأَقِيمُوا ق و م the (regular) prayer l-ṣalata الصَّلَوةَ ص ل و Indeed inna إِنَّ ا ن ن the prayer l-ṣalata الصَّلَوةَ ص ل و is kānat كَانَتْ ك و ن on ʿalā عَلَى ع ل ى the believers l-mu'minīna الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ا م ن prescribed kitāban كِتَابًا ك ت ب (at) fixed times mawqūtan مَوْقُوتًا و ق ت

S-L not S-L-W, in addition, never read Ayas individually. Yes it means to connect, and the normal way Muslims pray/do salah is the best way to do that. In addition the salah is mentioned in hadith to mean reading Qur'an )(Abd el-razaq al-san'ani). Dhikr is dhikr/remembrance. Analyze the words analytically. Reading the Qur'an is Salah, Praying like how every non sufaha2 do it is Salah. Every Salah is Dhikr, but not every Dhikr is Salah, otherwise Salah LiDhikr would be redundant. Yusaloon means connect/visit/touch. S-L Salah, silah.

S-L not S-L-W, in addition, never read Ayas individually. Yes it means to connect, and the normal way Muslims pray/do salah is the best way to do that. In addition the salah is mentioned in hadith to mean reading Qur'an (Abd el-razaq al-san'ani). Dhikr is dhikr/remembrance. Analyze the words analytically. Reading the Qur'an is Salah, Praying like how every non sufaha2 do it is Salah. Every Salah is Dhikr, but not every Dhikr is Salah, otherwise Salah LiDhikr would be redundant. Yusaloon means to connect/visit/touch. S-L; Salah, silah. Qiyyam, Ruku', prostration are all mentioned in the Qur'an, the prophet said pray hlw you see me pray, and that is the way all prophets prayed, we are preserved it. There is no need to even rely on Hadith, we have reports from the Tabi'een that detail it, the physical movements, the position of the hands, the flare of the elbow they're all included in the oldest collection of Hadith Musannaf Abd el-razaq al-san'ani, ignoring all of that and basing it on an epistemological fallacious argument is ridiculous.