After the opening تكبير we recite دعاء الاستفتاح – the opening supplication. The most common one starts with the phrase سبحانك اللهم. The word سبحانك is comprised of سبحان and كَ meaning ‘you’. The word سبحان appears in the phrase سبحان الله which is usually translated to mean ‘Glory be to Allah’, but linguistically it …
We start our صلاة with the opening تكبير – the saying of الله أكبرُ Allahu Akbar. The word أكبر comes from the root ك ب ر which alludes to being or becoming big or great, whether physically, in age, or in rank. It is normally translated into ‘Allah is the Greatest’, but that would be …
In addition to fasting, Ramadan is often a time associated by most people with an increased amount of prayer, and more intimate conversation with their Lord. The word صلاة itself, often translated merely as ‘prayer’, actually embodies a much deeper meaning. While the technical definition of the word is to worship Allah by means of …
