Salah
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Salah (other terms and spellings exist) is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. It refers to the five daily prayers that Muslims offer to Allah (God). Being a Pillar of Islam, it is compulsary for every Muslim. Under some circumstances, it may be prescribed for a Muslim (particularly a Muslim male) to perform Salah in congregation behind an Imam. At other times it may be performed individually. Outside of the daily salaat there are special prayers offered on Fridays (Jumah), Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha.
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- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Salah" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salah, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
