Liturgy

==Islam==
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''Salāt'' ("prayer", {{lang-ar|[[Wikt:صلاة|صلاة]]}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|ṣalāh}}'' or {{smallcaps|[[genitive case#Arabic|''gen'']]}}: ''{{transl|ar|DIN|ṣalāt}}''; pl. {{lang|ar|صلوات}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|ṣalawāt}}'') is the practice of physical and compulsory prayer in [[Islam]] as opposed to [[dua]], which is the Arabic word for [[supplication]]. Its importance for [[Muslims]] is indicated by its status as one of the [[Five Pillars of Islam]].

Salat is preceded by [[Wudu|ritual ablution]] and usually performed five times a day. It consists of the repetition of a unit called a ''[[rakat|rakʿah]]'' (pl. ''rakaʿāt'') consisting of prescribed actions and words. The number of obligatory (''[[fard]]'') ''rakaʿāt'' varies from two to four according to the time of day or other circumstances (such as Friday congregational worship, which has two rakats). Prayer is obligatory for all Muslims except those who are [[Preadolescence|prepubescent]], [[menstruation|menstruating]], or in [[puerperium]] stage after childbirth.<ref>''Multicultural Handbook of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics'', p. 43, Aruna Thaker, Arlene Barton, 2012</ref>