Islam+Morning+Prayer


 * Fatiha
 * The most commonly recited prayer in Islam
 * It contains the essential parts of Islam in a couple verses
 * It is the reminder of the essential relationship with God
 * Similar to the Lord’s Prayer in Christianity
 * Praying to God is not about asking for something, it is about surrendering yourself to the presence of Allah
 * Postures of worship
 * 2 cycles of bowing and prostration in the morning
 * Before each cycle, you face Mecca and say “Allah Akbar” (Allah is greater than everything else)
 * You stand and recite the Fatiha
 * You bow forward and recite “Glory be to my sustainer, the Almighty” three times
 * You stand up and say “God hears those who praise him:
 * Prostrating, you say “Glory be to my Sustainer, the Most High” three times
 * You move to a kneeling position and back to prostrating, repeating the last words
 * Repeat depending on what time it is[[image:http://www.zuhrtime.com/rockprostration.gif width="279" height="215" align="right" caption="http://www.zuhrtime.com/rockprostration.gif"]]