Comments on: How Do Jews Pray? http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/ The Travelogues of a Traveler Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:49:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Saifuddin http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-28151 Saifuddin Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:01:59 +0000 http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-28151 Bismillahirahmanirahim wa alaykum selam. Thank you for correcting that grave mistake Omer. -Saifuddin Bismillahirahmanirahim

wa alaykum selam. Thank you for correcting that grave mistake Omer.

-Saifuddin

]]> By: Omer http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-28147 Omer Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:47:00 +0000 http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-28147 Salam o Aliakum, Be in Peace all of you Mr. Saiffudiin you have made a mistake which i want to point out with due respect. Islam was not founded by Abraham or Muhammad or any other prophet or person. It was founded by God himself. It is a divine religion. It has been along man since Adam. The basics are the same of all sharias of Islam. For instance the kalima of Adam was. Allah is one and Adam is his prophet. Jesus , Allah is one and Jesus is his prophet, Noah, Allah is one and Jesus is his prophet, etc etc. Oneness of Allah, The day of Judgement and Satin is man's enemy. All of these three things were the same in all the sharias of all Prophets. Those sharias were for limited time and nation. While Muhammad's shariah was for all mankind because He is the last prophet and no more Prophet is to come. So founder of Islam is Allah. Salam o Aliakum, Be in Peace all of you

Mr. Saiffudiin you have made a mistake which i want to point out with due respect. Islam was not founded by Abraham or Muhammad or any other prophet or person. It was founded by God himself. It is a divine religion. It has been along man since Adam. The basics are the same of all sharias of Islam. For instance the kalima of Adam was. Allah is one and Adam is his prophet. Jesus , Allah is one and Jesus is his prophet, Noah, Allah is one and Jesus is his prophet, etc etc. Oneness of Allah, The day of Judgement and Satin is man’s enemy. All of these three things were the same in all the sharias of all Prophets. Those sharias were for limited time and nation. While Muhammad’s shariah was for all mankind because He is the last prophet and no more Prophet is to come. So founder of Islam is Allah.

]]> By: Ali http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-27476 Ali Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:47:14 +0000 http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-27476 selamün aleyküm cok guzel bir site tesekkurler selamün aleyküm

cok guzel bir site tesekkurler

]]> By: Verbeugen und knien - Chajms Sicht http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-27439 Verbeugen und knien - Chajms Sicht Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:08:19 +0000 http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-27439 [...] sich eingehend mit der Theorie dahinter befassen. In den Kommentaren wies ich schon darauf hin: Saifuddin hat das Thema ähnliches Beten aus islamischer Sicht beleuchtet und auch Bilder des Jom Kippur [...] [...] sich eingehend mit der Theorie dahinter befassen. In den Kommentaren wies ich schon darauf hin: Saifuddin hat das Thema ähnliches Beten aus islamischer Sicht beleuchtet und auch Bilder des Jom Kippur [...]

]]> By: WhatsAbd http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-27403 WhatsAbd Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:58:20 +0000 http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-27403 Dude!!! I jus came across your post here... And damn its awesome... I've done research on Jews before years back but never had access to that many information because the jew community here in Singapore is very small and I am unable to get access into synagogues openly Dude!!!
I jus came across your post here… And damn its awesome…
I’ve done research on Jews before years back but never had access to that many information because the jew community here in Singapore is very small and I am unable to get access into synagogues openly

]]> By: Ahmad Firdaus http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-26861 Ahmad Firdaus Tue, 13 May 2008 16:27:38 +0000 http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-26861 Masha'Allah! This is a very insightful post. How inspiring to note the parallels between the religion of Judaism and Islam and how encouraging to read the positive spirit with which everyone speaks on this blog. Truly, God is great. I hope and pray that we will all continue to enjoy our similarities and share our faith. Masha’Allah! This is a very insightful post. How inspiring to note the parallels between the religion of Judaism and Islam and how encouraging to read the positive spirit with which everyone speaks on this blog.

Truly, God is great. I hope and pray that we will all continue to enjoy our similarities and share our faith.

]]> By: mikha'el http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-26219 mikha'el Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:55:05 +0000 http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-26219 I do prostration for naphillath 'appayyim at almost every prayer. It is halakhicly required to do so. Thos who don't are trangressing. I do prostration for naphillath ‘appayyim at almost every prayer. It is halakhicly required to do so. Thos who don’t are trangressing.

]]> By: Dervish » Blog Archive » Life with the Benedictines http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-20938 Dervish » Blog Archive » Life with the Benedictines Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:58:18 +0000 http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-20938 [...] prayer.  Not unusual as I have read somewhere that Muslim prayer is very similar to what ancient Jewish and Christian ritual prayer (Mk1:35; Mt26:39; Lk6:12;Heb5:7)was [...] [...] prayer.  Not unusual as I have read somewhere that Muslim prayer is very similar to what ancient Jewish and Christian ritual prayer (Mk1:35; Mt26:39; Lk6:12;Heb5:7)was [...]

]]> By: Rachel http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-20491 Rachel Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:48:25 +0000 http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-20491 I wanted to thank you for this site. As a Christian joining my Muslim Brothers and Sisters in fasting for Ramadan for my second year, I try to study my bible as well as all three monotheistic religions. It is wonderful spirit here that we can share and learn from each other as our wonderful heavenly father molds and teaches each of us as we search for truth. As a Christian it has been my practice to pray when ever, how ever, but this site plus my reading has encouraged me to try some prayers in prostrate. I thank you and hope to enjoy future reading as well. I wanted to thank you for this site. As a Christian joining my Muslim Brothers and Sisters in fasting for Ramadan for my second year, I try to study my bible as well as all three monotheistic religions. It is wonderful spirit here that we can share and learn from each other as our wonderful heavenly father molds and teaches each of us as we search for truth. As a Christian it has been my practice to pray when ever, how ever, but this site plus my reading has encouraged me to try some prayers in prostrate. I thank you and hope to enjoy future reading as well.

]]> By: Vlad (Yosef Shalom) http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-18022 Vlad (Yosef Shalom) Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:31:13 +0000 http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-18022 Shalom aleichem, as-salaamu aleikum friends, I hope it is OK to add my thoughts and another note on the topic as well. One other very nice parallelism between Jewish and Muslim prayer is a part of the ending prayer which goes at the end of the Amidah, or standing prayer. This small prayer is called the "Oseh Shalom" (Make, or send, peace; the same root words as my hebrew name, Yosef Shalom), where we ask G-d to make peace for all of us, our whole religious community, and the whole world. As we say the words of the prayer, we look to our right and to our left, then bow forward. This strikes me as very similar to the closing of salat, where the as-salaamu aleikum is given to the right and to the left. Additionally, the Amidah, being standing prayer, reminds me that salat also has a considerable standing component. I really enjoy praying with my local Muslim community, since I have in the last few years (re)discovered for myself the Jewish custom of tahanun (prostration) during prayer. It's interesting to note that the Yemenite Jews seem to conserve this custom, calling it hishTahawayya (see http://www.chayas.com/qidah.htm for description and photos), and in accordance to 4-5 biblical passages dealing with kneeling and lifting the hands in prayer, also seem to parallel the Muslim position of holding the hands before the face. Sorry for such a long post--but the topic fascinates me. Rachel B, great to see your post up top--funny to notice again another circle in which we have crossed! l'shalom, ma'as-salaam to all-----Vlad Shalom aleichem, as-salaamu aleikum friends,
I hope it is OK to add my thoughts and another note on the topic as well. One other very nice parallelism between Jewish and Muslim prayer is a part of the ending prayer which goes at the end of the Amidah, or standing prayer. This small prayer is called the “Oseh Shalom” (Make, or send, peace; the same root words as my hebrew name, Yosef Shalom), where we ask G-d to make peace for all of us, our whole religious community, and the whole world. As we say the words of the prayer, we look to our right and to our left, then bow forward. This strikes me as very similar to the closing of salat, where the as-salaamu aleikum is given to the right and to the left. Additionally, the Amidah, being standing prayer, reminds me that salat also has a considerable standing component.
I really enjoy praying with my local Muslim community, since I have in the last few years (re)discovered for myself the Jewish custom of tahanun (prostration) during prayer. It’s interesting to note that the Yemenite Jews seem to conserve this custom, calling it hishTahawayya (see http://www.chayas.com/qidah.htm for description and photos), and in accordance to 4-5 biblical passages dealing with kneeling and lifting the hands in prayer, also seem to parallel the Muslim position of holding the hands before the face.
Sorry for such a long post–but the topic fascinates me. Rachel B, great to see your post up top–funny to notice again another circle in which we have crossed! l’shalom, ma’as-salaam to all—–Vlad

]]> By: Find Religion » Blog Archive » July Religion in Everyday Life Blog Carnival http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-15709 Find Religion » Blog Archive » July Religion in Everyday Life Blog Carnival Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:38:59 +0000 http://wasalaam.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/how-do-jews-pray/#comment-15709 [...] Abdullah presents How Do Jews Pray? posted at Hakim [...] [...] Abdullah presents How Do Jews Pray? posted at Hakim [...]

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