Salat, salah (صلاة [ṣalāʰ]) or namaz, refers to Islamic prayer, the second of the five pillars of Islam. Every Muslim is required to perform five obligatory daily prayers (farâ'idh), turned towards the qibla, which is the direction of the Ka'ba of Mecca. The prayer consists of rakaat (prayer unit) according to the prayer performed (Fajr, Dohr, 'Asr, Maghreb or' Icha) this number varies from 2 to 4 rakaat. A rakaat is composed of Surah Al-Fatiha and another Surah (of his choice) of one inclination and two prostrations.
