Namaz is a Persian word that denotes one of the most important forms of worship of Allah Almighty: certain words and movements that together make up the Islamic prayer ritual. Every Muslim of age (according to Shariah) and of sound mind is obliged to first learn how to perform namaz, and then perform it daily - at certain intervals. In Arabic, namaz is denoted by the word “solat”, which originally means “dua” (“supplication” - that is, an appeal to Allah with a request for good for oneself o