Ṣalāt (Arabic: صلاة, ṣalāẗ) also known as namāz (Persian: نماز) and also spelled salah, is the practice of prayer in Islam. It is one of the five most important duties for Muslims. To perform Salat, a person's mind must be in a state of ritual purity, which comes from ritual ablution, wuḍūʾ.
