Prayer

Year 3 worked collaboratively to design and weave their own prayer mats.

Muslims pray five times a day. This is known as Salat and it is one of the five pillars of Islam. Muslims are called to pray at dawn, midday, afternoon, after sunset and a night. Besides standing, you bow and touch the ground with your forehead. Prayers are said facing towards Mecca and prayer mats are often used. According to Islamic tradition, no person or animal is depicted on a prayer mat. They will often contain geometric patterns, verses from the Qur’an in Arabic and flowers (representing paradise) in the design.