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What is the meaning of Ṣalāh?

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Prayer, linguistically, means supplication (du'a). The proof for this is the Almighty's saying: "And invoke [Allah's blessings] upon them; indeed, your invocations are a source of tranquility for them."

And prayer, in Islamic legal terminology, refers to the known actions.

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