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“Make things easy and do not make things difficult.” In this HadIith of the Prophet ﷺ lies the great educational foundation that this manual follows. In his commentary on the above mentioned Hadith, Ibn Hajar al-`Asqalani, one of the most authoritative Islamic scholars, noted that: “The content [here] is suitable for new Muslims.” Since the readership of this manual is precisely the new Muslim, we made sure to take this Prophetic guidance to heart. Ibn Hajar continued: “Thus, learning knowledge ought to be gradual. If a subject matter is easy from the outset, it becomes appealing to the one going into it and it also causes him to receive it with delight.” The goal of this small manual, The Revealed Path: First Instructions on Worship, is to present to the new Muslim and the newly practicing Muslim enough instruction to correctly implement the five daily prayers and the fast of Raman according to the example of the Prophet s and in the least amount of time. In order to fulfill this objective, the following pedagogical measures were taken: a. prerequisite knowledge and technical Arabic terminology were kept to a minimum b. obligatory and recommended elements were presented together without distinction c. answers to rare or exceptional circumstances were excluded d. proofs, reasoning, benefits, and wisdoms related to acts of worship were excluded e. counsels and relevant facts were included throughout the text and kept concise One of the challenges many new Muslims face is learning the wudu and salah correctly along with their supplications and Quranic recitations. To facilitate this, we included an audio and visual aid. Other daily supplications have also been carefully transliterated and gathered in the appendix. Although it is encouraged to study this material with a qualified teacher, the simplified content and carefully designed layout make it accessible for independent learners. It is hoped that this book will facilitate learning the correct practice of the prayer and the fast. Other essential introductory teachings on Islam can be found in a companion volume to this manual titled The Revealed Path: A Guide Book for New Muslims. Ajem, Ramzy. (2010) The Revealed Path, First Instructions on Worship. 1st Edition, UAE, Zayd House for Islamic Culture. Posted by: Ramzy Ajem Sample Page from chapter on Wudu
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