your first prayer.

beginner's permissions

Reading from a card is allowed while you learn. Mistakes don't void a sincere attempt; there is even a fix (two extra prostrations) for forgetting. Start with Fajr only if five feels like too many; build up.

one unit, step by step

1. 1 Stand facing the qibla and raise your hands: “Allahu akbar”.
2. 2 Recite Al-Fatiha (and a short surah in the first two units).
3. 3 Bow (ruku), hands on knees, back level, with three quiet glorifications.
4. 4 Rise fully: “God hears the one who praises Him”.
5. 5 Prostrate (sujud) with forehead and nose to the ground.
6. 6 Sit up briefly, then prostrate a second time.
7. 7 That is one unit. Stand for the next, or sit for tashahhud.
8. 8 End the final sitting with salam to your right, then left.

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