They must say certain sentences a specific number of times the beads help keep track
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It is not essential to have beads as counting can be done on digits but beads make counting easy .
When Muslims offer salat, the formal five-times-per-day prayer, we recite verses from the Holy Qur'an. You can read more about the procedure here:
How to Perform Ablution
http://english.islamway.com/flashpage.php?id=3&cat=1&file_name=ablution&width=782&hight=438
Download File Here: http://english.islamway.com/flashes/1/ablution.exe
how to pray
http://www.jannah.com/learn/flashprayer1.html
http://www.ummah.org.uk/software/cyber/
This site gives you the words you need to say:
http://www.islamway.com/english/images/prayer/contents.htm
If you are a beginner who needs to learn the basic steps of Prayer in Islam.
(with sound - http://english.islamway.com/prayer/BegSound.htm)
(w/o sound - http://english.islamway.com/prayer/BegNoSound.htm)
If you want to learn prayers from A to Z including Sunnah actions.
(with sound - http://english.islamway.com/prayer/AdvSound.htm)
(w/o sound - http://english.islamway.com/prayer/AdvNoSound.htm)
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This one gives you the times:
http://www.solat.net/
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Islam is the name of a religion; members of the Islamic religion are called Muslims, not islams. They pray for whatever they want to pray for.
people n the era OF hazrat Mohammad PBUH used count stones to remember which surah they have read how many times..means holding two stones means they read surah 2 times if holding three means they read it three times...old people can use these prayer beads just to remeber the no of surrahs other wise Holy prophet PBUH said to count then on fingres
For the most part we recite the 99 Beautiful names of Allah.
it's used to count sura'h and dua'us or words that you might have to say a certain number of times.
You don't wear them but you keep it in your pocket so you can use it to say zihkr. It is neither a bracelet or a necklace.
These "prayer beads" are not required, they just making counting easier while they say Tasbeeh
Many people count the number of times they recite a particular verse or prayer and the preyer beads are used to keep that count. Also if you use them and pray the amount of times on the necklace you have prayed enough for the day.
a mosque
Hindus use incense sticks, candles and rosary beads.
The mats that the Muslims use for worship are called prayer mats. In the Islamic culture, the name for the prayer mat is sajjada.
Muslims use mosques for the majority of their religious practices, including prayer.
All Anglican Prayer Beads or Anglican Rosaries contain a cross but some also have a crucifix.A crucifix (from Latin cruci fixus meaning "(one) fixed to a cross") is a three-dimensional cross with a representation of Jesus' body, the "corpus" nailed to the cross.Usually known as the "Anglican rosary," or sometimes "Christian prayer beads," or "ecumenical prayer beads," Anglican prayer beads are a loop of strung beads which Anglicans and other Christians use as a focus for prayer. Anglican prayer beads were developed in the mid-1980s by Episcopalians participating in a study group dealing with methods of prayer.Anglican prayer bead sets consist of thirty-three beads divided into groups. There are four groups of seven beads with additional single beads separating the groups. The number thirty-three signifies the number of years that Christ lived on the Earth, while the number seven signifies wholeness or completion in the faith, the days of creation and the number four signifies the seasons of the Church year.
Muslims use specialized compasses for locating the direction of Kabatullah (the Ka'aba in Mecca) at the time of offering Namaaz (Prayer/Supplication).
It is just to let you know the counting.Most of us tend to be in utopia as it becomes a mechanical routine for some.
Malas are prayer beads Buddhist practitioners use. They're used like rosaries in Catholicism, to count prayers.
hold them while you pray, after each deity, or prayer you recite, you move one bead through your hand. The beads are used to count how many recites you have done. Usually there are 108 beads, the extra 8 are for mistakes or miss counts that could have of happened. Sorry for bad English, hope this was answer you were looking for! Take care.
There is no requirement for Buddhists to wear beads. Some Buddhists use beads in a similar way way as Catholics use rosaries to keep track of the number of repetitions of mantras that they have said. Many buddhists use prayer beads (or malas) as a means of counting mantras, the chanting of the name Buddha, or the names of important Boddhisvattas -- which is often done in meditation. Today beads are mostly worn as an emblem of belief and dedication to Buddhism.
To perform prayer, Muslims must first perform wudu, or ablution. This requires clean water, though if no water is available, tayummum can be done instead.After this, a clean place is needed to pray. A prayer rug helps provide this, though this is optional.And of course, Muslims must have the heart-felt intention to pray.