pray 5 times a day

I was just reading my old entries. I haven’t posted anything new though much has been going on with this goal mashallah! I am happy to report as of February the 16th, I have successfully completed part 2 of pre-salat, which involved 7 days of wudu straight with no interuptions. I choose exactly 1 week because if I could do this then I could keep going with salat.

I am happy to say that I fulfilled pre-salat part 1 and ready for pre-salat part 2. Part 2 is on wudu. Though part 2 will be in the next few days because as I done research I came across a discrepency between Sunni & Shia Muslims in how they believe wudu should be done. Well I’m still believing like a Sunni and proud of it though I don’t hate any Shias as they are comfortable with their belief. In the next few days I have to find out more information so that I can make wudu perfect as perscribe by the Prophet sal la lahu aleyhi wa sallem.

I am not sure…
BUT…
I may up my goal of pre-salat from 30 days to 15 days. The 23 of December will be the start of the first prayer to keep going with it no exceptions. I would like to believe this will happen so I am aiming for this as my goal.

I have done pre-salat 5 days straight. The first day was the worst but it wasn’t really that bad after that day. I thought it would be harder. I have noticed that I don’t want to go back to my ‘non-Islamic ways’. January 6, 2009 will be my last day that I will have completed my ‘pre-salat’ and yes I will continue it after 30 days but this goal will be completed. It just means that I will add in the first prayer and will pray that for 30 days before adding the second etc. Right now I am so proud of myself for even have gotten this far.

One of the ways I can be a better Muslim is to do what I call a “pre-salat”. A pre-salat is the steps one has to take to do his or her salat. As an former Christian born and raised in western value I had no idea Muslims performed a pre-salat till I talked with a Muslim in the earlier years of 2000. Then later on I realized this is a part of Islam. Well though I have accepted Islam July 2004, it’s only now that I am really getting into and truly believing in Islam and Allah. So salat is one thing I want to get serious with. If I don’t succeed in salat right away I will force myself to make the pre-salat a habit for good. The hereafter. I will post my progress of both salat and pre-salat. My short term goal is pre-salat. My long term goal is salat. This is my aim!

solat tiang agama.. I am proud to be muslim, so I pray 5 times a day..

Oh God. Only He know how slothful I am. But I had to thank Him for being the One and Only comfort for me at times.

And for not making me pull the trigger

Since I am done with my classes making time for daily prayers is sooo much easier. YAY!