In the name of Allah, 1 the Gracious, the Merciful. Indeed all praises and thanks are due to Him. We humbly seek His help, His forgiveness and His guidance. We seek refuge with Him from the evil in ourselves as well as the sins we commit. No one can lead astray the one whom Allah guides and no one can guide the one whom Allah has left astray. I bear witness that there is no divine being other than Allah and that everything besides him is His creation which is subject to His All-Encompassing Almighty will for them. It is not for any of His creations to be worshipped as He is the only One worthy of worship. And I bear witness that Muhammad son of Abdullah was His final messenger sent to live and teach mankind the peak of utopian humanity grounded in a strong deeply personal relationship with their Creator based on love, gratitude, and devout loyalty. My very existence is in indebted to my beloved Lord and Master who guided me after I had been living in darkness and confusion fooled by the illusion of the material world. In retrospect reflecting upon my acceptance of Islam, I remember the internal change all started by reading a translation of the Holy Qur’an. As my inherent faith in God began to flourish with the help of a comprehensive doctrine, my belief system was slowly being fixed through reading the Qur’an. But I can truly say that my outward character as well as my feeling of closeness with God did not strengthen until I began praying the 5 daily prayers and the optional prayers which come with them. Since that time, I have read many books about Islamic purity and prayer. In hindsight, I wish there would have been a better clearer book for me to read that would give me a simple but comprehensive approach to learning the prayer. The goal of this book is to give a thorough introduction to build a strong foundation for the daily prayers based on only authentic texts and how our scholars understand them. The goal of this book is to give the reader a solid foundation for the second pillar of Islam. Even though it is an introduction, I did mention some differences among the schools of Islamic Jurisprudence. This is to foster tolerance towards other opinions. The general principle in one’s individual worship is to take the safer opinion which is clearer from the Qur’an and Sunnah, although one may adopt the opinion of the scholar they habitually follow. I pray that by this introduction that Muslims may build a strong daily relationship with their Creator. 1 Arabic for «The God». It is referring to the One Creator who sent Prophets among mankind that they may teach them His message. The word Allah is used by Muslims of all languages as well as by Christian and Jewish Arabs. 4 Difference between Prayer and Supplication First of all we must distinguish between Prayer (Salah) and Supplication (Du’aa) in Islam. Most Non-Muslims don’t see a difference between the two. The Prayer is an obligation for Muslims five times a day. It consists of a series of movements, remembrances and supplications and must be done in accordance to the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (May the P eace and B lessings of Allah be U pon H im). 2 Book author :