# Salat is a ritual passed down by Abraham

Abraham was the first person to be taught how to perform the Salat. Before Abraham, none of God's messengers mentioned Salat in the Quran.

> \[21:73] We made them imams who guided in accordance with our commandments, <mark style="color:red;">**and we taught them how to work righteousness, and how to observe the Contact Prayers (Salat)**</mark> and the obligatory charity (Zakat). To us, they were devoted worshipers.
>
> &#x20;وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا <mark style="color:red;">**وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَإِقَامَ الصَّلَاةِ**</mark> وَإِيتَاءَ الزَّكَاةِ وَكَانُوا لَنَا عَابِدِينَ

One of the words in the Quran for religious rituals or rites is the word Nasik ( نَاسِكَ ). This word is often used in conjunction with Abraham and the rituals he passed down (2:128, 2:196, 2:200, 6:162, 22:34, 22:67).

For instance, Abraham made the following prayer after establishing the Sacred Masjid as a focal point for the people and a place for prayer. As we saw in 21:73, God taught Abraham how to perform the Salat in response to this prayer. This indicates that Salat is a ritualistic worship practice.

> \[2:128] “Our Lord, make us submitters to You, and from our descendants let there be a community of submitters to You. <mark style="color:red;">**Teach us the rites of our religion**</mark>, and redeem us. You are the Redeemer, Most Merciful.
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> &#x20;رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُسْلِمَةً لَكَ **وَأَرِنَا** **مَنَاسِكَنَا** وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ

> \[22:67] <mark style="color:red;">**For each congregation, we have decreed a set of rites that they must uphold.**</mark> Therefore, they should not dispute with you. You shall continue to invite everyone to your Lord. Most assuredly, you are on the right path.
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> <mark style="color:red;">**لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنْسَكًا هُمْ نَاسِكُوهُ**</mark> فَلَا يُنَازِعُنَّكَ فِي الْأَمْرِ وَادْعُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ إِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ هُدًى مُسْتَقِيمٍ

| لِكُلِّ        | For every                 | likulli      |
| -------------- | ------------------------- | ------------ |
| أُمَّةٍ        | congregation              | ummatin      |
| جَعَلْنَا      | we made / appointed       | jaʿalnā      |
| **مَنْسَكًا**  | **a ritual / rite,**      | **mansakan** |
| هُمْ           | they                      | hum          |
| **نَاسِكُوهُ** | **\[they] performed it.** | **nāsikūhu** |


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