Home›Sources›Prayer in Islamic Thought and PracticeSourcesPrayer in Islamic Thought and PracticeCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Prayer in Islamic Thought and Practice." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/prayer-in-islamic-thought-and-practice.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Prayer in Islamic Thought and Practice. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/prayer-in-islamic-thought-and-practiceCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-prayer-in-islamic-thought-and-practice, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Prayer in Islamic Thought and Practice}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/prayer-in-islamic-thought-and-practice}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXMarion Holmes Katz built this study from the textual basis of salat, the Islamic ritual prayer, tracing its historical development against the classical legal and devotional literature rather than describing only how it is practiced today. That grounding in the textual record across history, not just contemporary observation, is its real basis. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with her specific readings. It is a strong source for the history, theology and practice of Islamic prayer specifically. Its focus is narrow and deep rather than a general reference on Islam, so a broader claim about Islam beyond ritual prayer needs a different, more general source.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (464 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A scholarly study from an academic press tracing the textual basis and historical development of salat, the Islamic ritual prayer, against the classical legal and devotional literature.NotesWell-attestedScholarly study of salat, the Islamic ritual prayer, covering its textual basis, historical development and lived practice across the Islamic tradition. Use for facts about the history, theology and practice of Islamic prayer; not a general reference on Islam beyond this subject.CitationAuthorWell-attestedMarion Holmes KatzPublisherWell-attestedCambridge University PressPublication YearWell-attested2013URLWell-attestedhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/books/prayer-in-islamic-thought-and-practice/9FB872FC43DFBDE0E3A4FCA91CA3F0A6Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monographClaims Backed By This Source (464 claims)This source backs 464 claims across the atlas. As facts: 277 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 134 holds, 1 rejected Here, 9 held Differently. Plus 42 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSchools of Religious Law, 122 claims: 107 holds, 1 rejected Here, 9 held Differently, 5 general references.Practices, 104 claims: 93 well-attested, 11 general references.Prayers, 81 claims: 61 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 6 holds, 13 general references.Articles, 59 claims: 59 well-attested.Mantras, 36 claims: 24 well-attested, 8 holds, 4 general references.Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 26 claims: 19 well-attested, 5 holds, 2 general references.Rituals, 16 claims: 11 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Religious Roles & Titles, 5 claims: 3 holds, 2 general references.Creeds & Confessions, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Denominations, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.Numbers, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested277ArticlesA Balance of Two WorldsA Call Revealed, According to Tradition, in a DreamA Formula Recited as Personal Practice, Not a Prescribed CountA Model for Praying for the Wider CommunityA Prayer for Anyone in DistressA Prophet Praying Beyond HimselfA Quiet Supplication Without a Fixed OccasionA Reluctant Prophet Asks for Help SpeakingA Summary Read Many WaysA Verse Cited More Than RecitedA Wing Lowered in HumilityAll Praise Belongs to GodChosen for His Voice, Not His BirthEight or Twenty, and How It Came to BeFive Words Addressed to a Prophet Already TaughtFour Kinds of Harm, One RefugeFrom a Private Prayer to an AppFrom Personal Vigil to Living DisciplineGlorifying GodGuidance That Can Still Be LostHere I Am, O GodInvoked Before Speaking, Not Only Before ConfrontationIts Distinct Shape and the Joining of PrayersObligatory, Necessary, or Strongly RecommendedOrganising a Month of Nightly PrayerPrayer That Outlasts the ParentRecited Aloud, and Its Standing in LawRecited at the Edge of the PilgrimageRecited at the Edges of the DayRulers Calling the Prayer, Then and NowSeeking ForgivenessSeeking the Better of Two CoursesStanding the Night in PrayerThe Afternoon Prayer, and the Middle PrayerThe Call from the MinaretThe Call to Stand for PrayerThe Friday Congregation and Its VariantsThe Gateway to the Night VigilThe Night PrayerThe Nights of RamadanThe Prayer After the Sun TurnsThe Prayer at First LightThe Prayer at SunsetThe Prayer for RainThe Prayer That Makes the Night OddThe Quran's Closing Words in Daily UseThe Sound of the HajjThe Standing SupplicationThe Surah Every Prayer RequiresThe Testimony Within the PrayerShowing 1 to 50 of 93 entities carrying this claim. NextScholarly debate1PrayersQunutHolds134Creeds & ConfessionsThe ShahadaDenominationsSunniHymns & Liturgical TextsAdhanIqamaMantrasIstighfarTahmidTakbirTasbihPrayersAl-FatihaQunutTalbiyahTashahhudReligious Roles & TitlesImamMuezzinRitualsSalat (Daily Prayer)Salat al-JanazahSchools of Religious LawHanafi SchoolHanbali SchoolJafari SchoolMaliki SchoolShafii SchoolRejected Here1Schools of Religious LawJafari SchoolHeld Differently9Schools of Religious LawHanafi SchoolJafari SchoolShafii SchoolGeneral References42Creeds & ConfessionsThe ShahadaDenominationsSunniHymns & Liturgical TextsAdhanIqamaMantrasIstighfarTahmidTakbirTasbihNumbers17PracticesAsrDhuhrFajrIshaIstikharaIstisqaMaghribQiyam al-LaylTahajjudTarawihWitrPrayersAl-FatihaPrayer for KnowledgePrayer for ParentsPrayer for Steadfast HeartsPrayer of Abraham for ForgivenessPrayer of JonahPrayer of Moses for EaseQunutRabbana AtinaSurat al-FalaqSurat al-NasTalbiyahTashahhudReligious Roles & TitlesImamMuezzinRitualsSalat (Daily Prayer)Salat al-JanazahSchools of Religious LawHanafi SchoolHanbali SchoolJafari SchoolMaliki SchoolShafii SchoolComments (0)No comments yet. 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