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[0] SALAT [1] Five obligatory prayers at the time and in the way taught by Muhammad [2] Obedience to God�s command to worship; Regular purification during each day [3] Physical act and spiritual act joined; healthful exercise and mental relaxation [4] --Self-dsicipline and self-renewal woven into life pattern --Opportunity to seek forgiveness and ask God for help [6] --Establishment of masjids (mosques) everywhere groups of Muslims went; architecture, decoration and sacred art --need to set prayer times led to study of astronomy, math, geography to set prayer times and direction--rise of colleges & universities for science and religion [5] 
--Binds society together in regular worship and contact -- Established regular pattern to daily and weekly social life
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