Katz, Marion Holmes,  1967- <br/><br/>
Prayer in Islamic thought and practice  [electronic resource] / 
Marion Holmes Katz. 
 - Cambridge ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  2013. 
 - ix, 243 p. 
 - Themes in Islamic history ;  6 .
 - Themes in Islamic history ;  6. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Canonical prayer (salat) and supplication (dua'): development and rules -- Salat: conditions and components -- Supplication: dua' -- Valid prayer and ideal prayer -- Intent (niya) -- Reverence (khushu') and concentration (hudur al-qalb) -- The cultivation of emotion -- Ethical transformation -- Interpretive models: what is salat, and what does it do? -- The model of the royal audience -- Prayer as communication -- Salat as an exercise in self-discipline -- Salat as a reflection of the cosmos -- Modern developments -- The community at prayer: congregational prayer, prayer leadership (imama), and the boundaries of the religious community -- Friday prayers -- Leadership in prayer (imama) -- Prayer behind a leader of another legal school -- Knowledge of prayer and its distribution in the community -- Failure to pray -- Modern developments -- Women and prayer -- Women's prayer leadership (imama) and placement within the congregation -- Women's mosque access -- Knowledge and mastery of prayer. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781107347595 (electronic bk.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Prayer--Islam.<br/>Salat.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP178  / .K35 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>297.3/822