Quran Alone Salat Guide
A step-by-step guide to Salat drawn only from the Qur'an — wudu, recitation, positions, times, and remembrance after prayer.
"Establish the Salat for My remembrance."
1. 🧼 Make Wudu (Ablution)
Before performing Salat, purify yourself as instructed:
"O you who believe! When you rise for prayer, wash your faces and your hands to the elbows, and wipe your heads and wipe your feet to the ankles…"
- Wash your face
- Wash your hands up to the elbows
- Wipe your head
- Wipe your feet up to the ankles
2. 📖 Recite the Qur'an in Your Salat
"So recite what is easy for you of the Qur'an."
"And recite the Qur'an in measured rhythmic tones."
"…And do not recite [too] loudly in your prayer or [too] quietly but seek a way in between."
Your Salat should include reciting verses from the Qur'an, reflecting on them with humility and focus. Allah did not specify a fixed Surah, giving us freedom to choose what is easy and meaningful for us.
3. 🧎 Prayer Positions
The Qur'an confirms three main physical movements:
- Standing (Qiyam) — "…stand for Allah devoutly." (2:238)
- Bowing (Ruku) — "…bow with those who bow down…" (3:43)
- Prostration (sajadu) — "…when they have prostrated…" (4:102)
These are the core positions of Salat, and you are free in how many times you perform each — Allah, in His mercy, did not prescribe a strict number of repetitions.
4. 🕰️ When to Offer Salat
The Qur'an mentions specific times throughout the day:
- Fajr (Dawn) a little after first light 🌄 — "…before the DAWN prayer." (24:58)
- Wusta (Middle prayer — sunset / like orange sun 🌇) — "Guard strictly the prayers and [in particular] the MIDDLE prayer…" (2:238)
- Isha (Evening/Twilight) 🌃 — "…at the approach of NIGHT…" (11:114)
These 3 times are clearly mentioned. You may add more based on personal devotion (as in 17:79, Tahajjud prayer), but these are the minimum obligatory windows.
5. 🤲 What to Do After Salat
"And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, and lying on your sides…"
After your Salat, engage in dhikr for a while (remembrance of Allah):
- Make du'a (supplication) in your own words
- Reflect silently
- Continue remembering Allah throughout your day
"And this is My path, which is straight. So follow it."
Surah 6:153
More reflections
Allah commands us to hold firmly to the rope of Allah and not become divided. Yet today Islam is fractured into countless sects. What does the Quran really say about Sunni, Shia, and division?
The Quran alone is clear. Allah — not the Messenger — is the One who explains, details, and makes the verses plain.
The Quran alone is the Book in which there is no doubt — a guidance for the pious. Why should we follow only what Allah revealed and reject man-made narrations?