AQA GCSE Religious Studies A · 8062
Paper 1
Revise: SalahA rak'ah is a unit of prayer containing recitations and a sequence of postures. Salah includes repeated rak'ahs, so worship involves the body as well as the mind and voice.
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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
A unit of salah consisting of recitations and a sequence of movements, including standing, bowing and prostration.
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Paper 1
Revise: SalahA rak'ah is a unit of prayer containing recitations and a sequence of postures. Salah includes repeated rak'ahs, so worship involves the body as well as the mind and voice.
Paper 3
A unit of Salah containing prescribed recitations and movements, including standing, bowing and prostration.
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Salah follows prescribed recitations and movements, organised into units called rak’ahs. It is therefore different from simply speaking an informal request to Allah.