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Question: What is a minimum number of salats per day based on mathematical analysis?
Two or three!
Note:
This analysis is made based on the
keyword "the middle the salat (الصَّلوٰةِ الوُسطىٰ)", which is contested by many as not a name of salat in the Quran!
The word and the spelling of each parameter used is based on written text by Rashad Khalifa ...
https://submission.org/QIOn-line calculator determine arabic gv:
https://www.abjadcalc.comThe gematrical value for alone hamza "ء" is 1, equal to gv for alif "ا" AND The gematrical value of "ة" is 5 (These gv values normally used by Rashad Khalifa).
(A)
The number of salats in verse 2:2382:238 You shall consistently observe the Contact Prayers, especially the middle prayer (الصَّلوٰةِ الوُسطىٰ), and devote yourselves totally to God (Rashad Khalifa translation)
(حٰفِظوا عَلَى الصَّلَوٰتِ وَالصَّلوٰةِ الوُسطىٰ وَقوموا لِلَّهِ قٰنِتينَ)
Add-up digit of verse 2:238
2:238 --> 2+2+3+8 =
15(Case 1) ... three salats
Total gv for "salat al-Fajr" (صَلوٰةِ الفَجرِ) = 445
Total gv for "salat al-Isha" (صَلوٰةِ العِشاءِ) = 534
Total gv for "al-salat al-Wustha" (الصَّلوٰةِ الوُسطىٰ) = 278
445+534+278 = 1257
1257 --> 1+2+5+7 =
15(Indication: Since the add-up digit of total gv for three selected salats equal to add-up digit for verse 2:238, we can assume that there are three intrinsic salats in verse 2:238)
(Case 2) ... two salats without "al-salat al-Wustha"
Total gv for "salat al-Fajr" (صَلوٰةِ الفَجرِ) = 445
Total gv for "salat al-Isha" (صَلوٰةِ العِشاءِ) = 534
445+534 = 979
979 --> 9+7+9 = 25 (
Not a digit of 15)
(Indication: Since the add-up digit of total gv for two selected salats not of the digit
15, we can assume that the intrinsic salats in verse 2:238 is not count of two)
(Case 3) ... Total gv for phrase "حٰفِظوا عَلَى الصَّلَوٰتِ" of verse 2:238
2:238
You shall consistently observe the Contact Prayers, especially the middle prayer (الصَّلوٰةِ الوُسطىٰ), and devote yourselves totally to God (Rashad Khalifa translation)
(
حٰفِظوا عَلَى الصَّلَوٰتِ وَالصَّلوٰةِ الوُسطىٰ وَقوموا لِلَّهِ قٰنِتينَ)
Total gv for phrase (
حٰفِظوا عَلَى الصَّلَوٰتِ) = 1662
1662 --> 1+6+6+2 =
15(Indication: Since the add-up digit of phrase "
حٰفِظوا عَلَى الصَّلَوٰتِ" equal to digit of
15, we can conclude that the number of salats (الصَّلَوٰتِ) in this phrase is three i.e. salat al-Fajr, al-salat al-Wustha and salat al-Isha)
(B) The salat meant by the first phrase of verse 17:78
17:78
You shall observe the Prayer when the sun declines from its highest point at noon as it moves towards sunset. You shall also observe (the recitation of) the Quran at dawn. (Reciting) the Quran at dawn is witnessed (Rashad Khalifa translation)
(
أَقِمِ الصَّلوٰةَ لِدُلوكِ الشَّمسِ إِلىٰ غَسَقِ الَّيلِ وَقُرءانَ الفَجرِ إِنَّ قُرءانَ الفَجرِ كانَ مَشهودًا)
Total gv for phrase (
أَقِمِ الصَّلوٰةَ لِدُلوكِ الشَّمسِ إِلىٰ غَسَقِ الَّيلِ) = 2096
2096 --> 2+0+9+6 =
17Total gv for "the-salat the-Wustha" (الصَّلوٰةِ الوُسطىٰ) = 278
278 --> 2+7+8 =
17(Indication: The phrase of "
أَقِمِ الصَّلوٰةَ لِدُلوكِ الشَّمسِ إِلىٰ غَسَقِ الَّيلِ" is referring to "the-salat the- Wustha")
(C) The word the middle "الوسطى" in verse 2:238
2:238 You shall consistently observe the Contact Prayers, especially the middle (الوسطى) prayer, and devote yourselves totally to God (Rashad Khalifa translation)
Total gv for "the middle" (الوسطى) = 116
116 --> 1+1+6 =
8Total gv for "the noon" (الظهيرة) =1151
1151 -->1+1+5+1 =
8(Indication: The word "the middle الوسطى" is inter-related to the word "the noon الظهيرة")
The findings:
(1) Based on the above analysis, the minimum number of salats in verse 2:238 is three
NOT two i.e. salat al-Fajr, al-salat al-Wustha and salat al-Isha
(2) The middle salat's time is stipulated by phrase "أَقِمِ الصَّلوٰةَ لِدُلوكِ الشَّمسِ إِلىٰ غَسَقِ الَّيلِ" of verse 17:78 as the word "الوسطى" itself is inter-related to time of "the noon (الظهيرة)"
Just my brief/quick analysis
Maybe right, maybe wrong!
Thank you.