Is salat or namaz is a form of yoga or meditation ?

[omar30]

there is an article about Islamic prayer and its relationship to yoga.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3705686/

the question is does this Islamic prayer enough to get me to enlightenment?  

I have experienced some god awakenings after performing a lot of this form of prayer like 2 hours every day.

after like 3 weeks you will experience joyful and happy feelings it's like it doesn't matter if you died or not from the extraordinary peace you experience.

but sadly it doesn't last for 15 min. after this I became bored and ego backlash starts. 

also, you must read most of the Quran during your prayer.

[Gesundheit2]

All paths lead to God.

Try various methods and practices, and see which ones work best for you.

[omar30]

@Gesundheit2 can I do it in bed?

[itachi uchiha]

Islamic prayer is not done for getting into mystical states and getting bliss etc.it is done for afterlife .islam is not bakti yoga.so if u want enlightment do meditation

[Gesundheit2]

2 hours ago, omar30 said:

@Gesundheit2 can I do it in bed?

Of course, just make sure there's enough fresh air in your room. I personally prefer outside in nature.

There's also the Wim Hof method, it can be as powerful.

Good luck.

[omar30]

@itachi uchiha

how do you know have you tried it?

I am talking from direct experience here.

I don't care about what most Muslims believe.

[itachi uchiha]

@omar30 salat and namaz is done not to raise consciousness.it is done for after life.maybe  it will give u peace if u think it will give u peace.unmodified oldschooled sunni islamic practices are all done for the after life.new age modified islam maybe a form of bhakti yoga.so if u are intrested in after life then persue sunni islam.its unchanged and is exactly as prophet muhammed passed down to first men.

If u want bliss,increase consciousness and other things then persue meditation.al

I am born into deeply relegious islamic  family

Edited October 10, 2021 by itachi uchiha

[omar30]

@itachi uchiha so the prophet was wasting his time doing prayer that doesn't increase consciousness.

you don't understand how prayer works. 

if you want to understand it and see the benefits of it you should be doing Dhikr, reading the Quran.

then go to the prayer at this level of mindfulness, if you are not conscious enough then prayer is a waste of time, that is what most people do wasting their time doing prayer because they must do it or they will go to HELL stage blue thinking.