صلو (ṣ-l-w)
The root ص ل و carries meanings of prayer, blessing, and supplication. صَلَّى (ṣallā, Form II) means he prayed, or he invoked blessings. صَلَاة (ṣalāh) is the ritual prayer, the second pillar of Islam; Lane notes it literally means supplication or invocation, and was applied specifically to the Islamic obligatory prayer. When attributed to God, […]