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niyyah
Sign in to savethumb|Muslims prepare for Salat by spreading a Prayer rug|prayer mat. Niyyah (Arabic: نِيَّةٌ, variously transliterated niyyah, niyya , "intention") is an Islamic concept: the intention in one's heart to do an act for the sake of God (Allah).
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thumb|Muslims prepare for Salat by spreading a Prayer rug|prayer mat. Niyyah (Arabic: نِيَّةٌ, variously transliterated niyyah, niyya , "intention") is an Islamic concept: the intention in one's heart to do an act for the sake of God (Allah).
The general Islamic principle of niyyah is laid out in Chapter 33 (Al-Ahzab) of the Quran in Ayat (Verse) 5: