The My Salat Mat has been designed so parents can be the first people in their children’s lives to introduce them to the Muslim prayer (salah) - a pillar of Islam.

The My Salat Mat is intended to be a fun learning tool for parents to use to guide their children. The way that children use it will vary according to their age and their ability, and the main thing is to encourage them and to praise and reward them for attempting to do their salah.

My Salah Mat comes with an activity book that further helps in introducing salah in a fun, easy and interactive way, and the points below are guidelines and suggestions on how to make the most out of the My Salat Mat with your child.

Show your child how to sit correctly in the julus position, but don’t be too strict about it

Show them how to do sujood in the proper position

Encourage your child to practice and memorise the surahs, especially Surah Fatihah

Show them how to do the positions of the prayer in order by letting them imitate you. At this age you should be able to place the My Salat Mat next to you so that they can copy without disturbing your own salah

Introduce your child to the adhan before the salah and show them some videos of minarets and the adhan on Youtube

Start teaching your child wudhu by letting them see you do it from time to time

Get the My Salat Mat
out more often and tell them how grown up they are 4-5 year olds. At this ages the children should be able to memorise surahs, be able to clearly follow the positions.

Encourage your child to pray alongside you and alone

Encourage them to learn every surah and dua contained in My Salat Mat and reward them once they have done so

Gift them a ‘grown up’ normal prayer mat to use as well

Explain why we pray and how the revelation to pray was sent down to Prophet Muhammed (SAWS)