"what shall i say of their prayer? for they pray with such concentration and devotion that i was astonished when i was able to see it personally and observe it with my own eyes.” (riccold de monte in the year 1228). the origin of the art of prayer in all abrahamic religions is to glorify god and the same goes for islam. the "al salat" is the most widely used word to mean institutionalized prayer and is one of the oldest forms of prayer in islam. islamic prayer, traditions, and ideals had influence from these abrahamic religions. the time of origination of salah came from the muslim prophet muhammad (the messenger of god) in a cave as he began to worship allah (god). it is believed that through this act of worship mohammad interacted with the abrahamic prophet moses. now these "prayers" come in the form of recitations of the quran and poems written by prophets of the faith.