Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

Intro to Pillar 2: Prayer

Prayer: a means of getting closer to God. Sh. Abdullah Oduro introduces the second pillar of Islam, prayer, and its importance in reciting God’s speech (the Qur’an). In turn, it is also our opportunity to speak to God. This week’s episodes will focus on the five daily prayers and the who, what, when, where and why of them.

Sh. Abdullah Oduro

Sh. Abdullah Oduro

Fellow, Head of Convert Resources | Abdullah Oduro is a first generation Ghanian native that converted to Islam in 1997. He graduated from the College of Islamic Law from the University of AlMadinah in 2007. He conducts public speeches, sermons, lectures, and workshops around the US on Islamic Law, self-improvement, and convert life. He is currently the Imam at the Islamic Center of Coppell and Lewisville in Dallas, TX. He resides in Dallas, TX with his wife and four children.

Having recently joined Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research as a Scholar, Shaykh Abdullah leads a team providing unique and comprehensive resources for new Muslim converts and institutional convert care.