A 12-Step Plan For Finding The Right Place To Pray (Other Than A Parking Lot)

For Muslims, finding a place to pray 5 times a day is difficult. But we found a solution that's better than a dressing room, here's a road map towards more peaceful, easy prayer.

1. Now this is a beautiful place to pray...

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And oh how we wish we could pray here every day.

2. But when we're not in Mecca, there are several beautiful alternatives.

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Like this beautiful Military Area Memorial Chapel in Australia.

3. Or a Prayer Room in one of Japan’s Muslim Friendly Airports

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International airports in Japan have opened new prayer rooms as well offering halal food for Muslims, amid a wider plan to make Japanese ports more Muslim friendly.

4. But sometimes, these chapels are few and far between...so we pray ANYWHERE!

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5. We pray in the snow...

(Someone should tell the snowmen to look down while they pray...just sayin...)

6. We pray underwater...

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(No masjids here that we know of!)

7. We pray in hospital lobbies...even while we're hooked upto IVs

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mashAllah

8. But let's face it, praying anywhere isn't always easy...

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(a Palestinian boy praying with Israeli soldiers behind him)

9. There's nothing like beautiful, peaceful, quiet prayer

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10. That's why we're building a new app, Musallah

Musallah helps you find prayer spots in affiliated restaurants, office buildings, churches, synagogues and shops.

11. Where before, New Yorkers could only choose from these masjids to pray in Manhattan...

(map of Manhattan mosques)

12. ...but now, with Musallah, there'd be prayer spots in every corner of the island!

Using affiliated restaurants, office buildings, churches, synagogues and shops.

13. And you didn't think you'd get through this article without seeing one cat did you? ;)

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