1. Make wudu - got into the bathroom and clean yourself for prayers
2. Put on something nice that makes you feel good and happy
3. Face toward the qiblah (direction of Makkah)
4. Say "Allahu Akbar!" (Allah is Greater - than anything He created)
5. Place your hands on your chest, right hand over the left hand
6. Begin your prayer - when you come to the words "Ihdinah siratul mustaqiim.." STOP
7. Just for a brief second wait and realize what you just said, "Ihdinah siratul mustaqiim"
8. You just asked Almighty God - "Guide us.."
9. "Guide us to the straight path (that leads to Heaven and Allah)
10. "The path of those who have the biggest FAVOR of Allah (Paradise)"
11. "NOT the path of those who have the WRATH of Allah.."
12. "NOR those who are lost (wandering around trying to make up their own way..."
13. Then continue your salat until the end
14. Remember, every time you pray - stop for a second and think what you are saying
15. Also - know the meaning of the words in Arabic, so you feel it deeper inside your heart

The Names of Allah (Subhannah wa Ta'ala)

{Allahu Laa elaha illa hu}

  للَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُ
Allah! There is no god except He. (Quran 2:255)

 

{Wa lellahi ismaa' al-Husnaa faad 'Uhu bihaa wa tharul-latheena yulHiduuna fee}

وَلِلّهِ الأَسْمَاء الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُواْ الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي

  And to Allah belongs the most beautiful Names, so call on Him by them. And leave those who practice deviation concerning His names. They will be paid back for what they have been doing. (Quran 7:180)

 

{Allahu Laa elaaha illa huwa-lahu lismaa'ul Husnaa}

اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ
Allah! There is no Allah except Him. His are the most beautiful names. (Quran 20:7)

 

{Huwa llahu alKhaaliqul-Baaree'ul Musaweru-lahu al'ismaa'u AlHusnaa! Yusabbi-Hu lahu maa fissamaawaati wal'ardhi wa huwal 'Azizul HaKeem}

هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
He is Allah, the Creator, the Shaper out of nothing, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Quran 59:24)