social reality of “praying” [salat]in iran: re-reding of “praying” studies and researches

to praise and worship the god is an essential part of abrahamic religions (e.g., judaism, christianity, and islam); but in islam, this religious practice, in form of praying (salat) is a cornerstone of muslims everyday life. in spite of religious importance of praying and the emphasize of islamic jurisprudence (fiqhe) on it, in real sphere of muslims life, especially in iran as a islamic country, cultural treatment and social confrontation toward praying seems to be a social problem. from the point of view, there are many questions that invite us to find the answers to them: what is the origin of socio-cultural of praying challenges and its mechanisms as well as its outcomes for religious life in contemporary iran? in this article, we used a “sociological framework on religious life” as well as “secondary analysis method” for responding to the questions. the findings of the study show that there are “spiritual gap”, “social cleavages” and” social polarity” between “praying belief- behavior”, and also among the “social groups narrative on praying”. in this respect, the importance of new social spaces like mosque, family, school and media and its effects on praying, especially among youth generation is very vital.