what do you understand by kneeling and bowing five times
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Former president Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam used the line 'Kneeling and bowing five times' in his poem 'Mother.' The use of this line shows that the poet's mother was a devoted muslim.
According to Muslim tradition, 'Kneeling and bowing five times' means offering prayers to Allah or 'namaz' five times a day.
According to Wikipedia, 'Salah ("prayer", صلاة; pl. صلوات ṣalawāt; also salat), Sembahyang (Javanese: ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦲꦾꦁ), or Namāz (Persian: نَماز) in some languages, is one of the Five Pillars in the faith of Islam and an obligatory religious duty for every Muslim . It is a physical, mental, and spiritual act of worship that is observed five times every day at prescribed times. When they do this, they must face Mecca. In this ritual, the worshiper starts standing, bows, prostrates themself, and concludes while sitting on the ground.[1] During each posture, the worshiper recites or reads certain verses, phrases and prayers. The word salah is commonly translated as "prayer" or "communication to Allah". Muslims use the words "dua" or "supplication" when referring to the common definition of prayers which is "reverent petitions made to God".'
"The given phrase is found in the poem named “My mother” written by "A.P.J. Abdul Kalam".
The complete phrase says that "My mother you transformed into pious strength with kneeling and bowing five times for the grace of almighty only".
Kneeling and bowing five times represents the method of praying which is used by the people who follow the religion of Islam. As Kalam's mother is a follower of Islam she used to pray for five times by kneeling and bowing in front of god for his blessings."