Ma`rifat

Abstract Education is the basis of human happiness and salvation to the extent that even the happiness of societies and nations depends on the type of education of its people. Religious education is one of the important areas of human education, the most important part of which is religious education. Among the acts of worship, prayer is of great importance. Using a descriptive- analytical and qualitative method, this paper seeks to present the principles and methods of prayer education for children between the ages of seven and fourteen. Totally, seven principles and seventeen methods of prayer training were obtained, which are: The principle of creating and strengthening vision, the principle of creating and strengthening orientation, the principle of strengthening love for God, the principle of dignity, the principle of moderation, the principle of continuity and the principle of facilitation. Also, the obtained prayer training methods are: The method of teaching prayer, the method of teaching the effects and blessings of prayer, the method of creating a correct picture of prayer, the method of artistry, the method of observation, the method of role modeling, the method of creating spiritual atmosphere, the method of choosing suitable friends, the method of connecting children with religious places, the method of reminding God's blessings, the method affection, encouragement method, assignment method as much as possible, repetition and indoctrination method, habituation method, duty-making method and gradual method.