“Iqāmat al-ṣalāh” means establishing prayer through consistent and proper observance.
The Qur’an states the central obligation in concise language. Practical explanations of the prayer’s organization—including the call to prayer, congregational worship, mosques, and prayer times—come through the Prophet’s instruction and practice. The exact operational form cannot simply be reconstructed from one short Qur’anic expression.
The two elements must be distinguished without setting them in opposition: the foundational obligation expressed by the Qur’an and its legitimate Prophetic clarification. They form one connected structure of religious instruction.