Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 5
S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book 5 ﻳ و ﺑﺎﻟﻐﻴﺐ ﻳَََُُُِِِْْْْﺆﻣﻨﻮن رزﻗﻨﻬﻢ ممﺎ و ﻠﻮة ا ََََََُُِّّْْْْٰٰﻘﻴﻤﻮن َِۙﻟﺼ َُُِْْﻳﻨﻔﻘﻮن This is a perfect Book; there is no doubt in it; it is a guidance for the righteous, Who believe in the unseen and observe Prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them; (2:3-4) Prayer or S al a t , helps us to get rid of sins; inclines us more and more towards God and goodly things and so gradually purifies us. But this is not the end. Prayer does much more than this. It brings man closer to his Creator. The worshipper tries to imitate God in His most excellent attributes and is constantly transformed from a lowly and worldly person to a highly noble and sublime servant of God. The Holy Quran mentions this distinctive quality of S al a t by saying: و اﻟﻜﺘﺐ ﻦ اﻟﻴﻚ او� ﻣﺎ َََِِِْْٰاﺗﻞ َََُُُِِْْۤﻣ َِاﻗِﻢ ﻠﻮة ا ان ؕ ﻠﻮة ا ََََّّٰٰ ﻟﺼ َِّﻟﺼ ﻠﻢ اﻪﻠﻟ و ؕ اﻛرب اﻪﻠﻟ ﻟﺬ ﺮ و ؕ ﺮ ا و اﻟﻔﺤﺸﺂء ﻦ �َُْ َََََُُُِّّْْٰٰﻳَﻌ ﻛ ملﻨﻜ َََََُِِِِْْْْْٰﻋ َﺗﻨ ﻌﻮن ََُْﻣﺎ ََْﺗﺼﻨ Recite that which has been revealed to thee of the Book, and observe Prayer. Surely, Prayer restrains one from indecency and manifest evil, and remembrance of Allah indeed is the greatest virtue. And Allah knows what you do. (29:46) Prayer is indeed a sure and well-tried prescription