Page 93 - 24 Hours in the Life of a Muslim

Harun Yahya
Harun Yahya

However, those who do not approach Allah with real enthusi-
asm but for show or out of fear of what other people may think can-
not experience joy in worshipping Allah. When they perform the

prayer, they have no idea that it could bring them closer to Allah.
Their minds are too involved in their daily affairs to remember Allah
and praise Him. In the Qur'an, Allah gives a warning to those who
are neglectful of their prayers:
So woe to those who do the prayer, and are forgetful of their
prayer, those who show off… (Surat al-Ma'un: 4-6)
This means that they delay the prayer outside of its due time or
even don't do it at all. However, although the Surah doesn't refer to
it, intelligent people take warning of being distracted in the prayer.
Distracted people make the mistake of think-
ing that they are doing something for Allah
without fearing Him, thinking about Him
and without sensing His presence or near-
ness. The behaviour that will bring a per-
son nearer to Allah consists of sincerity in
performing prayers, fear of Allah and
obedience and humility before Him.
Some people have a very limited con-
cept of prayer thinking that it is sufficient to

obey a few of Allah's commands in the course of the
day. But according to the Qur'an, worship is not lim-
ited only to religious duties like prayer, fasting, pil-
grimage and giving sadaqah.

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