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mand his people to perform prayer and give the alms
and he was pleasing to his Lord. (Surah Maryam: 54-55)
- For the Prophet Musa (as):
I am Allah. There is no Deity but Me, so worship Me and
perform prayer to remember Me. (Surah Ta Ha: 14)
The blessed Maryam, a role model for female believers,
was also commanded to perform the prayer:

Maryam, obey your Lord and prostrate and bow with
those who bow. (Surah Al ‘Imran: 43)

The Prophet ‘Isa (as) also received that same command-
ment from Allah:
He said, “I am the servant of Allah, He has given me the
Book and made me a Prophet. He has made me blessed
wherever I am and directed me to perform prayer and
give the alms as long as I live.” (Surah Maryam: 30-31)

63. At what times has the prayer been made
obligatory?

The times of this obligatory observance have been stip-
ulated for believers in the Qur’an. The relevant verse reads:
When you have finished prayer remember Allah stand-
ing, sitting and lying on your sides. When you are safe
again perform the prayer in the normal way. The prayer
is prescribed for the believers at specific times. (Surat
an-Nisa’: 103)
There are five timings for the prayer; “morning,” “noon,”
“afternoon,” “evening” and “night.” These are clearly set out
in several verses in the Qur’an, one of which reads:

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