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surahs and supplications unanimously agreed by the Ahl al-
Sunnah should be recited in the prayer. Performing the prayer
in the proper manner is a great opportunity for wholehearted-
ly praising our Lord. Indeed, in one verse Allah states the
prayer is to be performed in remembrance of Him:
I am Allah. There is no Deity but Me, so worship Me and
perform prayer to remember Me. (Surah Ta Ha: 14)

65. What does a person who starts living by
religious morality have to change about
himself?

In addition to obeying Allah’s orders and performing the
rites of worship, the most important change a person who
starts living by religious morality should make is adopt a life
built on good morals by always following his conscience.
Everyone will have the character and way of life he adopted
before becoming acquainted with religion. However, when he
starts living by religious morality, he must perpetuate his good
character traits for the approval of Allah, and immediately
abandon those that do not meet the standards of the Qur’an,
or remould them in line with the morals of the Qur’an. True
believers will not have different world views, life styles or
viewpoints. The only criterion for them is the Qur’an and the
sunnah, and the only models to be followed are the Prophet
Muhammad (saas), the prophets and righteous believers
whom Allah gives as examples in the Qur’an.