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HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

directed towards the observance of our Creator's
commandments. The believer who stands in the Presence of
Allah ready to perform the prayer establishes a powerful

spiritual bond with our Lord. One verse describes how the
prayer reminds a person of Allah and prevents him from all
forms of wickedness:
Recite what has been revealed to you of the Book and
perform prayer. Prayer precludes indecency and
wrongdoing. And remembrance of Allah is greater still.
Allah knows what you do. (Surat al-'Ankabut: 45)

The prayer has been made obligatory for all believers,
from the prophets on down. All the prophets sent to
mankind throughout the course of history have preached
this observance, made obligatory by Allah, and have been
role models for all believers throughout their lives by
performing that obligation in the finest and truest manner
possible. In those terms, the prayer is a form of active
preaching communicated by the prophets to their peoples.
The Qur'an contains several verses regarding the
prophets being commanded to perform the prayer, the
scrupulous way they performed and maintained it, and the
way they passed that command on to their own societies.

Some of these verses read:
- For the Prophet Abraham (pbuh):
"My Lord! Make me and my descendants people who
perform prayer. My Lord! Accept my prayer." (Surah
Ibrahim: 40)

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