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And among the desert arabs there are some who recitation at dawn. The dawn recitation is cer-
believe in Allah and the Last Day and regard tainly witnessed. (17:78)
what they give as something which will bring And stay awake for prayer during part of the
them nearer to Allah and to the prayers of the night as a supererogatory action for yourself. It
Messenger. It does indeed bring them near. Allah may well be that your Lord will raise you to a
will admit them into His mercy. Allah is Ever- Praiseworthy Station. (17:79)
Forgiving, Most Merciful. (9:99) Say: ‘Call on Allah or call on the All-Merciful,
Take charity from their wealth to purify and whichever you call upon, the Most Beautiful
cleanse them and pray for them. Your prayers Names are His.’ Do not be too loud in your
bring relief to them. Allah is All-Hearing, All- prayer or too quiet in it, but try to find a way be-
Knowing. (9:103) tween the two. (17:110)
We revealed to Musa and his brother: ‘Settle your (‘Isa said,) ‘He has made me blessed wherever I
people in houses in Egypt and make your houses am and directed me to perform prayer and give
places of worship and perform prayer and give the alms as long as I live.’ (19:31)
good news to the believers.’ (10:87) He used to command his people to perform
They said, ‘Shu‘ayb, do your prayers instruct you prayer and give the alms and he was pleasing to
that we should abandon what our fathers wor- his Lord. (19:55)
shipped or stop doing whatever we want to with An evil generation succeeded them who neg-
our wealth? You are clearly the forbearing, the lected the prayer and followed their appetites.
rightly-guided!’ (11:87) They will plunge into the Valley of Evil. (19:59)
Perform prayer at each end of the day and in the (Allah said,) ‘I am Allah. There is no god but Me,
first part of the night. Good actions eradicate bad so worship Me and perform prayer to remember
actions. This is a reminder for people who pay Me.’ (20:14)
heed. (11:114) Instruct your family to perform prayer, and be
Those who are steadfast in seeking the face of constant in it. We do not ask you for provision.
their Lord, and perform prayer and give from the We provide for you. And the outcome rests on
provision We have given them, secretly and doing your duty. (20:132)
openly, and stave off evil with good, it is they We made them leaders, guiding by Our com-
who will have the Ultimate Abode. (13:22) mand, and revealed to them how to do good ac-
Tell My servants who believe that they should tions and perform prayer and give the alms, and
perform prayer and give from what We have pro- they worshipped Us. (21:73)
vided for them, secretly and openly, before a Day ... Give good news to the humble-hearted, whose
arrives on which there will be no trading and no hearts quake at the mention of Allah, and who are
friendship. (14:31) steadfast in the face of all that happens to them,
(Ibrahim said,) ‘Our Lord! I have settled some of those who perform prayer and give of what We
my offspring by Your Sacred House in an unculti- have provided for them. (22:34-35)
vated valley. Our Lord! Let them perform prayer! ... Allah will certainly help those who help
Make the hearts of mankind incline towards Him–Allah is All-Strong, Almighty–those who, if
them and provide them with fruits, so that hope- We establish them firmly on the earth, will per-
fully they will be thankful.’ (14:37) form prayer and give the alms, and command
(Ibrahim said,) ‘My Lord! Make me and my de- what is right and forbid what is wrong. The end re-
scendants people who perform prayer. My Lord! sult of all affairs is with Allah. (22:40-41)
Accept my prayer.’ (14:40) Strive for Allah with the striving due to Him. He
Man prays for evil just as he prays for good. Man has selected you and not placed any constraint
is prone to be impetuous. (17:11) upon you in the religion–the religion of your fore-
Perform prayer from the time the sun declines father Ibrahim. He named you Muslims before
until the darkening of the night, and also the and also in this, so that the Messenger could be
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