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witness against you and you could be witnesses and give the alms and are certain of the hereafter.
against all mankind. So perform prayer and give (31:4)
the alms and hold fast to Allah. He is your (Luqman said,) ‘My son, perform prayer and
Protector–the Best Protector, the Best Helper. command what is right and forbid what is wrong
(22:78) and be steadfast in the face of all that happens to
(Believers are) those who are humble in their you. That is certainly the most resolute course to
prayer. (23:2) follow.’ (31:17)
(Believers are) those who safeguard their prayer. Remain in your houses and do not display your
(23:9) beauty as it was previously displayed in the Time
... there are men who proclaim His glory morn- of Ignorance. Perform prayer and give the alms
ing and evening, not distracted by trade or com- and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah desires
merce from the remembrance of Allah and the to remove all impurity from you, People of the
performance of prayer and the giving of the alms; House, and to purify you completely. (33:33)
fearing a day when all hearts and eyes will be in No burden-bearer can bear another’s burden. If
turmoil. (24:36-37) someone weighed down calls for help to bear his
Do you not see that everyone in the heavens and load, none of it will be borne for him, even by his
earth glorifies Allah, as do the birds with their next of kin. You can only warn those who fear
outspread wings? Each one knows its prayer and their Lord in the Unseen and perform prayer.
glorification. Allah knows what they do. (24:41) Whoever is purified, is purified for himself alone.
Perform prayer and give the alms and obey the Allah is your final destination. (35:18)
Messenger so that hopefully mercy will be Those who recite the Book of Allah and perform
shown to you. (24:56) prayer and give of what We have provided for
You who believe! Those you own as slaves and them, secretly and openly, hope for a transaction
those of you who have not yet reached puberty which will not prove profitless. (35:29)
should ask your permission to enter at three When We grant blessing to a man, he turns away
times: before the Dawn Prayer, when you have and draws aside but when any evil touches him,
undressed at noon, and after the Prayer of he is full of endless prayers! (41:51)
Night–three times of nakedness for you. There is (What is with Allah is better for) those who re-
nothing wrong for you or them at other times in spond to their Lord and perform prayer, and
moving around among yourselves from one to manage their affairs by mutual consultation and
another. In this way Allah makes the Signs clear give of what We have provided for them. (42:38)
to you. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (24:58) Are you afraid to give gifts of charity before your
It is guidance and good news for the believers, private consultation? If you do not and Allah
those who perform prayer and give the alms and turns to you, at least perform prayer and give the
are certain about the hereafter. (27:2-3) alms, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah is
Recite what has been revealed to you of the Book aware of what you do. (58:13)
and perform prayer. Prayer precludes indecency You who believe! When you are called to prayer
and wrongdoing. And remembrance of Allah is on the Day of Friday, hasten to the remembrance
greater still. Allah knows what you do. (29:45) of Allah and abandon trade. That is better for you
So set your face firmly towards the Religion, as a if you only knew. (62:9)
pure natural believer, Allah’s natural pattern on Then when the prayer is finished spread through
which He made mankind. There is no changing the earth and seek Allah’s bounty and remember
Allah’s creation. That is the true Religion–but Allah much so that hopefully you will be suc-
most people do not know it–turning towards cessful. (62:10)
Him. Have fear of Him and perform prayer. Do Truly man was created headstrong–desperate
not be among the idolaters. (30:30-31) when bad things happen, begrudging when good
(The good-doers are) those who perform prayer things come–except for those who perform
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