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- The Prophet Ishmael (pbuh) that "He used to enjoin up-
on his people worship (to do salat) and almsgiving (zakat)
and his Lord was pleased with him." (Surah Maryam: 55)
- The Prophets Isaac (pbuh) and Jacob (pbuh) that Allah
"enjoined on them prayer (salat) and charity (zakat) and they
worshipped none but Ourself." (Surat al-Anbiya': 73)
- The Prophet Moses (pbuh) and his brother Aaron (pbuh)

that Allah revealed His will to them, saying "... make your
houses places of worship and conduct prayers (establish
salat)…" (Surah Yunus: 87)
- The Prophet Jesus (pbuh) that he said: "He [Allah] has
made me blessed wherever I go, and directed me to be stead-
fast in prayer (salat) and give alms (zakat) to the poor as long
as I shall live." (Surah Maryam: 31)
- The Prophet Luqman (pbuh) that he addressed his son
thus: "My son, be steadfast in prayer (salat) and forbid what
is wrong…" (Surah Luqman: 17) and "My son, serve no other
deity besides Allah, for idolatry is a terrible wrong." (Surah
Luqman: 13)

- Mary (pbuh) that Allah commanded her thus: "Mary,
obey your Lord, prostrate yourself and bow down with the 17
worshippers." (Surah Al 'Imran: 43)
These are examples of a few fundamental ways of wor-
shipping and tenets of faith, and they can be further extended
since essentially the same righteous religion was revealed to all
prophets. The basic and immutable features of this righteous
religion are repeated in the following verse:

They were ordered to worship only Allah, making their re-
ligion sincerely His as people of pure, natural belief, and to
attend to their prayers (salat) and give alms (zakat)—that is
surely the correct religion. (Surat al-Bayyina: 5)

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