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During regular prayers (salah) five times a day, praising and
glorifying Allah at certain times are obligatory acts. A believ-
er does not arrange Allah’s commandments in order of
importance according to his own understanding. He does not
consider praying to be more important than glorifying Allah,
or fasting more important than giving alms. He obeys all of

Allah’s commands to the letter.
In the Qur’an, Allah reveals that He created man only to
worship Him, and it is one of the most important duties of a
Muslim to glorify Allah in the way He instructs. Glorifying
Allah and praising Him at the same time during morning and
afternoon prayers are particularly emphasized in the verses.

BEING HUMBLE TOWARD BELIEVERS
AND A DETERRENT TOWARD
UNBELIEVERS

Being modest and humble is an attitude praised in the
Qur’an, and a Muslim who is humble inspires affection and
trust to the hearts of other believers. In its true sense, mod-
esty is an awareness that one owes all his good qualities to
Allah and that there is none worthy of worship but Him. No
matter how good-looking, successful, wealthy, intelligent or
strong a believer may be, he knows that these are all blessings
granted by Allah, that they are actually a trial for him, and that
each one of them are opportunities to earn His good plea-
sure. Therefore, he cannot grow arrogant. This characteristic
manifests itself in respect and humbleness towards other
believers, who are endowed with noble souls. In the Qur’an,