Page 11 - Prayer in the Qur'an

FOREWORD

A A re you close enough to Allah, the One Who created
you and placed you in this world, endowing you
with wisdom and a body? When was the last time
you prayed to Him? Do you plead to Allah only when you are in
trouble, or do you always keep your mind occupied with His re-
membrance?
Are you aware that Allah is very close to you, that He knows

everything you think about or whisper? Do you think of Him as
your Lord, just as He is the Lord of all people? Or that He is your
most intimate friend and provider and that you should ask for any-
thing from Him?
Whatever your answer to these questions , you will benefit from
reading this book, for it seeks to explain how close Allah is to His
servants and the kind of prayer He asks from them. Allah stresses
the importance of prayer with the verse, "... Say: 'What has My Lord
to do with you if you do not call on Him?'" (Surat al-Furqan: 77).

Our Prophet (saas) also reminded Muslims of prayer with the words
"There is nothing more dear to Allah than a servant praying to Him."
(Tirmidhi) There are no limits to praying to Allah and drawing close