Page 14 - Prayer in the Qur'an

12 PRAYER IN THE QUR'AN

All people, without exception, are in need of prayer. It is only
flawed thinking to assume that a poor person trying to survive
under harsh living conditions needs prayer more than a well-off
person. It is erroneous to think that someone who has attained
everything he or she desired does not need prayer, for such a con-
viction limits the meaning of prayer to satisfaction of worldly de-

sires. Believers pray both for their life in this world and the next.
Prayer is accompanied by putting one's trust in Allah, for which rea-
son a person who prays acquires the consciousness that the Creator
and Judge of the universe is in charge of the events they encounter,
whether minor or significant. Awareness that all the methods to
cope with or prevent a problem rests with Allah, the All-Mighty, and
thus putting one's trust in Him and praying to Him alone, instills a
sense of relief and security in a believer.