Page 37 - Prayer in the Qur'an

VERBAL PRAYER

AND PRAYER

IN ACTION

A A s well as verbal prayer, Allah expects His servants to

demonstrate how important they consider a prayer
that asks for something to be, by their endeavor. This
endeavor is called "prayer in action."
Prayer in action expresses one's exhausting all means to attain a
desired end. In order to take the university exams, for instance, one
needs to fill in the related forms, take courses and study. All these
actions are prayers in action. Meanwhile, asking for success from
Allah while accomplishing all these is also a prayer. The prayer in
action is a basic act of worship that must be performed together with
verbal prayer. Another example that clarifies verbal prayer and
prayer in action is repentance. Asking for repentance and forgive-
ness for a sin is a verbal prayer. However, one's responsibility does
not end here: one who prays to Allah to protect him from evil must

also make some effort in this regard, and employ his will-power in
situations where he has to choose between right and wrong. That is,