Why Should We Pray

The bounty, which has been bestowed to us byselves and adore your Lord, and do good, that you
Almighty Allah, is our Muslim Identity. Our ultimatemay prosper."
shield is the authentic and sacred book of Holy(Surah Al Haj:77)
Quran; an illuminating guide which remains pure till theToday, life is governed by success, time and money.
end of time.If only we could see the investment that manifolds
Is there anyone other than Allah who nurtures,each time, we bow down to our creator or else
consoles, and meets your every need? Who forgivesforget that too in the lust of this worldly life. Our
and overlooks your faults? Who carries you throughreflection and remembrance of Him adds surplus to
your hard times and dilutes or even averts your trialour eternal credit. Not only do we add wealth upon
on your mere asking? Who grants you wisdom, rightswealth, but also we physically unwind from the
of expression, freedom of speech and freedom ofturmoil's of the day, and energize our body.
explore? Indeed, non other than Allah, who hasRemember that we should not only remember Allah
created us and has given us the title of Ashrafulin our hard times, but in our good times as well. We
Makhlukaat. Then, should we not bow down andshould balance our life.
express our respect and gratitude towards Him? OrWe all know that the time is running and we have
is it only these lower creations that bear an ingrainedmany responsibilities to fulfill, but we should
etiquette to say Thank you?remember Allah in every second of our life. We must
Out of the five pillars of Islam we find that the wordmake time to nurture and feed our soul. We must
Salat is the most frequently mentioned of the five.revitalize our inner selves, and establish that intimacy
The word Salat is mentioned a total of 67 times inwith our Creator.
the Quran. The Salat provides the nourishmentQuran says,
needed by our souls and is a sure method of"O you believe! Seek (Allah's) help with patience,
attaining righteousness and nearness to our Creator.perseverance and prayer."
We all must pray because He has created us. He is(Surah Al Baqarah:153)
the only one, to whom all our prayer should be, andOur Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said,
He is the one, to whom, we should bestow."The one who is regular and steadfast in observing
Quran says,his 5 daily prayers shall be with the truthful and
"O you who believe! Bow down and prostrate yourmartyrs on the day of judgement.