2021-10-25T09:35:00-08:00
What is the meaning of prayer in the Qur’an?!
The truth is that we wanted to postpone talking about prayer until the end of all the hadiths… because we believe that talking about prayer needs to separate other topics before it, and also because we believed that prayer is a topic that has a personal impact and does not have a collective impact, unlike it. The other topics we talked about (the Book, Al-Masjid Al Haram, and other issues) have a collective impact, and this collective impact made us focus on them a lot.
But this question is being asked directly by many, after studying the topics of Al-Masjid Al Haram, the book, and history, especially among those who have become certain of the fact that Mecca is a Dirar Mosque.
The truth is that this question is asked by many people is normal, because if there is a satanic project that has been able to change the qiblah of Muslims and create a new mosque for them to be a new qiblah for them, and has been able to deceive Muslims, then what is preventing them from believing that this project has also been able to change the way Muslims pray, and create a new prayer for them.
This is the entrance from which many ask this question.
Therefore…we decided to talk about the topic of prayer.
In the beginning……responsibility makes us say that we do not have a final satisfactory answer to the issue, but our conversation is in order to create a correct basis and logical proposals from which we can start to understand and contemplate the meaning of prayer in a greater and deeper way, in order to reach the correct meaning of prayer.
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Is the prayer of Muslims today correct, that is, is it the same prayer that Allah means in the Qur’an?!
We can, with a very high probability, realize that the current number of prayers (five prayers) is incorrect, by contemplating the Qur’an, as the revelation always addresses the Messenger and the people about only three times for prayer.
The speech of revelation does not talk about the names of all prayers except for two names for only two prayers, which are the dawn prayer and the evening prayer, but the speech talks about a middle prayer.
If there are two prayers, dawn and evening, and there is a middle prayer, then it is certain that it is a prayer between dawn and evening.
■ (Which ones are those who have believed in You? These are the ones whom Your right hands have possessed among you and those who have not spoken out.) The dream about you is a third of the time before the dawn prayer and when you put on your clothes at noon and after the noon prayer. “Isha” is a third of the punishments for you. There is no sin upon you, nor upon them. How much On some matters. Thus, Allah makes clear to you the signs, and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.)
– The speech talks about three private parts associated with prayer
– Two prayers (Fajr – Evening)… explicitly and directly
– Noon prayer… inexplicitly
■(Guard the last prayer and the middle prayer, and stand firm before Allah.)
– He talks about odd-numbered prayers
– If there are three prayers, there is a middle prayer.
■ (Establish the prayer from the setting of the sun until dusk of the night and the dawn recitation. Indeed, the dawn recitation is witnessed.) a)
– He talks about three times (the setting of the sun, the dusk of the night, and the dawn)
■ (And perform the prayer at the two ends of the day, and depart from the night. Indeed, good deeds take away the evil ones. As a reminder for those who remember)
– He talks about three times… (the two ends of the day, near the night).
Is the method of prayer correct?
The truth… We cannot find a final answer to this question, by contemplating the Qur’an and reading reality. It may be true or it may be different, but we cannot decide the matter definitively yet.
If we wanted to divide the prayer, we would find that it has two things:
– Practical movement (kneeling, prostration, reassurance, standing, salutation)
– Frequent phrases (Quran – praise – witness – peace)
We may agree with some that a Muslim’s repetition of the texts of the Tashahhud in prayer is incorrect, but we cannot decide on the issue of bowing and prostration. Although it is mentioned in the speech of the Qur’an.
But we believe that an answer can be reached by researching three things:
– The Quran
– reality
– Another model
■■■ The Qur’an ■■■
– Practical movement
There is no complete detail of the matter in the Qur’an, as there is no explicit and clear text detailing the subject of the method of prayer, and perhaps due to our lack of reflection so far, even though the Qur’an mentions bowing and prostration.
(Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those with him are harsh against the disbelievers, merciful among them. You will see them kneeling and prostrating. You will receive the bounty of Allah and the satisfaction of Allah and their marks on their faces from the effect of prostration. You will be like them just now. He and their likeness in the Enjil are like a seed that brings forth its shoots and grows it, and it grows thick and reaches its stems. He marvels at the farmers, that He provokes them to anger. The disbelievers. Allah has promised forgiveness and a great reward to those who believe and do righteous deeds among them.)
(And when We made the House a place of rest for the people, and provided us with security, and they took a place of worship for them, and made a covenant with them… Ibrahim and Ismail, “Purify My House for those who circumambulate and those who seclude themselves and those who kneel and prostrate.”
[Surat Al-Baqarah 125]
(Maryam, have faith in your Allah, and prostrate yourself and kneel with the Allah, kneeling.)
[Surat Al Imran 43]
(And with us, for the sake of this place, that you do not associate anything with anything, and purify yourself for the lattayifin and the right side of the prostration and the prostration )
[Surat Al-Hajj 26]
(And those who spend the night before their Allah prostrate and stand)
[Surat Al-Furqan 64]
– Phrases that are repeated
There is no complete detail of the matter in the Qur’an, as there is no explicit and clear text detailing the subject of what is mentioned at the time of prayer, and perhaps this is due to our lack of contemplation until now.
But the truth is…the speech talks about (recitation, remembrance, praise, and praise)
(Establish the prayer from the setting of the sun until dusk of the night and the recitation of the dawn recitation. Indeed, the recitation of the dawn recitation is witnessed.)
– Two reciters at the time of dawn prayer
(He said, “My Allah, make for me a sign.” He said, “Your sign is that you will not speak to people for three days except in tokens.” And remember your Allah often. Glory be to You in the evening and in the morning.) (So he came out to his people from the sanctuary and revealed to them, “Glorify You in the morning.” And in the evening)
– Praise is linked…to prayer times (evening and early hours).
(So be patient over what they say, and glorify You with the praise of your Allah before the rising of the sun and before its setting, and because of the evil of Allah. And the ends of the day, perhaps you will be satisfied.)
– Praise is linked…to prayer times
Before sunrise (dawn)… Prayer and praise
Before sunset (maghrib)… Prayer and praise
Night time (Al-Ashi)… Prayer and praise
(And remember your Allah within yourself, humbly and in fear, and without speaking loudly in the mornings and the evenings, and do not be of Indeed, those who are with your Allah are not too arrogant to worship Him, but glorify Him and prostrate to Him.)
(So glorify You with the praise of your Allah, and be of those who prostrate, and worship your Allah until He gives you certainty.)
– Praise is associated with the movement of prayer (prostration).
(In houses which Allah has permitted to be raised, and His name is remembered therein. Therein He is glorified in the mornings and the evenings.)
– Praise is linked to prayer times (morning and afternoon).
(Only he believes in Our signs who, when they are reminded of them, fall down in prostration and glorify You with the praise of their Allah, and they are not discouraged. rona)
– Praise is linked…to the movement of prayer (prostration).
(O you, those who have believed, remember Allah often, and glorify Him morning and evening. It is He who And He sends blessings upon you and His angels, that He may bring you out from darkness into light, and He is merciful to the believers.)
– Dhikr and glorification are linked…to prayer times (morning and evening).
(So be patient. Indeed, Allah’s promise is true, and ask forgiveness for your sin and glorify you with the praise of your Allah in the evening and the early morning.)
– Praise and praise are linked to prayer times (evening and early hours).
(So be patient over what they say, and glorify You with the praise of your Allah before the rising of the sun and before it sets, and from the night, glorify Him and The end of prostration) (And be patient for the judgment of your Allah, for indeed you are under Our eyes. And glorify you with the praise of your Allah when you rise. And from the night, glorify And He is the one who turns away from the stars.)
– Praise and praise are linked…to prayer times
(Indeed, for you during the day is a long glorification, and remember the name of your Allah, and seek Allah with complete devotion.)
– Praise and remembrance are linked…to prayer times
(And mention the name of your Allah morning and evening, and at night, prostrate to Him and glorify Him for a long time.)
– Dhikr and glorification are linked…to prayer times
finally
It can be understood…. that the Qur’an means that you recite the Qur’an in your prayers
It can be understood…. that dhikr means that you mention the name of Allah often in your prayers.
But how can praise and praise be understood?
Is it saying (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him).
■■■ Reality ■■■
⚫ Practical movement
When observing the method of prayer among Muslims according to their different sects, we will find that it is somewhat almost the same. It is true that there are those who see differences in it, but we see that these differences are details and not the essence of the matter of prayer as a general phenomenon.
This may indicate that there is general agreement in the method of prayer, but there are details that differ.
For example
Sunnis… join their hands in prayer and bow their heads
Shiites…they fold their hands in prayer and greet with their palms
It is true that we see them as details, but the question really is:
Why did they differ in performing prayer?!
We believe that the sectarian situation is a project that was created for Muslims, and this project needed to show distinction and difference even in the method of prayer, but the creation of differences between the sects was not fundamental, but rather formal in details.
This makes us ask a question:
What fundamental obstacle existed to the project that was able to create this sect among Muslims, to create radically different prayers between Islamic sects to increase the difference between Muslims?!
This is an important question
The truth is that this question is one of the reasons why we do not discuss the issue of the method of prayer, along with another point.
what is the point ?
The truth is that contemplating the phenomenon of prayer…somewhat makes us believe that there is a possibility of difficulty in changing the method of prayer among Muslims, as there may be an increase in its number and timing, but the method is not, because it is a deep and sacred personal ritual, and the personal ritual Practicality is inherited.
This is a possibility
Also….we believe that prayer is not a modern phenomenon among Muslims as many believe.
In other words… It was not the Messenger of Mecca who taught the Muslim to pray, but rather it is present to mankind through the Messenger of Mecca.
In other words… Prayer is an ancient phenomenon for man, and a ritual linked to the existence of a relationship between man and those beyond this world. It seems to be a very ancient thing and not something that man does not know, and it was discovered by the Messenger of Mecca whose story is in the printer’s books.
The Qur’an speaks clearly about praying with all the prophets
(Our Allah, I have made some of your descendants dwell in a valley devoid of cultivation near Your House of Muharram. Our Allah, let them establish the prayer suddenly.) May the most useful of people guide you to them and provide them with fruits so that they may be grateful.) (Praise be to Allah He who gave me in my old age Ismail and Ishak. Indeed, my Allah is the Hearer of supplications. My Allah, grant me the Establishment of righteousness. Wow And from your descendants, our Allah, and accept your supplications. Our Allah, forgive me even if it is with me and for the believers. And when will the reckoning be established?)
Ibrahim was performing prayer
(And mention was mentioned in the Book: Ismail: Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger, a prophet, and he was the most important in command. He was devoted to prayer and zakat, and he was well-pleased with his Allah.)
And Ismail was leading the prayer
(He said, “Indeed, I am a servant of Allah. He gave me the book and made me a prophet, and made me blessed wherever I am, and enjoined upon me the prayer and zakat as long as I live)
[Surat Maryam 30-31]
And Issa was performing prayer
(Indeed, I am Allah. There is no Allah but Me, so worship Me and establish prayer in remembrance of Me.)
And Musa was performing prayer
Therefore, it is not possible for a personal ritual to be changed suddenly, unless the change takes place in small quantities and over long, gradual stages, until the method of prayer is lost…on the possibility that it is not this.
The matter requires further reading of reality and searching for a new angle from which a final answer can be reached.
But the truth is that there is talk in the Qur’an about wasting prayer
(Or are you the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed blessings, of the prophets, of the descendants of Adam, and of those whom We carried with Nouh, and of the descendants of Abi See them and make them easy, and of those whom We have guided and chosen. When the verses of the Most Gracious are recited to them, they will fall down. They prostrated and wept. Then after them came a successor who neglected the prayer and followed lusts. So they will strengthen them forever)
The Qur’an says that there are those who lost prayer, after the prophets, and this loss of prayer makes us inquire about the reason.
There is a great possibility that the Qur’an does not talk about people wasting prayers in their places on earth, but rather it talks about wasting prayers at Al-Bayt Al-Haram or at the mosques of Allah.
As some know, there are those who prevented Muslims from performing prayers at Al-Masjid Al Haram, after a new mosque was built for them, and they transferred the Muslims to that new place, so they began to make pilgrimages to it and perform prayers in it.
It seems to us that the story of prayer and the emphasis on it from the speech are linked to prayer at Al-Masjid Al Haram.
For example
Ibrahim’s call linked Al-Bayt Al-Haram to prayer
{Our Allah, indeed I have made some of your descendants dwell in a valley devoid of cultivation near Your House of Muharram. Our Allah, may He establish the prayer suddenly. May the most useful of men guide you to them and provide them with fruits so that they may be grateful.}
The revelation to Musa linked homes to prayer
(And We revealed to Musa and his brother that you should seek refuge for your people in the homes of your people, and make your homes a qiblah, and I will establish And give good tidings to the believers)
Therefore, the matter cannot be separated… The possibility is great that the prayer that is meant here is the prayer from Al-Bayt Al-Haram, so perhaps it is the same as the current prayer, but at Al-Masjid Al Haram.
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What is prayer?!
In the beginning…we are surprised by the Muslim who reads the Qur’an and reads the speech of the Qur’an and there is a hadith about praying with the prophets, but he believes that their prayer is different from the prayer that the Messenger of Mecca brought………he believes that The prophets came with different religions and different prayers, and even if he believes that it is one prayer, he believes that prayer is a ritual brought by the Messenger of Mecca.
The truth is that it is easy for a Muslim to realize that the concept of prayer is not a modern phenomenon for a Muslim that came to him from the story of Mecca, but rather an ancient and profound phenomenon, because of its mention in the speech of the Qur’an with all the prophets.
Because mentioning the word prayer with the prophets is supposed to make the Muslim realize that prayer is a very ancient and very deep ritual among people since ancient times.
It is assumed that this very ancient age of prayer will make the Muslim realize that he is facing a ritual linked to human nature.
how ?!
The truth… I have certainty that Islam was the religion of all people on earth, or it is the innate nature of people on earth, and this great spread of Islam throughout the earth is nothing but the spread of the first innate nature.
But there is a project that came out of Europe that wrote a new history for the people on earth, through which it was able to create a new time for Islam that will come after religions of its own making…. This project was able to prevent the people on earth from realizing that the inhabitants of America were Muslims through the trick of discovering a new land. So he gave him the legitimacy to exchange that entire land.
Therefore, when the speech in the Qur’an talks about prayer, it is talking about a ritual that is related to the human being….. and the speech in the Qur’an does not talk about a school duty from a teacher, and any student who does not perform the duty will be punished.
how ?
The speech talks about a ritual that humans need, linked to human nature.
in another meaning
The speech talks about a ritual just like sleep, which is necessary for a person, and he needs it in order to obtain a benefit, and when a person does not sleep, a defect occurs in his composition.
And this is the true concept of prayer… a necessary ritual for a person, and a person needs it in order to obtain a benefit, and when a person does not perform prayer, it will cause the person problems in his constitution.
It is not the concept of a homework assignment from Allah. You must perform it, and if you do not perform it, Allah will punish you… as the project tried to implant in the mind of the Muslim.
Prayer…a need and necessity…linked to human nature.
This innate ritual… has benefits, just like the ritual of Hajj that is performed at Al-Masjid Al Haram, because the speech talks about the benefits of Hajj and prayer at Al-Bayt Al-Haram, and these benefits are similar to the meaning of the benefits that come from a person performing sleep, or in other words. Benefits related to the formation of man and his creation.
(This is for you. And whoever honors you with the poetry of Allah, it is from the piety of hearts. There is benefit for you in it until an appointed time.) Then its place is until the ancient night.)
And in order for the sinner to bring the discourse closer to you the true meaning of prayer related to nature, he gives you examples with the rest of Allah’s creation, and that it has the same rituals that you perform, but you just do not understand them.
how ?!
In the Qur’an, he always talks about animals in proverbs, as if he brings the idea closer to us, as he gives them as proverbs for people, and the speech says that they are nations like yours… meaning, they are creatures like ours, they have an innate nature and they do the same work that we have, they have rituals like ours. But it is different according to His creation, which is different from other creatures.
(And We have given the people in this Qur’an every example, but most of the people refused, except in disbelief.) (And there is no living creature in it.) earth and no bird that flies with its wings except nations like you.)
But the speech always talks about creatures in the context of talking about prayer and praise…. And the speech was concerned with bringing the true meaning of prayer and praise to people closer, that is, it was concerned with prayer and praise because of their importance.
As we know, a person does not understand the meaning, except by giving a similar proverb until you can understand the meaning.
As the proverb “Pip’s Spectator” says, a person watching a chess game sees the correct moves more clearly than the player.
Therefore, the speech presents a model before us so that we can understand the meaning well.
how ?
(The seven heavens and the earth and whoever is in them glorify Him. And there is not a thing that does not glorify His praise, but you do not understand. May Allah bless them
(Have you not seen that Allah is glorified by whoever is in the heavens and the earth and the birds in rows, all of whom know His prayer? And Allah is All-Knowing of what they do.)
Notice…how the speech says that every creature has its own prayers and praises… If every creature has its own prayers and praises, then it is natural that man is part of the creatures and has his own prayers and praises.
The truth is…we have seen a scientific material about a rabbit-like rodent that performs strange behavior every day and at a specific and specific time such as a year, and no one to this day understands the reasons and meaning of this daily and annual behavior at all.
A very strange, unnatural behavior… When an animal eats, it understands the meaning of this behavior, and similarly, an animal sleeps and understands the meaning of sleep, but the meanings of this behavior are not understood.
That behavior that that animal does, it does and no one wants to prevent it from that behavior, and if you go to it and try to prevent it from that state by changing its place or position, you will find it quickly returns to its same behavior.
It is certain that this behavior is not specific to that animal, but rather exists in all animals, and every animal has a different behavior from the other animal, but we do not understand it.
Isn’t this the meaning of the revelation’s speech: {Have you not seen that whoever is in the heavens and the earth and the birds glorify Him in clear ranks, each of whom knows his prayer and his glorification; Allah is All-Knowing of what they do} {but you do not understand their glorification}.
This is the true meaning of prayer, which the speech of the Qur’an wants to convey to you, and not the homework that you are punished for not doing.
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