Salat: One-on-One with Allah!

[husenqays]

Asalaam aleikum.Brothers and sisters,It is not easy to be true witnesses to our Faith in Allah and Islam. Practice of Islam takes time and effort.

We all have many chores and different tasks to do. Adults must work. Children must go to school and learn new lessons. It takes a lot of thought and energy.

The trouble is that when we become "busy" like this and concentrate on our everyday tasks from morning till night, we are likely to forget Allah! And it is when we forget Allah and His guidance that we are likely to disobey Him.

That is why we need to be trained and disciplined so that we are able to follow His guidance in every situation. This is the purpose of Salat (Prayer or Namaz), the second pillar of Islam! Salat has been designed to help us remember Allah. It brings us closer to Him.

When we begin Salat, we set aside everything else in our lives. We stand before Him. We recite from His Book which contains His guidance for us. We bow and kneel before Him. We talk to Him. We thank Him and praise Him. We pray to Him and ask for His help.

Without Salat there can be no Islam! If we were to give up offering Salat, we would no longer be proper Muslims. We would become like those who reject Islam. If we destroy the pillar of Salat, we are likely to destroy the entire building of Islam!

Following are 9 benefits of Salat:
It keeps us on the Right Path.
It reminds us that we are the servants (Abd) of Allah.
It makes us God-fearing and makes us ashamed and afraid of doing something He dislikes.
It helps us build a good character, to develop a sound personality and to lead a disciplined life.
It makes us responsible people.
It makes us clean and healthy.
It makes us sincere Muslims and kind to all human beings.
It makes us happy and thankful!
If you haven`t been praying Salat regularly, you don`t know what you are missing!
Asalaam aleikum

[The Arabman]

husenqays, welcome back, sir. This is a very enlightening topic, highlighting the paramountcy of Salat. Shukran.

[Gogarad]

Great thread...Jazak allah khyr & thanks for sharing!

[simplicity-]

jazakallahu khairan