Malawi Muslims Official Website
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Home
  • Religion
  • Business
  • Health
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • World
Contact Us
  • Home
  • Religion
  • Business
  • Health
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • World
No Result
View All Result
Malawi Muslims Official Website
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Religion
  • Business
  • Health
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • World
Home Featured

Why do we pray?

Mauilidi by Mauilidi
12 years ago
in Featured
Reading Time: 5 mins read
A A
0
0
SHARES
19
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Whatsapp

RELATED POSTS

Government Set to Roll Out Worker’s Compensation Fund Administration

Chiefs Urged to End Early Marriages and Gender-Based Violence

Mangochi Islamic Organisations Behind MAM Moonsighting Decision

After a long and hectic day at work, how difficult it is for a tired person to go out to the mosque and concentrate on his prayers to Allah, the Almighty. Snuggled up in a warm and cozy bed, how difficult it is to get up at the call of the Muazzin: “Come to prayer! Come to success!”

The famous doctor and philosopher, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), recalls such a moment in his life. One cold and icy night, he and his slave were resting at an inn in a remote part of Khuraasaan. During the night, he felt thirsty, so he called to his slave to bring him some water. The slave had no desire to leave his warm bed, so he pretended not to hear Ibn Sina’s call. But finally, after repeated calls, he reluctantly got up and went to fetch the water. A little while later, the melodious sound of the azaan (call to prayer) filled the air. Ibn Sina began to think about the person calling the people to prayer. “My slave, Abdullah, he mused, has always respected me and admired me. He seizes any opportunity to lavish praise and affection on me, but tonight he preferred his own comfort to my needs. On the other hand, look at this Persian slave of Allah: He left his warm bed to go out into the chilly night, he made ablution in the icy water of the stream, and then he ascended the high minaret of the mosque to glorify Him Whom he truly serves: “I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad (pbuh) is the Messenger of Allah.” Ibn Sina records: “I learned the essence of true love, that love which results in complete obedience.” The love of Allah demands total and unconditional obedience. Allah, the Almighty says: ( Say [oh, Muhammad!]: “If you love Allah, follow me: Allah will forgive you your sins, for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.) (Quran: 3/31)

Prayer: A Cry of the Inner Soul

His arrogance and pride have often led man to behave as an oppressor and a tyrant. Some men have been carried away by their own self-importance that they have even claimed divinity. Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, was among those who announced: “I am your supreme Lord!” With his sense of greatness and pride, Pharaoh dominated the Israelites and made their lives wretched and miserable.

But is man really as strong and great as his ego tells him? The Holy Quran tells us the reality of man’s nature: (It is Allah Who created you in a state of weakness, then gave you strength after weakness, then after strength, gave you weakness and a hoary head: He creates what He wills, and He is the All-knowing, the All-powerful) (Quran: 30/54)

Weakness in the beginning and weakness in the end: This is the essence of man. He is so weak and helpless at birth that his entire existence depends on his parents and his family. If he were to be abandoned in these first crucial years, he could not survive on his own. He needs a gentle and loving hand, not only in his infancy, but in his childhood and even in his teenage years. As this child enters the years of youth and independence, he begins to take control of his own life. He looks with pride at his strong physique, his handsome features and his many talents. He begins to despise those of less abilities, even scorning his parents, who exhausted their own health to nurture him. He becomes unjust and cruel, using his strength and vigor to dominate others. He thinks he is master, free to act as he wills. But does this youth, these good looks last forever? In only a few decades, he begins to lose his strength…his youth is replaced by old age. Weakness in the beginning, weakness in the end.” The message is clear: The real Master is Allah. He Alone is Mighty, He Alone, is Great. He Alone is never tired, never needs rest, is never dependent upon anyone. Allahu Akbar! – Allah is the Greatest! In our everyday lives, we say a warm thank you for the small acts of kindness which others do for us. So what about thanking Allah, Who, in His infinite Mercy, has provided for every single one of our needs. Just observe the beauty and perfection of the earth around you and fall down in gratitude to your Lord.

ADVERTISEMENT

Prayer: The Ascension for a Believer

After the Messenger of Allah was commissioned for Prophethood, the first thing he was commanded to do by Allah was to pray. The angel Jibreel came to him and a spring of water gushed out of the rocks in front of them. Jibreel  then showed Allah’s Messenger how to make ablution. He then showed him how to offer prayers to Allah. He began to pray two Rakas (units) twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. He then went home and showed his wife Khadijah what he had learnt from the angel Jibreel

From that time, the Prophet (pbuh)  never went through a day without praying. Just before his migration to Madinah, he was taken on a night journey to Jerusalem and then to the heavens (Miraaj). During this journey, Allah, the Almighty, ordered him to pray five times a day. This prayer was a gift given to every Believer to enable him to experience a spiritual ascension five times a day. The Prophet (pbuh) said: “The prayer is the Miraaj of the Believer.”

It gives every Muslim the chance to communicate with his Lord. During each prayer, the Muslim recites Soorah Al-Fatiha: This recitation is not a dull monologue by the Believer, but Allah promises that it is a conversation between Him and the worshipper. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) reported that Allah, the Almighty says: “When my slave says in his prayer: ‘All praise is for Allah, the Lord of the worlds,’ I say: ‘My slave has praised Me’ When he says: ‘The Merciful, the Compassionate, Master of the Day of Judgment,’ I say: ‘My slave has glorified Me.’ When he says: ‘You Alone we worship and your Aid we seek,’ I say: ‘This is between Me and My slave.’ When he says: ‘Show us the Straight Path,’ I say: ‘This is for My slave, and I give My slave what he wants.'”

The Messenger of Allah once said: “Prayer is the pillar of religion.” (Al-Baihaqi) He also informed us that Islam is built upon five pillars, the second being to establish prayer five times a day. (Al-Bukhaari) This makes the image very clear: Islam is like a building supported by five columns; remove just one column and the entire building weakens. In the same way, when a person stops praying, his faith becomes weak, and the mildest blows can cause it to crumble. The prayer is so very important that the Prophet (pbuh) said: “Verily, between man and polytheism and disbelief is abandoning prayer.” (Muslim)

Allah says, concerning the plight of the disbelievers on the Day of Judgment, that they will be asked by the Believers: (“What led you into the Hell-fire?” They will say: ‘We were not of those who prayed.’) (Quran: 74/42-43). Allah also says: (Successful indeed are the Believers, those who humble themselves in their prayers.) (Quran: 23/1-2), and: (And those who guard [strictly] their worship, such will be the honored ones in the Gardens [of Bliss]) (Quran: 70/34-35).

Allah has emphasized the need for humility and concentration in prayers. There is no doubt that Satan is the most bitter enemy of man; he always tries to disturb the Believer’s prayers. He (the worshipper) finds his mind suddenly engulfed with memories, problems, worries, work and his family… and he will often find himself wondering whether he has prayed three Rakas (units) or four. This is how Satan steals the prayer. Man was created only to worship Allah. He says: (I created not the Jinns and mankind except to worship me.) (Quran: 51/56). Man is to live in this world as a worshipper of Allah and prayer is the best for of worship. On the Day of Judgment, man will have to answer for his deeds. Allah says: (Then shall you be questioned about the joy [you indulged in].) (Quran: 102/8)



Tags: prayer
ShareTweetSend

Related Posts

Government Set to Roll Out Worker’s Compensation Fund Administration
Featured

Government Set to Roll Out Worker’s Compensation Fund Administration

by Steven Godfrey Mkweteza
July 2, 2022
0
0

The government says it is now set to roll out the operationalization of the workers' compensation fund later this year....

Read more

Chiefs Urged to End Early Marriages and Gender-Based Violence

Mangochi Islamic Organisations Behind MAM Moonsighting Decision

“Time for Development, Not Politics” — Deputy Minister of Local Government

Malawian Student Bags First Class Degree in Uganda

Muslims Urged to Respect Leaders

Next Post

How do we relate to non-Muslim relatives?

The improbable rise of a black Muslim politician in deepest Alabama

  • Seek Knowledge Regardless of Age – Muslims Advised

    Seek Knowledge Regardless of Age – Muslims Advised

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Dowa Council Elects Former Journalist Mayamiko Kambewa as Chairperson

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Fuel Prices Go Up in Malawi

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • MAM Donates Wheelchairs to Physically Challenged Persons in Machinga

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • MAM Disagrees With Abolishment of Death Penalty

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Seek Knowledge Regardless of Age – Muslims Advised

Seek Knowledge Regardless of Age – Muslims Advised

May 11, 2022
Dowa Council  Elects Former  Journalist Mayamiko  Kambewa as Chairperson

Dowa Council Elects Former Journalist Mayamiko Kambewa as Chairperson

July 29, 2021
Fuel Prices Go Up in Malawi

Fuel Prices Go Up in Malawi

March 8, 2021
MAM Donates Wheelchairs to Physically Challenged Persons in Machinga

MAM Donates Wheelchairs to Physically Challenged Persons in Machinga

February 16, 2022

Malawian Muslims Chased at Asian Muslims Milad–un-Nabee Feast

78

Supreme Council of Ulama Says Eid Adha Tuesday

28

Fatima Rajab the Guardian Angel, Abandoned for Refusing to Denounce Islam

24

MACRA BANS RADIO ISLAM PROGRAM

20
Government Set to Roll Out Worker’s Compensation Fund Administration

Government Set to Roll Out Worker’s Compensation Fund Administration

July 2, 2022
Daud Asks Athletes to Combine Talent and Education

Daud Asks Athletes to Combine Talent and Education

June 27, 2022
KUHES Raises Over MK8 Million for the Underprivileged Students

KUHES Raises Over MK8 Million for the Underprivileged Students

June 20, 2022
Sunbird Tourism PLC Posts Mk749 Million Profit

Sunbird Tourism PLC Posts Mk749 Million Profit

June 20, 2022

Connect

Recent News

Government Set to Roll Out Worker’s Compensation Fund Administration

Government Set to Roll Out Worker’s Compensation Fund Administration

July 2, 2022
Daud Asks Athletes to Combine Talent and Education

Daud Asks Athletes to Combine Talent and Education

June 27, 2022
KUHES Raises Over MK8 Million for the Underprivileged Students

KUHES Raises Over MK8 Million for the Underprivileged Students

June 20, 2022

Faith Podcast

Islamic Finance

Swalah 101

Ramadhan

Akudziwanji Za Chisilamu

Categories

  • Analysis
  • Business
  • Column
  • Crime and Society
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Featured
  • General
  • Health
  • International
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Religion
  • Sports

News in Pictures

Amir Jakhura
Amir Jakhura Addressing the Journalists
Some of the beneficiaries

© 2022 Malawi Muslims Official Website -Website by Freelance Web Solutions.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Religion
  • Business
  • Health
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • World

© 2022 Malawi Muslims Official Website -Website by Freelance Web Solutions.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?
-
00:00
00:00

Queue

Update Required Flash plugin
-
00:00
00:00
Go to mobile version