T A S A U W U F - Zinda Nawaz

Hadeeth: “Namaz is the pinnacle of glory of the believers.”
The Almighty has said: “In the night hours you offer the Tahajjud prayers: it shall prove to be
beneficial to you. It is likely that your Cherisher may designate you at a position which may fetch you great
eulogy.” (Surah, Bani Israeel, part-9)
The Almighty has said,”Verily I am Allah, there is no god but myself so you should worship me and
practice the prayers towards my rememberance.”(Surah Taaha, part: 1)
Hadeeth:”Namaz is a pillar of Deen, he who practices in offering Namaz, he actually succeeded in
establishing Deen. One who kept away from the Namaz he in fact has pulled down the piller of Deen.”
O dear! Out of the lot of descriptions in the Quran and books of Hadeeth, about the orders of Deen,
the maximum part of it covers the mention of Namaz. In Holy Quran alone the emphasis on Namaz
appears at seven hundred places and there is no dearth of coverge of its attributes and rewards. And that
there is sternly painful wrath already prepared for those who indulge in slackness and racklessness about
Namaz and like warnings of punishments are there in a big number too.
When someone asked the Ravered Master: Mohammed, Peace Be upon him, about the verse:
“Verily Namaz prevents mankind from shamelessness and actions of disobedience”- the Revered Master
(PBUH) said: “The person whose Namaz does not qualify to be such as outlined, which fails in preventing
him from shamelessness and recklessness cences to be Namazin essence.”Because, when a man resorts
to Islam after reciting the Kalima Taiyeb, then first duty, out of rest of the duties imposed by Islam, is
offering of the Namaz prayers which is followed by Zakaat, fasting and Haj. These five constitute to be the
duties imposed by Islam. However, Namaz is the primary duty. If Namaz was found to be intact then mercy
shall be meted out as regards rest of accountabilities.
A couplet:-
“The day of resurrection which shall be trying one to the soul. The first thing which shall be
exposed to questioning would be the Namaz.”
The Five Time Prayers:-
There are five times of Namaz declared to be obligatory during a day and night. The obligation
(Farz) shall become minus if the Namaz is performed within the specified timing, otherwise, the Farz shall
become outstanding (i.e.Qaza) ‘Qaza’ means a calamity and trouble. It is narrated in a Hadeeth that when
the Namaz time approaches an angel is appointed over each Namazi. When the Namaz is performed the
angel submits before the Almighty that the person concerned has performed the prayers. Allah the
Almighty says:”You stand witness to the fact that I have already pardoned him. “if he renders Namaz Qaza
then the matter is brought to the notice of the Almighty. So, Allah vows to his Glory saying. “Woe to those
offerers of Namaz who have forgotton their Namaz”. (Surah-e-Maoon), and you stand witness to the fact
that now the wrath of hell of one Aqba duration has become a binding upon them. The scholars have
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