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39:9 - Is one who worships devoutly during the hours of the night prostrating himself or standing (in adoration)
who takes heed of the Hereafter and who places his hope in the Mercy of his Lord (like one who does
not)? Say: "Are those equal those who know and those who do not know? It is those who are endued
with understanding that receive admonition." 42584259
4258 Cf. iii. 113-117. It is a great thing when a man gets into the attitude of humble devotion to Allah. To him the hereafter is
a real thing, and he prepares for it with good works. He does not build his hopes on the vanities of this world, but on
Allah's Grace and Mercy. Such a man is "endued with understanding" and receives Allah's Message with fervour and
alacrity. He is not to be compared with the cynic or the unbeliever, who knows nothing of the real value of the inner
life. (39.9)-
52:49 - And for part of the night also praise thou Him and at the retreat of the stars! 50835084
5083 It is not necessary to understand this for any particular canonical prayers. It is good to spend a part of the night in
prayer and praise: Cf. lxxiii. 6. And the Dawn is a daily recurring miracle, full of spiritual influences and "testimony": Cf.
xvii. 78-79. (52.49)
5084 Idbar-un-nujum: the setting of the stars: the glorious hour of early dawn. In cxiii. 1, we seek Allah's protection as "Lord
of the Dawn". (52.49)
70:22 - Not so those devoted to Prayer 5690
5690 The description of those devoted to Prayer is given in a number of clauses that follow, introduced by the words "Those
who..." "Devoted to Prayer" is here but another aspect of what is described elsewhere as the Faithful and the
Righteous. Devotion to prayer does not mean merely a certain number of formal rites or prostrations. It means a
complete surrender of one's being to Allah. This means an earnest approach to and realisation of Allah's Presence
("steadfastness in Prayer"); acts of practical and real charity; and attempt to read this life in terms of the Hereafter; the
seeking of the Peace of Allah and avoidance of His displeasure; chastity; probity true and firm witness; and
70:23 - Those who remain steadfast to their prayer;
70:34 - And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship 5697
5697 We began with "steadfastness in prayer" in verse 23 above, and after a review of various aspects of the good man's
fife, close with the guarding of worship. (70.34)
70:35 - Such will be the honored ones in the Gardens of (Bliss).
107:4 - So woe to the worshippers
107:5 - Who are neglectful of their Prayers 6283
107: 6 - Those who (want but) to be seen (of men) 6284
107: 7 -But refuse (to supply) (Even) neighborly needs. 6285
6283 True worship does not consist in the mere form of prayer, without the heart and mind being earnestly applied to seek
the realisation of the presence of Allah, and to understand and do His holy Will. (107.5)
6284 Cf. iv. 142: "When they stand up to prayer, they stand without earnestness, to be seen of men, but little do they hold
Allah in remembrance." (107.6)
6285 Hypocrites make a great show of hollow acts of goodness, devotion, and charity. But they fail signally if you test them
by little acts of neighbourly help or charity, the thousand little courtesies and kindnesses of daily life, the supply of
needs which cost little but mean much. (107.7)
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11:114 - And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of the
night: for those things that are good remove those that are evil: be that the word of
remembrance to those who remember (their Lord): 161616171618
1616 The two ends of the day: Morning and afternoon. The morning prayer is the Fajr, after the light
is up but before sunrise: we thus get up betimes and begin the day with the remembrance of Allah and of our duty to
Him. The early afternoon prayer, Zuhr, is immediately after noon: we are in the midst of our daily life, and again we
remember Allah. There is no disagreement among scholars regarding which prayer is meant by one of these two ends
of the day. They agree that it is Fajr prayer which may be performed from dawn until a little before sunrise. There is
disagreement, however, regarding the prayer which ought to be performed at the other end of the day. It is said
variously that the reference is to Asr or Maghrib prayer. (11.114)
1617 Approaches of the night: Zulafun, plural of Zulfatun, an approach, something near at hand. As Arabic has, like Greek,
a dual number distinct from the plural, and the plural number is used here, and not the dual, it is reasonable to argue
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