<b>Praise be to Allah, "Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what you have taught us. Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise Allahum Saly a`ala Mohamed wa a`ala aale Mohamed, his household and companions ameen.
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<b>Back to the issue of prayer whether or not it is enjoined as a ritual per Quran</b>
For those who deny the obligation of prayer in Islam, just look at this Ayah saying:
<b>: “Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, but it is He Who deceives them. And when they stand up for As-Salaat (the prayer), they stand with laziness and to be seen of men, and they do not remember Allah but little. “ (Quran 4:142)
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and “And nothing prevents their contributions from being accepted from them except that they disbelieved in Allah and in His Messenger (Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ); and that they came not to As-Salaat (the prayer) except in a lazy state; and that they offer not contributions but unwillingly". (Quran 9”54)
lazy about what? There must be an obligation that they fail to observe or feel lazy to do. How can one not understand the command inherit in this Ayah as nothing else but to perform prayer. Sobhan Allah
Looking at the supplications we make during bowing and prostration (ruku and sujud), usually the position of bowing was practiced upon meeting people of super power or authority such as kings or emperors. No wonder in this very same position when we do it for Allah the All Mighty, we use as taught by the Messenger salla Allah a`alyhee wa sallam the supplication contained in Surat Waqea`a in this Ayah (56:74) <b>"“Then glorify with praises the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.”"
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And here too (56:96<b>) “So glorify with praises the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.”.
</b>We say in Arabic Sobhan Rabiyal A`azeem.
which is actually a command to do so. Can u see the relation between the supplication and position. It is not haphazard as u can easily see. It is a strong reminder that in this position which people used to take for human beings just like themselves, that is when we must remember our Lord Who Is certainly the Most Great
While when the devotee prostrates, putting his face fully on the floor, humbling him/herself to Allah, expressing full submission and modesty only to Allah for nothing else and no one else deserves this but our Creator, Allah Commanded us by virtue of the Ayah “Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,“ (Quran 87:1) to use Allah’s Name Al A`ala. It is an implication to always keep in mind not to humiliate, humble or submit ourselves to any one but Allah Al`ala the Most High.
Sobhan Allah prayer as taught to us by the Messenger salla Allah a`alyhee wa sallam is fully contained in Quran to only those who have brain and use it to come closer to Allah.
As we can clearly see even the supplications we make during certain positions of prayer are commanded by Allah in Quran. Not only taught through the Messenger salla Allah a`alhyee wa sallam. Who can then deny the importance of prayer even logically. Each movement and word we say has an impact on us. If we take an in depth look at prayer we see how much we are advantaged by being commanded to do so