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IMPORTANCE OF
SALAT
Written by: Ali Akbar Talafi
Translated by: Jalil Dorrani
IN THE NAME OF GOD

Table of Contents
Introduction
Importance of Salat
(1) Forsaking Salat along with its denial:
(2) Forsaking Salat without its denial:
(3) Non-observance of limits and conditions of Salat:
(4) Delaying the time of performance of Salat:
Etiquette of Inner Aspect of Salat
Position of Leaders of Islam at the Time of Salat
Necessity of Salat
(A) Tranquility of the soul:
(B) Prevents sins:
(C) Cleanliness from sins:
Index of Sources of References

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Introduction
Religion is a way and a method for the correct fostering and training of the
human beings where its commandments have been fixed by the Lord of the
Universe. Even though such kind of training contains matters related to beliefs
which should be believed in them, yet important practical teachings too has
been considered in it.
Man should, with his firm beliefs, traverse in accordance with this method
and follow the divine commands fill the end of his life. With a little deliberation
in our surrounding environment, we shall observe that the establishment of the
whole universe is based on action and nothing else. The sun shines, the earth
rotates and the rain descends. In short, the whole creation is at work based on
some special rules and system. Even man too has come in accordance with fixed
rules and fill he wishes to live; he should endeavor and strive.
Those people who do not have a practical method in their life and occupy
themselves more with useless hallucinations will not come in handy. If mans
entire plans and schemes had remained amidst the writings and books and had
not been proven in the experimental stages, then the present world would not
have made such a great progress as we see today. Man would have neither
become the master of other spheres of the solar system nor would have he been
saved from the deadly diseases.
The Islamic ordinances too follow this natural and innate rule. Surely a
person being bound over the innate affairs will not be considered a perfect
Muslim unless and until he obeys the orders and commands of the Holy Prophet
and puts them into action.
God mentions in His Book as such:

And this is a Book We have revealed, blessed; therefore follow it.

(Anam/155)

And whoever obeys Allah and His Apostle, he indeed achieves a mighty
success. (Ahzaab/71)

Say: If you love Allah then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you
your faults. (Al-Imran/31)
Such Ayats (verses) reminds us that Quran is a book of action and the
condition for lofty salvation, for reaching the desired perfection, for gaining the
love and grace of God and getting forgiveness of the sins is obeying the
commands of God and His Messenger.
From the view-pint of Islam any good and useful action which is in harmony
with the teachings of God and is fulfilled with the intention of seeking
proximity to God is considered as Ibadat (worship), meaning that the one
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performing that action is subject to the Grace and reward of the Compassionate
Creator. Therefore if the common acts of every person like eating, sleeping,
recreation, acquiring of knowledge etc. are fulfilled in the path of servitude of
God and performed as per the aspirations of the divine Prophets will be counted
as worship.
With this condition, Islam also possesses some of the Practical teachings,
which will be called as, worship. Their general aim is to attract the people
towards God and make them beseech Him. For example, Salat is reckoned to be
the most important of all of them. God has wished that some of them should be
performed by His servants in an obligatory manner and with the motive of
seeking nearness to Him for these acts are having an extraordinary effect in the
rectification of internal and external affairs of an individual and the society.
Worship of One God is not attributed exclusively to Islam. Rather in the other
religions too, it has been introduced as the object of monotheism and a matter
remote from polytheism and idol worshipping.
The Holy Quran as the last heavenly book has reckoned worship to be
exclusive to God and considers worship of anyone and anything other than Him
to be haraam (forbidden) and an unforgivable sin.

And your lord has commanded that you shall not serve (any) but Him.
(Bani Israel 23)
Let it not be unsaid that worship of God consists of various levels. A group of
people worship God for acquiring some reward which such a worship will
amount to trade. Another group worship God out of fear of His chastisement,
which would be equal to the quality of a slave. Yet another group worship God
for the purpose of expressing gratitude in front of the innumerable bounties.
This will be the worship of a free person. (Nahjul-Balagha/510)
The Holy Prophet of Islam and his honorable legatees used to worship God
with this intention and motive such that if God had not fixed any punishment for
forsaking worship (yet) expression of gratitude necessitates that His commands
should not be disobeyed. (Nahjul-Balagha/527)
These great personalities were fascinated by the Essence of Truth and
reckoned His worship to be a matter of great honor for them. They sought honor
and great-ness by being slaves of Him.
Hazrat Ali (A.S.) in his supplication with God says; o God, I have not
worshipped Thee out of fear of Thy punishment or due to greed of Thy
Paradise. Rather I found thee to be worthy of worship. So I worshipped Thee.
(Bihar-ul-Anwar 14/41)
By the Grace of God, we shall now talk about Salat, which is the fundamental
pillar and the significant form of Islamic worship. We ask the Merciful God to
accept us among His slaves and conclude our life with a happy ending. Amen.
Salat is a rite for beseeching and connecting oneself to the Creator of the
Universe, which is fulfilled at fixed times and with specified limits.
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Due to its manifold valuable and instructive aspects, Salat is obligatory upon
every Muslim fight from adolescence till the end of his or her life. To explain
more, forsaking of Salat would invite the punishment of God and the despair of
great material and spiritual bounties.
Let it not remain unsaid that Salat is of different kinds which some among
them are not obligatory. However performing them would bring great rewards
from God.
In the Holy Quran and the Islamic traditions the word Salaat has been used
instead of Salat. For example

Surely prayer is a timed ordinance for the believers. (Nisa/103)

Salaat in Arabic means dua (Prayer), benediction and glorification

(Mufradaat-Raagheb/193) arid since our collective actions in Salat is a son of
supplication and humility in front of God, it is named as Salaat.
The general rules and manner of performing Salat has been mentioned in
Quran. However its details have been clarified for the people by Holy Prophet
and his immaculate legatees through their sayings and deeds. Thus extraction of
religious precepts from Quran without reference to the Sunnat (practice) is not
possible and anyone who adopts this method will undoubtedly follow the path
of deviation. The All-Knowing God says in Quran as such:

And we have revealed to you the Reminder that you may make clear to men
what has been revealed to them. (Nahl/44)
Similarly, in a famous tradition among Shias and Sunnis, the Holy Prophet
has said:
I leave behind among you two precious and valuable things. One is the
Quran and the other my Itrat (progeny)1 and as long as you hold on to these
two you will never be deviated. (Bihar-ul-Anwar 23/108, 113 & 118)
By paying attention to the holy Ayat and the tradition of Holy Prophet it
becomes clear that God appointed Holy Prophet in order that he explains the
Quran for the people. The Holy Prophet too ordered the people to follow his
Ahl-e-bait after him in the matter of Quranic verses because Quran had been
revealed in their houses and Holy Prophet had transferred his knowledge to
them.2
Therefore the condition for receiving guidance and in getting deviated is that
we should refer to both (Quran and Itrat). That is to say Holy Prophet and Ahlbait are the explainers of the details of the precepts of Quran and the
discoverers of its mysteries. As such, Salat was recited for the first time by Holy
1

1-By Itrat is meant Ali (A.S.), Fatimah (A.S.) and their eleven immaculate sons.
2-With regards to transfer of Holy Prophets knowledge to the Immaculate Imams refer to
Al-Kafi, Vol.1, Pages 223 and 263.
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Prophet himself. In the very initial stages of his appointment, he stood near
Kaaba along with Ali (A.S.) and his spouse Khadijah for Salat and praise of his
Lord and they rubbed their faces on the ground before their Lord. (Asad-ulGhaba 3/414)
With this action they left the polytheists bewildered and brought about a
shudder in their hearts.
In this way right from the advent of Islam, Salat was introduced as the first,
the best and the most audible devotional act and religious slogan.

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Importance of Salat
Regarding the importance of Salat suffice it is to say that wore than 90 Ayats
of Quran have spoken about Salat wherein God has greatly emphasized the
unremitting performance of Salat and extolled the performers of Salat.2
As examples, we should confine ourselves by mentioning three such Ayats:

And keep up prayer for my remembrance. (Taha/14)

Attend constantly to prayers. (Bagareh/238)

and keep up prayer. (Bagareh/3)
Besides Holy Quran the Islamic texts too are filled with traditions of the
Immaculate Ones (A.S.) regarding the virtue of Salat. Our Immaculate leaders
have, at appropriate times reminded the people about the true worth of Salat and
in the field of action too, they superseded the others.

Men whom neither merchandise nor selling diverts from the remembrance
of Allah. (Nur/37)
Yes, they were at no time heedless of God and surely the true applicability of
this Ayat is none other then them. For the acquaintance of our readers we
mention here some of the glaring sayings and divine deeds of those great
personalities:
Holy Prophet reckoned Salat to be the pillar of religion (Bihar-ul-Anwar
83/202, 207) and said:
Salat in reality is like the pillar of a tent. If the pillar is firm and constant, the
ropes, nails and covering of that tent too will remain steady and if the pillar of
the tent breaks, then its ropes, nails and covering will no longer be of any
benefit. (Al-Kafi 3/266)
A person asked Imam Sadiq (A.S.): which is the most superior and loveable
thing due to which the slaves will be admitted to have gained nearness to God?
Hazrat replied: After the Marefats (gnosis) of God, I do not consider anything
to be superior than Salat. Do you know that the virtuous slave of God Isa-binMaryam (A.S.) has said: And He has enjoined on me the prayer. (Al-Kafi
3/264)
In another tradition, Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: The First thing which a slave
will be accounted for is Salat. Thus if Salat is accepted by God then all his other
acts too will be accepted by God. However if Salat is not accepted, his other
acts too will not be accepted. (Al-Fagih 1/28)
Hazrat Ali (A.S.) while making a will to his sons says: Be heedful to God
with regards to Salat for Salat is the best of the acts and your pillar of faith.
(Toful-Oqool/198)
In the battle of Siffeen, when Ali (A.S.) was busy fighting, he used to
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occasionally look at the sun. Ibn-Abbass, who was a witness to this incident,
asked Hazrat about this affair to which the latter replied: My look is on the
decline of the sun3 so that I perform my Salat. Ibn-Abbas said: Is it the time to
perform Salat when we are already engaged in a battle? Imam (A.S.) replied,
1Why are we in battle with them? It is because of Salat that we are m conflict
with them. (Bihar-ul-Anwar 83/23)
To mention the last point, when the people of Taif 4 asked Holy Prophet to
exempt them from reciting Salat as a condition for accepting Islam, Holy
Prophet in reply said:
Surely there is no goodness in religion if there is no Salat in it. (Seera-ibnHisham 3-4/504)
Among the unadmirable and graceless affairs which all are involved is
sluggishness in the obedience of God and taking lightly His commands. For
example if a father asks something from his sons, which is within his limits and
if he disobeys, the wise will blame him for this matter. Not giving importance to
Salat too is taking lightly the commands of God and His Messenger and
degrading the teachings of Islam because Salat is not only a worship which they
have asked us to perform but is an affair which has been insisted and its
abstinence has been reckoned to be the destruction of religion. (Bihar-ul-Anwar
84/202)
In the Holy Quran it has come that: On the day of Qiyamat it will be asked
from the inhabitants of Hell:

Which of your action has cast you into the Fire Hell? They shall reply:
Because we were not from the worshippers. (Muddasir/42)
One of the narrators of tradition says as such:
One day, I visited Imam Sadiqs wife for expressing my condolence on the
occasion of his demise. At that moment she cried and I too cried. Thereafter she
began to speak and said: If you had seen Hazrat during the last moments of his
life, you would have witnessed an astonishing affair. At the time when Hurat
was bidding farewell to this world, he ordered all his relatives come near him
and then looking at their faces he said:
Our intercession will not reach those who take their Salat lightly. (Bihar-ulAnwar 47/2)
Holy Prophet himself has said:
The one who takes his Salat lightly is not from us. (Bihar-ul-Anwar 83/9
and Kafi 3/269)
Taking Salat lightly consists of various levels which over here we shall
mention four important cases amongst them:3

3-Decline of the sun is the time of establishment of noon prayers.

4-Taif is some place near Mecca.

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(1) Forsaking Salat along with its denial:

From the view point of Islam, anyone who denies the basic entity of Salat in
religion and does not believe it to be a divine duty will exit from Islam and will
be judged as a Kafir (an infidel).
A person went to the presence of Holy Prophet and said, O Messenger of
God, advice me. Holy Prophet (S.A.W.A.) said: do not forsake Salat
deliberately for if anyone who leaves Salat intentionally the religion of Islam
will depart from him. (Al-Kafi 3/488)
(2) Forsaking Salat without its denial:
The one who has accepted the teachings of Islam and is bound by its
instructions but due to some reasons like sluggishness and laziness does not
follow some of its instructions such as forsaking of Salat will not exit from the
religion of Islam but will be counted as a sinful person before God. Amidst this
the point which is worthy of discussion is that in Islamic traditions the forsakers
of Salat are named as infidels because forsaking of Salat is similar to covering
of truth and degradation of the commands of God.
A person asked Imam Sadiq (A.S.): what is the reason that you do not
consider the one who performs obscene acts like adultery as an infidel but
consider the forsaker of Salat to be an infidel?
Imam (A.S.) replied: The reason is that an adulterer and his like engage in
that act due to passion since passion overcome him. But the forsaker of Salat
does not forsake Salat except for the reason that he takes Salat lightly. An
adulterer takes pleasure from his action contrary to the forsaker of Salat who
does not desire any benefit from his action. Thus when there exists no pleasure
there occurs a waste and disrespect for Salat which in such a case infidelity will
turn towards that person. (Al-Faqih 1/206)
It is worthy of mentioning that infidelity over here does not refer to expulsion
from the religion of Islam. Rather it has been used in the meaning of sin and its
like. (Bihar-ul-Anwar 93/60)
(3) Non-observance of limits and conditions of Salat:
As it was previously mentioned, Salat is a worship, which has come from
God. Therefore it is having some limit and conditions where the correctness and
acceptance of Salat depends on observance of these limits and conditions.
It is the example of a person performing Salat who is not particular in
observing the limits and conditions of Salat and does not ask from the learned
the matters related to Salat. In such a case he has not honored the right of God.
Once Holy Prophet (S.A.W.A) was sitting in a mosque when a person came
and started to perform Salat. However he did not perform his ruku (bowing)
and sajdah (prostration) correctly. By observing this incident Holy Prophet
said; This man has striked the ground just like the beak of a crow striking the
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ground and if he dies just now, he has indeed not died on the path of my
religion. (Al-Kafi 3/268)
(4) Delaying the dine of performance of Salat:
A specific time has been fixed for performing the daily prayers which if one
performs Salat at those specific times he will possess great virtue. For each of
these prayers a wider time has been fixed where a worshipper who due to some
excuse or other obstacles is unable to perform Salat at the specific time, is
having at his or her disposal the wider time.
Now if a person delays his Salat without any excuse and reason it will be the
sign of sluggishness and laziness in worship.
Imam Sadiq (A.S.) has said: For every Salat, two times has been fixed where
the beginning of time is more superior than the other two. (Al-Kafi 3/274)
In another tradition Imam (A.S.) says: The superiority of beginning of time
upon the other time is like the superiority of the Hereafter upon this world.
(Al-Kafi 3/274)
It was asked from Holy Prophet (S.A.W.A.) about the most loveable deed to
which he replied: Performing Salat at the beginning of time. (Bihar-ul-Anwar
83/13)
Hazrat Ali (A.S.) says: There is no act more loveable to God then Salat.
Therefore do not allow any worldly affair to make you neglect Salat. God has
reproached a tribe and said:

They are heedless of their prayers and are indifferent with regards to its
time. (Maoon/5) (Bihar-ul-Anwar 83/13)
From the sayings of the leaders of Islam it can be concluded that Salat is a
great divine duty which acting negligently and indifferently towards it will
amount to the disobedience of God and a person doing so will be deprived of
many of the bounties of this world and Hereafter. Surely what deprivation can
be more than the isolation from God and what pleasure can be more than the
taste of proximity towards God!
It should be known that Salat is the means of connection of a slave with his
Lord. The more a person strives on this path, the more the divine grace will
become his companion.

Those who struggle in Our Way, We shall surely guide them on Our path.
(Ankabut/69)

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Etiquette of Inner Aspect of Salat

Undoubtedly a worshipper converses with God and finds himself in need of
Him. It is obvious for everyone that a feast in the honour of great personalities
possesses some etiquette and some duties are to be fulfilled in order to respect
and honour them. Can it be said that the enforcement of external aspect of Salat
without the feeling of attentiveness and presence amounts to bondage of God?
What is obvious from the verses of Quran and traditions of Holy Prophet and
his pure Household is this that praying to God without the presence of heart will
not be of any use. Rather it is disdaining the Honor and Greatness of God. Yes,
one of the important etiquette of Salat is paying hill attention to the Merciful
God and discarding everyone other than Him from the domain of thought and
reflection.

Successful indeed are the believers, who are humble in their prayers.
(Muminun 1 & 2)
Holy Prophet (S.A.W.A.) said: God wishes prosperity and helps a slave till
the time His slave does not pay attention to anyone other than Him. (Bihar-ulAnwar 83/161)
Imam Sadiq (A.S.) has said: whenever you wish to establish the obligatory
prayer, you perform it in its proper time and like the one who bids farewell to
Salat and fears that he will never get the chance to perform it again. Know that
you are facing the One who sees you but you do not see Him. (Bihar-ul-Anwar
84/233)
When it was asked from Imam Reza (A.S.) about the etiquette of Salat,
Hazrat (A.S.) in reply mentioned the presence of heart, easing of the organs and
limbs and standing with lowliness and humiliation in front of Almighty God.
(Bihar-ul-Anwar 84/246)
As such, the duty and obligation of a worshipper is to pay attention to God
and neglect all the others. In this case the organs and limbs of the body too will
accompany the heart and at the time of Salat they will not engage themselves in
anything other than Salat.
By following the above etiquette i.e. presence of heart, complete attention
towards God, discarding everyone other than God from the thoughts, the
obedience of limbs and organs of body towards the heart which all of them
terminate in one affair, a worshipper gets closer to the aim of Salat and
discovers in himself the pleasure of supplicating and having relation with God.
In short his condition becomes such that words cannot be described for it. We
may mention other etiquette too like cleansing of the heart from the filth, paying
attention to the meanings of Salat, crying for ones sins etc. the details of which
are not within the scope of this discussion.
How good the first Imam of the Shias Hazrat Ali (A.S.) has said: O Kumail
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what is important is not that you pray, fast and gives charity. Rather what is
important is that you perform Salat along with a pure heart and good deeds in
front of God and in a state of humbleness and lowliness. (Bihar-ul-Anwar
84/230)

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Position of Leaders of Islam at the Time of Salat

The leaders of religion are an example and symbol for us in all aspects of life
such as worship and fulfillment of obligations. In the world of creation, no one
is superior to them in the matter of servitude of God. Therefore we shall refer to
some of the cases and see what their condition in the state of Salat was so that
perhaps we too may acquire a portion from the ocean of their humbleness and
humility.
One of the wives of Holy Prophet (S.A.W.A.) has said: We were talking to
Holy Prophet and he too was conversing with us. However when the time of
Salat approached it became such that as if he did not recognize us and we too
were unacquainted with him. (Bihar-ul-Anwar 84/258)
They have also narrated that whenever he used to stand for Salat his blessed
face would turn dark and gloomy. (Bihar-ul-Anwar 84/248)
It has come about Imam Baqir (A.S.) and Imam Sadiq (A.S.) that whenever
they would stand for Salat the color of their faces would turn red and sometimes
pale as if they were supplicating with the One whom they were (actually)
seeing. (Bihar-ul-Anwar 84/268)
When Imam Zain-ul-Abedeen (A.S.) was to stand for Salat his face would
acquire another color and his standing posture in Salat was like the standing of
an abject and broken-spirited slave in front of a great King and the organs of the
body would shiver out of fear of God. (Bihar-ul-Anwar 84/250)
It should be known that change of color of face and uneasiness of the organs
are the sign of faith and firm belief of the heart. It was as though they were
witnessing God at the time of Salat and perceiving Him with all their existence.
In connection with the esoteric interpretation of the ()
Hazrat Ali (A.S.) has said beautiful words which is as follows:
The time has approached for Ziarat (visitation) and supplication, fulfillment
of wishes, perception of ideals and gaining proximity towards God and His
Grace, Bounties, forgiveness and satisfaction. (Tawheed)
Therefore, Salat in reality is a meeting with the Lord of the Universe and the
one who achieves faith and resolution in this matter the same will also be
manifested in his organs and limbs. Moreover at times when he is not praying
too, he will strive to remain far from the indecencies and filth and will always
consider God to be a witness and observer of his actions.

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Necessity of Salat
The duties, which God has fixed for His slaves are all, based on wisdom and
expedience. Salat too as an important pillar of Islamic worship possesses
numerous valuable aspects and instructive benefits which over here we shall
mention some of those benefits.
(A) Tranquility of the soul:
The period, which we are at present living, is the period where man has
appreciably progressed in most of the material fields of life. Today man is in foil
control of the means and tools of comfort of the physical body and has
established the best hospitals for the treatment of the physical diseases.
In spite of stepping into this modem life and civilization man feels himself to
be lonelier than ever. He finds himself to be more vexed and disturbed and does
not see any refuge for his sentiments and honor in the world of industry and
technology. Day by day the statistics of corruption, destruction and crime is on
the increase and in contrast, the value of man is plunging down.
In this turbulent ocean, a Muslim worshipper stands for a moment doing
supplication of the Creator of the Universe. He leaves behind this deceivable
world and all the things, which are attracted to it and cries out loudly the cry of
Allah-o-Akbar i.e. God is the Greatest.
Greater than that which can be described.
Greater than that which can take place in the domain of thought and
reflection.
Greater than that which can be arrayed with the others.
Only Him does I worship and only from Him do I seek help.
By performing Salat, a worshipper finds hope in the Divine Mercy and his
body and soul finds comfort under the protection of Gods Grace.

Be aware of the remembrance, of God; it gives comfort to the hearts.

(Ankabut/45)
(B) Prevents sins:
A worshipper who has sincerely brought faith and believes in the life
hereafter and reckons God to be always a Witness upon his actions will consider
sins as the source of disgrace and will get disgusted from it.

Surely prayers keep one away from the indecencies and prohibitions.
(Raad/28)
Yes, Salat prevents one from the indecencies and the unfavorable things i.e.
the natural usefulness of Salat is as such. Of course it is not in the case of all
Salat but that kind of Salat which a person has been heedful of God and has
perceived the meeting of his Lord in the state of Salat.
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Such a Salat will surely not allow a person to step on the path of sins.
Imam Riza (A.S.) has said:
Perseverance of the remembrance of God day and night is for this reason that
a slave does not forget his Master, Administrator and Creator and he does not
exceed the bonds. Moreover his standing before God and remembering Him
forms such a condition in himself that prevents him from sins and all types of
corruption and destruction. (Bihar-ul-Anwar 82/261)
(C) Cleanliness from sins:
Just as we wash and clean our body and clothes from the dirt it is necessary
that the rust from sins and polytheism too be removed from our heart and mind.
We should take ourselves close to the fountainhead of purity and perfection and
clean our souls in the clean and limpid fountainhead.
Holy Prophet (S.A.W.A.) in a talk with his followers says as such:
Is it possible that a person who has a river flowing near his house washes
himself everyday five times in that river and his body remain contaminated with
filth? No.
The daily five prayers too are having the same effect and with this five times
Salat, God cleanses the person of his sins and offences and purifies him.
(Tahzeeb 2/237)
In a sermon Ali (A.S.) lays stress on the above recommendation and says:
Salat makes the sins to fall off just like the leaves of trees and it destroys them.
(Nahjul-Balagha 316/Semon 199)
The secrets and benefits of Salat are more than what can be mentioned in this
treatise and basically our deficient mind is incapable of understanding all of
those secrets.
It is hoped that we and our respected readers acquire sufficient acquaintance
with regards to Salat and its injunctions by having a greater reference of the
Ayats and traditions and by this way establish a close connection with the
Merciful Creator.
We end this treatise by sending praise and thanks to the Almighty God and by
sending salutations upon the chaste soul of Holy Prophet (S.A.W.A.) and his
legatees. May it be accepted by all of them?

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