THE MEANING OF THE FIVE DAILY PRAYERS...

A very beautiful and inspirational explanation.
Our 5 daily prayers are a way to curb over-
attachment to anything material. The five daily
prayers regulate our lives with their specific timings
to teach us that indeed Allah is Greater than
anything else that we might be occupied at that
moment. The dawn prayer teaches us that the
most beloved thing to us; comfort and sleep,
should not control us- so we rise up in the cold
mornings, wash ourselves and pray in an
acknowledgement that Allah is Greater than our
love for comfort and sleep. The midday and
afternoon prayer teaches us that no matter how
engrossed we are with work or the short lunch hour
that we so highly value; it's not the purpose of our
existence. So we leave it for a few minutes and
stand and pray testifying indeed Allah is Greater.
On Friday, we dedicate if not most, all our lunch
hour to attend the Friday sermon and prayer. The
dusk prayer, that time when we are finally home
and about to spend time with our family, eat
dinner or simply relax- we get up and pray
together to confirm that Allah is Greater than any
of that. Finally the night prayer, Isha'- when we
are tired after a long day of work and responsibilitie
s ready to fall into bed and sleep, we pray again to
prove that submitting to Allah is Greater than
falling to our warm beds. All these serve as
constant reminders to us that as much as we love
life, we live for a higher purpose. Conversely, if we
are having a terrible day, these spiritual
checkpoints save us from a fatalistic outlook and
serve to remind us that there's always something
more and our problems are not the permanent.
ALLAHU AKBAR..
Please share to inspire others and spread the
message that our Allah is Greater. JazaakAllah
Kair.