Establishing the Salah

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The Meaning of 'Establishing' Salah
الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنْفِقُونَ

"Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them," [2:3]

The second quality of the God-fearing is that they are "steadfast in the prayer." The verb employed by the Holy Qur'an here is Yuqim una (generally rendered in English translations as "they establish", which comes from the word Iqamah signifying "to straighten out"). So, the verb implies not merely saying one's prayers, but performing the prayers correctly in all- possible ways and observing all the prescribed conditions, whether obligatory (Fard) or necessary (Wajib) or commendable (Mustahabb).

The concept includes regularity and perpetuity in the performance of Salah (prayer) as also an inward concentration, humility and awe. At this point, it may be noted that the term does not mean a particular salah, instead it includes all fard (obligatory), wajib (necessary) and nafl (optional) prayers.

The God-fearing are those who offer their prayers regularly and steadfastly in accordance with the regulations of the Shari'ah, and also observe the spiritual etiquette outwardly and inwardly.