Why Pray?

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sabr* said:
As-Salāmu `Alaykum (السلام عليكم):

Ukhti Riham:

we will refrain from responding to your emotional outburst and reiterate the facts you are apparently unaware. Perhaps the next time you post you will have all the facts. Research the arabic word bi'da (innovation and all the aspects)
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Walaykum salam wa rahmatullah.

Alright, so there are facts I'm unaware of. I'll have to do some research and get all the facts first before I post.

In that case, I had better stop posting in this forum.

I'll first learn.... and then post.

I'll therefore take a break. I'll take the same advice that you gave brother Just a Guy..... because I too make a lot of posts... and am a frequent visitor to this site. Maybe offline activities would profit me more.
 
Starrynight said:
:/ I think the point is that your responses can seem rather harsh. It makes newcomers like myself feel uncomfortable asking questions or making mistakes. I'm sure you are a nice person and don't mean to be perceived this way. Perhaps it is just something you should be aware of.
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As-Salāmu `Alaykum (السلام عليكم):

Starrynight (Anonymous Poster):

your comment is acknowledged.

When time permits review our threads that promote the rights Allah has giving to women, promoting Allah's word
as superior which challenges personal opinions (Which Islam doesn't need), cultural and tribal biases.

The Sira (History) of Islam will provide a view of the strong practicing Muslims in character and deed.

The current modern characterization of Muslims being meek, weak and subservient is done by Orientalist.

They are the same group who assisted the British in abolishing the Khalifah and Islamic State.

Review the following strong Muslims who protected Islam:

Prophet Muhammad (
saws-1.gif
) has fought numerous battles and showed his strategy and tactics in war. (The ultimate protector of Allah's word being superior)

2) Khalid bin Waleed RA (Considered the strongest warrior that promoted Allahs word as superior).
He was called Saif-ullah, The sword of Allah/God).

3) Hazrat Ali R.A. He was called the Asad-Ullah, The Lion of Allah)

4) Salahuddin Ayyoubi (for his skills as a Sultan - The way he tackled with "Fidayis" was awesome and then it comes his tactics in the war which is also highly appreciable)

5) Tariq bin Ziyad (for his invasion to Hispania (Spain, Portgual and today's Gibralter..... he was arguably the great warrior after the Sahabas)

6) Hazrat Sa'ad bin Abi Waqas R.A. (He is known as the first companion to have shot an Arrow in the defense of Islam)

7) Moosa Bin Naseer (A great general of Islam and mentor of Tariq bin Zayad. Left a legacy in the battles of Hispania and Africa though - I still curse the caliphs for treating him so badly in the later part of his life)

8) Abu Ubaidah ibn al Jarrah R.A. (A companion of Khalid ibn-e-Walid - played a key role in the expansion of Rashidun Empire)
 
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I'm all for freedom of speech, but I also believe this forum was created with the intention of being a safe place for mistakes to be made and things to be learned. So lets all do our best to keep our comments positive and get back to the topic of praying :)
 
:sl:

Why pray?

Let me count the ways,
that I may go astray,
if I don't pray.

If I don't pray,
I may lose my way,
I may start to think,
that I made it all happen,
that I made it slow down or hasten,
that I made it become dull or glisten,
that I somehow have become a force that nothing can dampen.

If I don't pray,
I would tend to play,
I would start to live for fun,
I would say things just to make a pun,
I would do things which would shame Attila the Hun!

Ya Allah, ya Rabbi,
Have pity on me,
Don't let me be led astray,

Ya Allah, ya Rabbi,
Strengthen my iman,
Shield me from the whisperings of Shaytan.

Ya Allah, ya Rabbi,
You gave me life,
And all you ask is that I pray.

Ya Allah, ya Rabbi,
I beg You to accept my feeble amal,
I beg You to give me the strength to pray more and more every day,
Especially when shaytan whispers
"Why pray?"
 
ThisOldMan said:
:sl:

Why pray?

Let me count the ways,
that I may go astray,
if I don't pray.

If I don't pray,
I may lose my way,
I may start to think,
that I made it all happen,
that I made it slow down or hasten,
that I made it become dull or glisten,
that I somehow have become a force that nothing can dampen.

If I don't pray,
I would tend to play,
I would start to live for fun,
I would say things just to make a pun,
I would do things which would shame Attila the Hun!

Ya Allah, ya Rabbi,
Have pity on me,
Don't let me be led astray,

Ya Allah, ya Rabbi,
Strengthen my iman,
Shield me from the whisperings of Shaytan.

Ya Allah, ya Rabbi,
You gave me life,
And all you ask is that I pray.

Ya Allah, ya Rabbi,
I beg You to accept my feeble amal,
I beg You to give me the strength to pray more and more every day,
Especially when shaytan whispers
"Why pray?"
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I like this. Did you write it yourself?
 
You should pray in the Love of Allah. Don't you realize how much He loves you. He created this universe for whom? Of course for you. He sent His great Messengers for whom? For You. He sent down His precious words of guidance (Qur'an) for whom? For You.
Does he is in need of Jannah, no, He decorated it for His belivers, For You. And if i start telling stories of His love for His people, these will not finish.
So should we not thank Him with love for all what He provided us. if we cannot love Him, thank Him, obey Him, then we don't have right over the things He made. If we cannot obey Him, we should leave His universe and start living at a place not under His control....

When your head is on the pillow,
And the day is almost done;
Count Allah's blessings,
Count them One by One.
 
What I say is from my understanding of Islam and what I have heard from well known lecturers.

The first step in my understanding was realizing that Salaah is for our benefit and not for Allah. If we stopped doing it, it would not damage Allah in the slightest.

The second important point is that the exact translation of Salaah isn't prayer. Prayer is when you ask Allah for something so you could say that Dua is prayer. Dr Zakir Naik mentioned in one of his lecturers that Salaah is programming - towards righteousness. When the Quran is being recited, it's handy if you know the meaning. Verses that talk about heaven can inspire, verses about hell can terrify, some verses make you ponder but either way it makes you more God-conscious - thinking about your every action. Programming towards rightousness indeed!

There are physical benefits like getting blood to the head, clearing the lungs, focusing eyes on a point on the ground and if you focus on the Salaah I guess it's a stress relief.

Social benefits. When people pray in congregation everyone is equal and is a good way of bringing community together.

I'm sure there are hundreds of hidden benefits behind Salaah.
 
jimbo123 said:
The first step in my understanding was realizing that Salaah is for our benefit and not for Allah. If we stopped doing it, it would not damage Allah in the slightest.

The second important point is that the exact translation of Salaah isn't prayer. Prayer is when you ask Allah for something so you could say that Dua is prayer. Dr Zakir Naik mentioned in one of his lecturers that Salaah is programming - towards righteousness. When the Quran is being recited, it's handy if you know the meaning. Verses that talk about heaven can inspire, verses about hell can terrify, some verses make you ponder but either way it makes you more God-conscious - thinking about your every action. Programming towards rightousness indeed!

There are physical benefits like getting blood to the head, clearing the lungs, focusing eyes on a point on the ground and if you focus on the Salaah I guess it's a stress relief.

Social benefits. When people pray in congregation everyone is equal and is a good way of bringing community together.

I'm sure there are hundreds of hidden benefits behind Salaah.
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Very nice and insightful, brother jimbo123.

Jazakallah khair for sharing.
 
Starrynight said:
I like this. Did you write it yourself?
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:sl:

No, I didn't write it. I just typed it. lol. The opening lines were structured like the love letter Elizabeth Barret wrote to Robert Browning. She started her letter like this:

How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways ..

The rest are just random thoughts that Allah put into my mind. You can read a copy of Elizabeth Barret's love letter here:
http://www3.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/...rtuguese/howdoilovetheeletmecounttheways.html
 
Riana17 said:
Salam Brother, I've seen this video before and its really nice, I do like Brother Nouman Ali Khan. he knows what he is saying, but the answer I am looking for can make someone STAND up and pray esp for FAJR

HMMM shall I say why we really have to PRAYYYYYY???
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Yea he is very good, because he has studied Quran in the context of classical Arabic and its traditions. Few scholars as far as I know have done that, a famous one is Mohammad Assad, and thats why I like his explanation of Quran.

As for standing up for fajar prayer, if you strive for that it makes a person better. First it has lot of reward in afterlife, but it helps to make a person better in this life too in the form of punctuality just to name one.

First of all this prayer is salat (contact prayers). And salat in the Islamic tradition is a gift from Allah. I'll go into detail some other day, but I hope this should motivate... no point of having a gift unless a person use it.
 
I was so pumped for my last prayer tonight. At first praying was stressful and hard, but it's getting easier and I'm getting excited now to do it. My Iman is high :D
 

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