'The prayer is one of the (primary) dictates of religion, in it lies the pleasure of the Lord, the Mighty and the Glorious, and it is the conduct of the Prophets.'

'The prayer of a person is (in reality) a light in his heart, so whoever desires, can illuminate his heart (by means of prayers).'

'The prayer is the standard of Islam. Whosoever loves prayers, and observes their limits, timings and methods, is a true believer.'

'One who adheres to the five (daily) prayers diligently, they shall be a means of illumination and salvation for him on the Day of Judgment.'

You take an oath to a man whom you know follows the laws of providence, which he obeys independently of the influence of earthly powers, who leads the German p…

The wish to talk to God is absurd. We cannot talk to one we cannot comprehend - and we cannot comprehend God; we can only believe in Him. The uses of prayer ar…

The first of the 'request' prayers in the daily Amidah is a fractal. It replicates in miniature the structure of the Amidah as a whole.