Quote #74

'The position of prayers with respect to religion is similar to that of the head with respect to the body.'

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  1. 'Whenever the time of each prayer arrives, an Angel announces to the people: (O' People!) Stand up and extinguish, with prayers, the fire w…
  2. 'The example of the five (daily) prayers is like that of a clear-water river flowing in front of your houses in which a person washes himse…
  3. 'For every thing there is a face and the face of your religion is prayers. So see to it that none from amongst you damages and disfigures t…
  4. 'The most beloved of deeds in the eyes of Allah are: offering prayers at the stipulated times; (then) goodness and kindness towards parents…
  5. 'The prayer is the standard of Islam. Whosoever loves prayers, and observes their limits, timings and methods, is a true believer.'
  6. 'One who considers the prayers to be insignificant and trivial is not from me. By Allah! He shall never come close to me at the pool of Kau…
  7. '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 c…
  8. 'Do not destroy your prayers for verily one who destroys his prayers shall be resurrected in the company of Qarun, Haman and Fir`awn.'

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