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  • Essay / The Benefit of Prayer for Muslims - 2001

    The Benefit of Prayer for MuslimsPrayer (Salat) is one of the main obligations that Allah has ordained for His servants. Prayer in Arabic language means du'aa. In Islam, it means worshiping Allah through certain known and prescribed words and actions, beginning with Takbeer and ending with Tasleem. However, Takbeer is the Arabic term for the phrase Allahu Akbar and Tasleem means the final part of the Muslim prayer, where one recites "Assalaaamu'alaykum wa rahmatu-Allah" once while facing right and once while facing right. left. Next, prayer is one of the five basic requirements that a Muslim is required to perform and is given the highest priority in the Holy Quran. Furthermore, prayer is also a religious observance that believers must perform throughout their lives and whose times have been stipulated. For example, praying five times a day is morning (Fajr), Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha'. Prayer has many benefits described in the Holy Quran. It is enjoined on Muslims as an obligatory act by Allah as can be noted in the following verses of the Holy Quran: “Establish regular prayers from sunset until dark of night, as well as morning prayer ". (Al-Isra',78) The results also prove that the benefit of prayer towards Muslims involves the wisdom of man physically and mentally, prayer provides a direct connection with Allah, nourishes the body, asserts discipline among the Muslims, helps the believer to avoid bad deeds. , and obtain the blessing of life from Allah. Prayer provides a direct connection with Allah. First of all, the benefit of prayer is that prayer provides a direct connection with Allah. Many physical and mental effects that Muslims can experience... middle of paper ......s of prayer, then it is best for Muslims to strive to pray correctly. Muslims must pray in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah (PBUH). Every time they pray, they should focus their attention on Allah. They should pray to Allah wholeheartedly and sincerely to seek His pleasure and forgiveness. They should remember that Allah has given them twenty-four hours a day and He only orders them to perform the obligatory prayers five times which last only one hour in total. Muslims should know the benefits of prayer and how to practice prayer in their lives to achieve beneficial lives. So, for those new to Islam, undertaking a prayer journey will bring great benefits. The greatest of all is that it will help us put our lives into perspective, seeing that all things come from Allah and that it is to Allah that everything will return...