Islam The Voice of Human Nature
3. ISLAM IS THE VOICE OF HUMAN NATURE
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time for prayer, we must assemble together for
our salvation. Worshippers perform their
ablutions, then make their way to the mosques
with God ever in their thoughts. There, as a
congregation, they worship together, following
the leader in prayer, the
imam.
Their doing so
symbolizes the vow made by all Muslims to
gather round the Prophet of God and make him
their sole rallying point.
There are different positions, which supplicants
may adopt. By folding their hands, bowing,
sitting reverentially, touching the ground with
their foreheads, they renew their covenant of
servitude to God. One of the important features
of
salah
is that it includes recitation of verses
from the Qur’an. No matter where it is opened,
there is sure to be the essential message of God.
It is a Book where each page is the quintessence
of the whole. Although in
salah,
only a small part of
the Qur’an is recited at a time, it is always sufficient
to convey the divine will. Besides God’s
message, words in praise and remembrance of
God are recited; His mercy is invoked; exalted
sentiments are expressed about the Prophet
