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A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 5

A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 5

A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 5 (final) Recap: According to the Qur’an everything in the universe is praying to their Creator.  The concept of prayer cannot be reduced to only supplication to God with hand gestures when our heart desires something and our tongue articulates it.  Creation such as plants, animals, particles, stars,… just […]

By September 6, 2024 Read More →
A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 4

A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 4

A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 4 Recap: We may think that our prayer is not accepted, however, the verses we studied (40:60 and others) mentioned that all prayers are answered, whether we are aware of it or not.  The fact of the matter is that we can never tell what is best for us, […]

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A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 3

A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 3

A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 3  وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ٱدْعُونِىٓ أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ 40:60 Your Lord says: “Pray to Me and I will answer your (prayer.) Let us investigate the concept of prayer in the light of the above verse. Some of us may have an expectation for something extraordinary to happen when one prays.  For example, when I pray, […]

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A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 2

A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 2

A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 2 لَهُۥ دَعْوَةُ ٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُونَ لَهُم بِشَىْءٍ إِلَّا كَبَـٰسِطِ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَآءِ لِيَبْلُغَ فَاهُ وَمَا هُوَ بِبَـٰلِغِهِۦ وَمَا دُعَآءُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ    13:14 The only true prayer is to Him: those they pray to besides Him give them no answer any more than […]

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A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 1

A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 1

A Quranic Analysis of Prayer, part 1 قُلۡ مَا يَعۡبَؤُاْ بِكُمۡ رَبِّي لَوۡلَا دُعَآؤُكُمۡۖ 25:77 Say, “You would not even matter to my Lord if not for your prayers to Him?” We should not limit our understanding of prayers to the daily five ritualistic prayers and the supplication, rather prayers include more understanding about our living conditions here.  The very first […]

By August 3, 2024 Read More →