It is this attention towards Allah and standing in His...

It is this attention towards Allah and standing in His presence that restrains man from disobedience and prevents corruption and depravity.” (5) Why should we offer prayers at prescribed times? Some people say: “We do not deny the philosophy behind the prayers and nor do we refute its importance or its educative effects, but what is the need for it to be offered at prescribed times?

Would it not be better if the people were left free – each one to perform this obligation as per his leisure and opportunity, and his mental and spiritual preparedness?” Experience shows that if educative issues are not regulated by means of strict discipline and stipulations, many individuals tend to become forgetful of them and their very foundation…