Verily the party of Allah are the successful ones.

Verily the party of Allah are the successful ones.” [^6] 5- Those who remember Allah much: “...and remember Allah much, that you may be prosperous.” [^7] 6- The God-fearing: “...So be in awe of Allah, O’ possessors of intellects, that you may be prosperous.” [^8] 7- Warriors for faith: “...and strive hard in His way, that you may be prosperous.” [^9] 8- Penitents: “...And turn unto Allah all together, O believers, in order that you may succeed.” [^10] Some Traditions On Success and Salvation Imam Ali (as) said: “Anyone whose passions are overcome by (his reason and) his wisdom would be successful.” [^11] He also said: “Follow knowledge and disobey ignorance so that you may prosper.” ^12 The Prophet (S) said: “Successful is he who renders his soul sincere for faith, makes his heart clean and sound, makes his tongue veracious, makes his psyche calm, makes his morals fair, makes his ears heedful and makes his eyes watchful” [^13] .

Imam Ali (as) said: “O’ People! Steer clear through the waves of mischief by boats of deliverance, turn away from the path of dissention and put off the crowns of pride. Prosperous is he who rises with wings, or he surrenders and finds peace.” [^14] Qummi narrates a tradition from Imam Sadiq (as) who said: “When Allah, the Mighty, created Paradise, He told it to speak.

It said: “Successful indeed are the believers.” [^15] The next verse looks at the attributes of the believers, and in this context, at first and foremost, singles out the importance of the ritual prayer. It says: “Who are humble in their prayers”. The Qur’anic term /xaši‘un/ (who are humble) is from the word /xušu‘/, meaning the state of spiritual and physical modesty, which is adopted outwardly by the body in man when in the presence of a great person or an important truth.

Here, the Holy Qur’an does not count merely performing the ritual prayer itself as a sign of the believers, but it considers ’humility‘ in the ritual prayer as one of their attributes. This refers to the fact that their prayers are not meaningless and some soulless words and movements. When they perform the ritual prayer, they give their complete attention to Allah, detaching themselves from all other than Allah and thus achieving a meeting with Him.

They are so absorbed in contemplating and supplicating to the Divine presence that every particle of their beings is influenced by it. They see themselves as a mere atom in the presence of an Unlimited Being and as a drop in a Vast Ocean.