Allah refers to those "endowed with understanding" as such...

Allah refers to those "endowed with understanding" as such: Those who remember Allah always - standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides - and contemplate the creation of the heavens and the earth, saying, "O Lord! You have not created all this without purpose. Glory be to You! Grant us salvation from the torment of the Fire." (3:191) Human beings feel frail in front of the Absolute Power in this universe.

If they try to act on their own without the help of their Lord, they will certainly fail because the source of all power and might is Allah. Those who accomplished great feats for humanity - scientists in the laboratory, soldiers in the battlefield, astronauts in space, doctors in the hospital - all sought help from their Lord before embarking on their adventures. Alone, human beings are poor and in need of Allah: "O mankind!

You are the ones who are in need of Allah, but Allah is free from all needs, worthy of praise. If He wanted, he could destroy you and bring about a new creation, and that is not hard for Allah." (35:15-17) The need for prayer is great, and a deep and strong feeling inside people drives them towards the Absolute Power to seek His help and assistance. The instinct to worship has been born with human beings as part of their natural disposition (fitra).

Since the dawn of humanity, people have worshipped God in many different ways; prehistoric implements used for this purpose have been found.

The need to worship is as strong as the need to eat, and just as the person who lacks proper food will eat anything to put an end to hunger, the person who does not find the proper spiritual nutrition will be led to unlawful worshipping such as the worship of animals, fire, stars, science, art, materialism, or anything else that has no power to help or harm anyone. Whether people have a proper religion or not, everyone worships something, but they should only worship Allah and nothing else.

The regular Islamic prayers have innumerable practical benefits, such as discouraging those who perform them from committing bad acts: " Truly, prayer restrains from evil and shameful deeds." (29:45) But one must remember that the Qur'an differentiates between merely saying the prayers and "establishing" them. While reciting prayers is simply a physical act, establishing prayer encompasses complete mental and spiritual concentration and the commitment not to leave them aside.