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Quran 107:5 · Al-Ma'un

[But] who are heedless of their prayer

He is saying: The difference between empty ritual and true prayer

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Quran 23:2 · Al-Mu'minun

They who are during their prayer humbly submissive

He is saying: The difference between empty ritual and true prayer · Jesus on prayer and charity throughout his life

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Quran 107:4 · Al-Ma'un

So woe to those who pray

He is saying: Quran's paradox: two verdicts about people who pray · Prayer language doesn't matter, khushu does · The difference between empty ritual and true prayer

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Quran 74:43 · Al-Muddaththir

They will say, "We were not of those who prayed

He is saying: True prayer: rukU and sajda as expression of inner surrender · The difference between empty ritual and true prayer · prayer described as the key to Paradise

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Quran 20:14 · Ta-Ha

Indeed, I am Allah. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance

He is saying: God's core declaration of oneness to Moses · Musa hears God's voice at the burning bush · Ramadan trains the spirit behind every act of worship

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Quran 19:4 · Maryam

He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy

He is saying: The most powerful prayers of the prophets · The prophets' duas: how the heart's feelings become words · Zakariya's humble dua and the promise of Yahya

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Sahih al-Bukhari 757

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) entered the mosque and a person followed him. The man prayed and went to the Prophet and greeted him.…

He is saying: Hadith: the man told to pray his prayer again · Ritual prayer without humility isn't real worship · 'Go pray again' — the hadith about prayer without presence

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Quran 26:109 · Ash-Shu'ara

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds

He is saying: the Prophet asked no reward for his message

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Quran 12:86 · Yusuf

He said, "I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you do not know

He is saying: Complaining to God alone in a low voice · The missing-link parable: ulema losing trust in God under colonial rule · Taqwa means handing every affair over to Allah

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Quran 4:103 · An-Nisa

And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides. But when you become secure, re-establish [regular] prayer.…

He is saying: The difference between empty ritual and true prayer · Salah teaches the art of time management

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Quran 2:150 · Al-Baqarah

And from wherever you go out [for prayer], turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram.…

He is saying: fear only God, not people

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Quran 22:73 · Al-Hajj

O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allah will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for that purpose.…

He is saying: Why false gods can never respond to you

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