ISL201 Islamic Studies Assignment 1 Solution Spring May 2013

In Islam there is an enormous stress on offering Namaz, and it is considered as one of the basic pillar of Islam. Numerous verses of Quran and messages of Hadith are revealed about the importance of Namaz.
But apparently it seems nothing more than an excercise as objected by some Non-believers.
You have to explain:
In the view of above you are required to explain that why there is so much emphasis on Namaz?
what are its benefits and what is its main objective?

Importance Of Namaz

SAYINGS (HADITH) OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (Sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam)
The one who neglect the prayers will receive Fifteen punishments from Allah.
Six punishments in this lifetime

 

• War and peace
• It Jobs
• Lahore
• Atheist
• Water Systems
• Plea
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Three while dying
Three in the grave &
Three on the Day of Judgment.
THE SIX PUNISHMENTS OF LIFE: 
1. Allah takes away blessings from his age (makes his life misfortunate)
2.Allah does not accept his plea (Dua’s)
3.Allah erases the features of good people from his face.
4.He will be detested by all creatures on earth.
5.Allah does not award him for his good deeds. (No thawab)
6.He will not be included in th! e Dua’s of good people.
THE THREE PUNISHMENTS WHILE DYING: 
1. He dies humiliated.
2. He dies hungry.
3. He dies thirsty. Even if he drinks the water of all seas he will still be thirsty.
THE THREE PUNISHMENTS IN THE GRAVE: 
1. Allah tightens his grave until his chest ribs come over each other.
2. Allah pours on him fire with embers.
3. Allah sets on him a snake called “the brave”, “the bold” which hits Him
from morning until afternoon for leaving Fajr prayer, from the afternoon until Asr for
leaving Dhuhr prayer and so on. With each strike he sinks 70 yards under the ground.
THE THREE PUNISHMENTS ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT: 

 

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• War and peace
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• Lahore
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1. Allah sends who would accompany him to hell pulling him on the face.
2. Allah gives him an angry look that makes the flesh of his face fall down.
3. Allah judges him strictly and orders him to be thrown in hell.
The importance of prayer in Muslim’s life 
[13:15] To GOD prostrates everyone in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do their shadows in the mornings and the evenings.
[16:49] To GOD prostrates everything in the heavens and everything on earth – every creature – and so do the angels; without the least arrogance.

 

• Plea
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• Receiving
• Receive
• War and peace
• It Jobs
• Lahore

[22:18] Do you not realize that to GOD prostrates everyone in the heavens and the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and the animals, and many people? Many others among the people are committed to doom. Whomever GOD shames, none will honor him. Everything is in accordance with GOD’s will.

The importance of prayer 
Prayer in Islam has a great importance, this can proved by the following: 
1- It is the second element of Islam. 
2- It is the first thing to be asked about on the day of resurrection , if prayer is accepted then all man’s work will be accepted and if it is not accepted all his work will not be accepted either. 
3- It is a distinguishing sign for pious (devoted) believers as Allah says: “and perform prayer “( surat Al-Bakkara/ verse 3). 
4- This who preserves prayer preserves his religion, and this who abandons it loses his religion. 
5- Islam is in man’s heart as far as prayer is in his heart and his share in Islam equals his share of prayer. 
6- It is a sign of loving Allah and appreciating His Blessings. 
7- Allah The Almighty ordered us to preserve it whether we are traveling or staying, during war and peace and whether we are ill or healthy. 
8- Texts declare that who abandons prayer is a disbeliever (an atheist). Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said “what lies between a man and atheism is abandoning prayer “(Musli

 

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• Receiving
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“(Muslim accounts) and said “prayer is the commitment between us, who abandons it disbelieves – becomes a disbeliever or becomes an atheist – (Ahmad and people of norms “sunan” account). When this who abandons prayer dies he is considered an atheist, he is not washed nor enshrouded, no one prays for him, he is not buried in Muslims’ graves, his relatives do not inherit from him and his money goes to beit al-mal (where the money of Muslim states is kept) in addition to other similar provisions that apply to those who abandon prayer.