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YUQMUUN ( They establish) 2:3

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In many of the verses of the holy Quran, derivative of the same root alphabets convey the sense of establishing something: establishing account of deeds 14:41, Torah and Injeel 5:68, agreement 9:7, law 9:36, salat 2:3 etc. The derivatives are used with salat meaning establishment of salat (Worship) at numerous places. Any establishment needs an organization, a process, place, timings of operation etc. We shall Insha Allah refer to these items under the title salat. 25. AS SALAAT ( The Worship ) 2:3

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The message of Shuaib (PBH) to his people was: O my people serve/worship Allah, there is no god for you other than Him... 11:84 In reply to this his people asked him, O Shuaib does your worshipping (salaatuka) enjoin on you (the condition) that we should give up that which our fathers worshipped (ya-budu)........ 11:87. Here the word salaat appears to refer to the process of worshipping Allah (SWT) adopted by Shuaib (PBH) which was obviously different from the process of worshipping idols. Salaat thus conveys the sense of The formal process of worshipping Allah (SWT). It is conveyed through the holy Quran that whosoever is in the universe is obedient to Allah (SWT) 2:116, they all bow down to Him 16:49, 22:18 and glorify Him 62:1. We too offer salaat in obedience to the orders of Allah (SWT) 2:110 and during the salaat we perform the sajda i.e. bow down or prostrate 22:77 glorifying Him 48:9 by pronouncing Subhana Rabbiyal A ala We are informed through the Holy Quran that every one in the universe knows its Salaat and Tasbiih24:41. Here the word salaat appears to mean The process of submission to Allah (SWT) which consists of being busy obeying His orders (Tasbih is derived from the same root alphabets as sabha which also means being busy 73:7 and the word sajada means bowing down). The word salawaat and other derivatives from the same root alphabets convey the sense of Rahmat meaning Mercy 2:157, 33:43,33: 56 Salaat can therefore be defined as A formal procedure of emotional, mental and physical submission for worshipping Allah (SWT) seeking His Mercy. We are ordered to monitor our salaat 2:238 being constant at it 70:23, ordering our people to do so 20:132, be regular at the Friday congregational worship 62:9 and shorten the salaat during wars 4: 101102, salaat is to be offered for remembering Allah (SWT) 20:14 keeping our voice low 17:110 and observing proper timings 11:114, 17:78 after performing wazu 5:6. Ibrahim (PBH) prayed for making him and his 14