Importance of the Salat

Out of the five pillars of Islam we find that the word Salat is the most frequently mentioned of the five. The word Salat is mentioned a total of 67 times in the Quran.

The Salat provides the nourishment needed by our souls and is a sure method of attaining righteousness and nearness to our Creator. The Quran lists a number of benefits attained from observing the Salat:

1- The Salat protects believers from evil and vice:

Observe the Salat, for the Salat forbids immorality and evil. 29:45

2- The Salat strengthens our belief and make us attain certainty:

Glorify your Lord with praise, and be among the prostrators, and worship your Lord in order to attain certainty. 15:98-99

3- The Salat (along with charity) is the best investment for the Hereafter:

Those who recite God's Book, observe the Salat, and give from what We have provided for them, secretly and publicly, are seeking a trade that can never go to waste: that He may pay them their reward in full and increase for them His favour. Indeed, He is Forgiving, Appreciative. 35:29-30

4- Through the Salat, the believers proclaim their submission and devotion to God alone:

5- Above all, the Salat is to commemorate God:

Surely, the most important objective of the Salat is to commemorate God.

Recite what is revealed to you of the Book, and observe the Salat, for the Salat forbids immorality and evil, and the remembrance of God is of greater importance. God knows what you do. 29:45

I am God, there is no god except Me. Therefore, you shall worship Me and observe the Salat to commemorate Me. 20:14