The last blog was discussing the great event of the Heavenly Journey of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, which has been discussed throughout Islamic teachings, such as the Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 213.
This Hadith discusses a specific part of the Heavenly Journey. This is when the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, was gifted the obligatory prayers. The fact, that this was the only obligatory duty which was given in this way while the rest were revealed to the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was on Earth shows the importance of establishing the obligatory prayers. This specific Hadith advises that initially fifty obligatory prayers were commanded and bit by bit they were reduced until five remained. If a muslim had to perform fifty obligatory prayers it would prevent them from doing anything else. This shows the importance of the obligatory prayers. It teaches muslims that the obligatory prayers must be the centre of their life. One should mould their life around their obligatory prayers and not mould their duties around their life.
In addition, the obligatory prayers are an indication of how one should attach to Allah, the Exalted, while detaching from the material world. A muslim praying is not allowed to talk, eat or do other normal lawful things during the prayer. This indicates the importance of one connecting to Allah, the Exalted, through fulfilling His commands, refraining from His prohibitions and by facing destiny with patience. Being commanded to fulfil fifty obligatory prayers initially reminds muslims that this obedience and connection to Allah, the Exalted, should be their top priority and all other things should be placed in their rightful place according to the teachings of Islam. This is the true purpose of mankind. Their purpose is not to strive to for the unnecessary and vain things of this material world. This material world is a bridge which connects one to the hereafter. It is not a permanent home. The obligatory prayers and this great event remind muslims of this fact. Therefore, they should strive in crossing this bridge according to the teachings of Islam so that they can reach the hereafter safely.
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