The Importance of Namaaz in life!
The chief purpose of prayer in Islam is to act as a person's communication with
Allah. By reciting "The Opening", the first chapter of the Qur'an, as required in
all prayer, the worshipper can stand before Allah, thank and praise Him, and to
ask for guidance along the Straight Path.
In addition, the daily prayers remind Muslims to give thanks for Allah's blessings
and that Islam takes precedence over all other concerns, thereby revolving their
life around Allah and submitting to His will. Prayer also serves as a formal method
of remembering Allah, or dhikr.
In the Qur'an, it is written that: "The true believers are those who feel fear in
their hearts (of the consequences of violating the commands of Allah) when Allah
is mentioned. And when His Revelations are recited to them, they find their faith
strengthened. They do their best and then put their trust in their Lord." [Qur'an
8:2]
"To those whose hearts, when Allah is mentioned, are filled with fear, who show
patient perseverance over their afflictions, keep up regular prayer, and spend (in
charity) out of what We have bestowed upon them." [Qur'an 22:35]
Prayer is also cited as a means of restraining a believer from social wrongs and
moral deviancy. [Qur'an 29:45]