Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before

Allah, devoutly obedient.[al Baqarah 2:238]

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"Between a bondsman and disbelief there is only the giving up of prayer. [Muslim]

- When the Prophet Ibrahim was building the Kaba with his son Ismail, Ibrahim made a dua. What was this dua? The Quran tells us:

My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.[Ibrahim 14:40]
- Here Ibrahim alaihi salaam is saying make ME establish prayer. Being the Friend of Allah, showing us the status of those that pray, that Ibrahim Khalilullah is saying make ME establish prayerAND my children. - Musa alaihi salaam is in the desert, in the middle of the night sees a light in the mountain, he goes and realizes this is not an ordinary light, it is the Light of AllahAllah speaks directly to Musa alaihi salaamWhat does Allah say:

Indeed, I am Allah. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance. [TaHa 20:14]
- The FIRST Meeting, the Rules are laid out. FA'BUDNI, WORSHIP ME and ESTABLISH THE Prayer.

- Maryam alaihi salaam gives birth to Isa alaihi salaam. The people accuse her, Allah tells her to keep silent. Allah inspire Isa alaihi salaam the newborn baby, barely one day old to speak. What does he say:

[Jesus] said, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet. And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I remain alive [Maryam 19:30-31]
- He has COMMANDED THAT I PRAY AS LONG AS I LIVE. The baby 'Isa is speaking to us as an infant. Allh Azza Wa Jall inspired him, Allh has commanded me to establish the alh as long as I live. - and what about Allahs Beloved, Muhammad Mustafa . The Angel Jibril came down to the Prophet with the commandment to recite the Qur'an, to fast the month of Ramadan, he told us to go for Hajj, he told us to avoid the major sins, ALL OF THIS IS IN THE QUR'AN. But there is one commandment, one pillar of Islam, that Allh Subhanhu Wa Ta'ala Wills that instead of sending down the angel to the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam, He calls the Prophet up to Himself! So important was the command, so central was the message, that no angel came down but rather the Rasul was brought up. - When the Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam went up the heavens with the angel Jibril, and then Jibril said, I cannot go any further; you proceed forth alone ya Rasul Allh. Even the angel Jibril, the holiest of all angels said I cannot go any further, I do not have permission, you proceed. And so the Beloved Prophet Sal-Allaahu alayhi wa sallam Proceeded forth to a place where NO CREATED Being had ever been before. No created being, not

even the angel Jibril. And then Allh 'azza wa jall spoke with him directly, like He had spoken directly to Musa Alayhis Salam but in this case it was more Blessed because it was NOT in the Mount Sinai but above the heavens. What do you think Allh Azza Wa Jall said? What was the commandment, what was the message? We all know the story.