Salat: Prayer Instills Modesty in a Worshipper

SALAT: Prayer Instills Modesty in a Worshipper Prayer Instills Modesty in a Worshipper Prayer prepares man to lead a virtuous life. It inculcates in the worshipper the spirit of modesty that enhances one’s connection with God that enhances one’s connection with God as well as with other human beings. P rayer, or salah, is worship of God. It has been made obligatory on believers five times a day. Congregational prayer is offered in the mosque. Before saying prayers, the worshipper performs ablutions. Face, hands and feet, are washed with water to awaken the feeling in the suppliant that he should always lead a pious life. Then, by uttering Allahu Akbar (God is the greatest) he enters into the act of worship. In this way, he accepts that greatness belongs solely to God. The greatest virtue is to live in this world with modesty. In the course of the prayer, the worshipper has to recite certain passages from the Quran. In this way, he recalls to mind God’s commandments. Then he bows down and prostrates himself. This is saying by his actions that for him only one course is proper, and that is to lead his life in this world as an obedient servant of God.