A Simple Introduction to Islam

prayer, called the Asr Prayer. Once again he goes to pray and seeks God’s blessings. In this way, a believer’s time keeps passing until sunset when it is time for fourth prayer, called the Maghrib Prayer. Again the believer leaves his work to say his prayers, according to the method laid down for him, drawing religious and spiritual sustenance from them. After this prayer he again goes to attend to the demands of daily life with a religious mind, until the time comes for the fifth prayer called the Isha Prayer. After offering the Isha Prayer, the believer introspects about his whole day’s activities before going to bed so that the next morning, when he gets up, he is able to start his work in a better mental state. TAWASSUM Spiritual Nourishment From Everyday Events Spiritual Nourishment From Everyday Events Just as material food is necessary for the health of the body, so also is learning lessons from all events a form of spiritual nourishment for a believer. A true believer has the aptitude to learn lessons from everything going on around him. Faith makes a person sensitive. In all matters he tries to