3. ISLAM IS THE VOICE OF HUMAN NATURE

~ 67 ~ of the right direction in prayer will result in principled behaviour towards others. Salah invests the devotee with humility before God and with modesty in general human relationships. One who has emerged from the mosque, bound by a covenant of complete obedience to God, will become for his fellow-men the model of perfect morality. Apart from the five regular prayers, there are other forms of salah: the midnight worship (tahajjud); prayer in the event of some unusual happening; prayer in the hour of need; prayer to seek God’s will and guidance (istikharah); the Friday and ‘Id prayers; funeral prayers, etc. All these are meant to intensify the effect sought in regular worship. Indeed, if a devotee is able to arrive at the essence of prayer, it becomes an integral part of his existence. If in his work he breaks new ground, or undertakes an entire new project, he performs two rak’ah prayers and afterwards implores God’s succour; if he achieves some major breakthrough, he expresses his gratitude to God in his prayers. If he is confronted by some problem, which seems insoluble, again he tries to resolve it by offering his