27. MORNINGS AND EVENINGS

27. Mornings and Evenings ~ 79 ~ principle, he engages himself in his worldly activities until the time of asr (evening) prayer. He again turns to God in prayer to receive his share in God’s blessings so that this may afford him assistance in the next stage of life. In this way a believer passes his time until the sun sets and the moment comes for the fourth prayer, called the maghrib prayer at sunset. Once again the believer, abandoning all his activities, turns to God in worship, says the prayer as prescribed, and receives his religious and spiritual sustenance from it. After that, armed with the religious spirit, he again finds himself busy in meeting his worldlyrequirements. Now the time comes for the fifth prayer called isha (night prayer). After saying this prayer, the believer goes to bed and, reckoning up his activities of the day he goes to sleep in order that he may make a better start the next morning when he wakes up.