One of the most asked question that we get is the title of this page.
This question of potential believers exposes lack of knowledge of the Quran as well as proves that their religion,
as practiced, is based purely on heresy
and conjecture of their parents, scholars or local mullahs.
There are three implications of the Question above:
1. An implication that challenges God's assertion and a subconscious effort
to prove that God is wrong in His repeated assertions that Quran is "Complete",
"Perfect" and "Fully Detailed".
2. An implication that Hadith contains the details of Salat and therefore
Hadith other than the Quran can be used for religious law.
3- An implication that God is wrong in teaching us in the Quran, that
all the rituals of Islam, including Salat were given to Abraham.
Those who are knowledgeable of the Quran know that there are two sources
for the religion of Islam (Submission in English).
1. The Quran which is COMPLETE, PERFECT and fully details all religious
LAW.
2. Religious practices given to Prophet Abraham and passed on to us generation
after generation since the time of Abraham.
Quran teaches us in no uncertain terms that Abraham is the founder of
Islam as it is practiced today. As such, what did Abraham contribute to our
daily life as Muslims?
Quran teaches us that ALL RELIGIOUS PRACTICES IN ISLAM, (Salat, Zakat,
Fasting, & Hajj) came to us from Abraham, generation after generation.
Majority of Muslims always ask, how can these practices come to us from
Abraham and not from Muhammad. They do not trust that God Almighty can preserve
His own religious practices (rituals) to give to us pure, clear and
complete.
In other words, all religious practices in Islam existed before Muhammad.
Muhammad's sole mission was to deliver the Quran.
"Your ONLY mission (O
Muhammad) is to deliver (Quran),
while it is we who will call them to account." 13:40
"You (O Muhammad) have no duty EXCEPT delivering
(Quran)." 42:48
"The messenger has no function EXCEPT delivering
(Quran)..." 5:99
It is also interesting to know that many of these Muslims who ask the
question do not know that, the Hadith and Sunna books do not have enough
information about how to perform Salat, the number of Rakaat (units), or
what to say in them.
The Hadiths and Sunna books are rather full of contradictory statements.
NOT a single time, was the prophet Muhammad reported as telling the people;
let me tell you how to perform your Salat prayers, or let me tell you the
number of Rakaat in the prayers.
Had Muhammad willed or was of his duties to teach the community their
prayer and the number of Rakaat, he would have done such that, and
in the public arena for everyone to witness it. It never happened. Because
the Prophet Muhammad and the people before him were given the ways to pray,
handed down from Abraham through generations of believers who kept the prayers
intact as God promised. God would not have told Muhammad to follow the religion
of Abraham if no one knows or practices that religion.
Abraham was the founder of Islam (Submission in English) as we practice
it today, and the one who called us "Muslims" (Submitters in
English).
"You shall strive in the cause of God as you should.
He has blessed you, and imposed no hardship in your religion; the RELIGION
OF YOUR FATHER ABRAHAM, Abraham is the one who named you "Muslims" in the
beginning. Thus, the messenger serves as witness among you, just as you serve
as a witness among the people. Therefore, you shall observe the Salat prayers,
give the Zakat charity, and hold fast to God; He is your Lord; the best Lord,
and the best supporter." 22:78
"Abraham was neither Jewish , nor Christian; he
was a monotheist; a Muslim; he never was an idol-worshiper. The people most
worthy of following Abraham are those who follow him and this prophet (Muhammad),
and those who believed. God is the Lord of the believers." 3:67-68
"Then we inspired you (O Muhammad) to follow the
religion of Abraham, monotheism; never was he an idol-worshiper."
16:123
Logically, if Muhammad was a follower of Abraham, and we are followers
of Muhammad, then we are followers of Abraham. What did we and Muhammad learn
from Abraham ???
The Quran teaches us that we learned ALL THE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES of Islam
from Abraham. The whole Arabian society before and during the time of
Muhammad
had many followers of the religion of Abraham. Thus Abu Lahab, Abu Jahl,
and the idolators of Quraish used to observe Salat prayers as we can see
in 8:33-35.
"...Their SALAT PRAYERS at the shrine were no more
than deceit and repulsion. ..."
In Sura 73, few weeks after the revelation of the Quran, 73:20 is telling
the Muslims to observe the SALAT and Zakat. Does it make sense that God would
issue a commandment to observe something not already known.???
"......and observe the SALAT and ZAKAT, and lend
God a loan of righteousness. Whatever you advance for your souls, you will
find at God better and multiplied manifold....." 73:20.
In 2:128 we see Abraham and Ismail implore God to teach them "THE RELIGIOUS
PRACTICES OF ISLAM"
"As Abraham raised the foundation of Ka'ba, together
with Ismail, they prayed, 'Our Lord, accept this work from us; You are the
Hearer, the Omniscient. Our Lord, and make us Muslims (Submitters) to You
and from our descendants let there be a nation of Muslims (Submitters) to
you; AND TEACH US HOW TO PRACTICE OUR RELIGIOUS DUTIES, and redeem us; You
are the Redeemer, the Merciful'" 2:127-128
The Prophets and Messengers prior to Abraham were not given any religious
practices. The human society was so primitive, only BELIEF IN GOD ALONE was
all that is required for salvation. See for example Sura 71, entitles "Noah"
Thus, religious practices appear in Quran ONLY after ABRAHAM; never before
him.
"(O Children of Israel) you shall observe the SALAT
PRAYERS & ZAKAT charity; you shall bow down with those who bow." 2:125
MORE PROOFS THAT SALAT OBSERVED BEFORE MUHAMMAD.
"O Mary (Mariam), you shall obey your Lord, and
shall prostrate and bow down with those who bow down." 3:43
"(Jesus said) God has made me blessed wherever I
go, and He commanded me to observe the SALAT PRAYERS and ZAKAT charity for
as long as I live." 19:31
But the Jews and Christians lost the SALAT PRAYERS, changed it and invented
their own.
"Generations came thereafter who LOST the SALAT
prayers, and pursued their lusts." 19:59
If we look in the oldest prayer books for the Jews we can still see their
prayers very similar to what the Muslims do today, they bow down and fall
prostrate. There are remnant of the SALAT prayers among the Jews, namely
the Samaritans, and the Christians (the Russian Orthodox Church). It is
noteworthy that the Samaritan Jews have denounced the man-made commandments
of Talmud, and decided to adhere to the word of God ALONE, i.e. Torah. (See
"The Myth of God Incarnate", page 117)
MORE PROOFS:
" And we granted him (Abraham) Isaac and Jacob as
a gift, and we made them righteous. And we appointed them Imams who guide
in accordance with our commandments. AND WE TAUGHT THEM RIGHTEOUS WORKS AND
THE OBSERVANCE OF SALAT AND ZAKAT.' 21:72-73
Unfortunately, this plain Quranic truth is not accessible by those who
keep trying to prove that Quran is not complete. First they have to come
to sincere conviction that Quran is complete, perfect and fully detailed;
they have to believe their Lord. Once they attain this conviction, the shields
will be removed from around their hearts, the deafness will be removed from
their ears and they will become worthy of the Quranic truth.
FASTING CAME TO US VIA ABRAHAM: then modified in the Quran.
"You are permitted to have sexual intercourse with
your wives during the night of fasting; they are your confidantes, and you
are their confidantes. God knew that you used to betray your souls in the
past. He has redeemed you, and He has pardoned you. Henceforth, you may have
intercourse with them, seeking what God has permitted for you." part of
2:187
"O you who believe, fasting is decreed for you,
AS IT WAS DECREED for those before you, that you may attain salvation."
2:183
HAJJ (Pilgrimage) : came to us VIA ABRAHAM: Please note that the same
verse also mention the SALAT prayers bowing down and prostrating.
"We pointed out to Abraham the location of the shrine,
and directed him to worship NONE beside Me, and to purify My shrine for those
who would visit it, those who would retreat therein, and those who would
BOW DOWN AND PROSTRATE. And you shall declare (O Abraham) that the people
shall observe HAJJ. They will then come to you , walking or riding, from
the farthest places." 22:26-27
MORE PRAYERS or SAME PRAYERS ?!
All Muslims (Submitters) know that God ordered us to do five contact prayers
(Salat) every day. Traditional sectarian Muslims, call these five prayers,
"fard" or obligatory. They believe that there are other prayers (Sunnah)
which should also be done for extra credit. However we will illustrate here
how the number of prayers, number of units, and even the names of the prayers
are mathematically coded. This means that adding prayers disrupts the intricate
code that God has created and designed into the contact prayers. Adding extra
prayers to what God ordered is like a person taking extra medicine on his
own to feel much better than what his/her doctor told him to take, it can
kill him instead of helping him. Of course that does not mean that we should
not worship to gain extra credit! On the contrary, God tells us exactly what
we should do for extra credit.
"During the night,
you shall meditate for extra credit, that your Lord may raise you to an
honorable rank. And say, "My Lord, admit me an honorable admittance, and let
me depart an honorable departure, and grant me from You a powerful support."
17:79-80
In this verse and several others, God tells us to meditate on Him and
to fall prostrate during the night for extra credit. He does not tell us
to do extra Contact prayers (Salat). In fact God tells us :
"...the contact prayers (Salat) are decreed for
the believers at specific times. " 4:103
SALAT (CONTACT PRAYERS ) IN THE QURAN:
Many Muslims do not know that all the five prayers are mentioned in the
Quran, their time is clearly mentioned in several verses and that all the
steps we do are found also in the Quran.
{1} FIVE PRAYERS A DAY AND THEIR TIME :
God gave us the times for the Salat (contact Prayers) in the Quran :
(1) The Dawn Prayer (Fajr in Arabic)
given in 11:114, 24:58
(2) The Noon Prayer (Zuher in Arabic) , given
in 17:78 and 30:18
(3) The Afternoon Prayer (Asr in Arabic), given
in 2:238
(4) The sunset Prayer (Maghrib in Arabic), given
in 11:114
(5) The Night Prayer (Isha in Arabic), given in 24:58
As you can see from the Quran, God tells us to do our Contact prayers
(Salat) at specific times, and then He tells us what these times are.
{2} TAKBEER (Glorification of God), Allahu Akbar : The Takbeer (glorification
of God) by saying Allahu Akbar for example can be found in 17:111, 2:185,
22 :37, 74:3, and 29:45
[17:110-111] " Say, "Call Him GOD, or call Him the
Most Gracious; whichever name you use, to Him belongs the best names." You
shall not utter your Contact Prayers (Salat) too loudly, nor secretly; use
a moderate tone. And proclaim: "Praise be to GOD, who has never begotten
a son, nor does He have a partner in His kingship, nor does He need any ally
out of weakness," and magnify Him constantly (Kabberho Takbeera)."
See also, the files,
"Magnify God"
and " God's beautiful
names"
{3} READING SURA 1, FATEHA, IN SALAT : The mathematical evidence for Sura
1 is overwhelming and should be reviewed. Check the file
"Beyond Probability" by Abdullah
Arik.
{4} BOWING DOWN (Rukoo) AND FALLING PROSTRATE (Sajood): Where in the
Quran;
[22:77] "O you who believe, you shall bow, prostrate,
worship your Lord, and work righteousness, that you may succeed. "
See also, 2:43, 2:125, 5:55, 9:112, 22:26 and 48:29 For falling prostrate
also see; 3:113, 4:102, 7:206, 13:15, 15:98, 16:49, 17:107, 19:58, 22:18,
25:64, 41:37, 48:29, 53:62, 76:26, and 96:19, WHAT WE SAY WHEN WE BOW DOWN
: "Subhana Rabbya Al-Azeem), can be found in 56:74
[56:74] "You shall glorify the name of your Lord,
the Great. ' (Fa-Sabbeh Be-Ism Rabbeka Al-Azeem)
WHAT WE SAY WHEN WE GET UP FROM BOWING DOWN: "Sami-a Allahu Le-man Hamedahu"
(God hears those who praise Him)
[3:38] "That is
when Zachariah implored his Lord: "My Lord, grant me such a good child; You
are the Hearer of the prayers."
AND,
[52:48] "You shall steadfastly persevere in carrying
out your Lord's command - you are in our eyes - and glorify and praise your
Lord when you get up."
WHAT WE SAY WHEN WE FALL PROSTRATE: "Subhana Rabbya Al-A'ala " can be
found in 87:1
[87:1] "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most
High." (Sabbeh Ism Rabbeka Al-A'ala)
{5} SHAHADA (TASHAHHUD):
La Elaha Ella Allah (There is no god but God).
The Shahada recited after the prostration of the second Rakaat and at
the end of the prayers can be found in 3:18. This is the Shahada of God,
the angels and those who possess knowledge. The Shahada of the hypocrites
can be found in 63:1
[3:18] "GOD bears witness that there is no god except
He, (La Elaha Ella Ho, Ho in reference to God, Allah ) and so do the angels
and those who possess knowledge. Truthfully and equitably, He is the absolute
god; there is no god but He, the Almighty, Most Wise."
BUT WHY CAN'T WE........... ?
But why can't we pray more than what God told us to pray ? There are two
parts to the answer of this question. The first part has to do with the source
of our religious practice. If God tells you in the Quran to pray five specific
prayers, and you say," But the Hadith books said to pray more" . Does this
mean God does not know what to order ?! Does this mean God is not clear ?
when He said the prayers are set for specific times. All Muslims world-wide
agree on the five Contact Prayers (Salat), how many units they should be,
and when they should be prayed. But no two sects agree on the Sunnah prayers.
Isn't this exactly like the example given in the Quran :
"God cites the Example of a man who deals with disputing
partners (i.e. Hadith), compared to a man who deals with only one consistent
source (Quran). Are they the same ? Praise be to God; most of them do
not know. (39:29)
The second part of the answer has to do with the mathematical proof of
the Contact Prayers (Salat).
Units of Contact Prayers
There is no dispute concerning the number of units (Rak'ahs) in all five
daily prayers enjoined by God for Abraham and his followers. They are universally
accepted to be 2, 4, 4, 3, and 4 units, respectively, for the above prayers
listed. These are considered as the obligatory units ordained by God. Other
additional units practiced by the traditional Muslims are disputed and vary
according to different sects, from none to as many as 10 units per prayer.
These extra prayers are con-sidered Sunnah, something that Prophet Muhammad
was claimed to have done. However, establishing re-ligious rites that are
not authorized by God is a gross offense. Prophet Muhammad or any messenger
of God would never disobey God by adding or even slightly changing anything
that God had enjoined them to do. People who follow these practices not only
disobey God, but they also make the religion difficult for themselves, and
for their children. God tells us in the Quran that He does not want hardship
for us:
He has chosen you and placed no hardship on you
in practicing your religion.... (22:78)
Mathematical Confirmation
The total number of units of the five daily Salat prayers is 17: Two units
at dawn, four at noon, four in the afternoon, three at sunset, and four at
night. These practices were first given to Abraham, and have been preserved
since then by his followers, which include Prophet Muhammad. The question
often asked is how we can be sure of that. God with His infinite mercy blessed
our generation with mathematical confirmations based on the number 19 that
the units of the Salat prayers are indeed preserved in accordance with His
will.
Fact 1. The units of daily Salat prayers consist
of 2, 4, 4, 3, and 4 units, a total of 17 units. The number 24434 is a multi-ple
of 19:
2 4 4 3 4 = 19 x 1286
The digits of 1286 add up to 17, the total number of units prayed each day
(1+2+8+6 = 17).
Furthermore, the units of daily Salat prayers followed by the sequence number
of the prayer is also a multiple of 19:
2 1 4 2 4 3 3 4 4 5 = 19 x 112759655
Fact 2. The total number of units prayed each day
is 17. However, on Fridays the Congregational Prayer replaces the noon prayer.
This prayer has only two units instead of the usual four units of noon prayer,
because of the Friday sermon. Thus, the total units prayed on Friday is 15.
Now, let us take every day of the week, from Saturday to Friday (assuming
Friday being the last day of the week), and write down the number of units
prayed each day. The resultant number is a multiple of 19:
| Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
|
| 17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
= 19 x..... |
Fact 3. Let us insert the number of the day before
the units of prayer in each day. The resultant number is also a multiple
of 19:
| Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
|
| 1 17 |
2 17 |
3 17 |
4 17 |
5 17 |
6 17 |
7 15 |
= 19 x..... |
Fact 4. In above table, replace every 17 by 24434
which represents the individual units of daily prayers for Saturday through
Thursday, and replace 15 by 22434 which represents the individual units of
prayers for Friday. The resultant number is also a multiple of 19:
| Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
|
| 1 24434 |
2 24434 |
3 24434 |
4 24434 |
5 24434 |
6 24434 |
7 22434 |
= 19 x.. |
Fact 5. The same as Fact 3, except take Friday as
the first day of the week, instead of the last day. The resultant number
is also a multiple of 19:
| Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
|
| 1 15 |
2 17 |
3 17 |
4 17 |
5 17 |
6 17 |
7 17 |
= 19 x..... |
Fact 6. The same as Fact 4, except again take Friday as the
first day of the week, instead of the last day. The resultant number is also
a multiple of 19:
| Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
|
| 1 22434 |
2 24434 |
3 24434 |
4 24434 |
5 24434 |
6 24434 |
7 24434 |
= 19 x.. |
How about the word Salat (Contact Prayers
) in the Quran itself ?
The word "Salat" occurs in the Quran 67 times, and when we add the numbers
of Suras and verses of these 67 occurrences, the total comes to 4674, or
19x246, another multiple of 19.
One more miracle that shows how much God is in control of everything is
the next one. This miracle proves that Sura 1 (Fateha) is the essence of
our prayer and that the numbers of bowing and falling prostrate and saying
Shahada (Tashahhuds) during our prayers are controlled by God. If we write
down the number of the prayers with their bowings, prostrations and Shahadas,
we get :
| Sura 1 |
Fajr |
Noon |
A-noon |
Sunset |
Night |
1 |
12241 |
24482 |
34482 |
43362 |
54482 |
11224124482344824336254482
This long number consists of the number of the sura that we recite in
every prayer, Sura 1, (1) followed by the number
of the first prayer (1), then the number of times that we recite sura 1 in
this prayer (2 ), then the number of bowings (Rukoo') (i.e. 2), then the number
of prostrations (4), then the number of Shahada (Tashahhuds) (1 in first
prayer), then we start over again with the number of second prayer (2) followed
by the number of sura 1 that we recite in 2nd prayer (4), then the number
of bowings (Rukoo') (4) , then the number of prostrations (8) in this prayer,
then the number of Tashahhuds (2), then the number of the third prayer (3),
and so on to the last prayer of the day. This long number is a multiple of
19 and confirms all the minute details of our prayers. Is it a co-incidence
? You be the judge. For more information regarding sura 1 miracle
check
out: "Beyond
Probability" by Abdullah Arik.
One may ask what are all these numbers, does God really care. The answer
is actually in 72:28
"This is to ascertain that they have delivered
their Lord's messages. He is fully aware of what they have. HE HAS COUNTED THE NUMBERS OF ALL
THINGS." 72:28, notice that 7+2+2+8= 19, not another
coincidence
From all of these findings we can see that God designed the times of the
prayers, the number of units in each prayer, even the names of the prayers
in a very specific way. Unfortunately human beings have tendency to make
things more complex and difficult than what God gives them.
THE CORRUPTION OF SALAT:
Those who refused to believe God in His book, the Quran that the Quran
is complete, perfect and fully detailed are deprived by God from performing
the correct Salat. God let them wonder in the dark and pick bets and pieces
that nullified their Salat for them. They insisted that God is not enough
for them and God insisted on leaving them in the dark. God did not wrong
them but they are the ones who wronged their own souls.
The following are some specific examples of how Salat has been corrupted
and lost its form as given by God and as practiced by the Prophet Muhammad
himself . It is the corrupted scholars and their blind followers who practice
this corruption up to this time.
CORRUPTION ONE Ablution: Verse 5:6 give four steps for ablution. However,
the potential muslims of today have their own rules.
[5:6] "O you who believe, when you observe the Contact
Prayers (Salat), you shall: (1) wash your faces, (2) wash your arms to the
elbows, (3) wipe your heads, and (4) wash your feet to the ankles"
CORRUPTION TWO :
[72:18] "The places of worship belong to God; do
not call on anyone else besides God."
The overwhelming majority of the mosques of the world do not follow the
following crucial commandment. The name of Muhammad is placed next to the
name of God in most mosques. The name of Muhammad is called upon together
with the name of God in Azaan. The Muslims nullify their Salat by adding
the name of Muhammad to the shahaada decreed by God "La ellaha ella Allah"
[3:18 & other verses]
CORRUPTION THREE :
[2:37] "Adam received from his Lord words, whereby
God redeemed him; He is the Redeemer, Most Merciful." (2:37)
Adam had to utter specific words in order to be redeemed by God. Similarly,
God has given us specific words - the words of Sura 1, Al fateha, in order
to establish daily contact (Salat) with Him, in order to be redeemed. The
Muslims of today when praying in congregation ignore the first numbered verse
of the Quran, the first verse of sura Al-fatihah, the Basmallah. Instead,
when they reach the end of Al-fatihah, they shout in unison: "AAAAMEEEN"
- a non-Arabic, a non-Quranic word!!!! They removed the verse that has the
words of God and added instead a non-Quranic word.
CORRUPTION FOUR :
The Quran commands us to use a moderate tone is Salat. But the potential
Muslims have their own rules regarding the tone used, they pray in complete
silence in some part of the prayers in defiance of the decree in the Quran.
in 17:110
[17:110] You shall not utter your Contact Prayers
(Salat) too loudly, nor secretly; use a MODERATE tone."
CORRUPTION FIVE:
After reciting Al-fatihah the potential Muslims recite other chapters
from the Quran. An addition that is not supported by the Quran and which
introduces into the Salat other names to share with the name of God, for
which our Salat should be devoted. One of their favorite Suras is Sura 112.
What logical sense does it make that when we are performing our contact prayers
(Salat) that we tell God, "Say/Proclaim, `He is the One..'"!? This statement
should be directed to the creatures of God and not to the One who is KNOWER
of Everything.
Sura 112:1-4 is reproduced below.
[112:1-4] Proclaim, "He is the One and only GOD.
"The Absolute GOD. "Never did He beget. Nor was He begotten. "None equals
Him."
THEY STILL INSIST :
Even after showing all this Quranic evidence to those who do not believe
God, you will note that they insist on their ways. They may ask you again
and after all that ; "Where are the details of SALAT prayers in the Quran"
? Until they decide to believe their Creator in His repeated assertions that
the Quran is complete, perfect and fully detailed, they can never see the
Quranic truth. This is documented in 18:57;
"Who is more wicked than one who is reminded of
the verses of His Lord, then disregard them, while unaware of his sin ?
Consequently, we place shields on their hearts, to prevent them from
understanding (Quran), and deafness in their ears. Thus, if you invite them
to the guidance, they can NEVER EVER be guided." 18:57
Salaam brother/sister,
<<I just wanted to know, is the way to perform
Salat stated in the Quran? For e.g., when to go into Rukoo and Sajda and what
to say in those positions. Please advise.. >>
God teaches us in the Quran that HE gave all rituals of Islam to Abraham
NOT to Muhammad.
"As Abraham raised the foundation of Ka'ba, together with Ismail, they prayed,
'Our Lord, accept this work from us; You are the Hearer, the Omniscient.
Our Lord, and make us Muslims (Submitters) to You and from our descendants
let there be a nation of Muslims (Submitters) to you; AND TEACH US HOW TO
PRACTICE OUR RELIGIOUS DUTIES, and redeem us; You are the Redeemer, the
Merciful'" 2:127-128
Of course the corruptors of religion tried to give this credit to Muhammad,
but their words cannot be accepted in face of what GOD Himself says in the
Quran. Quran is the end of Islam, not its beginning as some people imagine.
Muhammad was the Last prophet in Islam, but he was its first.
"You shall strive in the cause of God as you should. He has blessed you,
and imposed no hardship in your religion; the RELIGION OF YOUR FATHER ABRAHAM,
Abraham is the one who named you "Muslims" in the beginning. Thus, the messenger
serves as witness among you, just as you serve as a witness among the people.
Therefore, you shall observe the Salat prayers, give the Zakat charity, and
hold fast to God; He is your Lord; the best Lord, and the best supporter."
22:78
"Abraham was neither Jewish , nor Christian; he was a monotheist; a Muslim;
he never was an idol-worshiper. The people most worthy of following Abraham
are those who follow him and this prophet (Muhammad), and those who believed.
God is the Lord of the believers." 3:67-68
"Then we inspired you (O Muhammad) to follow the religion of Abraham, monotheism;
never was he an idol-worshiper." 16:123
All rituals of Islam given before the Quran including Salat, Zakat hajj,
fasting... as we saw on 2:127-128.
God created Hajj to all the Muslims from around the world to meet with
Abraham
and his children and grand children to teach them and confirm with them the
correct practices of Islam. This Hajj practice never stopped since Abraham,
several thousands years ago.
Salat came to us through generations after generations who met yearly in Hajj
since Abraham and NONE of them ever came back telling the Muslims to do different
Salat for example. This universally accepted Salat does not contradict the
Quran and goes along the fact that Salat is older than the Quran. In the
third revelation of the Quran, 73:20, God ordered Muhammad and the believers
to do "The" Salat and pay "THE" Zakat, not just any Salat or any Zakat.
This "THE" Salat means it is something already known to Muhammad and the
believers and not something left for Muhammad or everyone to innovate.
In brief, every movement or say in our Salat came to us as inherited practice
from Abraham who was the first and ONLY prophet to receive rituals of Islam.
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