Establish Prayer and Exalt God at Appointed Times

So Establish Prayer and Exalt Before the Rising of the Sun [1], in the Morning [2], at Noon [3], in the Afternoon [4], and Before Sunset [5], and to Stand and Prostrate During the Night [6], and to Arise from Sleep at Midnight [7] to Praise God

11:114, Qur'an
Establish prayer [salat] at the two ends of the day [morning (2) and afternoon (4)], and at the approach of the night [sunset (5)]. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember.

17:78 - 79, Qur'an
And establish prayer [salat] at the decline of the sun [noon (3)], at the darkness of the night [6], and [also] a recitation at dawn [1]. Indeed, a recitation at dawn is witnessed. And from [part of] the night, arise from sleep [at midnight (7)] as additional [prayer] for you; it is expected that your Lord will raise you to a praiseworthy station.

19:59, Qur'an
But successors came after them who neglected prayer [salat] and pursued desires; so they are going to meet error.

50:39, Qur'an
So be patient over what they say and exalt [God] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun [1] and before its setting [5],

33:42, Qur'an
And exalt Him morning [2] and afternoon [4].

30:18, Qur'an
[For all] praise is [due] to Him throughout the heavens and the earth. And [He is Exalted] at [late] afternoon and when you are at noon [3].

76:26, Qur'an
And prostrate to Him during the night and exalt Him for a long [part of the] night [6].

Psalms 119:62, Old Testament
[And] I will [also] rise at midnight [7] to give thanks to You because of Your righteous judgements.

Psalms 119:164, Old Testament
[And thus,] I praise You seven times a day because of Your righteous judgements -

4:103, Qur'an
…[For] indeed, prayer [salat] has been [decreed] upon the believers in a Book at appointed times.

2:238, Qur'an
[So] be watchful of the prayers [salawati] and the middle prayer [salat] and stand devoutly obedient before God.

Sections of Prayer

All Things Exalt God - the Seven Heavens and the Earth and whatever is in them Exalt Him, We Even Subjected the Mountains to Praise with David

So Exalt God Before the Rising of the Sun and Before its Setting, and Exalt [Him] During Periods of the Night, and at the Ends of the Day, and He is Exalted at Noon

64:1, Qur'an
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting God. The kingdom [belongs] to Him, and [all] praise [belongs] to Him, and He is Powerful over all things.

24:41, Qur'an
[Or] do you not see that God is exalted by whomever is within the heavens and the earth, and [by] the birds with wings spread?   Each [of them] has certainly known his [means of] prayer and exalting [Him], and God is Knowing of what they do -

Prayer of Azariah 1:58, Apocrypha
…[For We said,] "All [you] birds of the air; sing praise to Him and highly exalt Him forever.

Prayer of Azariah 1:53, Apocrypha
…[And you] mountains and hills; sing praise to Him and highly exalt Him forever."

38:18 - 19, Qur'an
[And] indeed, We [also] subjected the mountains to praise with David, exalting God in the [late] afternoon [5] and at sunrise [1].  And the birds were assembled, all repeating [praises] with him -

Psalms 148:9 - 10, Old Testament
[For We said, "Praise Him,] mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars. Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl.

Psalms 148:2 - 4, Old Testament
Praise Him, all His angels, praise Him, all His hosts.  Praise Him, sun and moon, praise Him, all you stars of light.  Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters that [are] above the heavens.

Psalms 69:34, Old Testament
Let the heaven and earth praise Him, the seas, and everything that moves therein."

17:44, Qur'an
[And thus] the seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him.  And there is not a thing except that it exalts [God] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting.  Indeed, He is Forbearing and Forgiving.

20:130, Qur'an
So be patient over what they say and exalt [God] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun [1] and before its setting [5], and exalt [Him] during periods of the night [night (6) and midnight (7)], and at the ends of the day [morning (2) and afternoon (4)], so that you may be satisfied.

Psalms 55:17, Old Testament
[And thus,] I will pray at evening, and morning, and at noon [3], and cry aloud, and He will hear my voice.

15:98, Qur'an
So exalt [God] with praise of your Lord and be among those who prostrate [to Him].

Whatever is in the Heavens and on the Earth Prostrates to God - and their Shadows as Well in the Mornings [2] and Afternoons [4]

And Moses Also Prostrated to God, and Jesus Fell on his Face and Prayed, so Prostrate and Bow with those who Bow

3:43, Qur'an
Be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow -

55:6, Qur'an
[For even] the stars and trees prostrate [to God].

Nehemiah 9:6, Old Testament
[For] You [O God], [even] You, [are] Lord alone; You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all [things] that [are] therein, the seas, and all that [is] therein, and You preserve them all; and the host of heaven prostrates to You.

13:15, Qur'an
[And thus,] whoever is within the heavens and the earth prostrates to God, willingly or by compulsion, and their shadows [as well] in the mornings [2] and the afternoons [4].

2:43, Qur'an
[So] establish prayer and give purifying [alms] and bow with those who bow.

Psalms 95:6, Old Testament
[So] come, let us prostrate and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.

32:15, Qur'an
[For] they only believe in Our verses - those who, when they are reminded by them, fall down in prostration and exalt [God] with praise of their Lord, and they are not arrogant -

Exodus 34:8, Old Testament
[For remember] Moses, [when he] made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and prostrated [to God].

Sirach 50:17, Apocrypha
[And remember that] all the people hasted together, and fell down to the earth upon their faces to prostrate to their Lord God Almighty, the Most High.

48:29, Qur'an
…[And thus] you see them bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking bounty from God and [His] pleasure.  Their mark is on their faces from the trace of prostration.  That is their description in the Torah…

Matthew 26:39, New Testament
[Even Jesus] went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed…

53:62, Qur'an
So prostrate to God and serve [Him].

When you Stand for Prayer, Wash your Faces and your Forearms to the Elbows and Wipe over your Heads and Wash your Feet to the Ankles, but if you do Not Find Water, Seek Clean Earth

For God Intends to Purify you, Just as Moses and Aaron Washed their Hands and their Feet; and so if you are Impure, then Purify yourselves, and do Not Approach Prayer while you are Impure, Except those Passing Through a Way

9:108, Qur'an
…Within [mosques founded on the fear of God] are men who love to purify themselves; and God loves those who purify themselves.

74:3 - 5, Qur'an
[So] glorify your Lord, and purify your clothing, and avoid filth,

87:14 - 15, Qur'an
[For] he has certainly succeeded who purifies himself and remembers the name of his Lord and prays.

5:6, Qur'an
[So] O you who have believed, when you stand for prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles.  And if you are impure, then purify yourselves.  But if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have touched women and do not find water, then seek clean earth and wipe over your faces and hands with it.  God does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you so that you may be grateful.

Exodus 30:17 - 19, Old Testament
[And remember that] the Lord [likewise] spoke to Moses, saying, "You will also make a laver [of] brass, and his foot [also of] brass to wash, and you will put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and you will put water therein, for Aaron and his sons will wash their hands and their feet there."

Exodus 40:31 - 32, Old Testament
And [thus,] Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet there. When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near the altar, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses.

Exodus 30:21, Old Testament
[And thus,] they will wash their hands and their feet… and it will be a statute to them forever, [even] to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

4:43, Qur'an
[So] O you who have believed, do not approach prayer while you are impure, except those passing [through] a way, until you have washed; [and do not approach prayer while you are] intoxicated until you know what you are saying. And if you are ill or on a journey or one of you comes from the place of relieving himself or you have contacted women and find no water, then seek clean ground and wipe over your faces and your hands [with it]. Indeed, God is Pardoning and Forgiving.

For Each Religion is a Direction which it Faces, so Turn your Face Toward the Forbidden House

For it is the First House Established for Mankind at Bakkah - which We Designated the Site of the House for Abraham

Daniel 6:10, Old Testament
[Remember Daniel, who] went into his house; his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, [and] he knelt upon his knees… and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

Psalms 138:2, Old Testament
[And remember the Psalm of David, when he said,] "As for me, I will come [into] Your House in the multitude of Your mercy, [and] I will prostrate toward Your holy temple in Your fear."

2:148, Qur'an
[Because] for each [religious following] is a direction toward which it faces.  So race to [all that is] good.  Wherever you may be, God will bring you forth all together.  Indeed, God is Powerful over all things.

1 Kings 8:30, Old Testament
[So] listen to the supplication of Your servant, and of Your people Israel, when they will pray toward this place, and hear in heaven, Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive.

2:144, Qur'an
[And so] We have certainly seen the turning of your face, toward the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a direction of prayer which you will be pleased with. So turn your face toward the Forbidden [House] [in Bakkah].  And wherever you are, turn your faces toward it [in prayer].  Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture well know that it is the truth from their Lord.  And God is not unaware of what they do -

2:146, Qur'an
[For] those to whom We gave the Scripture know [Abraham] as they know their own sons.  But indeed, a group of them conceal the truth while they know [it] -

Book of Jubilees 22:32, Apocrypha
[For Abraham said,] "I have built this House…"

2:127, Qur'an
And when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House, and Ishmael [with him, they said,] "Our Lord, accept [this] from us.  Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.

14:37, Qur'an
Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your Forbidden House, our Lord, so that they may establish prayer. So make hearts among the people incline toward them and provide for them from the fruits so that they might be grateful."

3:95 - 96, Qur'an
[So] say, "God has told the truth.  So follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not among the polytheists."  Indeed, the first House established for mankind was that at Bakkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds.

22:26, Qur'an
And when We designated the site of the House for Abraham, [We said], "Do not associate anything with Me and purify My House for those who circulate and those who stand [in prayer] and those who bow and prostrate."

2:149, Qur'an
So from wherever you go out [for prayer,] turn your face toward the Forbidden [House], and indeed, it is the truth from your Lord.  And God is not unaware of what you do.

2:150, Qur'an
[So] from wherever you go out [for prayer,] turn your face toward the Forbidden [House]. And wherever you may be, turn your faces toward it in order that the people will not have any argument against you, except for those of them who commit wrong; so do not fear them but fear Me. And [it is] so I may complete My favor upon you and so that you may be guided.

Seek Help through Patience and Prayer by Being with those who Call on their Lord in the Morning [2] and Afternoon [4]

And Say to God, "It is You we Ask for Help, so Guide us to the Straight Path, Not of those who Neglected Prayer, for they are Going to Meet Error"

2:153, Qur'an
O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer.  Indeed, God is with the patient.

18:28, Qur'an
[So] keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord in the morning [2] and the [late] afternoon [4], seeking His Countenance. And do not let your eyes pass beyond them, desiring adornments of the worldly life, and do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follows his desire and whose affair is [in] neglect.

2:45, Qur'an
[So] seek help [from God] through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humble [to God].

Sirach 37:15, Apocrypha
[So] pray to the Most High, that He will direct your way in truth.

1:5 - 7, Qur'an
[So say,] "It is You we serve and it is You we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path - the path of those whom You have bestowed favor upon, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray."

17:80 - 81, Qur'an
And say, "My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and to exit a sound exit and grant me a supporting authority from Yourself."  And say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed.  Indeed falsehood is bound to depart."

3:8, Qur'an
[And say,] "Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us mercy from Yourself.  Indeed, You are the Bestower."

Establish Prayer for the Remembrance of God Alone and do Not Invoke Anyone with God, for Even Jesus Continued All Night [6] in Prayer to God

And God has Permitted Houses to be Raised so that His Name Alone may be Remembered Therein in the Morning [2] and Afternoons [4]

20:14, Qur'an
Indeed, I am God. There is no god except Me, so serve Me, and establish prayer for My remembrance.

7:205, Qur'an
[So] remember your Lord within yourself in humility and in fear without being apparent in speech - in the mornings [2] and the afternoons [4]. And do not be among the heedless -

3 Nephi 19:18, Book of Mormon
[Such as those who, when] they began to pray; they prayed to Jesus, calling him their "Lord" and their "God."

72:18, Qur'an
[But He revealed] that the places of prostration are for God, so do not invoke anyone with God.

Luke 6:12, New Testament
[Even Jesus] went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night [6] in prayer to God.

Acts 10:2, New Testament
[And remember that there was a] devout [man], and one who feared God with all his house, who gave many alms to the people, and he prayed to God always.

Psalms 119:55, Old Testament
[And so] I [too] have remembered Your name, O Lord, in the night [6], and have kept Your law.

33:41, Qur'an
[So] O you who have believed, remember God with much remembrance -

76:25, Qur'an
[So] remember the name of your Lord morning [2] and afternoon [4] -

24:36 - 37, Qur'an
[Including] in Houses [of God] which God has permitted to be raised and so that His name may be remembered therein; [for] exalting Him within them in the morning and the afternoons [are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of God and establishing prayer and giving of purifying [alms]. They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn about.

29:45, Qur'an
[So] recite what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer forbids immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of God [in prayer] is greater. And God knows that which you do.

God Answers the Prayers and Supplications of those who have Believed and done Righteous Deeds, for He is the Hearer of Supplication

Thus, when Jesus had Offered up Prayers to God who was Able to Save him from Death, he was Heard; and when Zacharias was Standing in Prayer, the Angels Called him with Good News of John

Psalms 145:18, Old Testament
The Lord [is] near all those who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.

Psalms 69:13, Old Testament
[So] as for me, my prayer [is] to You, O Lord, [in] an acceptable time, O God, hear me in the multitude of Your mercy, in the truth of Your salvation.

2:186, Qur'an
And [thus,] when My servants ask you, concerning Me - indeed I am near.  I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me.  So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me so that they may be led aright -

42:26, Qur'an
[For] He answers [the supplication of] those who have believed and done righteous deeds and increases His bounty [for] them -

2:156 - 157, Qur'an
[Those] who say when disaster strikes them, "Indeed we [belong] to God, and indeed we will return to Him." Those are the ones for whom prayers are [answered] from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided.

14:39, Qur'an
[For remember Abraham, when he said,] "Praise [belongs] to God, who has granted Ishmael and Isaac to me in old age.  Indeed, my Lord is the Hearer of supplication."

21:76, Qur'an
And Noah, when he called [to God] before, so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great affliction.

21:83, Qur'an
And Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful."

Job 42:10, Old Testament
And [so] the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends, the Lord also gave Job twice as much as he had before.

26:12 - 13, Qur'an
[And Moses, when] he said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me and that my heart will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron."

20:36, Qur'an
[So God] said, "You have been granted your request, O Moses."

Psalms 99:6, Old Testament
[And thus,] Moses and Aaron among His priests, and Samuel among those who call upon His name; they called upon the Lord, and He answered them.

33:43, Qur'an
[For] it is He who [answers] prayers for you, and His angels, so that He may bring you out from darknesses into the light. And He is Merciful to the believers -

3:38 - 39, Qur'an
[For remember when] Zacharias called upon his Lord, saying, "My Lord, grant me a good offspring from Yourself. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication." So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, God gives you good news of John, confirming a word from God and [who will be] a noble, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous."

21:90, Qur'an
So We responded to [Zacharias], and We gave John to him, and amended his wife for him. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were humble to Us.

Genesis 25:21, Old Testament
And [remember when] Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife, because she [was] barren, and the Lord was entreated by him, and Rebekah, his wife, conceived.

Jonah 2:1, Old Testament
[And] Jonah prayed to the Lord his God out of the fish's belly,

21:88, Qur'an
So We responded to [the man of the fish] and saved him from the distress. And thus We save the believers -

Hebrews 5:7, New Testament
[For remember Jesus,] who, in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him who was able to save him from death, and was heard in that which he feared.

Psalms 50:15, Old Testament
[So] call upon Me in the day of trouble, I will deliver you, and you will glorify Me.

Ask Forgiveness for your Sin in the Afternoon [4] and the Morning [2] and Before Dawn [1], Saying, "Lord, Forgive our Sins and have Mercy, for You are the Best of the Merciful"

For Indeed, whoever does Wrong but then Humbles themselves and Prays, and Turns from their Wickedness, will Find God Forgiving and Merciful

3:133, Qur'an
Hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for those who fear [God] -

3:16 - 17, Qur'an
Those who say, "Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire," - the patient, the true, the obedient, those who spend [in the way of God], and those who seek forgiveness before dawn [1].

23:118, Qur'an
And, say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful -

Psalms 86:5, Old Testament
For You, Lord, [are] good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy to all those who call upon You."

4:106, Qur'an
[So] seek forgiveness from God. Indeed, God is Forgiving and Merciful -

4:110, Qur'an
[For] whoever does a wrong or wrongs himself but then seeks forgiveness from God will find God Forgiving and Merciful.

38:24 - 25, Qur'an
[For remember when] David became certain that We had tried him, and he asked for forgiveness from his Lord and fell down bowing [in prostration] and turned in repentance [to God]. So We forgave him for that; and indeed, there is nearness to Us for him, and a good place of return.

2 Chronicles 7:14, Old Testament
[And thus,] if My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves, and pray, and seek My Face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

40:55, Qur'an
[But] be patient. [For] indeed, the promise of God is truth. And ask forgiveness for your sin and exalt [God] with praise of your Lord in the [late] afternoon [4] and the morning [2].

5:74, Qur'an
So will they not repent to God and seek His forgiveness?  And God is Forgiving and Merciful.

110:3, Qur'an
[So] exalt [Him] with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness from Him. Indeed, He is Accepting of repentance.