During times of deep trial, despair, and sadness, Muslims seek comfort and guidance in the words of Allah, the Qur'an. Allah reminds us that people will be trialed and tested in life, and Allah also calls upon all to bear these trials with patience, perseverance and prayer.

Linguistically as-salat (prayer) is to make supplication to Allah. However, according to the convention of the scholars it is a set of verbal praises and specific actions started with at-takbir by saying Allahu Akbar which means (God is of greater status than anything else.) and ended by as-salam by saying Assalamu ^alaykum which means (peace be upon you) with certain conditions.

The five prayers are among the best acts of worship that the Muslim performs. Performing them is the best deed after having believing in ALLAH and All His Messengers. Prophet Muhammad may Allah raise his rank was asked what the best deed was and he said it was performing the obligatory prayers at the beginning of their times (The scholar Al-Bayhaqiyy narrated).

The prophets from Prophet Adam to Prophet Muhammad, may Allah raise their rank, ordered their followers to pray as per God’s orders.

Since the prayer is the most important matter of Islam after believing in God and His Messengers, one must plan his life around the prayer. It is a special time where all the obedient and practicing Muslims around the world face one direction and pray to their Creator. A Muslim is obligated to pray five times a day. It's a moment of detaching oneself from the worldly luxuries and commitments and purifying one's heart and soul with complete humbleness and devotion to the Creater Almighty Allah.