The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ Indeed, remembrance is the essence of prayer ]

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Know that remembrance is what is the essence of prayer, and we are only talking about a specific action in the group in which they have no involvement like that of the sons of Adam, for they are not in the form of the sons of Adam themselves, but rather they have form in them, and Gabriel, peace be upon him, taught the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, the prayers in practice. This is a story from Gabriel that he tells to teach and introduce the times. As for commenting on the effect of the prayers, that is for those who pray in this specific form that the angels do not have. So what they dispute over a matter is their characteristic. This is why we used the issue of menstruation as an example. The reason for that is that the angels call the sons of Adam in their words to do good deeds and desire them to do what is best, so this is why they disputed. It is better for you to order them to do so, and after we have alerted you to the reason for the dispute, we


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