Prayers and its Effects

The Holy Prophet (p.bu.h.) said: " The one who takes prayer light is not of me. No, by Allah, such a person will not reach the Haudh, Pond of abundant."

Man-La-Yahdhurul-Faghih, vol. 1,  p.152

Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said: "If there be a stream at the house of one of you in which the one washes himself five times a day, will there remain anything from the dirt over his body? Verily, the likeness of prayers is the same as the stream. The person who establishes ritual prayers clears out his sins thereby, except for the sin that takes him out from Faith he believes in."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 82, p. 236

The Holy Prophet (p.bu.h.) said: "An obligatory prayer, with Allah, is equivalent to one thousand Hajj pilgrimages and one thousand Umrah performances (voluntary pilgrimages to the Ka'ba) which are right and accepted."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 99, p.14

The Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) said: "Do not waste your prayers, because, surely, the person who wastes them will be raised with Croesus (Qarun) and Haman so that it is rightfully certain for Allah to put the one in hell with hypocrites."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 83, p. 14

The Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) said: "Say each of your prayer as if it were your last prayer."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 69, p. 408

Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali (a.s.) said: "If a prayerful person knew to what extent he was surrounded by His Mercy, he would never raise his head from (the state of) prostration."

Tasnif-i-Qurar-ul-Hikam, p. 175

Imam Baqir (a.s.) said: "On the Reckoning Day, the First thing that the servant will be reckoned for is the prayer; therefore, if it is accepted, the rest (good actions) will be accepted, too, (otherwise, his other good deeds will not avail him.)"

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 7, p. 267

At the last moments of his life, Imam Sadiq (a.s.) called his relations and companions and told them: "Verily, our intercession never reaches the one who takes prayers lightly."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 82, p. 236

Imam Baqir, the fifth Imam, (a.s.) said: "There are ten things that when a person meets Allah, the Almighty and Glorious, with them, he will enter Heaven:

Khisal by Saduq, p. 432

Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali (a.s.) said: "For the God-fearing, prayer is a means of seeking nearness to Allah; and for the weak, the Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) is as good as Jihad (fighting in the way of Allah). For every thing there is a levy, and the levy of the body is fasting. The Jihad of a woman is to afford pleasant company to her husband."

Nahjul-Balagha, saying 136

The Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) said: "There comes no night but that the angel of death calls to the dead in the graves and inquires what they regret for today when they have vividly seen (and known) this (next life). Then the dead will say: 'Verily, we regret and envy the believers who are in their mosques and they are praying while we are not; they give alms and we do not; they fast during Ramadhan but we do not; they donate in charity what they have more than the need of their family members while we do not; ..."

Irshad-ul-Qulub, p. 53

The Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) said: "At the (appointed) time of every prayer (salat), I hear a caller who calls and says: 'O children of Adam! keep up prayers in order to extinguish the fire you have lit against yourselves (by committing sins)."

Mustadrak-ul-Wasa'il, vol. 3, p. 102

The Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) said: "Be careful of the prayers, for, on the Day of Resurrection, when Allah, the Exalted, will bring the servant (for reckoning), the first thing that He will ask him about will be the prayer. If the one brings it completely, he will be of the people of salvation, otherwise, he will be thrown in the Fire."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 82, p. 202

Abubasir said that he visited Umm-i-Hamidah (Musa-ibn-Ja'far's (a.s.) mother) in order to console her for the death of Ja'far-ibn-Muhammad (a.s.). Then she wept and he wept because of her weeping. After that, she said: 'O' Aba Muhammad! If you had seen Ja'far-ibn-Muhammad when he was on his deathbed, you would have observed a wonderful thing: He opened his eyes and said to gather all of his relatives.' Then, she continued saying that they gathered them all with no exception. Then he (a.s.) looked at them and said: 'Verily, our intercession does not reach the one who takes prayers lightly."

Wasa'il-ush-Shi'ah, vol. 4, p. 26

The Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) said: "The worship done by the one who earns his living on unlawful money is similar to a building constructed upon sand."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 84, p. 258

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Midnight Prayers

The Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) said: "The honour of a believer lies in his vigilance at night and his esteem lies in his autonomy from people."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 82, p. 202

Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali (a.s.) said: "He who sleeps too much at night, will lose something of his deeds (i.e., night prayers) which he cannot gain during the day-time."

Qurar-ul-Hikam, p. 289

Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said that Allah (s.w.t.) in a revelation told Moses, the son of Imran (a.s.): "O' you son of Imran! those who only claim that they love Me, tell a lie, for when the night falls they neglect Me."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 13, p. 329

Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said: "Never miss midnight prayers! because, in fact, the real loser is he who misses (the advantage of) the midnight prayer."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 83, p. 127

Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said: "The Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h.) told Gabriel to preach to him, and he said: 'Live howsoever you like but you will surely die; love whatsoever you like but you will surely depart from it; do whatsoever you like but you will certainly meet it (and receive its reward). The honour of a (Muslim) believer is his mid-night prayers, and his nobility is his refraining from (ruining) people's reputation."

Khisal by Saduq, p. 7

Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said: "There are three things which are the honour of a believer and his ornament both in this world and the next. They are: prayers in the last part of night (night prayers), not coveting what people posses in their hands, and the love (and leadership) of Imam from the progeny of Muhammad (p.b.u.h.)."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 75, p. 107

Imam Muhammad-ibn-Ali, Jawad-ul-A'immah, (a.s.) said: "He who has confidence in Allah, sees joy; and he who trusts on Him, He will suffice his affairs."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 79

Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said: "Never miss midnight prayers! because, in fact, the real loser is he who misses (the advantage of) the midnight prayer."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 83, p. 127

Shia's has and still have developed a distinct conception of Islamic laws and practices.

And the sheer size of their population today makes them a potentially powerful constituency.

Many, long marginalized from power, are now clamoring for greater rights and more political influence.

Iraq's liberation has also generated new cultural, economic, and political ties among Shiite communities across the Middle East. 

Since 2003, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, coming from countries ranging from Lebanon to Pakistan, have visited Najaf and other holy Shiite cities in Iraq, creating transnational networks of seminaries, mosques, and clerics that tie Iraq to every other Shiite community, including, most important, that of Iran.

Pictures of Iran's supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is something that awake strength in most Shia's around the world.

The Shia of Iraq are connected by family or other ties to many surrounding countries, including Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain (another country in the region with a majority Shia population, but run by Sunnis), India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and elsewhere. They are also tied politically and financially with some Shia communities in the west, including in the US and the UK. The Shia leaders are an internationally connected, sophisticated group.

The entire Shia world is watching what is happening in Iraq and in Iran. What happens over the next days, months and years in Iraq could determine the relations of the Shia community with the Sunni community, with the West and with others.

There are about 150 million Shia out of the 1.4 billion Muslims. The Shia are called Shia from the term Shi'at Ali (the faction of Ali, the cousin of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed).* They broke from the Sunni essentially from the time of the first Caliph, Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr was chosen for his seniority and by a vote of a shura council (a group to be made up of the most educated, respected and religious of the Muslim community) soon after the death of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed. The Shia thought Ali should have been the first caliph. The distance of Shia from the Sunni increased after the murder of Ali, by the Khajarites (the first real extremist jihadists in Islam) while he was at at prayer in Kufah. Ali was the fourth Muslim Caliph at the time. (A Khajarite killed Ali to fulfill the wishes of his fiance, another jihadist extremist.) All of the Shia Imams (the Shia version of the Caliph) were 'Alid, from the family of Ali.

Other tipping points for the Shia include the murders of Ali's sons Hassan and Hussein. Hussein and Ali were killed in Kerbala. Hussein's tomb is found in Karbala, Ali's in Najaf. Their tombs are important places of pilgrimage for Shia.

Most Shia in Iraq are Ithna' Ashara Shia (Twelver Shia), as in Iran. They believe that there were 12 Imams, with the last one still in occultation until the "last days." This last Imam will come back as Al-Mahdi, sort of the savior for the Shia. When he returns then there will be a just government.

The Shi'a revival is an important element in the battle for the future of the Middle East. The two major events in this development are the Islamic revolution in Iran and then, more dramatically, the Shi'a responses to the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime.

Democracy will bring to power Shia majorities and give greater voice to Shia minorities." The transformation of the political position of Shi'a from marginalized minority to advocates of democracy is a remarkable development reflected in the novelty of the current Shi'a revival.

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