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are having difficulty in offering your prayers, tell yourself, "I pray
that Allah will one day ease the obstacles in my life so it will be less
difficult for me to pray five times a day." Never give in to wrong.
Some people ask, "Why should we pray every day? Why not
once a week when we go out on Sunday to thank God?" Allah
helps us every day, every minute, and every second of our lives.
Why should we only take one day on the weekend to give praise
and thanks to Him? We should thank Him every day. In respecting
Allah by giving Him thanks regularly, we are showing the world
that He is the most important force in our lives. We lose no dignity
by prostrating ourselves in prayer. Instead we are honored be-
cause it adds to our virtues. The Holy Qur'an says, "Successful in-
deed are the Believers who are humble in their prayers."126
You should never push prayer out of your mind and say, "Oh,
this is America, not an Islamic society." That is the first crack in
your building. Very soon it will crumble and fall. If you are not in
the position to offer your prayers at the designated times, admit
that Allah will one day ease the obstacles in my life so it will be less
difficult for me to pray five times a day." Never give in to wrong.
Some people ask, "Why should we pray every day? Why not
once a week when we go out on Sunday to thank God?" Allah
helps us every day, every minute, and every second of our lives.
Why should we only take one day on the weekend to give praise
and thanks to Him? We should thank Him every day. In respecting
Allah by giving Him thanks regularly, we are showing the world
that He is the most important force in our lives. We lose no dignity
by prostrating ourselves in prayer. Instead we are honored be-
cause it adds to our virtues. The Holy Qur'an says, "Successful in-
deed are the Believers who are humble in their prayers."126
You should never push prayer out of your mind and say, "Oh,
this is America, not an Islamic society." That is the first crack in
your building. Very soon it will crumble and fall. If you are not in
the position to offer your prayers at the designated times, admit