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darkness. The sun comes up, but the world is still dark with ig-
norance and falsehood. Man comes into this dark world every
day, and he is challenged to overcome corruption, greed and the
influences of materialism.
Man gets his start with a spiritual and physical life. Then he
matures into spiritual awareness. His physical and spiritual
qualities exist together, but they are separate entities which com-
bine to make up his total being. Just as the spirit of obedience is the
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TIMES OF PRAYER
TIMES OF PRAYER
first to develop in the human being, the Muslim rises before the
sun and offers two rak'ahs in prayer to Allah, The Most High. A
rak'ah in prayer consists of changing positions from standing to
bowing down, to prostrating and sitting.
When praying, the Muslim makes obligatory physical move-
norance and falsehood. Man comes into this dark world every
day, and he is challenged to overcome corruption, greed and the
influences of materialism.
Man gets his start with a spiritual and physical life. Then he
matures into spiritual awareness. His physical and spiritual
qualities exist together, but they are separate entities which com-
bine to make up his total being. Just as the spirit of obedience is the
61
60
TIMES OF PRAYER
TIMES OF PRAYER
first to develop in the human being, the Muslim rises before the
sun and offers two rak'ahs in prayer to Allah, The Most High. A
rak'ah in prayer consists of changing positions from standing to
bowing down, to prostrating and sitting.
When praying, the Muslim makes obligatory physical move-