Surah Al-‘Ankabût 29:45

اتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ ۖ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ ۗ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ ۗ

29:45 This verse invites believers and skeptics alike to the acceptance of the Holy Qur’ân on account of its purifying qualities. As all other religions have ceased to effect delivery from the bondage of sin, now only this Book lays down the right ways for eliminating sin. Here, some basic principles to that effect are given. The best, most powerful, and most effective restraint upon sin is the observance of Prayer and the recitation of the Holy Qur’ân. The significance of Allâh’s remembering the supplicant is explained by Ibn ‘Abbâs as follows: “Allâh’s remembrance of the human being is His raising him to a place of eminence.” The verse refutes again the Christian doctrine that belief in Jesus Christ will rid one from the bondage of sin. The next verse testifies that specifically Christians and Jews are addressed. Here we encounter the difference in the rites of worship between the Christians and Jews on one side, whose prayer rites consist of recitation from their Book (Utal min al-Kitâbالكتابمناتْلُ), and on the other the Muslims, who are commanded to stand for Prayer as expressed in the word Aqim al-Salâtأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ —“Stand up for Prayer”! The Muslim Prayer requires inner and outward cleanliness. In the ritual Prayer the Muslims remember the Divine Attributes of Rabûbîyyat, Rahmânîyyat, Rahîmîyyat, bow and prostrate as if He were present before them, and glorify His Greatness. The verse also holds a big promise for the supplicant through the words, “Verily, the (ritual) Prayer restrains from indecency and abominable things and loathsome deeds and that which runs counter to morals and reason.”