Tell My servants who have believed to perform the prayers, and to give from what We have given them, secretly and publicly, before a Day comes in which there is neither trading nor friendship.
Allah is He Who created the heavens and the earth, and sends down water from the sky, and with it produces fruits for your sustenance. And He committed the ships to your service, sailing through the sea by His command, and He committed the rivers to your service.
And He committed the sun and the moon to your service, both continuously pursuing their courses, and He committed the night and the day to your service.
And He has given you something of all what you asked. And if you were to count Allah's blessings, you would not be able to enumerate them. The human being is unfair and ungrateful.
Recall that Abraham said, "O my Lord, make this land peaceful, and keep me and my sons from worshiping idols."
"My Lord, they have led many people astray. Whoever follows me belongs with me; and whoever disobeys me—You are Forgiving and Merciful.
"Our Lord, I have settled some of my offspring in a valley of no vegetation, by Your Sacred House, our Lord, so that they may perform the prayers. So make the hearts of some people incline towards them, and provide them with fruits, that they may be thankful."
"Our Lord, You know what we conceal and what we reveal. And nothing is hidden from Allah, on earth or in the heaven."
"Praise be to Allah, Who has given me, in my old age, Ishmael and Isaac. My Lord is the Hearer of Prayers."
"My Lord, make me one who performs the prayer, and from my offspring. Our Lord, accept my supplication."
