Surah Al-Insaan (76) — Ayah 25

(Ayah 26,25){ وَ اذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَّ اَصِيْلًا (25) وَ مِنَ الَّيْلِ … :} To endure the difficulties encountered on the path of invitation, the Qur’an commands remembrance of Allah, prayer, and glorification, because it is through these things that a person remains steadfast and courageous, as He said: « وَ اسْتَعِيْنُوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَ الصَّلٰوةِ » [ البقرۃ : ۴۵ ] “And seek help through patience and prayer.” And in Surah Al-Muzzammil, in order to bear the heavy responsibility of the divine word, the command for Tahajjud and remembrance was given. Here too, along with the exhortation to patience on the path of Qur’anic invitation and propagation, the command is given to remember the name of your Lord in the morning and the later part of the day, and to prostrate for Him during a portion of the night. The highest form of remembrance is prayer. From the command of remembrance with specification of times, it is also understood that the command for prayer is being given; thus, in {’’ بُكْرَةً ‘‘} is the morning prayer, and in {’’ اَصِيْلًا ‘‘} are the Zuhr and Asr prayers, and in {’’ مِنَ الَّيْلِ ‘‘} (a portion of the night) are the Maghrib and Isha prayers, and {’’ سَبِّحْهُ لَيْلًا طَوِيْلًا ‘‘} refers to the Tahajjud prayer. Although these five prayers, with their specific units and appointed times, were made obligatory on the night of Mi’raj, from these verses it is understood that even before this, the times for remembrance and prayer were the same.