here is the translation of the Quranic verse with its full explanation...

and by the way i agree with @the star@.

we shud avoid further discussion.

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It may help to understand easily.

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I don't think there is something wrong with the question. We question things we can't understand and this is natural. The problem is instead of clarifying the doubts, people start discouraging others to ask about religion.

Question is never wrong. In fact what makes you to question anything from religion is the underlying belief that there has to be a reason and you are simply asking for it. So those who ask out are better than those who don't; who learn to live with their doubts just because they think they are not supposed to ask.

Allah SWT has encouraged Muslims to use their wisdom and critical thinking in religion.

"Deaf are they, and dumb, and blind: for they do not use their reason". 2:171

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I concur entirely with Artemis. We must not stop others (or ourselves for that matter) to explore the truth or to establish the validity of any practice or statement in the name of religion. When prophet could invite the non believers to discuss tawheed, then who could restrain others from discussing other things. This is against, per se, the very spirit of our religion which invites people to think.

My earlier post very distinctly quotes from the Quran a class of prayer offerers who are heedless to their prayers and condemn them.

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Artemis

Agreed with ur viewpoint but
In Islam we follow blindly and this is the true essence of belief.
Dekh ker to sabhi manty ha , jan ker be sabhi manty ha.
Aghur khuda ko daleel se mana jaye to daleel Khuda se bedi ho jati ha us ka koi faida nahe

Aghur Namaz buraye se nahe b rokti to it doent mean that one should give up.

ye mamlat differnt ha

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@ Shaa-baaz

How can you say that "believing blindly" is the true essence of Islam :O

Allah say in Quran that He created everything because he wished to be found. (With my limited knowledge, I cant quote that exact ayat number but I am sure many of learned people here would authenticate this statement.)

How can you find something without the use of your senses and without logical deduction?

This discussion is headed off-course so lets not prolong it.

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one thing muSt be clarified........
do not miss interpret the ayat AFALA YATADABARONAL QUARN..

dear it does not mean that u question the command of Allah....it means to think over the signs of oneness of Allah...it means to think over what Allah has created.....ta keh hamien Allah ke rabubiyat ka pata chaley...that he is the creater...the cherisher...the protector..sustainer..the lord of universe..............

it does not mean at all that u question the command of Allah or the Prophet....
@artemis said that there is nothing wrong with the question.....
let me correct you...
the question is "Does Namaz Really Prevent from Committing Sin ?.....brothers it shud be HOW NIMAZ PREVENT FROM COMMINTING SINS?........

WELL......GO AND GET HOLD OF A TAFSIR....WHCIHEVER U WANT...
WETHER IT BE
TAFSIR.E.IBNE KASIR
TAFSIR RAZI
TAFSIR.E.IBNE.JARAIR.
TAFSIR BY ABUL KALAM AZAD
MUFTI MUHAMMAD SHAFI
DR ISRAR AHMAD......


YOU WILL THE FIND THE SAME ANSWER....

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@Artemis and SociologistPU
Dear there is nothing wrong with the question but keep in mind that there are some basic tenets of islam and Observance of Prayer is one of that. When we say that "Does Namaz Really Prevent from Committing Sin ? doesn't it seem like if we have any doubt about credibility of Namaz? These are established facts of Islam. Instead of this question, we can say "Why our prayers are lacking concentration? Why we are not observing prayer in its true spirit? Why we are not getting fruit of our worship?
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Dear one thing must be clarified here that concept of analogical reasoning should not be apply over basic beliefs of Islam. Analogical reasoning is for the signs of Allah, to think or ponder over creatures of Allah so that one must come to know about His CREATOR. Islam does not discourage anyone from questioning but in case of basic pillars of Islam we must have believe without any doubt.

if anyone have difference of opinion, no offense, i just performed my duty.

Regards,

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As some people are habitual criminal in the same sense there are habitual Namazis.They offer Namaz regularly with same religious devotion as we.
When i go to offer prayers in Mosque i have seen those people in first line who have the most suspicious activities..They do it as a habit.Its just another activity for them.
In fact they dont know the true meaning of Namaz.I might not be a great Muslim but whatever little i do i do with devotion.
The boy you are talking about is just one of those habitual Namazis whose parents have thought this habit to him since childhood.But maybe they have not thought him some other basic things which are necessary to be performed in life.
Namaz ke ilawa bhi aur khuch hota hai bhai...Ham samajh letey hain ke Namaz Roza ker liya aur bus sab gunah maaf...its not like this.

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@ Zoyee
Yes, i agree.
The wording of the question should be as proposed by Zoyee.
(Admn plz change it as proposed by her, if possible.)
Thanks.

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