AQIMIS SALAAT (اقم الصلوٰۃ) ANDSABBIH BI-HAMDI RABBIK (سبّح بحمدِ ربّک)
AQIMIS SALAAT (اقم الصلوٰۃ) AND SABBIH BI-HAMDI RABBIK (سبّح بحمدِ ربّک) . The Misconception About Prescribed Timings of Salaat Prayer. . PRELUDE: Is the most frequently quoted Quranic injunction, “Aqimis Salaat” (اقم الصلوٰۃ), a highly emphasized order for common Muslims to PRAY, as maintained by traditionists? ---- OR ----- is it, contrarily, a direct order to the Islamic Government to “establish the discipline of close pursuit of Divine Commandments”, as originally prescribed in the Quranic narrative? Traditional translations and exegeses vehemently insist that “Aqimis Salaat” is the injunction to pray five times a day by way of physical prostration to God. Therefore, to assess this crucial issue, and consequently answer the above question in an authentic scholarly way, we present here-below a discussion criticizing the validity of the traditional interpretation. Some important Verses directly connected with the “alleged” timing of Aqimis Salaat are brought under focus fo...