The Importance of Prayer - Fazil 2nd Year English Reading Comprehension

The Importance of Prayer - Fazil 2nd Year English Reading Comprehension

Fazil 2nd Year English Reading Comprehension Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. (নিচের অনুচ্ছেদটি সতর্কতার সাথে পড় এবং প্রশ্নগুলোর উত্তর দাও।) The Importance of Prayer The importance of prayer may be judged from the following facts-that it was the first duty enjoined in the Holy Hadith; that though prayer and Zakat are often mentioned together in the Holy Quran, prayer always takes precedence and that the keeping up of prayer is the most frequently repeated injunction of the Holy Quran. It has also been generally recognised as the first and foremost duty of a Muslim. There are several reasons why prayer has been given this importance. It is really the first step in the onward progress of man, and yet it is also his Miraj, his highest spiritual ascent. Prayer keeps man away from evil and thus enables him to attain his perfection. It helps him to realize the Divine in him, and that realization not only urges him to do disinterested service for huma…