İbrahim 31:

•  İman eden kullarıma söyle: Hiç bir pazarlığın, dostluğun-arkadaşlığın olmadığı gün gelmeden önce, salatta (يُقِيمُواْ الصَّلاَةَ) duyarlı ve devamlı olsunlar, kendilerine rızık olarak verdiğimiz şeylerden gizli veya açık (Allah(cc) rızası için) harcasınlar.
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  Sd-L-W/Y ص ل و/ی
  Since “ صلوٰة ” (salaat) is an important part of Deen, and since the Quran has used this word in different settings, we will deliberate on it in detail. There are two roots referred to this very important term of the Quran - even if this word is based upon (Sd-L-W), many scholars have raised many good points regarding its use when derived from root (Sd-L-Y). Hence both these roots have been combined together in this heading, despite the fact that we have also presented heading (Sd-L-Y) separately as well.
  اَلصَّلا “َ ” (as-salah) is the middle of the back. It is the place where an animal’s tail grows, or the beginning of the slope of the hip. Both sides of the tail are called “ صَلوََانِ ” (salawaan). The plural is “ ”صَلَوٰتٌ (salawaat) or “ اَصْلاَءٌ ” (aslaa) {T}.
  صَلا “ ” (sala), “ يَصْلُوْ ” (yaslu), “ً صَلوْ ا ” (salwa) means to strike the “ صَلا ” (sala).
  صَلَوْتُہ“ ” (salautuhu): I struck him on his “ صَلا ” (sala) i.e. on his back.
  صَلَّی الْفَرَسُ تَصْلِيَۃ “ ” (sallal farasa tasliah) is said when the runner up horse in a race is running very close behind the victor horse. The horse in front is called “ سَابقٌِ ” (saabiq), and the runner up following extremely close is called “ اَلْمُصَّلِیْ ” (musalli).
  Thus “ صَلّٰی ” (salla) means for someone to follow a winner or leader in such a fashion that he is almost touching the leader in front.
  
  Qurtabi writes therefore that “ صلوٰ ة ” (salaah) would mean linked to the commandments of Allah. It would mean to remain within the guidance (limits) set by Allah and to be attached to the Book of Allah i.e. the Quran. As such, “” (tasliah) would mean to follow the one in lead almost in tandem, but never try to pass this leader.
  
  Since all matters of the momineem are decided according to the permanent values of the Quran , surah Al-Airaaf has kept phrases like “ تَمَسُّک بِالْکِتَابِ ” (tamas suk bil kitaab) and “ اَقاَمَتِ صَلٰوة ” (aqamatis salaat) together in (7:170). It means establishing a society in which all individuals follow the laws given by the Quran and thus be attached to the book of Allah. For more details on this point in the Quran, “ ”تَوَلّٰی (tawalla) has come opposite to “ صَلٰ ی ” (salla), as in (75:30-31).
  تَوَ لّٰی“ ” (tawalla) means to turn away from the right path or find ways to circumvent it, or turn away from it. This is all done deliberately. Hence “ صَلٰ ی ” (salla) would mean to follow the right path as per Allah’s laws. To perform the duties according to the Quran, Allama Hameeduddin Farahi says that “ ”صلوٰة (salaah) means to proceed towards a direction, to face or fix the direction towards something, to be attentive {Mufardaatul Quran}.
  
  These duties encompass every facet of life. As such, the Quran says in surah Hoodh that Shoaib’s nation said to him:
  11:87
  Does your salaat tell you that we abandon what our forefathers had been doing, or we cannot even spend our wealth as we wish to?
  اَصَلٰوتُکَ تَامُرُکَ اَنْ نتَّْرُکَ مَايعَْبُدُ اَبَاؤْنَا اَوْ اَنْ نفَّْعَلَ فِیْ
  اَمْوَالِنَا مَانَشٰؤُ
  That is, they did not wish to have a sort of salaat which was (as preached by Shoaib) encompassing day to day economics? This too explains the meaning of salaat, i.e. to follow the permanent values in every facet of life.
  
  The basic issue in this discussion is that whether man should decide his matters of life according to his own wishes or according to the guidance provided by the revelation from Allah? To decide all matters as of his life using the Quranic Guidance is what establishment of salaat is. By bringing “ ”اقامت صلوٰة (aqamatis salaat) i.e. establishing Salaat and “ اتباع جذبات ” (itba-i jazbaat) i.e. following one’s own desires
  opposite to each other the Quran has has further elaborated.
  It is said:
  19:59 (After the messengers) people abandoned salaat
  and started following their own negative desires خَلْﻒٌ اَضَاعُوْا فَخَلَﻒَ مِنْ بَعْدِ لصوَل ة وَ اتَّبَعُوْا الشَّهَوَاتِ ۔
  This means that by following his own wishes man abandons salaat, and by following the permanent values of the Quran he establishes it.LUQ
  
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