Topic > Essay on Extended Family - 1116

I have to perform the ritual salat, or namaz, five times a day. However, there are times when I don't do it for up to two weeks. I'm trying to solve this problem by being more responsible, but it becomes difficult with all the distractions in the world, like school, friends, and recreational activities. Not to say that I don't think these things shouldn't be in my life, I just know for sure that I could, in addition to these things, easily pray five times a day. Actually, now that I think about it, if I made a graph of how often I pray, school and amount of prayer would be directly related. It makes me very sad to think about it, but I turn to Islam whenever there is an important task or task. Obviously I'm not the only person to experience this, but it still makes me disappointed in myself. Now, since Islam is polytheistic, this means that there is only one God that all Muslims love and worship. After every prayer to God, I usually do something called a dua. This is the moment when I put my hands together almost to form a bowl and kindly ask Allah (swt) to help me with my life. Although most Muslims perform it after prayer, it can actually be performed at any time. I usually do it before exams or when something causes me fear (usually the former causes the latter). The dua is essentially a ritual in itself and I imagine it can be interpreted as a type of magic. However, I usually don't need anything magical to happen to help