人类生来就是焦躁不安的：遭遇伤害时便惶恐烦乱，得到好处时便吝啬克制——除了那些礼拜的人，那些始终坚守礼拜的人。182

Indeed, mankind was created anxious: frantic when harm touches him and withholding when good touches him – except those who pray, those who consistently devote themselves to the prayer.182

Ṣalāh 是伊斯兰教的第二根支柱，仅次于作证信仰。

Ṣalāh is the second pillar of Islam after the testimony of faith.

从语言上讲,"ṣalāh"的词义是联系(ṣilah),它为人们提供了一个机会,使人能够从今生的劳碌中抽身出来,强化与造物主的关系,浇灌信仰之树,滋润那原本会在追求世俗享乐的沙漠中干涸开裂的心灵。对于灵魂而言,礼拜的作用就像是在炎热的白天工作途中走到树荫下歇息。它是振兴我们精神生命的机会,是对我们的本源、造物主以及我们存在之缘由的提醒。若能端正地、虔诚地完成礼拜,它便可以成为阻止过错与侵犯的最有力屏障。183 人类自古以来就有仪式性的实践,从这个意义上说,礼拜的仪式构成了人类生命中最核心的肯定性行为。

Linguistically, it means a connection (ṣilah), and it represents a chance for people to pull themselves out of the grind of this life to reinforce their relationship with their Creator, to water the tree of their faith and to moisten their hearts, which would otherwise dry out and crack in the desert of the pursuit of worldly pleasures. For the soul, the ṣalāh serves the function of turning to the shade of a tree in the middle of work on a hot day. It is a chance to revive our spirituality, a reminder of our origin, our Creator, and the reason for our existence. If it is done properly and with devotion, it can be the greatest deterrent to wrongdoing and aggression.183 Human beings have primordially practiced ritual, and in that sense, the ritual of prayer constitutes the central affirming act of human life.