الآية رقم (43) - وَأَقِيمُواْ الصَّلاَةَ وَآتُواْ الزَّكَاةَ وَارْكَعُواْ مَعَ الرَّاكِعِينَ

(43) - “And establish the prayer and give the zakat and bow with those who bow”

These three commandments are directed to the nation of the children of  Israel who lived in the time when the Holy Qur’an was revealed in the Arabian Peninsula, and this Holy Qur’an is a scripture that is directed to all of mankind.

All divine religions command to the prayer and zakat and we find this in verses such as where Allah U says:

﴾وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا﴿

“and command your family to the prayer and persevere with it”

[Surah Taha: 132].

And in the supplication of the Prophet Ibrahim u:

﴾رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي﴿

“My Lord, make me one who establishes the prayer, and many from among my descendants.” [Surah Ibrahim: 40].