October 24, 2005 

Janab Karamally sahib, 

Out of all your comments, I feel obligated to respond to the following: 

Passage written by me in post # 369:

It is said in the Quran that there is wael (a well in hell) for Musalleen who do not pray attentively.  

Likewise it has been said by Prophet Mohammad that for many people ‘Som’ is nothing more than an empty stomach.  

YOUR COMMENTS from post # 372: 

The above beliefs (whoever holds them) is in direct disobedience of Quran.  The first two statements are nowhere in Quran. The pit of hell is for the hypocrites. When God tells you to do salat 5 times, you either obey and do exactly as commanded or you disobey the Creator.  The choice, and consequence is entirely yours 

Will not those namaazis fall under the definition of hypocrites who perform salaat to show off or to gain self-praise even if they pray five times a day? This is what, I had been writing that right intention takes priority over number game.  

My second statement is not from the Quran rather a Hadith as I have mentioned that Prophet Mohammad said that. 

Anyways, thank you very much for sharing your wisdom. I have definitely learned a lot. However, this is my last letter to you in this thread of discussion, as I need some time to absorb all this! 

Regards

Hasan N. Mirza