praying 3x as opposed to 5x

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TheMaw
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Ostad Elahi was a Yazidi... and a wise man!
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Daily prayers in the Quran

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Five Times Prayer every day are not explicitly in the Quran

Three times prayers every day are explicitly in the Quran

Surah 11 Hud, Ayat 114-114 reads, "And establish Prayer at the two ends of the day and in the first hours of the night.”

Ismailis daily prayers are 3 times a clay

once in the Morning usually between 5-7 am &
Twice in the evening between 7-9 pm

Friday Prayers Juma Jumah Jummah are explicitly in the Quran

“O you who believe! When the call is made for the Prayer on Friday, then move promptly to the remembrance of God (by listening to the sermon and doing the Prayer), and leave off business (and whatever else you may be preoccupied with). This is better for you, if you but knew. “ Quran 62:9

Another Article of interest

Link http://www.ismaili.net/Source/mumtaz/salat.pdf
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