39 Preface فَاصبِر عَلىٰ ما يَقولونَ وَسَبِّح بِحَمدِ رَبِّكَ قَبلَ طُلوعِ الشَّمسِ وَقَبلَ الغُروبِYusuf AliBear, then, with patience, all that they say, and celebrate the praises of thy Lord, before1 the rising of the sun and before (its) setting.God should be remembered at all times. But the best time for individual adoration is early in the morning before sunrise, late in the day before sunset, and a portion of the night, when there is stillness in the air, and man’s spirit loves to commune with things spiritual. Those who would connect this with the five canonical prayers, instituted at a later stage in Medīna, would take the Fajr for the prayer before sunrise, the Zuhr and the 'Asr for the afternoon prayers before sunset and the Maghrib and the 'Isha' for the night prayers.