Allah says in the Qur'an: "And [ask] of the sinners, 'What led you into Hellfire?' They will say: 'We were not of those who prayed; nor were we of those who fed the indigent; but we used to talk vani­ties with vain talkers; and we used to deny the Day of Judgment." Those who neglect or abstain from prayer sow the seeds of their own destruction in this world and in the Hereafter. History teaches us of great societies which lost their moral consciousness and humanity when they discontinued their observance of the worship of Allah. As a result of their neglect they lost the process which ultimately caused their moral, political and economic down­falls. By the same token we are able to see that sincere belief in Allah and the establishment of prayer were the major factors in the rise to greatness of many ancient nations.