And when He prohibited obedience to both of them that cuts off from Allah, He commanded to adhere to that which connects to Allah, which is the remembrance, without any hindrance. It is a remedy for what may befall from ailments due to merely seeing the sinful or the ungrateful for the possessors of pure hearts. And the remembrance is prioritized over every act of worship, even if the worshippers are engaged in it, as it is a means to attain the knowledge of Allah, glorified and exalted is He. The conception according to the name is the first level of conception, and it naturally begins with this placement. This is because the soul loves to descend due to its deficiencies, so it needed a compelling reason to elevate it. Therefore, it established for it acts of worship, and the greatest of these is the act of worship accompanied by thought, as it is the means that leads to the intended goal, and worship does not benefit without it. He said: "And remember" meaning with your tongue "the name of your Lord" meaning the Benefactor (p-156) towards you with every beautiful thing "in the morning" when you rise from your sleep, which is the minor death, and it reminds you that He gives life to the dead and gathers them all. "And in the evening" when your day comes to an end, it reminds you of the end of your worldly life and the folding up of this world for the sake of the establishment of the Day of Judgment. In mentioning the two times, there is also an indication of the continuity of remembrance. And the remembrance of His name is necessary for His remembrance. It may also be a command for prayer, as it is the best of physical deeds because it is the greatest remembrance, as it is the remembrance of the tongue, the heart, and the limbs. Specific verbal remembrances and movements are assigned to it, which are usually not performed except in the presence of kings. Thus, its alertness to the existence of the Creator and the acknowledgment of His divinity and uniqueness is greater, making it superior. This may pertain to the two prayers of dawn and afternoon, as there was no command in the early Islam except for them, and with them were commanded those before us. And they are the best of prayers, and they were two units each. It may also be a command for the prayers of dawn [and noon] and afternoon, as the evening encompasses both of their times because it is the general term for the evening. As for the Maghrib and Isha and the night voluntary prayers, they fall under His saying: