[So woe to those who pray] Mā’ūn:4 At first glance, how strange does this sound? Woe to those who pray. Woe to those who perform ṣalāh. Does it not catch your attention? Does it not conjure a sense of bewilderment? The next āyah clarifies this āyah and tells us why exactly those who pray have been cursed: [But who are heedless of their prayer] Mā’ūn:5 They pray but they are heedless in their ṣalāh and so Allah the Most…