Without knowing God's nature and activities, mere faith remains vague; love for God requires intimate knowledge of His person.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Nandarāṇī: ...take a form. As soon as He takes a form... Prabhupāda: Apart from form, we are, when we talk of God, at least we assume that He has form. They are offering prayer. Whom they are offering prayer? Nandarāṇī: Allah. Prabhupāda: Allah.
So if Allah cannot hear, then what is the use of offering prayer? Nandarāṇī: No use. Prabhupāda: If we are offering prayer, so Allah must hear it. Then He will be pleased upon you. So if He has no capacity to hear, then what is the use of your prayer? This is the logic.
He must have capacity to hear what I am offering, prayers: "My Lord, Your Lordship is so great. You have created this universe," or "You are maintaining so many...," these things are there. So what is the purpose? That appreciating the uncommon activities of the Lord.
This is prayer. What else? What do they mean by prayer? What is the meaning of their prayer? Nandarāṇī: The Namaz, their prayers are for glorification of God, just like our chanting. Prabhupāda: Glorification means to recite the glorified activities.
So He has got activities. Prayers describing the glorified activities. So just like our prayers also. Cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa-lakṣāvṛteṣu surabhīr abhipā...
[Bs 5.29]. The Lord is tending cows, and He's surrounded by so many goddess of fortune, gopīs, these things are described. Cintāmaṇi-prakara. So the Lord's activities, Lord's place, how He is surrounded by other devotees or servitors, how He is tending, these are prayer.
So what is their prayer? Did you try to understand? What do they offer? Nandarāṇī: Allah illallah is a common... Prabhupāda: That is their word, but what is the meaning? Nandarāṇī: "God is great." Prabhupāda: God is great, but how He is great? Nandarāṇī: That is not emphasized, how He is great, just that He is great. Prabhupāda: Then there is the proof of less intelligence. God is great, very good, but how He is great?