Instructions For Five Times Prayers In Quran
But Ahle tashihs refer to Quran as three times are mentioned in there. Since it’s Ghamdi sahabs style that if anything conflicts with Quran he says we should follow what’s there in Quran. Why in this case it’s different.
No where in Quran it is mentioned explicitly that Prayers are three or five or that we Muslims should offer three prayers only or five prayers at three occasions/time periods ( whether they be three or five ). As stated earlier, the names of Salah are based on their times and each time is different from the other. This in itself is enough of a proof as far as five different Salah at five distinct times is concerned. The history of the prayer is as old as religion itself. Prophet Muhammad (sws) also followed the same practice and instituted Salah as a perpetual Sunnah ( received via Ijma & Tawatur ). All the details regarding Salah are derived from perpetual Sunnah. Quran mentions prayers as passing reference to remind muslims of the importance of Prayers, and sometimes to emphasize on one or more specific times of day for steadfastness against hostile enemy of that time. Quran never mentioned the number of Salah, the times of Salah and the method to offer Salah, because all of the that had already been practiced by Muslims when Prophet Muhammad (sws) instituted Salah. The verse ( Quran 11:114 ) quoted by you is again a passing reference where three distinct periods are mentioned and Prophet (sws) has been asked to be diligent about these prayers. Similarly, in Quran 2:238 , Muslims are asked to be diligent about all prayers and specially the middle Salah. Quran 24:58 mentions Salah of Isha specifically and keeping in mind the context why it is mentioned, such a reference was redundant if Maghrib and Isha had already been offered earlier at Maghrib time, and if Maghrib is offered later with Isha, then both prayers should have been mentioned, or at least this this fact should have been mentioned in Quran. Verses that clearly remind Muslims to offer Prayer at more than three times/occasions/periods of Prayers : Quran 17:78 comprehensively covers all five Salah times ( https://www.javedahmedghamidi.org/#!/quran?chapter=17&paragraph=25&type=Ghamidi ). Quran 20:130 ( https://www.javedahmedghamidi.org/#!/quran?chapter=20&paragraph=31&type=Ghamidi ) & Quran 30:17-18 ( https://www.javedahmedghamidi.org/#!/quran?chapter=30&paragraph=1&type=Ghamidi#fn_111 ) make a reference to all the five prayers in very clear terms ( clearly more than three as far as Ahl-e-Tashih’s logic is concerned ).