Sadly, many Muslims do not pray or fulfil the conditions of the prayer, despite its importance. The purpose of the prayer is to strengthen your connection with Him; to be grateful for all His blessings; and to remind yourself of His Greatness. Just as the body requires physical needs, such as food and water, the soul requires spiritual needs, nourished by acts of worship, the most important of which is prayer. It could be that the body of a person is healthy but the person is spiritually dead.