"It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; 
but it is righteousness- to believe in Allah and the Last Day, 
and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; 
to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, 
for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, 
for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; 
to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity; 
to fulfill the contracts which ye have made; 
and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, 
and throughout all periods of panic. 
Such are the people of truth, the Allah-fearing."

[2:177 - Yusuf Ali]