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ALLAHUMMA SALLE ALA MUHAMMED WA AALE MUHAMMED

SEEK YOUR HELP

صدري لي اشرح رب قال أمري لي ر ويس

لساني من عقدة واحلل قولي يفقهوا

Say"O my Lord! expand me my

breast;

"Ease my task for me;

"And remove the impediment from my

speech,

"So they may understand what I

say:(20:25-29 )

Qala Rabbi Ishrah Lee Sadree Wayassir Lee Amree

Waohlul Aauqdatan Min Lisanee

Yafqahoo Qawlee

SALAT - A Journey To A Different WORLD

WE DONT KNOW THE WORTH

Imam Ali (‘a) says,

،Yالله Yجالل Yمن Yيغشاه مYا المصYلي Yيعلم لو. سجوده من رأسه يرفع أن ه سر ما

“Had the one who prays known how the Majesty of Allah encompasses him, he would never have liked to raise his head from prostration.” (Khisal, vol. 2, p. 632)

ARE WE Certain / Sure . Yakeen

Amir al Muminin (‘a) says, . يقينا ازددت ما الغطاء كشف لو

“Even if the curtain is raised, my certainty will not increase.” (Bihar ul Anwar, vol. 46, p. 134)

YAKEEN IN WHAT ??? WE ARE NOT CREATED FOR THIS WORLD THIS WORLD IS A PLACE OF TRANSIT AND WE

CANNOT STAY HERE HOW MUCH EVER WE TRY AND LOVE

THIS WORLD IS A FARM FOR THE HEREAFTER THIS WORLD CANNOT FULFILL OUR DESIRES

BUT CAN ONLY SEDUCE US THERE IS HIGHER BLISS IN GAINING

PROXIMITY OF ALLAH swt

THE REAL BLISS- Imam Sajjad(‘a.s)

Nothing can quench my thirst but Your attachment,

and nothing can extinguish my burning desire but Your meeting.

And nothing can extinguish my craving for you except seeing Your face (wajh),

and my restlessness cannot be done away with but by gaining proximity to You…

and My sorrow cannot be dispelled except by being near to You.”

(Bihar ul Anwar, vol. 94, p. 150)

The path that leads to Your meeting,

O Allah! Make us tread the path that leads to Your meeting, & make us travel on the road that is nearest to You… Attach us with those servants of Yours who are in haste to

reach You.Those who incessantly knock on Your door, and worship only

You in the night…You have fulfilled their desire by allowing them Your

meeting, and You have filled their hearts with Your love,

and have quenched their thirst with Your pure drink.

You, Allah, are my aim.

Thus, because of You, they enjoyed the taste of Your supplications (munajat) and

have achieved their farthest aims (i.e. Allah)…

Then only You, O Allah, are my aim.

And my being awake and up in the nights is only because of You and not for anybody else.

Your meeting is my love and Your sight, my desire. Your vision is my only need.” (Bihar ul Anwar, vol. 94, p. 148)

Imam Baqir (‘a) declares,

Then surely the Messenger of Allah (‘s) is the gate of Allah,without whom He (Allah) cannot be approached.

He (‘s) is the path, if somebody walks on it, will lead to Allah (Mighty and Glorified be He).

After him, the same applied for Amir al Muminin (‘a) and the Imams (‘a) following him, one after the other…” (Usul al Kafi, vol.1, p. 198)

Hearts find rest! وتطمئن آمنوا الذينبذكر أال الله بذكر قلوبهم

القلوب تطمئن الله Who have believed and

whose hearts have rest in the remembrance of Allah. Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest! (13:28)

IDENTIFY THESE FACTS Real pleasure is in gaining access to Allah swt rehmat Nothing can quench our thirst Reaching Allah is sole aim Feeling presence of Allah and MASOOMEEN is the

key There is a path , if we walk on and knock his door he

allows his meeting and his pure drink Its in our body that Allahs Haram can be made Its our body that can become executor of Shaitans

order

Reminder for him; Who has a Heart

Holy Quran says:

مع ال+س ألقى أو قلب له كان لم>ن لذ>كرى >ك ذل في >ن إشهيد .وهو

“Most surely, there is a reminder in this for him who

has a heart or he gives ear and is a witness. (50:38)”

IMAM HUSAIN A.S

Aye Khuda ,Jisne tujhe payausne kya khoya

Aur Jisne tujhe kho diya

Usne kya paaya

SALAT IS THAT MEETING WITH ALLAH

Lets first identify FACTS Which help us to comprehend Salat

Questions • What is the relationship between • The one Who is Praying • AND To whom its Prayed • Why its Necessary • What is Salat

RELATIONSHIP MAN AND GODMUNAJAT OF IMAM ALI

My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Master and

I am the Slave, and who else can be merciful

to the slave except the Master?


My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Owner and

I am the one Owned by You,

My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Mighty

and I am the low,

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My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Creator and

I am the creature,You are the Glorious and

I am the Miserable ,


My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Powerful

and I am the weak,

You are the Wealthy and I am the Poor,


My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Bestower

and I am the Beggar,

My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Eternal

and I am the transient,


My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Provider and I am the blessed

You are the Generous and I am the miser,

You are the Free

and I am the afflicted,

RELATIONSHIP MAN AND GODMUNAJAT OF IMAM ALI,

My Lord, O my Lord, You are the Great and I am

the insignificant,

You are the Leading and I am the straying,


You are the Merciful and I am the one shown mercy, You are the Authority and I am the Tried,You are the Guide and I am the Confused,You are the Forgiver and I am the Sinner, You are the Victor and I am the Defeated,

You are the Nourisher and I am the Nourished,You are the High-handed and I am the Humble ,

You are the Generous and I am the miser,You are the Free and I am the afflicted,


My Lord, O my Lord, have mercy on me by Your kindness,

and be pleased with me by Your Generosity & Your Magnanimity and Your Grace,

O the Generous, and Beneficent, O the Almighty and the Benefactor,

by your Mercy, O the most Kind.

ALLAH IMaster Slave

Owner Owned

Mighty Low

Creator Creature

Glorious Miserable

Powerful Weak

Wealthy Poor

Bestower Beggar

Living Dead

Eternal Transient

KNOW OUR REALITY , WHEN YOU PREPARE FOR SALAT

Permanent Short-livedProvider Blessed

Generous MiserFree Afflicted

Great Insignificant

Leading StrayingMerciful One shown

mercyAuthority Tried

Guide ConfusedForgiver Sinner

Victor DefeatedNourisher Nourished

High-handed Humble

KNOW OUR REALITY , WHEN YOU PREPARE FOR SALAT

WHAT CAN I GET BY PRAYING . أذكركم اذكروني

“You remember Me, I will remember you.” (Quran, 2:52)

Imam Baqir (‘a) says, . إياه ذكرهم من أكبر الة الص ألهل الله ذكر

“Allah’s remembrance of those who worship Him is GREATER than their remembrance of Him.”(Tafsir, al Qummi, vol. 2, p. 150)

THE GREATEST WILL REMEMBER THE INSIGNIFICANT

أكبر الله ولذكر

‘And Allah’s remembrance is the greatest.’ (Quran, 29: 45),

SO WE HAVE IDENTIFIED

OUR REALITY WHAT GREATER HIEGHTS CAN WE

REACH BY PRAYING HOW MERCIFUL IS ALLAH BUTTTTT

BUTTTTTT THE GOLDEN QUESTION

WE PRAY BUT WE DON’T FEEL IT HOW DO WE INCREASE OUR LEVEL

TO GET CLOSE HOW DO I FEEL ALLAHS PRESENCE HOW CAN MY SALAT BE EFFECTIVE

LET US *UNDERSTAND* SALAT

SALAT HAS EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR Know that for the salat, beside its form, there is a meaning,

and apart from its exterior it has an Interior; And as the Exterior has its disciplines, neglecting which would render the outer form of the salat invalid or incomplete

likewise its interior has cordial spiritual disciplines, neglecting which would render the spiritual salat invalid or incomplete; whereas observing them would inspire the salat with a heavenly spirit.- Ayatullah Khomaini In Adabus Salat ..

IF WE LOOSE THE INTERIOR

THEN WE CAN NOT ENJOY SALAT AS STATED BY IMAM SAJJAD a.s

THEN THE MEETING IS NOT POSSIBLE WE CANNOT DRINK THE PURE DRINK

OF LOVE OF ALLAH OUR HEART CANNOT FEEL ALLAHS

PRESENCE IN IT

IS ALL THIS POSSBLE – “YES”

SHAITAAN WILL ALWAYS MAGNIFY AND WHISPER IN OUR EARS SAYING THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR US

BUT REMEMBER ALLAHS HELP IS PROMISED AND THOSE WHO WANT TO TRAVEL – HELP IS ASSURED

THE DESIRE IS NEEDED WITH KHULOOS – PURE INTENTION

IMAM Al-Baqir and Al-Sadiq (AS)

Nothing of your Prayer is yours, except that which you did with an attentive heart.

So, if one performed it completely erroneously, or neglected its disciplines, it would be folded and thrown back at its owner’s face.(Wasa’ilush-Shi’ah, Volume 4, Page 687, Chapter 3, Tradition 1)

* SALAT IS A JOURNEY *

Allah, the Most High, says: "And whoever Leaves his house Migrating to Allah and His Messenger, and then death overtakes him, his reward is, indeed, with Allah,"

"The Salat is the Mi'raj of the believer", I'tiqadat, by the late ‘Allamah al-Majlisi, p. 29.

TO ATTAIN MI’RAJ

THE PRAYER IS MUSALLI (TRAVLLER) Man Is in a Journey and he is carrying his

soul to his Beloved Lord Man is nothing but an Intermediary for his

soul.. FOR ANY TRAVELLER , The first condition

for travelling (to Allah) is to leave this house (his body).

Migration The formal migration, or the form of

migration, is the corporeal migration from the formal house to the ka'bah or to the shrines of the holy men [awliya'] (AS),

The spiritual migration is the going out of the house of the soul and the house of this world to Allah and His Messenger.

STRENGTH OF SALAT

ATTENTION TO THE INNER SELF PRESENCE OF HEART REALISATION OF OUR HUMILITY AND

ATTAINING THE BLISS IN THIS WORLD WHICH CAN HELP US REACH THE

MIRAJ IN THIS WORLD

WHO ????? WHO STOPS US TO ACHIEVE SUCH HEIGHTS OF PROXIMITY TO THE BELOVED

Kill this IOur Own Created

Mr.“ I ”

“ The mother of the idols is the idol of Your self ”

STEP 1 : REMOVE “ I ” FROM PRAYERS GOLDEN RULE The one who travels on the foot of

servitude, and burns his forehead with the brand of the humility of serfdom, will reach the Glory of (His) Lordship.

and What is lost of servitude because of egoism and egotism, can be recovered under the shadow of the Lordship's patronage,

*Servitude - Absolute Ownership Of Lord On Very Inch Of Our Existence

*Serfdom -A state of subjugation to an owner or master

Kill Mr.I

GOLDEN RULE

ATTNETION & CONCENTRATION ON INNERSELF AND LORD

No one can have any share of Glory and Majesty,

while the humility of servitude and poverty is engraved on the forehead of every body, and is registered in the innermost part of their truth.

REMOVE “ I ” FROM PRAYERS And so long as there are residues of I-ness

in the salik's eyes, And as long as the walls of his own town

and the adhan announcing selfishness have not yet disappeared,

He is regarded present, not a traveler or an emigrant.

Kill Mr.I

ATTENTION IS THE KEY The strength of everybody's suluk

(journey) is in proportion to the strength of this attention,

or rather the perfection or the imperfection of humanity is connected to the perfection or imperfection of this matter.

Self-conceit and Egotism The veil of self-conceit and egotism is thicker

and darker than all other veils. To tear open this veil is more difficult than

tearing all other veils, and tearing it is a preparatory step to tearing other veils.

In fact, tearing off this veil is the master key for the invisible, the visible and the great door of the ascent to the perfect spirituality.

Kill Mr.I

2: KHUSHU – SUBMISIVENESS

“Successful, indeed, are the believers who are submissive in their salats," Surah al-Mu'minun: 1-2.

The degrees of submission are according to the degrees of understanding the Greatness, Majesty and Beauty.

KHUSHU – SUBMISIVENESS Submission in the salat is regarded as a sign of

faith [iman]. So, whoever is not submissive in his salat, will,

according to Allah's saying, be excluded from the faithful [ahl-i iman].

Salats which are not accompanied with submission are caused by a deficiency of faith or by lacking it.

KNOWING IS NOT FAITH – IMAN eg Shaitan

KHUSHU – SUBMISIVENESS WE may say that, having comprehended the

Greatness, the Beauty, and the Majesty of Allah,

either by means of reasoning and proofs, or through the explanations of the Prophets and IMAMS (AS),

one must remind his heart of it,

And then, by Gradual remindings, Cordial attention and Continual remembering Allah's

Greatness and Majesty, He has to bring about the state of

submission in his heart, so as to attain to the required result

KHUSHU – SUBMISIVENESS

Conflict of Heart and Mind

Not every man of knowledge is a man of faith. Therefore, after acquiring knowledge,

one has to join the believers, and to convey the Greatness, Majesty, Brightness and Beauty of Allah, the Most Exalted and High, to his heart,

so that it may become submissive, since mere knowledge does not result in submission.

TRAINING THE HEART

At Times Your Reasoning (MIND) might accept the reality

But the heart may not accept it fully THEN the Mind needs to train his Heart

regarding the HAQQ ( truth ) Every moment the MIND should train like a

mother trains his child to speak till the moment the heart automatically submits to the reality

MOMEENS HEART IS THE HARAM OF ALLAH

It’s the heart of a Momeen which should be filled with Allahs presence

A stage has to be reached where the momeen submits his heart to ALLAH

AND THE OWNER (ALLAH) takes his place – HEART

AND THEN THE MOMEEN BECOMES….

MOMEENS HEART IS THE HARAM OF ALLAH

...He (Allah's servant) keeps trying to get closer to Me by means of the nafilah

until I love him. Loving him, I will become his ears with which he hears, his

eyes with which he sees, his tongue with which he speaks and his hand with which he strikes.

When he asks Me I answer him, and if he demands from Me 1 will give him ..."

'Usul ul Kafi, vol. 4, p. 53, the book of "Faith and Infidelity",

THE STRUGGLE SHOULD CONTINUE TILL OUR HEART

My God, grant me the utmost absorption in You and illuminate the vision of our hearts with the light of Your Vision,

vision of our heartsUntil the sight of the hearts can

penetrate the curtains of light and reach the source of

Greatness and

Until our spirits get anchored to the threshold of Your Sanctity.

(Munajat-e Sha'baniyyah - Mafatih al-Jinaan

REFERENCE BOOKS

Adabus Salat The Disciplines of the Prayer

By Ayatullah Khomaini http://www.al-islam.org/adab/

Salat (Prayer)The Mode of Divine Proximity

and Recognition By Ayatullah Mirza Mahdi

Isfahanihttp://www.al-islam.org/salaat/

http://www.al-islam.org/adab/





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