Have you ever found yourself in a difficult situation? Have you ever found yourself in extreme need of something? Have you ever found yourself hurt by something that someone said to you or did to you?
If your answer to any of these questions is ‘yes’ and probably ‘yes’, then what is the solution? What can you do with any of these circumstances?
The answer or the solution is actually really simple, one word solution and word answer; that is Salah (ritual prayer). Salah is the means to ease our difficulty, to fulfill our needs, to heal the wounds that we have been walking around with for so long, to lift the confusion from our minds, hearts, and our lives.
But another question, I have been praying Salah for ten, fifteen, or ten years, Salah does not serve that purpose in my life, Salah has not been playing this role in my life. It is not serving that purpose or receiving the fruits and benefits of Salah. So, how would I go about the experience of Salah? How can I feel the power and magnitude of Salah? How can Salah enrich my life?
Surprisingly, that also has one a word answer and that word is khushu`. It is a word that in the Qur’an and Hadith. It is a word that we have heard khutbahs about, heard lectures on, read books and articles. It is a word that we find on websites, and all around us [the talk of khushu`].
The million-dollar question is how we get khushu`? I understand that khushu` is important and I need it, but how would I actually implement and develop khushu` in my Salah?
The best, quickest, and most efficient way of implementing khushu` in our Salah is actually very simple and that is understanding what we say and what we read in our Salah Comprehending the language of the Salah is the fastest way to experience khushu` and therefore turning our Salah into an experience. A very quick example of this is Surat Al-Fatihah (the 1st chapter of the Qur’an). There is a hadith qudsi and it’s a part of the meaning for prayer how, when we recite Surat Al-Fatihah, every ayah that we read and recite with comprehension, devotion, and sincerity, the Almighty Allah responds to us. It is a dialogue we experience with our creator, but the sad thing is we have been completely oblivious to this wonderful opportunity and this amazing experience so far in our entire life.
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Comprehending the language of the Salah is
the fastest way to experience khushu` and therefore turning our Salah
into an experience.
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