How to Taste the Sweetness of Prayer By Jinan Bastaki

How to Taste the Sweetness of Prayer By Jinan Bastaki

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The Sweetness of Prayer
The prayer is one of the most beautiful acts of worship. When one does his tasleem* to end the prayer, there is a certain sense of serenity. Ibn Al-Jawzi said about the prayer:
إنا في روضة طعامنا فيها الخشوع و شرابنا فيها الدموع
“We are in a garden, where our food is khushoo’ (devotion), and our drink is the tears that flow.”
The Secret of Prayer: Sujood

The Secret of Prayer: Sujood

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Ibn Al-Qayyim described the sujood as the secret of prayer, the greatest pillar, and the seal of the rukoo’. He said all the other actions we did before it were just preludes.

We should step back and reflect: what do we feel when we go into sujood?
Love

Love

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by Jinan Bastaki
The Salah Series: Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V
Love

Khushoo’ in prayer increases as our love for Allah increases. Think of meeting with someone; when you meet with someone you love, what you feel in your heart is different than when you meet with someone you don’t love.
We [...]

Beauty

Beauty

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by Jinan Bastaki
The Highest Emotion
Today we will go deeper; now that we have a present heart, have understood our words, and having added two emotions, we are going to add one more. With this emotion, our prayer will feel shorter, yet when we look at [...]

The Prayer of `Ali

The Prayer of `Ali

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by Jinan Bastaki
The Salah Series: Part I | Part II | Part III
When the time for prayer came, Ali (radi Allahu `anhu – may Allah be pleased with him) would begin to shake and the color of his face would change. When he was asked, “What’s wrong?” he would reply, “The time has entered for [...]

The Tawba of Abu Nuwas

The Tawba of Abu Nuwas

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By Jinan BastakiThe Salah Series: Part I | Part IIAbu Nuwas was a person who loved to drink and say obscene things, such that he would even make up verses of poetry and sing about inappropriate things. However, he underwent a change and repented to God. People were surprised—Abu Nuwas, who was a known drunkard? [...]

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