Understanding Salat — Page 104
Understanding S al A t 104 we have praised Him with words alone. When we go into the posture of Ruk ū ‘ , we put our praise of Allah into action and we offer a symbol of obedience. When we act on our words, only then we become worthy of referring to Allah as “my” Lord. When we bow down and obey Allah, then Allah becomes “my” Lord. ( Dhauqe ‘Ib ā dat , pp. 493) ( Tadr ī s Nam ā z , pp. 32) Also, Hadrat Khalīfatul Masīh IV rta explained that we only earn the right to refer to Allah as ‘my Lord’ after we have accepted Allah as Lord of all the worlds. In S ū ratul F ā ti h ah , we seek to become a representative of the Lord of all the worlds by seeking mercy for the entire world. When we say, ‘You alone do we worship and You alone do we implore for help,’ we seek mercy with the word ‘we’ for the whole world, or for everyone under our care. As a reward for seeking mercy for everyone collectively, we are rewarded by Allah Almighty manifesting Himself to us personally. Allah Almighty can only become ‘my’ Lord after we have accepted Him as ‘our’ Lord. ( Dhauqe ‘Ib ā dat , pp. 90-91) ________ O _________