Understanding Salat — Page 99
Ruku’ 99 now more than ever for those who continue to strive when they are faced with a trial. The Holy Prophet sas said, The acts most pleasing to Allah are those which are done continuously, even if they are small. ( S a hīh Muslim, Book 6, Chapter 30) It is a sign of spiritual immaturity to get carried away by extremes in pursuit of short term goals. It is a sign of spiritual maturity to be able to manage our motivation according to our long term goals. The word Rabb means a lord, master or chief, ruler, fos- terer, and nourisher. ( Dictionary of the Holy Quran, pp. 306) Hadrat Khalīfatul Masīh IV rta explained that when we say ‘my Lord’ ( ى ِّ رَب ), everyone else disappears who we may have believed to be our master, ruler, or nourisher. We remind ourselves that our Lord is only Allah. ( Tadr ī s Nam ā z, pp. 34-35) It takes a leap of faith to say that we will not rely on anyone else as our nourisher, fosterer, and ruler. Some people would worry about what they will do when they are desperate. Hadrat Mu s le h Mau‘ ū d ra said, When worldly support is taken away from a person, naturally he will need some other support because Leaning on Allah