Understanding Salat — Page 163
Jilsah 163 medicine. Then there are some people who have become so stubborn that they never observe prayers, and no amount of reminders or good company changes that. They are similar to the one who breaks a bone and lets it heal on its own and harden in a crooked position. The fracture would continu- ously bother them, but they were too afraid of the pain of having it rebroken and realigned, so they learned to live with the discomfort. Only after a tragedy happens that turns their lives upside down do they suddenly realize that they need to become aligned. Since the awareness of their spiritual health is still alive, the calamity makes them run towards S al ā t. Their illness could not have been cured with medicine. They learned to live with the pain of being separated from Allah, and they knew that only a life-changing experience could bring them back, but they were afraid to face it. Hadrat Khalīfatul Masīh IV rta said, Wajburn ī - Do make me spiritually and physically well, do reform me. If something becomes crooked, like a broken bone, then jabara is done. Wajburn ī means, “Do straighten those bones that have become crooked, whether spiritual or physical. ” ( Tadr ī s Nam ā z , pp. 40) When we say ‘make good for me my shortcomings’ ( ْ اجْبُرْنِي ), we express a willingness to face whatever treatment is needed for our spiritual health. If we care about our physical health,