Understanding Salat — Page 218
Understanding S al A t 218 the outward observance of S alāt , but the journey is their own after that. We can bring them to the prayer mat, but once they are there, they alone have to find their Creator. They will only find value in S alāt if they choose to reach out to Allah Almighty with all their heart and Allah Almighty reaches them, “Eyes cannot reach Him but He reaches the eyes. ” (6:104). Their hearts will only be attached to S alāt if they experience, at least once, the pleasure of communion with their Creator. The Promised Messiah as said, All I wish to say is that one ought to fervently and passionately pray to God Almighty that, just as He has granted us diverse forms of pleasure in fruits and other things, may He enable us to experience, even once, the sweet taste of Prayer and worship. One never forgets the taste of a thing. ( Malf ūzā t (English), vol. 1, pp. 159-160) When we say, ‘and my children too,’ we have to know that we are helpless in giving them a taste of the pleasure of Salat. All we can do is beg Allah Almighty to extend to them the same and greater blessings that he has allowed us to experience. The words ‘and my children too’ are an extension of the prayer, ‘make me observe Prayer,’ they continue the same sentiment. If our words, ‘make me observe Prayer,’ were filled with pleasure over how blessed our S alāt was, then with that