Understanding Salat — Page 121
Qaumah 121 purpose. ” He continues advancing step by step, and ultimately he attains God Almighty. ( Ta‘luq Bill ā h, pp. 54) When a person’s heart is filled with praise for Allah, then his prayers will never take him away from Allah. His prayers will never be for an objective that opposes the laws of Allah. By praising Allah in Qiy ā m and putting our praise into action in Ruk ū ‘ , we have followed the etiquette of prayer. We have acted according to the science of prayer. For such people, Allah Almighty gives glad tidings that He accepts the prayers of those who praise Him. This glad tiding is particularly rel- evant at this portion of S al ā t because here the worshipper is about to go into Sajdah , which is a special opportunity for prayer. We are given a glad tiding of the acceptance of the prayers we have asked in Qiy ā m and Ruk ū ‘ , and the special prayers we plan to ask in Sajdah. Hadrat Zainul ‘Ābidīn Waliyullāh Shāh ra said, “Allah hears him who praises Him” ( ْ ُ سَمِع َ هللا ُ لِمَن حَمِدَه ). These words of the Imam are a motivational announcement for the followers that they should not hold back in their prayers in Sajdah. This is what our attention is drawn to with the words “Allah hears” ( ُ سَمِع َ هللا ). In a state of Sajdah , there is greater oppor- tunity for prayer, as the Holy Prophet sas said, “while prostrating yourselves be earnest in supplication, for it