Understanding Salat — Page 126
Understanding S al A t 126 God! Yet in my error, I wandered away from You, but now I have abandoned those false gods and I sin- cerely proclaim your Providence and I come to Your threshold. ( Tafs ī r Hadrat Mas ī h Mau’ ū d, vol. 2, pp. 371, 2:202) The words ‘Our Lord!’ ( نَا َّ رَب ) can also be an expression of gratitude. Hadrat Khalīfatul Masīh IV rta said, When we hear the words, “Allah has accepted,” then spontaneously, the words rise from our heart, “Our Lord!”, saying, “how lovely is the Lord who has accepted our praise. ” Our Lord! is the reply; we say, “How lovely it is, here we praised You and right away you accepted it. ”…Just now in S al ā t we were saying, “Holy is my Lord, the Most Great,” and we heard the words, “Allah has accepted the praise of him who has praised Him. ” On receiving an immediate reward, the heart spontaneously says, “Our Lord!” If we only said “Our Lord!”, then everything we want to express is included therein. But by saying “Our Lord!”, we are told how great our Lord is, we say, “Our Lord! and yours is the praise,” in reality praise is only for You and for no one else. ( Tadr ī s Nam ā z , pp. 34) When we say, “Our Lord! and Yours is the praise”,