Understanding Salat — Page 227
Qa‘dah 227 be brought under the category of love. If we wish to receive from Allah Almighty without reckoning ( ٍ ۡر ِ حِسَاب ي بِغَ ) in the hereafter, we have to learn to give with love and without reckoning in this world. ________ O _________ ِ اَلسَّالَم ُ عَلَيكُم ْ وَرَحْمَة ُ هللا Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah ‘Peace be on you’ is a prayer that we commonly observe. However, when it is said here, it takes on a special symbolism because of its placement at the end of S al ā t. The Promised Messiah as said, For connection with Allah Almighty, it is neces- sary that there be an immersion. I repeatedly tell my Jamā‘at to be established on this. People must cut themselves off from the world, and their hearts must turn cold to its love. An innate passion for Allah Almighty and an immersion must be born in their nature. Until this happens, they cannot achieve firmness. Some mystics have written that when the Companions ra would observe S al ā t , they would be