Understanding Salat — Page 40
Understanding S al A t 40 make those feelings of distance from Allah Almighty start disappearing on their own. An awareness of Allah Almighty’s presence comes over us that we did not feel the moment before we said ‘holy are You’ ( َ سُبْحَانَك ). We suddenly realize that He is not deaf, rather He has heard everything we have said. We realize that He is not blind, rather He sees us in this very place. We realize that He is not mute, rather He can answer us at this very moment. When we say ‘holy are You’ ( َ سُبْحَانَك ), we should ask ourselves, ‘Do I really believe that Allah has the power to accept my prayer right now?’’ The Promised Messiah as said, Never miss S al a t. Observe it repeatedly and with this thought that I am standing in front of a Being of such power that if He wills, He can accept my prayer now, in this very state, in fact, in this very moment, in fact, in this very second. ( Malf uza t (10 vol edition), vol. 4, pp. 401) We must also remember that our lower-self has a vested interest in attributing imperfections to Allah Almighty. For example, when Muslim scholars lost their righteous- ness and no longer received the favor of revelation, they had two choices. They could either admit that they had become misguided and were no longer worthy of receiving revela- tion from Allah, or they could hide their misguidance by claiming that Allah no longer speaks to anyone. They chose Vested interest in thinking less of Allah