Understanding Salat — Page 92
Understanding S al A t 92 teach such a difficult lesson that the student will tire and won’t come back. An angelic motivation will be progressive, stage by stage. It will not suddenly over- burden him, and he will not be hurried in anything. But when we find ourselves suddenly overburdened and are motivated to hurry, we should understand that this motivation is not angelic; rather, it is a satanic motivation. For example, satan will motivate us to become a saint today and to observe prayer all day and to fast all year. However, if one acts on this motivation, then the result will be that he will tire and become frustrated and will completely leave prayer and fasting. ( Anw ā rul ‘Ul u m, vol. 5, pp. 549, Mal ā ikatull ā h ) The first obstacle that we face when improving our S al ā t is ignoring common sense. When we want to achieve anything in the world, we use our common sense and understand that we progress gradually. Many of us lose this common sense when we approach spirituality. We start observing S al ā t with childish expectations of seeing immediate results after a week. As a result, we fail to gather the resolve needed to see this journey through the years of effort it will take. Then we fall prey to impatience and become frustrated. Allah’s lord- ship ( ة َّ رُبُوبِي ) means that no one can become a saint without a long stage by stage process. The Promised Messiah as said,