Noah's Ark: An Invitation to Faith — Page 110
HAZRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD (AS) themselves can reach the Pure. But how are you to attain this blessing? God has Himself provided the answer to this, where He That is, seek the help of. وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلوة :states in the Quran God with patience and prayer. What is meant by prayer? It is a supplication that is humbly entreated by extolling His holiness, praise and sanctity, and seeking his forgiveness, and by invoking salutations upon the Holy Prophet. So, when you observe prayer do not recite Arabic phrases alone like those who are unmindful for the prayer and forgiveness sought by such persons is nothing more than a superficial demonstration, which is devoid of essence; their prayers are not sustained by any foundations. When besides the verses of offer you your prayer, the Quran which are the Word of God, and besides the various prayers taught by the Holy Prophet, which are the words of the Messenger, make all your other entreaties in your native tongue so that the humility and meekness that they are born of may touch your heart. And what are the five daily prayers? They are a reflection of your various conditions. Your life is marked by five variations in state, which overtake you in times of trial and it is essential that you experience these diverse states. 1. Firstly, when you are warned of an impending tribulation, like the issuance of a warrant in your name by the court. This is the 1 Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:46 [Publisher] 110