Understanding Salat — Page 107
Ruku’ 107 of his Lord. We can link every attribute to ‘A zī m. ( Khu t b ā t- e- Tā hir, vol. 4, pp. 996-7, 20 Dec 1985) Hadrat Khalīfatul Masīh IV rta said, ‘A zī m [great] has an awe and a manifestation in it. Its manifestation of awe is seen from up close. When you consider something as great ( ‘A zī m ), one way to know that it is great ( ‘A zī m ) is by observing it from a distance. Your ears hear of it, or your eyes see it from a distance. However, its ‘A z mat cannot be felt with- out coming close to it. Until you reach the foot of a mountain, you cannot understand what it means for a mountain to be great ( ‘A zī m ). We heard about the ‘A z mat of the Himalayan mountains, but when we traveled, reached the foot of the mountain, and saw the mountain tops from up close, we understood what the ‘A z mat of a mountain is. ( Dhauqe ‘Ib ā dat , pp. 491) The ‘A z mat of every attribute of Allah can be felt from up close. For example, when we say that Allah is Master of the Day of Judgement in S ū ratul F ā ti h ah , we think about the concept of the day of judgment. We observe it comfortably from a distance. We generally think about how deeds will be weighed and how Allah will decide everyone’s fate. Thinking about the day of judgment as a concept does not create awe Greatness is felt from up close