Understanding Salat — Page 110
Understanding S al A t 110 glorification of Allah has made us restless to go into Ruk ū ‘ , then we have observed Qiy ā m correctly. If our dhikr [remem- brance of Allah] remained confined only to our mind, then it cannot move us to action or purify our lives. The Ruk ū ‘ we do would only be done out of habit; it would not be a result of the remembrance of Allah. Hadrat Khalīfatul Masīh IV rta said, As a result of seeing the ‘A z mat of God up close that S ū ratul F ā ti h ah described to us, our soul sponta- neously goes into Ruk ū ‘. The Ruk ū ‘ of the body is subservient to the Ruk ū ‘ of the soul. Our body does Ruk ū ‘ after the soul, not before it. Thus, when you understand the subjects in Qiy ā m and recite them well, your heart should enter a state that causes your soul to bow down. As a result, your body should also be restless to bow down along with it. This state is called Ruk ū ‘. After this, when you reflect on the sub- ject of ‘A z mat in a state of Ruk ū ‘ , then to observe the words “holy is my Lord, the Most Great” ( َ ِ سُبْحَان ى َ الْعَظِيْم ِّ رَب ) three times will seem very brief. ( Dhauqe ‘Ib ā dat , pp. 492) Before going into each posture of S al ā t , we should create in our hearts the sentiment that the posture expresses. We will find pleasure in going to a posture only when the body fol- lows the heart, not the other way around. If our heart follows