Understanding Salat — Page 192
Understanding S al A t 192 of God. ( Irsh ā d ā te N u r, vol. 1, pp. 377, H ay ā t-e - N u r, pp. 317) When we pray for peace on the righteous servants of Allah, we can picture ourselves as the bird in the cage sending greet- ings of peace to the birds in the garden. ________ O _________ ُ َّ هللا ُ وَاَشْهَد ُ اَن َّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُه ُ وَرَسُوْلُه ل ِ َّ اِلَه َ ا ل ْ اَشْهَد ُ اَن I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant/worshipper and Messenger Hadrat Khalīfatul Masīh IV rta explained that when we bear witness, we should ask ourselves what personal knowledge we have of Allah Almighty based on which we are in a posi- tion to give testimony. What new knowledge have we gained about Allah Almighty that we are justified to again give tes- timony in S al ā t that there is none worthy of worship except Allah? ( Khu t b ā t-e- Tā hir, vol. 15, pp. 577-581, 7/26/1996) In Than ā ’ , we said that ‘there is none worthy of worship except You,’ but here we say that we ‘bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah. ’ Our bearing witness Giving testimony