Understanding Salat — Page 7
Qiyam 7 make the same resolution for the time up to the end of Ruk ū ‘. They should do the same at every change of posture. This will give them great strength to over- power any distracting thoughts. ( Remembrance of Allah, pp. 49) At each change of posture, we can ask ourselves what in that segment of S al a t competed with Allah Almighty in our mind for greatness. Then, we can renew our resolve with a reminder that it is Allah, in fact, who is the greatest. Body language is a universal human language. When we feel happy, the muscles in our face involuntarily express that hap- piness with a smile, we cannot resist it. Similarly, the muscles of our face are involuntarily tied to our emotions of fear, or anger, or sadness, etc. Our emotions are tied directly to spe- cific facial expressions, and this language of the face is univer- sal across cultures and centuries. This relationship between our emotions and our face is not one way, rather it goes both ways. The Promised Messiah as said, If you do not know how to weep, then make a weep- ing face, and ultimately tears will follow themselves. ( Malf uza t (English), vol. 1, pp. 246) Similarly, if we force ourselves to smile for long enough, a Raising our hands symbol- izes leaving everything behind