Understanding Salat — Page 10
Understanding S al A t 10 humility is created in the soul, it is also created in the body. When humility is truly in the soul, then its effects automatically become visible in the body. Similarly, when the body is affected, the soul is also affected. That is why it is essential that when one stands before God Almighty in S al a t , he should express humility and devotion with his being. Although, at that time, it is a type of hypocrisy, but slowly its effect becomes permanent, and that devotion and humility is truly created in his soul. ( Malf uza t (10 vol. edition), vol. 4, pp. 421-422) Each posture in S al a t conveys a certain sentiment and is a two-way street. In one way, each posture is an expression of the emotion that we are feeling. In another way, each posture helps to create the emotion that we wish to feel. For example, the posture of Sajdah can be an expression of the sentiments of humility we are feeling, or it can help create the senti- ments of humility that we want to feel but are not feeling. When we raise our hands at the beginning of S al a t , it car- ries the symbolism of leaving everything behind and turning to Allah Almighty. Hadrat Mu s le h Mau‘ ū d ra said that when a believer raises his hands before prayer, He removes all other thoughts and becomes engrossed in thoughts of worshipping God. Aside