Understanding Salat — Page 15
Qiyam 15 The beauty of the words ‘Him Who has created’ ( ۡ ذِی َّ َ اَل فَطَر ) is how disorienting they are. We cannot recite them with just our minds. We have to recite these words with a heart that is filled with an awe of our Incomprehensible God. Only with that awe in our hearts can we enjoy reciting these words. S al a t is an experience of the heart. It begins with an exercise in humility. This same attribute of ‘Him Who has created’ ( َ ذِی ۡ فَطَر َّ اَل ) reassures us that no matter how weak we are, Allah Almighty has the power to accept our prayers. The Promised Messiah as said, Your God is One Who has suspended numberless stars without any support and Who has created heaven and earth from nothing. Then would you think so ill of Him as to imagine that your objective is beyond His power? ( Essence of Islam, vol. 2, pp. 213) When our heart is moved by the awe of how incomprehen- sible ‘Him Who has created’ ( َ ذِی ۡ فَطَر َّ اَل ) is, the prayers we offer after will be filled with a hope that was not there before. The purpose of S al a t is to move the heart, for us to reach out to our Creator from the depths of our heart. If the words ‘towards Him Who has created’ ( َ ذِی ۡ فَطَر َّ لِل ) succeeds in mov- ing our heart, then the frame of mind needed for prayer is created. ________ O _________