Understanding Salat — Page 66
Understanding S al A t 66 I have no desire, and I have no beloved, and I have none I worship, and I have none I obey, and I have no purpose except Allah. ( R uhā n ī Khaz ā in, vol. 9, pp. 419 / vol. 15, pp. 618) When we do not see the beauties of Allah in front of us, we may struggle to sincerely say that, ‘in this moment, I have no desire except Allah. ’ Although we believe in the Kalimah in concept, our practical reality may conflict with it. However, after having observed Than ā ’, we have now reached the state of i h s ā n and we can see Allah in front of us. Having reflected on His names, we now see reflections of Him around us. Having seen His beauty, now hearing the name ‘Allah’ brings a familiar Being to mind. Now, our heart no longer hesitates to reaffirm that, ‘there is none I worship and obey except Allah. ’ When we say that, ‘in this moment, I have no desire, no beloved, and no purpose except for Allah,’ our heart is also saying these words because we are seeing Allah. When we say, ‘there is none worthy of worship except you,’ it is now a statement of the obvious. When we have seen the beauty of Allah Almighty, the beauty of everything else becomes meaningless. The level of clarity we have in S al ā t is hard to maintain afterward, so what do we do when we go back into the world? Our priorities can again become conflicted, but that is why we observe S al ā t daily. It is through repeated reminders that