Understanding Salat — Page 73
Qiyam 73 rose, its fragrance is accompanied by the beauty of its colour and purity. These are its external qualities. As for internal properties, it—that is, S ū rah al-F ā ti h ah —has the following qualities. It encom- passes remedies for grave spiritual ailments and it contains a vast provision for the perfection of the faculties for theoretical and practical activities. It sets straight many serious disorders. It sets forth vistas of wisdom, deep subtleties, and fine points which remained hidden from the eyes of sages and philoso- phers. Its perusal fortifies the power of conviction in the heart of a spiritual pilgrim, and heals the ailment of doubts, misgivings, and misguidance. Its blessed text is replete with countless supreme truths and very subtle verities which are essential for the perfect development of the human being. Obviously, these excellences are such that—like the perfect qualities of the rose—it is impossible for them to be combined in the composition of any human being. This impos- sibility is not mere speculation, but an established fact, because God Almighty has expounded the subtleties and splendid points of wisdom in His elo- quent and lucid Word precisely in the hour of their true need, displaying perfection in both external and internal qualities, and, thus achieved perfection with profound fine details in both external and internal aspects.