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PRAYER ADVICE |
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> Usefull advice on daily prayers |
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• UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATING ALLAH (SWT)'S PRESENCE.
It is always to your benefit if you were to ponder the Existence of Allah (SWT) and His Power, Signs and Decisions related to this world and the next.
Appreciating His presence is one way of bringing humility into your heart and humbling yourself in Prayer, performed with attention and concentration. It is only He Who looks at you Mercifully during your Prayer, and you ought to keep this in mind every time you say your Prayer.
• REMINDING YOURSELF OF ALLAH.
One of the reasons why Athan and qamah have been much emphasized before Prayer is to establish a strong link between the worshipper and his Creator, before he ventures into this sacred journey of Prayer and be in direct |
communication with The Almighty. This way, you start reminding and convincing yourself of the presence of Allah (SWT) before you start Praying.
• A RELAXED AND ALERT STATE OF MIND
An alert state of mind is one of the many vital ingredients of Prayer. If you are tired and exhausted, it is better to rest and do some deep breathing and relaxation exercises before you make the commitment to stand in front of your Lord.
And yes, it is preferred to pray a bit late but with attention and concentration. Of course, the delay in performing Prayer from its allocated time should only be for the length of time one has to relax and rejuvenate himself, gain energy to stand before the Almighty.
• UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU RECITE
It’s clear that if you don't strive to learn and appreciate the meanings of the verses and glorification you proclaim in your Prayer, you stand very little chance of developing and maintaining the concentration you need to focus in Prayer.
Focusing on the meanings of what you recite would generally keep your mind busy and involved in Prayer.
• PROPER PRONUNCIATION
Arabic language is considered one of the sweetest of all the languages. So, reciting Prayer with proper pronunciation and Tajweed and learning the rules of reciting The Qur'an, would make your efforts in maintaining attention a lot easier.
• ALTERNATING RECITATIONS
Next, you need to alternate recitations by reciting different chapters of The Qur'an, different supplications and different forms of glorification in your Prayer. This is vital because your brain will not become accustomed and habituated to what is being recited daily and switch off attention to something else.
• CONTINUED CLEANLINESS
An important and attractive aspect of Islamic teaching is related to cleanliness. It means to be ritually pure at all times by performing ablution (wudhu) and ghusl (major ablution) whenever necessary. The major ablution (ghusl) on Friday, for example, has been much stressed and cleans your soul from many sins.
• SEEKING FORGIVENESS AND ACCEPTING LIMITATONS
After every Prayer you should seek forgiveness, as this will indirectly increase your attention and concentration during Prayer and bring you nearer to Him. While reciting this invocation, you should sincerely repent to Allah (SWT) that the Prayer you just finished was not up to the required standards and pray to be forgiven for it by The Merciful Lord.
• MODERATION IN EATING
Eating and drinking is also one of those matters with regard to which people go to extremes and, of course, mostly towards excess. No doubt, you need food to live and it is necessary that food should reach the cells of your body to maintain life.
However, the important question is how much food your body needs and whether excessive food is good or harmful.
You should know that a human body is like fertile land. If moderation is exercised in the matter of its development, Therefore, over-eating is a major cause of inattention in Prayer, and one needs to take care of this problem five times a day before every Prayer.
• FIXING YOUR GAZE IN PRAYER
Attention and concentration problems are directly related to eye movements. When one stands for Prayer, the less his eyes moves, the better. High level of visual efficiency, and to fix your gaze on a particular item will greatly lessen your distraction and allow you to concentrate on the task at hand.
• EXERCISES TO DEVELOP ATTENTION - MEDITATION
Meditation is one effective way to enhance alertness in Prayer. It is popularly known as the practice of uncritically attempting to focus your attention on one thing at a time. It is important to understand that the heart of meditation in Prayer lies not simply in focusing on one entity to the exclusion of all other thoughts, but rather in the attempt to achieve good focus.
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