The Oration/Address/Sermon/Speech
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Peace all,
I know that the discussion of Salat is ongoing.
I've checked out every instance of SALAAT in the Quran and it seems to me that the meaning of Oration/Address/Sermon/Speech fits every time.
It involves a lead orator geetting up and reciting from memory(hafiz), or the book, portions of the Quran. This is the person who establishes the Oration for the fellow orators. Everyone repeats what he has said and when finished everyone goes down into kneeling and then prostrate position. Then the Oration is finished.
The portions read from the Quran do the following things........
Remember God, Magnify, Glorify sing praises, Seek help, Invoke God, Seek God?s face, Ask for forgiveness, Seek grace and pleasure of God.Examples of Orations are
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In the name of God, the Almighty, Most Merciful.
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Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds.
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The Almighty, the Merciful.
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Possessor of the Day of Judgment.
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You Alone we serve, you alone we seek for assistance.
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Guide us to the straight path.
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The path of those whom you blessed, not those who have incurred the wrath, nor the misguided.
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Our Lord, do not mind us if we forget or make mistakes; our Lord, do not place upon us a burden as you have placed upon those before us; our Lord, do not place upon us what we cannot bare; pardon us, and forgive us, and have mercy on us; you are our patron, grant us victory over the disbelieving people.3/8-9
Our Lord, do not deviate our hearts after You have guided us, and grant us from You a mercy; you are the Grantor.Our Lord, you will gather the people for a day for which their is no doubt; God does not break His appointment.
Surah 112
- Say ?He is God, the One?
- ?God, the Absolute?
- ?He does not give birth, nor was He given birth to?
- ?And there is none who are His equal?
The Orator tells us to say, we repeat other than say.
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Peace,
4/43 O you who believe! do not approach the Sermon/Oration when you are intoxicated until you know (well) what you say
23/9 And those who learn by heart/protect(HAFIZ) their Orations; These are they who are the heirs,
54/17, 22,32, 40 And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
96/10-16 Hast thou seen him who prevents a servant when he ORATES? ...Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah).
19/29-31 But she pointed to him. They said How should we speak to one who was a child in the cradle? He said Surely I am a servant of Allah; He has given me the Book and made me a prophet. And He has made me blessed wherever I may be, and He has AWSANEE enjoined on me biSALAWT/the oration/sermon and AZZAKAWT/the purification so long as I live?
Jesus was giving sermons even as a young boy.
17/105-110 And with truth have We revealed it, and with truth did it come; and We have not sent you but as the giver of good news and as a warner. And it is a Quran which We have revealed in portions so that you may read it to the people by slow degrees, and We have revealed it, revealing in portions. Say Believe in it or believe not; surely those who are given the knowledge before it fall down on their faces, making obeisance when it is recited to them. And they say Glory be to our Lord! most surely the promise of our Lord was to be fulfilled. And they fall down on their faces weeping, and it adds to their humility. Say Call upon Allah or call upon, the Beneficent Allah; whichever you call upon, He has the best names; and do not utter biSALAATIKAyour Sermon with a very raised voice nor be silent with regard to it, and seek a way between these. And say (All) praise is due to Allah, Who has not taken a son and Who has not a partner in the kingdom, and Who has not a helper to save Him from disgrace; and proclaim His greatness magnifying (Him). (something we say in our sermons)
11/87 They said, "O Shu`aib, does your SALAATUKA/Sermon dictate upon you that we must abandon our parents' religion, or running our businesses in any manner we choose? Surely, you are known for being clement, wise."
4/103 ......The Sermon is a timed book upon the believers. (doesn't go on forever and ever-ends when the recited portions end)
4/142-146 Surely the hypocrites strive to deceive Allah, and He shall requite their deceit to them, and when they stand up for the Oration they stand up sluggishly; they do it only to be seen of men and do not remember Allah save a little. Swaying between this (and that) in remembrance (of the Oration ? not really remembering), (belonging) neither to these nor to those.
33/43 O you who believe! remember Allah, remembering frequently, And glorify Him morning and evening. He it is Who YUSALLAY/ORATES on/about you, and (so do) His angels, that He may bring you forth out of utter darkness into the light; and He is Merciful to the believers. Their salutation on the day that they meet Him shall be, Peace, and He has prepared for them an honourable reward.
The orations about us are in the Quran as are several orations from the angels.
33/56 Surely Allah and His angels YUSALLUW/ORATE the Prophet; O you who believe! SALLUW/ORATE on him and salute him with a (becoming) salutation . Surely (as for) those who speak evil things of Allah and His Messenger, Allah has cursed them in this world and the here after, and He has prepared for them a chastisement bringing disgrace. And those who speak evil things of the believing men and the believing women without their having earned (it), they are guilty indeed of a false accusation and a manifest sin.
The Quran was Orated to Muhammad... when Muhammad established the oration then the fellow orators orated/repeated it back to him
25/5 And they say The stories of the ancients-- he has got them written-- so these are read out to him morning and evening
9/84 Therefore if Allah brings you back to a party of them and then they ask your permission to go forth, say By no means shall you ever go forth with me and by no means shall you fight an enemy with me; surely you chose to sit the first time, therefore sit (now) with those who remain behind. And never SALAY/ORATE/EULOGY for any one of them who dies and do not stand by his grave; surely they disbelieve in Allah and His Messenger and they shall die in transgression.
This type of oration is known in English as a Eulogy.
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Peace be upon you Neil,
Good to see you active on forum again!
I disagree with this understanding. This message is a message of shaping behavior. There are MANY MANY MANY books that are recited to devout followers, but does nothing for them.
Salaat is PROGRAMMING of the spirit/mind (nafs), which is the emphasis of spiritual culture (917-10)
Jesus was giving sermons even as a young boy.
babies dont give sermons, but the human begins its programming of the nafs when it is born.
11/87 They said, "O Shu`aib, does your SALAATUKA dictate upon you that we must abandon our parents' religion, or running our businesses in any manner we choose? Surely, you are known for being clement, wise."
When we program ourselves we are programming our RESPONSES, and it is the RESPONSES that come to us at the crossroads to remind us to do right. The seeds we plant in teh NAFS grow and DICTATE to us how we respond.
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Peace be upon you Joe,
The word sabiyyan can mean child, not necessarily a babe. To me Jesus shows that understanding is not a monopoly for the grown alone, excluding the young.
Thansk for the clarification and I agree wth you.