Function of Prayer

alpha97

The World is just an illusion.
While living in it, we forget two things.
We forget the presence of our own soul and THE SOUL OF THE UNIVERSE.
During prayer we repent for our shortcomings and by doing this we
make the crystral of our heart clean
so that by his rememberance, the ALMIGHTY SOUL can shine upon it and leave a print of HIS image upon our souls.

Let our prayers be of high quality and from bottom of heart! whatever its form might be!

peace,

unknownuser

peace alpha97,

The World is just an illusion.
While living in it, we forget two things.
We forget the presence of our own soul and THE SOUL OF THE UNIVERSE.
During prayer we repent for our shortcomings and by doing this we
make the crystral of our heart clean
so that by his rememberance, the ALMIGHTY SOUL can shine upon it and leave a print of HIS image upon our souls.

Let our prayers be of high quality and from bottom of heart! whatever its form might be!

peace,

based on your implications,isn't reflecting upon your deeds and actions a part of prayer? in order to clean your heart, one must not get it dirty which means you must be aware of your actions, thoughts and intentions as well. if you can have 100% control over your state of mind ALL THE TIME, that means drinkindg alcohol has lost its consequences... just think about it...

if you are aware are of your own being and the creator of existence, then we do not forget the presence of our own soul and the soul of the universe.

peace, rifat

khalil

I think life becomes a prayer, in that each thing seen you pass you are speaking with (with the actions you send out or with the words you vocalize) , in communion with, with a fragment, speckle and spark of the unseen, the everytihng in everything, your maker.

A lesson, a hard lesson for that matter, that I am still learning and at times forgetful of is that how you treat your fellow man, your brother, your sister, the stranger, the beggar, the harlot, the most of and least of is how you treat your maker, for to begin to love the unseen we must first have love for the seen, and so in taking in spirits wind into our body, how we give it out through our steps and selfs-expression is how our maker hears us. So 'pray often and joyously.'

I feel that when we call to our maker, we must call from our heart, for words are the creation of men and thus they return to man, the heart, it is a creation of God and so from God it was born and to God it returns.

I have read in the past that 'Prayer is supplication for direction, for understanding. Meditation is listening to the divine within.' i like that understanding still!

I guess what I am trying to say is that prayer is very beautiful, it is the words your heart shapes and it is the actions your body carves. Some quotes on prayer that are beautifull are as follows;

-Those who want to know the way must pray often and joyously, knowing that God gives life to those who sincerely seek to be a channel of blessing to someone.
-All prayer is answered. So don?t tell God how to answer it.
-Why worry when you can pray? Your power is very limited. The power of God is unlimited.
-Your body, mind and spirit needs the spiritual food of prayer, meditation, and reflection upon spiritual things.

God bless,
Khalil

unknownuser

Peace Alpha

that is exactly what the Quran says

1 Successful indeed are the believers,
2 Who are humble in their prayers,

(1)
(2)

Salam

unknownuser

Salaams to you,

Qad aflaha almu/minoona

The believers must (eventually) win through,-
2.
Allatheena hum fee salatihimkhashiAAoona

Those who humble themselves in their prayers;
3.
Waallatheena hum AAani allaghwimuAAridoona

Who avoid vain talk;
4.
Waallatheena hum lilzzakatifaAAiloona

Who are active in deeds of charity;
5.
Waallatheena hum lifuroojihim hafithoona

Who abstain from sex,
6.
Illa AAala azwajihim awma malakat aymanuhum fa-innahum ghayru maloomeena

Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (in their case) they are free from blame,
7.
Famani ibtagha waraa thalikafaola-ika humu alAAadoona

But those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors;-
8.
Waallatheena hum li-amanatihimwaAAahdihim raAAoona

Those who faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants;
9.
Waallatheena hum AAala salawatihimyuhafithoona

And who (strictly) guard their prayers;-

Out of the six actions above , Br. Ahmed thinks salaat is for the almighty and the other five are with humans.

And thinks he that prayer should be done in a humble way ? as though prayer can be done in any other way, what other way can a prayer be done, I ask you?

I think we aught to be humble to other beings so we get results retrospect and salaat isn?t prayer at all ?but I leave that to you for pondering on.

Thanks.

alpha97

Peace brothers,

When one choses to get straight from inside and starts to Manifest that awareness in the outside world, HIS ALMIGHTY grants him Guidance and the torch of FAITH.

The REAL SELF inside wakes up and start emerging, and What he does and does not all are the reflection of HIS IMAGE (HIS Attributes).

In reality SATAN is a blessing given to our HEART. If we can make him to surrend, REAL SELF reaches the status of enlightment. Through this fight against the false self we come across lots of wisdom and MIND will elevate in his views. MIND alone, can only believe but MIND as a slave of HEART attains FAITH.

Humbling ourselves in front of ALLAH is the vanishing of the false self and bringing the REAL SELF close to ALLAH.

All what the REAL SELF does is with the intention of getting closer to THE IMAGE of ALLAH.

YA MOGHALAB AL gholoobe val absaar. ( THE REVOLVER OF HEARTS AND VIEWS)

peace,

unknownuser