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Inner dimensions of the prayer by ابن قيم الجوزية
5.0
“The secret and essence of salah lies in the inclination of the heart towards Allah alone and focusing attention on Him while praying.”
Inner Dimensions of the Prayer is an essential read for any Muslim. It delves into every aspect of the ritual prayer, explaining why we pray in the first instance, the significance behind the specific words/duas we recite, the wisdom and implications of the bodily motions (qiyam, ruku, sujood), it delves into the beauty of Surah Fatiha and explains the rationale behind the staggered nature of the five daily prayers.
This work reminded me both in title and content of Imam Ghazali’s “Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship”, however Ghazali’s work was a tad longer as it covered all five pillars not just the ritual prayer.
I read the ebook version of this and it was a bit poorly formatted but easy to read. I would recommend to anyone wanting to enhance their salah especially if you struggle with concentration and want a deeper understanding of why we pray the way we do.
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“The wisdom behind prescribing the actions and the statements of salah to be performed several times in succession during salah is because they are the sustenance of the heart and the soul without which they cannot survive.”
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May Allah protect us from ghaflah and make us of those who have khushu’.
Inner Dimensions of the Prayer is an essential read for any Muslim. It delves into every aspect of the ritual prayer, explaining why we pray in the first instance, the significance behind the specific words/duas we recite, the wisdom and implications of the bodily motions (qiyam, ruku, sujood), it delves into the beauty of Surah Fatiha and explains the rationale behind the staggered nature of the five daily prayers.
This work reminded me both in title and content of Imam Ghazali’s “Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship”, however Ghazali’s work was a tad longer as it covered all five pillars not just the ritual prayer.
I read the ebook version of this and it was a bit poorly formatted but easy to read. I would recommend to anyone wanting to enhance their salah especially if you struggle with concentration and want a deeper understanding of why we pray the way we do.
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“The wisdom behind prescribing the actions and the statements of salah to be performed several times in succession during salah is because they are the sustenance of the heart and the soul without which they cannot survive.”
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May Allah protect us from ghaflah and make us of those who have khushu’.