Sharing Is Caring.

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I just read this and decided to share it with y’all :slight_smile:

When the time for prayer is at hand,
I make a proper abultion,
Go to the spot where I attend to pray
And sit there until my limbs and organs are in a collected state.

Then I stand up to perform my prayer,
Placing the kab’ah between my brows,
The bridge over Hell beneath my feet,
Paradise to my right
And hell to my left,
And the angle of death behind me,
Thinking all the while that this is my final prayer.
Then I stand between hope and fear.

I carefully pronounce “Allah Akber!”
Then I recite the Qur’an harmoniously,
Bow in humility
And prostrate myself submissively.
I then sit back on my left haunch,
Spreading out the left foot,
Raising my right foot on the toes.
I follow this with sincerity.
Then I wonder
Whether or not
My prayer
has been accepted.
–Hatim bin Al-IAsam

(from Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship’- by Al Ghazali)

If you have a motivating and consice anecdote / pearls of wisdom please feel free to post here:)

also I would appreciate it if you can avoid one liners like “thanks for sharing” etc becasue as long as you read it and learn something from it thats more than enough for me:D

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Re: Sharing Is Caring.

Lord, the night is gone. The dawn has lighted the sky. How I long to know if you accepted or rejected my prayers. Comfort me, Lord, for only you can comfort this state of mine. You gave me life and nurtured me; Yours is all the praise. If You would ever drive me away from your door, I would never abandon it for the sake of Your Love, which I carry in my heart.

Rabi'a, "Rabi'a the Mystic"

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Re: Sharing Is Caring.

When you SKILLS are challenged, you can become far more CAPABLE!

When you BELIEFS are challenged, you can become immensely more COMPELLING and PERSUASIVE!

When you INTENTIONS are challenged, it can make you more DETERMINED and COMMITTED!

When you FAITH is challenged, it can grow even STRONGER !!!