After a veryyyyy longgg summer of no Dr. Islam Elfahymoui weekly lectures, with no prior intention of attending the lecture, I finally went back to the class that brings a sense of peace, sakinah, and raha upon the heart one cannot find when going out to the mall or going to school or work.
It is a type of peace that one only finds within the Mosque, subhanAllah.
My journey towards the knowledge, this source of light starts as soon as I leave my house towards Allahs House. As soon as you know why you are travelling, why you are leaving your home all alone, where your destination is, you begin to feel that sakinah dwell upon your heart. You know you are not alone but rather in the company of the angels and Allah . Everything around you becomes beautified and peaceful...even the sunset and the birds flying together, you pay attention to this and you forget about the annoying drivers around you !
When you arrive, and you realize the topic is about something you really needed to hear, this only puts you into more peace, and you can only thank Allah for this amazing blessing of allowing you to be there, in His House, to listen to someone talk about how to properly make salat.
Your heart recognizes this familiar place, its at peace, you remember you are in
Dar Ul Salaam: The House of Peace
Your heart recognizes this familiar place, its at peace, you remember you are in
Dar Ul Salaam: The House of Peace
The topic that I missed for the past couple of weeks was one I wish I did not miss, but alhumdAllah.
Dr.Islam was concluding his 6 week lecture on salat, he spoke of the 12 pillars of salat, and he keept mentioning how "Sakinah" is a pillar that is apart of your whole salat. The sakinah theme fit in so well with the sakina I felt alhumdAllah.
Dr. Islam mentioned a hadith (but I cant find the exact words, so I apologize)
The Prophet said about the prayer: bow in salat unti you are in sakinah (peacefulness, calmness).
Then stand up until you are in sakinah
Then make sujud until you are in sakinah
Then when you sit up (in between the two sujuds) be in sakinah also
Do that until you complete your prayer
Dr. Islam concluded the class with showing us how to pray, everything slowly, calmly in sakinah....just as I left my home that day in sakinah towards the Dar Al Salaam AlhumdAllah
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