Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din – Book 4 – On Prayer Session 4: The Inner Dimension of Prayer Part 1

“Ultimately, this is about remembrance of Allah.”

In this first of two sessions on the inner dimension of Prayer given at Al-Maqasid’s October 2021 retreat titled, 'On Prayer: A Study of Book 4 of the Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din’, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus explains the six states of the heart one should have while praying:
• Presence of heart (ḥuḍūr al-qalb)
• Understanding (tafahhum)
• Exaltation (ta‘ẓīm)
• Awe (hayba)
• Hope (rajā’)
• Shame (ḥayā’)

He also provides practical advice on how to acquire these states. Shaykh Yahya begins this session by translating a powerful metaphor of Imam al-Ghazali that shows the beauty and wisdom of going beyond the obligatory acts of prayer by performing the Sunnas and following the rules of etiquette.

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