Overview

Muslims are required to pray five times a day, but for too manyof us these are little more than physical movements devoid of anyspirit or divine connection? In contrast, the Prophet characterised prayer as ""the spiritual ascent(mi'raj) of the believer."" In a modern world of constant distraction,how are we to achieve the communion with the Divine that prayer issupposed to be? How can we reach the state of the Prophet who wouldask his Companion Bilal to give the call to prayer with the expression:""Give us repose through it, O Bilal."" The present short but valuable work provides us with the answer.Dr Bassam Saeh, a scholar of the Arabic language, casts a refreshingnew perspective on prayer in the modern context. With practicalexamples, and in contemporary idiom, he charts a path for theseeker of God's pleasure to attain a deeper sense of consciousnessand devotion in prayer. The short chapters of this work are designedto be read and reread as constant reminders for us to renew ourcommitment to the Divine in our prayer.

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Author:   Bassam Saeh
Publisher:   Islamic Foundation
Imprint:   Islamic Foundation
ISBN:  

9780860377153

ISBN 10:   0860377156
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   10 May 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS Supplication 1. An Appointment with God 2. ‘And this, indeed, is a hard act...’: But Why? 3. From Duty to Privilege 4. The Satisfaction of Waking up Early for Prayer 5. The Joy of Patient Perseverance 6. Why Do we Pray? 7. The Rhythm of Prayer and the Rhythm of Life 8. Variety: The First Lesson in Civilisation 9. The Call to Prayer and its Ten Wonders 10. The Two Ritual Ablutions 11. Communal Prayer:The Key to Advancement and Civilisation 12.The Friday Khutbah (Sermon): A Course in Development 13. The Five Lines of Prayer 14. Red Key No. 1: ‘God is Greater’ 15. Reading, Reciting and Chanting 16. The New Language of the Qur’an 17. Open Language and ‘Fertile Spaces’ 18. The Role of the Fatihah 19. Red Key No. 2: ‘You alone do we worship, and unto You alone do we turn for aid’ 20. The Centrality of Bowing and Prostration 21. Red Key No. 3: ‘Blessed Greeting to God’ 22. Red Key No. 4: ‘Peace be upon us…’ 23. A Session for Supplication and Private Worship 24. Computing Profits and Losses 25. Let Your Whole Life be a Prayer Endnotes Index

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I read this book on a train journey and every five minutes I looked up from the book to share ... bits from [it]. There were so many gems - gildeddunya.com From the one who struggles to do their daily Salah to the one who never misses them, we all still struggle to make each and every Salah meaningful and full of khushu. This book is great for both kinds of people. - gildeddunya.com

Author Information

Dr. Bassam Saeh holds a BA in Arabic literature from Damascus University, Syria, and an MA & PhD in modern Arabic poetry from Cairo University. He has been Head of the Arabic Department in Tishreen University, Syria (1977) and has taught in a number of other universities, including: Algeria, Saudi Arabia and Oxford. He was the founder and principal of Oxford Academy for Advanced Studies (1990 2005). He has been presenter of several radio and TV programs and author of several books, the latest: Muslims Facing Islam, Christians Facing Christianity (Legacy Publishing, 2008).

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