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الله! عبادت میں مِرے دل کو لگا دے

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you noticed how our pious predecessors
رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی used to offer long Salahs with extreme humility and the presence of the heart and mind, great yearning and concentration! On the other hand, if we are privileged to offer Salah, we offer it with extreme laziness and carelessness by looking here and there due to which we do not attain extreme humility and presence of the heart from the beginning.

Where should our sight be during Salah?

A’la Hadrat’s caliph Sayyid Ayyub ‘Ali Razavi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: (One day), after Zuhr Salah, A’la Hadrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was reciting Wazifah in the Masjid, a stranger came in front of him and started offering Salah. While performing Ruku’, raising his neck, he kept looking at the place of Sajdah. After he had completed his Salah, A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه called him and asked: Why did you raise your neck so much in Ruku’? He replied that he had been looking at the place of Sajdah. A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: The sight should not be focused at the place of Sajdah in every state. He then said: In the state of Qiyam, the sight should be at the place of Sajdah; in the state of Ruku’, it should be at the toes; in the state of Tasmee’ (standing after Ruku’), it should be on the chest; in the state of Sajdah it should be on nose and in the state of Qu’ood (when reciting Attahiyyat etc.) it should be on the lap. Moreover, while performing Salam, the sight should be at the shoulders keeping in mind Katibeen (angels who record our deeds).

(Hayat-e-A’la Hadrat, vol. 1, pp. 303)

Dear Islamic brothers! It has become obvious that we should avoid looking here and there during Salah. Remember! Looking here and there during Salah distracts our attention and our hearts become occupied with other things rather than Salah. Perhaps this is the reason that despite offering Salah we do not attain its pleasure, nor do we develop its real yearning in the heart. As a result, we frequently miss Salahs due to a slight headache or mild illness or only due to our laziness and idleness. There are even some people who if