Consciousness in Prayer and a Dua
Saad Omar of the Ghazali Project offers ten illustrative suggestions to increase concentration in salaah:
2. The Five Minute Rule: This is the Golden Rule in concentrating in prayer, whatever you think about 5 minutes before you pray, you will inevitably think about during the prayer, so we should spend this time thinking of Allah
(SWT) and not watching television, chatting with friends, joking, etc.
8. The Taheeyat: As you make the Taheeyat, while sitting down, imagine the story of the Prophet (S) when he ascended to the Heaven (Me’raj) where he (S) and Allah
10. After the Prayer: Don’t run off after the prayer, give yourself time to be by yourself, even if it for 30 seconds, and reflect on the momentous event that you have just experienced.
In another post related to salaah Abdul Mutakabbir at True and Good Words shares a favorite dua of his:
Transliteration
Allahumm-maghfirlee ma qaddamtu
wa ma akh-khartu
wa ma asrartu
wa ma aa’lantu
wa ma asraftu
wa ma anta aa’lamu bihi min-nee
antal muqaddimu
wa antal mu-akh-khiru
la ilaha illa antaAl Muqaddim - The One who hastens or speeds whatever He wills/The First
Al Muakh-khir - The One who delays or slows whatever He wills/The LastWe’re asking for forgiveness for everything: for things we did, things we’ll do, things we conceal, things we reveal, things we do over-excessively, and for things we don’t even know exist within us (e.g. the disease of arrogance that lurks amongst most of us, but most of us are sadly unaware of)…Ya Salaam! What an amazing dua!
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