Article What İs Salat?

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The meaning of salat; saying Subhanallah to glorify Allah and declare that He is free from all imperfections, signs of creatures and death which do not befit him, saying Alhamdulillah to thank Allah for the blessings of the world and akhirah (afterlife) which He granted us, saying “AllahuAkbar” to respect Him and declare that He is superior to all with all His names and attributes. As an Islamic sign, salat which is the greatest truth in the universe after faith is commanded 70 times in the Qur’an. As well as being so valuable and significant, salat which The Prophet (PBUH) called as “The pillar of Islam” is a broad worship equivalent to index of all worships which is also easy and frugal.

Allah has created the universe to make Himself known. Salat is to know Him. Allah decorated the world with endless ornaments to make Himself loved. Salat is loving Him.
Allah shows us His affection with the wonderful favours he bestowed upon us. Salat is submission and endearment to Him.
Allah declares His compassion towards us with his visible blessings and gifts. An endless compassion surely deserves an endless respect. Salat is the respect for Him.
Allah shows us His secret beauty with the perfect crafts He makes. Salat is the aspiration for the beauty.
Allah declares everything is the creation of His power unique to Him with His inimitable crafts. Salat is the affirmation of His oneness, uniqueness and not having a partner.
Salat is the actual task of creation and the essence of servitude.

Salat is a high gratitude and praise to Allah, who creates man not as a spiritless herb, lifeless stone or an unconscious animal but as the most honourable of all creatures and the caliph of the earth and who takes man from the darkness of absence to the worlds of existence.

Salat is a sacred map indicating the worships of all creatures.
Salat is the acceptance and demonstration of the state of being a creation, servant, weak, destitute, imperfect and mortal and of course dependent on the Creator. Namely, salat is the declaration of servitude.
Salat is to know the limits of one’s capabilities.
Salat is a wondrously radiant index including all kinds of worships.
Salat is an invitation to the presence of Allah at certain times.
Salat is the Mi’raj . Each AllahuAkbar is a step towards it.

Salat is a gift from Allah to His servants.
Salat is a high closeness and loyalty and a divine connection between Allah and the servant.
Salat is a sacred conversation with the lover.
Salat is a divine and decent service that each soul and conscience is longing to perform without remaining indifferent to it.
Salat is to get rid of contempt and condescension towards mortals and to turn towards Immortal.
Salat is to put the world that ignores us and that we cannot obtain aside saying AllahuAkbar, to punish unfaithful world by ignoring it and to take shelter in Allah’s mercy by pouring our sorrows into the dargah of mercy with the cries of our hearts.

Salat is the food of heart, soul and feelings.
Salat is a ticket for the human journey going on behind grave.
Salat is a spiritual power in the world, food and light in the grave, a salvation document on the Day of Judgement, and buraq on the bridge of sirat
Salat is what brightens and develops faith.
Salat is what places the greatness of Allah into hearts.
Salat is what directs minds towards Allah and make them follow the rules of divine justice.
Salat is a declaration of order which belongs to Allah.
Salat is a harmony with the universe.

Performing not salat is to get out of divine order, to ruin the harmony and to denounce the commitment and mercy of Allah.