Muslims are required to pray five times a day, but for too many
of us these are little more than physical movements devoid of any
spirit 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 is
supposed to be? How can we reach the state of the Prophet who would
ask 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 refreshing
new perspective on prayer in the modern context. With practical
examples, and in contemporary idiom, he charts a path for the
seeker of God’s pleasure to attain a deeper sense of consciousness
and devotion in prayer. The short chapters of this work are designed
to be read and reread as constant reminders for us to renew our
commitment to the Divine in our prayer.
