Reverence in prayer
الخشوعKhushūʿ — the stillness of the heart before Allah.
The inward dimension of ṣalāh. What Ibn al-Qayyim and al-Ghazali said about the heart that stands in prayer — and the remedies for the scattered mind that stands with it.
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Imam al-Ghazali
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"many ways, but they converge into six statements. Presence of heart, understanding, reverence, awe,"
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"Reverence is an addition to them both. Awe is a progression beyond reverence. It is a term for"
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"Understanding the core meaning of the words, then reverence, presence of heart, contemplation,"
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"Reverence for the speech is reverence for the speaker, and the grandeur of the speaker"
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"is beyond the presence of heart. The heart may be present with the words, but not with their meaning."
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"fear that originates from reverence. Without fear, one cannot be called in awe. Fear from a scorpion"
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"the afterlife over the world, which is asceticism. Reverence is from his saying, Among his servants"
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"It is said that the journey of the lover unfolds in four stages, love, awe, modesty, and reverence."
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"Abu Abdullah replied, If this is from a perspective of glorification and reverence, I do not know"
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"Struggle against the thought of showing off and maintain reverence for God. If your soul prompts"
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"his knowledge of Allah, not from the reverence people have for him. Ibrahim ibn Adham, may Allah"
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"He showed great reverence for religious knowledge, performing ablution and sitting with dignity"
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"with reverence and fear of accountability before God. In that state, the awe of creation faded."
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"If everyone were to be obligated to fear God with due reverence, they would abandon livelihoods"
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"five verses in the Book of Allah. Reverence, humility, modesty, good character, and preferring"
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"Some have said, knowledge is reverence, referring to Allah's statement, only those fear Allah"
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"showing off, fear of it and reverence for God the Almighty. Should no dislike or fear remain,"
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"Therefore, he humbled himself and showed reverence to Almighty God, commanding justice among"
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"Among these, reverence and love are the highest, as they remain with the people of paradise,"
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"This requirement of charity acts as reverence does for prayer, as established by the saying"
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"The first level is the vigilance of the near ones, the truthful, characterized by reverence"
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"Just as you observed the reverence in not touching or kissing his person, instead standing"
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"As for the penitent, they frequently remember death to instill fear and reverence in their"
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"His position should be one of reverence, magnification, attentiveness, and understanding."
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"observed seemed more for amusement than for the reverence of visiting the house of Allah,"
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"in seclusion, he persistently repeats Allah, Allah, verbally with presence of heart until"
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"rewards as his love and reverence for you grow, thereby earning you rewards as the cause"
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"Thus, the reverence of the Quran should be upheld by turning to songs for entertainment,"
Ibn Kathir
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"reverence. Humble your heart in fear of me. Watch the night for my pleasure and thirst during the"
Ibn Battuta
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"I prayed in the blessed mosque, may Allah purify it and increase its reverence, and visited those in al-Baqi from the companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and may Allah be pleased with them."
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"Near this zawiyah is the tomb of the sultan's ancestor, King al-Mughith, held in reverence among them."
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"in reverence. Therefore, Kuthlu Khan would not visit the sultan unless summoned to avoid causing"
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"In these lands, I witnessed something astonishing regarding the reverence for women who hold"
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"for visitors and travellers. The people of Basra hold it in great reverence, and rightfully"
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"at their reverence for those who entered these places, even those outside their faith. Then"
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"of honor and reverence. We departed from them, arriving on the sixth day at the island of"
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