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Reverence in prayer

الخشوع

Khushūʿ — 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.

133 matches across the library · 36 curated below

From the Pen of

Imam al-Ghazali

28 passages
  1. "many ways, but they converge into six statements. Presence of heart, understanding, reverence, awe,"

  2. "Reverence is an addition to them both. Awe is a progression beyond reverence. It is a term for"

  3. "Understanding the core meaning of the words, then reverence, presence of heart, contemplation,"

  4. "Reverence for the speech is reverence for the speaker, and the grandeur of the speaker"

  5. "is beyond the presence of heart. The heart may be present with the words, but not with their meaning."

  6. "fear that originates from reverence. Without fear, one cannot be called in awe. Fear from a scorpion"

  7. "the afterlife over the world, which is asceticism. Reverence is from his saying, Among his servants"

  8. "It is said that the journey of the lover unfolds in four stages, love, awe, modesty, and reverence."

  9. "Abu Abdullah replied, If this is from a perspective of glorification and reverence, I do not know"

  10. "Struggle against the thought of showing off and maintain reverence for God. If your soul prompts"

  11. "his knowledge of Allah, not from the reverence people have for him. Ibrahim ibn Adham, may Allah"

  12. "He showed great reverence for religious knowledge, performing ablution and sitting with dignity"

  13. "with reverence and fear of accountability before God. In that state, the awe of creation faded."

  14. "If everyone were to be obligated to fear God with due reverence, they would abandon livelihoods"

  15. "five verses in the Book of Allah. Reverence, humility, modesty, good character, and preferring"

  16. "Some have said, knowledge is reverence, referring to Allah's statement, only those fear Allah"

  17. "showing off, fear of it and reverence for God the Almighty. Should no dislike or fear remain,"

  18. "Therefore, he humbled himself and showed reverence to Almighty God, commanding justice among"

  19. "Among these, reverence and love are the highest, as they remain with the people of paradise,"

  20. "This requirement of charity acts as reverence does for prayer, as established by the saying"

  21. "The first level is the vigilance of the near ones, the truthful, characterized by reverence"

  22. "Just as you observed the reverence in not touching or kissing his person, instead standing"

  23. "As for the penitent, they frequently remember death to instill fear and reverence in their"

  24. "His position should be one of reverence, magnification, attentiveness, and understanding."

  25. "observed seemed more for amusement than for the reverence of visiting the house of Allah,"

  26. "in seclusion, he persistently repeats Allah, Allah, verbally with presence of heart until"

  27. "rewards as his love and reverence for you grow, thereby earning you rewards as the cause"

  28. "Thus, the reverence of the Quran should be upheld by turning to songs for entertainment,"

From the Pen of

Ibn Kathir

1 passages
  1. "reverence. Humble your heart in fear of me. Watch the night for my pleasure and thirst during the"

From the Pen of

Ibn Battuta

7 passages
  1. "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."

  2. "Near this zawiyah is the tomb of the sultan's ancestor, King al-Mughith, held in reverence among them."

  3. "in reverence. Therefore, Kuthlu Khan would not visit the sultan unless summoned to avoid causing"

  4. "In these lands, I witnessed something astonishing regarding the reverence for women who hold"

  5. "for visitors and travellers. The people of Basra hold it in great reverence, and rightfully"

  6. "at their reverence for those who entered these places, even those outside their faith. Then"

  7. "of honor and reverence. We departed from them, arriving on the sixth day at the island of"

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