Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Soaring to the Only Beloved

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Dedication
• Preface
• Notes
• Introduction
• Sections Covered
• Note
• Part 1: The Necessity of Attention in Prayer
• Rational Evidence
• Qur'anic Evidence
• Notes
• Part 2: The Possibility of Attention in Prayer
• The Possibility of Concentration In Prayer
• Evidence From the Qur'an And the Holy Narrations
• Notes
• Part 3: Levels of Attention in Prayer
• Levels of Detailed Attention
• Notes
• Part 4: Hurdles on the Way To Attention in Prayer And their Removal
• Causes of Distraction
• The External Elements
• The Internal Elements
• Notes
• Part 5: Suggested Methods of Achieving Attention In Prayer
• Realization of The Importance of Prayers
• Finding Unoccupied Time And Unoccupied Heart
• Notes
• Part 6: The Effect of Maintaining Attention in Prayer
• Notes
• Part 7: The Meaning of Prayer
• Niyya (Intention)
• Takbiratul Ihram
• Qiyam (Standing Upright with no movements)
• Qira'a (Qur'an-Recitation)
• Suratu' l Fatihah
• Surat at-Tawhid
• Ruku' (Bending In Utter Humility)
• Sujud (Prostration)
• Note
• Part 8: Heavenly Stars Memoirs & Anecdotes of the God-Wary
• 1) Spiritual Ablutions
• A) Imam Khumayni Regularly Renews his Wudu'
• B) Imam Khumayni closes the water tap between the acts of wudu'
• C) 'It is not the time for an interview now.'
• 2) On Prayer
• A) A youth extremely observant of prayer time
• B) What imam al-Sadiq (`a) actually meant
• C) Prayers in Times of Great Difficulty
• D) Indeed Such Are Moments When the True Believers Are Clearly Deciphered
• E) In Front Of All the Reporters Love Of The Beloved Gives Him No Respite
• F) Imam is Informed of Martyr Rajai's Decision
• G) What Kind Of Lover Was This Who Even In That State Never Forgot The Only Beloved
• H) 'It should not happen that the sun rises and I have to pray qada'.'
• I) Who is this angelic figure who is so particular of the time of meeting his only beloved?
• J) Regaining Consciousness by The Mention Of Prayer
• K) How can you snatch the cup of divine love from the intoxicated?
• L) 'Take back the food, so that I perform prayer.'
• M) Great Stations Attained By Praying at the Beginning of Prayer Time
• 3) The Hereafter
• A) I Have No Action to My Credit
• B) The Task is Very Difficult
• 4) Extreme Chastity
• The Late Ayatollah Mar'ashi's Extreme Chastity
• Notes
• Bibliography