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After
performing ablution one should sit down in a comfortable position facing the
Holy Kaba. After this, one should recite the Durood Shareef
صَلَّی
اللہ تَعَالیٰ عَلیٰ حَبِیْبِہٖ مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِہٖ وَسَّلم
three
times, followed by reciting Astaghfar
اَسْتَغْفِرُاللہ
رَبِّیْ مِنْ کُلِّ ذَنْبٍ وَّ اَتُوْبُ اِلَیْہ
three
times. After this, one should close the eyes, whether it is for a minute, three
minutes or five minutes, any length of time is fine depending on how much time
one has. With the eyes closed one should imagine that Allah is watching me.
After this, one should stand up and make intention to pray.
Care
should be taken to ensure that the feet are parallel to each other at a
distance of approximately six inches apart when standing in Prayer. In all the
actions of Prayer the backbone should be kept straight while the head should be
kept a little bent down. The eye should be kept focussed on the position of
prostration. The feet should be kept still and not moving. When reciting
سُبْحَانَکَ
اَللّٰھُمَّ
Sūrah
Fātiha and other verses from the Quran that follow, the words should be
pronounced clearly and separately. Listen to the words being recited and notice
that each word is being separately recited. A better and more appropriate method
is to memorise the meanings of these Sūrahs. Pay attention to the meanings when
reciting the Sūrahs that have been memorised in Arabic. One who is attentive
towards the meanings of the Quran becomes unaware of his surroundings when
performing Prayer and achieves concentration in Prayer. This is the
concentration that has been called ‘Qiyām Salāt’ or a connection with Allah.
KHWAJA SHAMSUDDIN AZEEMI
Mehrāj means to enter the world of the unseen. When a believer attains Mehrāj through prayer, Angels appear in front of him. He travels through the Heavens, and through the blessings of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) he comes to know his Lord.
