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‘Glorify Allah before sunrise, and
before sunset, and as night approaches, and at the start and end of the day.’
(Holy Quran)
Human
life is linked to the physical world and the physical body that appears before
us. To provide the physical body with strength, man carries out those actions
that provide him with the comforts of the physical world. Allah has created the
day for man to earn his livelihood. This is so that man can work hard at fixed
times to fulfil his physical demands, and spend the months and years of his
life in comfort and ease. In reality, to perform the Fajr Prayer is an
acknowledgement of the fact that Allah has made us rise from sleep, which is actually
half the stage of death, with conscious and intellect and has made us capable
of working and making effort in order to fulfil the physical demands of life.
By performing the Fajr Prayer we thank Allah. It is also important for one to
be attentive towards the fact that Allah is our Provider and Sustainer. It is
Allah who creates the resources for us and grants us strength to search for our
food and sustenance on His Earth so that we may spend a decent life. Apart from
this, the spiritual and physical benefits achieved are that the rays attained
in Prayer create energy within one, an energy and strength which keeps all existing
matter in motion. These rays contain a plentiful quantity of all those vitamins
which play a vital role in the conservation of
life.
When
one gets out of the region of the four walls of the house and enters into open
air and bright light, a clean and pure atmosphere is
made available for one to breath in. If the atmosphere and air is
clean one is supplied with vitality. For women, the courtyard, and for men, the
mosques provide this fresh air and light. Out of the fundamental requirements
to keep life established, fresh air and light have been given great importance.
If one is kept deprived from fresh air and light for a period he acquires many
illnesses including diseases such as tuberculosis. It is a bounty of nature
that by offering the Fajr Prayer one, without having to make much effort, seeks
the favours of fresh air and light and remains protected from infectious
diseases.
Early
in the morning the singing of the birds, the sweet sound of the sparrows, the
slow graceful walk of the quadrupeds are all expressions of the fact that they
glorify Allah and thank Him for granting them the ability and energy to search
for their food once again.
When
one who offers the Fajr Prayer is occupied in worship and glorification
alongside all other creatures, the
whole atmosphere of the world becomes clean, illuminated and enlightened. The
pureness of this atmosphere blesses man with physical and spiritual nourishment.
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.
