06-22-2007, 06:08 PM
Bismillah
as salam alykom
Jazakum Allah khairan karbala for making this point that Khushu cannt be attained over night. Matter of fact, what we are trying to do in this thread is to help one another thru tips that achieved results with any of us. But the most important thing is that u urged me to try more and more to find a translation for the word. With all due respect, all those who strove to translate the Quran, couldnt give me a satisfactory translation for the word. But after I read your comment coupled with a question I received from a non muslim regarding how to maintain Salat regularly yet not doing it automatic. I strove and strove and also asked Allah to Assist me.
Well, what I came up with so far is, Khushu could be best described as follows (this is exactly how I replied to the non muslim lady):
This word posed a challenge to those who strove to translate the meanings of Quran. Khushu is not a word, it is a condition, a status that a person may attain over the course of time, it needs work, training, and development. I can say that it is when one is capable to realise Allah’s Existance, feel it so much in the heart, when the heart is constantly aware of Allah, Presence, one feels humbleness and at the same time closeness to Allah, when the heart of the person is filled with joy thinking of Allah and remembering Allah, when the heart is in full attention all the time, knowing that Allah Is observing thus one strives not to displease Allah, while at the same time constantly seeking Allah’s close guidance and Help, Pardon. When the heart is in a state that realises that this whole world is nothing except Allah.
It is when one feels and realises the Presence and Existence of Allah to an extend that satisfies his/her needs and makes one not needing anything/one in the world. People can mistakenly take this as getting isolated and rejecting to deal with others, living in a silo. No, not at all. However, it means that one does not feel that he/she is groundless for loosing, missing, not attaining anything/one.
Insh a Allah if I get more I will continue putting it.