Learn how to pray with presence of heart with Allah, according to the call of the Quranic call to, “Establish prayer for My remembrance,” [Quran, 20:14].
In this course, we cover one of the greatest classical texts on praying with excellence, Habib Hasan al-Bahr al-Jifri’s Salat al-Muqarrabin (The Prayer of Those Close to Allah). Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains and contextualizes how to bring the means of presence of heart, humbledness, awe, reverence, love, gratitude, awe, and beholding into our prayers.
Allah Most High tells us, “True believers have succeeded forever: Those who in their prayer are humbled in devotion…” [23:1-2]
- Teacher: Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
The Prayer of Those Close to Allah (Salat al-Muqarrabin) is a brief but comprehensive text explaining how to pray with excellence—preparing to pray; each part of the prayer; and completing the prayer.
At each step, Habib Hasan al-Bahr al-Jifri shares deep spiritual insights with eye-opening clarity on how to bring our prayer to life; how to be present with Allah in our prayer; how to behold Allah; how to experience love, joy, reverence, awe, humility, gratitude, and the other central meanings Allah and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) have called us to uphold in a truly transformative prayer.
- Understanding how to pray with presence of heart.
- Appreciate the importance of presence of heart (hudur) and reverence (khushu) in prayer
- Know the works of the heart for each part of the prayer.
- Understand the central spiritual virtues of Islam—love, gratitude, reverence, awe, humility, and joy—that are the keys to attaining Closeness (Qurb) to Allah, in accordance to the call of Allah and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
