Have you ever wonder when you talk and cry to your creator your heart feels relaxed?A sudden burst of energy runs through your body and you feel so light as you get a sense of being heard? This is also another form of prayers; the conversational prayer. other three forms are ritual prayer, petitioner y prayer and meditative prayer. All forms of prayers are heard and works but this on going conversational prayer is a gift from Allah which is blessed with conscience. when we talk without seeing immediately we acknowledge our creators' presence. Secondly we know for sure that he is listening to me without interruption. What a beautiful way of expressing our belief for him. Allah says
"those who remember Allah sitting, standing and lying down on their sides and think deeply about the creation of the heavens and earth......."( Quran 3:191).
I think we can explain these posture of praying in several ways, but to me its an indication of conversational prayers too.
Conversational prayer is just like a Talk therapy, which always works, where the listener is visible. In the settings of the talking therapy,the therapists might be sitting in front of you but actually is a quiet listener making sure nothing interrupts the person even handing the person a box of tissue quietly! We all see the presence of the therapist who is must to maintain the "non-judgmental" environment for the patients. The patient is ensured with his privacy and most importantly she/he will not be judged for the unpleasant feelings that have been buried inside her/him.
One of the techniques used by therapists name free association in psychoanalysis to know more about how the patients thinks and feels. What it has to do with conversational prayer? yes, the reason i am saying about this technique is because we actually do it unmindfully. Allah is the therapist who uses our thoughts, minds and put our conscience at work; he make us asking questions, bringing some events from our own or people from our life to our mind. That is why suddenly we comes up with some answers, gestures or even get a fresh new solutions to our problems immediately or after some time in the future. It is the proof that Allah is listening and showing us the signs/clues as he says in the Quran"
And say "All the praises and thank are to Allah. He will show you His Ayat (signs, in yourselves, and in the universe or punishments) and you shall recognise them. And your Lord is not unaware of what you do."Surah (Chapter) An-Naml (The Ants) Qur-an 27:93 ( translated ayat has been taken from a website)
Allah's system is non-judgmental, he looks into our heart, he knows whats in our hearts, who can be the best listener and comforter than Allah? So increase your conversational prayers with lots of praises of Allah for " sami allah hu li man hamida- Allah listens to him who praises him" and thanks him for the blessings of Allah since he says in the Sura Ibrahim "and when your lord proclaimed: “if you give thanks, i will increase you, but, if you are unthankful my punishment is indeed stern.” ( translated ayat has been taken from a website)
One of the techniques used by therapists name free association in psychoanalysis to know more about how the patients thinks and feels. What it has to do with conversational prayer? yes, the reason i am saying about this technique is because we actually do it unmindfully. Allah is the therapist who uses our thoughts, minds and put our conscience at work; he make us asking questions, bringing some events from our own or people from our life to our mind. That is why suddenly we comes up with some answers, gestures or even get a fresh new solutions to our problems immediately or after some time in the future. It is the proof that Allah is listening and showing us the signs/clues as he says in the Quran"
And say "All the praises and thank are to Allah. He will show you His Ayat (signs, in yourselves, and in the universe or punishments) and you shall recognise them. And your Lord is not unaware of what you do."Surah (Chapter) An-Naml (The Ants) Qur-an 27:93 ( translated ayat has been taken from a website)
Allah's system is non-judgmental, he looks into our heart, he knows whats in our hearts, who can be the best listener and comforter than Allah? So increase your conversational prayers with lots of praises of Allah for " sami allah hu li man hamida- Allah listens to him who praises him" and thanks him for the blessings of Allah since he says in the Sura Ibrahim "and when your lord proclaimed: “if you give thanks, i will increase you, but, if you are unthankful my punishment is indeed stern.” ( translated ayat has been taken from a website)
So Lets say Thank you Allah!
Certainly, as Said, our Rabb is listening-individually and collectively: إِنَّنِي مَعَكُمَا أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ / قَدْ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ قَوْلَ. Indeed, إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ. Again, there definitely is a solace: الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ; a مُطْمَئِنِّينَ pegged on a تَذْكِرَةٌ; a تَذْكِرَةٌ for فَمَن شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا; a تَذْكِرَةٌ that ought to be heard from down here: قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ اللَّيْلَ سَرْمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُم بِضِيَاءٍ ۖ أَفَلَا تَسْمَعُونَ, which inturn leads to وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ. In the absence of our مُّسْتَمِعُونَ to this تَذْكِرَةٌ that drives us to السَّلَمَ, everything is هَوَ; as in أَخْلَدَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ. The view from down here, earth, can be very seductive.
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