The Promised Revival -- To Bring Faith Back Even If It Had Gone To Pleiades (i.e. weakened).

Peace be on you.

Usually, the word success is used as translation of word ‘falah’ in the Holy Quran in (ch23:v2) and the word humble is used for ‘khashe-oon’ in (23:3)


[23:2] Surely, success does come to the believers,

[23:3] Who are humble in their Prayers.

According to lexicon, both words have more meanings:

‘falah’ means eases, abundance, fortunate, desire fulfilled, security, permanent goodness and happiness and getting bounties of life.

And


‘Khashe-oon’ are the people who adopt extreme humbleness, who make their selves very low, who reduce their selves to nothing, who keep their eyes lower and who keep their voice low.



Thus in the larger picture of a believer’s Prayer i.e. Salaat (which he or she offers to seek pleasure of Allah) is something which also brings various bounties in their physical lives and reform their worldly matters. They shall get rid of ego, caste eyes lower not only in Salaat but this habit with save them from various evils of society where eyes keep wandering. By gaining understanding to lower voice in worships, they shall be keeping it low in daily dealings by avoiding shouting and fighting.


Therefore a believer is able to get several spiritual and physical benefits by offering Five daily Prayers and avoids many evils, thus makes self and society peaceful while to seek pleasure of Allah is the first objective.


Allah is Al-Rahman i.e. The Gracious, all blessings begins from Him. Allah is Al-Rahim i.e. He brings fruits. Thus the extreme humbleness of the who offers Prayers is granted fruits by Allah.


In this spiritual journey, one has to be careful. Hazrat Promised Messiah Mahdi (on whom be peace) writes: "Many people weep and cry during Salat while they are in the early spiritual stages. They exhibit strange mannerisms and passion in their love of God but because they do not forge a connection with the Source of Grace, that is Raheem God, and they are not drawn to Him owing to His special manifestation, all their pathos and state of humility is baseless and at times they slip and stumble so much so that they regress beyond their initial spiritual stage. "


His Khalifah states: "There should be a clear difference in a true believer’s Salaat from the beginning to end. If he possessed any part of ego or arrogance in him before start of Salaat, by the end of Salaat his heart should be clean of these things. Likewise are other worships. The end of each worship should mean the end of believer’s arrogance, and to adopt meekness. Daily dealing with each other should contain meekness of heart for the sake to seek pleasure of Allah the Exalted.


Thus worships should make us to continuously bow so that Raheemiyyat [Repeated mercy, mercy for seekers] of Allah the Exalted always give fresh, healthy, growing fruits. May each day let us identify our weakness and help us to increase blessings of Allah the Exalted. May He enable us to say Istighfar [cover, forgiveness, help] always. Our each virtue (if it is virtue near Allah) become the mean to get pleasure of Allah the Exalted Exalted. May each of us be among those who get ‘falah’ in the eyes of Allah the Exalted." [Aameen]



References:
1-Friday sermon by Hazrat Khalifatul Messiah V (may Allah be his Helper) @ alislam.org and mta.tv

2-Essay based on above sermon @ Ahmadiyya DIR @ religiousforums.com