AN APPEAL TO THE HEART

~ 46 ~ egotism. One’s soul then undergoes such an experience that one can feel the blessing of God descending upon one. Such an experience, which defies description gives a new dimension to human personality. The worshipper consciously realizes how helpless and powerless he is before God. Humility and modesty alone befits a servant of God. In the process, arrogance and haughtiness, which are the source of most evils, vanish into thin air. Prayer, as is mentioned in the Quran, also keeps one away from evils and shameful practices. With every prayer, man expresses his servitude before God and promises to Him that he will lead his life as His devoted servant. It reminds him of the day of reckoning. If man is true to his words, his life can be transformed by them. Remembrance, which is called Dhikr, forms an important aspect of prayer. To fill one’s heart and mind with remembrances of God is to occupy it with such thoughts as befit it. Prayer thus serves to train people’s thoughts and feelings in the best possible way.