In the Name of Allah, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful
Communicate to Allah in Salaah /
Prayers
By Irshad Mahmood –
Director, Siraat-al-Mustaqeem Dawah Centre
Effective communication is important for living systems for power,
control and survival. Without effective communication societies or
systems cannot organize themselves or perform desired functions. Living
systems or societies are information processing units and information
can only be communicated effectively if the communication channels are
free from any disturbance or noise and must be on the same page by
having same language.
As an example: For transactions in
BANKS, they need error free
transactions, “
NOT A
SINGLE MISTAKE”.
True
Contents, Style, Audience, Repeating & Reminding and Listening
Attentively are the Key Ingredients for the Effective Communication.
Allah told to listen to the Quraan with full attention is a part of
Effective Communication, (Ref: Al_Quraan_007.204).
Allah told to mind your language, (Ref: Al_Quraan_004.148, 010.015 -
016).
Always make Duaa that “If I am wrong, May Allah Correct me. If you are
Wrong, May Allah correct you. If we both are wrong, May Allah correct
both of us. AMEEN.”
Keep
in mind,
no matter how good translation we do, we lose its true beauty, essence,
emotions, sprit, psychology, etc. Transformation is not 100% percent
accurate. If an English speaking person who does not understand French
but reads French Newspaper without understanding it and says I have
read it, people will say you are fool, you don’t understand a single
sentence of it and cannot explain any part of it.
Many Holy Books have lost its
transformation due to translation. To understand it let us
have an example.
Jewish children from any state are born to learn Hebrew language in depth, why NOT Muslim Children?
How how this that became
This that how how became
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کیسے کیسے ایسے ویسے ہو گئے
ایسے ویسے کیسے کیسے ہو گئے
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Above is from a poem of famous poet Akbar Allahabadi. Basic meaning of
it is, “during the time of British Empire in India when kingdom of
Mughal Empire was defeated by British Empire, kings became slaves and
slaves became kings”, and Akbar Allahabadi captured that in his poetry.
Read (with understanding) that which has been revealed to you of the
Book and keep up prayer;
surely
prayer keeps (one) away from indecency and evil, and
certainly the remembrance of Allah is the greatest, and Allah knows
what you do, (Ref: Al_Quraan_029:045).
Salah/Prayers
may not help prevent one from evils who don’t understand the Quraanic
Arabic Language.
Learning Quraanic Arabic Language is extremely important to understand
its true beauty, essence, emotions, sprit, psychology, etc. and most
importantly true message of Allah, especially during the Salah/Prayers.
Surely
We have revealed it -- an Arabic Quran-- that you may understand,
(Ref: Al_Quraan_012:002).
Do they not then reflect on the Quraan? Nay, on the hearts there are
locks, (Al_Quraan_047.024).
Let us see what Rasool
Allah
(Peace-Be-Upon-Him) will be saying about us on the Day of Judgment,
since many of us LEFT the Quraan:
Then the Messenger will say: "O my Lord! Truly my people took this
Quraan for just foolish nonsense", (Al_Quraan_025.030).
None argue concerning the
revelations (Ayaat) of Allah BUT those who Disbelieve …,
(Al_Quraan_040.004).
The Quraan cannot be
translated
completely, BUT its message can be, Keep Reading Translations of the
Quraan till you learn Quraanic Arabic. Translation of the Quraan
is a Bridge to Understand the Quraan. Every Masjid must start Free
Quraanic Arabic Course for those, who don’t understand Quraanic Arabic.
Best Way to
Communicate to Allah in Salaah / Prayers can only be possible if one
knows Quraanic Arabic Language.
Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful
preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious,
(Ref: Al_Quraan_016.125).
Salaah/Prayers
Must Always Be in Arabic.