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In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate

� ِم �ْس� �ِه�ِب ْح�مِن� الّل � الّر� ْح�يِم الّر�

I I only created jinn and man only created jinn and man to worship Meto worship Me. .

(Surat adh-Dhariyat, 56).(Surat adh-Dhariyat, 56).

WORSHIP of WORSHIP of ALL CREATIONALL CREATION

SALAT BRINGS ALL THE SALAT BRINGS ALL THE MINIATURES TOGETHERMINIATURES TOGETHER

SURAT AL FATIHA SURAT AL FATIHA

UNIVERSEUNIVERSE

SALAT

SHADAH (The Testimony of Faith)SHADAH (The Testimony of Faith)We read in Salat.We read in Salat.

SAVM (FASTING)SAVM (FASTING)We do not eat, drink, talk…We do not eat, drink, talk…

HAJJ (The Pilgrimage to Makkah)HAJJ (The Pilgrimage to Makkah)We face to Qibla (Kaba in Makkah)We face to Qibla (Kaba in Makkah)

Zakat (Almsgiving)Zakat (Almsgiving)We devote our time to gain pleasure of We devote our time to gain pleasure of AllahAllah

Meaning of the movements in Salat

• Takbeer (Raising hands saying Allahu akbar):

I am leaving the world behind me to gain pleasure of Allah.

Kiyam (Standing) :

Represents prayers of trees, mountains, and angels who worship in standing.

Sajdah (Prostration ) :

Represents prayers of ants, butterflies, reptiles and angels who worship in prostration all time.

The Tasleem (Salutation of Peace):

Represents sending salutation of peace to all universe.

The second-hand, The second-hand, minute-hand, hour-minute-hand, hour-hand, and day-hand hand, and day-hand of a clock which tells of a clock which tells the weeks look to the weeks look to one another, are one another, are examples of one examples of one another, and follow another, and follow one another.one another.

DURING THE 40 YEARS OF DURING THE 40 YEARS OF MY LIFE AND MY 30 years of MY LIFE AND MY 30 years of

study, I have learned study, I have learned

four words and fourfour words and four sentences. sentences.

The words (phrases) are:• 1. Mana-yi harfi – like a letter, a sign of 1. Mana-yi harfi – like a letter, a sign of

the whole or pointing to others rather the whole or pointing to others rather than to itselfthan to itself

• 2. Mana-yi ismi – like a word, pointing to 2. Mana-yi ismi – like a word, pointing to or representing itselfor representing itself

• 3. Niyet – Intention3. Niyet – Intention

• 4. Nazar - Viewpoint or Perception of 4. Nazar - Viewpoint or Perception of thingsthings

ExampleExample

Letter A points the existence of a Letter A points the existence of a Writer.Writer.

Letter A points that the Writer to be Letter A points that the Writer to be Willful.Willful.Letter A points thatLetter A points that the Writer to be the Writer to be Powerful.Powerful.Letter A points thatLetter A points that the Writer to be the Writer to be Knowledgeable.Knowledgeable.Letter A points thatLetter A points that the Writer to be the Writer to be Alive.Alive.Letter A points thatLetter A points that the Writer to bethe Writer to be Sighted etc…Sighted etc…

•Inviting with appearance(LOOK)

•Very nice SMELS

•TASTES delicious

•HEALTHY for our body

Does this tree Does this tree knows what I need knows what I need

ororDoes Real Giver Does Real Giver

((GodGod) knows me?) knows me?

FOOD

•Who is the real owner and giver?Who is the real owner and giver?

•Whom to thank ?Whom to thank ?

•To the Creation or to theCREATOR?To the Creation or to theCREATOR?

Creation or CreatorCreation or Creator

Me

Allah(God)

Creation / NatureAIR

WATER

Me

etc.

The four sentences are as follows:The four sentences are as follows:

1.1. I am I am NOTNOT the owner of myself. the owner of myself.

2.2. Death is inevitableDeath is inevitable..

3.3. My Lord is OneMy Lord is One..

4.4. ENE ( ~ Ego)ENE ( ~ Ego)

The supplication of Jonah (PUH)

In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.But he cried through the depths of darkness, “There is no god but You; Glory be unto You! I was indeed among the

wrongdoers!” Qur’an, 21:87

Now we are in a situation one hundred times more awesome than that in which Jonah (Upon whom be

peace) first found himself.

Situation of Jonah (UWP) Our Situation

Thus our future is illumined with the light of belief and the moonlike luminosity of the Qur’an, and the awe and terror of the night are transformed into tranquillity and joy.

The whale becamefor Jonah a vehicle, or a

submarine,

As a result of his supplication;

The sea became a peaceable plain;

The night becamegently lit for him by the

moon, so too,

Supplication Of Job(Peace be upon him)

This presentation was based on the Second Flash; part of the Risale-i Nur Collection written by the late scholar

Bediüzzaman Said Nursi.

Each of the stories of Prophets told in the Qur’an is not only a historical story, but

contains guidance and instructions for people. One of them is the Supplication of

Job (Peace Be Upon Him) as follows.

In the Name of God,the Merciful, the Compassionate.When he called upon his Sustainer saying:“Verily harm has afflicted me, and You are the Most Merciful of the Merciful.” Qur’an, 21:83.

The supplication of Job (upon whom be peace), the champion of patience, is both well-tested and effective. In imitation of the verse, we should say in our supplication:

O my Sustainer! Indeed harm has afflicted me, and You are the Most Merciful of the Merciful.

The main point of the story of Job (Peace Be Upon Him) is as follows:

While suffering from numerous wounds and pains for a long time, he remembered the great recompense to be had for his sickness, and endured it with utmost patience.

But later, when the But later, when the maggots inmaggots in his his wounds penetrated wounds penetrated his heart and his his heart and his tongue, he feared tongue, he feared that his duty of that his duty of worship would suffer, worship would suffer, and so he said in and so he said in supplication supplication notnot for for the sake of his the sake of his ownown comfortcomfort, but , but for for the the sake ofsake of his worship his worship of Godof God::

God Almighty then accepted this sincere supplication in the most miraculous fashion i.e. He granted Job perfect good health.

This Flash contains Five Points; two of them are as follows:

Corresponding to the outer wounds and sicknesses of Job (upon whom be peace), we have inner sicknesses of the spirit and heart. If our inner being was to be turned outwards, and our outer being turned inwards, we would appear more wounded and diseased than Job.

For each sin that we commit and each doubt that enters our mind inflicts wounds on our heart and our spirit.

Job (UWBP)’s Situation

Our Situation

He had physical wounds and

sicknesses which threatened → his brief worldly life

We have inner sicknesses of the spirit and heart

which threaten → our infinitely long

everlasting life

We need the supplication of Job thousands of times We need the supplication of Job thousands of times more than he did himself. more than he did himself. ForFor─ ─ The worms that arose from His wounds penetrated his The worms that arose from His wounds penetrated his heart and tongue, heart and tongue, ─ ─ The wounds that sin inflicts upon us and the doubts The wounds that sin inflicts upon us and the doubts that arise from those wounds will wound our belief. that arise from those wounds will wound our belief. These wounds cause our tongue to avoid the These wounds cause our tongue to avoid the remembrance of God, and reduce it to remembrance of God, and reduce it to silence.silence.

Sin, penetrating to the heart, will blacken and darken itSin, penetrating to the heart, will blacken and darken it until it extinguishes the light of belief. until it extinguishes the light of belief. Within eachWithin each

sin there is a path leading to unbeliefsin there is a path leading to unbelief. Unless that. Unless that sin is swiftly erased by seeking God’s sin is swiftly erased by seeking God’s

pardon, it will damage pardon, it will damage our belief.our belief.

Why is there a path within each sin leading to unbelief?

For example;

1) A man who secretly commits a shameful sin will fear that others will become aware of it. Thus the existence of angels and spirit beings will be hard for him to endure, and he will desire to deny them.2) Similarly, one who commits a major sin deserving the torment of Hell, will desire the non-existence of Hell, and whenever he hears of the threat of Hell-fire, he will dare to deny it.

3) One who does not perform the obligatory prayer and fulfill his duty of worship will be affected by distress. Thus, his laziness in fulfilling his obligation will distress him greatly, and because of that distress he will desire and say to himself: “Would that there were no such duties of worship!” In turn, there will be a desire to deny God, and will bear enmity toward Him.

When he has some doubt concerning the existence of God, He will be inclined to embrace it like a conclusive proof. Because of the slight trouble of the duty of worship, he is fleeing from the bite of a small fly, he welcomes the bite of a snake.

There are many other examples, which may be understood with reference to these three, so that the sense of

Nay but their hearts are stained. (Qur’an, 83:14.) will become apparent.

Man has no right to complain in the Man has no right to complain in the case of disasters and illness for the case of disasters and illness for the following three reasons: following three reasons:

1.1.ReasonReason:: ─ ─ He has made man to be a model on He has made man to be a model on which He cuts, trims, alters and which He cuts, trims, alters and changes the garment of the body, changes the garment of the body, thus displaying the manifestation of thus displaying the manifestation of His various Names. His various Names. ──Just as the Name of Just as the Name of HealerHealer makes it makes it necessary that illness should exist, so necessary that illness should exist, so too the Name of too the Name of ProviderProvider requires requires that hunger should exist. And so on...that hunger should exist. And so on...─ ─ He has disposal over His dominion He has disposal over His dominion as He wishesas He wishes

This world is → the field of testing, the abode of service.This world is not → the place of pleasure, reward, and requital.

Considering, then, that it is the abode of service and a place of worship, sicknesses and misfortunes, as long as they do not spoil belief, will even strengthen it. Since they make each hour’s worship equivalent to that of a day, one should offer thanks instead of complaining.

Worship consists of two kinds, positive and negative.

─ Positive is like the well-known worship of supplication and the five daily prayers.

─ As for negative worship, this is when one afflicted with sickness and misfortunes:

Perceives his own weakness and helplessness, and Turning to his Compassionate Sustainer, Seeks refuge in Him, Reflects upon Him, Appeals to Him, and

Thus offers a pure form of worship that no hypocrisy can penetrate.

If he endures patiently, thinks of the reward attendant on misfortune and sickness and offers thanks, then each hour that he passes will count as a whole day spent in worship. His brief life becomes very long. There are even cases where a single minute is counted as equal to a whole day’s worship.

God Almighty, in order to display His infinite power and unlimited mercy, has made inherent in man infinite impotence and unlimited want. Further, in order to display the endless embroideries of His Names, He has created man like a machine capable of receiving unlimited varieties of pain, as well as infinite varieties of pleasure. There are hundreds of instruments within that human, each of which has different pains and pleasures, different duties and rewards.

Beneficial matters like good health, well-being, and pleasures cause man to offer thanks and prompt the human machine to perform its functions in many respects, and thus man becomes like a factory producing thanks.

The mine of weakness, impotence, and poverty inherent in human nature is made to work. It induces in man a state whereby he seeks refuge and help not only with a single tongue, but with the tongue of each of his members.

THANK YOU…THANK YOU…