Muslim Views, April 2020

Prostration to Allah and acquiring adab in the fight against COVID-19

This is an edited version of the nasiha delivered by PROFESSOR ASLAM FATAAR at Claremont Main Road Mosque, on April 3.

Prayer with humility is exhorted by Allah SWT in the Quran, in Surah Mu’minin (The Believers) verses 1 and 2: ‘Truly, to a happy state shall attain the believers; those who humble themselves in their prayer.’

The physical distancing that we are currently practising amid the COVID-19 pandemic presents a convenient time for meditation and sincere devotion.

Praying with humility and tranquillity is founded on observing each posture with pause and poise, and reflecting on the inner meanings of the oral liturgies that we recite during the salaah.