Since one has reached to the level of slavery...

Since one has reached to the level of slavery, the ascension (me'raj) has become obligatory on him, and the ascension of a believer is the Salat. The Salat is comparable to a conversation between the servant and Allah (swt). The recitation of Surah al‑Fatiha and the other Surah are in actuality, a mode of speaking with Allah through the words of the Creator to the Creator.

All that which is read in the Salat including the various remembrances (adhkar) and glorification (tasbihat) is actually the servant speaking to Allah . Since Tawassul and asking for help from the Ahl al‑Bait (as) in every one of our actions is necessary, thus, when the tashahhud and salam are read, it is actually a discussion going on between the servant and the Ahl al‑Bait (as). This too is actually another form of Tawassul between the servant and Allah (swt).

Therefore, the Salat is the best thing for a servant and is the action which brings about the most pleasure. In Islam, it has been mentioned that after cognition (ma'rifah) of Allah , the Salat is the best act: أفضل الأعمال بعض المعرفة الصلاة “The best of actions after cognition (ma`rifah) (of Allah) is the Salat.” Fourth Action : The fourth act is Sa`i between the mountains of al‑Safa and al‑Marwah.

The Sa'i between these two mountains is a re‑creation of the beautiful historical event which was performed by one of the best creations of Allah after the Ahl al‑Bait, who, The Maintainer of the Universe has mentioned and acknowledged (that sincere action of this servant) in the Qur'an: وَاتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلًا “And Allah took Ibrahim as a friend.

“ [^4] It was truly a beautiful event in which a man submitted his complete entity to the Maintainer of the Universe and which He Himself personally endorsed: إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ أَسْلِمْ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ “And when his Lord said to him, `Submit!', he said, I have submitted to the Lord of all the Worlds.” [^5] It was a magnificent event in which a man ‑ only for the pleasure of Allah ‑ constructed the House of Allah (swt) a place where people would inhabit.

He then left his only son whom Allah granted to him when he was in old age, along with the mother of this child with the words of Allah (swt): `For you Allah and with hope in You, I am leaving my wife and my child and departing in a deserted area without water, food or any guardian': رَبَّنَا إِنِّي أَسْكَنْتُ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِي بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذِي زَرْعٍ “O' our Lord!

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