Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Developing khushu in prayer

“What is khushu and how can we develop khushu in salah?”Asked by ادریس, رائے پور

He answers at 1:02:38 in The Concept of Divine Help · 2 min 2 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:02:38
maulana, agla sawal raipur se hai idrees sahab ka. unhon ne likha hai: "What is khushu and how can we develop khushu in namaz?" is ke bare mein bataen. khushu naam hai apne aap ko distraction se bachane ka. log jeete hain apni family mein, apne job mein, yani mini culture mein, furniture mein, aur poochte hain ke khushu kya hai? khushu naam hai is baat ka ke aap ne aap ko distraction se bachayenge to is ke baad aap ki nature jaag uthegi. isi ka naam khushu hai.
1:03:19
khushu already aap ki nature mein maujood hai. already kal mardeen yool al fitr yani jo matloob insan hai, woh Allah ne peshi paida kar diya hai. jo matloob fitrat hai, woh paida kar diya hai. lekin hum kya karte hain? hum is ko conditioning se dhanp dete hain. conditioning aur distraction yahi sab se bari musibat hai.
1:03:48
apni conditioning ko deconditioning kijiye, apne aap ko distraction se bachaiye to is ke baad jo cheez aayegi, woh khushu hui hai. woh apne aap hi jaag uthega. khushu, khushu ko alag se thodi paida kiya jata hai. khushu alag se nahin paida kiya jata. pani peene ka naam hai pyas bujhna ۔ piyas bujhna koi alag alag cheez nahin. koi piyas ka bujhna koi alag cheez nahin hai. pani pi liya to piyas bujh gayi. aise khushu koi alag cheez nahin hai. jab aap apne bachate hain apne aap ko distraction se ya apni conditioning ko todte hain to us ke baad jo cheez aati hai, woh isi ka naam khushu hai.
1:04:31
khushu koi mubham cheez nahin hai, koi purasrar cheez nahin hai. maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai miss naghma siddiqui ka. unhon ne likha hai: "How can we prepare our minds?
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