Salah is the prayer. Salah is the Miraaj of the believer. Salah is the Ascension of the believer. Yet the majority of the Muslims do not even know what Salah really is. The true meaning of the Salah should be taught to the Muslims by the Imams in Masjid. I hope any Imam of a Masjid that reads this will pass this knowledge to his Muslim community. The question that needs to be asked is:

HOW IS SALAH THE MIRAAJ FOR A BELIEVER?

Have you ever looked, or should I say observed a person performing Salah? The answer will be YES everyday.

But have you ever really observed?

What do you mean really observed? Salah is Salah what is there to observe?

Then the question arises, How is Salah the Miraaj for a believer?

Here is the answer.

There are only 4 positions in Salah:

1 Standing

2 Bowing

3 Prostrating

4 Sitting

Observe from the left side of the person performing the Salah.

Why the left side?

Because Arabic is written from RIGHT TO LEFT. The observer or writer of Arabic is on the 'left side' of the actual writing.

Now coming back to the 4 positions in Salah we have:

1 Standing - This represents the Letter Alif ()

2 Bowing - This represents the Letter Ha ()

3 Prostrating - This represents the Letter Meem ()

4 Sitting - This represents the Letter Dal ()

Each position of the Salah represents one Arabic Letter. We have 4 positions in Salah. Therefore we have 4 Arabic Letters in Salah.

These Arabic Letters when assembled together, represent the Name spelt:

Alif Ha Meem Dal or AHMAD which when joined up is written . Who is Ahmad? Ahmad is none other than Muhammad who gave taught us Salah in the first place.

Those who say Muhammad is dead do not even know the number of different ways the blessings are sent to Allah's Beloved. Yet they perform the Salah without knowing why it is the Miraaj of a believer.

Wait a minute, on the night of Miraaj, Muhammad was with Allah. So how can the Salah be Miraaj without Allah?

Let me digress for a few minutes. I read the letters which are published in the book the Darqawi Way written by the Shaikh to his disciple. The Master gives a lot of advise on the basic conduct of the Student. Then finally towards the end of the book, which are the later letters, the Master teaches the Zikr. The Zikr is none other than the Name ALLAH. The student when doing the Zikr must visualise the Letters of the Name Allah - Alif Laam Laam Ha . Furthermore the Master says "If the Veil between you and Allah is not removed within 7 days or 3 weeks at the most then laugh at us" or words to that effect. I tried it for a while, without success. I was in no mood for laughing just as I am in no mood for laughing at this very moment. Then one day it dawned on me. What was it that dawned on you?

If you wait a few minutes, I will tell you. But before we do that, let us go back to Salah and Miraaj.

Now we have found Muhammad in the Salah. But where is Allah? How can there be Miraaj without Allah.

There is a Hadees which goes something like this: Read the Salah as if you can see Allah. If you cannot do that then read the Salah as if Allah is watching or seeing you. And if you cannot achieve that then concentrate on the words that you are reciting.

Have you ever really observed a person performing Salah while he is in the sitting position? You don't need to stand in front. But look at how the legs are folded. Look at the right foot that needs to be placed such that the heel is pointing upward while the toes touch the ground. Now look at the word LILLAH .

Does this answer the question about Salah and why it is the Miraaj of the believers?