Heart Related Acts of Worships

The worldly life is a short journey through one aspect of creation. This book contains studies pertaining to the heart and soul adapted from the writings of early scholars. They are the realities of faith, which include repentance, patience and worship. Complimenting them are reflections on some realities of life – creation, time, tests from Allah and aspirations toward advancement of the Muslim ummah. It is only through the reform of many individual souls that the reform of the ummah as a whole will follow as a natural result.

A book in English contains some words about love, fear and hope, which are the pillars upon which worship is based in Islam.

A book in English shows that humility is the heart and soul of prayer so the sweetness of prayer is not known to one who has not tasted humility in it. The more humility you have the more reward you will get. This book urges us to have this great manner, shows its importance in prayer, and mentions some ways to get it.

A book translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) mentions 33 reasons for reverence in prayer, which is the core and soul of prayer. We will not know the prestige of prayer as long as we do not taste this reverence.

How we can be loved by Allah

Ibn Al-Qayyim’s book was chosen due to its perceptive and meaningful wisdom. Another outstanding characteristic of this book is that Ibn-Al-Qayyim calls for the use of the intellect and self-introspection. He encourages the reader to deeply think about the creation of Allah, the Most High -- in the human being, existence, animals and nature.