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One of the beauties of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (14) | Similar approximation
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Among the aesthetic beauties of the Prophetic biography (Seerah)
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Is the use of parables to bring concepts closer to understanding
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Like a flowing, surging river
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That refreshes the soul and cleanses the body
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Bestowing clarity and happiness
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Prayer exerts its effect upon the one who desires it with humility
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And thus the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, described it
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In a superior pedagogical style to his Companions
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By way of a parable
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To illustrate for them the virtue of prayer and its excellent outcome
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On the authority of Jabir, who is the son of ‘Abdullah
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He said
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said
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The likeness of the five daily prayers
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Is like a deep, flowing river
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At the door of one of you
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In which he bathes five times every day
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He said
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Al-Hasan said
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Does that leave any dirt behind?
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Narrated by Muslim in his Sahih
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This is a magnificent representation of the status of prayer
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And that it is an expiation for sins
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And a purification from misdeeds
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A thorough cleansing of both the outward and the inward
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It is a compelling method
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To encourage prayer and care for it
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By standing for it
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Like one bathing in a bountiful river
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Which cleanses him of every ailment
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Expands his chest and invigorates his body
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And just as his body is cleansed by the action of water
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His soul is cleansed by the action of the virtuous, adorned prayer
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Which blossoms with the lights of the Sunnah
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Is imbued with sincerity
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And is elevated above violations and deviations
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Through the excellence of its ablution and its performance
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And Allah is the Grantor of success