A Sound Faith Leads to Spiritual Health

Prayer is the life and Light of the Heart:

By Dr. Bader Malek

One of life’s biggest challenges is facing the critical journey of problem-solving and resolving struggles. Islam draws on several ways for Muslim and all humans to handle the problems of stress and anxiety that these situations may create, and releases us from the harmful effects of the pain of struggle.

In this article the focus will be on my reflections on one technique Muslims use to help them with their daily struggles—-prayer. Prayer in Islam is a direct supplication (address in prayer) to Allah, without the intervention of a human being acting as an interpreter or intermediary. Prophet Muhammad prayed, and so we pray. Prophet Muhammad lived a “straight path,” and we should follow his teachings. In this way, Prophet Muhammad is a role model, but does not replace Allah. This is exemplified by the fact that the Islamic religion is not called Muhammedism, as so many other religions do when taking the name of the founder.

When Prophet Muhammad had a problem, as all humans do, his first step was to hurry to prayer, in his house or in the mosque. Prayer gave him the strength to face the problem. Since prayer is a kind of meditation, it allows the mind to step away from the problem and ask God for help. Prayer was the life and light of his heart.

In modern life, many people believe that happiness will come from what they acquire or what they accomplish in the material world: a new computer, a new car, a better job, etc. Based on Islam, happiness comes from within and from the heart, not from without and because of “intelligent” decisions.

While all prayer is important, the opening and closing words of Muslim prayer are, to me, the crucial elements. When a Muslim starts to pray, the first two words uttered are Allah Akbar, which translate as God is the greatest. By uttering these words, not only in the beginning, but throughout the prayer, there is the constant reminder that your problem may seem great to you, but Allah is greater than the problem. By repeating these two words many times throughout the prayer Muslims are reminded over and over that their problems maybe great, but the mercy of Allah is greater.

In prayer, the person seeking relief from pain surrenders to Allah’s hand, following his decrees, and accepting that the decrees are just and wise. The person asks Allah to shower him/her with mercy, acknowledging that Allah’s blessings are greater than anyone’s problems. The heart becomes less filled with pain and more open to healing and peace.
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By the end of the prayer, the final words of: “Al-Salaam alakum warachmatu Allah” mean may Peace and Mercy of God be upon you, which are directed at yourself as well as to others. More than 10 times daily a Muslim must repeat the word Salaam (peace) as part of the prayer.

One starts praying with the words for the oneness and greatness of God and end with the words that bring the fruit of God in their hearts, which is peace within ourselves. In the beginning of the prayer you will have a heavy heart, and if the prayer is sincere, by the end your heart will be lighter.

The root word “salam” is used throughout the Muslim world in many forms. The word Salaam means peace, which is a daily greeting, which requires a person respond with the greeting Salaam, a mutual acknowledgement. The word Salaam is also one of the names of Allah (Al-Salam), and therefore, when the word Salaam is used, Muslims are invoking the name of Allah every day. The word Islam also comes from the root “salam”, and Islam is defined as the faith that follows the Prophet Muhammad.

Praying is a powerful way for Muslims to cultivate a mental attitude that leads to spiritual health, strengthening the spirit and the heart that will lead to happiness, hope, and courage to face whatever problems arise. For believers, God’s mercy is so great that it can help you with the person who prayers overcome the deprivation and pain of his/her lives. With a sound faith, there will be no fear, nor shall there be grief that our lives will end sadly and suddenly. Pain will diminish as peace in our hearts prevails. Peace is a psychological and spiritual benefit of belief through prayer.

Nietzsche and other “great” philosophers did not believe that faith had any power. In 1882, Nietzsche was quoted as saying: “God is dead”. But the truth is, he could never prove this, and now Nietzsche is dead, and people still have faith.