Today's talk is a really deep one and a reminder about who I use to be.
That nominal Muslim girl that doesn't care about anything faith related. Alhamdulillah for guidance from Allah.
Salah was one of the things I struggled hugely with even after I started taking my religion seriously. I just wasn't used to it and it feels daunting to pray 5times every single day.
How much I use to love those periods when I'm menstruating and you already know why, because I'm off Salah. And this is one of the pillars of Islam infact the second one but here I was not wanting to perform it.
Any day I go down memory lane , I feel so grateful at how much mercy , love and guidance Allah has showered upon me.
Alhamdulillah, for the blessing of being a Muslim. The first time I reflect upon my behaviours and relationship with Salah was when one of my then Ustaz talked about the verse in Suratul Ankabut:
إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلْفَحْشَآءِ وَٱلْمُنكَرِۗ
Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing,
Al-Ankabut 29:45
It opened something in me and I felt remorseful for not praying as I was supposed to. Then I made the intention within me 2 change and be more conscious of my prayers but it was not a walk in the park.
I tried and failed severally but Alhamdulillah today for the place I am.
Where no one has to remind me before I pray. But before I got here, I had to intentionally do the five things I'm sharing with you below
Make my prayer space cozy and comfortable.
Set Alarm for prayer time on my phone.
Stay around friends that takes Salah seriously.
Always watching videos and listening to lectures about the punishment in the hereafter.
Using it as a way to revise my memorization. This one was like using one stone to kill two birds for me. Anytime I memorized a place in the Qur'an, I would make sure to use the same place throughout my prayers for that day. So instead of creating time for revision, I recite in my Salah multiple times.
I would love to hear from you, have you ever struggled with praying consistently?