Supplication, Prayer and Their Inner Peace
The Journal of Rotterdam Islamic and Social Sciences, cilt.4, sa.1, ss.46-52, 2014 (Hakemli Dergi)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Dergi Adı: The Journal of Rotterdam Islamic and Social Sciences
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.46-52
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This article emphasizes two important aspects of worship in Islam. It focuses, namely, on two different types of terms for prayer: supplication (du'a)and prayer (sa-
/at). In Islamic tradition supplication means giving one's whole self to God and presenting one's physical and spiritual needs to Him. Sa/at (prayer) is communication
between the temporal and spiritual domains. In fact, prayers function as regulators
and equaliser systems on personality and character. In the context of worship, if
prayers are done consciously they improve people both internally and externally.
If, while worshipping God consciously, one feels that he or she is before God, he or
she will feel that w