Prayer In Islām? Is It the Same as Meditation?

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Welcome to Episode Eleven of the Middle Ground Podcast. In this episode brother Dawud Aleman (GBLevate) and myself discuss ṣalāh (prayer) in Islām as it is contrasted and compared to meditation, flow state, and focus and are those the same as the Qur’ānic term, khushū’/خشوع? As usual, we discuss all topics in light of the Qur’ān and statements from the Prophet, ‎ﷺ.

Other references in this episode:

• Sūrah al-Baqarah v. 40: “O’ Children of Isrā’īl, stand in awe of Me!”;

• Sūrah al-Baqarah v. 45: “Be perseverant and hold the prayer; this will be difficult except for the khāshi’īn”;

• Sūrah al-Ḥashr v. 19: “Don’t be like those who forgot Allāh”;

• Sūrah al-Ḥashr v. 21: “If We had sent down this Qur’ān upon a mountain”;

• Sūrah al-Anbiyā’ v. 90: “They called upon Us with hope and fear, totally humbling themselves before Us”;