Are tarawih prayer and quantitative thought reasons for abstaining from prayer?
I hope that you enlighten all the lamps of the mind, heart, insight, and common sense, because the topic is very important, and it's worth the effort, given the transformation of tarawih prayers in Ramadan, according to the thought of quantity, from an inherited habit to a quasi-imposed prayer! So, is tarawih prayers considered as a special prayer in Ramadan? Besides, is it permissible for a woman to pray in the mosque? And if that eludes you, then know that the barrier is the wrong cultural heritage, which has been rooted in the subconscious mind, long ago due to some kind of child-rearing! For reference, psychology constitutes more than 90% of Islamic religion, but some ignore this and those who completely deny it! And both of them are trying to prove strange beliefs that serve their own interests! And some went further than that, by calling for the omission of reason and being satisfied with the transmission, only (the religious text, the Quran and sunnah)! And Allah, the Almighty, explicitly calls for the mind activation! But many sheiks and imams call for copying the religion from fathers and grandfathers, "This's what we found our fathers and grandfathers on", true and false! The most correct thing is to follow the teachings of the Noble Quran and the correct Sunnah of the Prophet!
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Is the false religious heritage a reason for abstaining from prayer?
The predecessors worked hard and were right and wrong, so let us take the right thing and correct the mistakes, then try to break free from the shackles of the misrepresenting inheritance, the misinterpreted social culture, etc! Rather, it's our duty, we are as well, to strive and complete what they started, then produce a new, more correct thought! The misconceived cultural heritage made most people either apply religion wrongly or abandon it, completely! The reason, in my opinion, lies in Hermeneuticsis, I mean the misinterpretation of the Quran verses, the dependence on weak hadiths, and the impact of the quantum culture or the quantum thought!
For example, the Quranic verse is clear: Allah Almighty said: “Seek the help of patience and prayer, and it's hard, except for the humble!” The word "hard" has been interpreted as being linked to prayer! When we (preachers, imams, scholars, and muftis) wrongly interpret Islamic religious teachings we then publish fallacies! Then, by the way, we program the subconscious, among people (especially those who think about starting praying for the first time) on false belief signifying prayer is hard, meaning difficult! So, how could they be among the humble ones, even!? The fact that leads, sometimes, to performing prayer routinely, and at other times, to performing one prayer without another (especially Isha and Fajr prayer), and often to discontinuing praying!
Please consider this opinion, perhaps it's closest to the truth! Through serious research, I came to the conclusion that the implicit meaning of this Quran verse "and it's hard, except for the humble" refers to seeking help! That is to say "and that seeking help is hard except on the humble!" Because one of the biggest mistakes in dealing with the teachings of the Islamic religion is the word "interpretation of the Noble Qur’an" which is considered as insulting to Knowledge of the unseen that is exclusive to Allah, the Almighty! When dealing with the purposes of the quranic verses, it's just an attempt to express an opinion or an interpretation of some of the meanings of the Quranic verses hoping to reach a small part of the purposes of the quranic verses! The same thing applies to the legitimacy of tarawih prayers! It's not an obligatory prayer, and it did not happen that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, instituted it, rather it appeared during the era of Omar, may Allah be pleased with him! He was not the one who did it, but some individuals gathered, in a house, to perform what they called tarawih prayers, and the story is known! Perhaps the fact that they did not reside Taraweeh prayers in the mosque is the greatest proof that classifies it among religious heresies!
Are tarawih prayers the focus of worship in the month of Ramadan?
Psychologically, it often negatively affects people, because common sense is disgusted with everything illegal! In addition to the fact that it occupies a large amount of time, about an hour and a half after the isha prayer, and the same before the dawn prayer! While it's one of multiple newly invented religious practices! If this long time was used for the benefit of the country and the people, Allah’s satisfaction would be greater and the reward would be greater! Strange, isn't it!? First, because tarawih prayers is not an obligatory prayer, then it has become, to a large extent, equal to or greater than the obligatory prayer! And secondly, because it's among the effects of the quantum dilemma that results in backwardness and fragility! Mostly, whoever continues to pray, and strives to perform Taraweeh prayer will become tired, bored, and satiated! And they could stop praying completely! On the other hand, if they do not perform it completely, they feel remorse, as if they are negligent to the right of religion! Consequently, they become doubtful about to which extent Allah, the Almighty has accepted their fasting! Thus, they become dominated by a kind of frustrating despair, which's one of the biggest reasons for stopping prayer, in general!
The same thing applies to commencing prayers in the month of Ramadan! The beginner in prayer needs to deal with a tiered application to become saturated with the greatness of prayer, the second pillar of the five pillars of Islam! However, in light of the hereditary belief, he forces himself to discipline the entire Taraweeh prayers, and thus becomes tired and bored, and stops praying at the end of the month of fasting! The same applies to those who begin to pray in the month of Ramadan, who do not perform those eight long rak'ahs, or only perform some of them! Often they feel remorse, believing in the negligence or neglect of the religious duty! So, the result is that they stop praying, most of the time!
Also, the fasting person who did not perform the tarawih prayers at all, or who performed only some of them, feels a kind of failure in the performance of religious rituals and becomes suspicious of the validity of his fast and the obligatory prayer that he worked hard to fulfill. Thus, he may stop praying or perform prayers from time to time.
How to properly deal with prayer and maintain the prayer
The greatest secret of perseverance on prayer, with pleasure and comfort, lies in the source of conviction with it! If it's intimidation by the torment of the grave and the hell (compulsion), then the reverence of the worshiper decreased, and the life of the prayer shortened!
If the source of being convinced by prayers is suspense and encouragement (obedience) in attaining Allah's satisfaction, and living in the paradise of this world and the hereafter, the reverence of the worshiper was greater, and the life of prayers is prolonged, and the prayer enjoyment of it expands and spreads to affect the body, mind, thought, conscience, and heart!
That's why we find that whoever succeeds in this, with the help of Allah, is strong-willed, insightful, extrapolate, inductive, and creative! He also appears to be very balanced, calm, and wise, not by an extraneous appearance (beard, niqab, veil, socks, gloves, artificial religious speech, and the illusion of treatment by the Holy Quran), but by behavior and reaction, especially reaction the moment of anger!
As an example: How can you raise children's appetite for food? Is it by force? Certainly not, but if we describe to them the aesthetics, components, and benefits of natural food on the various parts of the human body, then they will definitely eat and get addicted to this food, with longing, passion, and enjoyment! Then how do we heal children from bedwetting? Can we do that by punishment and violence? Definitely not!
That's why I must define the goal, why should I pray? Do I perform the duty? Am I doing that by fear of punishment? Am I greedy to get to paradise? Am I following the habit and tradition to satisfy my parents' and grandparents' desires? Am I aiming to be equal with people, and appear as an integral element in the group, and avoid criticism that can describe me as someone who is outside the religion, maybe apostate, atheist, or infidel? Do I do that to reach specific goals? And to whom do I pray? Is it for myself, or people, or Allah, the Almighty?" Then I should wonder with Myself, how do I feel when I do not pray a time?! Does this feeling motivate me to persevere more, or does it frustrate me and lead me, sometimes, to leaving prayers, partially or completely!? And what's the effect of adhering to performing Taraweeh prayer on my psyche and on my level of faith!?
If you ponder these questions, and your own self-questions, you will inevitably reach the deep significance of prayer, and of everything! And you will be able to build self-convictions on solid foundations that withstand tremors! Not considering why and for whom is what denies prayer its value, significance, and its purpose! And I think that the greatest purpose of prayer is the prohibition of immorality and evil, and Allah is supreme and knows best!
Examples of inherited cultural fallacies with the closest correctness
- Obligatory prayer: Five times a day, and it must be performed by the male (child, young man, adults...) in the mosque, taking into account some exceptions that are legally set (being seriously sick, being far from the mosque...)!
- Woman and prayer: Is it permissible for a woman to pray in the mosque? Allah, the Almighty, has exempted you, my sister in Islam, from praying in the mosque, on the tongue of the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace! In fact, Allah made a woman's prayer at home much better than a woman's prayer in the mosque! Allah called on her to take good care in choosing a place that guarantees the preservation of the woman's dignity, even if it's inside her home! Is there a greater honor, veneration, and appreciation of women than this!? My sister in Islam, you do not need to go out to the mosque, especially for the tarawih prayer during the month of Ramadan!
- Supererogatory prayers: we are free to many rak'ahs, and it's recommended to perform them at home (men or women)! The lesson lies in the principle of quality, not in the principle of filling! Taraweeh prayers are neither obligatory prayers nor supererogatory prayers!
- Taraweeh prayer: One of the religious heresies, and if we can activate the "wisdom of common sense", we will realize that it is far from what Allah, the Almighty says: "Allah wants for you ease and does not want hardship for you"! Taraweeh prayers are almost devoid of devotion, but many worshipers suffer, only to complete the many prayer rak'ahs, and the lengthy Quran reading, which negates deep contemplation of the verses of the Noble Qur’an! Most worshipers reside in the mosque, during Taraweeh prayer, physically only, meaning that he's almost asleep or absent-minded, because of the prolongation! The lesson lies in the rationalization of quality, not in quantum thinking!
- Women and cupping: A woman does not require it before reaching the age of hope, that's wrongly named the age of menopause! During the age of menstruation, the monthly divine clinic for women, she shouldn't do it! But after this age (more than 45 or 50 years), she's in dire need of it because of the emergence of diseases, which were dormant because of the positive effect of the menstrual cycle on women!
Advice: Nothing can help a woman achieve a responsive beauty, and nothing can improve the human immune system and provide a balanced menstrual cycle for a woman, and nothing can stimulate fertility in men and women, to facilitate decoding of delayed childbearing, except fasting for the merciful (i.e., fasting for worship, not fasting habit)! In addition to healthy natural food, especially wholemeal bread (natural wheat flour plus bran plus natural yeast), natural honey, ghee, extra virgin olive oil, wild chickens, fresh fish)! Also, the nutritional herbs are very useful (by putting them in boiling water, and not by boiling them)! It's advised to stay away from everything that is not natural to keep safe and protect yourself from impotence and frigidity!
- Hizb recitation of the Quran in the mosque, in a group, in the morning and in the evening: It's also considered one of the heresies of religious rituals, because the transcendent voices, the incompatible acoustic denominators, the mistakes, and the shouting, will only help distort the verses of the Holy Qur’an! So, contemplating the meaning of the Quran verses to act according to them is really absent in the midst of the crowd of cheers! Among the biggest religious heresies, we find “playing audio clips for reciters of the Holy Qur’an” in cars (especially in a taxi) and in shops, where obscene speech prevails!
- Charity and begging: Can begging be justified under the pretext of "the right of the poor to the wealth of the rich"?! Of course not, the great charity is that which you, you, search for and not what comes, itself, to you! It's recommended to give alms to the needy who do not beg! Because a beggar is like a fire that eats dry and green! He reaps a lot without investing any effort, and spends nothing, so that, the signs of wealth do not appear on him! He steals the laborers' income in the name of Allah and in the name of need and poverty! Then he accumulates money and does not contribute to the economic boom, and this's one of the negative factors in the economic cycle!
- The heresy of the beard and niqab as a symbol of belonging: The specific beard in Islam religion is considered one of the largest religious heresies regarding its legitimacy! If you search, you will find one saying that has nothing to do with the concept of "the holiness of the noble hadith" of the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, namely, "trim the mustache, and let the beard!" Is it possible to attribute this language (mustache) to the Messenger of Allah!? What about this noble hadith “Allah does not look at your pictures and your money but looks at your hearts and your deeds!? The beard was invented in the early 20th century, by some people and for some reasons! After that, its exploitation expanded in many ways to make money in trade, to gain social favor, to attract weak minds, and achieve illegitimate goals, such as opportunism, social prestige, and insulting the holiness of the Quran by practicing the heresy of curing with the Holy Quran!
- Al ruqyah al shariah heresy, ruqyah exorcism, or the treatment with Quran: It's one of the most dangerous religious fallacies that spread illusions of being a victim to magic, humans being obsessed by Jinn, and being a victim of the bad evil eye! It has no basis in truth or logic. Rather, its aim is to deceive people's minds and rob them of their property! You can contemplate the words of Allah, the Exalted, the Majestic: “I only created the jinn and mankind to worship,” and he's saying concerning the magicians facing Moses, peace is on him: “they enchant the eyes of people and they frightened them…”! The Holy Qur’an is a healing for the soul, that is, it works to correct and develop the human religious belief that may be weakened from time to time! But they distort the great meaning of quranic verses while they introduce the Holy Quran into the treatment!
So, we should be careful about shrewd practitioners of curing with the Quran, and those who offer their services (illusional therapy with the Holy Quran or Roquia) for free! Because it's a diabolical plan, the aim of which is to inflict victims, convince them of deceptive generosity, and rob them of their money by sensitizing them to a kind of indebtedness, how is that!? When doctors tell a sick that he/she suffers only from psychological disorders, but he/she insists on having these delusions, he/she visits spiritual healers just because he/she feels comfortable with them, believing that they have, in fact, provided him with a cure! The therapist, practicing this heresy, will not accept a small fee from him/her, and with this cunning behavior, the client is pushed to think of a valuable gift worthy of a person who saved him/her from the sea of darkness, where the skilled doctors were incapable of rescue him/her!
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