Allahu Akbar | Ali Reza Panahian

Have you ever paid attention to the most important sentence of prayer?

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Do you know how important it is to say, “I’m Your small one” in prayer? What’s the meaning of “Allahu Akbar”? It means, “I’m Your small one. You’re greater. I’m Your small one.” Some say, “It hasn’t been written that Allahu Akbar means, ‘I’m Your small one’”! I say, “It’s not written?! So you’re not small before God? You’re ‘greater’ and He’s ‘greater’ too?! He’s ‘greater’ means you’re small. Now you’re getting ready to bow and prostrate. ‘I’m Your small one.’”
Lady Zahra (as) said, “The philosophy behind prayer is to eliminate arrogance.” O Great One, I’m your small one. If you can feel your smallness, you can even say it in a nicer way. I’m Your small one.
Have you seen how children hold their parent’s hand when they are outside? Do they hold their hand mostly because they don’t want to fall down and are holding on to it as a cane? Or do they emotionally enjoy holding their hand? Answer me. If a child was able to talk and you asked him, “Why do you want your mom or dad to hug you? Do your legs get tired?” what would he say?
He would say, “I enjoy it when he/she hugs me.” Psychologists say, “The most active feeling in children is the feeling of dependence on his/her mother.”
You adults, you’re God’s small ones too! Say, “O God, hug me.” Start such a conversation and enjoy it. Do you know how important it is to say, “I’m Your small one” in prayer? It is enough if you recite all the sentences of prayer with your tongue only. But you should show, “I’m Your small one” with your entire body. You should go to the ground, prostrate and show your smallness.
[One says,] “Without showing this physically, I’ll say I’m small.” No, no, no! You should prostrate to show with all your being that you’re small. [This person says,] “I will stand and say, ‘God, I’m your small one with all my being.’” No, it’s not accepted. Show it with all your being. Just saying it is not enough, because announcing, “I’m Your small one” is very important. Which people don’t enjoy praying? Arrogant people. Which people enjoy it? God Himself says in the Qur’an, “Humble people.”

Do you know how important it is to say, “I’m Your small one” in prayer? It is enough if you recite all the sentences of prayer with your tongue only. But you should show, “I’m Your small one” with your entire body. Say, “O God, hug me.” Start such a conversation and enjoy it.