Book of Namaz

covered, when one thanks Allahu ta’âlâ that He has granted the
namâz, when one declares, by reciting the kalima-i tawhîd
sincerely from the heart, that no-one but Allahu ta’âlâ deserves to
be worshipped, that namâz may be accepted. That person becomes
one of those who perform namâz and who attain salvation. O my
Rabb! For the sake of the most superior one of Your Prophets,
‘’alaihi wa ‘alâ alaihimussalawâtu wattaslîmât,’ make us one of
Your happy slaves who perform namâz and who attain salvation!
Âmîn. (Amen)
Hadrat Imâm-ı Muhammed Ma’sûm writes in the eleventh
letter of the second volume of his (Maktûbât):
Allahu ta’âlâ did not leave humans to live in a mindless
manner. He did not allow them to do whatever they want. He did
not wish them to be obedient to the desires of their nafs, their
natural, animal pleasures in an excessive and mindless manner and
to be dragged into calamities. He showed them the ways of using
their desires and pleasures in order for them to live in ease and
peace and He commanded them to do useful things which cause
bliss in the world and the Hereafter. He prohibited them from
committing harmful things. These commandments and
prohibitions are called (Ahkâm-ı islâmiyye). One who wants to
live in ease in the world and who wants to attain bliss has no other
way than obeying Islam. One must abandon the desires of one’s
nafs and one’s nature that are not compatible with Islam. If he
does not obey Islam, he will incur the wrath and torment of his
Creator. A slave of Allahu ta’âlâ who obeys Islam, whether he is
Muslim or disbeliever, will be happy and in ease in the world. His
owner will help him. The world is the place of agriculture. He who
does not work the field, who lives for worldly pleasures by eating
the seeds, will be deprived of having the crops. Likewise, he who
spends his life in the world seeking temporary pleasures, satisfying
the desires of the nafs in an excessive and mindless manner, will be
deprived of eternal blessings and endless pleasures. This situation
is not something that a sane man can accept. He does not prefer to
seek temporary pleasures in a harmful manner, which will cause
him to be deprived of endless pleasures. [Allahu ta’âlâ has not
banned, has not prohibited anything from worldly pleasures, those
things that feel sweet to the nafs. He allowed them to be used, only
if it is suitable with Islam, without causing harm.] In order to obey
Islam completely, first, one must have a belief in accordance with
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