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'''Presence of heart''' means reflecting on [[God]] by the heart and feeling His presence everywhere, so that He is believed to be Present and Watcher everywhere. Presence of heart is among moral virtues, the spirit of all [[worship]]s, and among the conditions of perfections for worships. Presence of heart in [[prayer]] is emphasized by [[Imams (a)]] and scholars of [[ethics]] more than other worships. Some of the factors for the achievement of the presence of heart are: repelling [[Satan]]'s temptations, guarding the | '''Presence of heart''' (Arabic: {{ia|حضور القلب}}) means reflecting on [[God]] by the heart and feeling His presence everywhere, so that He is believed to be Present and Watcher everywhere. Presence of heart is among moral virtues, the spirit of all [[worship]]s, and among the conditions of perfections for worships. Presence of heart in [[prayer]] is emphasized by [[Imams (a)]] and scholars of [[ethics]] more than other worships. Some of the factors for the achievement of the presence of heart are: repelling [[Satan]]'s temptations, [[guarding the soul]], keeping away from [[sin]]s, knowing God, paying attention to the meanings of the phrases in prayer, and controlling the faculty of imagination. | ||
== Meaning == | == Meaning == | ||
Presence of heart means considering God, confidence of the mind, reflecting on God by the heart and feeling His presence everywhere, so that He is believed to be present everywhere and the person knows God his intimate. According to some sources, the phrase of "the presence of heart" has been mentioned in [[hadith]]s for the first time. Advising about the presence of heart is also seen in previous religions, including in the consults of Prophet [[Idris (a)]], and [[Luqman | Presence of heart means considering God, confidence of the mind, reflecting on God by the heart and feeling His presence everywhere, so that He is believed to be present everywhere and the person knows God his intimate. According to some sources, the phrase of "the presence of heart" has been mentioned in [[hadith]]s for the first time. Advising about the presence of heart is also seen in previous religions, including in the consults of Prophet [[Idris (a)]], and [[Luqman the Wise]]. | ||
According to [[Mulla Ahmad Naraqi]], presence of the heart means freeing up the heart from anything it is occupied with. In some books of ethics, [[Ikhlas]] has been defined as the presence of heart and they have considered the [[supplication]] having ikhlas, a supplication recited with the presence of heart. To the scholars of ethics, the truth of [[dhikr]] is the presence of heart. | According to [[Mulla Ahmad Naraqi]], presence of the heart means freeing up the heart from anything it is occupied with. In some books of ethics, [[Ikhlas]] has been defined as the presence of heart and they have considered the [[supplication]] having ikhlas, a supplication recited with the presence of heart. To the scholars of ethics, the truth of [[dhikr]] is the presence of heart. | ||
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== Practical Instruction of Imam Khomeini == | == Practical Instruction of Imam Khomeini == | ||
Imam Khomeini believed that a person who seeks to achieve faith, needs to first purify his [[intention]] for acquisition of knowledge, truths and worships at the beginning of the way and then, after purification, in hours such as the middle of the night or before the sunrise, having physical purification, tries to recite [[verse]]s of the [[Qur'an]] such as verse 18 of [[Qur'an 59]] (Sura al-Hashr) with the presence of heart. | Imam Khomeini believed that a person who seeks to achieve [[faith]], needs to first purify his [[intention]] for acquisition of knowledge, truths and worships at the beginning of the way and then, after purification, in hours such as the middle of the night or before the sunrise, having physical purification, tries to recite [[verse]]s of the [[Qur'an]] such as verse 18 of [[Qur'an 59]] (Sura al-Hashr) with the presence of heart. | ||
== Obstacles and Fruits == | == Obstacles and Fruits == | ||