Understanding the vocabulary of salah

THIRD OPENING SUPPLICATION 3/3

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The first 2 supplications are Prophetic Supplications

THIS SUPPLICATION is derived from versus of Quran. This is a QURANIC SUPPLICATION

THE THEME of this supplication is: MISSION STATEMENT OF A BELIEVER, this supplication teaches us, solidifies us, with what are the objectives of our lives, what is the purpose of our lives, and why we live life.
WAJAHTU – literally means I have turned my face-It comes from the root of the word FACE. Its like the face being verbified. This is why translations DON’T always work. We need to build familiarity with nuances of the word. They have rhetoric and expressions.

When someone says WHATS UP but if you break t down linguistically it doesn’t make sense. Why would I be asking you “tell me items that are facing upword or have a location above me?”…

“Ill get by”-

These are phrases,

Why do we assume Arabic doesn’t have expressions?

We somehow feel Quran can be studied word for word

You have to understand EXPRESSIONS and various functions of the language.

When you are referring to the WHOLE by mentioning the portion (steve jobs released ipad, did steve job do it? No, APPLE did it) But since Steve jobs is the most important person in apple you can say that. Sometimes you talk about whole by mentioning a portion because it is the most important part.

THE MOST RESEPCTABLE NOBLE PART OF OUR BODY IS THE FACE

Its how we are identified

Does a driver license have a picture of your hand on it? No its has your FACE

THE FACE IS THE NOBLITY OF THE BODY, IT IS THE IDENTIFIER!

In Arabic above means

I HAVE TURNED MY FACE MEANS- I HAVE DEDICATED MYSELF, I HAVE COMMITED MYSELF TO SOMETHING

It’s an expression.
WAJHIYA-COMPLETLY

WAJ- face

IY- my

My face
I have COMMITTED MYSELF COMPLETELY

Look at the salah, FIQH question

In the Quran, Allah told us to pray towards Kabah

Turn your FACE towards masjid alhraam

TURN YOUR FACE

It says turn your face. If I LITERALLY TAKE THE AYAH,

Can you pray like that? Can I have my face in the direction while sujood and ruku?

WAJAHTU

I HAVE COMMITED MYSELF COMPLETELY AND WHOLE HEARTEDLY

LILALDHEE