The stance a servant adopts before their Creator, their posture in His presence, is called ubudiyyah (servitude). The Qur’an refers to this with terms such as tasbih (glorification), hamd (praise), and sajdah (prostration) (Ra’d 13:13, Isra 17:44, Nur 24:41). These are all forms of supplication (du’a). In fact, the term salat, which is used to […]
