Ismail Londt – Niyyah and Nerves. For those leading Tarwh. Suggestions advice reminders.

			Asmaa, assalamu, alaikum. Warhamat
Allah.
		

			We all know of the Prophetic
narration that speaks of intention
		

			and that all actions are judged by
intentions. The issue with tarawih
		

			and leading tarawih and being
under the spotlight is that one in
		

			one's intention is tested.
		

			So I'd like to remind you of a
unique Islamic concept, and that
		

			is that we can have a multitude of
intentions for one action, or a
		

			set of layered intentions for one
action. Consider charity. You can
		

			give charity to please Allah,
along with helping someone in
		

			need, along with reading your
heart from selfishness and along
		

			with using it as a potential
investment of reward for the
		

			akhirah. So likewise, I would like
to suggest a set of layered
		

			intentions for Tarawa. Number one,
to please Allah. Number two, to
		

			consolidate your relationship with
the Quran as a memorizer through
		

			taraweya to potentially get to
know it better. And thirdly, with
		

			your rendition and performance, to
bring and instill some joy to the
		

			hearts of your attendees, the
congregants, the the musalis
		

			Rasulullah sallallahu said that of
the best of actions is that you do
		

			that which instills joy in the
heart of the fellow believer. So
		

			they you would like to be pleased
with your condition, which is no
		

			problem, and contented with it
which is good. And you would like
		

			also those who are who are
following you to be happy with
		

			your rendition, and contented and
pleased by it, a pleasure that is
		

			drawn from Quran, a pleasure that
is pure and beautiful. That's
		

			number one, and then number two,
nerves. The issue of nerves, it is
		

			natural. It is natural to be
nervous. You tell yourself, it's
		

			Quran and it's salah, and it's
Ramadan and it's a an act of
		

			worship. But your body reacts,
your heart rate increases, your
		

			palms become sweaty, and you know
you're not the same. You're not as
		

			calm as you would like to be. It
is natural. All I can tell you is
		

			this, prepare as best possible. Be
honest, that you put in the time
		

			and you did whatever you could to
prepare and then reach a point
		

			where you hand over to Allah. You
say to Allah, I've done whatever I
		

			could, Ya Rabbi, and I hand over
to you to save me from any
		

			embarrassment
		

			and any negativity, and to guide
my tongue and guide my mind and
		

			guide my heart, and I'm contented
with whatever you decree for me,
		

			because somehow there is a lesson
for me in it.
		

			And once you do this, once you
hand over to Allah subhanahu wa,
		

			then you will be ridding yourself
from that responsibility and
		

			freeing yourself from that weight
		

			of of the the limelight and the
stage, and that pressure just hand
		

			over to him, Subhana, who wa Taala
at the end of the day. It's about
		

			the recited text. It's never about
the reciter, but you are a vehicle
		

			for it, and you feel that
pressure. So it's normal to be
		

			nervous, and if you are not
nervous, then there's something
		

			wrong with you, with me, with us,
we are only human. So I thought as
		

			a start,
		

			just to remind ourselves about the
intention and about nerves, which
		

			is natural and normal, and how to
potentially deal with it.
		

			Inshallah, I'll be releasing a few
more clips for our colleagues who
		

			are leading to our we have this
year in hope that they find some
		

			solace and some support and some
guidelines in it inshaAllah to
		

			make the salamata one of the best
we've ever experienced. May Allah
		

			guide our paths, may Allah ease
our paths, and may Allah bless us
		

			with acceptance. I mean, salaam
alaikum.