siteseeing: how to get خشوع

Khushoo’ means calmness, serenity, tranquility, dignity and humility.

Fearing Allah in a calm manner; the heart stands before the Lord in humility and submission. Khushoo linked to the heart; if heart corrupt rest body is also corrupt (eg: king and people, if king is good…people will be good, else king sucks ppl will be messed up too))

• State during salat : Obedience to Allah(swt) by bowing, lower gaze, humble oneself out of fear of Allah(swt)
• Salat is extremely hard except for people who have Khushu
• Shaytans number one project: divert us from Salat; Khushu is first thing that will be lost from our religion.

Concealment of Khushoo:

• Shouldn’t show more khushoo then we feel (its in heart not shoulder)
• Heart feels pure, filled with light of greatness of Allah, desires die b/c of Allah’s fear and “awe which have filled his heart to overflowing so that his physical faculties have calmed down, his heart has become dignified and feels secure in Allaah the remembrance of Him, and tranquillity descends upon him from his Lord. So he has become humble (mukhbit) before Allaah, and the one who is humble is the one who is assured.”
• Empty our heart for prayer; focuses on it exclusive of anything else, and prefer it to everything else. Find joy and comfort.

more about
evaluating your level of khushoo’,
and how to get khushoo’ here:
http://alia.wordpress.com/category/islam/perfecting-salat/