Awe Sustained

ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

Dhul-Jalāli wal-Ikrām — Lord of Majesty and Generosity

تَبَارَكَ اسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

Blessed be the name of thy Lord, Mighty and glorious

Surah Ar-Raḥmān (55:78)

Intention

Today, I will pray one prayer with the same awe I felt during Ramadan's best night.

Reflection

Dhul-Jalāli wal-Ikrām after Ramadan — the awe you felt in tarāwīḥ, the intimacy of suhoor du'as, the tears of the last ten nights — all of that was an encounter with Majesty and Honour. Continuity means not letting that encounter fade into a memory. He is still majestic. He is still generous. The encounter is still available. You just have to keep showing up.

On this verse

His Name is blessed — tabāraka. The blessing is in the Name itself. Say it, and the encounter continues.

Du'a

Be persistent — aliẓẓū. The instruction didn't expire with Ramadan.

Hadith

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Be persistent in calling upon: Yā Dhal-Jalāli wal-Ikrām.'

— Sunan at-Tirmidhī 3524 (graded ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī)