As a Muslim, it is obligatory upon us to perform Salat (Namaz) at the prescribed time. We all know the importance of these 5 prayers and it is not the intent of this post to revive its importance (click here for a powerful essay on this topic). Rather, I want to present a short/powerful tip for bringing more concentration/consciousness to our Salat.
The thought of standing in front of Allah (SWT) in itself should bring complete attention in the prayer. This thought is the key to consciousness in the prayer. Any deviation from it will cause a person to lose concentration which in turn will dwindle the full benefit of Salat.
In my personal experience, an important way to bring back the concentration (after losing it) is to concentrate on the word "Allahu-Akbar" and quickly ponder over its meaning. A little extra emphasis in thinking about this word will produce great benefits Inshallah. We all know Allahu-Akbar means "Allah is the greatest". This word should create an awe in us that we are in front of the greatest being (who knows everything about our thought process) and at this point he/she knows that I am not doing what I am supposed to do (i.e. concentrate on the prayer).
Allahu-Akbar is one of the most repeated words in the prayer and its full-realization should also bring more concentration on what we do in between its utterance.
Lastly, the best way to check on how conscious your prayer was: Try to remember which Surahs were read in 1st and 2nd Rakah of the prayer. If you cannot recollect it, you know where your mind was!
Click here for translation of what we recite in salat
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