Concept Of Spiritual
JazakAllah khair for your detailed reply and the references.However, I think my question might be slightly different. I’m not referring to intense spiritual highs, tears, or temporary states at all. I already understand that these come and go, and that it’s biologically and psychologically not possible for humans to sustain extreme emotional states for long. I’m also not asking about fluctuations in Iman.What I’m actually questioning is the concept of spirituality itself — how it is often presented in Islam (and in almost every religion) as a kind of felt “connection” or inner presence with Allah. Many people describe it not just as emotional highs, but as a subtle, continuous feeling of closeness — like a quiet, soft sense of connection you carry within.In my case, I don’t experience that kind of “felt” connection at all. For me, ibadat brings awareness, discipline, inner peace, and moral clarity — but not that emotional or felt sense of connection. It feels more conscious and grounded rather than something I can “feel.”So Is this emotional/felt dimension of spirituality sometimes exaggerated or romanticized in how people describe it? Or is that subtle, constant “feeling of connection” actually something real and important that I’m not experiencing? Because from the outside, it seems like there should be something felt — even if not intense — and I don’t find that in myself. So I’m trying to understand whether the way I experience it (calm awareness without a felt connection) is already complete, or if I’m actually missing an essential part of spirituality.