Stillness
\r\n Fussilat (Clearly Expounded) - Chapter 41: Verse 39 (partial)
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"Among His signs is that you see the earth laid bare and then when We send down water on it, it quivers and swells."
The meaning of the earth quivering and swelling is that its bareness and stillness (khushu) has been removed and its place vegetation grows. This then shows that the khushu that it had was stillness, lowness, and lack of growth. The same applies to the heart: when it has khushu, its base desires and thoughts arising from the following of carnal lusts are laid to rest, and it breaks and submits to Allah, Mighty and Magnificent. Khushu replaces the hearts remoteness, haughtiness, arrogance, and lordliness. When it settles in the heart, the limbs, organs, and motions - even the voice - are stilled.
\r\nCompiled From:
\r\n "Humility in Prayer" - Ibn Rajab al Hanbali, pp. 21, 22