How to focus during Namaz. iA Prayer of an Aabid: When an Aabid (worshipper) was asked "How do you achieve a salaah that is khushu?" His reply was simple: "I imagine that I'm standing on the Siratul Mustaqim, Heaven to my right, Hell to my left, and The Angel of Death looming behind me, and in front of me, Allaah subhaan wa taala - watching my every move." (Source Unknown)