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There's a story mentioned by Imam Zahbi in Seer Aalaam un Nubalaa
He say's, there was a group of people
a group of people who were traveling at night, they came to this valley and
there were some woods
so they were getting themselves ready to sleep
as they were preparing themselves, a lion came about
so they jumped up, on to the tree's, taking shelter
but there was one person who had already started his night prayer
He was praying Qiyam al Layl.
the lion came, the man did not move. He kept praying.
so the lion was walking around, he turned around the guy
and then he left...
and thes guys came down,
they said: 'your crazy'
by the way I'm paraphrasing, I'm using my own words.
To put in context, they said the lion was here, you didn't move...
He said: I swear by Allah, I felt shy that I'm standing before Allah (swt)
and I fear something else
I was shy, that I stand infront of Allah,
and I fear one of His creation
What level of focus and khushoo (concentration) that is...very high