Man’s ultimate perfection lies in becoming a sincere servant or in seeing one’s inherent and complete needfulness. To reach it, one must worship Allah and strive to please Him. That is to say, he should prefer the will of Allah to that of himself: “Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most…
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There are some condition for the acceptance…
“There are some condition for the acceptance of acts of worship. The most important condition is purity of intention (Niyyat). Purity of intention with respect to a deed has the same significance that the soul has for the body. The absence of purity of intention during worship takes man further away from Allah. The Holy…
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Our duty towards the Almighty Allah…
Our duty towards the Almighty Allah is the most important duty of all and we must perform it with a pure heart and a sincere intention. It is the first and foremost duty of man to know his Creator. Since the Almighty Allah is the source of existence of every creature and the originator of…
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In the next state [of ‘ujb], if a misfortune…
In the next state [of ‘ujb], if a misfortune befalls him, or he faces any adversities, he complains about the ways of God in his heart and questions the justness of His actions that causes sufferings for the pious, the sincere, and the truthful, and showers His kindness and generosity upon the hypocrites (munafiq’un). He…
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