Partial Obedience
Will be Unacceptable
In this regard, Quran states,
o
‘Do
you accept one part of our book and deny the other? Any one and among you who
does that would be punished gravely in the hereafter and will be disgraced in
the life of this world. And , God is not unaware of what you do!’
o
‘Hypocrites
will be in deepest pits of Hell and will not find anyone to help them’.
o
‘O
believers! Why do you preach what you yourself do not do? This displeases God
to a great extent’.
Fulfilling
the Islamic Obligations
A great Islamic philosopher Dr Mohammad Iqbal has
implied in his poetry that the very thought of religious obligations shivers
him.
A companions of the Prophet (PBUH) narrates, “ the
Prophet said, five things that there is only one God, and that Mohammad PBUH is
his last Prophet, praying regularly, giving in charity/alms, performing
pilgrimage of the house of Allah ‘Kaba’ and fasting in the month of Ramzan.
One must keep in mind that these five pillars of Islam
are very fundamental and fulfil its requirements as a religion.
But, as a complete system, it demands more. If one
tries to sketch it out like Dr. Israr Ahmad has , the first pillar is more like
a foundational base and the other four
are the supporting structures of the building, i.e. testifying lie in the
foundation, prayers, fasting, alms/charity and pilgrimage are the four
structural supports. It is obvious that this building cannot be erected without
these said pillars.
However, these five elements will complete the first level
only. On top of this floor will lay the structure or building of Islam as a
complete system.
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