God draws towards him anyone He wants to, and guides
the one in the right direction who seeks His guidance.
There are two motives of human actions. The first one
is the intent. The saying regarding this is:
“The reward of actions depends upon the intention”.
The second motive of human actions is knowledge and understanding
of the obligations, in this context religious.
The first source for understanding Islam is Quran and
for further insight there is Hadith or in other words Sunnah of the Holy
Prophet PBUH. Sunnah includes the actions as well as saying of the Prophet
PBUH.
Religious
Duties and their Pre-requisites
In this context,
three things are very basic:
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First,
we should act on these.
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Second,
we should propagate these.
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Third,
we should establish these Islamic regulations.
First Duty
Acting on Islam
Four terms are
to be explained:
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Islam
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Obedience
·
Abstinence
·
Worship
Islam
This first term refers to the fact that one should
submit his will to God. Using the basic terminologies, the clause would be to
surrender or the give up resistance
Quran Says!
“O you who believe, enter Islam completely”.
It implies either take it all or leave it all. There
is no such concept as partial obedience or partial transgression. Because,
partial obedience would be counted as no obedience.
Obedience
This term furthers the insight fullness on Islam. The
obedience with sincerity and hearty intent is required, Quran says!
“And, obey God, and his prophet (PBUH) and if you
ignore them then know that prophet’s responsibility is to give the message of
God to the people and not more than that”.
So, thinking that if one obeys God partially, that
would suffice, is a very wrong notion, rather a misconception, The least would
be to at least struggle to achieve the level of total obedience.
Abstinence
This is the third important term and it means fearing
God and so refraining from the unlawful. Or, not breaching God’s laws because
of the fear of punishment. God says in Quran!
‘O you who believe, refrain from the unlawful, as it
is required, and beware that death must not reach you in the state of
infidelity’.
Worship
This is the fourth important term. It implies that one
should devote himself to the cause of pleasing God. Quran say!
‘I (Allah) have created Jins and human beings to
worship me’.
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