yearns for God alone and puts implicit trust in Him, one is, in reality, worshipping Him. To concentrate one’s emotions on something else is to worship others besides Him. A person who worships God will invoke

minimal; a particular form that this diminution takes is fasting. His adoration of God compels him to strive towards God, and one historic manifestation of his longing is Hajj. He does unto others as he

regular, practical form. The whole life of a true worshipper of God, both inwardly and outwardly, becomes an act of worship, bowing only to God and fearing Him alone, putting His considerations first and foremost

oneself from things other than God, one instantly feels that one has come close to one’s Creator. One begins to experience the presence of God. Man is the creation and God is his Creator. As such, it is

is human nature that he should come close to God to the ultimate extent. But various things, such as pride, negative thinking, etc., separate man from God. Tazkiyah aims at thoroughly purifying man of

than God, one instantly feels that one has come as close to one’s Creator as it is humanly possible to come. One begins to experience the presence of God all around one. The level of nearness to God depends

one youth had to say in reply: My people, let us hurry and be the first to follow this man, for by God, the People of the Book used to tell us that a Prophet would arise from the Sacred Territory, and that

a warning for human beings, inviting him to reflect on his present and his future. It means that God created us with great potentials and possibilities, but by underutilizing them, we make ourselves the

construct a home of their dreams, only to leave it when death arrives, being sent to the home that God has destined for them in the Hereafter. Detachment from One’s Greatness When a well-known person

happy that they accepted him as their hero. After narrating this story, the Quran says: “God does not waste the reward of those who do good, who are righteous and steadfast.” (12:90) What qualities did

THE LESSON OF DEATHDeath announces that man’s existence is in the power of Someone Else, God. As long as He wants, He keeps man alive in this world and when He wants, He brings death to that person.

actions. Wise is one who prepares for the Hereafter, so he can be held deserving of eternal Paradise by God Almighty. Every man and woman has to face death. Someone will die today and another tomorrow. Death

one youth had to say in reply: My people, let us hurry and be the first to follow this man, for by God, the People of the Book used to tell us that a Prophet would arise from the Sacred Territory, and that