‘IBÂDAH - عبادة ‎

 

The hikmah and purpose of mankind’s creation. Carrying out Allah's commands and abstaining from His prohibitions. Being an ‘abd of Allah in the manner that the Sharî’ah ordered.

‘Ibâdah is acceptable if it is performed in the way Allah commanded and with the intention of gaining the acceptance and pleasure of Allah without aiming for any worldly benefit; otherwise, the deeds and services based on human ideas and inclinations cannot be qualified as ‘ibâdah within the sphere of religion.

(Please refer to the Signs of Miraculousness The Haqiqah of ‘Ibâdah and the compilation on ‘Ibâdah.)

 

The meaning of ‘ibâdah is this: at the Court of Allah, the ‘abd performs sajda with wonder and love before the perfection of rubûbiyah, the qoudrah of As-Samad and the rahmah of Allah by seeing his own faults, impotence and poverty. It means that just as the sovereignty of rubûbiyyah demands ‘ubûdiyyah and obedience, so do the sacredness and purity of rubûbiyyah demand that, by seeing his own faults, with istighfâr, tasbîh and “Subhânallah”, the ‘abd should declare that his Rabb is pure and free of all deficiencies, free of and exalted from the false (bâtil) ideas of the people of dhalâlah and pure and exempt from all the faults of the universe.

Also, the perfect Qoudrah of rubûbiyyah demands that, by seeing his own weakness and the impotence of the creatures, within admiration and wonder, in front of the indescribable greatness of the works of As-Samad’s Qoudrah, the ‘abd should say “Allahu Akbar”, bow into rukû’ with submission, seek refuge and do tawakkul on Him.

Also, the infinite treasury of rubûbiyyah’s rahmah demands that the ‘abd should display his own need and the poverty and needs of all creatures through the language of beseeching and du'â and should proclaim the favours and ni’mahs of his Rabb through shukr, praise and “Alhamdulillah”.

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