AOA can anybody help me? in providing some material about importance of obligatory and non obligatory worship or Ibadah .
and wisdom behind obligatory and non obligatory worship .
I am doing my thesis on [IMPORTANCE OF OBLIGATORY AND NON OBLIGATORY WORSHIP IN LIGHT OF SURAH MUZAMIL]
so i need some authentic data from books with full reference in English ,links and articles will also work
if anyone can help me as soon as possible .I shall be thankful to them
Re: I need authentic info about importance of obligatory and non obligatory worship/i
I will attempt here and now to give my perspective as it becomes 'clearer' in my mind's eye in my own quest for answers. A large piece of it came from the 5th (?) example of the 'palm tree' thread posted by our "mod", br. Muhammad.
The question of obligation is circumstantial. There is a basic level, if everything is normal. Then there are additional ones, too. The higher up the ladder we go in life, the higher the responsibilities are. The greater the test. The greater the obligations.
An example, it becomes an obligation for a man of means to aid a man in need than it is for a man without means to help a man in need.
Whatever good we learn via the Quran or sunnah, we are obliged to practice. It is not good to ignore let alone forget. However, we know our weaknesses, we wrong ourselves and see forgiveness and guidance...
I get the feeling that the obligation is something that should grow and keeps growing, in scope and depth as we grow and gain knowledge and incorporate them into how we conduct our lives. . I don't feel that there is any hard and fast rule on obligations per se except that it is on par with the place you are at.
You give your word that you will do something then it becomes an obligation to fulfil that pledge.
We cannot be responsible to tell people that Islam is all about these basic stuff. It really should be about starting with these and proceed to other...
Re: I need authentic info about importance of obligatory and non obligatory worship/i
You can browse the internet for the info...
I found this for you..
"And assuredly We have sent among every people a messenger (with the command): worship God…" (Quran 16:36) Worship in Islam has so many facets that it is difficult to describe them all in words. The most general meaning of worship in Islam is inclusive of everything which is pleasing to God, whether they deal with issues of belief, or deeds of the body. It may include everything a person perceives, thinks, intends, feels, says and does. It also refers to everything that God requires, external, internal or interactive. This includes rituals as well as beliefs, work, social activities, and personal behavior, as human being is a whole, such that every part affects every other. Worship may be classified into two types: 1) Specific Beliefs, feelings and visible acts of devotion paid in homage to God which He has commanded. 2) All other acts of goodness generally encouraged in the life of a Muslim. Devotion to God
This facet of worship entails that one fulfill certain deeds which God has commanded in His religion, whether they deal with the inner self or the outer body, and whether they be obligatory or voluntary. This facet of worship is not only limited to following His commandments, however, but it is also inclusive of leaving those things which He has forbidden. Worship in this sense, maybe defined as anything believed, felt, or done as an act of obedience to God. In this respect, worship may also be called servitude, as it is in essence living one’s life in complete servitude to God, doing what He commands, and avoiding what he forbids, as a slave lives within the will of his master. In essence all creations are slaves of God, whether they like it or not, for they are all subject to the laws He has placed within His creation: "There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes unto the Most Beneficent (God) as an obedient slave." (Quran 19:93) "To Him submitted all creatures in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly." (Quran 3:83) But worship differs from servitude in that it must be coupled with love, awe and reverence. No act of obedience is regarded as worship unless it is coupled these feelings; one must love the action and love, hold in awe and have reverence for the One the action is being performed.
I am not saying that this is correct (but merely an example of what could be found on the net) but it does make sense. It does in a way 'complement' what I felt about the topic. So if we know that in performing an act pleases Allah and that is a part of 'worship' can we still feel not obligated to do it? Especially if we had the means, capacity, time and opportunity to do it?
Last edited by greenhill; 03-02-2015 at 05:24 AM.
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