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Real Worship
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For example, when you are reading this article, you are using your mind, your eyes as well as the external light—sunlight or electric light. All these things were not created by you, but are supplied by God Almighty alone. Remember this divine bounty and present your gratefulness to God. This is acknowledgement and acknowledgement is what makes you a deserving of receiving further bounties. This is mentioned in the chapter Ibrahim (Abraham) of the Quran in these words:
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Remember the time when your Lord declared, “If you are grateful, I will surely bestow more favours on you; but if you are ungrateful, then know that My punishment is severe indeed.” (14:7)
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This is God’s promise to man and God never betrays His promise.
According to the Quran, worship of God controls one’s character. In the chapter al-‘Ankabut (The Spider), the Quran says:
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Surely prayer restrains one from indecency and evil (29:45)
This Quranic verse gives us a very important aspect of worship. It presents the true picture of the worship of God.
Worship is not a spiritless ritual. Worship is a living act. A worshipper recites verses of the Quran during his prayer. These verses tell him about the dos and don’ts of his daily life. They tell him what the secret of success is and how one can obtain salvation in the world hereafter. This means that ibadat (or worship) makes a worshipper very conscious about his daily behaviour and his social conduct—in his family and other walks of life. After performing the prayer, when the worshipper returns to the society, he is a man with a difference.
For example, in his worship, the worshipper repeatedly says Allahu Akbar, which means, ‘God alone is great, greatness is only for God Almighty’. This saying inculcates the spirit of modesty in the worshipper. At the end of this worship, he addresses all of mankind by saying, Assalamu alaykum warahmatullah (peace and blessings of God be upon you).
A believer who worships every day and imbibes within himself this spirit from his worship is bound to become a person who is very cautious in his behaviour. He would live a life of modesty. He would live with the spirit of peace for all mankind.