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The One and Only Secret to Inner Peace
What is the secret to inner peace? How do we achieve that? Humans are inherently weak creatures. Their power is far from satisfying their needs and desires, leaving them at the mercy of others, be it other humans or even unconscious beings such as rain. However, many of those beings either do not know them or do not show them the degree of mercy they seek for and the individual is left on their own. It is not difficult to imagine the state of mental torment such an individual experiences. Bediuzzaman mentions that worship is a cure to this state. How is worship the secret to inner peace? Worship strengthens…
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Is working a waste of time?
Working is the means by which we provide for ourselves in this fleeting world. Yet what about the afterlife? Does working benefit our afterlife as well or is it only for this world?
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How do animals and unconscious beings worship God?
In the previous post, we discussed what it meant for prayer (salat) to encompass all the various types of worship belonging to conscious beings such as humans, angels, and the Jinn and those of unconscious beings like trees and mountains. So how do animals and unconscious beings worship God? They submit to God Humans and the Jinn are the only beings who possess free will. Those of us who obey and submit to God do so by choice. The rest like animals and unconscious beings do not possess free will and therefore submit to God by default, thus worshipping Him. For instance, does the earth ever reject to spin around…
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Happiness and Worship Directly Proportional
Worship no doubt leads to happiness in the hereafter. But what about this world? How does worship bring happiness to our earthly lives?
