ATTRACTED TO ME
Who should you try to be like? To a famous singer, athlete, businessman who doesn’t need you at all, even if you die? or the one who loves you more than your parents and can protect you from all evil?
Inner light: I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life. I am the Light that illuminates the conscience and consciousness of every individual and leads to the path of truth and correctness. This light is God’s Truth, and that light gives daily guidance with an inner voice.
In many verses of the Qur’an, Allah has called a person who does not worship Him as dead. And here two parallels can be drawn, two main concepts can be distinguished. The first is the connection between life and death. Whoever worships the Creator is a living person. A person who refuses to worship God is dead, that is, spiritually dead, even if he eats and drinks and walks on earth.
The second image is the connection between light and darkness. Light has been given to those who worship Allah. What is the purpose of Inner Light? The purpose of light is to help and assist in reaching Paradise. The light helps to reach the right place in a short time without falling and without bad consequences. That is, the enlightened person knows his destination – Paradise and the right path to it – the Book of God – the Qur’an and the way to get there.
FUNDAMENTALS OF ISLAM
Shahada without knowledge and understanding of the family of the Basics of Iman is just temporary emotions and empty words. Before starting prayer, you need to carefully familiarize yourself with the basic concepts of Iman in order to get the maximum benefit from the prayer you read. The second status of the Islamic religion is the foundations of Islam.
Consists of five principles and often regulates a person’s external qualities and actions:
Reading two testimonies
– (Shahada) «La ilaha illallah Muhammad rasul-Allah»
– Performing five daily obligatory prayers
– Fasting in Ramadan
– Issuance of zakat to a person whose property exceeds a certain amount 5) A once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage
There are several conditions required to obtain a certificate of acceptance of Islam, the first is «La ilaha illa Allah (There is nothing worthy of worship except Allah).»
– Education that eradicates ignorance;
– Strong faith that eliminates doubts; 3) Acceptance is the skin of denial;
– Skin of disobedience – submission;
– Shirk’s skin – devotion;
– The skin of hypocrisy is honesty;
– The skin of hate is love;
– Denying objects of worship other than Allah and avoiding them, that is, avoiding Shirk
A Muslim knows the meaning of these conditions, does not doubt it, does not deny it, submits to it, is sincere, loves it with all his heart, and also rejects idols and deities other than Allah, then the evidence of accepting Islam will be correct and he will have a chance to achieve the mercy of Allah if this testimony (shahadah) reaches the heart.
The second condition for the certificate of acceptance of Islam is «Muhammad rasul-llah.» There are several conditions for recognizing the mission of the Prophet Muhammad:
– Undoubtedly believing what the Prophet said;
– Obedience to what the Prophet commanded;
– Avoiding things prohibited by the Prophet;
– Do not place anyone’s word higher than the words of the Qur’an, then the words of Muhammad (hadith);
– Do not introduce into religion what it does not prescribe for evil purposes, whether in words, deeds or beliefs;
– Do only what the Prophet has authorized (for example, saying greetings when his name is mentioned)
– Do not pray to the Prophet, do not ask him for help, etc.
– Respect the words of the Prophet and respect his hadiths
Solat (namaz) means «prayer» in Arabic. In Sharia: a set of certain actions and words starting with takbir (the words «Allahu akbar») and ending with taslim (the words «as-salamu alaikum»). Prayer is the most important pillar of Islam after the certificate of acceptance of Islam. Allah, the Most High, made the prayer of the Prophet Muhammad obligatory on the night of Migration over the seven heavens.
Saum (fasting) – linguistic meaning: «to refrain from something.» According to Sharia:
abstaining from food and drink from the time of morning prayer until sunset, as well as from other things that break the fast, with the intention of fasting. The post has two bases:
Avoid activities that break your fast from the time of morning prayer until sunset; Intention to worship Allah during this fast;
Zakat (obligatory charity) – linguistic meaning: «surplus», «growth (of harvest)». In Sharia: a fee levied on the property of a certain group of people that has reached a certain amount. This was considered the cleansing of the soul of God’s servant. And the distribution of zakat is a reason for the unity of the Muslim community, love and unity.
Hajj (pilgrimage) – linguistic meaning: «intention, goal, desire, departure.» In Shariah: Performing religious rituals at specific times in accordance with the Sunnah. Hajj is considered a pillar of Islam, and Muslim scholars unanimously agree that performing Hajj once in a lifetime is mandatory.
Ihsan
Ihsan has one basis: Worship Allah as you see Him, and if you cannot do this, worship as
Allah sees you. (during prayer)