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The action of the heart include love for Allah, reliance upon Him,
turning to Him in repentance fearing Him, having hope in Him,
devoting the Deen sincerely to Him, having patience in what He
orders and forbids, having patience with His decrees and being
pleased with them, having allegiance for His pleasure having
humility for Him and humbling oneself in front of Him, and
becoming tranquil with Him.
The action of the tongue is to convey what Allah has revealed, to
call to it, defend it, to expose the false innovations, which oppose
it, and to establish its remembrance and to convey what it orders.
The actions of the limbs include Salaat (prayer), Jihad (fighting in
the cause of Allah), attending the Jumuah prayers and the rest of
the Jamaat (congregational prayers), assisting those who are
unable and acting with goodness and kindness to the creation and
other such acts….” 104
Some Major Forms of Worship
Love: Loving Allah is worship of the heart and is the greatest
form of worship that is obligatory on every Muslim. Love of Allah
is not the love, which one feels towards one’s kindred, but love in
Islam is ‘submission and obedience’, as Allah declared: “Say (O
Muhammad ): If you love Allah, then follow me (i.e. Prophet
Muhammad ), Allah will love you.” 105
Shirk in the love of Allah is thus the love, which results in full
submission and obedience to someone other besides Allah - Love
that leads to disobedience to the Commandments of Allah is
Shirk. Allah says: “Yet of mankind are some who take others as
rivals besides Allah. They love them as they love Allah but
those who believe, love Allah more (than anything else).” 106
Hope (Tawakkul): Tawakkul is greatly associated with worship, as
Allah says: “So worship Him (O Muhammad ) and have
104 See Ibn al Qayyim’s Madaarijus-Saalikeen V.1, p.100 - 105.
105 Soorah al-Imran (3): 31.
106 Soorah al-Baqarah (2): 165.
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