ISL201 Lecture 7 Practical Law (Ibadat)
(From VU Recommended Book By A.S Bukhari and M.D Zafar)
PRACTICAL LAW (IBADAT)
Ibadaat
is the plural of the Arabic word Ibadaat,
which is derived from “Abd” meaning a
servant and slave. Thus the meaning of ibadaat
is servitude and slavery. Almighty Allah says in the Holy Quran:
“I created the jinn and human
kind-only that they might worship Me.” (Surah Al-Zariyat: 56)
This
clearly means that the purpose of creation of mankind and jinns is that they
devote themselves to the worship of Almighty Allah.
The
requisites which constitute together ‘Ibadat’
are:
1.
Fidelity to Allah.
2.
Obedience to Allah; and
3.
Respect and reverence for Allah.
Therefore,
what Almighty Allah has said in the verse quoted above actually means that He
created these two species “so that they will be faithful only to Allah and to
no other being, that they will follow the commandments of Allah only, that they
will not listen to the order of anybody else against Him, and will bow their
heads in respect and reverence only to Him and to none else. These three things
have been described by Almighty Allah in the comprehensive term: ‘Ibadat’. This is what is meant by all
those verses in which Allah has commanded that ‘Ibadat’ be rendered to Him. The gist of the teachings of our Holy
Prophet (p.b.u.h.) and of all the Prophets (p.b.u.h.) sent by Allah before him,
is
“You worship none save Him.” (Surah
Yusuf: 40)
Which
means that there is only one Sovereign to Whom you must be faithful, and that
Sovereign is Almighty Allah, that there is one law which you should obey and
that is the law of Allah and there is only One Being who should be worshipped
and that Being is Almighty Allah.
The
term Ibadat carries a wide meaning in
Islam. It means to obey the laws of Allah at every step of life; to act in all
matters in conformity with the mode laid down by Almighty Allah; to distinguish
between Halal (lawful) and Haram (forbidden); and to abstain from
lying, back-biting, slandering and passing sarcastic remarks, and like vices.
The
fundamental and obligatory, ‘Ibadaat’
are included in the five Pillars of Islam. They are Salat (prayer) Saum
(fasting) Hajj, and Zakat. The aim of
these Ibadaat is in the reality to
prepare a Muslim for that big Ibadat which
he has to perform throughout his life in all conditions. Salat reminds us five times a day that we are slaves of Almighty
Allah and to Him alone is due our servitude. Zakat repeatedly brings home to us the truth that the money we have
earned is a gift of Almighty Allah and that we should not spend it on corporeal
urges only, but render what is due to our Creator. Hajj makes a great impression of love and majesty of Allah on our
hearts; if once this impression gets rooted, its effect will never abate during
the whole life. Fasting is a source of piety and enables a man to acquire a
pious life.
Ibn Umar reported that Holy Prophet
(p.b.u.h.)
said, “Islam is built on five things, the
bearing of witness that there is no god but Allah and that Mohammad is the
messenger of Allah and that the keeping up of prayer and the payment of Zakat
and the pilgrimage and fasting in Ramadan.”
It has been reported in
Hadith-I-Jabrael that Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) said that Islam is to witness
that there is no god except Almighty Allah and that Mohammad is His messenger
and that you should offer Prayer, pay zakat, keep fast and perform Hajj of the
Holy Ka’aba, if you can afford.
(Agreed)
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