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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Ramadan: Motivation for excellence, Islamic Ideology, NewAgeIslam.com

Islamic Ideology
Ramadan: Motivation for excellence
Adil Salahi I Arab News
True submission to God means a happy acceptance of whatever comes from Him and a determined effort to carry out His commandments and implement His guidance. Worship plays an important role in all this. It strengthens the relationship between man and God and makes it an active relationship, which affects man’s behavior, values and ideas. In Islam, worship does not belong to the cosmetic or idealistic side of life. It is indeed an important part of the essential and practical side. By offering five prayers a day, everyday, Muslims acquire a very real sense of God’s presence with them every second of their lives. Thus, they have no chance to forget or overlook the fact that they have submitted themselves to Him. Hence, all their actions, ideas, and concepts about life, their role in it and their destiny are conditioned by this fact. Their overriding ambition becomes simple: to win God’s pleasure.

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