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Chapter One-THE PURPOSE OF ACTS OF WORSHIP

Chapter One
THE PURPOSE OF ACTS OF WORSHIP

The purpose of acts of worship is to draw man's attention to the privilege he has in the universe. That purpose is achieved by fully recognizing the Creator of the universe, having a spiritual journey towards Him, shedding off of all kinds of material pollutions from oneself, being illuminated with God's light, and being absorbed in infinite joy as a result of affinity with God Who is Absolute Beauty and Infinite Perfection.


This requires belittling the worldly pleasures against the pleasure of affinity with God hence being indifferent to fortune and misfortune in the world. In this relation, the Holy Quran says: لِكَيْلا تَأْسَوْا على ما فَاتَكُمْ ولا تَفْرَحُوا ِبما آتاكُمْ. ?So that you may not grieve for what has escaped you, nor be exultant at what He has given you? (57:23)?
This is the virtue of being pious and detached from the world, which is the outcome of getting to know God and man's full attention to a metaphysical world.

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