Sincerity of intention (ikhlāṣ) is
one of the most fundamental aspects of Islamic faith.
We always have the choice to either submit to God, the Lord of Majesty and Generosity, the Innovative Creator, the Self-sufficient, the One Who grants and takes lives, or to succumb to our own desires, lust, and allow evil to take over our lives.
Having sincere intention and purpose is the key to salvation and eternal life in Heaven for true believers. Without sincere intention, one does deeds seeking other than God’s pleasure and His reward in the hereafter, and thus acts as a hypocrite (munāfiq). Fame, material, status, social gains, showing off, and religious ostentation are perfect examples of intentions driven by worldly interest. Such intentions take one away from the straight path and are not compatible with the ikhlāṣ of the true believer.
We always have the choice to either submit to God, the Lord of Majesty and Generosity, the Innovative Creator, the Self-sufficient, the One Who grants and takes lives, or to succumb to our own desires, lust, and allow evil to take over our lives.
Having sincere intention and purpose is the key to salvation and eternal life in Heaven for true believers. Without sincere intention, one does deeds seeking other than God’s pleasure and His reward in the hereafter, and thus acts as a hypocrite (munāfiq). Fame, material, status, social gains, showing off, and religious ostentation are perfect examples of intentions driven by worldly interest. Such intentions take one away from the straight path and are not compatible with the ikhlāṣ of the true believer.
ʿUmar Ibn al-Khaṭṭab (a close Companion
of the Prophet Muḥammad) is reported to have said:
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“I heard God's Apostle saying, ‘Deeds are
rewarded according to their intentions, and everyone will be rewarded according
to what one had intended. Whoever travels abroad for worldly gains or to
marry a woman, his emigration will be rewarded according to that (intention)
which he emigrated for’ ”.
Now the questions arises: “does this
apply to someone who commits evil acts with good intentions?” Of course not. Only
deeds that are performed with sincere intention and within the boundaries of
what God made permissible are accepted. To further illustrate and put things
in context, following are examples of what qualifies as ikhlāṣ and
what does not:
In short, one has to turn and surrender
all one’s thoughts and deeds towards God.
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Co-citizen ��?
ReplyDeleteAll are Allah's creations.. Prophet Mohammed SAW .... show his diginity of responsibility to All the citizens not only for the co- citizen.. if he does only for his citizen means Islam cannot spread.
Agreed, Islam is Universal
ReplyDeleteDiscrimination of the followers of Islam gives bad impression, and we are going to be judged of our decisions which is not matches with divine instructions.