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Quranic Wisdom

salvation in the world hereafter. This means that ibadat (or
worship) makes a worshipper very conscious about his daily
behaviour and his social conduct—in his family and other walks
of life. After performing the prayer, when the worshipper returns
to the society, he is a man with a difference.
For example, in his worship, the worshipper repeatedly says
Allahu Akbar, which means, ‘God alone is great, greatness is only
for God Almighty’. This saying inculcates the spirit of modesty
in the worshipper. At the end of this worship, he addresses all of
mankind by saying, Assalamu alaykum warahmatullah (peace and
blessings of God be upon you).

A believer who worships every day and imbibes within himself
this spirit from his worship is bound to become a person who is
very cautious in his behaviour. He would live a life of modesty.
He would live with the spirit of peace for all mankind.
This Quranic verse gives us a criterion to judge the veracity
of worship of every individual. If one’s worship qualifies this
criterion, then it is worship in the true sense of the word. Those
whose worship does not fulfil this criterion, it is merely a spiritless
ritual and not true worship.

A believer who worships every day and imbibes
within himself this spirit from his worship is
bound to become a person who is very cautious
in his behaviour.

According to the Quran (72:43), worship (salaat) is like a ticket
to Paradise. But this ticket will be granted by God Almighty only
to those persons who qualify the criterion given in the above
verse of the Quran (29:45).

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