5.10. THE COMPREHENSIVE NATURE OF GOD-CONSCIOUSNESS
A detailed elucidation of the foundations and branches of God- consciousness is too vast of a topic to be covered here as that covers the entire religion. The source of all good, however, is a servant’s sincerity (ikhlas) towards his Lord in his worship (ibada) and seeking of assistance (isitiana). Allah says:
‘It is you we worship and you we ask for help.’ (al- fatibah (1): 5)
And
‘So worship him and rely upon him.’ (hud (11): 123)
And
‘Upon him i have relied, and to him i turn back to.’ (shura (42): 10)
And
“So seek from Allah provision and worship Him and be grateful to Him.”(al- Ankabut (29): 17)
In having these traits, the servant stops his heart from connecting with the creation and consequently seeks no benefit from it nor acts for its sake. Instead, he directs his concern towards his Lord, Most High, by constantly invoking Him in every need, whether poverty, need, fear, or anything else, and by doing all that is beloved (to Him) for His sake. For those who master this, the results are beyond description.
By Shaykhu’l-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
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