5 Purposes of Ibadah (Acts of Devotion to God)
In Anse Shehnaz’s new class, we explore the inner dimensions of ibadah, which are acts or expressions of devotion to God. Ibadah rests upon a foundation of ubudiyah, which is the quality of being a seeker and servant of God. It is about knowing who we are in relation to God, and is expressed and manifested in things like our trust, our gratitude, our sense of honoring, and our sense of awe in Him.
What does being pulled from darkness into His Light look like?
Shaykh Hamdi began this Friday sermon by reminding us that the true power of the human lies within our bowing to God, with our hearts. To have our hearts submitted to God and attached to Him, exclusively – refusing to have our hearts attached to anything less than Him. This is what God calls us to in our dhikr and litany of “Allahuakbar”, commonly translated as “God is the Greatest”. Shaykh Hamdi proceeded with the core message of the sermon, reminding us that our religion is something to experience and something to live rather than a list of things to do.
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