The Inner Secrets of Worship

"Allah, the Most High, said:“I have only created the Jinn and mankind for My worship”[Qur’an (51):56]. In Islam worship is the right of Allah, the Most High. Worship is only directedto Him alone, without association or reverence to anything or anybody else.It is the right of Allah alone that His servants fulfil the acts of worship thatIslam has prescribed. Worship is everything that Allah loves, includingactions, deeds and speech. If you desire to build a close connection with your Lord, gain His pleasure,increase your love for Him, or to draw near to Him then this text is vital foryou. This work will not only change your perspective on worship, but it willenrich your soul towards being an obedient servant of Allah and give you aspiritual uplift that your soul needs. Often people complain about not finding inner peace, or the motivation toincrease in doing good deeds, this work with the permission of Allah will fillthat void. In this third instalment, Imam Ibn Qudamah sets out the importance ofworship and how worship has to be done with knowledge of the Qur’an andSunnah, as well as giving examples of our pious predecessors. It covers manyaspects of worship, such as Knowledge, Purification, Prayer, Zakat, Fasting,Hajj, Reciting the Qur’an, supplications and the excellence of the Night Prayer."