Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
Forms of Worship
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FORMS OF WORSHIP
Worship is a reality, not just an outward form.
What is true worship? It is an attachment to one
object above all else. It presupposes such
overwhelming preoccupation with that one object
that everything else is reduced to insignificance.
Claims to spiritual allegiance are of no value if one’s
chosen object of worship is other than spiritual.
When one considers a person worthy of being
bowed down to, one is actually worshipping that
person. When one attaches so much importance to
some worldly gain that one tends to overlook all
other considerations in order to achieve it, one is
actually worshipping that gain. When one
associates all one’s hopes and ambitions with
wealth, one is worshipping wealth.
In like manner, one is worshipping custom when
one places it above all other demands. One is
worshipping one’s own self when, overwhelmed by
selfishness and antipathy, one blindly seeks
revenge. One is worshipping the standard of living
when one is so obsessed with the idea of improving
