4. By the end of this lecture, Insha’Allah,
you are expected to know:
Meanings of Ibadah
True Spirit of Ibadah
Islamic Concept of Ibadah
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5. What is ibadah?
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Ibadah (act of worship) is an Arabic word derived from `abd (a slave) and it
means submission.
It portrays that Allah is your Master and you are His slave and whatever a
slave does in obedience to and for the pleasure of his Master is `ibadah.
The Islamic concept of `ibadah is very wide.
The meaning of "ibadah" in the Arabic language is obedience, submission,
and humility.
*The Spirit of `Ibadah in Islam
By Syed Abul A`la Maududi
Muslim Scholar and Reformer
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9. According to great Imams
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Imam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) said,
"Ibadah is a collective term for everything that Allah loves and is pleased with from
amongst sayings and inward and outward actions."
[Majmoo'ul-Fataawaa (10/149)]
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11. "The "ibadah" is a collective noun that includes every thing that
Allah (S.W.T.) loves and accepts from sayings and the physical acts;
the hidden (acts by heart) and the openly (acts by limbs). The acts
by limbs include the prayer, zakah,fasting, hajj, straight talk, loyalty
(returning someone’s possessions to them), kindness with parents,
having good accord with relatives, keeping promises and treaties,
enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, fighting against
thekuffar and the hypocrites, kindness with the neighbor, with the
orphan, with the poor, with the wayfarer, with the animals,
supplication, remembering Allah, reciting Qur’an, and all things of
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12. The acts by heart include the love for Allah and His
messenger, fear of Allah, asking Him for forgiveness,
Having sincerity to Him alone in deen, being patient,
thanking for His blessings, accepting His judgment,
depending on Him, hoping for His mercy, fear from
His punishment, and all things of this nature are from
ofibadah worship." All this is supported by an
abundant number of evidences from the book of Allah
(S.W.T.) and the sunnah of His messenger (S.A.W.).
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31. For Details About Ibadah In Islam See the
Following Books
Quran ki char bunyadi istilahain,Syed Maududi(R.A)
Seeratun Nabi, Allama Shibli Naumani(R.A) &
Syed Sulaiman Nadvi(R.A)
Islam At a Glance, Sadruddin Islahi(R.A)
Islami Ibadat pe Tehqeeqi Nazar, Syed Maududi (R.A)
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