In both cases.

In both cases. However, we find that humanity historically, lives with a certain number of fixed needs faced equally by the man of the age of oil (i.e:, animal oil used for lighting) as well as that of the age of electricity. The system of rites in Islam is the fixed solution for the fixed needs of this sort, and for problems whose nature is not sequential; instead, they are problems which face man during his individual, social and cultural build-up.

Such a solution, called "rites," is still alive in its objectives until today, becoming an essential condition for man to overcome his problems and succeed in practicing his civilized vocations. In order to clearly know all this, we have to point out some fixed lines of needs and problems in man's life, and the role rites play in satisfying such needs and overcoming such problems.

These lines are as follows: the need to be linked to the Absolute the need for subjectivity in purpose and self-denial the need for inner feeling of responsibility to guarantee execution The system of rites is a way to organize the practical aspect of the relationship between man and his Lord; therefore, it cannot separate his evaluation from that of this very relationship and of its role in man's life.

From here, both of these questions are inter- related: First: What is the value achieved through the relationship between man and his lord in his civilized march? And is it a fixed value treating a fixed need in this march, or is it a sequential one linked to temporal needs or limited problems, losing its significance at the end of the stage limiting such needs and problems?

Second: What is the role played by rites as regarding that relationship and what is the extent of its significance as a practical dedication to the relationship between man and God? What follows is a summary of the necessary explanation concerning both questions:…