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(Sura Banu Israel, 17:84) Action & Sincerity of Purpose If there is value for anything in the consideration of Allah (S.w.T.), it is the sincerity of purpose of His creatures. The Prophet (S) said: ‘Actions are judged by their intentions’ ( Innamal ‘amaalu bin-niyaat) If the purpose is to acquire the Wish of Allah (S.w.T.), and the actions too are in accord with His wish, and then it will make the person achieve great heights.
But if the purpose is selfish, or not totally legitimate, although the person always utters, “ Qurbatan ilalllah , and gives the impression of piety, there will be no use. Such a person will rise empty handed from his grave and his Nama-e-Aamāl (The Record of Deeds) will be blank. But if there is sincerity of purpose in a man, then everything falls in the proper place for him.
The Verse that we have referred to in this context says: “ Say (O our beloved messenger!): Every one acts according to his nature (shaakila); but your Lord best knows who is best guided in the path.” (Sura Banu Israel, 17:84) Now consider the meaning of the word Shaakila . If its meaning is nature or bent of mind, then the purport of the Holy Ayah will be that every person acts in accord with his nature and bent of mind.
If the person is in the influence of Rahmani (Legitimate) bent of mind, his actions will naturally be virtuous. On the other hand if his nature is dominated by satanic thoughts, his actions then will be prohibited ( Haram ). When a person's nature is Rahmani , his actions too are with sincerity of purpose, even then if there remain some aberrations in his acts, he might be forgiven for those minor faults. But when a person has satanic nature, his efforts at doing good deeds will be futile.
It is therefore imperative to mend one's bent of mind. Now let us consider the ways of mending the Shaakila . How the Shaakila becomes Rahmani ? On a Two-Way Lane Every human being has naturally been placed on a two-way lane of virtue and vice. As an individual he is neither virtuous nor vicious. He is like a clean and blank paper on which anything can be written or beautiful sketches can be drawn.