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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Pearls and Corals (lu’lu Wa Marjaan) Treatise On the Condition of Sincerity Required By Religious Speakers SINCERITY The original goal and the overall purpose of the Messengers and the Holy Scriptures was to pull mankind towards Allah (swt).

It was to show them clear signs and firm miracles in order to inform them that He (swt) is One, Wise, Able and Besought, the Creator, Sustainer, Protector, the One who takes and gives life to all, and that He (swt) has no partner in these affairs. The Messengers and their vicegerents (as) through their clear words and sufficient proofs, clarified these Attributes of Allah (swt) for us.

In order to bring mankind to a platform of belief, acknowledgment, and submission, and for mankind to act upon what they had been commanded to do, the Prophets themselves went through tribulations. They were verbally abused, experienced hardships, and sacrificed their lives and wealth for this noble cause. This was with the hope that people will recognize their Lord.

Furthermore, it was with the hope that mankind would recognize themselves as being needy, incapable, and submissive servants and would not see or recognize anyone except Him (swt) as their Creator and Sustainer. It was with the hope that mankind would ask for their needs from Him (swt), fear calamities, and ask Him (swt) to remove them. If they disobeyed Him (swt), they would seek forgiveness from Him (swt) and renounce their disobedience.

For those who believed and showed conformity to the message of the Prophets, they were prescribed with rules on how to live and taught about ethics. Some of the actions that were prescribed, pertained to the heart and others to the limbs. Through these acts, people could express their servitude and admit their inabilities, constraints and neediness. They could ask Allah (swt) for their needs and give Him (swt) the right of His (swt) Divinity.

In Islamic lexicon, these prescribed actions are referred to as worship ( عبادة ), which means to honour religious rites and display servitude. This worship will not reach the precipice of perfection and will not be considered correct unless and until the worshipper recognizes himself to be a servant and under the thraldom of Allah (swt).

Many times, people worship and are content with that which Allah (swt) has allotted for them, but they have not understood the true meaning of servitude and do not consider themselves to be true servants.