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It says: "When he prevails, he strives to do corruption on the earth, to destroy the crop and the progeny; and Allah loves not corruption" Holy Qur'an (2:205) [ 21 ] By way of making more explicit the meaning of servitude and how it takes in all man's individual and social activities in general, without its being confined to certain rites and practices, we state hereunder the areas where servitude is expressed through man's worship of Allah the Exalted: 1- RATIONAL SUBMISSION By this we mean that rational submission which is based on a convictional understanding, conscious of Allah's greatness and might.

This attitude should be the result of the certitude of conviction: Contemplating Allah's creation and greatness, and convincing oneself mentally and explicitly, are the major ideological basis of submission to servitude, and upon which shall be constructed all levels of the mental and social behaviour charaterizing man.

The Qur'an draws attention to Abraham's observations and his submission, so that the addressee may be inspired by the context of the rational submission that expresses the concept of servitude to Allah, in order that the mind does not take the repulsive attitude of obstinacy or pride.

"And thus We did show Abraham the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth that he might be of those having certainty." Holy Qur'an (6:75) The Qur'an presents a model of the thinking man who uses his intellect and conscience to ascertain the truth and discover its dimensions: "Those who remember Allah standing and sitting and lying on their sides and ponder over the creation of the heavens and the earth: Our Lord, You have not created this in vain.

Glory be to You; save us from the punishment of the fire." Holy Qur'an (3:191) These are examples given by the Glorious Qur'an so that we may recognize the hidden connections between logical submission to the greatness of Allah and the smallness of the mind on one hand, and feeling to urge to worship on the other hand.

It is a natural progression then, that man reaches the conclusion that everything in this universe had been created with the loftiest of divine knowledge and wisdom, unmatchable by human beings, and that man is but a small creature before its greatness. His test is to strip off the apparel of arrogance and pride, and bow down to the greatness of Allah, proclaiming submission and servitude to the Great Creator.