The Holy Qur’an says...

The Holy Qur’an says: ﴿ ما عِنْدَ كُمْ يَنْفَدُ وَ ما عِنْدَ اللهِ باقٍ ﴾ “That which is with you will be spent but what is with Allah shall last.” [^8] It also says elsewhere: ﴿ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ ﴾ “Everything is to perish except His Face.” [^9] 2.

Changing the material into the spiritual If the purpouse behind {man’s} deeds be a Godly one if man could set the intention, motive and direction of his activities along the path of the divine will, and conduct himself as a true servant of God, even his mundane acts such as eating, dressing, traveling, visiting, housekeeping, studying, and all his daily chores would become spiritual.

On the contrary, sometimes even the most sacred of works, if done with materialistic and worldly motives, could lose their worth. 3. Individual and collective development Worship of God demands a total disregard of personal whims and caprice; non-glorification of any race, garment, language, land, and city; association with God, the Ultimate Power and Perfection. And gratitude to the Bestower of blessings.

‘Allamah Iqbal Lahuri said: آدم از بى بصرى بندگى آدم کرد گوهرى داشت ولى نذر قباد و جم كرد يعنى از خوى غلامى ز سگان پستتر است من نديدم كه سگى پيش سگى سرخم كرد Due to a lack of insight, man serves another man, He possessed a gem but gave it to others, He is worse than dogs in his slavish demeanor, I have yet to see a dog bow down before another. Worship improves individuals as well as societies.

In most cases, the corruption in society emanates from, and is caused by the inclination to worship any other, besides God. Dimensions of worship In the culture of Islam, worship { ‘ibadah } is higher than its manifestations such as prayer and fasting. Acts which are beneficial to the people are all acts of worship. We shall point to some activities which are reckoned as acts of worship in Islam: 1.