can we remember God morning and evening,
day and night, standing and sitting? There are two ways in which
this is possible: the first method involves those things that can
be done at any moment in time, and the second method involves actions
that need to be performed, such as actual worshipping practices
and rites, like Salat (Contact Prayers), Zakat (Obligatory Charity),
Hajj pilgrimage, etc.
without transforming one’s life into a state of seclusion
or hermitism? How can one remember God at all times during the normal
course of our daily life without withdrawing oneself completely
from everyday life and all its involvement? We know from the Quran
that we simply cannot live our lives secluded from others because
the Quran informs us that hermitism is not allowed.
Subsequent to them, we sent our messengers. We sent Jesus the son
of Mary, and we gave him the Injeel (Gospel), and we placed in the
hearts of his followers kindness and mercy. But they invented hermitism
which we never decreed for them. All we asked them to do was to
uphold the commandments approved by God. But they did not uphold
the message as they should have…. (57:27)
erse that we cannot withdraw ourselves from day to day life, and
we must continue to live out our time on earth within some kind
of community. So the question is how can we live out our personal
life, our family life, and our professional activities, in short
our total life on this planet, and at the same time ensure that
our every action, thought and deed is permeated with the remembrance
of God?
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