Understanding Salat — Page 210
Understanding S al A t 210 have to pray and seek help from God Almighty? One only is in need of prayer when all other means are not available except His alone; only such a person supplicates from his heart. Thus, the prayer: “Our Lord, grant us good in this world” is only recited by those who consider God as their True Lord, and they have firm belief that all other false gods are com- pletely worthless before Him. ( Tafs ī r Hadrat Mas ī h Mau’ ū d, vol. 2, pp. 371, 2:202) The Promised Messiah as said, one must turn the world and all that belongs to it into a means of serving the Faith. No one must think that the aforementioned implies that an individual should have no relation whatsoever with worldly affairs. This is not what I mean, nor does Allah Almighty forbid a man to engage in worldly matters. In fact, what Islam does forbid, is asceticism. This is the way of cowards. The more diverse a believer’s worldly associations, the more they advance in higher ranks, because their prime objective is religion, and the world along with its wealth and honour serves the Faith. Hence, the fundamental point is that the world must not be one’s ultimate objective. As a matter of fact, in pursuing worldly affairs, the primary purpose must be religion, and the world ought to be pursued