In relation to the philosophy of the Sharia and the divine rules such
as prayer, fast, Hajj, admonishing fellow believers to do right and to avoid
sin, khoms, zakat and so on, it is appropriate that an important point should
be mentioned; when he or she chooses a religion, he or she should accept its
rules and regulations because each religion is defined along with its rules and
regulations. Therefore, if someone benefits from the name of the religion and
calls himself or herself with the name of the religion, he or she will be
called with the name of the religion apparently. In fact, we cannot call him or
her a religious person. For example, a real Muslim is a person that not only
accepts the Islam, but also accepts its rules and tries to act all of the rules.
He or she is like a person that has entered an organization and has been
evaluated. Therefore, he or she should accept its rules and should not act and
do anything with his or her desires.
Before he or she entered there, he or she did not have to obey its rules
because its rules did not include him or her. But when he or she accepts to
work there, if he or she uses its benefits and advantages, he or she should
respect its rules and follow them. If he or she is more organized and conscientious
and works more than a due time, he or she is granted more reward. But if he or
she is not dutiful in his or her job, he or she will be fired after several
warnings and will not use from its benefits anymore.
It is true about the acceptance of the religion. If he or she acts
the rules of the religion and is faithful to them, he or she will achieve whatever
has been promised in this world and in the doomsday. If he or she lives in the
world in a decent way, he or she will be appreciated and glorified and will be
qualified to be extolled according to whatever he or she has done and in the
doomsday, he or she will be sent to heaven. This matter is what the prophet had
announced. For example, if he or she
fulfills the obligations, gives up doing haram prohibited things, does
mostahab recommended actions and avoids doing makroohat disproved but not
forbidden things , he or she will be more rewarded and will be satisfied by the
people entering heaven. In contrast, if he or she is not faithful to them, he
or she should not expect to be rewarded. In addition, he or she is not
qualified to be rewarded and this point, that people will be rewarded or
punished based on their deeds is very important. If he or she is a really
decent person and his or her life has been like decent persons, he or she will
be sent to heaven along with the Imams and prophets and if someone is an adulterer, a polytheist and a
hypocrite, he or she will not be qualified to be a righteous person in
religious parties because his or her heart and mind are dark and are deprived
of spiritual, mental, thought, belief, moral and practical health. Hence, he or
she will be behaved based on his or her deeds. In fact, he or she has a close
relationship with his or her beliefs, morals and actions and heaven and hell
are according to the actions of the beliefs of people. It is completely clear
that heaven and hell will reveal facts and no one will be able to deceive and
to lie to others. But a person will be in a situation that not only will the
earth, the sky, the angels and the prophets witness the deeds of persons and
attest against them, but also the organs of persons will attest against them
and will talk according to the permission of God
وَ قالُوا
لِجُلُودِهِمْ لِمَ شَهِدْتُمْ عَلَيْنا قالُوا أَنْطَقَنَا اللَّهُ الَّذي
أَنْطَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَ هُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَ إِلَيْهِ
تُرْجَعُونَ[1]
Hence, a person should act in a way that she or he can benefit from
the promises of God and can get rid of the tortures of God. Of course, there
are a lot of matters in this area that should be discussed in their own part.
It seems that reviewing the holy verses of Zelzal Surah will reveal a lot of
facts. Especially this verse which states
يَوْمَئِذٍ
تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبارَها[2]
The end of this verse refers to the intention of an action whether
it is good or bad
فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقالَ
ذَرَّةٍ خَيْراً يَرَهُ وَ مَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ[3]
Hence, what is important to know is that if we act to the sharia and the divine rules correctly, it will
be beneficial for individuals and the society and it will have the happiness of
the world and the doomsday for them. Unfortunately, due to the lack of recognition
or superficial recognition towards the sharia of the Islam, some people attribute
features to the Islam that are in contrast with the nature of the Islam that is
selfless towards the exalted God. Of course, this lack of recognition is true
about the Gods of Ibrahim because some people consider difference among the God
of Musa, Isa and the prophet of the Islam, His excellency Muhammad peace of
Allah be upon him and his descendants whereas all of the prophets such as
these great prophets have talked about an absolute fact and a single God that
is powerful, elite and sagacious. All creatures benefit from his infinite
mercy. People that are also guided in the right path foster their talents and
benefit from infinite mercy devoted for righteous people. Hence, we need to be
alert enough and try to be in the path of bliss and happiness with correct
recognition of the Islam and with fulfilling obligations and
responsibilities.
1. Fussilat Surah/ verse 21
2.Al- Zelzal Surah/ verse 4
3. Al-Zelzal/ verses 7-8