Chapter 9 : The Goals Of Islamic Belief

Chapter 9 : The Goals Of Islamic Belief –(Aqeedah)

A person’s goals are the destination that he wishes to reach by taking
certain actions. The Islamic ‘Aqeedah (belief) has goals and values that are the
destination of whoever preserves it:



1 - Seeking the Pleasure of Allah and worshipping Him alone. Allah is the
Creator who has no partners. Therefore, He alone must be worshipped and His
Pleasure must be intended by every action one takes.



2 - Freeing the mind from the confusion caused by not following this ‘Aqeedah.
Whoever does not believe in this ‘Aqeedah is either an atheist who is
worshipping material means or is a follower of misguidance and darkness caused
by false beliefs.



3 - Gaining psychological and intellectual satisfaction. The ones who
believe in this ‘Aqeedah do not fall victim to psychological complexes or
confusion. This ‘Aqeedah builds a direct and strong relationship between the
Lord and His salve. The believer accepts Allah as the Lord, the Legislator and
The King. He is satisfied with this belief. His heart is pleased with the
following of Islam and he would not exchange this pleasure for anything else.




4 - Purifying one’s intentions and deeds. This ‘Aqeedah protects one from
falling into misguidance in acts of Worship or in dealings with others. It
requires its followers to follow the path set by the Messengers. This path leads
to Safety and Purity in the hearts and actions.



5 - Being serious with regards to all matters. One does not pass the
chance to do righteous, good deeds, but he takes any chance to gain Allah’s
rewards. One is always on his guard against any path that leads to sin, fearing
Allah’s punishment. This ‘Aqeedah requires its followers to believe in the
Resurrection and the Day of Reckoning, “(For all there will be degrees (or
ranks) according to what they did. And your Lord is not unaware of what they do
" [6:132].



The Prophet also encouraged this attitude, “The strong believer is better and
more liked by Allah than the weak believer. However, each one of them has (a
certain degree of ) goodness. Seek what brings benefit to you and depend on
Allah. Do not be weak if any calamity befalls you, do not say: ‘Had I done that,
then this would not have happened.’ Only say: ‘Allah has ordained (this matter)
and whatever He will He does.’ “Had I,” opens the door wide for the Devil to do
his work” [Saheeh Muslim]



6 - Establishing a strong nation that strives to preserve its religion and
solidify its gains. This nation disregards the losses it concurs while
striving to preserve the religion. Allah said, what translated means, “Only
those are the believers who have believed in Allah and His Messenger, and
afterwards doubt not but strive with their wealth and their lives for the cause
of Allah. Those! They are the truthful” [49:15].



7 - Reaching happiness in this life and in the Last Life, by leading
individuals and groups to guidance and gaining their Lord’s bounties and good
rewards, “Whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, while he (or she)
is a true believer (in Allah) verily, to him We will give a good ljfe (in this
world), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of
what they used to do (Paradise in the Hereafter)." [16:97].



These are some of the goals that Islam seeks for its followers to reach. We pray
that Allah helps us and the rest of Muslims to reach them.