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NEW MUSLIM
A New Muslim needs some help and support to understand and practice Islam gradually based on the priorities that were set up by Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him
"ISLAM GOVERNS EVERY ASPECT OF A MUSLIMS LIFE"
AND THUS HAS ITS OWN WAY OF LIFE
which guaranties happiness in this life and in the hereafter
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR SOUL?
The dualism between the body and soul is very clearly evident in the physical world. The body is subservient and the soul is in charge; however both are indispensable. It is just that the soul is the master while the body is the obedient servant.
The body has its rights and its demands upon us. However what worth does the body have without the soul? It is a mere corpse, no matter how powerfully or beautifully it is constructed. If the soul departs from it, it becomes a husk. Its beauty can only be realized in partnership with the soul.
People have a habit of letting themselves become fully absorbed in fulfilling their physical needs to the utter disregard of their spiritual ones.
WHY DO YOU NEED THE RELIGION ISLAM?
If we look to apply this concept within a religious context, we immediately notice that our acts of worship require the participation of both the body and soul.
The acts of worship will develop our faith and build our moral character on a basis of piety and certainty. This meaning can be seen in all acts of worship. They all seek to build a person’s character and perfect his moral conduct, his beliefs, and his faith. Our worship aims to cleanse and renew our hearts, making them free from base qualities like deception, avarice, rancour, and unbridled lust.
Our worship will also reform the relationship between the person and others. By developing a person’s character and cultivating within him certain values, a person’s worship results in his safeguarding the rights of others on every possible level of interaction.
This includes the relationship between husband and wife, parent and child, and likewise between neighbours and between the governed and the one who governs them.
Even the rights of animals and the environment are safeguarded in this way. Islam brings with it values governing a Muslim’s conduct towards everything that surrounds him.