A032
Surah: 022 - Ayah: 032
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22:32
You should be aware of the fact that in Islam taqwa (piety, God-fearing) is extremely important, because it is the spirit of all worship (cibadat). In order to attain taqwa, one has to struggle a lot. But note the compassionate nature of the Signs of God (shaca’iri’llah) and that by respecting and revering them, one attains the piety of the heart (22:32). The pure personality of the Imam of the time, who is the speaking Qur’an and the Jamacat-khanah, are among the Signs of God, and therefore, reverence for them results in the piety of heart and is also itself piety. For one of them is the hidden or spiritual House of God and the other is His apparent or physical House.
The initial stages of piety are within the confines of intention, its intermediate stages are related to speech and the final stages relate to actions. This means that the foundation of piety starts with the state and intention of the heart and passing through different stages of thought, it enters the stage of words and finally it enters the field of actions.
This shows that the foundation and centre of piety is in the human heart, as the wise Qur’an says:
“Those are they whose hearts Allah has tested for piety” (49:3).
And again:
“And whoever respects the signs of Allah, this surely is (the outcome) of the piety of hearts” (22:32).
This verse has been referred 4 times.