Prescription for well-being
Wahid Adnan / Driknews
We are given to understand that the Almighty is above all kinds of needs, then why did He order His subjects to practice religious rituals? Has any one ever thought like me? Well if I were still in Bangladesh, possibly this thought would not come to my mind as one has to come across untold sufferings from sunrise to sunset. I would like to believe that the Almighty has prescribed all these rituals for our well being. Sadly my guess is more than 80% of the Muslims have become non practicing and with the passage of time we are drifting farther away from the principles of Islam. Seek the opinion of any world famous fitness expert, I am more than sure he or she will admit after witnessing the physical positions of a Muslim in prayer that it is the best form of exercise. The Almighty has also prescribed one month's fasting; seek the opinion of a nutritionist. I am equally sure that he or she will admit that this fasting is highly beneficial to health. So Allah SWT prescribed all this for the welfare and well-being of man, for whom He has created everything that we see around us. If all the people of the world carried out His orders the way He intended, we would be left with no problem to deal with. Hence, without any doubt, Islam is a prescription for the well-being of mankind.
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