Creator, Allah Almighty, Has told us the purpose of our creation, then it is also obligatory upon us to engage ourselves in attaining this goal and worship Allah Almighty abundantly. Moreover, it is also evident that as we have been commanded to worship, at the same time, we have also been guided in terms of how to perform the worship. Therefore, we should learn how to perform worship and do so accordingly. For example, whether we are to offer Fard Salah or Nafl Salah, we will have to fulfil all its requirements. If we want to perform worship through the recitation of the Holy Quran, then we will have to learn how to recite the Holy Quran correctly. If we are to perform the Fard Hajj, then we will have to learn the important rulings of Hajj. In case Zakah is Fard upon us, then we will have to learn the rulings of Zakah.

If we study the Seerah of the righteous predecessors, then we will come to know that:

 ٭All righteous people of Allah Almighty had a deep yearning for worship and ascetic practices.

 ٭Their (righteous people’s) days and nights were spent in worshipping and obedience.

٭ Their favourite activity was to spend their entire time in the remembrance of Allah Almighty. You will find both aspects, acquiring knowledge and worshipping, to be very prominent in the Seerah of the blessed Awliya.

In order to increase the passion of worship and intending to follow the footsteps of the righteous predecessors, let us listen to two parables regarding abundant acts of worship of the blessed Awliya رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی.

Worshipping in the entire night and observing Sawm throughout the day

1. It is narrated that Sayyiduna Habib Najjar رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would worship in the entire night and keep Sawm throughout the day. Moreover, whatever food was presented to him for Iftar, he would distribute that too among others and spend the entire night hungry in Qiyam. When