Ibadat ka haqiqi tasawwur (Syed Abul A'la Maududi) Quran ki ro se ibadat woh asal maqsad hai jis ke liye insaan ko paida kiya gaya hai "وَمَا خَلَقتْ الجِنَّ وَ الاِنسَ اِلَّا لِیَعبْدْون۔" (الذّٰریٰت۱ ۵:۲ ۵) "Maine jinn aur insano ko is ke siwa kisi kaam ke liye paida nahi kiya hai ke woh meri bandgi karein." Anbiya jis gharz ke liye dunya mein bheje gaye woh is ke siwa kuch nahi thi ke insaan ko Khuda ki ibadat ki taraf dawat dein "اَنِ اعبْدْو ا َ وَ اجتَنِبْوالطَّاغْوت" (النحل) "Allah ki bandgi karo aur taghoot ki bandgi se bacho." Pas hamare liye yeh janna bohot zaruri hai ke ibadat se murad kya hai aur Islam mein jo ibadat hum par farz ki gayi hain un ki asli rooh kya hai? Dunya ko chhod kar kunoon aur gosho mein jaa baithna aur Allah Allah karna ibadat nahi balkay dunyawi zindagi ki sari zimmedariyon ko sambhal kar Khuda ke qanoon ki pabandi karna ibadat hai. Zikr-e-Ilahi ka matlab yeh nahi hai ke zabaan par Allah Allah jaari ho balke asli zikr-e-Ilahi yeh hai ke jo cheezein Khuda se ghaafil karne wali hain un mein phanso aur phir Khuda se ghaafil na ho. Dunya ki zindagi mein jahan qanoon-e-Ilahi ko toornay ke be shumar mauqe bade bade nuqsaanon ka khauf liye hue samne aate hain, wahan Khuda ko yaad karo aur us ke qanoon ki peyroui par qaim raho. Hukoomat ki kursi par baitho aur wahan yaad rakho ke main bandon ka Khuda nahi hoon. Adalat ke mansab par mutamkin ho aur wahan zulm par qadir hone ke bawajood khayal rakho ke Khuda ki taraf se main adalat qaim karne par mamoor hoon. Zameen ke khazanon par qabiz aur mutasraf ho aur phir yaad rakho ke main un khazanon ka malik nahi balke ameen hoon aur pai pai ka hisaab mujhe asal malik ko dena hai. Faujon ke commander bano aur phir khof-e-Khuda tumhe taqat ke nashe mein madhosh hone se bachata rahe. Siyasat o jahan banai ka kathin kaam hath mein lo aur phir sachai, insaf aur haq pasandi ke mustaqil asoolon par amal karke dikhao. Tijarat aur maliyat aur sanat ki baghien sambhalo aur phir kamiyabi ke zariye mein paak aur napak ka imtiaz karte hue chalo. Ek ek qadam par haram tumhare samne hazar khush numaiyon ke sath aaye aur phir tumhari raftaar mein lghzish na aye. Har taraf zulm o jhoot o dagha, fareb aur badkari ke raste tumhare samne khule hue hon aur dunyawi kamiyabiyan aur madi lazzatein har raste ke siray par jhilmilate hue taj pehne khari nazar aayen aur phir Khuda ki yaad aur akhirat ki baazpars ka khof tumhare liye band-pa ban jaye. Hudood Allah mein se ek ek hadd qaim karne mein hazaron mushkilain dikhayen, haq ka damaan thamne aur adalat o insaf par qaim rehne mein jaan o maal ka zayaan nazar aaye aur Khuda ke qanoon ki peyroui karna zameen o aasman ko dushman bana lene ka hum maani ho jaye, phir bhi tumhara irada mutazalzal na ho aur tumhari jabeen azam par shikan tak na aaye. Yeh hai asli ibadat, is ka naam hai yaad-e-Khuda, isi ko zikr-e-Ilahi kehte hain.aur yehi woh zikr hai jis ki taraf quran mein ishara farmaya gaya hai ''phir jab namaz poori ho jaye to zameen mein phail jao aur allah ka fazl talash karo aur allah ko kasrat se yaad karte raho, shayad ke tumhein falaah nasib hojaye.'' roza. ek tarbiyati course islam insaan ki duniyawi zindagi ko ibadat mein tabdeel kar dena chahta hai. is ka mutalba yeh hai ke aadmi ki zindagi ka koi lamha bhi khuda ki ibadat se khali na ho, la ilaha illallah ka iqraar karne ke saath yeh baat lazim aa jati hai ke allah ko insaan ne apna ma'abood tasleem kiya hai, is ka abd yaani banda ban kar rahay aur banda ban kar rehne hi ka naam ibadat hai. kehne ko to yeh choti si baat hai aur badi aasani ke saath ise zabaan se ada kar diya jata hai magar amal an insan ki saari zindagi ka apne tamam guushon ke saath ibadat ban jana asaan kaam nahi, is ke liye badi zaberast training ki zaroorat hai. is liye zaroori hai ke khaas tor par zehan ki tarbiyat ki jaye. mazboot karakar paida kiya jaye. aadat aur khosiyat ko ek saanche mein dhaala jaye aur sirf infiradi seerat hi ki tameer par ikhtefa na kar liya jaye balkay ek aisa ijtima'i nizaam qaim kiya jaye jo bade paimane par afraad ko is ibadat ke liye tayar karne wala ho aur jis mein jamaat ki taqat fard ki pusht panah, us ki madadgar aur us ki kamzoriyon ki talaafi karne wali ho. yehi gharz hai jis ke liye islam mein namaz, roza, zakat aur hajj ki ibadatein farz ki gayi hain. un ko ibadat kehne ka matlab yeh nahi hai ke bas yehi ibadat hai. balkay is ka matlab yeh hai ke yeh iss asli ibadat ke liye insaan ko tayar karti hain. yeh us ke liye lazmi training course hain. inhi se woh makhsoos zehanat banti hai, us makhsoos karakar ki tashkeel hoti hai, munazzam aadat aur khosiyat ka woh pakka saanche banta aur iss ijtima'i nizaam ki bunyadiyan istawaar hoti hain jis ke baghair insaan ki zindagi kisi tarah ibadat-e-ilahi mein tabdeel nahi ho sakti. in charo cheezon ke siwa aur koi zariya aisa nahi hai jis se yeh maqsad haasil hosakay. issi bina par in ko arkaan-e-islam qarar diya gaya hai. yaani yeh woh sutoon hain jin par islami zindagi ki imarat qaim hoti aur qaim rehti hai.