Intention Vs Action
And this is the answer and explanation to the question that gets most of the people begging for an answer; Why do we worship God? A simple answer has always been there – God doesn’t need our worship, its for our own selves. I think this Hujjat part talked above briefly is an important explanation to why we need it for ourselves (worship to God). Especially when it comes to the ‘Acts’ of worship specifically. To gage our own faith. For us to constantly review our level of Iman. That what is going on in my inner self – my thoughts, my philosophical side that progresses with knowledge, my intentions (each of these related to God). Do they hold weight in real as much as I ‘think’ they do? And translating these into action are a way for ME to check and gage. Second, what will follow by translating this ilm into amal would be ‘personality development’ which is again something we want for ourselves. To become pure slaves of Allah. What is also worth consideration is how these two; Both Ilm and Amal benefit and uplift eachother to and fro. Your ilm is purified, your amal will in return be better and enhanced. The more your amal enhnaces, the more your ilmi side is nourished and upgraded. @faisalharoon