The World And Divine Worship..

[Abu Hafsat]

As-Salaam alaikum, 

"I DID NOT CREATE THE JINN AND MANKIND EXCEPT TO WORSHIP ME" (51:56)

The final purpose of the world is nothing but Divine Worship. Devotion or worship, ultimately, is in 3 stages:-

(1) Devotion of ordinary people: obedience to God's Commands. 

(2) Devotion of the elect on the mystical path: Increasing of intention and will and cultivation of sincerity. 

(3) Devotion of the elect of the elect (akhassu l-khassa) : Serving God with love. 

In all these 3 forms/stages, Devotion should/must be seen as the presence of the heart, whereby one gets immersed in the ocean of love and connecting to the Divine in his/her acts of worship.