Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Third Fascicle

At this point, the point of the pen broke.
Salâm to those who are on the right way!
[Some people who have not understood Islam and some
enemies of Islam say that Muslims are selfish, egoistic and
arrogant. To those who perform namâz they say, “Instead of
performing namâz in order to escape Hell, get up and serve
people.” Above we have explained very well that the Islamic
religion is not a religion of egoism, and that those who are not
egoistic are dearer. As for performing namâz, Muslims, contrary to
what the ignorant think, do not worship in order to escape Hell or
to attain comfort. They worship because it is Allah’s command,
because it is a duty. “Duty is to do what is commanded by the
commander and to avoid what he prohibits.” If two commanders’
orders do not agree, the superior commander’s order will be done.
Even in the military the primary duty is to do the superior
commander’s order. In order to deceive youngsters, the enemies of
Islam say, “Duty is sacred. Duty first, and namâz thereafter.” Yes,
duty is even more sacred than they think it is. But the primary duty
is to do the command of the most superior commander. The most
superior commander is Allâhu ta’âlâ. The first duty, therefore, is
namâz. No superior, no commander, no ranking officer should
change this duty. One should perform namâz during the breaks, in
dormitories or — if there is no other way — even in restrooms.
However, the best thing to do is not to work with such black and
stony-hearted enemies of religion and to stay away from them.
Surely, Allâhu ta’âlâ will give a Muslim more sustenance through
some other way. Imâm-i Ghazâlî says in his book Kimyâ-i Sa’âdat:
“There will be no fertility in a job that hinders the namâz or makes
it difficult. There is abundance in those jobs that are convenient
for the namâz.” He says in the seventy-ninth page: “Rasûlullah
states: ‘Muslim means a person who does not harm Muslims with
his hand or tongue.’ Each Muslim should be so. A hadîth states:
‘Of you, the one with the most perfect îmân is the one with the
most beautiful moral character.’ ” As is seen, even îmân is
measured with morals, with being useful to others. In my work
Islâm Ahlâk› (Ethics of Islam), published in Turkish in 1981, [1] the
good manners Muslims should develop are written in detail. When
performing namâz a person extends salâms to all Believers and
[1] Seventh edition of its English version was accomplished in 2008
(A.D.).
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