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The_Foundations_of_the_Islamic_Belief, page : 193
Nevertheless prayer over the dead is a formal ceremony, although it is also one of the acts of
worship.
To guard oneself against what is unlawful is, like prayer, among the obligations of the individual
towards
Allah. This is not contradictory to our saying that inheritance is the law of Islam. Islam is
surrender, in
fact complete surrender is that which includes both outward and inward acts. These are doubtful
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problems in jurisprudence, based upon the outward meaning of words, vague generalities, and
mechanical analogies. Consequently no one immature in knowledge should think that he could arrive at
absolute certainty in any of these cases, although it has been customary to cite them under those
parts
of scholastic theology where absolute certainty is the desired goal. For no one who follows the
common
practices and conventional formalities will ever succeed.
worship.
To guard oneself against what is unlawful is, like prayer, among the obligations of the individual
towards
Allah. This is not contradictory to our saying that inheritance is the law of Islam. Islam is
surrender, in
fact complete surrender is that which includes both outward and inward acts. These are doubtful
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problems in jurisprudence, based upon the outward meaning of words, vague generalities, and
mechanical analogies. Consequently no one immature in knowledge should think that he could arrive at
absolute certainty in any of these cases, although it has been customary to cite them under those
parts
of scholastic theology where absolute certainty is the desired goal. For no one who follows the
common
practices and conventional formalities will ever succeed.