Taqwa

Piety in Practice In other words, piety, like each of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, helps us to live our lives as full and complete human beings. Piety draws us to Mass; it prompts us to pray, even when we may not feel like doing so.

Tawakkul (Arabic: تَوَكُّل‎) in the Arabic language, is the word for the Islamic concept of the reliance on God or “trusting in God’s plan”. It is seen as “perfect trust in God and reliance on Him alone.” It can also be referred to as God-consciousness. Tawakkul is also considered a natural result of extreme zuhd.

The word taqwa has various meanings which include God consciousness, awe or fear of Allah which inspires a person to be watchful of wrong actions and strive toward acts which please the Creator. Fearing Allah becomes an honorable state of a worshipper which will lead him to a much higher state than the ordinary person.

7 Ways to Increase Your Fear of God

1. Be Careful with Exposing Yourself. Be careful with exposing yourself to scary movies, graphic video games etc.
2. Realize that it is a Blessing. Allah says:
3. Reflect on the Fear of the Creation. Did you know the Day of Judgment will be on a Friday?
4. Think of the Fear of the Companions.
5. Advise Yourself and Others.

Taqwa meaning is to fear from Allah when you we do bad act or things so every Muslim must know about what is Taqwa and how to develop our self according to Islam.

Taqwa is a cardinal virtue that enables one to take good care of oneself out of gratitude towards Almighty God for His gift of life as well as of faith. Attainment of a higher quality of Taqwa is possible for those who accept and act upon the Divine Guidance.

More Tips and Steps to Increase Taqwa:

1. Be alert to whatever may divert you from Allah.
2. Be alert to the carnal pleasures that may lead to the realm of the forbidden.
3. Ascribe all material and spiritual accomplishments to Allah.
4. Never consider yourself higher or better than anyone else.

forbearance, fear and abstinence

The main characteristics of the muttaqin (the person who taqwa) are ma`rifatullah, establishing prayers with special khusyu ‘, giving his beloved property to those who may receive it, holding back anger, even forgiving mistakes and doing ihsan; be patient in various circumstances and keep promises when he promises.

Thus, for one to attain to the level of al-Ihsan, one has to be submissive to Allah as Abraham was submissive to Him. And spend of your substance in the cause of Allah, and make not your own hands contribute to [your] destruction, but do good; for Allahloveth those who do good.

LEVELS OF FAITH: Islam, Iman, and Ihsan are terms that Muslims often hear. Yet many of them are not aware of the actual meaning of these terms. These terms hold a great meaning and as Muslims, we should be aware of them.

“Ihsan” is an Arabic term meaning (Perfection) or (Excellence). It is a matter of taking one’s inner faith and showing it in both deed and action, a sense of social responsibility borne from religious conviction.