Dini ni tendo la ndani na la wazi; na upendo na nia ndio msingi wa matendo hayo yote. Dini inafafanuliwa kuwa ni utii kwa Mwenyezi Mungu, ibada kwa Mwenyezi Mungu, na tabia njema anayoipenda Mwenyezi Mungu ~ - Ni utii wa lazima na endelevu (kwa Mwenyezi Mungu), ambao umekuwa tabia ya Uislamu. Kwa sababu hii, kuwa na tabia njema kumefasiriwa kuwa ndiyo njia halisi ya dini, katika Aya: (Hakika wewe (ee Muhammad) una tabia adhimu kabisa.)2 Ibn 'Abbas ~ alisema kwamba alimuuliza 'Aishah $ kuhusu tabia ya Mtume ~, naye akajibu: "Tabia yake ilikuwa Qur'ani." Imani ya ndani ya mtu huhitaji mapenzi ya kweli na unyenyekevu, katika kumwabudu Mwenyezi Mungu ~, ilhali imani ya nje ya mtu si lazima ihitaji upendo huu, licha ya kwamba kuna dalili za utii na unyenyekevu katika vitendo vyote vya ibada vinavyoonekana. Mwenyezi Mungu ~ aliita Siku ya Kiyama, Siku ya Dini (Yawm-ud-Deen); ni siku ambayo watu watahukumiwa kwa matendo yao, na watapokea thawabu njema kwa matendo yao mema, na adhabu kwa matendo yao maovu. Pia inaitwa Siku ya Malipo au Siku ya Hesabu. Mwenyezi Mungu ~ amesema: ({Basi, kwa nini hamrudishi roho mwilini mwake, ikiwa nyinyi ni wakweli?}) 1 Aya hii iliteremshwa kwa wale wote wanaokanusha ufufuo na hesabu; wao ni makafiri kwa sababu wanamkanusha Mungu Uwezo Wake, Uungu Wake na Hekima Yake. Mwenyezi Mungu ~ anawapa changamoto wazuie Malaika wa Mauti asiichukue roho yao wakati wa kufa kwao, au kuirudisha tena mara itakapochukuliwa. Uislamu ni dini ya kutunga sheria na kuamuru, na ni Dini ya Hesabu na Malipo ya Siku ya Kiyama. Mwenyezi Mungu ~ huamuru tu kile anachokipenda na kukiridhia, kwa hiyo chochote anachokichukia na kukichukia hukikataza. Kwa hiyo, Uislamu, Dini ya Mwenyezi Mungu, umejengwa kikamilifu juu ya Upendo na Radhi za Mwenyezi Mungu. Mtume ~ alisema: "Ataonja ladha ya imani (Iman), yeyote aliyeridhika na Allah kuwa Mola wake, na Uislamu kuwa mfumo wa maisha, na Muhammad kuwa Mtume wa Allah."2 Uislamu umesimama imara juu ya mapenzi, ambayo ndiyo sababu ulivyoamriwa na kuwekewa sheria, na ndiyo msingi wake. Sehemu yake ya hesabu inajumuisha kumlipa mtendaji wema kwa wema wake, na mtendaji wa uovu kwa makosa yake, kwani mambo yote mawili anayapenda Allah ~, kwa kuwa yanatokana na Haki Yake na Ukarimu Wake, ambavyo ni Sifa za Ukamilifu Wake. Uislamu, Dini ya Allah, ndiyo Njia Iliyonyooka, na Allah ~ yupo katika Njia Iliyonyooka; katika Amri Zake, Makatazo Yake, Thawabu Zake na Adhabu Zake. Allah ~ ametujulisha kuhusu Mtume Wake Hud ~, aliyewaambia watu wake: ("Namshuhudisha Allah na nyinyi mshuhudie kwamba mimi ni mbali na yale mnayomshirikisha naye. Basi nifanyieni hila nyote, wala msinipe muda. Nimemtegemea Allah, Mola wangu na Mola wenu! Hakuna kiumbe hai chochote ila Yeye anamiliki utosi wake. Hakika Mola wangu yuko katika Njia Iliyonyooka.")1 Hud ~ alitangaza imani yake katika Uweza Mkuu wa Allah ~, na kwamba hakuogopa watu wake makafiri, ambao mambo yao yako chini ya Mkono wa Allah ~. Muislamu anapoamini kwamba Allah ~ yuko katika Njia Iliyonyooka, katika Maamuzi Yake yote ya Kimungu, hakuna tena hofu kwamba anaweza kudhulumiwa. Mtume ~ alisema: "Muislamu anapopatwa na huzuni na dhiki, akasema: 'Ee Allah, mimi ni mja Wako, mwana wa mja Wako, mwana wa mjakazi Wako, utosi wangu uko Mkononi Mwako, Amri Yako juu yangu inatekelezwa milele, Hukumu Yako juu yangu ni ya haki. Nakuomba Wewe; kwa kila Jina lililo Lako, ambalo Wewe mwenyewe Umejiita nalo, au ulilolishusha katika Kitabu Chako, au ambalo Umemfundisha yeyote katika viumbe Vyako, au ambalo Umelihifadhi katika Elimu ya ghaibu iliyo kwako; ufanye Qur'ani kuwa uhai wa moyo wangu na nuru ya kifua changu, na kuondoka kwa huzuni yangu, na kufunguliwa kwa wasiwasi wangu." Allah ~ humwondolea wasiwasi wake na huzuni yake, na huibadilisha kuwa faraja na furaha. Maswahaba wakasema: "Je, tujifunze maneno hayo?" Naye ﷺ akajibu: "Ndiyo, kila Mwislamu aliyeyasikia anapaswa kuyajifunza."

Religion is both an inner and manifest deed; and love and will form the basis of all those deeds. Religion is defined as obedience to Allah, worship of Allah, and good character beloved to Allah ~ - It is the necessary and continuous obedience (to Allah), which has become the character of Islam. It is for this reason that having good character has been interpreted as the true way of religion, in the Verse: (Verily, you (0 Muhammad) are on an exalted standard of character.)2 lbn 'Abbas ~ said that he had asked 'Aishah $ about the character of the Prophet ~' to which she replied: "His character was the Qur'an." One's inner belief necessitates true love and submission, in worshipping Allah ~. whereas one's manifest belief does not necessarily require this love, despite the fact that there are signs of obedience and humiliation in all the visible actions of worship. Allah ~ called the Day of Resurrection, the Day of the Religion (Yawm-ud-Deen); it is the Day on which people are judged for their deeds, and receive good rewards for their good deeds, and punishment for their bad deeds. It is also called the Day of Requital or the Day of Reckoning. Allah ~ said: (Then why do you not, if you are exempt from this reckoning and recompense, bring back the soul to its body if you are truthful?) 1 This Verse was revealed to all those who deny the resurrection and reckoning; they are disbelievers because they deny God His Omnipotence, Godliness and Wisdom. Allah ~ challenges them to stop the Angel of Death from taking away their soul in their dying moments, or to bring it back again once it is taken away. Islam is a legislative and commanding religion, and the Religion of the Reckoning and Recompense of the Day of Resurrection. Allah ~ only commands what He loves and is pleased with, so whatever He ~ hates and dislikes He prohibits. Therefore, Islam, the Religion of Allah, is all based upon Allah ' s Love and Pleasure. The Prophet ~ said: "He would relish the flavour of faith (Iman) , whoever became pleased with Allah as Lord, with al- Islam as the code of life, and with Muhammad as the Messenger of Allah."2 Islam stands firmly with love, for which reason it has been prescribed and legislated, and upon which it is based. Its reckoning aspect consists of recompensing a good-doer for his/her beneficence, and an evil-doer for his/her misdeeds, as both matters are loved by Allah ~' for they are derived from His Justice and Graciousness, which are Attributes of His Perfection. Islam, the Religion of Allah is the Right Path, and Allah ~ is on the Right Path; in His Commands, Prohibitions, Rewards and Punishments. Allah ~ has, informed us about His Prophet Hud ~ ,, who said to his people: ("I call Allah to witness and bear witness upon you that I am free from that which you ascribe, as partners in worship with Him. So plot against me, all of you, and give me no respite. I put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving living creature but He has the grasp of its forelock. Verily, my Lord is on the Straight Path.")1 Hud ~I declared his belief in the Omnipotence of Allah ~. and that he did not fear his disbelieving people, whose affairs were under the Grasp of Allah~- Whenever a Muslim believes that Allah ~ is on the Straight Path, in all His Divine Decrees, he is no longer scared that he might be unjustly treated. The Prophet ~ said: "When a Muslim is afflicted with grief and distress, and says: 'O Allah, I am Your Servant, son of Your Servant, son of Your Maidservant, my forelock is in Your Hand, Your Command over me is forever executed, Your Decree over me is just. I ask You; by every Name belonging to You, which You named Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or that You taught any of Your creation, or that You have preserved in the Knowledge of the unseen that is with You; that You make the Qur' an the life of my heart and the light of my breast, and the departure for my sorrow, and a release for my anxiety' , Allah ~ removes his worry and grief from him, and changes them to relief and pleasure." The Companions said: "Should we learn them?" He ~ replied: " Yes, every Muslim who has heard them should learn them." 1