Pious practice aims to make worship govern everyday life, not just fulfill ritual duties

Evidence

Note that the challenge Hajj a Faiza regards as central to her work does not have to do with educating Muslims in the basic performance of religious du.. ties (such as praying fi times a day, fasting, and the like); as she says, most of the people she works with perform these duties regularly. She is concerned in.. stead with those Muslims who, despite performing their religious duties, have lost the capacity to render all aspects of their lives—o which worship is sim.. ply one, albeit an important, part-into a means of realizing God’s will. Hajja Faiza’s emphasis on practice, therefore, addresses the problem of how to make moral precepts, doctrinal principles, and acts of worship relevant to the or.. ganization of everyday life. — Saba Mahmood, Politics of Piety, 325

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies that the da’wa movement’s concern is not ritual performance but rendering all of life into worship.