THE DEFINITION OF TAQWA

Taqwa means that one has the urge to disobey and one prevents oneself from doing so. One undergoes the pangs of not sinning. This grief creates the light of piety. Had there been no substance of disobedience, then one would not have prevented the soul from desires. Allah Ta'aalaa says: " He prevented the nafs (soul) from desires". the one who does this is considered as pious and entitled to enter Jannah. When one has to prevent desires, the exixtence of desires is essential. The close servants of Allah Ta'aalaa prevent their soul from becoming embroiled in desires. they endure the grief of abstention because the nature and food of the nafs is sin. Due to this abstention, piety is being created. Had the substance of disobedience been absent, no one would have become pious.