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Summary
Sha'rawi distinguishes worship by compulsion, which every created thing renders without choice, from worship of love, which God wants from jinn and humans, who come to Him by choice. 1
The sphere of choice
Sha'rawi notes that the heartbeat and digestion are not under human choice, so the sphere of choice is whether one follows the method or leaves it. 1
Slaves and servants
Author's view
This is Sha'rawi's reading and is attributed to him. The scan gives no academic view on the distinction between compulsion and choice, and none has been checked.
Opinions on the question
The question: What is the difference between worship by compulsion and worship of love, and why is choice given to humans?
First opinion · Sunni tradition (the museum's frame)Main reference
Choice is the condition of worship as love; compulsion shows only power
Held by: Muhammad Mutawalli al-Sha'rawi
More opinions (2)
Academic viewSecondary opinion
Not checked in this batch
Other viewOther opinion
No other view presented
Sources
- Sha'rawi's Khawatir around the Holy Quran, volume one (scan copy) , p.80
- Sha'rawi's Khawatir around the Holy Quran, volume one (scan copy) , p.81
- Sha'rawi's Khawatir around the Holy Quran, volume one (scan copy) , p.82
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islam.museum contributors. “Worship of love and worship of compulsion”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/ibadat-al-mahabba-wal-qahr/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.