What is taqwa and why
The Qur'an urges one to attain taqwa. The best definition of taqwa is given by the eminent Companion Ubayy ibn Kab. Once 'Umar asked Ubayy ibn Kab, "What is taqwa?" Ubayy ibn Kab said, "Have you ever walked on the path of thorns?" Umar said, "Yes." Ubayy ibn Kab said, "How did you walk?" Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I have walked very carefully, so that thorns do not get stuck in my body." Ubayy ibn Kab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This is taqwa. (Tafsir Qurtubi, Ibn Kathir) Just as man is careful to avoid thorns on the thorny path, so is it to avoid what Allah has forbidden to avoid punishment and to do what Allah loves in order to be rewarded by Allah. Taqwa. Basically taqwa is an important act of worship in the heart. In simple Bengali it is called fear of Allah. Taqwa is the source of all good deeds, the guide to the path of virtuous deeds. Taqwa is to survive the punishment of Allah through good deed...