Discovering the Essence of Gratitude in Islamic Belief and Practice
Be Grateful to Receive FavorsWe all want an increase in goodness and stay away from punishment. How can we make that happen?
Allah Ta’ala says
“If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe,”
(Quran 14: 7).
How can we be grateful to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala? By honoring His commands, by offering our prayers at their appointed time and not when we will.
Gratitude should be expressed by the tongue, the heart and the limbs. Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala has blessed us with health, we should make the most of it by serving Him and His religion. Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala has given us wealth, we should spend it in His cause.
If one was told to count the favors of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala, he wouldn’t have ever been able to do it,
“And He gave you from all you asked of Him. And if you should count the favor of Allah, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, mankind is [generally] most unjust and ungrateful,”
[Quran 14: 34].
This is a challenge to entire mankind. We miss one thing from our lives and we claim Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala has kept us deprived. What about the one thousand others things that we have?
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