The Quran states: “Remembrance of God is surely the greatest thing.” (29:45) In other words it means that, for a person, remembrance of God is the greatest form of worship.

What is meant by remembrance of God? It does not mean any numerical or statistical exercise but rather it is one’s mental condition. According to a tradition, Ayes...

accursed, except remembrance of God and those things which are near to Him, and scholars and the seekers of knowledge.” (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 2322) The world and remembrance of God are interrelated

reference for remembrance of God is what has been called remembrance of God in this tradition. If this remembrance is in the name of God, it is direct remembrance of God. If someone remembers God without His

His name then it is indirect remembrance. Indeed the scholars and the seekers of knowledge desired by God are those who make their knowledge a source of remembrance of God. God is the Creator of the world

contemplation on God’s creation is another name for remembrance of God, and through it one is able to achieve that high level of firm faith which is called realization of God. Trying to observe God’s Being leads one

to reach this goal. Remembrance of God T he Quran states: “Remembrance of God is surely the greatest thing.” (29:45) In other words, it means that, for a person, remembrance of God is the greatest form

of worship. This remembrance of God is what is most desired of a human being. Therefore, the Quran adjures us to remember God very frequently (33:41). What is meant by remembrance of God? It does not mean

do all of them justice; one is obliged to admit that one’s worship of God can never be commensurate with His blessings. Ideally, man should always be in a worshipful state; he should remain in eternal

eternal supplication before his Lord. Five specific times of prayer have been ordained by a merciful God, Who does not wish to tax us beyond our capacity. Prayer, as the Quran says, is a duty incumbent on the

prayer is remembrance of God (20:14). Remembrance of God has even been called the highest form of prayer (29:45). If one keeps this reality in mind, the meaning of those verses which enjoin remembrance of God

the latent feelings, that is, godly feelings are awakened, and at that time such words of the remembrance of God come out as are of a creative nature. These words he had never heard from anyone, nor had such

from any book. This remembrance of God is of a very special nature. In other words, we can call it creative remembrance of God. It happens with the special divine blessing which God grants to His chosen

majesty defies all description, making man stand in awe of his Creator. The Quran states: “It was God who raised the heavens with no visible supports.”(13:2) This verse describes a great universal reality

Dhikr (Remembrance of God)Dhikr, meaning remembrance, that is, remembrance of God, is one of the basic teachings of Islam. The opposite state that of forgetfulness of God, is unpardonable negligence.

a reality of nature. At every moment man experiences those things, which are directly related with God. He sees the sun, the moon, the rivers, the mountains, the air and the water. All of these are God’s

Similarly in the world, as man leads his life, day and night, his attention is drawn at all times to God. Being influenced by God’s creation, his heart and mind produce

reaches this verse “those who believe and whose hearts find comfort in the remembrance of God – surely in the remembrance of God hearts can find comfort;” he is startled and then he begins to reflect on

before. This reality is that these material things are not any source of comfort: only the remembrance of God can bring comfort. There is, no doubt, a cure for human hearts in the Quran. But this cure

pursuits. Then man lives his life in the remembrance of God. He begins to feel the presence of God. Everything serves to remind him of God. God’s remembrance is never absent from his heart and mind. His

the remembrance of God. The concept of God in Islam provides man with an ideology in which loss is turned to gain and in which adversity brings with it good tidings. And it is in submission to God and

and living a God-oriented life that man finds complete fulfillment and purpose of

Others become restless at the remembrance of God. It is people such as the latter who are god fearing. Their belief in God is not the products of circumstances (that is, inherited by birth in a certain

certain family) but is a conscious discovery on their part. They have found God as a Superior Being and all their hopes and fears are associated with that same Being. Their restlessness does not allow them to

solicitude is not that of ignorance but results from the remembrance of God. The one who experiences great emotional stirring in remembering God is the truly knowledgeable person, while the one who is

Remembrance of God