THE REMEMBRANCE OF GODTHE Quran exhorts believers to remember God often (THE QURAN 33: 41). Some people understand the command dhikr to mean the frequent repetition of the name(s) of God; to keep repeating

repeating even just the word ‘God’ or ‘Allah’ thousands of times while counting them on a tasbih or rosary beads. In reality however, this has no connection with the actual Quranic command. In the Quran, dhikr

to think about God often. Another verse of the Quran says: So remember Me; I will remember you. THE QURAN 2: 152 In this verse, God promises to remember us if we remember Him. Remembrance does not mean

experiences. On such occasions 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

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

chosen servants.LIMITLESS MAJESTY OF GODThe extremely vast universe suspended in limitless space being proof of the infinity of God’s majesty defies all description, making man stand in awe of his Creator.

Remembrance of God

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

accordance with God’s creation plan. The main reasons for them not doing so are their forgetfulness of the Hereafter, and their obsession with worldly pursuits. Then man lives his life in the remembrance of God

the presence of God. Everything serves to remind him of God. God’s remembrance is never absent from his heart and mind. His mornings and evenings are spent as if he is living in God’s neighbourhood. Just

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

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 higher authority—that without God’s blessings you could not achieve anything in this world. In the chapter Al-Qalam (the Pen), the Quran narrates the story of certain horticulturalists who omitted

certain orchard, who vowed to harvest all its fruits the next morning, without saying, ‘If it be God’s will.’ A calamity from your Lord befell the orchard as they slept. And by morning it lay as if it

this world without it being God’s will. God is the Lord of this universe. When one says Bismillah, one invokes God to provide His help. This is like seeking the permission of God Almighty. So, saying Bismillah

experiences. On such occasions 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

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

chosen servants.LIMITLESS MAJESTY OF GODThe extremely vast universe suspended in limitless space being proof of the infinity of God’s majesty defies all description, making man stand in awe of his Creator. The

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.

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 creations. It is but natural that all the creations

the earth to the heavens, all things are manifestation of God’s Beauty and Perfection. With their whole existence they serve as harbingers of God’s Being. Similarly in the world, as man leads his life, day

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. Dhikr

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 creations. It is but natural that all the creations

the earth to the heavens, all things are manifestation of God’s Beauty and Perfection. With their whole existence they serve as harbingers of God’s Being. Similarly in the world, as man leads his life, day