eternal bond with God. A bond of this kind will give him renewed freshness. If this bond is broken for any reason, he will become like a dried up tree. Remembrance (Zikr) of God is the link to God Almighty. What

remembering God mean? It is not just the repetition of certain words. It is to remember Him again and again in different situations. For example if you see a tree, you will see the miracle of God in it. Your

Your heart will say, ‘O God! The way you have made the tree green and fresh, so also in the same way make me like a green tree'.

can bring. Similarly, if someone gets angry with a person and seeks to exact revenge from him, remembrance of death can work a miracle in him. He will think, “When my revenge cannot harm anyone in the eternal

Hereafter.” Remembrance of death thus works as a powerful mechanism for self-correction and self-restraint. It can help us avoid negative actions and to engage in positive actions. Remembrance of death makes

as well as serious about it. It reminds us that one day we must leave this world of men and enter God’s world. This reminder becomes a very potent means for our self-correction. Death Just Can’t Be Defeated

every man and woman therefore can be described in one line: Be cautious. Try to establish contact with God and angels, and try to detach yourself from the evil forces of both man and Satan. Attachment and detachment

Believers, remember God with much remembrance. (33:41) God Almighty is the Creator of the Universe. God is the highest reality. God is beyond time and space. God is omnipresent. God is greater than all

all great things. God is supreme in every sense of the word. Remembering God, in other words, means remembering the Higher Reality. This kind of remembrance inculcates in one’s mind, high thinking and high

REMEMBRANCE OF DEATHNot Morbid HISTORY is a witness to some famous people’s futile attempt towards conquering death. Take the example of Louis XI (1423- 1483), the king of France, who ruled the country

the grave. The Messenger of God said: “These hearts rust just as iron rusts" When someone asked what is the method of polishing, the Prophet replied, ”Frequent remembrance of death and recitation of

after which we cannot do anything. In this way, remembrance of death encourages us to engage in planned action for the things we have to do in life. Remembrance of death also helps promote intellectual awakening

event that supposedly causes the end of life. But according to the Islamic understanding of life, remembrance of death means that reflecting on death, a person should prepare for the period of life that comes

MAKING GOD ONE’S SUPREME CONCERNFaith in God is for man to discover God to the extent of loving Him more than anything else. Praise (hamd), thanksgiving (shukr) and remembrance (zikr) are expressions of

of our love for God. The strongest human feeling or emotion is that of love. When man makes something his supreme concern, it naturally happens that a feeling of love becomes associated with that thing

this word. Faith in God is for man to discover God to the extent of loving Him more than anything else. The Quran says that “those who believe love God most.”(2:165) One who loves God the most is one who

3. Dhikr (Remembrance) Dhikr means to remember—in Islamic terminology it means to remember God. When man discovers God, the Creator, the Almighty, who will reward as well as punish for our good and bad

bad deeds, it is inevitable that the thought of God comes to dominate one’s mind. At all times and in all situations, one remembers God. This remembrance is known as dhikr. When a person has reached this

this stage, this is a sure indication that he has found God with all His attributes. 4. Salat (Prayer) Salat means prayer. It forms the most important part of Islamic worship. It is obligatory for a Muslim

reality about death will begin to remember it all the time. The remembrance of death will remind him of the Hereafter, and the remembrance of the Hereafter will remind him of all the things which are related

PRAYERAll praise is due to God, the Lord of the Universe; the Beneficent, the Merciful; Lord of the Day of Judgement. You alone we worship, and to You alone we turn for help. Guide us to the straight path:

wrath, nor of those who have gone astray. (1:2-7) I am God. There is no deity save Me; so worship Me alone, and say your prayers in My remembrance. (20:14)

meaningful life here and now. Remembrance of death doesn’t make a person inactive and listless. On the contrary, it can make him much more active, in a very positive way. Remembrance of death can inspire us

phase of our life. If we are aware of this fact, remembrance of death can become a very strong motivational force for positive action. He who created us—God—has made us as eternal creatures. In this sense