called abundant remembrance of God (zikr-e-kaseer) (62:10). This abundant remembrance of God is not simply a matter of repeating words. It is, in fact, an intellectual act of seeing God’s signs in material

indecency and evil and remembrance of God is greater. God has knowledge of all your actions. (29:45) Be ever mindful of prayers, especially the middle prayer; and stand up before God in submissive devotion

for God will find expression in many ways. Even uttering such words as praise (hamd), thanksgiving (shukr), and remembrance (zikr), as we find in the Quran, is also an expression of our love for God. It

praise be to God, signifies love for God (Alhub-bu-lillah). Praising God means loving God. Gratitude to God also means loving God. Remembering God also indicates a strong love and affection for God. The Quran

this to say: “Remembrance of God gives one’s heart peace of mind”. (13:28) This means, moreover, that it is only love of God which can give man peace of mind in the real sense. Belief in God begins with

Remembrance of God in Times of EaseIn May 1982, the editor of The Hindustan Times did a fieldstudy to understand the mentality of Indians. On the basis of his research, he concluded this about them: When

When a catastrophe strikes, God is tops. When all is tranquil, money manages to push God down to the second place. This is true not only of Indians, however. It applies to most people across the globe

globe actually. A person remembers God when he is in difficulty or feels helpless. At that time, he thinks only of God. But when the situation improves and he is no longer faced with any problem, he makes

hearts find comfort in the remembrance of God — surely in the remembrance of God, hearts can find comfort.” (THE QURAN 13: 28) Being unaware of the creation plan of God makes one dissatisfied, and

plan instantly makes one satisfied. It means that those who have discovered God have also discovered the creation plan of God. This discovery gives them the right explanation of nature. And when they realize

cherished goal. This sense of incompleteness was not created by man himself. Rather it is a creation of God. When we observe that, except man, all creatures of the universe are living with a sense of completeness

elevation of man to a plane where the mind is focused on the higher, non-material realities of a godly existence. Its opposite is materialism, a course followed all too often in this world. To put it another

one who rises above it is spiritual. He obeys the injunction of the Quran: Be devoted servants of God. THE QURAN 3: 79 To understand what constitutes materialism, imagine yourself looking at a palatial

thanksgiving to God that we attain complete pleasure. A car ride can be exhilarating, but the pleasure that comes from a deep perception of reality—on sensing the indescribably unique power of God as manifested

and that my silence should be meditation; and my word remembrance of God; and my vision keen observation. These were no just glib words; they were a reflection of the Prophet’s very life. Poignant

of his inner being, an unquenchable spirit revealed in verbal form. In other words, this is how God’s faithful servant

and that my silence should be meditation; and my word remembrance of God; and my vision keen observation. These were no just glib words; they were a reflection of the Prophet’s very life. Poignant

of his inner being, an unquenchable spirit revealed in verbal form. In other words, this is how God’s faithful servantPICTURE

and that my silence should be meditation; and my word remembrance of God; and my vision keen observation. These were no just glib words; they were a reflection of the Prophet’s very life. Poignant and

outpouring of his inner being, an unquenchable spirit revealed in verbal form. In other words, this is how God’s faithful servantPICTURE

Nine things the Lord has commanded me: Fear of God in private and in public; Justness, whether in anger or in calmness; Moderation in both poverty and affluence; Joining hands with those who break

deprive me; and forgiving those who wrong me; and making of my silence meditation; and my words remembrance of God; and taking a lesson from my observation. (Razin) This hadith gives a complete picture of