the meaning of “remembrance” as signs of God and thinking about God’s majesty and power. And he regarded this form of worship as superior to other types of remembrance (such as saying God’s name while counting

vol. 1, p. 114) The reality is that, remembrance does not mean verbal repetition of God’s name. Remembrance means contemplation on God’s creation to discover God’s greatness through the wisdom and perfection

works. This is remembrance, and through it, one can achieve a higher level of realization of God. It is a fact that we cannot observe God’s Being, yet, we can definitely see glimpses of God in His creation

person repeatedly experiences such a connection with God, as causes him to ponder upon his existence, and his heart is filled with the sense that it is God who has created him in the best of moulds and given

feelings come to his lips in various ways in different words again and again. This is a true form of remembrance. A person in his daily life has to come to grips with various ups and downs, and undergo different

experiences, both pleasant and unpleasant. At these times, he focuses his attention on God. Again and again, he remembers God in different words. In this way, during his daily worship, he repeats aloud various

children distract you from remembrance of God. Those who do so will be the losers.” (63:9) Conscience is God’s reminder. Everyone has a conscience which is like the voice of God. This conscience reminds

reminds one on all occasions what is truth and what is untruth, what is in accordance with the will of God and what is not. This divine reminder is a warning to a person on all occasions. Yet he still falls

that his excessive love of wealth and children, causes a person to ignore God’s reminder. In spite of knowing the will of God, he follows a path which is at variance with it.

system for man? God! Who has provided all the needs of man? Again it is God. Who has given man such a mind that, living on this planet Earth, he can encompass the entire universe? It is God alone! Realization

Realization of God is the discovery of the Benefactor who is the source of all blessings. When man attains this realization in the real sense, the love of God wells up within him. Every fibre of his being is

is enlightened with divine love. Obedience to God is, without doubt, the demand of faith, but it would be an underestimation of the love of God if it is taken only in the sense of obedience. Obedience is

of God. (2:138) When they will speak, they will speak of the greatness of God. When they write, their writing will be an introduction to the Majesty of God.THE REMEMBRANCE OF GODRemembrance of God is that

reminder of God. Remembering God is without doubt the greatest form of worship but this remembrance does not mean just repeating the name of God with each rosary bead you count. The remembrance of God is that

alert that he is able to relate creation to the Creator. Everything then becomes for man a reminder of God. A certain person was once walking along a street in the city with his friend. There was a toy shop

space tells man that God, its Creator, is boundless. The observation of the sun and the stars shows us that God is all light. The heights of the mountains show us the greatness of God. The waves of the sea

the flow of the river tell us that God is a storehouse of boundless blessings. We see God’s bounty in the greenery of the trees. Man’s existence becomes a proof of God’s existence. In the waft of air he

birds, he hears God’s songs. For man, a God-oriented life starts by his remembering God. He begins to feel the presence of God. Everything serves to remind him of God. God’s remembrance is never absent

Remembrance and PrayerAs has been recorded in different books of Hadith Ayesha said: “The Prophet Muhammad used to remember God on every occasion.” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 373) This tradition does not

the real meaning of this tradition. The fact is that remembrance and prayer are the expressions of the soul which has discovered and realized God. A person has to face different types of occasions in

find that there is some aspect of remembrance of God on all occasions. By making these occasions points of reference he can transform them into a high level of remembrance and prayer. Ayesha found this very

Throughout his life man experiences his attachment to God again and again, and when he ponders over his existence, his heart is filled with rejoicing that God created him in the most noble image and lavished

as unpleasant experiences of all kinds. As he goes through these experiences he repeatedly turns to God and remembers Him in different words, again and again. Similarly, during his daily obeisance he repeats

sometimes from the hadith. These words coming spontaneously to his lips are the stuff of dhikr, the remembrance of God.

Throughout his life man experiences his attachment to God again and again, and when he ponders over his existence, his heart is filled with rejoicing that God created him in the most noble image and lavished

as unpleasant experiences of all kinds. As he goes through these experiences he repeatedly turns to God and remembers Him in different words, again and again. Similarly, during his daily obeisance he repeats

sometimes from the hadith. These words coming spontaneously to his lips are the stuff of dhikr, the remembrance of God.

than Him. Man should live in remembrance of God. His name should be on his lips as he wakens and as he sleeps. As he halts or proceeds on his way, he should live in trust of God, and when he speaks or remains

Essence of Faith Faith in God is like the electric current which illuminates the whole environment and sets all machines in motion. When a man finds the link of faith to connect him to God, he experiences just