“So remember Me; I will remember you.
Be thankful to Me and do not be ungrateful.”
Al-Baqarah 2:152
It is those who fear God who are guided on the path to Him. God remembers those who remember Him. Only those who are filled with fear of Him are free of fear of all else besides Him.
Man is never satisfied with what he has; he always seeks more. As a result, he never ceases to be discontented. God has favoured everyone in some way or another, but man is more concerned with what he does not have; he pays scant regard to what he has. People who have this attitude cannot be moved to offer thanks to God. They lack that priceless virtue that is essential for admission into paradise.
No one can be absolutely happy on earth. That is the way the world has been made. If cold climates have their drawbacks, so do hot climates. If low-income groups encounter difficulties, so do high-income groups. If the weak have a hard life, it is not easy for those who wield power. There is no end to the problems of this world, but man should persevere in spite of all the difficulties he encounters, for he is being tested in this world. He should concentrate on earning God’s pleasure and not on achieving a trouble-free life, for that is something which can only be achieved in the next world.
The greatest offering that anyone who wishes to earn a place in paradise can offer his Lord is a thankful heart. The only way to cultivate a feeling of thankfulness is to rise above the difficulties and problems of life. The price of heaven is gratitude; only those who have paid this price will enter heaven.
Good Advice
God commands you to hand back your trusts to their rightful owners and to pass judgement upon people with fairness. Noble is the advice God gives you. He hears all and observes all.
Al-Nisa’4:58
He who fears God will take heed, but the most sinner will flout the warning. He shall be cast into the great Fire, where he shall neither die nor live. Successful is he who purifies himself, who remembers the name of his Lord and prays.Yet you (The unbelievers of Mecca) prefer the life of this world, although the life to come is better and more lasting.
Al-Ghashiyah 87:10-17
