When you reflect and ponder over the happenings in the world, on nature and the universe, you think about heaven and earth, you discover after a long process that God exists. When you make such a discovery, it is no ordinary matter. A super storm arises within you. It is indeed a super storm. A manifestation of this super storm is when you exclaim: O God, forgive me. You are my Lord! O God, I believe in You. O God, I acknowledge Your greatness. O God, I believe in Your existence.
How do you develop sincere thankfulness? Behind sincere thankfulness is a discovery, study, taking lessons from things, looking at matters deeply and having objective thinking. When you have all these qualities, a spirit emerges within you that makes you exclaim: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (1:2) It is not about reading something in a book, memorizing it and repeating it from time to time. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ is not about repeating memorized words. When a storm emerges within you, the words الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ is a demonstration of that inner storm. These words mean: All greatness belongs to God Almighty. He alone is God. When you reflect and ponder over the happenings in the world, on nature and the universe, you think about heaven and earth, you discover after a long process that God exists. When you make such a discovery, it is no ordinary matter. A super storm arises within you. It is indeed a super storm. A manifestation of this super storm is when you exclaim: O God, forgive me. You are my Lord! O God, I believe in You. O God, I acknowledge Your greatness. O God, I believe in Your existence.
