وَإِن تَعُدُّواْ نِعْمَةَ اللّهِ لاَ تُحْصُوهَا إِنَّ اللّهَ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
"And if you would count the graces of Allâh, never could you be able to count them. Truly! Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (An-Nahl 16:18)
"And if you would count the graces of Allâh, never could you be able to count them. Truly! Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (An-Nahl 16:18)
Good health, security in the country, food and clothing, breeze and water; you have the entire world and you do not take cognizance, you have life and you are unaware!
وَأَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُ ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً
"...and has completed and perfected His Graces upon you, (both) apparent (i.e Islâmic Monotheism, and the lawful pleasures of this world, including health, good looks, etc.) and hidden [i.e. One's Faith in Allâh (of Islâmic Monotheism) knowledge, wisdom, guidance for doing righteous deeds, and also the pleasures and delights of the Hereafter in Paradise, etc.]?" (Luqman 31:20)
"...and has completed and perfected His Graces upon you, (both) apparent (i.e Islâmic Monotheism, and the lawful pleasures of this world, including health, good looks, etc.) and hidden [i.e. One's Faith in Allâh (of Islâmic Monotheism) knowledge, wisdom, guidance for doing righteous deeds, and also the pleasures and delights of the Hereafter in Paradise, etc.]?" (Luqman 31:20)
You have two eyes, the tongue, the two lips, two hands and two feet;
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
(Ar-Rahman 55:13)
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
(Ar-Rahman 55:13)
Is it an easy thing that you walk on your two feet and feet have been amputated? You lean on your two shanks and shanks have been cut-off? Is it insignificant that you sleep soundly while pain has disrupted the sleep of many; and that you fill your stomach with delicious food and sip cold water and there is one whose food brought him trouble and the drink brought him illness and ailment?
Consider your hearing, you have been protected from deafness; and think about your sight, you have been guarded against blindness. Think about your skin, you have been delivered from leprosy, and about your intellect, you have been bestowed the favor of its soundness and have not been afflicted with madness and absent-mindedness.
Would you desire one of your eyes to be as the mountain of Uhud in gold? Would you like to sell your hearing for the weight of Thahlaan in silver? Would you purchase the brilliant castles with your tongue so that you become dumb? Would you give your two hands in exchange for beautiful pearls and gemstones so that you are one-armed? You enjoy abundant favors and great bounties but you know not!
You live in worry and sorrow, sad and depressed while you have hot bread, cold water, smooth sleep, exceptional good health. You are thinking about the lost and not giving thanks for that which is available. You are disturbed about wealth-related lost while you have the key to success with you - tremendous quintals of good, gifts, favors and many things! Ponder and give thanks:
Consider your hearing, you have been protected from deafness; and think about your sight, you have been guarded against blindness. Think about your skin, you have been delivered from leprosy, and about your intellect, you have been bestowed the favor of its soundness and have not been afflicted with madness and absent-mindedness.
Would you desire one of your eyes to be as the mountain of Uhud in gold? Would you like to sell your hearing for the weight of Thahlaan in silver? Would you purchase the brilliant castles with your tongue so that you become dumb? Would you give your two hands in exchange for beautiful pearls and gemstones so that you are one-armed? You enjoy abundant favors and great bounties but you know not!
You live in worry and sorrow, sad and depressed while you have hot bread, cold water, smooth sleep, exceptional good health. You are thinking about the lost and not giving thanks for that which is available. You are disturbed about wealth-related lost while you have the key to success with you - tremendous quintals of good, gifts, favors and many things! Ponder and give thanks:
وَفِي أَنفُسِكُمْ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
"And also in your ownselves. Will you not then see?" (Adh-Dhariyat 51:21)
"And also in your ownselves. Will you not then see?" (Adh-Dhariyat 51:21)
Ponder about yourself, your household, your home, work, wellness, close associates and the world around you;
| يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ اللّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ |
"They recognise the Grace of Allâh, yet they deny it (by worshipping others besides Allâh) and most of them are disbelievers (deny the Prophethood of Muhammad SAW)."
(An-Nahl 16:83)
(An-Nahl 16:83)
[Extracted with slight adaptations from "30 Ways to Attain Happiness" by Muhammad bin Abdillaah Ash-Shaayi', translated by Abu Naasir Ibrahim Abdur-Rauf, published by Dakwah Corner Bookstore.]
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