I like to ask the question \u201cwhat\u2019s bothering you?\u201d to myself and others, when I see a gloomy cloud hovering above.
\nAnd for almost every answer to that question, you can see the solution vividly- \u201cBe grateful\u201d.<\/p>\n
And it`s true – gratitude can help us see all of our problems in a completely different light. It can help us focus on finding solutions rather than complaining. It helps us stay positive and happy, even in tough situations. It helps us work even harder in life so we never take anything for granted.<\/p>\n
Gratitude is the only mind-set that lies at the heart of patience, happiness and hard work.
\nBut we all know how important gratitude is. Yet, we still fail to practice it. Why is that?
\nIs it maybe because we don\u2019t really know what being grateful really means in Islam?
\nOr possibly because we don\u2019t know how to be grateful? How to practice it for maximum impact?<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s start off by understanding one thing- gratitude, at the core of it, is for your own soul\/ self.<\/p>\n
\u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646 \u064a\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0631\u0652 \u0641\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0631\u064f \u0644\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0633\u0650\u0647\u0650\u06e6 \u06d6 \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646 \u0643\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0631\u064e \u0641\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064e \u063a\u064e\u0646\u0650\u0649\u0651\u064c \u062d\u064e\u0645\u0650\u064a\u062f\u064c<\/em> \u201cGood of his own soul\u201d\u2026 Let\u2019s take a moment to dig deeper into that part of the Ayah. Gratitude peels off the rotting layers of these negative emotions and cleans up our soul. No other attitude is as powerful as gratitude\u2026 possibly the ONLY one powerful enough to rid us of all these other hateful emotions.<\/p>\n You\u2019re doing nobody a favour by being thankful to them. Yes, sure\u2026 it feels nice when people hear others say thank you for the things they did for them. But \u201cbeing NICE\u201d by saying \u201cthank you\u201d is just the tip of the iceberg. The iceberg being gratitude. And gratitude means something totally different to the unbelievers than it does to Muslims. But that\u2019s not all gratitude means. And the truth is – that\u2019s not enough for you to join the gratitude club. You can\u2019t just roll out the word Alhamdulillah from your tongue and consider yourself to be a grateful Muslim. Oh no!<\/p>\n What it truly means is to acknowledge the fact that \u201cALL PRAISE IS FOR ALLAH\u201d. Alhamdulillah. To acknowledge it. To sincerely believe it. To repeat it in sickness or health. In happiness or sorrow. In fear or safety. In any scenario, Allah puts you through. And not at the end of it but right at the beginning. When the pain is unbearable. That\u2019s gratitude.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I like to ask the question \u201cwhat\u2019s bothering you?\u201d to myself and others, when I see a gloomy cloud hovering above. And for almost every answer to that question, you can see the solution vividly- \u201cBe grateful\u201d. And it`s true – gratitude can help us see all of our problems in a completely different light. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[43],"tags":[5476],"class_list":["post-48517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-feature","tag-special-feature"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/gratitude.png?fit=400%2C200&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0QIf-cCx","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-30 11:03:02","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cBe grateful to Allah for whoso is grateful is grateful for the good of his own soul.\u201d [Surah 31, Ayah 12]<\/em><\/p>\n
\nGratitude is a way of thinking (an attitude towards life) that deactivates so many of the negative emotions of our Nafs. Low self-esteem, jealousy, greed, hate, stress of getting more, laziness, arrogance, etc\u2026 SO many of the negative emotions are associated with ingratitude.<\/p>\n
\nGratitude is a mind-set. An attitude. A choice of lifestyle you make every single day.<\/p>\n
\nTo Muslims – gratitude is not just saying \u201cOh, I\u2019m so thankful this amazing thing happened to me. I\u2019m so thankful I have great food, clothes and family.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nWe short-sightedly think that being grateful is just to voice out \u201cAlhamdulillah\u201d.
\nAlhamdulillah brother, you got the job!
\nAlhamdulillah for the food.
\nAlhamdulillah for waking up.
\nIt\u2019s like the word Alhamdulillah is on automation.<\/p>\n