To have a mild chance at comprehending the magnanimity of gratitude, think about how the opening Surah of the Quran, Surah Al-Fatihah, starts with Alhamdulillah. All praise is for Allah.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s as if it\u2019s telling us that what we have in our hands, the Holy Quran- the word of Allah, be grateful for it!
\nIt\u2019s as if it\u2019s telling us that before we begin to do anything\u2026 before we are told to do anything by our Creator, we are told by Him to be grateful. Because if we get that wrong, we failed to learn the very first lesson of Islam.<\/p>\n
It is necessary that we know how to be grateful. I mean, who would have thought that gratitude would be something we could possibly get wrong. I know, right?! But we do! So, it\u2019s quite important that we get it right! Because gratitude can seriously transform our life.<\/p>\n
Thanklessness comes EASY to us\u2026
\nIt is NOT an easy thing to be a truly grateful Muslim. Most of us, despite reading and listening to everything on gratitude, will remain ungrateful people. And that\u2019s not a mystery nor is it a bold opinion of mine. Allah says that repeatedly in the Quran:<\/p>\n
\u0648\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0646 \u062a\u064e\u0639\u064f\u062f\u0651\u064f\u0648\u0627\u06df \u0646\u0650\u0639\u0652\u0645\u064e\u062a\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0644\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064f\u062d\u0652\u0635\u064f\u0648\u0647\u064e\u0627\u0653 \u06d7 \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0633\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0646\u064e \u0644\u064e\u0638\u064e\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0645\u064c \u0643\u064e\u0641\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064c<\/em> So let\u2019s face it- INGRATITUDE COMES EASY TO US. Gratitude, on the other hand, doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n We can move past it and actively work to be grateful Muslims. Yes, gratitude requires ACTIVE EFFORT. It\u2019s not passive process for the believing Muslims in this era. No. Especially not in the beginning of your spiritual journey.<\/p>\n That\u2019s probably the reason why we feel so agitated when spiritually more elevated Muslims say to us \u201cBe grateful to Allah. You have been given so much, just be grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n To start working on that process in easy steps. Don\u2019t expect yourself to suddenly be the most grateful Muslim alive. Also, don\u2019t feel horrible about yourself when negative thoughts about your life make way into your head. Give yourself room to breathe and start practicing gratitude. You WILL get there, Insha\u2019Allah.<\/p>\n Plus the entire process is going to be rewarding too!<\/p>\n Do we get PAID in reward for being grateful??! Yes. But why??!<\/p>\n Because it is an active process. Allah, being the Most Merciful, motivates us repeatedly in the Quran by saying that He will give REWARD to all those who are grateful.<\/p>\n \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0646\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0632\u0650\u0649 \u0671\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0643\u0650\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e<\/em> Wow. Getting rewarded for being grateful.<\/p>\n Imagine somebody who does favours upon favours for you. Do you EVER expect to get a reward from that person if you just appreciated them for doing favours for you?<\/p>\n I mean, who rewards anybody for saying thank you?!<\/p>\n All people do is consider you a decent human being for being thankful. Period.<\/p>\n So imagine the Mercy of Allah, who is promising us reward in return for gratitude. SubhanAllah. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To have a mild chance at comprehending the magnanimity of gratitude, think about how the opening Surah of the Quran, Surah Al-Fatihah, starts with Alhamdulillah. All praise is for Allah. It\u2019s as if it\u2019s telling us that what we have in our hands, the Holy Quran- the word of Allah, be grateful for it! 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\n\u201cAnd if you should count the favour of Allah, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, mankind is [generally] most unjust and ungrateful.\u201d [Qu\u2019ran: Chapter 14, Verse 34]<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u201cAnd Allah will certainly reward the grateful.\u201d [Qur\u2019an: Surah 3, Ayah 145]<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAnd it\u2019s not just any reward. It\u2019s limitless reward.<\/p>\n