oceans of gratitude to God. It is as if his soul has been engulfed by a huge divine storm, which has had a thrilling effect upon his mind. When man experiences these indescribably godly feelings, he spontaneously

universal acknowledgement. This is true gratitude to God. It is these feelings of praise to God which have been expressed thus in the Quran: “Praise be to God, the Lord of the Universe.” (1:2)THE SOURCE OF THE

THE LOVE OF GODWhen man consciously discovers God’s blessings, a deep feeling of love is produced in him for the Benefactor. This love manifests itself in the form of thanksgiving and worship. Chapter

being after the realization of God. God being the Creator, loves His servants. Therefore, man also begins to love other human beings. The belief that God is the judge on the Day of Judgement, produces

such words and doing such deeds as will cause God to hold him to task, and award him a severe punishment. The thinking of such a person is that the giver is God as well as the Taker—one who can take away

divine code of ethics—the result of the believer having established a relationship of servitude to God— sets boundaries. In short—the former code of ethics is worldly, whereas the latter is heavenly ethics

your failure to understand the law of nature. So, be a realist and ensure your success.Submission to GodThe Quran advocates the culture of spirituality. Quranic spirituality has nothing mysterious about it

Become men of God. (3:79) Becoming a man of God means adopting a God-oriented life. The God-oriented way of life is a complete way of life. It calls for the use of all human faculties. It means God-oriented

God-oriented thinking, God-oriented speech, God-oriented behaviour, God-oriented morality, etc. Islamic spirituality is, in essence, God-centred and not self-centred. When you discover your Creator, you instantly

Love for God In the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of night and day; in the ships that sail the ocean with cargoes beneficial to men; in the water which God sends down from

are some people who choose from other beings besides God, as rivals to God, loving them as God alone should be loved—whereas those who believe love God more than all else. If the evildoers could only see

see, when they behold the doom, that power lies with God alone and that God is severe in punishment. When those who were followed disown their followers and they behold the doom, and their cords are cut

bring one to the conclusion that the idea of God can be dispensed with, because the history of religion presents the example of Buddhism—a religion without a God. Today, the idea is widely advocated that

for divinity. To accept matter as having existed for all time is to openly reject God as the Creator of all things. Then God, at best, is equated with the ‘First Cause.’ In modern times, however, such discoveries

LOVE OF GODAn all-embracing love of God arises in one who discover God as one’s Creator, Giver and Benefactor. Then God becomes one’s Supreme concern. Everything else becomes secondary. Someone once asked

asked me, “In your writing you lay more emphasis on the love of God than on anything else. Please tell us how to love God. What is the way to do this?” I asked him, “Have you got a son?” He said he had

asking anyone how to love your son, you love your son but when it comes to loving God, you are asking me how to love God?” I said, “This is no simple matter. It relates to your consciousness.” Every father

shall fail to achieve great success. The Quran describes such a character in the following words: God knows those of you who slip away on some pretext. Let those who go against His order beware lest some

special quality. If you discover that quality and utilize it, that will inculcate gratefulness for God. However, if you yearn to develop a quality that you do not possess, then that will lead to following