Remembering God

GOD, the Creator of heavens and the earth, is with us at every moment so long as we remember Him. [2:152] You shall remember Me, that I may remember you, and be thankful to Me; do not be unappreciative.

The glorious Quran has many verses about remembering and commemorating GOD.  It is incumbent upon us to read these verses and contemplate on them. The believers remember GOD at all times while standing, sitting, or lying down. 

[3:191] They remember GOD while standing, sitting, and on their sides, and they reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth: “Our Lord, You did not create all this in vain. Be You glorified. Save us from the retribution of Hell. 

[4:103] Once you complete your Contact Prayer (Salat), you shall remember GOD while standing, sitting, or lying down. Once the war is over, you shall observe the Contact Prayers (Salat); the Contact Prayers (Salat) are decreed for the believers at specific times.

The accursed Satan wants to distract us from remembering GOD.

The devil is our worst enemy; he caused the eviction of Adam and Eve from paradise (2:36).  He is committed to take us off the straight path (7:16). He advocates evil and vice (24:21). The righteous believers fight Satan and whenever the devil approaches them with an idea, they remember GOD.

[7:201] Those who are righteous, whenever the devil approaches them with an idea, they remember, whereupon they become seers.

We must remember GOD every chance we get. The Quran commands us to say “GOD willing” when we say we want to do anything in the future. If we forget this, we must immediately remember GOD and say, “May my Lord guide me to do better next time.” (18:23-4)

The Quran says that the most important function of our daily Contact Prayers is to remember GOD (29:45). While performing our five daily Contact Prayers we must praise and glorify GOD and refrain from mentioning anyone else’s name (e.g., Muhammad, Ali, etc.). Mentioning the name of anyone else in our Contact Prayers causes us to think of those other than GOD and that would nullify our prayers.

Our Contact Prayers must be absolutely dedicated to GOD Alone.

[20:14] “I am GOD; there is no other god beside Me. You shall worship Me alone, and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) to remember Me.

When Joseph was in prison he said to one of the two prisoners, “Remember me at your lord.”  Instead of remembering GOD and depending on Him to be saved from the prison, he showed dependence on other than GOD. Such a serious slip kept Joseph a few more years in the prison. We learn from Joseph’s story that in all circumstances we must remember GOD alone and ask Him for help and guidance. (12:42)

Almighty GOD commanded Moses and Aaron to carry out their mission supported by His signs and then He reminded them to not waver in remembering Him.

[20:42] “Go with your brother, supported by My signs, and do not waver in remembering Me.

We must reflect on our own creation. Almighty GOD created us from dust

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