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and subsequently from a tiny drop which turns into an embryo, then it becomes a fetus, and then He bring us out as infants, and then we reach maturity. We must remember GOD and praise and glorify Him for creating us. We must also reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth and how Almighty GOD showers the dead land with rain and brings it back to life and He creates all kinds of beautiful plants. (22:5, 41:39, 36:36)
Our god is whatever occupies our thoughts most of the time. Our god can be our children (7:190), our spouse (9:24), our property (18:35-42), our business (9:24), or our ego (25:43). If Muhammad, Jesus, Ali, Hossain, etc. occupy our minds most of the time, we are idol-worshippers. Hence the commandment, we must remember GOD frequently and glorify Him day and night.
[33:41] O you who believe, you shall remember GOD frequently. [33:42] You shall glorify Him day and night.
[7:205] You shall remember your Lord within yourself, publicly, privately, and quietly, day and night; do not be unaware.
GOD is the One who provides for us from the heaven and the earth. The food we eat or the water we drink is provided by GOD. How could we ignore all this and not remember GOD, our Provider and Sustainer.
[35:3] O people, remember GOD’s blessings upon you. Is there any creator other than GOD who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? There is no other god beside Him. How could you deviate?
[62:10] Once the prayer is completed, you may spread throughout the land to seek GOD’s bounties, and continue to remember GOD frequently, that you may succeed.
Money and children are major distractions in life. A true believer will not allow distractions to take him or her away from remembering GOD (63:9). Our souls are redeemed by remembering the name of our Lord and observing the contact prayers (87:14-15).
Remembering God has a profound effect on the hearts of believers.
[8:2] The true believers are those whose hearts tremble when GOD is mentioned, and when His revelations are recited to them, their faith is strengthened, and they trust in their Lord.
[22:35] They are the ones whose hearts tremble upon mentioning GOD, they steadfastly persevere during adversity, they observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and from our provisions to them, they give to charity.
There are so many rewards for Commemorating GOD:
Divine Forgiveness: Almighty GOD has prepared for the commemorating men and women forgiveness and a great recompense. [33:35] The submitting men, the submitting women, the believing men, the believing women, the obedient men, the obedient women, the truthful men, the truthful women, the steadfast men, the steadfast women, the reverent men, the reverent women, the charitable men, the charitable women, the fasting men, the fasting women, the chaste men, the chaste women, and the men who commemorate GOD frequently, and the commemorating women; GOD has prepared for them forgiveness and a great recompense.
Joy in our Heart: Remembering GOD causes peace, tranquility, and contentment. A devoted believer when he or she hears God’s name rejoices. A believer, a Submitter to GOD alone, loves GOD more than anything or any one else (2:165). This true love causes his or her heart to rejoice by remembering the Creator of all things.
[13:28] They are the ones whose hearts rejoice in remembering GOD. Absolutely, by remembering GOD, the hearts rejoice.
Prohibiting Evil and Vice: Performing the Contact Prayers (Salat) is a means of remembering GOD, it also serves as a major deterrent against evil and vice. [29:45] You shall recite what is revealed to you of the scripture, and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), for the Contact Prayers prohibit evil and vice. But the remembrance of GOD (through Salat) is the most important objective. GOD knows everything you do.
Insight: When tempted by Satan, remembering GOD would open our eyes and strengthen our soul against falling in sin. [7:201] Those who are righteous, whenever the devil approaches them with an idea, they remember, whereupon they become seers.
And finally and most importantly, Paradise: When the believers commit sinful acts and wrong their souls, they remember GOD and ask to be forgiven. Remembering GOD at the moment of falling in sin is a major deterrent for engaging in the sinful act again. [3:135] If they fall in sin or wrong their souls, they remember GOD and ask forgiveness for their sins―and who forgives the sins except GOD―and they do not persist in sins, knowingly. [3:136] Their recompense is forgiveness from their Lord, and gardens with flowing streams; they abide therein forever. What a blessed reward for the workers!
There are consequences for not remembering GOD and failing to observe His commandments:
Hard and miserable life: [20:124] “As for the one who disregards My message, he will have a miserable life, and we resurrect him, on the Day of Resurrection, blind.”
Devil’s continuous influence: [43:36] Anyone who disregards the message of the Most Gracious, we appoint a devil to be his constant companion.
Deviation from the straight path, turning wicked: [9:67] The hypocrite men and the hypocrite women belong with each other―
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