Principles of Islam
16. God’s Blessing
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to God, until God himself paves the way for
whatever else is to come.
What is thanksgiving to God? It is that whatever
God has given us should be put to proper religious
and constructive use. Remaining content with what
one already has is thanksgiving, whereas regarding
what one already possesses as unimportant and
launching stormy movements for things not in our
possession is ungratefulness.
Any Muslims in possession of both peace and
provision ought to occupy themselves with spiritual
matters rather than political activities. Now is the
time to engage themselves in producing spiritual
fervour in their people; in launching movements of
moral reform; in educating their people; in planning
the way to communicate God’s message to other
communities; in spending their time in their places
of worship, in developing their academic
institutions, in setting up their settlements as a
model abode of godly people, etc.
This is true thanksgiving. This is to pay the due of
God’s blessings. A non-believer’s eyes are on his
rights while a believer’s eyes are on his
