You like some things, and you enjoy them and think of
them as fun. It could be a dessert that you enjoy eating, a
game that you enjoy playing, or an outing with people you
love. Whatever it is, you must never forget that Allah is the
One Who makes it possible for you to enjoy such things.
Since Allah is full of compassion for you, He always gives
you pleasant and beautiful things.
To begin with, there was a time when you did not exist.
Just think, you were nowhere before you were conceived. You
were nothing. Allah created you. He made you out of nothing.
We must therefore be grateful to Allah for each moment
of our lives. In everything that we enjoy and love, we must re-
member Allah, and say, "O Allah I am forever grateful to you
for all your blessings." If we find ourselves in a situation that
we do not like, we should again pray to Allah, because He is
the only One Who can put things right.
Allah always hears our prayers and responds to them.
Allah knows what we are thinking in the depths of our hearts;
He hears and answers every prayer.
What we have to do is to offer our joyful thanks to our
Lord Who created us, the world and all the blessings it con-
tains. And knowing that Allah is always with us, and that He
sees us and listens to us at every moment, we must always be
on our best behavior.
120
Glory be to You! We have no
knowledge except what You have
taught us. You are the All-Knowing.
(Surat al-Baqara: 32)
