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possible unless he thinks over them.
For a man who ponders, on the other hand, it makes no difference
whether he possesses these blessings from birth or whether he attained
them afterwards. He never looks at his possessions in a habitual way. He
knows that anything he owns has been created by Allah and Allah may
take them back from him at any time if He wills. For example, believers
say the following prayer when they travel by any means of transport:
... "Glory be to Him Who has subjected this to us. We could
never have done it by ourselves. Indeed we are returning to our
Lord!" (Surat az-Zukhruf: 13-14)
In another verse, it is said that when believers enter their gardens,
they remember Allah and say, "... It is as Allah wills, there is no
strength but in Allah..." (Surat al-Kahf: 39). Whenever they enter their
gardens, they think that Allah has created and sustains this garden. On the
other hand, a man who does not think may be impressed the first time he
sees a beautiful garden, but then it becomes an ordinary place for him. His
admiration fades for the beauty therein. Some people do not realize these
blessings at all since they do not think. They can be mistaken by taking
these blessings for granted and "something that already had to exist".
Therefore, they cannot derive pleasure from their beauty.

Conclusion: It is Imperative for Man to Eliminate All the
Factors That Hold Him Back From Thinking
As we mentioned earlier, the fact that the majority of people do not
think and live heedless of truth cannot be a sufficient excuse for one not
thinking. Each person is an independent individual responsible to Allah by
himself alone. It is very important to bear in mind that Allah tests people
in the life of this world. The indifference of others, people who do not
think, reason, and see the truth is, most of the time, a part of this test. A
person who thinks sincerely does not say, "Most people do not reflect, and
are unaware of all these, so why should I alone think?". On the contrary,
he takes warning by thinking about the heedlessness of these people and
takes refuge in Allah in order not be one of them. It is clear that the situ-