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and power. Moreover, without Allah’s help, he can never
attain the kind of faith praised in the Qur’an, because he has
committed the gravest mistake in failing to remember Allah.
Remembering Allah is a vital act of worship for any believ-
er at any moment throughout one’s daily life, and in this way
he keeps his spiritual bond with Allah intact.
His conscience never permits him to do the opposite, and
he never regards such behavior as compatible with his deep
love for and devotion to Allah.
In the Qur’an, Allah says to the Prophet Moses (as):
[He said,] ‘Go, you and your brother, with My Signs
and do not slacken in remembering Me.’ (Surah Ta-
Ha; 42)

When commissioning them to invite Pharaoh to the true
path, Allah tells Moses (as) and his brother Aaron (as) not to
be negligent in remembering Him, because it is He alone who
will grant them success against Pharaoh.
And neglecting to remember Allah is a characteristic pecu-
liar to hypocrites:
The hypocrites think they deceive Allah, but He is
deceiving them. When they get up to pray, they get
up lazily, showing off to people, and only remember-
ing Allah a very little. (Surat an-Nisa’; 142)
Allah also reveals remembering Him is an important act of
worship of believers in the following verses:
... And remembrance of Allah is greater still. Allah
knows what you do. (Surat al-‘Ankabut; 45)
Remember Me—I will remember you. Give thanks to
Me and do not be ungrateful. (Surat al-Baqara; 152)