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ROMANTICISM: A WEAPON OF SATAN

The Feeling of Gratitude
One of the strongest emotions a person can feel is "gratitude." A
human being is, every moment of his life, from the day he was born,
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the recipient of a continual flood of blessings. Because most of these
blessings are received by him through some means or other, a person
tends instead to direct his feelings of gratitude towards these sources.
However, the Qu'ran clearly states, in several instances, that the only
one to whom true gratitude is due is God. In the Quran, this gratitude
is defined as "giving thanks." The giving of thanks refers to the
consciousness that all blessings, no matter what their source, come
from God, and that He is the only Provider; it is the heartfelt
expression of our thanks and gratitude to God alone.
In the Qu'ran, it is stated that, to give thanks only to God and to
express gratitude only to Him, is the mark of a true worshipper.
You who believe! Eat of the good things We have provided for you
and give thanks to God if you worship Him alone. (Qur'an, 2:172)
So eat from what God has provided for you, lawful and good, and
be thankful for the blessing of God if it is Him you worship.
(Qur'an, 16:114)
From what is mentioned in these verses, it should be clear that to
give thanks to God, as the only God and not to attribute divinity to
anything in creation, is the sign of true worship. A person who renders
thanks to God is conscious that all blessings come from Him, that
everything is under His control, and that, apart from God, there is no
other deity. A person who is aware that all blessings come from God is
one who has in his heart a firm faith in the fact that all power and
authority belong to Him. This is the ideal human being, as expounded
and praised in the Qu'ran.
Emotional people tend to be just the opposite. These people
attribute the blessings they have received to the material or personal
means employed by God to impart them; and it is to these means that
they look for help. To them are they thankful. In short, they erect for
themselves countless false gods, to whom they falsely ascribe divine