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Remembering God Much

Remembering God Much

ne of the commandments of the Quran is given in the chapter
OAl-Ahzab (The Confederates) in these words:
Believers, remember God with much remembrance.
(33:41)
According to this Quranic verse believers must remember
God very much, every day and every moment. This is the most
important teaching of the Quran, and it is also the highest form
of worship. One who does this will be blessed with the greatest
reward by God Almighty.

What is much remembrance of God? It is not in the sense
of repetition of some word, but in the sense of thinking. Much
remembrance, or zikr-e-kathir, is not a kind of lip service. It is
rather a high kind of intellectual activity. Much remembrance is
a sign of deep discovery of God.

This chain reaction of zikr will enhance your marefat,
that is, realization and discovery of God. It will
enhance your relationship with God.

Remembering God much is the result of a chain reaction
in a person’s thinking process, that is, a series of thoughts in
which each thought causes the next one. Zikr-e-kathir, or much
remembrance, is a result of creative thinking. It is a product of
a prepared mind. If you are a prepared mind, then your mind is
bound to be triggered at every experience or observation. You
will start discovering one item after another of God-realization.
In this way a chain reaction will be initiated in your mind.

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