Surah Luqman Verse 12:
"And We had certainly given Luqman wisdom [and said]. "Be greatfull to Allah." and whoever is greatful is greatful for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever denies[His favour]- then indeed, Allah is free of need and praiseworthy"
[Translation Source]
I just got to this verse once when i randomly opened the Quran, this verse made me think over the portion:
"whoever is greatful is greatful for [the benefit of] himself"
So it is us who need this thankfulness, Thankfulness or greatfulness to Allah is a multi-purpose activity, it has deep impact on our mind, heart & soul.
1. Keeps you positive
Like it or not, you have to metion all the good things that have happened to you when you're thanking Allah. This leaves us with so much positive thinking! So its like a psychotherapy and keeps us away from tentions and depressions. And once this becomes a habbit one can always find reasons to thank Allah in the most trying conditions.
2. Helps avoid self pity
Self-pity is fatal for a personality, once you start having pity on yourself (height of negativity) you'll visibly lose the potential to face a trial. Hopelessness is which would take over from then onwards, but a person thankful to Allah would never commit this crime called self-pity, because he knows there are plenty of reasons to thank!
3. Leaves you with positivity about future
It gives you a notion that since Allah has not abandoned you uptill now, He would definately not abandon you in future too!
4. Helpful in getting Allah's love... (Husn & Ehsaan)
This is the most important part I read in a book(have forgotten the name) that love has two reaosns: "Husn" (beauty) and "ehsaan"(favour) we can find both these in Allah! so when we'll be thinking & thanking about his favours we'll be guiding ourselves to his love! Also I'd like to make a point here that the more we interact with Allah (i.e. through 'Dua' prayers) the more we are to fall in love with Him.
So lets start thanking Him right away!
"And We had certainly given Luqman wisdom [and said]. "Be greatfull to Allah." and whoever is greatful is greatful for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever denies[His favour]- then indeed, Allah is free of need and praiseworthy"
[Translation Source]
I just got to this verse once when i randomly opened the Quran, this verse made me think over the portion:
"whoever is greatful is greatful for [the benefit of] himself"
So it is us who need this thankfulness, Thankfulness or greatfulness to Allah is a multi-purpose activity, it has deep impact on our mind, heart & soul.
1. Keeps you positive
Like it or not, you have to metion all the good things that have happened to you when you're thanking Allah. This leaves us with so much positive thinking! So its like a psychotherapy and keeps us away from tentions and depressions. And once this becomes a habbit one can always find reasons to thank Allah in the most trying conditions.
2. Helps avoid self pity
Self-pity is fatal for a personality, once you start having pity on yourself (height of negativity) you'll visibly lose the potential to face a trial. Hopelessness is which would take over from then onwards, but a person thankful to Allah would never commit this crime called self-pity, because he knows there are plenty of reasons to thank!
3. Leaves you with positivity about future
It gives you a notion that since Allah has not abandoned you uptill now, He would definately not abandon you in future too!
4. Helpful in getting Allah's love... (Husn & Ehsaan)
This is the most important part I read in a book(have forgotten the name) that love has two reaosns: "Husn" (beauty) and "ehsaan"(favour) we can find both these in Allah! so when we'll be thinking & thanking about his favours we'll be guiding ourselves to his love! Also I'd like to make a point here that the more we interact with Allah (i.e. through 'Dua' prayers) the more we are to fall in love with Him.
So lets start thanking Him right away!
