The document discusses the importance of giving thanks to Allah in Islam. It makes several key points:
1) All blessings come from Allah, so believers must express gratitude to Allah for everything they have been given.
2) Giving thanks is mentioned over 70 times in the Quran and is a distinguishing characteristic of believers.
3) Allah increases blessings for those who are grateful, while punishment awaits the ungrateful. Expressing sincere gratitude pleases Allah.
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The Meaning of the Qur'an is a fresh English rendering of Tafhim-ul-Qur’an, Maulana Syed Abu Ala Moududi’s monumental and masterly Urdu translation of the Qur’an and a selection of his commentary. The translator has undertaken the delicate and difficult task of rendering this work in English under the guidance of the Maulana himself. Here is a work with a difference, by a dedicated scholar of an entirely different sort. An immense wealth of profound understanding of the Qur’an is here, a vast treasure of knowledge and deep insight, and a valuable exposition of some social, political, economic and legal teachings of the Qur’an.
This comprehensive Tafsir answers contemporary questions, and makes the Qur’an fully relevant to the concerns of day, yet it loses nothing of its timelessness nor sacrifices any of the traditional understanding. It demonstrates the unity and coherence of the Qur’an by centring everything on its message, like gems hung on a single string.
This Tafsir is particularly suitable for Muslims with no direct access to the Arabic original.
The Know God, Know Good booklets have been beautifully designed and carefully written to share the names and attributes of God in a way that engages the reader, taking them on a spiritual journey of discovery. Through reading this booklet, we hope that when people understand and internalise the names and attributes of God, it should create a desire to lovingly connect and worship Him. For those who wish to explore more, www.iera.org/god has been created to help them continue their journey.
The Meaning of the Qur'an is a fresh English rendering of Tafhim-ul-Qur’an, Maulana Syed Abu Ala Moududi’s monumental and masterly Urdu translation of the Qur’an and a selection of his commentary. The translator has undertaken the delicate and difficult task of rendering this work in English under the guidance of the Maulana himself. Here is a work with a difference, by a dedicated scholar of an entirely different sort. An immense wealth of profound understanding of the Qur’an is here, a vast treasure of knowledge and deep insight, and a valuable exposition of some social, political, economic and legal teachings of the Qur’an.
This comprehensive Tafsir answers contemporary questions, and makes the Qur’an fully relevant to the concerns of day, yet it loses nothing of its timelessness nor sacrifices any of the traditional understanding. It demonstrates the unity and coherence of the Qur’an by centring everything on its message, like gems hung on a single string.
This Tafsir is particularly suitable for Muslims with no direct access to the Arabic original.
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Weakness Of Faith
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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The phenomenon of weak faith has become very widespread among Muslims, and many people complain about the hardness of their hearts. So often we hear the words, “I feel hardness in my heart,” “I do not find any joy in worship,” “I feel that my faith has hit rock bottom,” “Reading Qur’aan does not move me,” “I fall into sin so easily.” The effects of this affliction can be seen in many people, and this problem is the cause of every disaster and adversity. The issue of people’s hearts is an important and sensitive issue. The heart is called qalb in Arabic because it changes so quickly and frequently (taqallub – alteration, variation, ups and downs). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The heart (qalb) takes its name from its constant changes (taqallub). The likeness of the heart is that of a feather at the root of a tree, being turned over and over by the wind.” (Reported by Ahmad, 4/408; Saheeh al-Jaami’, 2364). According to another report: “The likeness of the heart is that of a feather in an empty plot of land, being blown over and over by the wind.” (Reported by Ibn Abi ‘Aasim in Kitaab al-Sunnah. No. 227. Its isnaad is saheeh, see Zilaal al-Jannah fi Takhreej al – Sunnah by al-Albaani, 1/102).
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Contents
Introduction
Symptoms of weak faith
Causes of weak faith
Curing weak faith
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One of the greatest blessings, being thankful to Allāh (God Almighty). english
1. One of the finest of blessings is GIVING THANKS TO ALLAH
People spend their entire lives in need of Allah. From the air they breathe to the food they eat,
from being able to use their hands and feet to being able to speak, from finding shelter to
laughter and happiness, they need Allah’s creations and the things He bestows on them.
However, some people fail to realize their weakness and need of Allah. They think that
everything happens spontaneously, or that they acquire the things they possess through their
own efforts and endeavors. This is both a grave error and also terrible ingratitude toward
Allah. These people, who are ignorant even of how to thank someone who gives them a small
gift, spend their whole lives blind to the countless blessings that Allah bestows on them. But
the fact is that the blessings bestowed by Allah are more numerous than can ever be counted.
Allah reveals this in a verse in the Qur’an:
If you tried to number Allah’s blessings, you could never count them. Allah is Ever-
Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat an-Nahl, 18)
Being Numbered among Those Who Give Thanks to Allah Is a Characteristic of
Believers
Various blessings that people must give thanks to Allah for are revealed in the Qur’an, and
they are reminded to give thanks time and time again. These blessings include the way human
beings are created with a regular form, their being endowed with the senses of sight and
hearing, Allah's teaching the True Religion to them, His revelation of verses, His purification
and cleansing of believers, His forgiving their sins when they repent, His making worship
easy, His granting victory over unbelievers, believers being rescued from the oppression of
the unbelievers, His settling human beings on Earth and giving them the means by which to
live, the creation of water to drink, the products of the soil, animals being placed at human
beings’ service and disposal, the fruits of the sea, adornments, the ships on the seas and the
creation of night an
d day. As revealed in verse 18 of Surat al-Nahl, "If you tried to number Allah’s blessings,
you could never count them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful,” it is impossible to
count even the different classes of Allah’s blessings, let alone those blessings one by one.
Giving thanks for a blessing means expressing one’s happiness and gratitude and appreciating
the value of the blessing bestowed.
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2. Giving thanks to Allah, on the other hand, is the expression of that gratitude in one’s heart and
words, knowing that all blessings belong to Him and that all things come from Him alone.
The opposite of giving thanks, however, is expressed in the Qur’an by the term “kufr,”
meaning ingratitude. This definition alone is enough to show what an important observance
giving thanks is in the Sight of Allah and the terrible situation that ignoring that obligation
puts a person in.
Giving thanks to Allah is revealed as an important religious obligation in many verses of the
Qur’an. The importance of giving thanks to Allah is mentioned in some 70 verses, and
examples of people who do and do not give thanks are cited, and their respective ends are
described. Giving thanks to Allah is a proof that indicates one’s faith in Allah and the
Oneness Of Allah. In one verse, “gratitude to Allah” is described as one of the preconditions
for “worshiping Him alone”:
You who believe! Eat of the good things We have provided for you and give thanks to
Allah if you worship Him alone. (Surat al-Baqara, 172)
In other verses of the Qur’an, giving thanks to Allah is mentioned alongside serving Allah, as
the opposite of ascribing equals to Him:
It has been revealed to you and those before you: ‘If you associate others with
Allah, your actions will come to nothing and you will be among the losers.’
No! Worship Allah and be among the thankful. (Surat az-Zumar, 65-66)
Believers give thanks to Allah by reflecting on their weakness and need for all their blessings.
Wealth and property are not the only blessings believers give thanks to Allah for. Believers,
who know that Allah is the Lord and Ruler of all things, also give thanks for their health,
beauty, knowledge, intelligence, love of faith, the way they regard idolatry as unpleasing,
their being on the true path, their living with other immaculate believers, and for their
understanding, comprehension and foresight. They immediately give thanks to Allah for an
attractive view or when their work comes easy, when something they desire happens, when
they hear a kind word, when they see love and respect and for many other innumerable
blessings, and they reflect on His mercy and compassion, and on how He is the Rahman and
Rahim (the All-Merciful and Most Merciful).
There are many references in the Qur’an as to how only those who give thanks can understand
Allah's signs in the world and His verses in the Qur’an. Some of these read:
Good land yields up its plants by its Lord’s permission, but that which is bad only yields
up scantily. In this way We vary the Signs for people who are thankful. (Surat al-A’raf,
58)
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3. We sent Moses with Our Signs: ‘Bring your people from the darkness to the light. and
remind them of the Days of Allah.’ There are certainly Signs in that for everyone who is
steadfast, thankful. (Surah Ibrahim 5)
Allah Increases His Blessings on Those Who Give Thanks to Him
In the Qur’an, Allah reveals a secret in return for believers giving thanks for all their
blessings. That secret is that He will multiply His blessings on the grateful. For example,
Allah increases the health and strength of a Muslim who gives thanks for the health and
strength he enjoys. Allah bestows greater knowledge or property on those who give thanks for
their knowledge or property. This is because they are content with what Allah gives, rejoice at
the blessings they enjoy and are sincere and close friends of Allah. Allah reveals this secret as
follows in the Qur’an:
And when your Lord announced: “If you are grateful, I will certainly give you increase,
but if you are ungrateful, My punishment is severe.” (Surah Ibrahim, 7)
Allah reveals that He will reward gratitude and increase the blessings of those who give
thanks in many verses of the Qur’an. Some of these verses read:
That is the good news which Allah gives to His servants who believe and do right
actions. Say: ‘I do not ask you for any wage for this –except for you to love your near of
kin. If anyone does a good action, We will increase the good of it for him. Allah is Ever-
Forgiving, Ever-Thankful.’ (Surat ash-Shura, 23)
The people of Lot denied the warnings.
We unleashed a sudden squall of stones against all of them, except the family of Lot,
who We rescued before dawn.
It was a blessing direct from Our Presence. That is how We recompense those who give
thanks. (Surat al-Qamar, 33-35)
Being among those who give thanks is a sign of one’s proximity to Allah and of one’s
friendship toward, and love of, Him. Grateful people always have the understanding and
capacity with which to see the beauty and the blessings created by Allah in all things. But an
unbeliever or ungrateful person always sees flaws and defects in even the finest settings, and
is made unhappy and distressed by them. But the wisdom of Allah’s creation is such that these
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4. people will always experience events they regard as unwelcome or unpleasant. But Allah
always increases His blessings on those who look at things positively and sincerely.
PRESENTER: As we have seen, Allah’s increasing His blessings on those who give thanks
is one of the secrets of the Qur’an. But what must not be forgotten here is that thanks must be
given with a true sincerity. Thanks that are made without sincerely turning to Allah, without
feeling the joy of His love and mercy, that are expressed simply for show, are of course
completely dishonest. And Allah, Who knows what lies hidden in people’s hearts, witnesses
that insincerity. Those who give thanks in such a state of mind are unaware that Allah knows
what lies hidden in their hearts, and what their true intentions are. They may make
expressions of thanks when things are easy, but when things are difficult they can easily
become ungrateful.
We must not forget that true believers give thanks to Allah under even the most difficult
conditions. Someone who thinks superficially may see a reduction in the blessings enjoyed by
believers. But since believers see the blessings in all events and climates, they know that this
is also for the best. For example, Allah reveals that He tests people with a little fear, and
hunger and a decrease in their possessions. Under such circumstances, believers rejoice and
give thanks in the hope that Allah will reward them with paradise if they exhibit fortitude.
They know that Allah will never load them with a burden heavier than they can bear, and
exhibit fortitude and give thanks in trust and submission to Him. Being one of those who give
thanks is therefore always a distinguishing feature of the believer, and Allah will enhance His
blessings on the grateful in both this world and the hereafter.
Another verse reveals that Allah will always reward those who give thanks:
Why should Allah punish you if you are thankful and believe? Allah is All-Thankful,
All-Knowing. (Surat an-Nisa’, 147)
Allah’s signs and the wisdom in His proofs may only be fully understood thanks to the
understanding and sensitivity possessed by those who give much thanks. But ungrateful and
insensitive people cannot understand the wisdom in Allah’s signs, and may not even be aware
of their existence.
Allah also advised the prophets to be grateful. For example, in the Qur’an He tells the Prophet
Moses (pbuh):
He [Allah] said, ‘Moses, I have chosen you over all mankind for My Message and My
Word. Take what I have given you and be among the thankful.’ (Surat al-A’raf, 144)
Many verses of the Qur’an reveal how the Messengers were people who gave much thanks to
Allah.
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5. Verse 15 of Surat al-Ahqaf shows the importance of giving thanks and asking to be grateful in
the face of Allah’s blessings in the prayer a believer makes when he reaches the age of 40:
We have instructed man to be good to his parents. His mother bore him with difficulty
and with difficulty gave birth to him; and his bearing and weaning take thirty months.
Then when he achieves his full strength and reaches forty, he says, ‘My Lord, keep me
thankful for the blessing You bestowed on me and on my parents, and keep me acting
rightly, pleasing You. And make my descendants pious. I have sought forgiveness of You
and I am truly one of the Muslims.’ (Surat al-Ahqaf, 15)
Knowing How to Give Thanks to Allah
In the Qur’an Allah also reveals, in these words of satan’s, that one of his main aims is to
prevent people giving thanks:
Then I will come at them, from in front of them and behind them, from their right and
from their left. You will not find most of them thankful.’ (Surat al-A’raf, 17)
Satan wishes to prevent people from giving thanks because the importance of giving thanks is
set out in a great many verses. Of course, one of his principal objectives will be to cause
people to ignore such an important truth.
In order to give thanks to Allah, one has to have the awareness with which to grasp its
importance. Someone who gives thanks knows that the blessings he enjoys belongs to and is
bestowed by Allah alone, as well as his own weakness before Allah. But the thanks of
someone who foolishly ignores the greatness and might of Allah and who does not feel this
manifest reality in his heart will be equally superficial.
People directed by satan are in any case not inclined to give thanks. Most of these people only
remember such a basic religious obligation as giving thanks for a very short after having
been troubled by an affliction or unwelcome situation of some kind, after which they return
to their lives of idolatry. In the Qur’an, Allah reveals the situation of people who pray when
struck by affliction but then return to ascribing equals to Him when their troubles are eased as
an example of this:
Say: ‘Who rescues you from the darkness of the land and sea? You call on Him humbly
and secretly: “If you rescue us from this, we will truly be among the thankful.”’
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6. Say: ‘Allah rescues you from it, and from every plight. Then you associate others with
Him.’ (Surat al-An’am, 63-64)
Yet the fact is that giving thanks to Allah is one of a person’s most fundamental obligations
because everyone’s life is full of countless blessings to give thanks for. There is no limit to
the giving of thanks in the Qur’an. People can use every available opportunity to give thanks.
For example, someone who, like the Prophet Abraham (pbuh), knows that it is Allah Who
permits him to eat and drink and must express his gratitude to Allah every time he eats or
drinks something.
But giving thanks must not remain limited to merely eating and drinking. There are countless
blessings a person enjoys during the course of the day that he generally never thinks of, and
whose value he only appreciates after they have been taken away. The blessings of “seeing”
and “hearing” are examples of these and are revealed as opportunities to give frequent thanks
in the Qur’an.
Allah has given human beings eyes and ears for them to give thanks to Him. And what we
must do is to give constant thanks for them:
Allah brought you out of your mothers’ wombs knowing nothing at all, and gave you
hearing, sight and hearts so that perhaps you would show thanks. (Surat an-Nahl, 78)
In the same way, ships, used for travel and transportation purposes, the seas that make up
three-quarters of the surface of the Earth, and even the winds must be instruments by which
people give thanks to Allah. Allah reveals this thus:
It is He Who made the sea subservient to you so that you can eat fresh flesh from it and
bring out from it ornaments to wear. And you see the ships cleaving through it so that
you can seek His bounty, and so that hopefully you will show thanks. (Surat an-Nahl, 14)
Among His Signs is that He sends the winds bearing good news, to give you a taste of His
mercy, and to make the ships run by His command, and to enable you to seek His
bounty so that hopefully you will be thankful. (Surat ar-Rum, 46)
It is Allah Who has made the sea subservient to you so that the ships sail on it at His
command, enabling you to seek His bounty, so that hopefully you will be thankful.
(Surat al-Jathiyah, 12)
Believers giving thanks for their blessings is a sign that they appreciate these blessings. They
thus repay that blessing and also, by Allah’s leave, prepare the way for even greater ones.
While revealing that He will increase His blessings on His grateful servants, Allah also
reveals that the ungrateful, who do not give thanks, will be punished:
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7. And when your Lord announced: “If you are grateful, I will certainly give you increase,
but if you are ungrateful, My punishment is severe.”’ (Surah Ibrahim, 7)
The way that the Prophet Solomon (pbuh), on whom the rank of prophethood was bestowed,
asked Allah to inspire him to give thanks to Him must serve as an example to all believers
because satan will approach people from in front or from behind, from right or left, and
strives to prevent them from giving thanks by means of such trickery as causing them to
forget their blessings, inspiring a sense of apathy regarding their blessings, or making people
underestimate them.
Being Among Those who Give Thanks to Allah
People sometimes grieve when they lose a blessing they regarded as very great or important in
their own eyes. That grief magnifies the heedlessness into which they fall, and may even lead
to them rebelling against Allah (surely Allah is beyond that). On the contrary, believers know
that “Allah is the Creator of all things and He is the true Lord of all.” People can only be
“stewards” for a brief time of all the things belonging to Allah. It is known to Allah and by
His will that we either enjoy a blessing for a short time, or else never attain it at all. What we
have to do is know that there is wisdom behind everything we are given and to give thanks for
all the countless blessings bestowed on us by our Lord.
Blessings are not bestowed as blessings because of any superior characteristics one has, but
as a test. They are given so we can be grateful, not so we can become arrogant. If people fail
to realize this then possessions, one of these blessings, will never bring anyone happiness and
salvation in this world or the hereafter.
Possessions are given to be used for Allah’s approval, not to be saved and accumulated out of
tight-fistedness. The end awaiting those who behave in such a way is revealed as follows in
the Qur’an:
Those who are tight-fisted with the bounty Allah has given them should not suppose that
that is better for them. No indeed, it is worse for them! What they were tight-fisted with
will be hung around their necks on the Day of Rising. Allah is the inheritor of the
heavens and the earth and Allah is aware of what you do. (Surah Al-‘Imran, 180)
Believers make use of all the blessings of this world bestowed upon them, to the extent that
this is legitimate, but they are never deceived by them into forgetting Allah, the hereafter and
to live by the moral values of the Qur’an. No matter how much luxury, glory, money or power
come their way, they never permit these things to cause them to sit back and relax, to become
spoiled or proud or, in short, to turn their backs on the moral values of the Qur‘an because
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8. they are aware that all these things are blessings from Allah and that Allah can take them all
back if He so wishes. They never for a moment forget that the blessings of this world are
transitory and limited, that they are tested through these blessings and that their genuine
counterparts are those in paradise.
For someone who lives by the moral values of the Qur’an, worldly blessings such as property,
possessions or rank are merely means of drawing closer and giving thanks to Allah.
Therefore, he never makes possession of worldly blessings that he enjoys for a brief time his
essential objective. For example, the benefit from a home, one of the longest-lived blessings
in the life of this world, will only last for the extent of the average person’s life span, an
average of 60 to 70 years. When the life of this world comes to an end, one will leave behind
the home one strove for, loved so much and attached so much value to. Death clearly
represents a definitive separation between a person and the blessings of this world.
A believer knows that the blessings bestowed on him in fact belong to Allah alone and that
they come from Him alone. He does all he can to give thanks to our Lord, Who created these
blessings, and to express his pleasure and happiness. He strives to be in a constant state of
thanks, in both word and deed, in return for all his countless blessings, to remember Allah’s
blessings, to keep them in mind and to tell others of them. Some verses on the subject read:
And as for the blessing of your Lord, speak out!
(Surat ad-Duha, 11)
…. Remember Allah’s blessings, so that hopefully you will be successful. (Surat al-A’raf,
69)
PRESENTER: There is no doubt that there is a purpose in all the blessings Allah bestows on
us. Blessings must turn the person who enjoys them toward Allah. Because everything he is
given requires gratitude in return. He must make every sincere effort to give thanks to Allah,
Who constantly bestows the finest and the greatest blessings.
Giving thanks is both a great act of worship and also protects people against “excess” because
every human being has a tendency to become cruel, oppressive and devoid of conscience
when they acquire wealth or power. When some people become wealthy and acquire fine
things they forget their weaknesses and start becoming arrogant. Giving thanks prevents that
“excess.” A person who gives thanks to Allah knows that it is Allah Who gives him every
blessing that comes his way. He has a responsibility to use that blessing as our Lord wishes,
on the path of Allah. That is the real reason for the humility and maturity or prophets such as
David and Solomon, who were given great rank, possessions and sovereignty. But Qarun,
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9. who took to excess because of the possessions given to him, met a painful end because of his
failure to give proper thanks to our Lord.
As we have emphasized throughout this film, giving thanks to Allah is a valuable act of
worship for believers. All the Messengers, and especially our beloved Prophet Muhammad
(saas), are excellent role models on this subject for believers. What believers must do is to
adopt the moral values of the prophets for themselves and be among those who constantly
give thanks to Allah for his blessings, scrupulously avoiding all ingratitude.
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10. who took to excess because of the possessions given to him, met a painful end because of his
failure to give proper thanks to our Lord.
As we have emphasized throughout this film, giving thanks to Allah is a valuable act of
worship for believers. All the Messengers, and especially our beloved Prophet Muhammad
(saas), are excellent role models on this subject for believers. What believers must do is to
adopt the moral values of the prophets for themselves and be among those who constantly
give thanks to Allah for his blessings, scrupulously avoiding all ingratitude.
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