Allahﷻ has created this universe, and blessed the human beings with endless creations. The only return we can do is to thanks Allahﷻ

1. SHUKR
Thanks to Allah (SWT)

2. The first word of Quran is
Alhamdulillah
which means “all praise is for Allah ُ‫ه‬َ‫ن‬‫َا‬‫ح‬ْ‫ب‬ُ‫س‬‫ى‬َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ت‬َ‫و‬

3. The basic concept of Shukr in Islam is to attribute
everything we have, to Allah ُ‫ه‬َ‫ن‬‫َا‬‫ح‬ْ‫ب‬ُ‫س‬‫ى‬َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ت‬َ‫و‬
, at all times.
This includes
• Everything we have
• Everything we don’t have and;
• Everything we had and taken back by Allah’s ُ‫ه‬َ‫ن‬‫َا‬‫ح‬ْ‫ب‬ُ‫س‬‫ى‬َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ت‬َ‫و‬
will

4. All our life we aspire to get the best of
everything yet we are blessed with
some, we work hard for something yet
sometimes we get it, others not. This is
Allah’s ُ‫ه‬َ‫ن‬‫َا‬‫ح‬ْ‫ب‬ُ‫س‬‫ى‬َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ت‬َ‫و‬
will and His knowledge of
what is good for us and what is not.

5. In our quest for the best we even forget to
thank Allah‫ى‬َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ت‬َ‫و‬ ُ‫ه‬َ‫ن‬‫َا‬‫ح‬ْ‫ب‬ُ‫س‬
for his blessings, we learn
to take them for granted. In Surah
Rahman, Allah ُ‫ه‬َ‫ن‬‫َا‬‫ح‬ْ‫ب‬ُ‫س‬‫ى‬َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ت‬َ‫و‬
asks us the same
question thirty-one times, “Which of the
favors of your Lord will you deny?” giving
examples of simple things around us, from
which we have closed our eyes.

6. َ‫أ‬ ُ‫ق‬ُ‫ل‬ْ‫خ‬َ‫ي‬ ‫ا‬‫َّل‬ ‫ن‬َ‫م‬َ‫ك‬ ُ‫ق‬ُ‫ل‬ْ‫خ‬َ‫ي‬ ‫ن‬َ‫م‬َ‫ف‬َ‫أ‬َ‫ون‬ُُ‫ا‬‫ك‬َََ‫ت‬ َََ‫ف‬16:17
Then is He who creates like one who does not
create? So will you not be reminded? (An Nahl : 17)

7. ؕ​ِ ‫ه‬ ِ‫ّلِل‬ ُُۡ‫ك‬ۡ‫اش‬ ِ‫ن‬َ‫ا‬ َ‫ة‬َ‫م‬ۡ‫ك‬ ِ‫ح‬ۡ‫ال‬ َ‫ن‬ ٰ‫م‬ۡ‫ق‬ُ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ن‬ۡ‫ي‬َ‫ت‬ٰ‫ا‬ ۡ‫د‬َ‫ق‬َ‫ل‬َ‫و‬َ‫ن‬ِ‫ل‬ ُُُ‫ك‬ۡ‫ش‬َ‫ي‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ن‬ِ‫ا‬َ‫ف‬ ُُۡ‫ك‬ۡ‫ش‬‫ا‬‫ي‬ ۡ‫ن‬َ‫م‬َ‫و‬ۡ‫ن‬َ‫م‬َ‫و‬ ۚ​ ٖ‫ه‬ِ‫س‬ۡ‫ف‬
‫د‬ۡ‫ي‬ِ‫م‬َ‫ح‬ ٌّ‫ى‬ِ‫ن‬َ‫غ‬ َ ‫ه‬‫اّلِل‬ ‫ا‬‫ِن‬‫ا‬َ‫ف‬ ََُ‫ف‬َ‫ك‬31:12
We bestowed wisdom upon Luqman,
(enjoining): “Give thanks to Allah.” Whoso
gives thanks to Allah, does so to his own
good. And whoso disbelieves (let him know
that) Allah is All-Sufficient, Immensely
Praiseworthy. (Luqman: 12)

8. ‫و‬ُ‫م‬َ‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ت‬ َ‫َّل‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ِ‫ت‬‫ا‬َ‫ه‬‫ا‬‫م‬ُ‫أ‬ ِ‫ون‬ُ‫ط‬ُ‫ب‬ ‫ن‬ِِّ‫م‬ ‫ُم‬‫ك‬َ‫ج‬َُْ‫خ‬َ‫أ‬ ُ ‫ا‬‫اّلِل‬َ‫و‬َ ْ‫ال‬َ‫و‬ َ‫ع‬ْ‫م‬‫ا‬‫س‬‫ال‬ ُ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬َ‫ل‬ َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ج‬َ‫و‬ ‫ًا‬‫ئ‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ش‬ َ‫ن‬َُ‫ا‬َ‫ص‬ْ‫ب‬
َ‫ون‬ُُُ‫ك‬ْ‫ش‬َ‫ت‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬‫ا‬‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ل‬ َ‫ة‬َ‫د‬ِ‫ئ‬ْ‫ف‬َ ْ‫ال‬َ‫و‬16:78
And Allah brought you forth from the wombs (of)
your mothers, not knowing anything, and made
for you the hearing and the sight and the hearts
so that you may give thanks. (An Nahl: 78).

9. ُ‫م‬ۡ‫ال‬ َ‫ك‬َ‫ط‬‫ا‬َُ ِ‫ص‬ ۡ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬َ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬‫َن‬‫د‬ُ‫ع‬ۡ‫ق‬َ َ‫َّل‬ ۡ‫ى‬ِ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬ۡ‫ي‬َ‫و‬ۡ‫غ‬َ‫ا‬ ۤ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ِ‫ب‬َ‫ف‬ َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬َ‫م‬ۡ‫ي‬ِ‫ق‬َ‫ت‬ۡ‫س‬﴿7:16﴾ۡ‫ي‬َ‫ا‬ ِ‫ن‬ۡ‫ي‬َ‫ب‬ ۡۢۡ‫ن‬ِِّ‫م‬ ۡ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬‫ا‬‫ن‬َ‫ي‬ِ‫ت‬َ َ‫َّل‬ ‫ا‬‫م‬ُ‫ث‬ۡ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬َ‫و‬ ۡ‫م‬ِ‫ه‬ۡ‫ِي‬‫د‬
ُ‫د‬ ِ‫ج‬َ‫ت‬ َٰ‫َّل‬َ‫و‬ ؕ​ ۡ‫م‬ِ‫ه‬ِ‫ل‬ِ‫ئ‬‫آ‬َ‫م‬َ‫ش‬ ۡ‫َن‬‫ع‬َ‫و‬ ۡ‫م‬ِ‫ه‬ِ‫ن‬‫ا‬َ‫م‬ۡ‫ي‬َ‫ا‬ ۡ‫َن‬‫ع‬َ‫و‬ ۡ‫م‬ِ‫ه‬ِ‫ف‬ۡ‫ل‬َ‫خ‬َ‫ن‬ۡ‫ي‬ ُِِ‫ك‬ٰ‫ش‬ ۡ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬ََُ‫ث‬ۡ‫ك‬َ‫ا‬7:17
[Satan] said, “Because You have put me in error, I will
surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path. Then I
will come to them from before them and from behind
them and on their right and on their left, and You will
not find most of them grateful [to You].” (Al Araf : 16-17)

10. The basic aim of Shaitan is to create diversions so that we continue to
look for more and more, forgetting what we have.
Think; what AllahSWT has blessed us with,
our eyes to see,
our nose to smell,
our ears to hear,
the hands to work,
our feet to walk,
Just for a second think of people who are not blessed with them.
It will give you enough gratitude for AllahSWT and a
sense of thankfulness.

11. We can describe three levels of thankfulness or
gratitude:
Shukr-bil-Qalb: to realize and appreciate all
blessings by and within the heart.
Shukr-bil-Lisaan: to say thanks with the tongue.
Skukr-bil-Jawarah: To express gratitude by doing
righteous deeds.

12. Gratitude and thankfulness for AllahSWT does not
need any specific reason or thing, the blessings
are all around us, and we just need to use our
senses to appreciate.

13. ِ‫ان‬َ‫ب‬ََِِّ‫ك‬ُ‫ت‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ِِّ‫ب‬َُ ‫ء‬ َ‫آَل‬ ِِّ‫ي‬‫أ‬ِ‫ب‬َ‫ف‬
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you
both [jinn and men] deny?