To Remember the Favours of Allah as a Sign of Gratitude
Calls from the Most Merciful Text: al-Jazairi, Jabir. Calls from the Most Merciful . Translated by Zahra Bainter. Karachi: Darul-Ishaat, 2003. 32 nd Call [1] To Remember the Favours of Allah as a Sign of Gratitude يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ هَمَّ قَوْمٌ أَن يَبْسُطُوا إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَكَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ ۖ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۚ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ O you who have believed, remember the favour of Allah upon you when a people determined to extend their hands [in aggression] against you, but He withheld their hands from you and fear Allah. And upon Allah let the believers rely. Surah al-Maida 5:11 Notes o Allah calls the believers “to whatever is beneficial for them, what is conducive to character-building, or strengthening and benefiting the Muslim community and state, in short, anything which being truly fortunate and successful in both worlds.” [2] o Almight...