The Existence of God

God. A person has to face different types of occasions in his life. If he has the thinking and learning ability, he will find that there is some aspect of remembrance of God on all occasions. By making these occasions points of reference he can transform them into a high level of remembrance and prayer. Ayesha found this very phenomenon in the life of the Prophet of Islam. She saw that the Prophet Muhammad remembered God by making every occasion a point of reference. The truth is that remembrance and prayer are not just the repetition of some standard words. Remembrance and prayer stem from different occasions and different circumstances which remind a person of God. In every experience he can see aspects of God’s greatness. According to this heightened consciousness, the words that come spontaneously to the lips of such a person are called remembrance and prayer. Prayer is Worship There is a tradition which states that prayer (dua) is the real essence of worship (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 3371) rather prayer is worship (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 2969). This same truth has been set forth in the Quran as well as in the Hadith. It is natural for prayer to be real worship. Indeed, when a believer discovers God with His perfect attributes, he also discovers his total worthlessness in comparison to God.