Making God One’s Supreme Concern

Making God One’s Supreme Concern thanksgiving (shukr), and remembrance (zikr), as we find in the Quran, is also an expression of our love for God. It would be right to say that Alhamdulillah, praise be to God, signifies love for God (Al-hubbulillah). Praising God means loving God. Gratitude to God also means loving God. Remembering God also indicates a strong love and affection for God. The Quran has this to say: “Remembrance of God gives one’s heart peace of mind.” (13:28) This means, moreover, that it is only love of God which can give man peace of mind in the real sense. Belief in God begins with the discovery of God. In the Quran this discovery is called Maarifah. Maarifah, or realization of God, in the real sense, becomes a part and parcel of one’s existence. When this happens, all those high and noble manifestations expressed in such words as love, gratitude and remembrance of God come into evidence.