Praise Be To God (Alhamdulillah

PRAISE BE TO GOD (ALHAMDULILLAH) When man has an ocean of gratitude for God’s innumerable blessings, he spontaneously utters words of praise in universal acknowledgement. This is true Alhamdulillah. T he second verse of the Quran is, “Praise be to God, the Lord of the Universe.” (1:2) These are words which it takes but a moment to repeat. But if these words have to express true realization of God, their significance is so great that nothing can be greater. That is why, there is a Hadith which has this to say: “Alhamdulillah, fills up man’s balance (of good deeds) or scale of action.” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 223) When one thinks that the universe came into being fifteen billion years ago, and that it is still expanding, one finds this extremely frightening. Then, when man thinks about his own creation, he finds that