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He recognized All\h as his Creator, his Sustainer, his Provider, <strong>and</strong> as<br />
his Lord, <strong>and</strong> because he appreciated the favours bestowed upon him<br />
by All\h, he realized that he owed All\h a lot more than just his life. He<br />
therefore gave up his cravings <strong>and</strong> desires so that he could live in<br />
showing his gratitude toward All\h by obeying His comm<strong>and</strong>s,<br />
knowing that being ungrateful would result in diving into All\h’s wrath,<br />
<strong>and</strong> ultimately <strong>Hell</strong>.<br />
He would worship All\h, as if All\h he could see.<br />
Saying, ‘though I can’t see Him, I know He sees me.’<br />
In a lengthy *ad|th, the Archangel Jibr|l u approached Mu#ammad<br />
r <strong>and</strong> for the purpose of teaching the present gathering, asked:<br />
“Tell me what is I#s\n?”<br />
<strong>The</strong> Prophet r replied:<br />
‘To worship All\h as though you see can Him. And if you cannot see<br />
Him then without doubt He can see you.’<br />
al-Bukh\r| <strong>and</strong> Muslim<br />
None other then the beloved of All\h, Mu#ammad r himself, offers an<br />
invaluable piece of advice here. If a person were to embed in his heart<br />
that as he is always in the presence of All\h I, he would realise that<br />
All\h I is always with him. By accommodating this noble thought one<br />
would feel compelled to stay away from sins, as the fear of All\h I<br />
would overcome him. Whichever way he turns he sees the greatness of<br />
All\h I manifest, <strong>and</strong> out of indebtedness he is grateful to All\h I.<br />
And in prayer <strong>and</strong> meditation he would believe that he is in All\h’s<br />
presence <strong>and</strong> that he can feel All\h’s presence around him. In such a<br />
situation he will feel the sweetness of sincerity.<br />
If however a person cannot manage such a task then he can bear in<br />
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