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The Power of Remembering God Often September 26, 2010
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Nawadir Al Usool, Vol 2, P.107
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Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 7504
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Sahi Muslim, Hadith No. 56
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Quran 93:11 · Ad-Duha
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Quran 94:4 · Ash-Sharh
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Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 23814
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Quran 61:14 · As-Saff
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Quran 1:2 · Al-Fatihah
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Quran 54:55 · Al-Qamar
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Sharah Al Aqeeda Al tahawiya, Vol. 8, P. 88
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what remembering God really means, and the formula for it
“So what does it mean to remember God?”
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remembering God is not word repetition
“Remembering God does not mean repeating a word”
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broken glasses lead to discovering the zikr formula
“This morning something happened to me — my glasses broke”
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acknowledging God produces gratitude storm
“When you deeply acknowledge God, gratitude arises in you”
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the formula: acknowledgment leads to gratitude to remembrance
“Acknowledgment leads to gratitude, gratitude results in remembrance”
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clouded sun analogy for why we forget God
“Last Sunday it was cloudy — the sun's light couldn't reach us”
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full argument on converting hate into love to reach God
“This is exactly what happens with human beings too”
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converting negativity into positivity like milk
“We must convert negativity into positivity, like a cow does”
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the cow as a divine demonstration of conversion
“The cow is a divine demonstration, I often say”
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hadith: no thanking God without thanking people
“Whoever does not thank people does not thank God”
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Gautam Buddha and the dirty milk pot story
“I often tell people a story about Gautam Buddha”
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roses and thorns story about complaining
“Society is like a rose — it always has thorns too”
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thorns among roses, and the save-yourself formula
“When we live in society, what is society really like?”
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save yourself formula amid life's thorns
“God placed man here for a test — save yourself”
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complaints are a self-made cloud that only harms you
“We ourselves create a cloud between us and God”
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God's favor even in not giving
“God did me a favor by not giving me things”
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negative personality is hell, positive is paradise
“Negative personality itself is hell, positive is paradise”
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thinking as worship, universe design, and the zikr formula restated
“Thinking is the thing — it opens every door”
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thinking is the greatest worship
“Thinking is the greatest form of worship”
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distributing the Quran and God-created curiosity
“A man mocked me for distributing Qurans nobody reads”
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forest officer parable about being equipped for duty
“A man was made a forest officer, but feared wild animals”
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army officer challenges Kashmiris to find violence in Quran
“An army officer held up the Quran and asked where violence is written”
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reframing disturbances and complaints as opportunities for paradise
“This isn't just one person's issue, it's all of ours”
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leaving America — no scope is the real scope
“A young man left America and everyone asked him why”
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no opportunity abroad is itself an opportunity
“No scope here — that itself is the scope”
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fearing God is a positive value
“Fearing God is a hundred percent positive value”
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pray for those who wrong you instead of complaining
“If someone wrongs you, pray for them instead”
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