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Quran 20:26 · Ta-Ha

And ease for me my task

He is saying: A short prayer for anyone facing a hard task

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Quran 34:13 · Saba

They made for him what he willed of elevated chambers, statues, bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles.…

He is saying: Shaitan's vow to make humans ungrateful · True gratitude means acknowledging God, not just saying it

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Quran 2:152 · Al-Baqarah

So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me

He is saying: remembering God means deep reflection, not word repetition · Quran's promise - remember Me and I will remember you · Remember Me and I will remember you

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Quran 31:12 · Luqman

And We had certainly given Luqman wisdom [and said], "Be grateful to Allah." And whoever is grateful is grateful for [the benefit of] himself.…

He is saying: Gratitude is the essence of the entire religion

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Quran 14:7 · Ibrahim

And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe

He is saying: Quran's promise: gratitude brings increased blessings · Life's formula: patience for loss, gratitude for gain · The full case for gratitude as Ramadan's core lesson

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Quran 7:17 · Al-A'raf

Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You]

He is saying: Nafs Ammarah: how Satan beautifies sin and how to resist · Satan's ingratitude: fixating on the one thing missing · History's failed perfect systems and Satan's trap of hatred

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Quran 27:40 · An-Naml

Said one who had knowledge from the Scripture, "I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you." And when [Solomon] saw it placed before him, he said, "This is from the favor of…

He is saying: Full story: Iblis refuses to bow and challenges God on gratitude

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Quran 12:33 · Yusuf

He said, "My Lord, prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me. And if You do not avert from me their plan, I might incline toward them and [thus] be of the ignorant

He is saying: Yusuf prefers prison over sin

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Quran 23:111 · Al-Mu'minun

Indeed, I have rewarded them this Day for their patient endurance - that they are the attainers [of success]

He is saying: Life's formula: patience for loss, gratitude for gain

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Quran 2:40 · Al-Baqarah

O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and fulfill My covenant [upon you] that I will fulfill your covenant [from Me], and be afraid of [only] Me

He is saying: Dua for increase in knowledge

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Quran 56:70 · Al-Waqi'ah

If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful

He is saying: Quran predicted the ocean's water turning salty

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Sahih al-Bukhari 1469

Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: Some Ansari persons asked for (something) from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he gave them. They again asked him for (something) and he again gave them.…

He is saying: Hadith: no greater gift than patience given to man

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