Picture Perfect : Remember Allah at all times

“Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction”. (Holy Quran, Surah Al-Rad 13:28)

The one whose heart and mind are occupied with remembering Allah through various sincere acts of devotion and worship is moving closer and closer to the truth – the truth in this case means a greater and deeper understanding of ourselves and our relationship with Allah.

Allah occupies the hearts of the believers day and night, morning and evening, during prosperity and adversity, during war and peace. He is He. We worship and remember Him during all times, during all weathers and all seasons. He is He. Neither day nor night, neither the sun or stars. That is why we never exclusively worship Him during the day and nor only during the night.

He is neither war nor peace, and that is why we neither exclusively worship Him during times of war or times of peace. He is neither prosperity nor adversity, and hence we neither solely worship Him during those times. But that we worship and remember Him during all times, during all weathers and all seasons. He is He. And we love Him for it. It is as beautifully simple as that.

We love Him for it because He is not any of those things, those things that cause pain and suffering, those things that people desire, live for and fight for. We love Him because He is fair and just, always consistent, always forgiving. In Him we never find change as we might in the seasons He has created or the movement of the universe. He is now as He always was and will continue to be that is why we love Him so.