society. This is a commonlanguage all people speak. Like saying
"GoodMorning" when they get up in the morning or when they meet in the
evening saying "good evening", when they areabout to go to bed at
night saying "good night, sleep tight", whenthey are eating
saying"good appetite", when one is ill saying "get wellsoon", when one
is doing something saying" more power to you", when one sneezes saying
"bless you"…
Almost everyone gets adapted to these patterns he sees in the society
ever since his childhood. However when one is saying these words, he
should not forget that Allah is the Only Power that would enable all
these good wishes.
And that is where the difference of a Muslim is seen. A Muslim behaves
consciously in every stephe takes, in every word he says, in every
thoughtin his mind. He never forgets that every incident he has ever
experienced all his life has happened by the Wish of our Lord. It is
only the Almighty Allah Who will enable a person to have a good day or
a good night, Who will cure him and make him healthy, Who will give
him peace and comfort in his sleep, Who will make the food he eats
delicious and beneficial or Who will ease and finalize the work he
does.
Apart from this it is our Lord Whom a Muslim loves with the most
profound and intense love, with the highest devotion and Whom he is
most loyal to. He mightforget many people he loves, many incidents or
many objects from time time. But his love for Allah is so strong that
he lives in the awareness ofthe existence, power, love, friendship,
compassion and justice of our Lord in every minute, every single
second of his 24 hours. There is not even a single moment that the
existence and dominion of Allah is not in his mind.
And for Muslim to commemorate Allah, mentioning and exaltingAllah is a
very big act of worship. It is at the sametime one of the
blessingsthat a Muslim's soul findsmost pleasure in. For that reason
he would want to commemorate Allah, to exalt His Name, to praise Him
by mentioning His greatness in every possibility he gets. A Muslim
wants to mention his love for Allah, his devotion, his submission in
every turn of phrase in the form of a prayer.
Consequently, a Muslim's way of daily talking is very different from
other people just like all his demeanors and attitudes are. A Muslim
puts the fact that it is Allah Who will create that act, into words in
every speech he makes. In every good will expression, he verbalizesthe
fact that he wishes those blessings from Allah. For instance instead
of using phrases like "Good Morning","Good Night", "Good Evening",
"Sleep tight","Good Appetite", "Get well soon", "More powerto you",
"Bless you", he mentions the Name of our Almighty Lord Who will be
creating all these wishes by saying "May Allah give you a nice day",
"May Allah give you a nice night", "May Allah give you a good
evening," "May Allah give you a nice sleep","May Allah bless you a
good appetite", "May Allah cure your illness,""May Allah ease your
work", "May Allah bless you a long life".
Apart from this, when someone says his good wishes with the
remembrance of Allah's name, he again responds by showing the same
awareness in faith. For instance when someone says"May Allah give you
a nice day", he doesn't respond by only saying"to you too". He
commemorates and exalts Allah's Name and praises our Lord. He responds
by saying "MayAllah give you a nice daytoo". Or in responding toa
Muslim who says "May Allah give you good night", he does not respond
only by saying"To you too" –Allah is beyond that- He responds by
saying "MayAllah give you a good night too". He would notuse such a
wording without mentioning Allah's name even if he was thinking about
Allahin that moment. He doesn't find it becoming to the love, devotion
friendship he feels for Allah to assume even a slightest defect in his
wordings.
This stems from the good morality of the Muslim. In his consciencehe
cannot bring himself to talk about an incidenthe knows that Allah will
create, without mentioning His name. No matter what the wording the
other person uses is, his response will definitely be by mentioning
Allah'sname and by exalting our Lord.
... and certainly the remembrance of Allah is the greatest, and Allah
knows what you do. (Surat Al-Ankabut: 45)
To Allah belong the Most Beautiful Names, so call on Him by them and
abandon those who desecrate His Names. They will be repaid for what
they did. (Surat Al-A'raf: 180)
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