Quranic Meditations The entire Quran is praise and tafakur on Allah. The following verses are among the special jewels for contemplation. To benefit from the nectar of their teachings bring them into your self and contemplate them as your self. Meditation on Allah’s Face: “Wherever you turn, there is the radiantly beautiful Countenance of Allah (Holy Quran, 2:115).” Meditation on Mercy and Gratitude: “Be grateful to Me, fill your life with pure gratitude, and do not even for an instant turn away from Me (Holy Qur’an, 2:152).” With a grateful heart, see everything around you as Allah’s Mercy. Extend this Mercy to all lives. Meditation on Praise: See and hear the entire creation praising Allah. “The seven ascending heavens and the abundant earth, and all countless beings therein, declare His Glory, and there is not a thing that exists that does not celebrate His Praises (Holy Qur’an 17:44).” Meditation on Allah’s Gaze: Feel the loving gaze of Allah upon you and within your heart at all times. “Surely Allah is pure Awareness and sees His servants as they truly are (Holy Qur’an 35:31).” Meditation on Action: “And when you threw (the dust) it was not you that threw, but Allah threw it (Holy Qur’an, 8:17).” Be aware that you are not the doer of your action. Allah alone is the origin and doer of all action, so that we attribute all good which flows from ourselves to its true source. Know that we cannot take even one breath without Allah willing this breath. However, we are instructed by adab to take responsibility for all negative acts which might come from us. This is a simple form of vigilance which brings amazing fruits. Meditation on the Perfection of the Human Being: Meditate on the human being as the crown of creation, the vessel of Allah’s attributes, and the agent of Allah’s actions. “Behold, thy Lord declared to the angels: I will create perfect humanity to be My mirror on earth (Holy Qur’an, 2:30).” Meditation on the Ayat of Light “Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth (Holy Qur’an, 24:35).”
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