A Deep Relationship With The Creator

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

In Surah Ar-Rahman, which comprises of 78 verses, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala repeats a verse 31 times,

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿١٣

So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? [Quran, Ar-Rahman 55]

Our lives are full of repeats, albeit good or bad, but we don't mind repeating them. We have more than one child (that's a repeat), we choose the wrong friends more than once, we drive to work and back following the same route, we go to the same place for vacation, we eat at the same restaurant over and over again. But when it comes to the religion or learning the religion, we don't like to repeat.

When was the last time you pray the sunnah prayers? For most people they suffice themselves with the five obligatory prayers or less. But we can pray more if we desire nearness to Allah. When was the last time you completed reading the entire Quran? For many people they never read the Quran nor completed reading the entire Quran when we should be reading it everyday, over and over again.

Qur'an is full of repetition. Why? Because we tend to forget a lot. Repetition is good for us so we are reminded of Allah when we forget.

Our foremost and important responsibility is to recognize Allah. Our relationship with Allah is not a few moments of worship but a deep relationship. We should strive to have this relationship with our Lord. The only way to have this deep relationship is through knowledge of Him. How can you know Him without learning and knowing His names and attributes? When you know Allah, you will love Him and all other love is subject to His love. You will want to do everything to please Him. Remember (those who are married) the sweetness of love that you experience with your spouse at one time? You have so much energy, nothing tires you for the sake of your love, everything is sweet. But when the honeymoon is over, the sweetness started to fade away and it becomes a normal thing, you take each other for granted, and for some it turns bitter. Not with Allah, if you fill your heart with the love of Allah, the sweetness stays on and in fact it gets sweeter and sweeter. Your soul is always tranquil no matter what you experience outwardly.

May Allah brings us closer to Him and grant us that peace and tranquility in our hearts. Ameen.

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.

And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.

Wassalaam