The Reality of the Remembrance [of Allah]

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever obeys Allah has remembered Him, even if his prayers, his fasts and his recitation of the Quran are few.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, with regard to the verse of Allah: “and the remembrance of Allah is greater”, ‘[It means] Remembering Allah with regards to what He has made lawful and unlawful.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘There are two types of remembrance, a sincere remembrance which is harmonious with the heart, and a mere remembrance which negates the remembrance of anyone other than Allah.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Make your remembrance of Allah for the sake of the fact that He remembers you, for verily He remembers you even though He is needless of you, so His remembrance of you is loftier, more desirable and more complete than your remembrance of Him and it supersedes it…so whoever wishes to remember Allah, most High, should know that as long as Allah does not remember His servant in the context of granting him divine succour to remember Him [in the first place], the servant will not be capable of remembering Him.

Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘Whoever remembers Allah but does not vie to meet Him has mocked himself.