The beauty of being thankful to Allah (swt) is that there is no limit – at no point can anyone say they have thanked Allah (swt) sufficiently for what He has given them. This is because our existence itself is a blessing from Allah (swt), He created us out of nothing, then nurtured us and made us grow. He gave us our eyes through which we can experience and enjoy the rest of His creation, which Allah (swt) has created with so much intricacy and beauty. And every time we blink our eyes we do so involuntarily, but it protects our precious eyes so that we may continue to see.

And beyond this, every moment is a gift, every breath and every heartbeat.

His guidance is a gift, and we must be grateful that He allows us to pray to Him and remember Him. He forgives us and gives us endless chances even if we deliberately disobey Him or take His commands lightly. He blesses both those who obey Him and those who don’t. We must thank Him for the ability to be able to thank Him.

This is not even a speck in the vast ocean of bounties that Allah (swt) has bestowed on His creation. There are many more that we cannot even comprehend and will never comprehend.

But all this aside – what about that which Allah (swt) has not given us? We may ask for many things from Allah (swt) not knowing that they are not good for us, but Allah protects us from it. And there is so much more that Allah protects us from every single day but we will never know about it. That’s why no matter how much we thank Allah, it will never be enough, Alhamdulillah.

Have a grateful Jumm’ah!