Allah is the root to everything

Bismiallah-

"Allah is full of bounty to mankind but most of them are ungrateful” 2:43

Allah has given us life.

Allah has given us food.

Allah has given us shelter.

Allah has given us the ultimate mercy.

Allah has given us the most grace.

yet when the call to prayer is announced, we ignore it.

when it is time for salah, we delay it.

when it is time to eat, we forget "bismiallah"

it is a burden to read the book of Allah.

it is a burden to pray five times a day.

it is a burden to give charity

it is a burden to follow what is prescribed by our lord.

Allah has given us so much, so much.

I can not bear to even tip-toe on the amount of blessings we have been given.

look around us, would we have anything if it were not for the blessing of Allah.

anything?

Show your gratitude.

pray.

give charity.

follow the words of our lord.

this is the least of what we could do.

Allah has given us the world, not to worship its worldy things, but to worship him in thanks and praise. Dunya is the means to Allah, Allah is not the means to Dunya.

We must be thankful!

Today we are surrounded by the dunya, I mean come on, with our ipods, computers, unnatural light, cars, grocery stores, etc. I am not saying this is bad, alhumduiallah to advancing technologies, but as I said alhumduiallah-All praise is due to Allah. Do you think you would have that ipod, if allah has not created the hands which made it, or the mind which thought of it...no. This is the key which is being lost today. Back then, everything was "ground deep"; their food was from the earth rather than H-E-B (local food market), their enjoyment was outside rather than inside and their watch was the sun and the moon. The link between them and the bounties of allah were close rather than far fetched like the ipod. This is not a call for the ban of all technology but rather a call for praise of your lord. 

if you would rather listen to your ipod more than pray, listen to your ipod less.

if you would rather be on facebook than pray, limit your facebook time.

if you would rather so anything that takes you away from the praise of your lord, stay clear of it.

All praise is due to Allah.

solely.

Lets not get hooked in the dunya.

remember there will be a day,

when no praise will be accepted

and forgiveness will not be given.

WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU: 

We should not only take but thank :) :) This concept is important for muslims and nonmuslims; if you accept whoever you do as your lord, how do you repay him for all of the things that are provided for you? 

jazak :) 

-jazz