In the Holy Qur'an
When my servants ask you about Me, (tell them that) I am indeed most near. I answer the supplicant's call when he calls Me. So let them respond to Me, and let them have faith in Me, so that they may fare rightly (2:186)
In the Traditions
My God,
the uninterrupted flow of Thy graciousness hast distracted me from thanking Thee! The flood of Thy bounty has rendered me incapable of counting Thy praises!
The succession of Thy kind acts has diverted me from mentioning Thee in laudation!
The continuous rush of Thy benefits has thwarted me from spreading the news of Thy gently favours!
This is the station of him who confesses to the lavishness of favours, meets them with shortcomings, and witnesses to his own disregard and negligence.
Thy favours are many - my understanding falls short of grasping them, not to speak of exhausting them!
So how can i achieve thanksgiving?
For my thanking Thee requires thanksgiving.
Whenever i say, 'To Thee belongs praise!', it becomes thereby incumbent upon me to say, 'To Thee belongs praise!'
Excerpt of the Whispered Prayer of the Thankful by Imam Zainul Abideen
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