Heart and Soul
“So remember Me, and I will remember you.”
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:152
How beautiful it is to mention God, and to know that He mentions you. To whisper His name and feel it echo across the universe. The remembrance of God can take many forms, a quiet whisper in your heart, the thoughts that flow through your mind, or the moments you speak of Him with others.
In a ḥadīth qudsī, the Prophet (PBUH) said: “Son of Adam, if you remember Me within yourself, I will remember you within Myself; and if you remember Me in a gathering, I will remember you in a gathering better than that.”
The “gathering” refers to the angels. As Shaykh Wahaj Tarin beautifully explained:
“Imagine being in a large meeting, and the owner of the company mentions your name, acknowledging something you’ve done, how your heart would overflow with joy! Now imagine Allah mentioning you among thousands of angels.”
Once we connect to God, to our Source, something awakens. It only takes a moment to feel His nearness, and when we do, peace gently fills our chest. That calm you feel is God remembering you through your heart.
And just as you’re remembered in the unseen, you’re remembered here too.
Paths open, hearts soften, life begins to move in harmony.
Let your heart mention God with every beat.
“Remember God so much that you are forgotten. Let the caller and the called disappear; be lost in the Call.”
Rumi
Today, try to mention God in various ways.
Look at any part of nature and contemplate on God’s glory
Try to mention God with family or a group of friends, in any way. It can be through expressing gratitude for something or it could be sharing one of the verses mentioned in Daily Divine Whispers
Allow the remembrance to be within as well. Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and feel your heart as it calls His name. Feel your heart beating ‘Ya Allah’ ‘Ya Allah’ ‘Ya Allah’
“Wherever two or more are gathered in remembrance, the collective resonance of hearts uplifts one and all. The gifts of the spirit are communicated from one heart to another.”
Living Presence; The Sufi Path to Mindfulness and the Essential Self – Kabir Helmenski
“He does not ask much of us, merely a thought of Him from time to time, a little act of adoration, sometimes to ask for His grace, sometimes to offer Him your sufferings, at other times to thank Him for the graces, past and present, He has bestowed on you, in the midst of your troubles to take solace in Him as often as you can. Lift up your heart to Him during your meals and in company; the least little remembrance will always be the most pleasing to Him. One need not cry out very loudly; He is nearer to us than we think.”
The Practice of the Presence of God – Brother Lawrence
