An-Nahl (The Bee)

18. “And if you count Allah’s blessings, you are unable to number them. Verily Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.”

Finally, in order to let no one think that the favors of Allah are confined to those things only, the Qur’an states:

“And if you count Allah’s blessings, you are unable to number them…”

Now, this question arises as to how can we express our gratitude to Him which we owe Him? In this case, are we not among those who are ungrateful?

The Qur’an provides the answer to this question in the last sentence of this verse, saying:

“…Verily Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.”

Certainly, Allah is more compassionate and more lenient than you may think of Him to take actions in questioning or in punishing you for your inability to express your thanks for His blessings.

You would better know this much that you are head over heel intermingled in His Graces and you are unable to express due recognition for His favors, and you should pay Him the apology that you always owe Him for your shortcoming in order to fulfill your duty in thanking Him. It is in this case that you have performed your utmost thankfulness to Him.

Who is he the one who affords to express his gratitude adequately to Him. That servant does best who offers his apology to Him for the sins he has committed. Otherwise, what can best suit Him is utterly impossible to be performed by anyone.

However, all these obstacles cannot obstruct us or stand in our way to keep account of His bounties and graces as far as we can, and thus be grateful to Him.