Islam - Its Meaning for Modern Man — Page 187
187 Another form of prayer is the remembrance of God, that is to say, reflecting upon His attributes and the manner of their manifestation. The Quran describes this as a Sign of wisdom and a characteristic of “men of understanding, who remember Allah while standing, sitting, or lying down, and ponder over the creation of the heavens and the earth” (3:191 ⎯ 192). The Arabs in the pre-Islamic period took great pride in the exploits of their ancestors and celebrated these with great éclat in their poetry. The Quran reminded them of this and exhorted them to celebrate Allah’s praise with even greater emphasis and intensity (2:201). The Prophet Zachariah urged his people to celebrate the Glory and Holiness of God morning and evening (19:12). The Quran at various places exhorts the Muslims to glorify the name of their Lord, the Most High (87:2). There are several expressions used for that purpose, the commonest being; “Holy and Perfect is Allah”; “All praise is due to Allah”; “Allah is Great and above all”; “Holy is my Lord of Vast Bounty”; “Holy is my Lord, the Most High. ” Some of the expressions in which remembrance of God is expressed are woven into the fabric of Muslim vocabulary in all parts of the world. The termination and consummation of all effort finds expression in: “All worthiness of praise belong to Allah, the Creator and Sustainer of all the worlds,