Dear Islamic brothers! To receive more virtues, advantages and interesting information about gratefulness, read the book named, ‘Shukr kay Fazaail’ [Virtues of Thankfulness], published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami. Also read ‘Ihya-ul-‘Uloom’ authored by Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. Buy these remarkable books from Maktaba-tul-Madinah and besides reading them yourself, also motivate other Islamic brothers to read them. You can also read them online or download for free from the website of Dawat-e-Islami: www.dawateislami.net.

2. Look at the people who have lower status than you

For developing the habit of  showing thankfulness, look at the people who have lower status than you and make up your mind in this way that I have abundance of blessings and various comforts bestowed by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ whereas so and so is handicapped suffering from diseases and experiencing worries. And so and so does not have even his own house or vehicle or good dress and even he is dependent on others for a single meal or two.

3. Ponder over blessings

For developing the habit of showing gratitude, ponder over the abundance of blessings and favours of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ that He عَزَّوَجَلَّ has created us in the Ummah of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and by virtue of the spiritual connection of blessed companions, Ahl-e-Bayt رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم, pious predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی, righteous people, Ahl-us-Sunnah scholars and Murshid Kareem, we have been blessed with great blessings such as Madani environment, Glorious Quran, sacred nights and days, sacred cities like Makkah and Madinah, Masajid, Madaris, Jami’aat, parents, siblings, body parts, wisdom and intellect, sand, light, house, employment, winter, summer, autumn, spring, earth, sky, mountain, moon, sun, sleep, health, vegetable, animals, plants, rain, day and night etc. If we do not get any particular blessing, we forget all other blessings. We should not be thankless to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in anyway.