یَعْلَـمُ الْعِبَـادُ شُـکْرَھَا, i.e. “What a great blessing it is. If only people knew how to be grateful for it.”^[1]

The gratitude of Sayyiduna Hasan al-Basri رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه 

Imam Hasan al-Basri رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه would begin his conversation in this manner:

All praise belongs to Allah Almighty. O Allah Almighty! O our Lord!  Praise belongs to You that You created us. You granted us provision, guided us, gave us knowledge, granted us salvation and removed difficulty from us. Praise belongs to You for the blessings of Islam and the noble Qur’an, and for the blessings of family, children, wealth, health and well-being. You have abased our enemies, expanded our provision, granted this Ummah supremacy, gathered us when we were divided and conferred upon us health and well-being. O our Lord! You granted us whatever we asked. Upon this is our endless gratitude and upon every blessing of Yours, new or old, hidden or apparent, specific or general, that which remains or has ceased, is present or absent. Praise be to You until You are pleased, and praise be to You even after You are pleased.”^[2]

Nightlong mention of blessings

Sayyiduna ibn Abi Hawari رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه relates that Sayyiduna Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad and Sayyiduna Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْهِمَا spent an entire night mentioning the blessings of Allah Almighty to one another. Sayyiduna Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْهِ said, “Allah Almighty granted these