Ibn Daud - A Handbook of Spiritual Medicine

CHAPTER 21
Obliviousness to
Blessings or
Ingratitude
كُفْرَانُ‏ النِّعَم an-Ni’am] [Kufrān
Allāh states in the Qur’ān: “Whatever blessings you have are
from Allāh.” [An-Na#l 16:53]
OBLIVIOUSNESS TO
BLESSINGS
To be bitterly hostile in disregarding this blessing can be an active
and obvious personal choice, a kind of barefaced ‘thumbing of the
nose’ at Allāh’s grace. In a more passive manner, ignorance of His
blessings can originate from a person’s lack of understanding and
realisation. Either way, this lack of acknowledgement constitutes
ingratitude.
Allāh also says:
o “And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you
are grateful, I will certainly give you more. But if you are
ungrateful, surely My punishment is severe’” [Ibrāhīm 14:7]
o “Remember Me; I will remember you. And thank Me, and
never be ungrateful” [Al-Baqarah 2:152]
The Prophet said, “If happiness reaches him (the believer), he is
grateful (to Allāh).” [%a#ī# Muslim 2999:64]
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