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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Provisions for the Journey (Mishkat), Volume 1 Lesson 18: Honoring the Divine Majesty and Splendor of Allah “O Abu Dharr! The majesty and splendor of the Lord of creation ought to increase and do not remember Him lightly as do the ignorant and unenlightened who when they see the dog and pig say, ‘O Allah!

Suffocate and choke it to death’.” The Status of Invocation of Allah in the Qur’an and the Hadiths The subject of discourse in this section is remembrance of Allah and honoring His majesty.

A great deal of importance has been accorded to invocation of Allah in the Glorious Qur’an and hadith s, to the extent that topics like incentives for remembrance of Allah, the worldly and heavenly benefits of invocation of Allah, the quantity and quality of imploration of Allah, the place and time of supplication of Allah have all been examined in detail.

Likewise, explications have been made by the ( ‘a ) and religious scholars with regard to which one between invocation with words and invocation with the heart is more important and higher and/or which one is better between supplication in secret solitude and imploration in a public and populous place.

In one hadith , Imam al-Sadiq ( ‘a ) states: “There has not been a nation and people who gathered and forsook invoking Allah and remembering us save that they will reap regret on the Day of Resurrection.” And he also stated: “Remembrance of us is tantamount to remembrance of Allah.”[^1] Explicating the importance of invocation and remembrance of Allah, Imam al-Sadiq ( ‘a ) states: “Holy and glorified is your Lord; Allah who is the Mighty and Matchless and is remote from the ignorant description of creatures, and peace and blessings of Allah be upon the prophets ( ‘a ), and praise is especially reserved for Allah who is the Creator of the world.”[^2] Therefore, man has to always preserve a state of remembrance of Allah on his tongue and in his heart and this invocation is not confined to a special place, gathering and time.

It has been recorded in a sacredly inspired hadith that Prophet Moses ( ‘a ) asked, “O My Lord!