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SHUKR has the following common meanings:
-To be thankful [for a benefit or benefits received]
-To be grateful
-To praise
-To eulogise
-To acknowledge beneficence and speak largely of it
-To acknowledge beneficence of Allah and act in a manner
incumbent upon us in rendering Him obedience and abstaining
from His disobedience
SHUKR has three main aspects when it is rendered
by man to Allah:
-Being humble, lowly or submissive [in heart and mind]
-Praising, eulogising and acknowledging the beneficence of
Allah [with the tongue]
-Obeying and submitting oneself to Allah [in deeds and
actions] [39:60]
SHUKR rendered to Allah rests upon five main
foundations:
-Humility towards Him to whom it is rendered
-Love of Him to whom it is rendered
-Acknowledgement of His beneficence to whom it is rendered
-Eulogising
Him to whom it is rendered
-Not using the benefit received in a manner which He [who
has conferred it] dislikes
SHUKR has the following meaning when it is
rendered by Allah to man:
-To be liberal and bountiful in giving benefits or rewards
to others. One of the attribute of Allah is Ash-Shakoor
and another is Ash-Shakir, which means that
Allah is very liberal and bountiful in rewarding or giving
benefits to mankind
SHUKR has the following meanings when it is
rendered by man to man:
-To be thankful [for a benefit or benefits received]
-To be grateful
-To be liberal and bountiful in giving benefits or rewards
to others
Allah commands Momineen to render Shukr to
parents [31:14]
But Allah says when Momineen do something for the
welfare of others, in general, they do it for seeking the
Countenance of Allah only. They do not wish any SHUKR
or thanks from those for whom they do something good
[76:8-9]
The word SHUKR also has some other meanings as
follows:
-Act of uncovering and exposing to view [as opposed to
Kufr, which means an act of concealing or hiding]
-Fullness of the udder of a she-camel with milk
-To become abundant with something. When Shukr refers
to a result of some action, effort or work, it means
"abundant, ample or huge reward of actions or efforts".
-Abounding, ample, bounteous, bountiful, copious, exuberant,
filled, full, generous, liberal, luxuriant, plenteous,
plenty, profuse, sufficient, teeming
-Be abundant with, be plentiful, flourish, thrive
How to render SHUKR to Allah?
-Be humble and submissive to Him [from heart and mind]
-Be thankful to Him and acknowledge His beneficence [with
tongue]
-Obey and submit to Him [in actions and deeds]
-Use/utilize the benefits given by Him according to His
Prescribed way
-Keep the benefits given by Allah open and exposed for the
welfare of others [and do not conceal Allah's blessings from
others]
-Be liberal and bountiful in sharing benefits given by Allah
with others
What is Shukraan-e-Nemat?
-To use/utilize the benefits given by Allah according to His
Prescribed way
-To keep the benefits given by Allah open and exposed for
the welfare of others [and do not conceal Allah's blessings
from others]
-To be liberal and bountiful in sharing and giving benefits
given by Allah to others
What is Kufraan-e-Nemat?
-To NOT use/utilise the benefits given by Allah according to
His Prescribed way
-To conceal or hide Allah's blessings from others
-To NOT share or give benefits given by Allah to others
Allah commands Momineen to render
SHUKR [2:152]
But Most people do not render Shukr to Allah
Verily, man is [generally] ungrateful to his Lord [100:6]
Allah is full of bounty to mankind but most of mankind do
not render any SHUKR [40:61]
Verily, your Lord is full of Grace to mankind, yet most of
them do not render any SHUKR [27:73, 10:60]
It
is He who has given you sense of hearing, sight and
understanding but little SHUKR you render [23:78]
Allah is Shakir and Shakoor
Allah is Ash-Shakir [2:158, 4:147] and Ash-Shakoor
[35:30, 35:34, 64:17], i.e. most ready to appreciate good
deeds and recompense with great rewards.
Benefits of rendering SHUKR
-Allah likes those who do Shukr [39:7]
-Allah rewards those who do Shukr [3:144]
-Allah gives more benefits and blessings to those who do
Shukr [14:7]
-Allah protects those from harm who render Him Shukr
[54:34-35]
Disadvantages of Kufraan-e-Nemat &
not rendering SHUKR
-Fear and hunger [16:112]
-Loss of blessings from Allah [34:15-17]
SHUKR, as a result of certain deeds
There are various verses of Quran where according to
context, some of the following meanings of SHUKR seem more
appropriate, in my humble understanding.
Abounding, ample, bounteous, bountiful, copious, exuberant,
filled, full, generous, liberal, luxuriant, plenteous,
plenty, profuse, sufficient, teeming, Be abundant with, be
plentiful, flourish, thrive.
-Observe SIYAAM [i.e. abstinence in Ramadhan]
…so that you may thrive in your human potential [laallakum
tashkuroon] [2:185]
-Observe TAQWA [i.e. be careful in your duties
assigned by Allah and guard yourself against disobedience of
Allah's command] so that you may thrive in your human
potential [laallakum tashkuroon] [3:123]
-Wash & clean yourself ….. so that you may be exuberant with
purity [laallakum tashkuroon] [5:6]
-Allah bestows upon you various blessings …so that you may
have sufficient and become bountiful and generous and be
grateful [laallakum tashkuroon] [8:26, 16:14]
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