What a better way for living, this verse teaches us to stop being on autopilot in life and start showing Gratitude.

 As you go on your day, be grateful for the small things around you.

Assalaamu Alaikum,

Welcome to QuranReflect! We're glad to have you as part of our community. Your first post on gratitude and mindfulness is truly appreciated.  Jazak Allah Khair for sharing your thoughts.

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It was a Sunday morning.
My mother had bought a chicken and asked me to slaughter it, as I usually do.
But this time, it felt different.
As I was slaughtering it and watching the blood flow, a thought crossed my mind: what if it were me in its place? Being slaughtered, then cooked and eaten.
At that moment, I realized the immensity of this blessing.
I was reminded of a passage from the Qur’an:


“Do they not see that We have created for them, from what Our Hands have made, livestock of which they are owners?
And We have subjected them to them: some of them they ride, and some of them they eat.
And they have in them other benefits and drinks. Will they not then be grateful?”**
(Qur’an 36:71–73)


I realized how Allah has made everything on earth sufficient for us, so that we may lack nothing and worship Him alone.
Yet despite all of this, I continue to sin and to cross some of the limits Allah has set for us.
This reflection encouraged me to reconsider certain habits, to review my actions, and to strive to leave behind what displeases Allah, seeking His pleasure.
Alhamdulillah.

Fatima Aairah ​ You can take a look at the Instagram account @a.servant.on.the.path  It is A very good account for amazing and anonymous reflection :
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