So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me.

 فَٱذۡكُرُونِيٓ أَذۡكُرۡكُمۡ وَٱشۡكُرُواْ لِي وَلَا تَكۡفُرُونِ

So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me.

2:152

Zikr is remembering Allah consciously to please him. It is the best thing a believer can do to make the best use of his time. What is zikr and why is it given so much importance? Believe it or not dear brothers and sisters, Zikr is the key to all kind of your problems. Aren’t we in need of something that could solve all our problems in this duniya. The first and foremost benefit of zikr is that which is mentioned in this ayah, Allah remembers him, who remembers Allah. Just imagine to be noticed by Allah is a dream and to achieve that dream all we have to do is just do zikr. We remember him in seclusion, and He remembers us when he is alone, we remember him in the company of righteous people, He remembers us in the company of his Angels. SubhanAllah.

I am as my slave expects me to be, and I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me inwardly, I will remember him inwardly, and if he remembers Me in an assembly, I will remember him in a better assembly (i.e., in the assembly of angels) (Sahih Buqari)

Quran is one of the best form of zikr. Rasool SAWS said "Whoever recites a letter from Allah's Book, then he receives the reward from it, and the reward of ten the like of it. I do not say that Alif Lam Mim is a letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter". (Sunan At-Tirmizi)

Read it every day, make it a part of your daily routine, ponder over the verses, even if it is just a few, but be consistent and sincere. The solution to your problems lies in the Quran. Beautify your recitation to please Allah, contemplate on the verses so that you can use it in your daily life and use it as a guide.

“A book We have sent down to you so that you may bring forth mankind from the darkness into the light..”. (Surah Ibrahim, 14:1)

Praise Allah, Thank Allah, Glorify Allah, these are some of the beloved azkar which gains amazing rewards for the reader. Seek His forgiveness and all your sins will be wiped away.

The benefits of doing Azkar are so huge that the words cannot do justice, what bigger benefit do you seek than being acknowledged by Allah. It brings peace in your heart, try it now, you are in pain, you are stressed , you are in confusion, you are stuck, you are happy, you are hopeless , be it any situation just remember him and find peace and contentment within yourself. Do zikr hoping that He is remembering you, doesn’t that feel great?

“Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah. "Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah, hearts are assured” (Surah Ar-Ra’ad, 13:28)

Do zikr so often that it comes naturally on your tongue. Whenever you are doing your daily activities your tongue will be moist with zikr. It will save you from idle talk, make you conscious of Him and hence you will be saved from committing sins.

“The similitude of someone who remembers his Lord and someone who does not is like that of the living and the dead.” (Al-Bukhari)

Thanking Allah increases your rizk (provision). When you thank Allah for one morsel of food, He will give you a plate full of food, if you spend in his path the wealth you have (however little it be), He will increase it for you. Whatever you thank Him for He will give you excess in it.

Be grateful to Him for your slightest success, smallest possession, tiniest moment of peace and you will only be more content with what you have.

Turn to Him in difficulty, turn to him in happiness and to Him is our final abode.

“Shall I not inform you of the best of your actions, the purest in the sight of your Lord, which raises your rank to the highest, which is better for you than spending gold and silver, better than meeting your enemy so that you strike at their necks and they strike at yours?’ They replied: ‘Yes, indeed,’ and he said: ‘It is the remembrance of Allah.” (At-Tirmidhi)