It is the Lord, Allah (SWT) who is entirely worthy of all praises and thanks. It is He who has given us guidance through the Prophets that he had sent to humanity, ordering us to be thankful and warning us from being unthankful.

Allah (SWT) says in the Quran:

Therefore remember Me (by praying, glorifying, etc.).^[] I will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless Favors on you) and never be ungrateful to Me.

The violent love of this world has indeed corrupted and infested our hearts, our continuous pursuit for fulfillment of desires hoping to achieve satisfaction has made us even more unsatisfied, our trust in Allah is only verbal or really weak, and the whole point of thankfulness to Allah is to achieve a life that balances the mind and body and makes us satisfied granting us peace and contentment.

In the final Hajj of our Holy Prophet Muhammed (SAW), when the Muslims reached high numbers and Makkah was peacefully conquered, the Holy Prophet (SAW) warned them from becoming proud and overjoyed by the manifestation of their strength and power because everything was just transitory, and he said "O Allah, there is no life but the life of the Hereafter."

We have to live in this life and be thankful for even the smallest blessings of Allah (SWT), in order that we live in this world with a higher aim that merely earning a few extra dollars, and our life should be to seek the hereafter.

Our bodies that were created from the material of this earth, urges us to have more and more but all of this never permanently satisfies our souls, the soul that was created and granted to us direct from Allah (SWT) will only achieve solid and permanent contentment when we drink from the fountain of faith, our hearts yearn to meet Allah (SWT) and we are always in a state where we have hope in Allah, we are thankful to Allah and we repent for the sins we have committed.

We must live our lives and achieve peace and contentment no matter how many worries we think we have.

A great scholar was eloquently said: "Can you picture yourself walking without feet? Should you take it light that you slumber  soundly while misery hinders the sleep of many? Should you forget that you fill yourself with both delicious dishes and cool water while the pleasure of good food and drink is impossible for some, due to sickness or disease? Consider the faculties of hearing and seeing with which you have been endowed. Look at your healthy skin and be grateful that you have been saved  from diseases  that attack it. Reflect on your powers of reasoning and remember those that suffer from mental ailments.

And He gave you of all that you asked for, and if you count the Blessings of Allâh, never will you be able to count them. Verily! Man is indeed an extreme wrong-doer, - a disbeliever

Look at the most basic necessities and be thankful. Is it not enough that Allah is our Lord? Who always provides even though we forget? Who has always nourished us from a time that we were helpless child and were fully reliant on his mercy. Who has sent us 124,000 Prophets, He has given the Quran as the light house of guidance and the Holy Prophet who holds the hands of those who follow him in achieving guidance.

Our pursuit in life must be for the hereafter. How much did the Prophet Muhammed (SAW) have in a materialistic sense? Do you really think that if we don't have this or that or we did not achieve this or that, that we are more beloved then the Prophet in the sight of Allah?

The key to achieving tranquility and harmony of a balanced heart, mind and body is that we look at those who are below us materialistically and we forget about those who are above us.

Even those who are above us, no matter how wealthy are never fully satisfied with the wealth they have and this is why the rich normally most of the time are afflicted with diseases, are unable to sleep peacefully in the night with worry about the situation of their wealth, they are those who are always rushing after something that really will never end.

If you want more sincerely thank Allah (SWT) and I guarantee that which you thank Allah for, Allah will bless you and increase you.

And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed: "If you give thanks (by accepting Faith and worshipping none but Allâh), I will give you more (of My Blessings), but if you are thankless (i.e. disbelievers), verily! My Punishment is indeed severe."

Say it is He Who has created you, and endowed you with hearing (ears), seeing (eyes), and hearts. Little thanks you give.

There is no point to waste our entire lives being unthankful to Allah. Thankfulness is not something that is abstract or merely an idea, it is practical and requires our efforts. No matter how much we feel devastated from the calamities of life, we must be patient and thankful to Allah.

Thank Allah that He is your Lord and has chosen Islam for you as your religion, thank Allah for body that you have, for the food that you eat, for your spouse, for your children, for your parents, for your wealth, and for each and everything even something insignificant as a glass of water. As the Prophet (SAW) said: "Whosoever is not thankful with a little won't be thankful with a lot."

Allah takes away his blessings from those who are not thankful, the blessing of iman, of health and wealth. When we are unthankful we basically dig our own graves and our blessings are taken away from us, as the great companion of the Prophet Ali (RA) once said: "Do not let your thanklessness drive away even the least of your blessings."

The practical steps that we could take to be thankful include:

• Obedience and Submission to the Lord's command
• Our adherence to the way of our Holy Prophet Muhammed (SAW)
• Practically moistening our tongues with Allah's remembrance, which include saying "Subhanallah", "Al-hamdullah" and "Allahuakbar"
• Take some time to visit the sick, the disabled and the terminally ill, believe me it will rush faith to your heart!
• Reading and contemplating the supplications that our Prophet use to read in the morning, evening and after every prayer.
• Appreciating and being thankful to your spouse, your parents, your family, your friends for even the smallest favor as the Holy Prophet (SAW) beautifully illustrated: "Whosoever is not thankful to people is not thankful to Allah."
• Making Dua to Allah by supplicating that He makes us thankful. Even our Prophet (SAW) use to supplicate by saying, "O Allah! I ask thee... for a grateful heart."
• Instead of worrying about our coffee break at work, if you want satisfaction read 2 rakaah and be thankful to Allah, as the Prophet (SAW has taught us that every joint must be thank Allah each and every day.