In Khalifa's reading of 17:88 and 59:21, no humans or jinns together can produce a Quran like it, and a mountain would crumble in reverence if it were revealed to it.1, 2
Since God's retribution is not to be taken for granted, believers judge themselves strictly by these criteria and are not lax.1, 2, 3
Successful are the believers who are reverent in their prayer, and this success includes happiness and peace of mind in this life and in the Hereafter.1, 2
When you bow and prostrate in prayer, you must mean it and think of God's greatness, doing it as a deliberate act rather than a mechanical motion.1, 2, 3, 4
Giving charity publicly is good, but giving it secretly is even better.1
True belief must come from one's own conviction, not from following the crowd, and reverencing God when alone in privacy is the real test.1, 2, 3
Righteousness means a consistent, active consciousness of God.1
The command in 33:1 to reverence God and not obey disbelievers and hypocrites is addressed to Muhammad but applies to all of us in everything we do and say.1, 2, 3
Those who devote themselves to God alone and reverence Him will have mansions with flowing streams, and God never breaks His promise.1, 2, 3
Those who reverence their Lord will have mansions upon mansions with flowing streams, and God never breaks His promise.1, 2
The Quran's criterion for who is better is righteousness, not being a messenger, wealth, height, or knowledge.1, 2
Believers should pray that God guides them to appreciate His miracles, which God says cause mountains to crumble and make hearts tremble.1, 2, 3
The five daily prayers, seen properly, are an appointment with the King of kings and the greatest thing that can happen to anyone.1, 2
Believers know God is closer to them than their jugular vein, so like a driver facing an automatic ticket machine, they know every mistake is recorded and will be paid for.1, 2
If the Quran were revealed to a mountain, the mountain would tremble and crumble out of reverence for God.1
We must be reverently conscious of God in all our religious duties, and we own absolutely nothing since everything, even the material of our souls, belongs to God.1, 2
Believers are commanded to observe God as He should be observed and not to die except as Submitters.1
Only the reverent take heed of the lessons God places in the design of the human body.1
During a test, God took care of the writer's basic needs and his family never went to sleep hungry, which he credits to God's help and to reverencing God.1
Our purpose in life is to worship God alone, so self reflection and new habits should aim to increase submission and be done out of reverence for God alone.1, 2
We must praise and glorify God at every chance, day and night, before sunrise and before sunset, and when we rise and retire.1, 2, 3
We should praise God when He saves us from our enemies and fall prostrate upon hearing His revelations, glorifying Him without arrogance.1, 2
Believers shall avoid those who mock God's revelations until they change the subject, though reminding them may help save them.1
We must observe God at all times and be obedient servants striving to please Him in order to be redeemed.1
Righteousness means living conscious that God is always watching and listening, which leads to a life pleasing to God, who in return gives inner peace.1
We should reverence God as much as we can, listen, obey, and give to charity, and those protected from their own stinginess are the successful ones.1, 2
Those who reverence their Lord are led to Paradise in throngs, greeted with peace, and abide there forever.1
Charity returns what God has multiplied for us and should be given cheerfully, with a reverent heart, for the sake of God.1
The contact prayers require more than standing, memorizing, and reciting; the heart must be fully reverent and free of distracted preoccupation during each prayer.1, 2, 3
God makes things easy for those who reverence Him, so we need only do our best and leave the rest to God.1, 2, 3
God responds when we reverence Him and implore Him, as He responded to Joseph, Job, Jonah, and Zachariah.1
Instilling fear is the devil's system, and believers are to fear God instead.1, 2
When something else takes priority over God, such as when one stops praying or prays without reverence, that is idol worship and calls for changing one's life.1, 2
A short prayer may improve our mood more than the same time spent at a gym, and reverencing God's rites shows the righteousness of the heart.1, 2
Those who truly reverence God are the knowledgeable, because reverence and knowledge are connected and together lead to appreciating God as Master of the universe.1
Do not subject God's name to casual swearing to appear righteous or gain credibility among people.1
True believers tremble at the mention of God, grow in faith when His revelations are recited, and trust in their Lord.1
Submitters should aim every action solely at gaining God's approval and avoid anything that might even slightly displease Him.1, 2
The story of David shows we must not let personal opinions sway our actions, and even when something seems obvious we must take care to please God.1, 2
God loves the righteous, and reverence for Him should lead a believer to follow His instructions carefully.1
The key to returning to Paradise is being conscious of our actions, always reverencing God, and accepting His help to repent, reform, and seek forgiveness.1
Believers must be steadfast, persevere, be united, and observe God in order to succeed.1
Thinking of every Salat as your last raises your reverence to new heights.1