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THANKFULNESS BENEFITS MAN, NOT GOD

THANKFULNESS BENEFITS MAN, NOT GOD
Visitation of the Sacred House does not benefit God, for He is above what we think of Him. Rather it is a grace from the Almighty God. By call to Hajj, God has made man distinct from animals.

THANKFULNESS TO GOD MAKES MAN DISTINCT FROM ANIMALS
One of the advantages of human beings is the virtue of gratitude to the Benefactor though this quality exists to some extent in certain animals but it is not a necessary quality in them. Yet man cannot possibly do without it unless he has lost his human nature as a result of indulging in carnal desires and lusts and has become an animal. In this connection, the Holy Quran says: اُولَئِكَ كَالأنعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ؛ اُولَئِكَ هُمُ الغَافِلُونَ. ?They are as cattle, nay, they are in worse errors; these are the heedless ones. (7:179)?
Evidently, not only do such bestial ones refuse to thank their benefactor but also they will deny Him.

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