Contemplating the Deen of Islam

The humility of being able to acknowledge that you are not the architect of this world nor your own self and that someone greater than you has provided all this for you is the beginning of religion. It is only arrogance or heedlessness that can cause someone to deny the countless gifts they have been bestowed with. The sound heart should instantly recognize its need of expressing gratitude. It is for your own benefit in order to facilitate this expression of gratitude that God has designated for you a particular way of life making His commands explicit. -Pg. 11