that one should remain constant in remembering Him, Exalted is He, and persevere in it; the deed most beloved to Allah is that which is performed most consistently, even if it is little.

These, then, are seven great etiquettes contained in this noble verse, as mentioned by al-Qāsimī in his book Mahāsin al-Ta'wīl1. Remembrance has many other etiquettes, some of which we shall discuss later, Allah willing.

Then, after Allah—Mighty and Majestic—had urged remembrance in this verse, encouraged it, and warned against its opposite—heedlessness—He followed it in the next verse with that which strengthens the motives for remembrance and rouses resolve toward it: praise of the angels, who glorify Him night and day without ever flagging. He, Glorified is He, said: “Surely those who are with your Lord are never too proud to worship Him. They glorify Him, and before Him they prostrate” 2.

What is meant by His words, “those who are with your Lord,” is the angels. In this verse, Allah describes them as never being too proud to worship Him, as glorifying Him, and as prostrating before Him. This urges and encourages the believers to emulate what has been related of them: if this is the state of those who are protected from sin and error in their glorification, remembrance, and worship, what, then, should the state of others be?

Hence Ibn Kathīr—may Allah have mercy on him—said: “He mentioned them in this manner only so that they might be emulated in their abundant obedience and worship. For this reason, prostration was prescribed for us here when their prostration before Allah—Majestic is His glory—was mentioned, as stated in the hadith: ‘Will you not form rows as the angels form rows before their Lord? They complete the foremost rows and stand closely packed in