Allah ‘azza wa jall mentioned His reciprocation of our actions in the first part: when we remember Him (in praising and supplicating), He will remember us (in bestowing upon us His blessings and mercy). Thus, it is our right to reciprocate His blessings and favours with thankfulness and appreciation, just as He remembers us when we call on Him. We must thank Him for His favours without disacknowledging their significance, and we must do so on a regular basis. He, ta’ala, the Rabb of the worlds, comes to us when we seek Him, He does not ignore or overlook us calling upon Him, despite His greatness and supremacy. So we too, as mere humans, cannot ignore or overlook His favours to us, and we cannot deem ourselves above acknowledging and appreciating them.
Quran, 13:28
أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ…
…Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.
So remember me; I will remember you. And be grateful to me and do not deny me. (Quran 2;152)
This tradition shows that the praise of God is the best of the ways of oral thanksgiving. Among the effects of thanksgiving is increase in ni’mah, as mentioned unambiguously in the Noble Scripture:
﴾لَئِنْ شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ.﴿If you are thankful, surely I will increase you. (19:7)
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