As discussed during week one, remembering God is a charge given to humanity through the revelations that has been interpreted in a variety of ways. Some recite the 99 Beautiful Names of God, as depicted in the music of this short film. Others seek to see God in all of creation and throughout their daily lives. In the following verse, we are told that we will see signs of God all around us if only we are aware.
“Behold! In the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of the night and the day; in the sailing of ships through the ocean for profit of humankind; in the rain which God sends down from the skies, and the life which He gives therewith to an earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that he scatters through the earth; in the change of winds, and the clouds which they trail like their slaves between the sky and the earth; (Here) indeed are the signs (ayat) for a people that are wise.” – Quran 2:164
In this film then, I filmed small, seemingly insignificant, pieces of my life where I see the face of God and where I was able to remember and see proof of Allah in my daily life. I see God in what He/She has provided for me, in the people put in my life, and in the nature surrounding me. I hope that this piece of art will inspire all to seek proof of the Divine in each moment.