Friday sermon: Praise Allah and be thankful for His creation, believers told

Honour God by pondering His creations, the sermon will tell worshippers

Honour Allah by being conscious of Him and thankful for His creations, the sermon will tell worshippers on Friday.

Practice taqwa – being pious and conscious of God – by praising and glorifying Allah for all that he has created, the sermon will say.

The Prophet Mohammed told his followers: “There are two expressions which are very easy for the tongue to say, but they are very heavy on the scale and very dear to Allah: ‘Subhan Allah wa bi Hamdihi’ and ‘Subhan Allah Al-Azim’”

These expressions give glory and praise to Allah.

Even the Angels are said to praise Allah, although they are given a greater rank by the Creator.

The Prophets also praised Allah, as demonstrated by Prophet Musa – or Moses – who said “Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers.”

"Subhanaka" is another great salutation. Muslims should repeat this several times throughout the day as Allah instructed in the ­Quran: "Oh you who have believed, remember Allah with much remembrance. And exalt Him morning and afternoon."

Muslims are especially expected to remember Allah when they see something that displays the “immensity of Allah’s creation”.

The sermon will tell worshippers they should take a moment to ponder over Allah's creation.

There are many acts throughout the day when Muslims can remember their Creator. They pray five times a day but Allah is remembered before the prayer – while performing ablution. These instances will be rewarded greatly on the Day of Judgment.

The Prophet Mohammed said: “When a person after performing ablution says: ‘Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika’ and says: “There is none worthy of worship but You; and from You do I seek forgiveness and to You do I turn in repentance.” This is recorded on a piece of paper and then sealed. The seal will not be broken until the Day of ­Resurrection.”