Expressing gratitude towards Allah SWT

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim....
Alhamdulillah...thank you Allah SWT for everything
You have given us so much and everything is for free
For the air we breath and the water we drink
For the children we have
For the moment we spend
Everything is free

If only I have the chances to return the kindness of Allah SWT, what would it be? Is it enough by saying thank you or Alhamdulillah? Is it enough to acknowledge His Mercy in the daily prayer?

I was cooking yesterday while listening to the radio. The ustaz was talking about showing gratitude towards Allah SWT. He said "according to Imam al-Ghazali, we should do something in return to Allah's SWT Mercy and that's the way we should thank Him.'

But, how?

Harun Yahya has given an ideal answer to this question.

Being thankful, like having faith and doing good deeds, takes place by Allah's leave.

A person of conscience recognizes that all the blessings by which he is surrounded would not exist and that he could never attain them unless Allah so willed it. 

His body, intelligence, wisdom, feeling, health, strength—in fact, all the favors he thinks he possesses on his own are actually blessings granted by Him. 

Giving thanks to Allah is not merely saying, "Al-hamdulillah" at certain times, as when one has completed a task, eats a fine supper or survives an ordeal unhurt. 

Gratitude is a state one experiences deep in the heart because one can never account for all the favors he enjoys, even the obvious ones:

"If you tried to number Allah's blessings, you could never count them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful." 

(Surat an-Nahl; 18)

Allah SWT also gives reward to those who shows gratitude, as Allah SWT mentioned:
"As a grace from us, thus do we reward those who give thanks." (Al-Qamar, 54:35)

Therefore, the act of showing gratitude towards Allah SWT should not only be upheld by the lips, it is the tasks of the lips to say Alhamdulillah, of the heart to deeply recognize Allah's SWT Mercy and of the body to act according to the saying of Allah SWT mentioned in the Quran.

Then I know Alhamdulillah alone is not enough...

p/s: The book written by Harun Yahya can be downloaded from here.
Happy reading!