Source:366 Readings From Islam
Remembrance is not remembered. I do not remember whether or not God remembered me in the past; He remembers me now. God does not remember whether I remembered him in the past; I remember him now. His remembrance is my remembrance, and mine is his. Can two beings who remember one another not be in union?
My service of God is now purer than in the past. I live more fully for God in each moment and my remembrance of God is greater. In the past I served him out of concern for my own well-being; now I serve him out of concern for his.
(Hallaj)