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Dhikr<\/em> is the means by which Stations yield their fruit, until the seeker reaches the Divine Presence. On the journey to the Divine Presence the seed of remembrance is planted in the heart and nourished with the water of praise and the food of glorification, until the tree of dhikr<\/em> becomes deeply rooted and bears its fruit. It is the power of all journeying and the foundation of all success. It is the reviver from the sleep of heedlessness, the bridge to the One remembered.<\/p>\n The shaykhs strive to remember their Lord with every breath, as the angels are always in the state of dhikr<\/em>, praising Allah. One of our shaykhs said, \u201cI remembered You because I forgot You for a moment, and the easiest way for me is to remember You on my tongue.\u201d If the seeker will mention his Lord in every moment, he will find peace and satisfaction in his heart, he will uplift his spirit and his soul, and he will sit in the Presence of his Lord. The Prophet Dhikr<\/em> is mentioned in many places in the Holy Qur\u2019an, and in most verses, what was meant by the word dhikr<\/em> is\u00a0tasbih<\/em>, glorifying;\u00a0takbir<\/i>, exalting;\u00a0tahmid<\/i>, praising; and praising and praying upon the Prophet Allah said in Surat al-Baqara, 152: \u201cRemember Me and I will remember you.<\/em>\u201d [2:152]<\/p>\n He said in Surat ali `Imran, 41, \u201c\u2026and remember your Lord much and glorify Him in the evening and in the early morning.<\/em>\u201d And again, 191, \u201cThose who remember Allah while standing, sitting, and lying on their sides\u2026<\/em>\u201d [3:41, 191]<\/p>\n He said in Surat al-Ra`d, 28, \u201cThose who believe, and whose hearts find their rest in the remembrance of Allah\u2013for, verily, in the remembrance of Allah hearts do find their rest.<\/em>\u201d [13:28]<\/p>\n And He said in Surat al-Ahzab, 35, \u201c\u2026and men who remember Allah much and women who remember Him\u2026\u201d And again, 41,42, \u201cO you who believe! Remember Allah with much remembrance; and glorify Him morning and evening.<\/em>\u201d [33: 35, 41-42]<\/p>\n There are many, many other verses of Qur\u2019an mentioning dhikr. Imam Nawawi said in his book, Futahat ar-Rabbani `ala-l- Adhkar an-Nawawiyya<\/span><\/em>, vol. 1, p. 106-109, \u201cAll scholars of Islam have agreed on the acceptance and permissibility of Dhikr<\/em> by heart and by tongue, for the adult men and women, for children, for the one who has ablution, and for the one without ablution; even for the woman during her menses. Moreover, dhikr<\/em> is allowed by all scholars in the form of tasbih, tahmid, takbir\u00a0<\/i>and praising and praying for the Prophet Dhikr<\/em> polishes the heart and is the source of the Divine breath that revives the dead spirits by filling them with the Blessings of Allah, decorating them with His Attributes, and bringing them from a state of heedlessness to the state of complete wakefulness. If we keep busy with Dhikrullah<\/em>, happiness and peace will be granted to us. Dhikr<\/em> is the key to happiness, the key to joy, and the key to Divine Love.<\/p>\n According to Bukhari, Abu Musa al-Ash`ari related that the Prophet Tirmidhi narrated from Anas (r) that the Prophet Bukhari narrated in his book from Abu Huraira (r) that the Prophet In Bukhari and Muslim it is narrated from Abu Huraira (r) that the Prophet Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah narrated on the authority of Abi Darda (r) that the Prophet said, \u201cDo you want me to tell you of your best deeds, and the most honored and praised and sanctified to Your Lord, and the highest in its reward; better than spending gold and better than meeting your enemy and cutting their necks in the jihad?\u201d They said, \u201cYes, Ya Rasulallah<\/em>.\u201d He said, \u201cDhikrullah<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n The Prophet Mu`adh bin Jabal (r) said, \u201cNothing saves you from Allah\u2019s punishment except Dhikrullah<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n There are many, many other hadith about the benefits and blessings of Dhikr such that it is impossible to quote all of them here.<\/p>\n Ibn `Abbas (r) said \u201cAllah, Almighty and Exalted, put a limit on all the obligations that He ordered human beings except for Dhikr<\/em>. For it there is no limit.\u201d<\/p>\n Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya said in his book,\u00a0Al-Wabil as-Sa\u2019ib<\/i><\/span>, p. 52, \u201cThere is no doubt that the heart oxidizes, just as copper and silver oxidize. Its polishing is the dhikr<\/em>, which will make it like a white mirror. The oxidation of the heart is due to heedlessness and sin. Its polishing is by means of two actions: repentance and dhikr<\/em>. If someone\u2019s heart is cloudy, the reflections of images will be unclear, he will see falsehood as truth and truth in the image of falsehood\u00a0(batil)<\/i>. When there is too much oxidization on the heart, the heart will be darkened, and in the darkness the images of the Truth and Reality never appear. The best way to polish it is through Dhikrullah<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Ibn `Ata\u2019illah as-Sakandari said, \u201cBy Dhikr<\/em> you leave behind heedlessness and forgetfulness, and you keep your heart Present with Allah, Almighty and Exalted. The best way to approach His Presence is by reciting the name \u2018Allah,\u2019 in the heart or on the tongue, or by reciting any of His Names.\u201d [Miftah al-Falah<\/span><\/em>, p. 4]<\/p>\n Abul Qasim al-Qushayri said, \u201cDhikr<\/em> is the strongest support in the way of Allah, `Azza wa Jall<\/em>. No one can reach the Divine Presence except by continuing to recite Dhikr<\/em>.\u201d [Risalat al-Qushayriyya<\/i><\/span>]<\/p>\n Mulay al-`Arabi ad-Darqawi said, \u201cDo not say, \u2018I am nothing\u2019; neither say, \u2018I am something.\u2019 Do not say: \u2018I need such and such a thing\u2019; nor yet: \u2018I need nothing.\u2019 But say: \u2018Allah<\/i>,\u2019 and you will see marvels.\u201d [Letters of a Sufi Master<\/i><\/span>]<\/p>\n We see from what has been mentioned that all guides and perfect shaykhs advised the seeker in the Way of Allah to make continuous dhikr<\/em> in all states of their lives and to keep the company of the people in associations of Dhikr<\/em>. We see that the Holy Qur\u2019an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Dhikr<\/em> can be can be done both silently or aloud. The Prophet Bukhari narrated that Abu Huraira (r) reported that the Prophet Bukhari narrated in his book of hadith, that Ibn `Abbas (r) said, \u201cIn the time of the Prophet Bukhari narrated in his book of hadith, that Abu Ma`bad (r), the freed slave of Ibn `Abbas (r), said: \u201cIbn \u2018Abbas told me, \u2018In the lifetime of the Prophet Imam Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi related that as-Sa\u2019ib (r) preported that the Prophet It is narrated by Bukhari and Muslim and mentioned by Jalaluddin as-Suyuti, from other collections, that \u2018Ali bin Abi Talib (r) said, \u201cI asked the Prophet In the narration of Imam Ahmad and Tabarani this hadith is continued, describing how the Prophet taught his Companions the dhikr<\/em>. \u201c\u2018Ubada bin Samit (r) said that the Prophet Jalaladin as-Suyuti mentioned in an article called Natijat al-Fikr fi Jahri-dh-Dhikr<\/span>,<\/i>\u00a0the\u00a0Benefits of Loud Dhikr,<\/i>\u00a0twenty-five authentic hadiths which mention doing loud dhikr<\/em>.<\/p>\n Allah mentioned in Surat al-A`raf, 205, \u201cAnd remember thy Lord in thy self with humility and fear, and without loudness of speech, in the mornings and evenings; and be not of the neglectful.<\/em>\u201d [7:205]<\/p>\n Imam Ahmad narrated, \u201cAbu Huraira reported that the Prophet Sheikh Amin al-Kurdi said in\u00a0The Enlightenment of Hearts<\/span> (Tanwir al-Qulub<\/span>)<\/i>\u00a0p. 522: \u201cThe\u00a0dhikr<\/i>\u00a0by tongue, which combines sounds and letters, is not easy to perform at all times, because buying and selling and other such activities altogether divert one\u2019s attention from such\u00a0dhikr<\/i>. The contrary is true of the\u00a0dhikr<\/i>\u00a0by heart, which is named that way in order to signify its freedom from letters and sounds. In that way nothing distracts one from his\u00a0dhikr<\/i>, as the poet says:<\/p>\n With the heart remember Allah, secretly from creation, wordlessly and speechlessly.<\/p>\n That remembrance is best of all: out of it flowed the sayings of the saints.<\/p>\n \u201cThat is why our Naqshbandi masters have chosen the\u00a0dhikr\u00a0<\/em>of the heart. Moreover, the heart is the place where the Forgiver casts his gaze, and the seat of belief, and the receptacle of secrets, and the source of lights. If it is sound, the whole body is sound, and if it is unsound, the whole body is unsound, as was made clear for us by the chosen Prophet \u201cSomething that confirms this was narrated on the authority of `A\u2019isha (r): \u2018Allah favors dhikr<\/i>\u00a0above\u00a0dhikr<\/i>\u00a0seventyfold (meaning, silent\u00a0dhikr<\/i>\u00a0over loud\u00a0dhikr<\/i>). On the Day of Resurrection, God will bring back human beings to His account, and the Recording Angels will bring what they have recorded and written, and Allah Almighty will say: See if something that belongs to my servant was left out? The angels will say: We left nothing out concerning what we have learnt and recorded, except that we have assessed it and written it. Allah will say: O my servant, I have something good of yours for which I alone will reward you, it is your hidden remembrance of Me.\u2019 Bayhaqi narrated it.<\/p>\n \u201cAlso on the authority of `A\u2019isha: \u2018The\u00a0dhikr<\/i>\u00a0not heard by the Recording Angels equals seventy times the one they hear.\u2019 Bayhaqi narrates it.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dhikr – Remembrance of GodDhikr is the means by which Stations yield their fruit, until the seeker reaches the Divine Presence. 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said in an authentic hadith mentioned in Ahmad\u2019s Musnad<\/span><\/em>, \u201cThe people of Dhikr<\/em> are the people of My presence.\u201d So the gnostic is the one who keeps the dhikr<\/em> in his heart, and leaves behind the attachments of the lower worldly life.<\/p>\nMention of Dhikr<\/em> in the Qur\u2019an<\/h4>\n
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Mention of Dhikr<\/em> in the Sunnah<\/h4>\n said, \u201cThe difference between the one who makes dhikr and the one who doesn\u2019t make dhikr<\/em> is like the difference between the living and the dead.\u201d<\/p>\n said, \u201cIf you pass by the Paradises of Heavens stay there.\u201d They asked, \u201cYa Rasul-Allah<\/em>, what are the Paradises of Heavens?\u201d He said, \u201cThe associations of Dhikr<\/em>!\u201d<\/p>\n said, \u201cAllah, Almighty and Exalted, has angels who seek the people of Dhikr<\/em>. If they find the people of Dhikr<\/em> they encompass them until they reach the first heaven. And Allah asks his angels, \u2018What are my servants doing?\u2019 The angels say, \u2018O Allah, they are praising You and glorifying You and they are making Dhikr<\/em>.\u2019 Allah says, \u2018Did they see Me?\u2019 The angels answer, \u2018No, they didn\u2019t see You.\u2019 Then Allah asks, \u2018How would it be if they were to see Me?\u2019 The angels reply, \u2018O Allah, if they were to see You, they would be making more praise of You and more glorification of You and more Dhikr<\/em> of You.\u2019 And Allah asks \u2018What are they asking for?\u2019 The angels say, \u2018They are asking for Your Paradise.\u2019 Allah asks, \u2018Did they see My Paradise?\u2019 The angels answer, \u2018No, Our Lord.\u2019 Allah continues, \u2018How would it be if they saw My Paradise?\u2019 The angels reply, \u2018They would be more attracted and more eager to reach it.\u2019 Then Allah asks them, \u2018Of what are they afraid?\u2019 And the angels say, \u2018They are afraid of hellfire.\u2019 and Allah asks, \u2018How would it be if they saw my Hellfire?\u2019 and they reply, \u2018They would be running more and more away from it and asking more and more protection from it.\u2019 Then Allah said,\u2019 I am making you all My witnesses: that I am forgiving them of all their sins.\u2019 Then one angel asked, \u2018O our Lord, there is among these people one who is not from them, he came only to ask for something from one of them.\u2019 Allah said, \u2018Those are my beloved ones who are making My Dhikr<\/em>. Anyone who comes into their circle will be forgiven, and I am forgiving him.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n said, \u201cAs my servant thinks about Me so will I be for him. I am with him if he will remember Me. If he calls on Me in himself I will call him in Myself, and if he calls on Me in a group of people, I mention him in a better group in My presence. If he approaches Me one handspan, I will approach him one arm\u2019s length; if he approaches Me one arm\u2019s length, I will approach him by a cubit; if he comes to Me walking, I will come to him running.\u201d<\/p>\n said, \u201cEverything has its polish and the polish of hearts is dhikrullah<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\nFrom the Sayings of Imams and Scholars about Dhikr<\/em><\/h4>\n
and the scholars are all in accordance on this matter.<\/p>\nThe Types of Dhikr<\/em><\/h4>\n
encouraged people to do both kinds. Among the scholars of Shari`ah<\/em> and the Sufi shaykhs, some preferred the loud dhikr<\/em> and some preferred the silent dhikr<\/em>.<\/p>\nLoud Dhikr<\/em><\/h4>\n
said, \u201cIf My servant mentions Me in himself, I will mention him in Myself. If he mentions Me in a group, I will mention him in a group in My presence.\u201d We understand from this hadith that to mention Allah in a group indicates loud dhikr<\/em>. Some scholars determined from this that using loud dhikr<\/em> is permitted.<\/p>\n the people used to raise their voices in Dhikr<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n, it was the custom to celebrate Allah\u2019s praises aloud after the obligatory congregational prayers.\u2019\u201d Ibn \u2018Abbas (r) continued, \u201cWhen I heard the Dhikr<\/em>, I would know that the congregational prayer had ended.\u201d<\/p>\n said, \u201cJibril came to me and ordered me to order my Companions to raise their voices in takbir<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n one time, \u2018O Messenger of Allah, guide me to the shortest way to Allah\u2019s Presence, and the easiest way to worship, and the best way for Allah, Almighty and Exalted. The Prophet said, \u2018O \u2018Ali, you have to be continuously making Dhikrullah<\/em>, silently and aloud.\u2019 I replied, \u2018O Prophet , all human beings are making dhikr<\/em>. Give me something special.\u2019 The Prophet said, \u2018O \u2018Ali, the best of what I, and all prophets before me, said is,\u00a0la ilaha illallah.\u00a0<\/i>If all the heavens and earth were placed on one side of the balance and\u00a0la ilaha illallah<\/i>\u00a0were placed in the other,\u00a0la ilaha illallah<\/i>\u00a0would be heavier. Judgment Day will never come as long as there are people on this earth saying\u00a0la ilaha illallah.<\/i>\u2018 Then I said, \u2018How should I recite.\u2019 The Prophet said, \u2018Close your eyes and listen to me reciting\u00a0la ilaha ill-Allah<\/i>\u00a0three times. Then you say it three times and I will listen to you.\u2019 Then the Prophet said it and I repeated it in a loud voice.\u201d<\/p>\n said, \u2018Is there any stranger among you?\u2019 And we said, \u2018No, Ya Rasul-Allah.\u2019 He said, \u2018Close the door.\u2019 Then he said, \u2018Raise your hand and repeat after me La ilaha illallah<\/i>\u2018 We raised our hand and said,\u00a0la ilaha illallah<\/i>. Then the Prophet said, \u2018Praise be to Allah that He sent me to this world with this kalimah<\/em>, and He ordered me with it, and He promised me the Paradise with it, and He never changes His Promise.\u2019 Then the Prophet said, \u2018Be happy! Allah has forgiven you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\nSilent Dhikr<\/em><\/h4>\n
said that Allah says, \u2018I am with my servant when he remembers Me and by his remembrance of Me his lips move.\u201d Commenting on this hadith, Imam Nawawi said, \u201cAllah is with the one who remembers Him and calls Him in his heart, and calls Him on his tongue, but we must realize that the dhikr<\/em> of the heart is more perfect. The rememberer made dhikr<\/em> of the tongue in order to reflect the occurrence of the dhikr<\/em> in his heart. When the love of Allah and His Remembrance overwhelms the heart and the spirit, the tongue is moved and the seeker brought near.\u201d<\/p>\n.<\/p>\n