Dhikr - Remembrance of Allah
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Topic: Dhikr - Remembrance of Allah
Posted By: rami
Subject: Dhikr - Remembrance of Allah
Date Posted: 29 August 2005 at 5:19am
Bi ismillahil rahman al raheem
assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah
Dhikr - Remembrance of Allah
Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi
From: Kitab at-Tasheel li 'Uloom at-Tanzeel" - "The Sciences of Tafsir"1
Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab said, "Its meaning is 'Remember Me with
obedience and I will remember you with reward'." It has been said that
it means 'Remember Me with supplication and glorification and the like
of that.
The commentators, particularly the Sufis, have said a great deal in
commentary on this subject using words with restricted and qualified
meanings, and there is no proof of restriction. In general this ayah is
an explanation of the nobility of dhikr, which the saying of the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, made
clear, as he narrated it from his Lord, "I am in My slave's opinion of
Me, and I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in
himself, I remember him in My self. If he remembers Me in an assembly,
I will remember him in an assembly better than them."
There are three types of dhikr:
the dhikr of the heart,
dhikr with the tongue,
with the two of them together.
Know that dhikr is the best of actions in general, even if in some
hadith there is related some superiority to some other action, such as
the prayer, etc., for that is only because of what they contain of the
meaning of dhikr and being present with Allah ta'ala.
There are three aspects to the proof of the superiority of dhikr:
First, the texts which have been narrated about its superiority
over all other actions. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "Shall I not tell you of the best of your
actions, and the most pure of them with your King, and the most exalted
of them in your ranks, [those which are] better for you than your
meeting your enemy and striking their necks and they striking your
necks?" They said, "Certainly, Messenger of Allah." He said, "Dhikr of
Allah." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, was asked, "Which actions are the best?" He said, "Dhikr of
Allah." Someone said, "Is dhikr better or jihad in the way of Allah?"
He said, "Even if the mujahid were to strike at the kuffar until his
sword broke and he was coloured with the blood, the person of dhikr
would be better than him."
Second , that Allah exalted is He, wherever He commands us to do
dhikr or praises dhikr, He has stipulated a great deal of it, so He
says, "Remember Allah with much remembrance" and "those who remember
Allah a great deal" and He does not stipulate that for any other
action.
Third, that dhikr has something extra which belongs to it
especially and does not belong to anything else, which is presence in
the Highest Presence, and arrival to nearness which is indicated by
that which is narrated in the hadith which mention 'sitting with' and
'withness', for Allah, exalted is He, says [in the hadith Qudsi], "I
sit with the one who remembers Me", and He says, "I am in My slave's
opinion of Me, and I am with him when he remembers Me."
People have two stations with respect to their intentions in dhikr:
the intention of the generality is to earn rewards,
the intention of the elect is nearness and presence.
How great a distance there is between the two stations, and how
great it is between one who takes his reward and he is behind a veil,
and one who draws near until he is one of the elect of the beloved
ones.
Know that dhikr has many types, of which there is "La ilaha
illa'llah", and tasbeeh, takbir, praise, "La hawla wa law quwwata illa
billah", "husbuna'llahu wa ni'ma'l-wakeel" and the dhikr of every name
of Allah ta'ala, and sending blessings on the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, and seeking forgiveness, etc. Each dhikr has
its special quality and its fruit.
As for "La ilaha illa'llah -
There is no god but Allah", its fruit is tawhid , and I mean the tawhid
of the elect because every believer obtains the tawhid of the ordinary
people.
As for takbir "Allahu Akbar - Allah is greater", its fruit is exaltation of the Possessor of Majesty.
As for praise and the [Divine] Names whose meanings are good treatment and mercy such as ar-Rahman Well is unavoidably beloved.
As for "La hawla wa law quwwata illa billah to Him, and strong trust in Allah.
As for the [Divine] Names whose meanings are showing and grasping, such as al-'Aleem "the Near" and the like of them, their fruit is muraqabah "fearful watchfulness".
As for sending blessings on the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, its fruit is strong love for him, and carefully
guarding the following of his sunnah.
As for istighfar along with the hearts rejection of the causes which led to previous wrong actions.
Then the fruit of the dhikr which unites the names and attributes
is gathered together in the unique dhikr which is our saying, "Allah,
Allah". This is the goal and the limit.
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1an unpublished translation available at Bogvaerker Bookwright Book and Web Design
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Rasul Allah (sallah llahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Whoever knows himself, knows his Lord" and whoever knows his Lord has been given His gnosis and nearness.
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Posted By: Alwardah
Date Posted: 02 September 2005 at 12:04pm
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Wa Alaikum Salam
Masha Allah a good reminder. Dhikr is very important and very easy to implement into our daily routine. We can make Dhikr while walking to the bus stop and driving to work. Masha Allah how rewarding.
I have two questions which Ayat is referred to in this statement:
In general this ayah is an explanation of the nobility of dhikr,
And can I post this article in my egroups. Jazakallahu Khairan
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�Verily your Lord is quick in punishment; yet He is indeed Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful (Surah Al-An�am 6:165)
"Indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him is our return" (Surah Baqarah 2: 155)
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Posted By: rami
Date Posted: 06 September 2005 at 1:13am
Bi ismillahir rahmanir raheem
assalamu alaikum
Alhamdulillah you like the article sister, yes you can post it in your egroups.
i will have to look up the article to know the answer to your first question.
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Rasul Allah (sallah llahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Whoever knows himself, knows his Lord" and whoever knows his Lord has been given His gnosis and nearness.
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