{"id":5543,"date":"2019-08-23T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-09-17T12:58:46","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T11:58:46","slug":"performing-dhikr-of-allah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/5543\/performing-dhikr-of-allah\/","title":{"rendered":"Performing Dhikr of Allah"},"content":{"rendered":"

The term Dhikr literally means \u2018to call back to memory\u2019 or \u2018to have something in conscious mind\u2019. Therefore, when we are told to perform Dhikr of Allah (SWT), it actually implies that we have to be God-conscious or conscious of Allah (SWT) at all times. We must always strive to remember Him in all situations and conditions.<\/h4>\n

We have been instructed to perform Dhikr of Allah (SWT).<\/strong>
\n\u201cO you who have faith! Remember Allah with frequent remembrance, and glorify Him morning and evening\u201d. (33:41-42)
\nThe Holy Prophet (saw) has said, \u201cVerily my Lord has commanded to me that: My speech should only be His Dhikr (Remembrance); My silence should only be reflection; and My observation should only be for the sake of learning\u201d. (Bihar al-Anwaar)<\/h4>\n

ADVANTAGES OF DHIKR:<\/strong>
\nMany benefits of Dhikr have been mentioned in the Holy Quran, Hadith and in the supplications taught by the infallible Imams (as). Some of them have been outlined below:
\nAllah (SWT) remembers him, who remembers Allah (SWT).
\n\u201cRemember Me and I will remember you, and thank Me, and do not be ungrateful to Me\u201d. (2:152)
\nThe Holy Prophet (saw) has said, \u201cAllah (SWT) says: \u2018My servant! If you remember Me in privacy, I will also remember you in privacy; And if you remember Me in an assembly, I will also remember you in an assembly which is better and greater (than your assembly)\u2019\u201d. (Kanzul-\u2018Ummaal)<\/h4>\n

It brings tranquility to the heart.<\/strong>
\n\u201c\u2026Look! The hearts find rest in Allah\u2019s remembrance\u201d. (13:28)
\nImam \u2018Ali bin Abi Talib (as) has said, \u201cThe true goodness of heart is in its occupation in the remembrance of Allah\u201d. (Ghurar al-Hikam)<\/h4>\n

It qualifies one for great rewards.<\/strong>
\n\u201c\u2026And the men who remember Allah greatly, and the women who remember (Allah greatly) \u2013Allah holds in store for them forgiveness and a great reward\u201d. (33:35)
\nImam \u2018Ali bin Abi Talib (as) has said, \u201cOne who remembers Allah is among the successful ones\u201d. (Ghurar al-Hikam)<\/h4>\n

It safeguards one from NIFAAQ \u2018Hypocrisy\u2019.<\/strong>
\n\u201cThe hypocrites indeed seek to deceive Allah, but it is He who outwits them. When they stand up for prayer, they stand up lazily, showing off to the people and not remembering Allah except little, wavering in between: neither with these nor with those. And whomever Allah leads astray, you will never find any way for him\u201d. (4:142-143)
\nimam \u2018Ali bin Abi Talib (as) has said, One who remembers Allah extensively is safe from hypocrisy\u201d. (Ghurar al-Hikam)<\/h4>\n

It keeps Satan away from us.<\/strong>
\nImam Zaynul-\u2018Aabideen (as) says in his supplication:
\n\u201cO God! So defeat his (Satan) authority over us through Thy authority, such that Thou holdest him back from us through the frequency of our supplication to Thee and we leave his trickery and rise up among those preserved by Thee from sin!\u201d (The Psalms of Islam: Dua\u2019 no.25)
\nImam \u2018Ali bin Abi Talib (as) has said, \u201cRemembrance of Allah throws Satan away\u201d. (Ghurar al-Hikam)<\/h4>\n

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The term Dhikr literally means ‘to call back to memory’ or ‘to have something in conscious mind’. Therefore, when we are told to perform Dhikr of Allah (SWT), it actually implies that we have to be God-conscious or conscious of Allah (SWT) at all times. We must always strive to remember Him in all situations and conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7453,7761],"tags":[10823,10822],"class_list":["post-5543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bank-of-subjects-of-articles","category-pray","tag-dhikr","tag-shaistudies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5543\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}