Su's reflection
Zikr is remembering. It is often mentioned in the Quran and is a basic Sufi practice. A sufi remembers God on every breath. Jalaludin Rumi equated forgetting with death and remembrance with life. Remembering Allah is remembering who we really are. Who are we? We are souls from another plane of existence sent to the material world to live in human form. We came here to learn the material life and to gain experience . Remembering Allah is what helps us remember who we are and when we remember who we are , we are guided . Allah would never turn away or give up on us but it is we who give up on ourselves and turn away from Allah. When we do, it is like Allah not remembering us.
Hilmi's reflection
What I get is you are what you focus on. It's not simply what you think of but what you believe, what you hold as truth, what's in the undercurrents of your thoughts. So there are two levels of remembrance and the deeper level of remembrance where the undercurrents, our subconscious mind as it's also known as, would be turned towards remembering Allah. As this happens things will fall into place in your life. Our lives shift in ways unthinkable to us. In essence Allah remembers us, he's with us if we remember him.
Allah is Nur, when we remember Allah , we enlighten our beings and doing so reveals the light of our soul , including our dark side. Unveiling the depth of our being reveals to us the Divine purpose meant for us.The more we remember , the more is revealed to us.
Turn Toward the One Quran 51:50
Su's reflection:
Again the above was explained by Dr Alan Godlas Abdal Haq. When we say astaghfirlah Innallah Kana tawaba . We are saying , Allah forgive us, we are from Allah and to Allah we turn or return in repentance. When we forget we return and remember, when we do wrong we return and remember , when we get Allah;s bounty we return , when we are broken and down, we return to Allah. Always we turn to Allah and Allah loves those who know they are dependent on Allah.
More on Zikr from:
http://www.islamset.org/isc/s_athar.html
Use of Meditation (dhikr, Zikrallah) in Prayer and Healing
Dhikr (Zikr meditation) are tacts of remembrance and communications with God as ordained to us.
- �When my servant asks you (O Muhammad) about Me, (tell them) I am close to them: I listen to the prayer of each supplicant when he asks Me. Let them listen to My call and believe in Me, that they may walk in the right way� (Quran, 2:186).
- �Your Lord says: �Call on Me and I will answer your call� (Quran, 40:60).
- �Those who believe and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of God, for in the remembrance of God do hearts find rest� (Quran 13:28).
- �Remember Me, I will remember you, thank Me and reject Me not� (Quran, 2:152).
- �Remember thy Lord much and praise Him in the evening and morning� (Quran, 3:41).
- �Such as those who remember God standing, sitting and reclining� (Quran, 3:191).
- �And men who remember God much and women who remember God, God has prepared for them forgiveness and a vast reward� (Quran, 33:35).
- �O you believe! Remembrance and glorify Him in the morning and evening� (Quran, 33:41-42).
Sayings of Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.)
Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.), like all other prophets of God, was engaged in the remembrance (dhikr) of God most of the time. He is known to have said:
- �There is a polish for everything that removes the rust and the polish for the rust-of-heart is the dhikr (remembrance) of God.�
- He was asked which people are most virtuous and most highly esteemed by God on the Day of Judgement. The messenger of God (p.b.u.h.) replied �Those who remember God often.�
- It is narrated in a Hadith Qudsi [direct revelation to Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.)] �God Most High says �I am as my Servant-think I am. I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he makes mention of Me by himself, I make mention of him to Myself. If he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assembly better than his. If he comes closer to Me a hand span, I come closer to him arms-length, if he comes to Me walking, I come to him running.�
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