Sufi Zikr Meditation London: August 2005

Monday, 8 August 2005

Sufi Zikr Circles Worldwide

CYPRUS

Maulana Sheikh Nazim's Dergah
Lefke
Northern Cyprus
Turkish Republic of Cyprus

Airport: Ercan (Turkish Side), Larnaca (Greek Side)

ARGENTINA

Naqshbandi Argentina Contact List

Buenos Aires

Naqshbandi Dikr
Bonpland 1939 - Thursday 20.30
Ahmad Hamidullah Casagrande
Germano 2015 (1643)
tel / fax: (01) 723-2842

Rosario

Naqshbandy Dikr
La Paz 1280 - Thursday 21.00

Abdul Qadir Callieri
tel: 48-4176
Entre Rios 1372 P.B. Dep 7
(2000) Rosario

Mar del Plata

Shamsuddin Bustamantez
Gascon 2961 P.B. "D"
(7600) Mar del Plata
tel: (023) 94-4349

Neuquen

Abdur Ra'uf Felpete
tel: (099) 422291

AUSTRALIA

Sydney

2/37-41 Boronia Road,
Greenacre 2190,
NSW, Sydney, Australia.
Phone: 97080001
Mobile: 0425227237

Melbourne

29, Blackman Cres,
Taylors Lakes 3038
Melbourne (VIC)
Australia
Contact: Hazem Omran
Phone : 9390-5127
Mobile: 0423023126

FRANCE

Professor Bernard Freon
La Bijude
14410 - France
31 67 35 66

CANADA

Montreal

Masjid al-Iman
5405 Ave. du Parc
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
(514) 270-9437

Naqshbandi Sufi Centre:

Masjid Al-Iman
138 Fairmont,
Montreal, Canada
514.270.9437

Web: http://www.naqshbandi.ca

EGYPT

Abdul Hayy - 8366635
Mobile: 0101793803
Abdul Jelil - 5196817

GERMANY

Schleiden
Shaykh Hassan Dyck
Trierer Str. 56
53937 Schleiden
Phone: 02445-5076

Kultur und Begegnungsstätte
Osmanische Herberge
53925 Kall-Sötenich
Phone: 02441-770642
Fax: 02441-770783

Freiburg
Shaykh Burhannuddin Hermann
Phone: +49 7612 5267

Fulda / Herbstein-Steinfurt
Seyyid Amanullah - Home
Phone: +49 6643 9180094

Landsberg / Munich
Shaykh Jamaluddin - Home
Phone: +49 8191 4282277

Berlin
Seyyid Ali Haydar - Home
Phone: +49 30 56977747

GUADELOUPE

Naqshbandi Dhikr
31, Rue De Nozieres
Pointe--a-Pitre, 97110
Guadeloupe, French W. Indies
590 88 2462

HOLLAND

Naqshibandi Center in Holland
Stichting Trust of Truth
Galileistraat 97
2561 TA The Haque
Netherlands
Mahmud van Elswijk: +31 70 3653181
Abdullah Haselhoef: +31 11 3503798

INDONESIA

Yayasan Haqqani Indonesia
Jl. Tengku Umar No.41
Phone : 62 21 3153013 or 62 21 3153014
Contact persons: Nova/Fendi/Hagi

Naqshbandi-Haqqani Dhikr
Shaykh Bapak Mustofa Masud
Jalan Hasbi #40
Otista
Jakarta
phone: 62 21 819 0475

ITALY

Jamaluddin Ballabio
Via Panoramica 11
47854 Montescudo (RN)

Phone : 0039/0541/984731
Mobile: 0039/348/8742887
email: faqir@sufi.it

Burhanuddin
Office: +39 06 86213278
Mob: +39 339 2973041
E:sufiway@virgilio.it
E:sufiway@libero.it

Web: www.sufiway.it

JAPAN

Muhammad Hadid Subki (in first and fifth week)
Dai-2 Kotobuki Haitsu 102
1-16-11 Kodai, Miyamae-ku
Kawasaki 216-0007, JAPAN
Phone: 090-6191-5114

Son Kuswadi (second week)
Room 602 Honda Tent Building
6-9-6 Nakanobu, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 142-0053, JAPAN
Phone: 080-3013-4828

Muhammad Ivan Fanany (third week)
Room 102 , Dai-2 Kuriyamasho
3-12-3 Yakumo, Meguro-ku
Tokyo 152-8550, JAPAN
Phone: 090-9369-5466

Tirta Nugraha Mursitama (fourth week)
Dai- 2 Suzumori Mansion #301
Kikunodai 2-22-11, Choufu, Tokyo, JAPAN
Phone: 090-6146-7363

KENYA

Kenya Haqqani Islamic Mosque
Naqshbandi Haqqani Foundation
PO BOX 85331-80100
Mombasa, Kenya

JERUSALEM - AL-QUDS

Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bukhari
Sheikh of the Naqshbandi Religious Methods [not Haqqani silsila]
58 Viadolorosa Rd.,
Near Al-Ghawanmeh Gate
Old City
Jerusalem

LEBANON

Sheikh Adnan Kabbani
One of the most respected Deputies of
Maulana Sheikh Nazim Al-Haqqani (ks)

MALAYSIA

Haqqani Foundation of Malaysia
c/o Dwitasik Sdn Bhd
Bandar Seri Permaisuri
Jalan Tasik Permaisuri 1
56000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603 932 5658
603 932 5659

Haqqani Dergah of Penang
No. 24 Changkat Minden Jln 16
11700 Penang
Contact: Bro. Yassin
Tel: (04) 283-4706

Kuala Lumpur
c/o Dwitasik Sdn Bhd
Bandar Seri Permaisuri
Jalan Tasik Permaisuri 1
56000 Kuala Lumpur
Phone: 603 932 5658
Phone: 603 932 5659

Penang
No. 24 Changkat Minden Jln 16
11700 Penang
Contact: Bro. Yassin
Phone: (04) 283-4706

MAURITIUS

Contact: Fatema Jauhan
48, Perimbey St.
Port Louis
Republic of Mauritius
Phone: 242-4274

PAKISTAN

Karachi
Naqshbandi Dhikr Majlis
Contact: Shaykh Usman 03002111091 (mobile)
4855529 (clinic) only evenings 8 pm to 11pm

SOUTH AFRICA

204 12th Avenue
Kensington
Cape Town
South Africa
Tel: +27-21-5933348
Email: secretary@naqshbandi.org.za

SINGAPORE

Contact: Dr. M. T. Ibrahim
8, Lorong Marzuki
Singapore 417050
Phone: 065-7466118 (home)
Mobile: 065-96184596
Fax: 065-7431026

Contact: Hajj A.R. Ibrahim (Jibreel)
7, Kew Lane
Singapore 466240
Phone: 065-4424027 (home)
Mobile: 065-98567070
Fax: 065-2410250

SRI LANKA

70 Walter Gunasekera Mawatha,
Nawala - 10100. Sri Lanka.
Phone: +94 115 339 966 / +94 112 324 412
Mobile: +94 777 308 405 Fax: +94 115 335 588

Zikr conducted on Saturday evenings at 5 pm
at Naqshabandi Makaam at
24, 28th Lane, off Flower RoadColombo 7.
Phone: +94 11 257 7689 or +94 11 257822

Contact Izath Nilar for Bayyath
Phone: +94 11 421 9111 (Home)
Mobile: +94 714 879 086 Zaviya: at 10/1 Malwatte Mawatha Kohuwela,Nugegoda. Email:Izathnilar@yahoo.com

Zikr conducted on Monday evenings at 4.30 pm
at Devatagaha Mosque Colombo 7
by Haji Makki and group.

Zikr conducted on Thursday nights at 9 pm
at Devatagaha Mosque Colombo 7
by Izzeth Nilar and group.

Zikr conducted on Thursday evenings after Maghrib
at Flower Terrace Colombo 7
at former Khalipha Haji Ghouse residence
by Sabri Ghouse and group.

Zikr conducted on Friday evenings after Asr Prayers
at the Makkam of Pakir Sahib Waliullah
at Dehiwela Jumma Mosque.

SPAIN

Spanish Naqshbandi Center
Main Naqshbandiyya Zawiya of Spain
C/Libertad 21
Orgiva (GRANADA) 18400
Phone: +34 958-785643.

Web: http://www.naqshbandi.org.es

Centro Samarqand-Valencia
C/. Blanes 6 pta 5
46001 Valencia
Phone: 962275270 Hamza Ponce
Phone: 654903344 Abu Bakr L

Granada
Contact: Nuruddin Margarit
Phone: 958 220943
C/ Vereda de Enmedio, 37
18010 Granada

Barcelona Nuevo centro en breve
Contact: Abdul Wadud
Phone: 93 6331011
C/ Cunit 3
CP 08850
Gav? de Mar
Barcelona

SWEDEN

Contact: Mohammed Nurul Alam
Lund University, SWEDEN
P.O.Box. 7080,
220 07 Lund.
Phone: +46 46 222 7843
Fax: +46 46 222 4437
Phone & Fax (Res) +46 46 2 11 92 46

SWITZERLAND

Ahmet Bamboo Beyeler
Germen 789
CH-9650 Nesslau
Phone/Fax: +41 71 99 414 74
Mobil: +41 78 88 000 28
Dhikr-meeting every Thursday evening (please call for times)

SYRIA

Maqam of Shaykh Abdullah al-Faiz ad-Daghestani (ks)
Jabal Kasiyun
Damascus
Syria

TURKEY

http://www.seyhnazim.org

USA

New York
Shaykh Abdul Kerim
The Osmanli Naks-i'bendi Hakkani Dergahi
1663 Wheat Hill Road
Sidney Center, New York 13839
USA
Phone: 607-369-4816

The Osmanli Naksi'bendi Hakkani zikir association in
New York City
353 West 39th Street
Suite 304
New York City, USA
Phone: 607-369-4816
Zikir every Friday at 7pm

Michigan
Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
17195 Silver Parkway #206
Fenton MI, 48430
Fax: 810 222-2885

Oakland
Masjid al-Iman
4606 Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd.
Oakland CA, 94609
Phone: (510) 654-7542

Los Angeles Area
Contact: Farhad Ameli
Phone: (818) 439-7992

Northbrook, Illinois
1810 N. Pfingsten
Northbrook, IL 60062
Phone: (847) 272-0319

Chicago Haqqani Islamic Sufi Center
KAZI Publications Office
3023 W. Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL
Phone: (312) 267-7001

Haqqani Dergah
4520 N. Clarendon
(Clarendon & Windsor)
Side door, entrance door # 813
Chicago, IL 60640
phone: (248) 459 2026

Woodstock Sufi Center
805 Zena Rd.
Woodstock, NY 12498
Phone: (914) 679-2933

Indianapolis Indiana
Contact: Nidal
Phone: (317) 299-2007

Rhode Island
195 Scapa Flow Road
Charlestown, RI 02813
Phone: (401) 364-7412
Phone: (401) 874-4629.

Colorado
Phone: (303) 661-5089 (dt) or (303) 678-9353 eve.

Washington DC Haqqani Center
4101 Conrad Road,
Alexandria, VA 22312
Phone: (703) 354-3643

Ann Arbor Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Orlando
Contact: Nawaid Khan
Phone: (407) 324-4571

Houston
Madina Mosque
7800 Bissonet St., Suite # 110
Houston, TX 77074
Contact: Bilal Saqib
Phone: (713) 981 1435

Dallas Masjid Al-Haqq
Imam Luqman Abdul Aleem
2723 Alaska Ave.
Dallas, TX 75216
Phone: (214) 371-6390
Contact: Syed Shahzaman
Phone: (214) 480 2349

Austin-San Antonio-Laredo Area Dhikr
Contact: Zeeshan Ali
Phone: (956) 324 7885

Northern New Mexico Naqshbandi Zawiya
Abiquiu, NM 87510
Phone: (505) 685-4500
(505) 685-4771

Arizona Naqshbandi Dhikr
Nafisa and Mustafa Maher
Phone: (602) 323-0683
Visit for information on websites
www.nuur.net

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We will try and keep this list up to date. If you know of any further contacts from around the World please add your comments below or email us directly by clicking the author name.

Salaams

(Amended 1.8.08)

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SPECIAL DUA (DU'A NISF SHA'BAN) ON THE NIGHT OF 15th SHA'BAN

On the Holy Night of 15th Shaban, between Maghrib and Isha prayer, read Surat Yasin three times, and after each time, read the following du`a.

The Niyyat (intention) for the first reading should be for long life. The Niyyat (intention) for the second reading should be for protection from calamities. The Niyyat (intention) for the third Reading should be for not being needy to anyone except Allah.

***
Allahumma Yaa Dhal manni walaa yumannu `alayh
Yaa dhal Jalaali wa'l iIkraam
Yaa dhal-Tawli wa'l iIn'aam
Laa Ilaaha illa anta
Zahru'l laaje'en wa Jaaru'l mustajeereen wa Amaanu'l khaa’ifeen

Allahumma in kunta katabtanee `indaka fee Ummil Kitabi
shaqiyyan aw mahruman aw matrudan aw muqattaran `alayya fir-rizqi
famh'ullahumma bi-fadlika
shaqaawati wa hirmaani wa tardi waqtitaara rizqee
wathbitnee 'indaka fee Ummil Kitabi
sa`eedan marzuqan muwaffaqan lil-khayraati
fa innaka qulta wa qawluk al-haqq
fee kitabikal muzal `alaa lisaani Nabiyyikal mursal
<>

Ilaahi bit-tajalli'l A'dham
fee laylatin-nisfi min shahri sha`ban al-mukarram
allatee yufraqu feehaa kullu amrin hakeemin wa yubram
an takshifa `annaa min al-balaa'i wal-balwaa'i
maa na`lamu wa maa laa na`lam
wa anta bihi a`lam
Innaka antal-a`azz ul-akram

wa sallallahu ta`ala `alaa Sayyidina Muhammad-in
Wa `alaa Aalihi wa Ashaabihi wa sallam
Wal-hamdu lillahi Rabbil-'aalameen

Ameen Ya Allah

***

English Translation of Du'a Nisf Shaban

O Allah! You shower favours on everyone
And no one can do You any favour.
O The Possessor of Majesty and Honour,
O The Distributor of bounty and rewards,
There is no one worthy of worship except You.
You help the fallen
And provide refuge to the refugees
And give peace to those who are in fear.

O Allah! If in the Mother of All Books that is with You
You have written me down as someone who is
Doubtful of achieving salvation, or deprived,
Or rejected or without enough sustenance,
Then, O Allah, with Your Grace
Remove all of these misfortunes from me
and in the Mother of All Books that is with You,
establish me as someone who is
blessed, with abundant provision and charitable good deeds.
Indeed, what You said in The Book You sent
Through the tongue of Your Blessed Prophet is true
That Allah changes and establishes what He wants
And with Him is the Mother of All Books.

O My Lord! For the sake of Your Divine Manifestation
On this fifteenth night of the blessed month of Sha'ban
In which You issue all Wise and Irrevocable Decrees
Remove from us all calamities and hardships,
those that we know about as well as those that we don't,
while You know everything.
Truly, You are the Most Powerful, Most Generous.

And may Allah the Exalted shower blessings and peace on
Sayyidina Muhammad, and on his family and his companions
And all praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds.

Amen O Allah

***

Source: sunnah.org

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Salat al-Khair - Prayers on 15th Shaban

The Prayer of Benefits [Salat al-Khair] Concerning the Prayer of Benefits [Salat al-Khair], traditionally performed on the night of mid-Sha`ban

As for the ritual prayer traditional for the night of mid-Sha`ban, it consists of one hundred cycles, including one thousand repetitions of "Qul Huwa'llahu Ahad [Say: 'He is Allah, One!']" (that is to say, ten recitations in each cycle [rak`a] ).

This prayer is called Salat al-Khair [the Prayer of Benefits], and its blessings are many and varied. Our righteous predecessors used to gather to perform it in congregation. It contains much merit and rich reward.

It is reported of Al-Hasan (RA) [al-Basri] (may Allah bestow His mercy upon him) that he once said:

"Thirty of the Companions of Allah's Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) related to me that Allah will look seventy times upon one who performs this prayer on this night, and with each glance He will fulfill seventy of that person's needs, the least of them being forgiveness."

Source: Sayyid Abdul Qadir Gilani (KS) (Ghawth-i `Adham)
Al-Ghunya li-Talibi Tariq al-Haqq

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What is Zikr (Dhikr - Zikrullah)? and Why We Should All Do More Zikr

Mention of Zikr in the Holy Qur'an

Zikr is mentioned in many places in the Holy Qur'an, and in most verses, what was meant by the word Zikr is tasbih, glorifying; takbir, exalting; tahmid, praising; and praising and praying upon the Prophet (s).

Allah said in Surat al-Baqara, 152: "Remember Me and I will remember you." [2:152]

He said in Surat al-Imran, 41, "...and remember your Lord much and glorify Him in the evening and in the early morning." And again, 191, "Those who remember Allah while standing, sitting, and lying on their sides..." [3:41, 191]

He said in Surat al-Rad, 28, "Those who believe, and whose hearts find their rest in the remembrance of Allah--for, verily, in the remembrance of Allah hearts do find their rest." [13:28]

And He said in Surat al-AhZab, 35, "...and men who remember Allah much and women who remember Him..." And again, 41,42, "O you who believe! Remember Allah with much remembrance; and glorify Him morning and evening." [33: 35, 41-42]

There are many, many other verses of Qur'an mentioning Zikr. Imam Nawawi said in his book, "Futahat ar-Rabbani ala-l- Adhkar an-Nawawiyya," vol. 1, p. 106-109, "All scholars of Islam have agreed on the acceptance and permissibility of Zikr 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, Zikr is allowed by all scholars in the form of tasbih, tahmid, takbir and praising and praying for the Prophet (SWS)."

According to Bukhari, Abu Musa al-Ashcari related that the Prophet (SWS) said, "The difference between the one who makes Zikr and the one who doesn't make dhikr is like the difference between the living and the dead."

Tirmidhi narrated from Anas (r) that the Prophet (SWS) said, "If you pass by the Paradises of Heavens stay there." They asked, "Ya Rasul-Allah, what are the Paradises of Heavens?" He said, "The associations of Zikr!"

Bukhari narrated in his book from Abu Huraira that the Prophet (SWS) said, "Allah, Almighty and Exalted, has angels who seek the people of Zikr. If they find the people of Zikr they encompass them until they reach the first heaven. And Allah asks his angels, 'What are my servants doing?' The angels say, 'O Allah, they are praising You and glorifying You and they are making Zikr.' Allah says, 'Did they see Me?' The angels answer, 'No, they didn't see You.' Then Allah asks, 'How would it be if they were to see Me?' The angels reply, 'O Allah, if they were to see You, they would be making more praise of You and more glorification of You and more Zikr of You.' And Allah asks 'What are they asking for?' The angels say, 'They are asking for Your Paradise.' Allah asks, 'Did they see My Paradise?' The angels answer, 'No, Our Lord.' Allah continues, 'How would it be if they saw My Paradise?' The angels reply, 'They would be more attracted and more eager to reach it.' Then Allah asks them, 'Of what are they afraid?' And the angels say, 'They are afraid of hellfire.' and Allah asks, 'How would it be if they saw my Hellfire?' and they reply, 'They would be running more and more away from it and asking more and more protection from it.' Then Allah said,' I am making you all My witnesses: that I am forgiving them of all their sins.' Then one angel asked, 'O our Lord, there is among these people one who is not from them, he came only to ask for something from one of them.' Allah said, 'Those are my beloved ones who are making My Zikr. Anyone who comes into their circle will be forgiven, and I am forgiving him.'"

In Bukhari and Muslim it is narrated from Abu Huraira (r) that the Prophet (SWS) said, "As 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's length; if he approaches Me one arm's length, I will approach him by a cubit; if he comes to Me walking, I will come to him running."

Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah narrated on the authority of Abi Darda that the Prophet (SWS) said, "Do 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?" They said, "Yes, Ya Rasulallah." He said, "Zikrullah."

The Prophet (SWS) said, "Everything has its polish and the polish of hearts is Zikrullah."

Mu'adh bin Jabal (r) said, "Nothing saves you from Allah's punishment except Zikrullah."

There are many, many other hadith about the benefits and blessings of Zikr such that it is impossible to quote all of them here.

From the Sayings of Imams and Scholars about Zikr

Ibn Abbas (r) said "Allah, Almighty and Exalted, put a limit on all the obligations that He ordered human beings except for Zikr. For it there is no limit."

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya said in his book, Al-Wabil as-Sa'ib, p. 52, "There is no doubt that the heart oxidizes, just as copper and silver oxidize. Its polishing is the Zikr, 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 Zikr. If someone's heart is cloudy, the reflections of images will be unclear, he will see falsehood as truth and truth in the image of falsehood (batil). 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 Zikrullah."

Ibn Ata'illah as-Sakandari said, "By Zikr 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 'Allah,' in the heart or on the tongue, or by reciting any of His Names." [Miftah al-Falah, p. 4]

Abul Qasim al-Qushayri said, "Zikr is the strongest support in the way of Allah, 'Azza wa Jall. No one can reach the Divine Presence except by continuing to recite Zikr." [Risalat al-Qushayriyya]

Mulay al-Arabi ad-Darqawi said, "Do not say, 'I am nothing'; neither say, 'I am something.' Do not say: 'I need such and such a thing'; nor yet: 'I need nothing.' But say: 'Allah,' and you will see marvels." [Letters of a Sufi Master]

We see from what has been mentioned that all guides and perfect sheikhs advised the seeker in the Way of Allah to make continuous Zikr in all states of their lives and to keep the company of the people in associations of Zikr. We see that the Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (SWS) and the scholars are all in accordance on this matter.

The Types of Zikr

Zikr can be can be done both silently or aloud. The Prophet (SWS) encouraged people to do both kinds. Among the scholars of Shari'ah and the Sufi Sheikhs, some preferred the loud Zikr and some preferred the silent Zikr.

Loud Zikr

Bukhari narrated that Abu Huraira (r) reported that the Prophet (SWS) said, "If 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." We understand from this hadith that to mention Allah in a group indicates loud Zikr. Some scholars determined from this that using loud Zikr is permitted.

Bukhari narrated in his book of hadith, that Ibn 'Abbas (r) said, "In the time of the Prophet (SWS) the people used to raise their voices in Zikr."

Bukhari narrated in his book of hadith, that Abu Ma'bad (r), the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas (r), said: "Ibn 'Abbas told me, 'In the lifetime of the Prophet (SWS), it was the custom to celebrate Allah's praises aloud after the obligatory congregational prayers.'" Ibn 'Abbas (r) continued, "When I heard the Zikr, I would know that the congregational prayer had ended."

Imam Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi related that as-Sa'ib (r) preported that the Prophet (SWS) said, "Jibril came to me and ordered me to order my Companions to raise their voices in takbir."

It is narrated by Bukhari and Muslim and mentioned by Jalaluddin as-Suyuti, from other collections, that 'Ali bin Abi Talib (r) said, "I asked the Prophet (SWS) one time, 'O Messenger of Allah, guide me to the shortest way to Allah's Presence, and the easiest way to worship, and the best way for Allah, Almighty and Exalted. The Prophet (SWS) said, 'O 'Ali, you have to be continuously making Zikrullah, silently and aloud.' I replied, 'O Prophet (SWS), all human beings are making Zikr. Give me something special.' The Prophet (s) said, 'O 'Ali, the best of what I, and all prophets before me, said is, La ilaha illAllah. If all the heavens and earth were placed on one side of the balance and La ilaha illAllah were placed in the other, La ilaha illAllah would be heavier. Judgment Day will never come as long as there are people on this earth saying La ilaha illAllah.' Then I said, 'How should I recite.' The Prophet (SWS) said, 'Close your eyes and listen to me reciting La ilaha ill-Allah three times. Then you say it three times and I will listen to you.' Then the Prophet (SWS) said it and I repeated it in a loud voice."

In the narration of Imam Ahmad and Tabarani this hadith is continued, describing how the Prophet taught his Companions the Zikr. "'Ibada bin Samit said that the Prophet (SWS) said, 'Is there any stranger among you?' And we said, 'No, Ya Rasul-Allah.' He said, 'Close the door.' Then he said, 'Raise your hand and repeat after me La ilaha illAllah' We raised our hand and said, La ilaha illAllah. Then the Prophet (SWS) said, 'Praise be to Allah that He sent me to this world with this Kalimah, and He ordered me with it, and He promised me the Paradise with it, and He never changes His Promise.' Then the Prophet (SWS) said, 'Be happy! Allah has forgiven you.'"

Jalaladin as-Suyuti mentioned in an article called "Natijat al-Fikr fi Jahri-dh-Dhikr," the Benefits of Loud Zikr, twenty-five authentic hadiths which mention doing loud Zikr.

Silent Zikr

Allah mentioned in Surat al-Araf, 205, "And 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." [7:205]

Imam Ahmad narrated, "Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet (s) said that Allah says, 'I am with my servant when he remembers Me and by his remembrance of Me his lips move." Commenting on this hadith, Imam Nawawi said, "Allah 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 Zikr of the heart is more perfect. The rememberer made Zikr of the tongue in order to reflect the occurrence of the Zikr 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."

Sheikh Amin al-Kurdi said in The Enlightenment of Hearts (Tanwir al-Qulub) p. 522: "The Zikr by 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's attention from such Zikr. The contrary is true of the Zikr by heart, which is named that way in order to signify its freedom from letters and sounds. In that way nothing distracts one from his Zikr, as the poet says:

With the heart remember Allah, secretly from creation, wordlessly and speechlessly.

That remembrance is best of all: out of it flowed the sayings of the saints.

"That is why our Naqshbandi masters have chosen the Zikr 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 (SWS).

"Something that confirms this was narrated on the authority of A'isha (r): 'Allah favors Zikr above Zikr seventy fold (meaning, silent Zikr over loud Zikr).

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.' Bayhaqi narrated it.

"Also on the authority of A'isha (r): 'The Zikr not heard by the Recording Angels equals seventy times the one they hear.' Bayhaqi narrates it."

Source: Naqshbandi.org

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