 | “Surely the men who submit and the women who submit, and the believing men and the believing women, and the obeying men and the obeying women, and the truthful men and the truthful women, and the patient men and the patient women and the humble men and the humble women, and the almsgiving men and the almsgiving women, and the fasting men and the fasting women, and the men who guard their private parts and the women who guard, and the men who remember Allah much and the women who remember-- Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a mighty reward.” (Al Ahzab, 35) |
- Understanding the reality of Islam;
- Understanding the meaning of faith;
- Humility towards Allah;
- Being truthful;
- Patience in all circumstances;
- Devotion in all pious deeds;
- Spending energy and resources in the right causes;
- Comprehending the reality of Fasting;
- Being able to guide temporal temptations in the right direction;
- Continuous remembrance of Allah.
Those who remember Allah standing and sitting and lying on their sides and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth: Our Lord! Thou hast not created this in vain! Glory be to Thee; save us then from the chastisement of the fire:
(Al-e Imran, 191)
III- Contentment of Heart | "Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction. (Ar ra’ad V 28) |
True contentment can only be achieved by something when it is at peace with its reality, when it achieves its true objective. The only objective of the spiritual heart is the remembrance of Allah. Hearts are at peace only when they are filled with the light of remembrance of Allah. All manifestations of material success such as wealth, power, and knowledge can be means to achieve this end but not an end in themselves.
IV- Avoiding Negligence (from remembrance of Allah)
Remembrance of Allah helps a person avoid the state of negligence. Holy Quran ordains all Muslims to remember their Lord with humility in their hearts without raising their voice; at both ends of the day that is morning and evening thus making best effort to avoid being a negligent (from Remembrance of Allah)..
V- Receiving Continual blessings of Allah
 | Therefore remember Me, I will remember you, and be thankful to Me, and do not be ungrateful to Me. (Al Baqarah 135) |
Continuous remembrance of Allah invokes continuous blessings of Allah in terms of fulfilling all material and spiritual needs of a person and awarding him or her with the greatest reward of His love.
(Israr-ut-Tanzeel)
VI- Gentleness of Heart
 | “(Such People, that) when Allah is remembered before them, their hearts melt in (feeling of) His splendor and magnificence” (Al Quran) |
Zikrullah also helps in anger management and stress relieving as it softens the heart and turns a person into humble man or woman.
VII- Love of Allah
Continual Zikr Allah blesses a person with exalted feelings o f love of Allah
 | “….He loves them and they love Him...” (Al Quran) |
VIII- Wisdom of Understanding the Truth
Holy Quran links wisdom with the ability of heart to perceive the truth. Illumination of heart through Zikr Allah imbibes in it the ability to understand the ability to comprehend the truth. He/she can understand the rationale behind correct beliefs and virtuous deeds. An illuminated heart blesses a person with the wisdom to understand the true meaning of life.
 | “They have hearts with which they do not understand… (Al Araaf section 22) |
XI- Differentiation of right and wrong
Holy Prophet (S.A.W) has said, “What (an act or a thought) strikes as doubtful in your heart is a sin”. An illuminated heart develops the perceptive ability to recognize every act that can invoke displeasure of Allah and then it guides a person to quickly repent over it.
 | “And those who when they commit an indecency or do injustice to their souls re-member Allah and ask forgiveness for their faults" (Surah Ale Imran, section 14) |
X- Close Relation with Allah
An accomplished Shaikh guides a person to build a very close and personal relationship with Allah. Following the Sunnah (teachings) of Holy Prophet (S.A.W) is the only method for building such a relationship. Zikrullah provides a person with the energy to pursue such a relationship. Stages of sulook (spiritual path) all reflect different stages of development of this relationship, which is the essence of a successful life.
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