Remembrance of Allah — Page 12
12 that the holds a very high rank. The Companions ra asked the Messenger of Allah whether its rank was even higher than striving in the cause of Allah? He replied in the affirmative, that it was even greater in rank than this [jihad] because the encourages one to undertake the striving. Need of Greater Attention to Dhikr in Our Community This, then, is the importance and necessity of dhikr. Yet there are some aspects of Dhikr-e-Il a h i towards which our Jam a ‘at is not paying attention, or if there is interest, it is very little. From my childhood, God Almighty has naturally inclined me to reflect and ponder. Since the very time of my maturity, I have been thinking about it and even now I am concerned that the deficiency regard- ing the which exists in our Jam a ‘at, must be removed. The Promised Messiah, peace be upon him, has laid great emphasis on prayer. And thanks are due to God Almighty that our Jam a ‘at makes much use of prayer. The Promised Messiah as has likewise laid great stress on the , but the attention that needs to be paid to this has not yet been given to it. One primary reason for this is that British education has somewhat changed the thinking of people and under the influ- ence of European education, people question what the utility of