Remembrance of Allah — Page 25
Misunderstandings about Dhikr 25 starts hearing the same kind of sound as if his heart is speaking; whereas, if his heart was actually speaking, then what is the reason that he does not become purified? Then there are many more peo- ple among the Hindus as compared to the Muslims who not only can call upon their own hearts, but call the hearts of others as well. It is my intention to write a book to tell people the difference between Prophets and conjurers. This is a rather ordinary kind of knowledge but the result of it is that man becomes heedless of his own reformation because he begins to imagine that he has reached God Almighty, whereas in reality he has not. If someone wishes to attain a particular stage and, having actually arrived at some other station, thinks that he has arrived where he had intended, he will settle right there and, as a consequence, suffer great loss. Similarly, those who indulge in such practices imagine that they have reached their true destination while, in reality, they are miles away from it and, like an opium addict, remain in a state of intoxication. So these are the frivolous kinds of dhikr that the Promised Messiah as urged his followers to stay away from, and he criticized those who practiced these things; for, if even the Hindus and Christians can do the very same things, then how can it be called the ? Reciting Dhikr Aloud What then about reciting dhikr aloud or listening to songs and music? So, as I have already mentioned that the human nervous