Remembrance of Allah — Page 10
10 The descent of angels is not a figment of human imagination; it is a certainty. I myself have seen angels and once, I actually con- versed with them with great informality. So, the angels do come to the one who engages in the and develop a friendship and bond with him. Then, God Almighty says: — ِهّٰللا ِرْكِذ ْنَع ْمُكُداَلْوَا ۤاَل َو ْمُكُلاَوْمَا ْمُكِهْلُت اَل اْوُنَمٰا َنْيِذَّلا اَهُّيَاٰۤي S u rah al-Mun a fiq u n, 63:10 O ye who believe! let not wealth and children divert you from the. You should not permit any obstacle to stop you from the and there should be no occupation of yours that causes you to abandon the while perform- ing it. — اًلْيِصَا۰۰ َّو ًةَرْكُب ُهْوُحِّبَس َّو اًرْيِثَك۰۰ اًرْكِذ َهّٰللا اوُرُكْذا اوُنَمٰا َنْيِذَّلا اَهُّيَاٰۤي S u rah al-A h z a b, 33:42–43 O ye who believe! remember Allah with much remem- brance. And glorify Him morning and evening. Similarly, the Holy Prophet s as has said, as narrated by Hadrat Abu Musa Ash‘ari ra : تِ. ِّ وَالمَي ِّ َذْكُر ُ مَثَل ُ الحَي ی َ َذْكُر ُ رَبَّه ُ وَالَّذِي ْ ل ی ْ مَثَل ُ الَّذِي ( S a hīh al-Bukh ā r ī , Kitāb ad-Da‘wāt, Bāb Fa d li Dhikrillāhi ’Azza wa Jall; Hadith 6407); َةُ. ک َذْكُرُوْن َ هللا َ عَز َّ وَجَل َّ اِل َّ حَفَّتْهُم ُ الْمَلَئِ ی ٌ َقْعُد ُ قَوْم ی َ ل ( S a hīh