Remembrance of Allah — Page 104
104 with the group that was sitting in the circle and said that that was better than what the other people were doing. From this it is learnt that sometimes proclaiming the is better than His remembrance in private. I said some- times because that form of remembrance too is essential at its own time, but yes, when people are gathered together, at that time, proclamation of Allah’s remembrance is beneficial because through it, by listening to the experiences of other people and by communicating one’s own experiences to them, much opportunity is availed to profit oneself and to be of ben- efit to others. And at such times to engage in dhikr by oneself may become the cause at times for sanctimony. Exposition of the meanings of the Holy Quran is also included in these types of dhikr. Similarly, to give sermons and addresses to one’s co-religionists about the Faith is also included in this. 2. THE SECOND TYPE of this dhikr is the one that is done in the gatherings of the opponents. All religions other than Islam are guilty by way of adding somewhat to, or subtracting some- what from, the attributes of Allah the Exalted. Thus, to man- ifest before them the true eminence and majesty of Allah the Exalted, is also a form of dhikr. Allah the Exalted says in S u rah al-Muddaththir: * Surah al-Muddaththir, 74:2–4— ْرِّبَكَف۰۰ َكَّبَر َو ْرِذْنَاَف۰۰ ْمُق ُرِّثَّدُمْلا۰۰ اَهُّيَاٰۤي * O you who has wrapped yourself with your mantle! Arise and warn. And your Lord do extol. [Publisher]