Remembrance of Allah — Page 105
Dhikr in Gatherings 105 Apart from warning the people about Divine chastisement, the command has been given to convey the greatness of Allah the Exalted to them and takb i r [reciting Allah u Akbar —‘Allah is the Greatest’] is a part of dhikr. So, expressing the attributes of Allah the Exalted before the people belonging to other faiths and presenting arguments in their support is also included in the. In S u rah al-A ‘l a , a reference to this very dhikr is also indicated, and in very clear words: * S u rah al-A‘l a , 87:10— ىٰرْكِّذلا ِتَعَفَّن ْنِا ْرِّكَذَف Dhikr is the name clearly given to it. * So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. [Publisher]