Remembrance of Allah — Page 109
Benefits of Dhikr 109 Hearts find comfort in dhikr. Why? This is so because anxiety develops when man thinks that he is about to be destroyed by some calamity and if he believes with certainty that there is a remedy for every calamity and ailment, then he will not become anxious. Thus, when someone remembers Allah and understands that Allah possesses unlimited powers and can remove all types of ailments, his heart tells him that when he has such a God, then what is the need for him to become anx- ious about any difficulty? He will Himself remove it. In this way he finds comfort. 3. The third benefit is that Allah becomes the Friend of His servant who remembers Him, and He remembers him in His Court even while he remains yet in this world: S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:153— ِنْوُرُفْكَت اَل َو ْيِل اْوُرُكْشا َو ْمُكْرُكْذَا ْۤيِنْوُرُكْذاَف۠ O My servants! You should remember Me; I will remember you. And remembering by God Almighty is simply that He grants one an audience in His presence. Just as for a worldly king’s remembering someone means exactly this—that such a one is called into the king’s court—so does God Almighty do the same. 4. The fourth benefit is that the saves man from evils. Thus, God Almighty says in the Holy Quran: