Remembrance of Allah — Page 8
8 ordinary, do not ignore it because when you put it into practice, you will be convinced that it was nothing ordinary, but rather, something capable of bringing about magnificent, beneficial results. Dhikr means to remember. Dhikrullah means remembering God Almighty. Thus, Dhikr or Dhikrullah refers to the way of remembering Allah the Exalted. In other words, it means keeping the attributes of Allah the Exalted in mind, uttering them repeat- edly, affirming them wholeheartedly, and reflecting upon His powers and capabilities. How important and essential this topic is! Concerning this I would say succinctly that it is of great import. Someone might pre- sume that I claim it to be of immense importance simply because I have started delivering a speech on it, but I don’t say it for that reason. I say this because God Almighty has called it great. Thus, Allah the Exalted says in the Holy Quran: S u rah al-‘Ankab u t, 29:46 — ُرَبْكَا ِهّٰللا ُرْكِذَل َو That is, is greater than all matters and loftier than all forms of worship. Thus, when God Almighty has decreed that the is greater than everything, this is not my statement, but that of God Almighty—that this topic is greater than all and important. Now, the question arises that if this subject is greater than all and important, then there should also be a command to pay atten- tion to it above all things. So when we turn to the Holy Quran, we learn that attention has been drawn to it with great frequency,