Remembrance of Allah — Page 9
Importance of the Subject 9 that people should turn their attention to the. Thus, God Almighty states: S u rah ad-Dahr, 76:26 — اًلْيِصَا َّو ًةَرْكُب َكِّبَر َمْسا ِرُكْذا َو O My servant! Remember your Lord morning and evening. Similarly, the Holy Prophet s as says that the angels surround all four sides of any gathering in which God Almighty is being remem- bered and rain down Allah’s mercy upon it. This is also why I had kept this subject to deliver during the Jalsa, when thousands of people gather together from great dis- tances, so that the angels would shower Allah’s mercy and bless- ings upon all. And then, when they return home and take these teachings with them, conveying them to those who did not come here, the blessings would spread throughout the Jam a ‘at in this very manner. So, for this purpose as well, I have chosen this day to discuss this topic. I have just mentioned that the Holy Prophet s as says that the angels gather around the meeting in which the is taking place and they bring the blessings and mercy of Allah and shower it upon those sitting there. Thus, when the is so lofty a deed that even angels congre- gate to hear it, and shower God’s mercy upon those listening to it, it should be appreciated how valuable a commodity it is! And then, how highly would they esteem the one who is the teacher of the angels; for, the angels gather around the one who engages in the , and the more dhikr he does, the more angels come and urge him to do good and virtuous deeds.