Remembrance of Allah — Page 56
56 and the Promised Messiah as that perhaps we do not do dhikr after S al a t. They should know that the Promised Messiah as and Hadrat Khalifatul Masih I also used to engage in dhikr, and I do it too. But yes, it was not done in a loud voice by them, nor do I do it out loud. I say it in my heart. Thus, dhikr must be performed after S al a t. There are also other precautions relating to dhikr and those are that apart from those occasions that are proven from the Hadith , dhikr should not be done loudly in gatherings. This can give rise to pretence on some occasions, and in some situations causes dif- ficulty for other people engaged in the or the performance of S al a t. Then, it should also be remembered that whatever new activ- ity is undertaken, it initially proves to be a heavy burden and the heart shrinks from its performance and this is the reason why some people say that their heart is not inclined to the perfor- mance of dhikr. But can one become perfectly proficient in a new skill in one day? Certainly not! On the contrary, it happens grad- ually and it takes some time for this to become the case. Therefore, if someone’s heart is not inclined to it in the beginning and he finds it to be a sort of burden, he should not become troubled. The heart will accept it gradually but the condition is that dhikr must be maintained ongoing. Then, some people say that they do come to relish dhikr but they should not seek pleasure for their self in the performance of dhikr, and their intent in the performance of dhikr must not be to derive pleasure from it, but rather they should do it considering it an act of worship, because pleasure is not the real issue. Worship