Dhikr (Arabic: ذِكْر, IPA: [ðɪkr]), also spelled Zikr, Thikr, Zekr,[1] or Zikar,[2][3] literally means "remembrance, reminder"[4] or "mention".[5] They are Islamic devotional acts that serve to remind yourself of God, in which phrases or prayers are repeated.[4][6] It plays a central role in Sufi Islam,[7] and each Sufi order has usually adopted a specific dhikr, typically accompanied by specific posture, breathing, and movement.[8] In Sufi Islam, dhikr refers to both the act of this remembrance as well as the prayers used in these acts of remembrance.[4] Dhikr can be performed in solitude or as a collective group.[8] It can be counted on a set of prayer beads (Misbaha مِسْبَحَة)[4] or through the fingers of the hand. A person who recites the Dhikr is called a Dhakir (ذَاكِر, [ðaːkɪr]), literally "he who remembers."[5] The content of the prayers includes the names of God, or a dua (prayer of supplication) taken from the hadiths or the Quran.
Allah as having been written on the disciple's heart according to Sarwari Qadri Order
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Prayer beads edit

Known also as Tasbih, these are usually Misbaha (prayer beads) upon a string, 33, 99, or 100 in number, which correspond to the names of God in Islam and other recitations. The beads are used to keep track of the number of recitations that make up the dhikr.[4] edit

References edit

  1. ^ Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi (26 March 2016). The Laws of Islam (PDF). Enlight Press. ISBN 978-0994240989. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Evening Azkar". Dua and Adhkar. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Mishkat al-Masabih 2264 - Supplications - كتاب الدعوات - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". sunnah.com. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  4. ^ a b c d e The Oxford dictionary of Islam. John L. Esposito. New York: Oxford University Press. 2003. ISBN 0-19-512558-4. OCLC 50280143.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ a b Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana (1983). The Sufi path of love : the spiritual teachings of Rumi. William C. Chittick. Albany: State University of New York Press. ISBN 0-87395-723-7. OCLC 9196745.
  6. ^ Morris, Julia (2014-03-01). "Baay Fall Sufi Da'iras: Voicing Identity Through Acoustic Communities". African Arts. 47 (1): 42–53. doi:10.1162/AFAR_a_00121. ISSN 0001-9933.
  7. ^ Le Gall, Dina (2005). A Culture of Sufism: Naqshbandis in the Ottoman World, 1450-1700. SUNY Press. p. 117. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  8. ^ a b The encyclopaedia of Islam. H. A. R. Gibb, P. J. Bearman. Leiden: Brill. 1960–2009. pp. 223–224. ISBN 90-04-16121-X. OCLC 399624.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) CS1 maint: others (link)