Importance of Zikrullah
Submitted by Mohammed Gilani on
Zikrullah will assist a person in making his Islaah. The common
rule is, a person should pay more attention to his Sheikh whilst
spending time in his company. However, in the absence of the
Sheikh one should be very particular about his Zikr.
When the Sheikh is present, it is as though he serves as a heater.
In the absence of the Sheikh, the Zikr of Allah Ta'ala is our heater.
The
Zikr will keep us going. Very sadly, whilst we are present in
I’tikaaf, we do not make our Zikr. If this is our case now in the
Masjid, where can there be any hope that we will be punctual
with our Zikr when we leave this environment?
By making Zikrullah for a day or two does not mean that a person
is punctual with his Zikr. Zikr should be done regularly without
fail.
When I returned from India, I wrote a letter to my Sheikh-ul-Awwal
Hadhrat Sheikh Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Saheb (Rahimahullah), I
explained that I cannot manage to complete my Zikr due to
involvement in my occupation. Hadhrat Sheikh replied, “Your
excuse will only be valid when you write to me stating that you are
unable to find time for meals.”
THE ZIKR OF ALLAH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FOOD.
Our Sheikh (Rahimahullah) says,
ذكر كا ناغہ روح کا فاقہ
By missing out one’s Zikr, the soul suffers starvation
When a person does not eat food, he becomes weak. However, by
not being punctual with Zikrullah, the soul is starved. The soul is
the life in one’s body. So, we are feeding the horse but we are not
eating ourselves.
We are filling petrol in our car but we are hungry, so how will we
drive and control the vehicle when we are feeling weak?
The soul
is strengthened by the Zikr of Allah Ta'ala. The complaints that we
receive, whether it is weakness in Salaah, not treating our
spouses correctly, indulging in sins, is due to being neglectful of
Zikrullah.
[Hazrat Moulana Abdul Hamid Ishaq Saab Daamat Barakaatuh]