Principles of Islam
5. Dhikr
(Remembrance of God)
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Throughout his life man experiences his attachment
to God again and again, and when he ponders over
his existence, his heart is filled with rejoicing that
God created him in the most noble image and
lavished upon him all the best qualities. These
feelings well up in his heart in many ways. This is
also a form of dhikr.
Man undergoes many kinds of ups and downs in
his daily life; he has pleasant as well as unpleasant
experiences of all kinds. As he goes through these
experiences he repeatedly turns to God and
remembers Him in different words, again and
again.
Similarly, during his daily obeisance he repeats
many prayers. These words of prayer are derived
sometimes from the Qur’an and sometimes from
the hadith. These words coming spontaneously to
his lips are the stuff of
dhikr,
the remembrance of
God.
