TheRamadan of Shaykh Al-Hadith Ml ZakariyyaKandelwi by Dr Muhammad Ismail Memon Madani

the ramadan of shaikh muĤ ammud zakariyyĀ
• Recite Sūrat al-Inshirāĥ counting each reading on a seed.
• Repeat والقوة اال بالله الملجأ والمنجأ من الله اال اليه ‏,الحول each reading counted
on a seed.
• Complete the khatm with śalāt and salām three times
• After the khatm, Shaikh ‘Abd al-Ĥāfiż Makkī read the du‘ā
aloud as those praying said āmīn. After du‘ā, everyone, while in
the state of ablution, took out their tasbīĥs and faced the qibla.
The gathering of dhikr was attended by people from the general
public, murīds, devotees, successors and elders. Most of the
people were those who performed the twelve tasbīĥ.
The method of twelve tasbīĥ [also called dawāzda tasbīĥ] is as
follows:
• Sit cross-legged while in the state of purity and facing the
qibla
• Read the śalāt and salām eleven times and Sūrat al-Ikhlās twelve
times beginning each time with bismi Allāh, sending the reward
upon the elders of the four lines [Chishtiyya, Suharwardiyya,
Naqshbandiyya, Qādiriyya]
• Say lā Ilāha illa Allāh 200 times. Complete the kalima after every
ten times [i.e., read the whole kalima]
• Say illa Allāh 400 times
• Say Allāhu Allāh 600 times
• Say Allāh 100 times
‘Twelve tasbīĥ’ is the Chishtiyya term for this methodology
otherwise it actually comes to thirteen tasbīĥ.
The whole masjid resounded with the chanting of dhikr at this
time. The dhākirīn chanted the dhikr fervently and impassionately,
deeply engrossed in lā ilāha illa Allāh, Allāhu Allāh, and illa Allāh.
The dhikr of some was loud and forceful. This dhikr gathering
continued for approximately one hour after which most went
to sleep for a short while. After they awoke, they either recited
Qur’an or completed their aurād. Within this time the adhān of ‘Aśr
was called and people stood in the rows to pray their Sunna. Śalāt
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