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one may lead to the other, but in many cases the two may be simultaneous. There is a subtler distinction, between
the zikr that is open, and the zikr that is secret, corresponding to the two doors of the heart, the fleshly and the
spiritual. In English some account (very imperfect) of zikr will be found in Hughe's Dictionary of Islam, covering over
14 columns. (2.152)
7:205 - And do thou (O reader!) bring thy Lord to remembrance in thy (very) soul with humility and in
reverence without loudness in words in the mornings and evenings; and be not thou of those
who are unheedful.
13:28 - "Those who believe and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah: for
without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction. 1843
1843 The Sign or Miracle is not something external: it is something internal, something in your mind, heart, and soul. It
depends on your inner spiritual experience. If you turn to Allah, that light, that experience, will come. If you do not,
Allah will not force you. (13.28)
20:42 - "Go thou and thy brother with My Signs and slacken not either of you in keeping Me in
remembrance. 2565
2565 We may suppose that Moses had fled alone to the land of Midian, and that he had now come alone (with his family
but not with his brother) to Tuwa, as described in n. 2542 above. When he was honoured with his mission, and was
granted his request that his brother Aaron should accompany him, we may suppose that he took steps to get Aaron to
come to him, and their meeting was in Tuwa. Some time may be supposed to have elapsed before they were in
Egypt, and then they prayed, and received these directions in their Egyptian home. Aaron was either an elder or a
younger brother, we are not told which. In either case he was born when the ban on Israelite new-born babes was not
in operation. Moses had been out of touch with him, and it speaks greatly for his family affection that he remembered
him and prayed for his comradeship in the most serious spiritual work of his life. (20.42)
29:45 - Recite what is sent of the Book by inspiration to thee and establish Regular Prayer: for
Prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; and remembrance of Allah is the greatest
(thing in life) without doubt. And Allah knows the (deeds) that ye do. 3471
3471 The tilawat of the Qur-an implies: (1) rehearsing or reciting it, and publishing it abroad to the world; (2) reading it to
ourselves; (3) studying it to understand it as it should be studied and understood (ii. 121); (4) meditating on it so as to
accord our knowledge and life and desires with it. When this is done, it merges into real Prayer, and Prayer purges us
of anything (act, plan, thought, motive, words) of which we should be ashamed or which would work injustice to
others. Such Prayer passes into our inmost life and being, for then we realize the Presence of Allah, and that is true
zikr (or remembrance), for remembrance is the bringing to mind of things as present to us which might otherwise be
absent to us. And that is the greatest thing in life. It is subjective to us: it fills our consciousness with Allah. For Allah is
in any case always present and knows all. (29.45)
43:36 - If anyone withdraws himself from remembrance of (Allah) Most Gracious We appoint for him
an evil one to be an intimate companion to him. 4638
4638 If men deliberately put away the remembrance of Allah from their minds, the natural consequence, under Allah's
decree, is that they join on with evil. Like consorts with like. We can generalise evil in the abstract, but it takes
concrete shape in our life-companions. (43.36)
58:19 - The Evil One has got the better of them: So he has made them lose the remembrance of
Allah. They are the Party of the Evil One. Truly it is the Party of the Evil One that will perish!
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5360 Man's original nature as created by Allah is good (xxx. 30, and n. 3541). It is because man, in spite of the warnings he
has received, allows Evil to get the mastery over him, that man forgets Allah and the divine qualities which Allah give
him. The result of the perversion is that man becomes a partisan of Evil, and as such dooms himself to perdition.
(58.19)
62:9 - O ye who believe! when the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday (the Day of Assembly)
hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah and leave off business (and traffic): that is
best for you if ye but knew! 546154625463
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63:9 - O ye who believe! let not your riches or your children divert you from the remembrance of
Allah. If any act thus the loss is their own. 5476
5476 Riches and human resources of all kinds are but fleeting sources of enjoyment. They should not turn away the good
man from his devotion to Allah. "Remembrance of Allah" includes every act of service and goodness, every kind
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