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Wazifa
In Sufism, the wazifa ( ar, وَظِيفَة ; ''plural: wazaïf'') is a regular litany practiced by followers and comprising Quranic verses, hadiths of supplication and various Duas. Presentation It is recorded in the various rituals of the Sufis that one of their main invocations takes place with an individual or collective daily and weekly dhikr and wird known as ''wazifa''. This ''wazifa'' thus refers only to the part of this ritual devoted to the invocation of the supreme qualities of God (Allah) Almighty. As an example, song and rhyme also play a key role in this ''wazifa'' and provide a bridge and connection to the ''Sufi'' practice of reciting the ninety-nine names of God while meditating on their meaning. For each tariqa in ''Sufism'', there are specific collective litany rules comprising a minimum number of people required to create a group which is generally four murids. In these reciting congregations, the disciples meet daily or weekly to perform collective dhikr, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wazifa Zarruqiyya
In Sufism, the Wazifa Zarruqiyya ( ar, الْوَظِيفَةُ الزَّرُّوقِيَّةُ) is a regular litany (''wazifa'') practiced by followers in the Shadhili order, and whose initial title is ''"Salvation ship for those who resort to God"'' ('' ar, سَفِينَةُ النَّجَا لِمَنْ إِلَى اللَهِ اِلْتَجَا''). Presentation This ''wazifa'' was initiated and compiled by the ''Maliki'' and ''Sufi'' theologian ''Ahmad Zarruq'' (1442–1493 CE) in order to train his followers (''murids'') to recite morning and evening litanies on a daily basis. This ''Sunni Ashari Muslim scholar'' and ''Sufi Sheikh'' has assembled in this duty of recitation a panoply of Quranic verses and prophetic duas dedicated to the morning and night ''litanies'' to which the ''murid'' must assiduously submit. The components of this ''wazifa'' were taken from the ''"Chapter of the morning and evening Adhkar"'' in the book written by Imam ''Al-Nawawi'' (1233–12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wird (Sufism)
The wird (plural: awrād) is a regular litany and a mystical invocation practiced by , and in islamic sufism. Presentation In Sufism, the murid's transformation and salvation is done by the practice of special disciplines such as performance of dhikr, remembrance of Allah and his prophet Muhammad, and wird as special invocations, and Quranic recitations, or doing Salah. The wird is then viewed as a devotion or liturgy specific to a particular Sufi order or Tariqa in which the substance is defined and based on dhikr and wird. Sufis designated specific times devoted to Allah and the specific dhikr recited on these occasions. An initiate murid is given the secret wird of the Sufi order upon completion of training, transferring the spiritual power of the silsila of transmission from the founder of the order and Muhammad, to the initiate. Taking wird is equivalent to full initiation into the Sufi tariqa. Benefits Wird is like a spiritual medication taken by the murid every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazimi
In Sufism, the lazimi or wird lazim ( ar, الْوِرْدُ اللَّازِمُ ; ''obligatory litany'') is a regular litany ('' wird'') practiced individually by followers (''murids'') in the Tijaniyya order. Presentation The ''Sufis'' members of the Tijaniyya order distinguish themselves by a number of practices relating to their spiritual life and their mystical process and itinerary. During the initiation rite to the tariqa order, one murid receives the Tijānī '' wird'', also called ''lazimi'', from a ''muqaddam'' or a ''sheikh'' representative of the ''Sunni'' order. The ''muqaddam'' introduces the initiate (''murid'') to the obligations of order, which include the duty to pronounce and recite the ''wird lazimi'' which is a process that generally takes ten to fifteen minutes each morning after Fajr prayer and afternoon after Asr prayer. This ritual is due to the fact that the brotherhood of the Tijaniyya sees in the Ibadates as a prerequisite for ''zuhd'' (''asceticism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sufism
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ritualism, asceticism and esotericism. It has been variously defined as "Islamic mysticism",Martin Lings, ''What is Sufism?'' (Lahore: Suhail Academy, 2005; first imp. 1983, second imp. 1999), p.15 "the mystical expression of Islamic faith", "the inward dimension of Islam", "the phenomenon of mysticism within Islam", the "main manifestation and the most important and central crystallization" of mystical practice in Islam, and "the interiorization and intensification of Islamic faith and practice". Practitioners of Sufism are referred to as "Sufis" (from , ), and historically typically belonged to "orders" known as (pl. ) – congregations formed around a grand who would be the last in a chain of successive teachers linking back to Muham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer
Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, with day length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The date of the beginning of summer varies according to climate, tradition, and culture. When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa. Timing From an astronomical view, the equinoxes and solstices would be the middle of the respective seasons, but sometimes astronomical summer is defined as starting at the solstice, the time of maximal insolation, often identified with the 21st day of June or December. By solar reckoning, summer instead starts on May Day and the summer solstice is Midsummer. A variable seasonal lag means that the meteorological centre of the season, which is based on average temperature pattern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic Words And Phrases
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is the language of literature, official documents, and formal written medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Language And Mysticism
Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of methods, including spoken, sign, and written language. Many languages, including the most widely-spoken ones, have writing systems that enable sounds or signs to be recorded for later reactivation. Human language is highly variable between cultures and across time. Human languages have the properties of productivity and displacement, and rely on social convention and learning. Estimates of the number of human languages in the world vary between and . Precise estimates depend on an arbitrary distinction (dichotomy) established between languages and dialects. Natural languages are spoken, signed, or both; however, any language can be encoded into secondary media using auditory, visual, or tactile stimuli – for example, writing, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiritual Practice
A spiritual practice or spiritual discipline (often including spiritual exercises) is the regular or full-time performance of actions and activities undertaken for the purpose of inducing spiritual experiences and cultivating spiritual development. A common metaphor used in the spiritual traditions of the world's great religions is that of walking a path. Therefore, a spiritual practice moves a person along a path towards a goal. The goal is variously referred to as salvation, liberation or union (with God). A person who walks such a path is sometimes referred to as a wayfarer or a pilgrim. Religion Abrahamic religions Judaism Jewish spiritual practices may include prayer (including the Shema and Amidah), reciting blessings, Jewish meditation, Torah study, following dietary laws of kashrut, observing Shabbat, fasting, practices of teshuvah, giving tzedakah, and performing deeds of loving-kindness. ''Kavanah'' is the directing of the heart to achieve higher contemplative t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salat Al-Fatih
In Sufism, the Salat al-Fatih ( ar, صَلَاةُ الْفَاتِحِ ; ''opener's prayer'') is a regular litany ('' wird'') and prayer for Muhammad practiced individually or in congregation by followers (''murids'') in the Tijaniyya order. Presentation Salat al-Fatih is commonly known as Durood Fatih in the Indian subcontinent and Sholawat Fatih in Far East Asia. This litany was transmitted to Muslims by the Sheikh ''Muhammad ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Bakri'', a descendant of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq. It is also attributed to Sheikh Ahmad al-Tijani, the founder of the Tijaniyya Sufi order, and this prayer is actually recited by millions of Tijaniyya adherents (''murids'') across the world as part of their daily wird. The full text and authentic formula of this litany and prayer for Muhammad is as follows: , author = Tariqa Tijaniyya , source = , width = 100% , align = center Benefits Many Sufis seniors have related the benefits of regularly reciting ''Salat al-Fatih''. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhikr
''Dhikr'' ( ar, ذِكْر}, , also spelled ''Zikr'', ''Thikr'', ''Zekr'', or ''Zikar'', literally meaning "remembrance, reminder" or "mention") is a form of Islamic meditation in which phrases or prayers are repeatedly chanted in order to remember God. It plays a central role in Sufi Islam, and each Sufi order has usually adopted a specific dhikr, typically accompanied by specific posture, breathing, and movement. In Sufi Islam, dhikr refers to both the act of this remembrance as well as the prayers used in these acts of remembrance. Dhikr can be performed in solitude or as a collective group. It can be counted on a set of prayer beads (''Misbaha'' ) or through the fingers of the hand. A person who recites the Dhikr is called a ''Dhakir (, )'', literally "he who remembers." The content of the prayers includes the names of God, or a ''dua'' (prayer of supplication) taken from the hadiths or the Quran. Importance There are several verses in the Quran that emphasize the impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allah
Allah (; ar, الله, translit=Allāh, ) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. The word is thought to be derived by contraction from '' al- ilāh'', which means "the god", and is linguistically related to the Aramaic words Elah and Syriac (ʼAlāhā) and the Hebrew word '' El'' ('' Elohim'') for God. The feminine form of Allah is thought to be the word Allat. The word ''Allah'' has been used by Arabic people of different religions since pre-Islamic times. The pre-Islamic Arabs worshipped a supreme deity whom they called Allah, alongside other lesser deities. Muhammad used the word ''Allah'' to indicate the Islamic conception of God. ''Allah'' has been used as a term for God by Muslims (both Arab and non-Arab) and even Arab Christians after the term " al- ilāh" and "Allah" were used interchangeably in Classical Arabic by the majority of Arabs who had become Muslims. It is also often, albeit not exclusiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahada
The ''Shahada'' (Arabic: ٱلشَّهَادَةُ , "the testimony"), also transliterated as ''Shahadah'', is an Islamic oath and creed, and one of the Five Pillars of Islam and part of the Adhan. It reads: "I bear witness that there is no god but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God." The Shahada declares belief in the oneness () of God and the acceptance of Muhammad as God's messenger. Some Shias also include a statement of belief in the of Ali.''The Later Mughals'' by William Irvine p. 130 A single honest recitation of the Shahada is all that is required for a person to become a Muslim according to most traditional schools. The testimonies The declaration reads: : : :: :"There is no deity but God." : : :: :"Muhammad is the messenger of God." The above two statements are commonly prefaced by the phrase ("I bear witness that"), yielding the full form: : : :: :"I bear witness that there is no deity but God, and I bear witness th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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