Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Self Building First Means -God's Remembrance (Dikhr) God's-remembrance or invocation ( dhikr ) could be regarded as a starting 'point for the esoteric movement or spiritual migration, of a wayfarer towards the Nearness of the Lord of Universe.
A wayfarer through invocation gradually lift himself above the horizons of material world stepping inside the Celestial World of beauty and illumination, becomes complete and perfect eventually attaining the highest exalted position of God's Nearness. God's invocation is the soul behind all the worships as well is the greatest aim behind their explanation, because the merit of each worship depends upon the degree of attention paid by the worshiper towards that particular act.
📌The Qur’anic-verses and traditions have made plenty of recommendations about the importance of invocation. For example the Holy Qur’an said: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا “Oh ye who believe! Remember God-Almighty with much. Remembrance.
(33: 41) And said: الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَٰذَا بَاطِلًا سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ “(such as) Those who remember God-Almighty, standing, sitting; reclining, and consider the creation of the heavens and the earth (and say): Our Lord! Thou createdst not this in vain. Glory be to thee! Preserve us from the doom of fire.
(3:191) And said: قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ “He is successful who groweth, and remembereth the Name of his Lord, so prayeth. (87:14-15) And said: وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا “Remember the Name of the Lord at morning and evening. (76:25) And said: وَاذْكُر رَّبَّكَ كَثِيرًا وَسَبِّحْ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَالْإِبْكَارِ “Remember thy Lord much. and praise (Him) in the early hours of night and morning.
(3: 41) And said: فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ الصَّلَاةَ فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِكُمْ “When ye have performed the act of worship. remember God-Almighty standing, sitting. and reclining. (4:103) Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said: عن ابى عبدالله (ع) قال: من اكثر ذكر الله عز وجل اظله الله فى جنته. “Whoever offers a lot of invocation.