Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Anecdotes of Reflection Part 3 Dhikr (Remembrance Of Allah) ================================ Allah, the Wise, says: أَلاَ بِذِکْرِ اللهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ “Now surely by Allah's remembrance are the hearts set at rest.” [^1] Allah said to Musa (a.s): لاَ تَدَعْ ذِکرِي عَلىَ کُلِّ حاَلٍ.
📌“Under no circumstance (should you) abandon My remembrance.” [^2] Short Explanation Remembering Allah - with concentration and presence of heart - is the ultimate objective of all acts of worship. If a dhakir (one who recites dhikr and is engaged in the remembrance of Allah) is focussed towards Allah in heart and deeds, he shall come to possess a rank such that the Satan would be unable to overcome him and gain dominance over him!
If the tongue were to recite, but the heart were to be heedless, the effects and the benefits would be reduced. At the same time if he were to regard his recitations as something very important and significant, he would be overcome by pride and vanity.
📌Accordingly, it is vital that in addition to remembering Allah, a person should regard himself as trivial and insignificant - rather, he should look upon himself as a non-entity before His bounties; he should beseech Him to never ever make him heedless and negligent of His remembrance but instead bestow an increase in it. Remembering Allah when Confronting the Enemy The Noble Prophet (s.a.w) had started out for a battle and on the way ordered his army to halt.
In order to relieve himself, he distanced himself from his forces and headed towards a secluded location. In the meantime, it began to rain and it rained so hard that water began to flood as a result of which, the Noble Prophet (s.a.w) was cut off from his army. Having witnessed the change in weather, he (s.a.w) sat beneath a tree when Huwairith Ibn al-Harith happened to see him. Speaking to his companions, he said: “This man is Muhammad and he has become isolated from his forces.
May Allah kill me if I do not kill him!” He unsheathed his sword and rushed at him (s.a.w) saying: “Who is it that can deliver you from me?” The Noble Prophet (s.a.w) said: “Allah” and then prayed softly: “O' Lord! Deliver me from the evils of Huwairith in any manner as you please.” Just as Huwairith was about to inflict his blow an angel struck him on his shoulder as a result of which he collapsed onto the ground and the sword fell from his grasp.