The best means by which you achieve success in [all] matters...
The best means by which you achieve success in [all] matters is the remembrance of Allah, the Glorified. 28ـ خَيْرُ مَا اسْتَنْجَحْتَ بِهِ الأُمُورُ ذِكْرُ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ. Constant remembrance [of Allah] illuminates the heart and mind. 29ـ دَوامُ الذِّكْرِ يُنيرُ القَلْبَ والفِكْرَ. Remembrance of Allah is the light of faith. 30ـ ذِكْرُ اللّهِ نُورُ الإيمانِ. Remembrance of Allah is a means of driving away Satan. 31ـ ذِكْرُ اللّهِ مَطْرَدَةُ الشَّيْطانِ.
Remembrance of Allah is the practice of the Near Ones. 32ـ ذِكْرُ اللّهِ شيمَةُ المُتَّقينَ. Remembrance of Allah is the polishing of the breasts and the tranquillity of the hearts. 33ـ ذِكْرُ اللّهِ جَلاءُ الصُّدُورِ وطُمَأْنِينَةُ القُلُوبِ. The remembrance of Allah is nourishment for the souls and [being in] the company of the [most] Beloved. 34ـ ذِكْرُ اللّهِ قُوتُ النُّفُوسِ ومُجالَسَةُ المَحْبُوبِ. Remembrance of Allah illuminates the visions and comforts the consciences.
35ـ ذِكْرُ اللّهِ يُنيرُ البَصائِرَ، ويُؤْنِسُ الضَّمائِرَ. The remembrance of Allah is what makes matters successful and inner selves illuminated. 36ـ ذِكْرُ اللّهِ تُسْتَنْجَحُ بِهِ الأُمُورُ وتَسْتَنْيرُ بِهِ السَّرائِرُ. Remembrance of Allah is the cure for the maladies of the souls. 37ـ ذِكْرُ اللّهِ دَواءُ أعْلالِ النُّفُوسِ. The remembrance of Allah is a dispeller of hardships (or maladies) and misery. 38ـ ذِكْرُ اللّهِ طارِدُ اللاّواءِ (الأدواءِ) والبُؤْسِ.
Remembrance of Allah is the [principal] asset of every believer and its profit is safety against Satan. 39ـ ذِكْرُ اللّهِ رَأسُ مالِ كُلِّ مُؤْمِن، ورِبْحُهُ السَّلامَةُ مِنَ الشَّيطانِ. The remembrance of Allah is the pillar of faith and a protection against Satan. 40ـ ذِكْرُ اللّهِ دِعامَةُ الإيمانِ، وعِصْمَةٌ مِنَ الشَّيطانِ. Remembering Allah [at all times] is the trait of every good-doer and the quality of every believer. 41ـ ذِكْرُ اللّهِ سَجِيَّةُ كُلِّ مُحْسِن، وَشيمَةُ كُلِّ مُؤْمِن.
Remembrance of Allah is the joy of every God-wary person and the delight of every possessor of certitude. 42ـ ذِكْرُ اللّهِ مَسَرَّةُ كُلِّ مُتَّق، وَلَذَّةُ كُلِّ مُوقِن. The one who listens to the [remembrance and] glorification of Allah is [himself] a glorifier. 43ـ سامعُ ذِكْرِ اللّهِ ذاكِرٌ. You must espouse the remembrance of Allah for it is surely the light of the heart. 44ـ عَلَيْكَ بِذِكْرِ اللّهِ فَإنَّهُ نُورُ القَلْبِ. In the remembrance of Allah there is life for the hearts.
45ـ فِي الذِّكْرِ حَياةُ القُلُوبِ. Whoever remembers Allah, He remembers him.
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