12/09/2024
Đhikr is such a great gift, but sadly I think it’s underrated....
If we thought about how truly beneficial it is for the mind, the body, and the heart, we’d likely do a LOT more of it than we do.
Think about your stream of consciousness on any given day.
It’s likely that you’re either bombarded with negative thoughts or desperately trying to distract yourself from them, and whatever positive thoughts you have are probably so few and far between that their effect is hardly felt.
YOU MAY TURN TO MUSIC, TV, BROWSING THE INTERNET, SOCIAL MEDIA, ONLINE SHOPPING, READING A BOOK, EXERCISING, COOKING, EATING, TALKING TO A FRIEND OR LOVED ONE, OR SOME OTHER TEMPORARY DISTRACTION to preoccupy your mind from daily stressors, but there are no guarantees that they won't lead to even more negativity.
_So what are we supposed to do?_
How can we effectively *STOP*
our minds from thinking about things that bring us down?
Đhikr. REMEMBRANCEOF ALLAH.
When we focus our minds on a single word or expression that connects us to *ﷲ͜عَزَّوَجَــــل* we are instantly anchored to Him. With every repetition we add a new link, with every link we build a chain.
What does the chain allow us to do? It allows us to float without worry or care, to mentally suspend ourselves by shutting out all the noises in our life and surrendering to the silence and peace found only with the Divine.
Indeed, Đhikr is a great gift, a remedy for the heart, body, and mind. It’s the only true escape we have, the only “HIGH ” we need to get away from this "low" place.
May we be people of Đhikr.
*❥«̶ آمـــــين يَارَبَّ الْعَــــالَمِينْ«̶ ❥*
_"…Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest."_ (13:28)
_"O ye who believe, remember Allah much. And glorify Him morning and evening.."_ (33:42-43)
"The similitude of one who remembers his Lord and one who does not remember Him, is like that of the living and the dead.'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
