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There are three types of Zikr:
1. Practical
2. Verbal
3. Silent
1. Practical
Practical Zikr, also known as "Zikr-e-Faily", is performed with one's
obedient actions. It comprises of obedience to:
i) The commandments of Allah (swt)
i.e. Prayer, Fasting, Hajj, umrah, Zakaat, charity etc
ii) The Sunnah of our Holy Prophet (saw)
i.e. eating, drinking, sleeping, walking, talking, dressing etc.
2. Verbal
Verbal Zikr, also known as "Zikr-e-Lisani", is observed with one's tongue.
It comprises of:
i) Loud zikr; i.e. Azan, Takbir, Collective zikr etc.
ii) Low tone zikr, i.e. Tasbihat, masnoon duas etc
3. Silent
Silent Zikr, also known as "Qalbi Zikr", "Zikr-e-Khafi" and "Daimi Zikr" is
performed within one self.. There are many stages to silent zikr. The first
and foremost of which is Qalbi Zikr: Remembrance of Allah (swt) from within
the heart.
Most, if not all, of us are familiar with both practical and verbal forms of
zikr and we'll have at some point practiced them within our life. Silent
zikr, on the other hand, is less well known. This is because this form of
zikr is practiced and taught only by the Friends of Allah (swt). From the four famous sufi orders, Qadiri,
Chisti & Soharwardi all start the
mureed off with verbal zikr later moving onto Qalbi Zikr.
The Naqshbandi
Mujadadi
order, however, begins by taking the mureed directly on Qalbi Zikr.
With especial Thanks from
www.zikr.co.uk
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