In the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest

"so that the veil of heedlessness falls away between the one remembering and the One remembered, and his turning aside, in the state of dhikr, to other than the One he remembers. Then his dhikr is joined to Him, and his deeds are joined to His commands and prohibitions: he performs the act of obedience because He commanded it and loved it, and he leaves what is forbidden because He forbade it and hated it."

"and take it and set it upon his shoulder and climb with it, until, when he thinks he is coming out with it, it falls, and he falls after it for ever and ever. Seek out your heart in three places: while the Qur'an is being heard, in the gatherings of dhikr, and in the hours of solitude. If you do not find it in these places, then ask God Sincerity and the Love of Praise Cannot Share One Heart to grant you a heart as a favour, for you have no heart. Al-Junayd said: I came in upon a young man who asked me about repentance, and I answered him. Then he asked me about its reality, and I said: that you keep your sin set before your eyes until death comes to you."

"God with dhikr, prayer, recitation or some act of kindness. A man said to him: I weep much. He replied: That you should laugh while acknowledging your sin is better than that you should weep while pleased with your own deed; for the deed of the self-satisfied man does not rise above his head. The man said: Counsel me. He said: Leave the world to its people as they have left the Hereafter to its people, and be in the world like the bee: if it eats, it eats what is wholesome; if it feeds, it feeds what is wholesome; and if it alights upon a thing, it neither breaks it nor scratches it."

"This implies that the heart becomes enriched with divine remembrance, as Allah stated. Indeed, it is in the remembrance of Allah that hearts find rest. The blameworthy effects of sin are like dark smoke that rises to cover the heart's mirror, layer by layer, until the heart becomes completely obscured from Allah. This results in the heart being sealed or rusted, as described in the Quran. No, rather, what they earn has covered their hearts. In another verse, Allah says, If we willed, we would afflict them for their sins and seal their hearts so they will not hear."

"akin to the enraptured lover who speaks to people with his tongue while his inner solace lies in remembering his beloved. The true lover finds rest only with his beloved. Qatadah commented on the verse from the Quran, "Those who believe and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah. Verily, in the remembrance of Allah hearts do find rest," saying it brings joy and solace to them. Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "Whoever has tasted the pure love of Allah becomes preoccupied from seeking the world and feels alienated from all mankind.""

"of dhikr; and once he grows heedless, the gate of the fortress is opened and the enemy enters, and driving him out becomes hard, or impossible. The third is burdening oneself with what does not concern one, in any matter whatsoever. A benefit: one who seeks passage to God and the Hereafter — indeed to every knowledge and craft and a leadership such that he becomes a head in it, one taken as a model — for this he must be courageous and bold, ruling over his fancy and not subdued beneath the sovereignty of his imagination, indifferent to all but his aim,"

"The fifth wazifa is from that moment until 'asr. It is recommended to remain in the mosque engaged in dhikr, prayer, or other good deeds while in i'tikaf, awaiting prayer. One of the virtues of good deeds is waiting for prayer after prayer. This was the practice of the pious predecessors; when entering the mosque between dhuhr and 'asr, one could hear the buzz of those praying like the hum of bees due to recitation."

"There is no doubt that these give life and delight to the secrets, and they unveil doubts that neither the theologians nor the fundamentalists can unveil. Thus, souls and hearts find rest in them. For this reason, it is called tranquility, and whoever does not attain this from اللّٰه, their doubts are not unveiled. For they are only unveiled by the tranquility of faith and certainty."

"After the Maghrib prayer, they served a feast of rice bread, fish, milk, and dates. The people ate and then performed the Isha prayer, followed by a session of Dhikr, remembrance of God. Sheikh Ahmed sat on the prayer mat of his aforementioned grandfather. They later engaged in sama, spiritual music, having prepared piles of wood and set them ablaze."

"residing in the lodge, numbering over one hundred, some married and some single. They recite the Quran, engage in dhikr, remembrance of Allah, and pray for the visitor at Shaykh Abu Ishaq's tomb, after which the visitor's needs are fulfilled by Allah's permission. Shaykh Abu Ishaq is revered by the people of India and China."