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Ways To Remind One of ALLAH
Nūri رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه has passed away.” The dervishes were saddened by the news and decided they would participate in the funeral having come this far.
When they reached the shaykh’s house, they were amazed to see Shaykh Abū al-Ḥasan Nūri رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه himself welcoming them into his home. They both were amazed and confused, as they had just heard cats mentioning he had passed away, yet he was alive and well. “What is the matter? Why do you look shocked?”, the shaykh asked. The dervishes explained what the cats had said. Shaykh Abū al-Ḥasan Nūri رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه explained:
The cats spoke truly. I was inattentive to the dhikr of Allah for a moment. At that time an announcement was made in the heavens and earth - “Abū al-Ḥasan has passed away.” The entirety of creation except jinn and humans heard this. I was inattentive for a moment, but اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! I have been given the bounty of performing the dhikr of Allah again.[1]
O devotees of the Messenger! This is what dhikr and negligence both mean. He who remembers Allah is truly alive, whilst a person negligent of this is like a dead body.
Devils are appointed upon the heedless
It is mentioned in the Quran:
وَ مَنۡ یَّعۡشُ عَنۡ ذِکۡرِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ نُقَیِّضۡ لَہٗ شَیۡطٰنًا فَہُوَ لَہٗ قَرِیۡنٌ (۳۶)
Translation from Kanz al-Īmān: And whoever has blinded himself from the remembrance of the Most Gracious, We appoint a devil upon him, that he stays (with him) as his companion.[2]
BOOK TOPIC
- Ways to remind one of Allah
- Excellence of sending salāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Who is most superior from those who fast?
- Causes of not remembering Allah
- Command of the Quran to remember Allah
- Final advice for Sayyidunā Muʿādh رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ
- Forms of remembering Allah
- What is dhikr?
- The cat spoke truly
- Devils are appointed upon the heedless
- Black crows sitting on their heads
- The excellences of remembering Allah
- A person enveloped in the ʿArsh’s light
- Method of planting gardens in Paradise
- Allah mentions those who remember Him
- Gaining nearness to Allah
- Making dhikr of Allah in abundance is sunnah
- Stories of those who remembered Allah in abundance
- Dar al-Sunnah Department
- How to become habitual in remembering Allah
- Dars
- How to remember Allah in abundance
- Madani Pearls regarding dhikr and ṣalāt upon the Prophet
