Exaltation and facial brightness of the gathering for the Zikr of ALLAH.

[Sachaa Muslim]

Exaltation and facial brightness of the gathering for the Zikr of Allah

 

 

Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) had said, "Almighty Allah will, on the Day of Resurrection, resurrect certain groups of people in such a state that their faces will be radiant with light, they will be sitting on pulpits of pearls and others will envy their lot. They will neither be from among the Prophets nor from among the martyrs." Somebody asked the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) to let him have more details about these people, so that he may be able to recognize them. Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) replied, "They will be the people who belong to different families and different places, but assemble at one place for the love of Almighty ALLAH and are engaged in His zikr."

 

It is said in another hadith, "In paradise there will be pillars of emerald supporting balconied houses made of rubies and with open doors on all the four sides. These will shine like brilliant stars, and will be occupied by those people who love each other for the sake of Allah, and who assemble at a place and meet each other only for His pleasure."

 

Nowadays, the religious devotees are criticized and ridiculed by everybody. The people may reproach them today as much as they like, but the reality will dawn on them in the Hereafter, when they will realize how these humble persons have been able to earn high fortunes and occupy such grand pulpits and such flats, whereas those who criticized and ridiculed them had earned nothing but misery and despair:

"Soon the dust-cloud will clear away, and it will be seen whether you are riding a horse or an ass."

 

How blessed. in the eyes of Almighty Allah, are the khanqahs (places where zikr is practised), which are the targets of abuse from all quarters. can best be judged from this hadith in their favour. It is mentioned in one hadith that the houses where zikr is practised shine unto the dwellers of the Heaven, as do the stars shine unto the inhabitants of the Earth. According to another hadith, sakeenah (a very special blessing) descends on the gathering engaged in zikr, the angels surround them, the divine mercy covers them, and Almighty Allah mentions them on His Throne.

 

Hadhrat Abu Razeen (Radhiyallaho anho) a Sahabi, narrated that Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) had said.!"Shall I tell you something that will strengthen your Imaan and earn you the blessings of Allah, the Great, in both the worlds? It is the gatherings of those who do zikr of Almighty Allah; you should make it a point to take part in them, and when you are alone, do as much zikr as you can."

 

Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (Radhiyallaho anho) has explained that the houses in which zikr is done appear to be as bright and shining as are the stars to the dwellers of the Earth. These houses are so bright because of their light ofzikr, they shine like the stars. There are people who are endowed by Almighty Allah with spiritual insight and are capable of seeing this light in this very world. There are some who can recognise the spiritual persons and their houses from the special radiance emitted by them. Hadhrat Fudhail bin Iyaadh, (Rahmatullah alaih) a famous saint, has said that the houses in which zikr is practised shine like a lamp unto the dwellers of the Heavens. Sheikh Abdul Aziz Dabbaagh, a saint of recent times, was illiterate but he could clearly distinguish between the verses of the Qur'an, Hadith Qudsi, and Hadith Nabawi. Me used to say that words coming out from the mouth of the speaker carry a distinguishing glow and that the words of Almighty Allah carry one kind of radiance and the words of Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) carry another kind of radiance, while the words of others are devoid of these two types of radiance.

 

It is given in Tazkiratul Khaleel, the biography of Maulana Khaleel Ahmad (May Allah enlighten his grave) that Maulana Zafar Ahmad had related, "When Maulana Khaleel Ahmad, on the occasion of his fifth Hajj, entered the Masjidul Haraam for Tawaaful Qudoom, I was sitting in the company of Maulana Muhibbuddeen, who was one of the most trusted disciples of Maulana al-Haaj Imdaadullah Muhaajir Makki (May Allah enlighten his grave) and was well known for his gift of divine foresight. He was then engaged in his usual recitation of salawaat from a book, when all of a sudden he turned to me and said, "Who has entered the Haram? The whole of the Haram has been flooded with his radiance and light." I kept quiet. After a short while, Maulana Khaleel Ahmad after completing his tawaaf happened to pass by us. On seeing him Maulana Muhibbuddeen stood up, smiled and said, "Now indeed I see who has entered the Haram today! "

 

The virtues of assembling for the sake of zikr have been described in different ways in so many other ahaadith. In one hadith, it is stated that salaat and gatherings for

zikr constitute the best ribaat. Ribaat stands for guarding the boundaries of Daarus Salaam (the Muslim territory) against invasion by the infidels.

 

 

Refrence:

 

Book Name: Virtues Of Zikar.

 

Author Name: Shiekh ul Hadees Maulana Zikariya Sahab.