Wazifa

InSufism,thewazifa(Arabic:وَظِيفَة;plural: wazaïf) is a regularlitanypracticed by followers and comprisingQuranic verses,hadithsof supplication and variousDuas.^[1]^[2]

Presentation[edit]

It is recorded in the various rituals of theSufisthat one of their main invocations takes place with an individual or collective daily and weeklydhikrandwirdknown aswazifa.^[3]Thiswazifathus refers only to the part of this ritual devoted to the invocation of the supreme qualities of Allah Almighty.^[4]

As an example, song and rhyme also play a key role in thiswazifaand provide a bridge and connection to theSufipractice of reciting theninety-nine names of Godwhile meditating on their meaning.

For eachtariqainSufism,there are specific collective litany rules comprising a minimum number of people required to create a group which is generally fourmurids.

In these reciting congregations, the disciples meet daily or weekly to perform collectivedhikr,which is a type of meeting thus known aswazifa circle(halqa).^[5]

Conditions[edit]

There are several conditions for the collective recitation of thewazifato bring its mystical fruits:^[6]

The attendance and presence of all themuridsaccustomed to the ritual;^[7]
The grouping of reciters by forming a circle (halqa);
Prayer aloud from the oral recitation of all parts of thewazifa;
Literal and melodic erudition and perfection of recitingdhikr.

In theTijaniyyaorder, if the reciters are men and there is no confirmedmuqaddamamong them, thesemuridscan elect from among them a man who can initiate thewazifafor them.^[8]

Time[edit]

The best time to practicemorning wazifaranges fromfajr prayertoduha prayerand can go beyond until noon.^[9]

For theevening wazifa,the preferable time is from theasr prayerin the afternoon until theisha prayerat night.^[10]

Particularly in thesummerwhen the nights are short, the possible schedule of thenocturnal wazifacan extend fromsunsetuntildawnthe next day.^[11]

Practice[edit]

The practice and performance ofwazifais very developed and rigorous among the faithful and murids in thetariqasofSufism.^[12]

This litany is assigned as a daily or weekly duty to the disciple by hisSheikhand designed for him according to his predispositions and capacities for spiritualtranscendence.^[13]

This duty of recitation generally includes theShahadaand the supreme nameAllahor its substitute which is the pronounHuwa(Arabic:هُوَ).^[14]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

^Malik, Jamal; Zarrabi-Zadeh, Saeed (15 July 2019).Sufism East and West: Mystical Islam and Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Modern World.ISBN 9789004393929.
^Domínguez-Rosado, Brenda (15 October 2018).Sufism as Lorna Goodison's Alternative Poetic Path to Hope and Healing.ISBN 9781527519435.
^Dressler, Markus; Geaves, Ron; Klinkhammer, Gritt (2 June 2009).Sufis in Western Society: Global Networking and Locality.ISBN 9781134105748.
^Willis, John Ralph (12 October 2012).Studies in West African Islamic History: Volume 1: The Cultivators of Islam, Volume 2: The Evolution of Islamic Institutions & Volume 3: The Growth of Arabic Literature.ISBN 9781136251603.
^Brenner, Louis (January 1984).West African Sufi: The Religious Heritage and Spiritual Search of Cerno Bokar Saalif Taal.ISBN 9780520050082.
^Gilligan, Stephen G.; Simon, Dvorah (2004).Walking in Two Worlds: The Relational Self in Theory, Practice, and Community.ISBN 9781932462111.
^Smith, Gina Gertrud (2009).Medina Gounass: Challenges to Village Sufism in Senegal.ISBN 9788776913533.
^Light, Ivan Hubert; Paden, John N. (January 1973).Ethnic Enterprise in America: Business and Welfare Among Chinese, Japanese, and Blacks.ISBN 9780520017382.
^Smith, Gina Gertrud (2009).Medina Gounass: Challenges to Village Sufism in Senegal.ISBN 9788776913533.
^Hanif, N. (2000).Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia.ISBN 9788176250870.
^Kobo, Ousman Murzik (27 August 2012).Unveiling Modernity in Twentieth-Century West African Islamic Reforms.ISBN 978-9004215252.
^Hanif, N. (2000).Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia.ISBN 9788176250870.
^Pittman, Michael (March 2012).Classical Spirituality in Contemporary America: The Confluence and Contribution of G.I. Gurdjieff and Sufism.ISBN 9781441165237.
^Taji-Farouki, Suha (November 2010).Beshara and Ibn 'Arabi: A Movement of Sufi Spirituality in the Modern World.ISBN 9781905937264.

[1] Malik, Jamal; Zarrabi-Zadeh, Saeed (15 July 2019).Sufism East and West: Mystical Islam and Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Modern World.ISBN 9789004393929.

[2] Domínguez-Rosado, Brenda (15 October 2018).Sufism as Lorna Goodison's Alternative Poetic Path to Hope and Healing.ISBN 9781527519435.

[3] Dressler, Markus; Geaves, Ron; Klinkhammer, Gritt (2 June 2009).Sufis in Western Society: Global Networking and Locality.ISBN 9781134105748.

[4] Willis, John Ralph (12 October 2012).Studies in West African Islamic History: Volume 1: The Cultivators of Islam, Volume 2: The Evolution of Islamic Institutions & Volume 3: The Growth of Arabic Literature.ISBN 9781136251603.

[5] Brenner, Louis (January 1984).West African Sufi: The Religious Heritage and Spiritual Search of Cerno Bokar Saalif Taal.ISBN 9780520050082.

[6] Gilligan, Stephen G.; Simon, Dvorah (2004).Walking in Two Worlds: The Relational Self in Theory, Practice, and Community.ISBN 9781932462111.

[7] Smith, Gina Gertrud (2009).Medina Gounass: Challenges to Village Sufism in Senegal.ISBN 9788776913533.

[8] Light, Ivan Hubert; Paden, John N. (January 1973).Ethnic Enterprise in America: Business and Welfare Among Chinese, Japanese, and Blacks.ISBN 9780520017382.

[9] Smith, Gina Gertrud (2009).Medina Gounass: Challenges to Village Sufism in Senegal.ISBN 9788776913533.

[10] Hanif, N. (2000).Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia.ISBN 9788176250870.

[11] Kobo, Ousman Murzik (27 August 2012).Unveiling Modernity in Twentieth-Century West African Islamic Reforms.ISBN 978-9004215252.

[12] Hanif, N. (2000).Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia.ISBN 9788176250870.

[13] Pittman, Michael (March 2012).Classical Spirituality in Contemporary America: The Confluence and Contribution of G.I. Gurdjieff and Sufism.ISBN 9781441165237.

[14] Taji-Farouki, Suha (November 2010).Beshara and Ibn 'Arabi: A Movement of Sufi Spirituality in the Modern World.ISBN 9781905937264.

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