Wird
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Thewird(plural:awrād) is a regularlitanyand a mysticalinvocationpracticed bymurids,saliksandwasilsinIslamicsufism.[1]
Presentation[edit]
InSufism,themurid's transformation and salvation is done by the practice of special disciplines such as performance ofdhikr,remembrance ofAllahand his prophetMuhammad,and wird as special invocations, andQuranicrecitations, or doingSalah.[2]
The wird is then viewed as a devotion or liturgy specific to a particular Sufi order orTariqain which the substance is defined and based on dhikr and wird.[3]
Sufis designated specific times devoted to Allah and the specific dhikr recited on these occasions.[4]
An initiatemuridis given the secret wird of the Sufi order upon completion of training, transferring the spiritual power of thesilsilaof transmission from the founder of the order andMuhammad,to the initiate.[5]
Taking wird is equivalent to full initiation into the Sufitariqa.[6]
Benefits[edit]
Wird is like a spiritual medication taken by themuridevery day under asheikhsupervision and named wazifa.[7]
The most effective medication for the disease ofghaflah(heedlessness) is thedhikrperformed in the form of wird.[8]
The target insufismis to awake theqalbfromghaflahand bond it to almightyAllah,thus achieving eternal peace.[9]
The primary, and easiest, way of achieving this is to occupy theqalbwith constantdhikr.[10]
Dhikr is the easiest and quickest way of bonding theqalbto almighty Allah.[11][12]
The greatest merit of the wird of dhikr is that Allah Himself remembers the servant who remembers Him exclusively and in the Divine Presence.[13][14]
Kinds[edit]
Thewirdis present in the practice ofmurids,saliksandwasilsunder different genres:
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Wird / Dhikr Lesson – Islam and Sufism".
- ^"Essential Readings on Sufism".Tadween Publishing.
- ^"Wird (Daily Practice in the Qadiriyya Tariqa) – The Authentic Sufi Way".
- ^"Tariqa Islam: Layers of Authentication".dohainstitute.org.
- ^"Instructions on wird, dhikr, etc. of the Tijjani tariqa"– via Internet Archive.
- ^"Wird - Oxford Islamic Studies Online".oxfordislamicstudies.Archived fromthe originalon April 1, 2018.
- ^"The Most Powerful Wazifa | eshaykh".eshaykh.
- ^"Blessings of Dhikr".
- ^"Practice – The Authentic Sufi Way".
- ^"Blessings of the wird | eshaykh".eshaykh.
- ^"Awrad | MUWASALA | Page 3".
- ^"Dhikr" ALLAH, ALLAH "".livingislam.org.
- ^"The Effects of Various Dhikr - Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad".October 16, 2010.
- ^"The Daily Dhikr | Kasnazan Way".14 April 2015.