Part 2
Giryah-u zari
With regards to the importance of rapid zikr, it is said that just as physical fitness trainers emphasize on fast exercise such as jogging, aerobics etc. to obtain the cardiac benefits, similarly the secrets of spiritual health lies in the practice of rapid zikr.
According to the Qur’anic verses (100:1-5), on one hand the physical horses are mentioned and on the other the spiritual horses are implied, which are the rapid azkar, due to whose rapidity, force and continuity, the animal soul dissolves, sparks of spiritual lights are scattered and spiritual wealth is received as booty.
Describing the mechanism of how rapid zikr works, two examples could be presented, one is that of sparks which are produced when flint and steel are strike against each other forcefully. The second example is that of heavenly lightning, which is produced due to the striking of clouds, in which the main thing is the negative and positive electricity. Thus the carnal soul acts as the negative electricity or flint and the rapid zikr as the positive electricity or steel. Due to their striking together, the sparks of light are produced and scattered in the personal world.
In the Wise Qur’an, commandments such as, “And Hasten!” (3:133); “Vie with one another” (57:21); “Hasten!” (62:9); “And the foremost in the race” (56:10); “And fly to!” (51:50); are enjoined to accomplish the good deeds with rapidity, diligence and devotion. However, in order to create this kind of attribute in oneself, the rapid zikr is extremely beneficial. Thus it is a sure fact that the rapid zikr is a spiritual remedy, through which, God willing, many diseases can be removed.
A Series of articles on “Philosophy of some common Tasbihats we recite in Jama’at Khanah” will follow in the next email
