The People of Remembrance (or followers of the Qur’an) are the People of Allah and His favoured ones
أَهْلُ الذِّكْرِ أَهْلُ اللَّهِ وَخَاصَّتُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembering [Allah] is the better of the two gains
الذِّكْرُ أَفْضَلُ الْغَنِيمَتَيْنِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembering [Allah] is not from rituals of the tongue nor is it from the passing of thoughts rather it is first from the remembered and then from the rememberer
الذِّكْرُ لَيْسَ مِنْ مَرَاسِمِ اللِّسَانِ وَلَا مِنْ مَنَاسِمِ الْفِكْرِ وَلَكِنَّهُ أَوَّلٌ مِنَ الْمَذْكُورِ وَثَانٍ مِنَ الذَّاكِرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Sitting in the masjid from after dawn up to sunrise in order to remember [and praise] Allah, the Glorified, is quicker in making sustenance [more easily] obtainable than travelling to different parts of the land [in order to earn one’s livelihood]
الْجُلُوسُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مِنْ بَعْدِ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَى حِينِ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ لِلِاشْتِغَالِ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ أَسْرَعُ فِي تَيْسِيرِ الرِّزْقِ مِنَ الضَّرْبِ فِي أَقْطَارِ الْأَرْضِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
In times of injustice, remember the justice of Allah with you and when you are powerful, [recall] the power of Allah over you
اذْكُرْ عِنْدَ الظُّلْمِ عَدْلَ اللَّهِ فِيكَ وَعِنْدَ الْقُدْرَةِ قُدْرَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Fill your solitude with the remembrance [of Allah] and accompany blessings with gratitude
اشْحَنِ الْخَلْوَةَ بِالذِّكْرِ وَاصْحَبِ النِّعَمَ بِالشُّكْرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Be abundant in your remembrance of Allah, for it is the best remembrance
أَفِيضُوا فِي ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الذِّكْرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The basis of reformation of the heart is occupying it with the remembrance of Allah
أَصْلُ صَلَاحِ الْقَلْبِ اشْتِغَالُهُ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily the friends of Allah are those who remember Him the most, are constantly grateful to Him and have greater patience in the face of His trials
إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لَأَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ لَهُ ذِكْراً وَأَدْوَمُهُمْ لَهُ شُكْراً وَأَعْظَمُهُمْ عَلَى بَلَائِهِ صَبْراً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily there are those who hold on to the remembrance of Allah and have taken it in lieu of this world and thus neither trade nor business has preoccupied them from [His] remembranceThey spend the days of their lives with it and shout it in the ears of the negligent [in order to remind them]
إِنَّ لِلذِّكْرِ أَهْلًا أَخَذُوهُ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا بَدَلًا فَلَمْ تَشْغَلْهُمْ تِجَارَةٌ وَلَا بَيْعٌ عَنْ ذِكْرٍ يَقْطَعُونَ بِهِ أَيَّامَ الْحَيَاةِ وَيَهْتِفُونَ بِهِ فِي آذَانِ الْغَافِلِينَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
When you see that Allah is making you comfortable with His remembrance, then [know that] He loves you
إِذَا رَأَيْتَ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ يُؤْنِسُكَ بِذِكْرِهِ فَقَدْ أَحَبَّكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It is through the remembrance of Allah that mercy descends
بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تُسْتَنْزَلُ الرَّحْمَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The best means by which you achieve success in [all] matters is the remembrance of Allah, the Glorified
خَيْرُ مَا اسْتُنْجِحَتْ بِهِ الْأُمُورُ ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembrance of Allah is a means of driving away Satan
ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ مَطْرَدَةُ الشَّيْطَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembrance of Allah is the practice of the Near Ones
ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ شِيمَةُ الْمُتَّقِينَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The one who remembers Allah is from the successful ones
ذَاكِرُ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْفَائِزِينَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembering Allah [at all times] is the trait of every good-doer and the quality of every believer
ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ سَجِيَّةُ كُلِّ مُحْسِنٍ وَشِيمَةُ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The remembrance of Allah is a dispeller of hardships (or maladies) and misery
ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ طَارِدُ اللَّأْوَاءِ وَالْبُؤْسِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembrance of Allah is the cure for the maladies of the souls
ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ دَوَاءُ أَعْلَالِ النُّفُوسِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The remembrance of Allah is the pillar of faith and a protection against Satan
ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ دِعَامَةُ الْإِيمَانِ وَعِصْمَةٌ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembrance of Allah is the [principal] asset of every believer and its profit is safety against Satan
ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ رَأْسُ مَالِ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَرِبْحُهُ السَّلَامَةُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The one who listens to the [remembrance and] glorification of Allah is [himself] a glorifier
سَامِعُ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ذَاكِرٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Blessed is the one who remains silent except from the remembrance of Allah
طُوبَى لِمَنْ صَمَتَ إِلَّا مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Accustom yourself to being engrossed in remembrance [of Allah] and repentance, for indeed this will wipe out your sin and make your reward great
عَوِّدْ نَفْسَكَ الِاسْتِهْتَارَ [عدم الاستهتار] بِالذِّكْرِ وَالِاسْتِغْفَارِ فَإِنَّهُ يَمْحُو عَنْكَ الْحَوْبَةَ وَيُعَظِّمُ لَكَ الْمَثُوبَةَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Be solemn when among the people and oft-remembering [of Allah and His bounties] when alone
كُنْ فِي الْمَلَإِ وَقُوراً وَكُنْ فِي الْخَلَاءِ ذَكُوراً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever remembers Allah, He remembers him
مَنْ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ ذَكَرَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever is preoccupied in the remembrance of Allah, Allah makes his remembrance good
مَنِ اشْتَغَلَ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ طَيَّبَ اللَّهُ ذِكْرَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Do not remember Allah, the Glorified, in a state of inattentiveness, and do not forget Him by being distracted [with the amusements of this world], and remember Him perfectly such that your heart is in agreement with your tongue and your inward is in accordance with your outward; and you will never remember Him with the befitting remembrance until you forget your ego in your remembrance and lose it in your affair [because all your attention is towards Allah]
لَا تَذْكُرِ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ سَاهِياً وَلَا تَنْسَهُ لَاهِياً وَ اذْكُرْهُ [ذِكْراً] كَامِلًا يُوَافِقُ فِيهِ قَلْبُكَ لِسَانَكَ وَيُطَابِقُ إِضْمَارُكَ إِعْلَانَكَ وَلَنْ تَذْكُرَهُ حَقِيقَةَ الذِّكْرِ حَتَّى تَنْسَى نَفْسَكَ فِي ذِكْرِكَ وَتَفْقُدَهَا فِي أَمْرِكَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The remembrance [of Allah] is a light and guidance
الذِّكْرُ نُورٌ وَرُشْدٌ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembrance of Allah brings comfort [and delight]
الذِّكْرُ يَشْرَحُ الصَّدْرَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembrance of Allah is the polishing of visions and illumination of the inner selves
الذِّكْرُ جَلَاءُ الْبَصَائِرِ [الْبَصَرِ] وَنُورُ السَّرَائِرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembrance [of Allah] is the guidance of the intellects and the enlightenment of the souls
الذِّكْرُ هِدَايَةُ الْعُقُولِ وَتَبْصِرَةُ النُّفُوسِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembering [Allah] comforts the soul, illuminates the heart and brings down the mercy [of Allah]
الذِّكْرُ يُونِسُ اللُّبَّ وَيُنِيرُ الْقَلْبَ وَيَسْتَنْزِلُ الرَّحْمَةَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembering [Allah] is the light of intellect, the life of the souls and the polishing of the hearts
الذِّكْرُ نُورُ الْعَقْلِ [الْعُقُولِ] وَحَيَاةُ النُّفُوسِ وَجَلَاءُ الصُّدُورِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The best reminder is the Qur’an, through it the breasts are expanded and the souls are illuminated
أَفْضَلُ الذِّكْرِ الْقُرْآنُ بِهِ تُشْرَحُ الصُّدُورُ وَتَسْتَنِيرُ السَّرَائِرُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily Allah, the Glorified, has made [His] remembrance a polishing for the hearts, to see with after blindness and listen with after deafness and to become submissive with it after obduracy
إِنَّ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ جَعَلَ الذِّكْرَ جَلَاءَ الْقُلُوبِ تُبْصِرُ بِهِ بَعْدَ الْعَشْوَةِ وَتَسْمَعُ بِهِ بَعْدَ الْوَقْرَةِ وَتَنْقَادُ بِهِ بَعْدَ الْمُعَانَدَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The fruit of remembrance [of Allah] is illumination of the hearts
ثَمَرَةُ الذِّكْرِ اسْتِنَارَةُ الْقُلُوبِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembrance of Allah is the light of faith
ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ نُورُ الْإِيمَانِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembrance of Allah is the polishing of the breasts and the tranquillity of the hearts
ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ جَلَاءُ الصُّدُورِ وَطُمَأْنِينَةُ الْقُلُوبِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembrance of Allah illuminates the visions and comforts the consciences
ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ يُنِيرُ الْبَصَائِرَ وَيُونِسُ الضَّمَائِرَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The remembrance of Allah is what makes matters successful and inner selves illuminated
ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ تُسْتَنْجَحُ بِهِ الْأُمُورُ وَتَسْتَنِيرُ بِهِ السَّرَائِرُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
You must espouse the remembrance of Allah for it is surely the light of the heart
عَلَيْكَ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ نُورُ الْقَلْبِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
In the remembrance of Allah there is life for the hearts
فِي الذِّكْرِ حَيَاةُ الْقُلُوبِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who remembers Allah is gains insight
مَنْ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ اسْتَبْصَرَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever remembers Allah, the Glorified, Allah enlivens his heart and illuminates his intellect and his mind
مَنْ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ أَحْيَا اللَّهُ قَلْبَهُ وَنَوَّرَ عَقْلَهُ وَلُبَّهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no guidance like remembrance [and glorification of Allah]
لَا هِدَايَةَ كَالذِّكْرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembrance is being in the company of the beloved
الذِّكْرُ مُجَالَسَةُ الْمَحْبُوبِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembering [Allah] is the key to intimacy [and nearness with Him]
الذِّكْرُ مِفْتَاحُ الْأُنْسِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The remembrance [of Allah] is the delight of the lovers
الذِّكْرُ لَذَّةُ الْمُحِبِّينَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The one who remembers Allah is His intimate friend
ذَاكِرُ اللَّهِ مُؤَانِسُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The one who remembers Allah is in His Company
ذَاكِرُ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ مُجَالِسُهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The remembrance of Allah is nourishment for the souls and [being in] the company of the [most] Beloved
ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ قُوتُ النُّفُوسِ وَمُجَالَسَةُ الْمَحْبُوبِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remembrance of Allah is the joy of every God-wary person and the delight of every possessor of certitude
ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ مَسَرَّةُ كُلِّ مُتَّقٍ وَلَذَّةُ كُلِّ مُوقِنٍ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Be constant in your remembrance [of Allah] for it illuminates the heart and is surely the best [form of] worship
اسْتَدِيمُوا الذِّكْرَ فَإِنَّهُ يُنِيرُ الْقَلْبَ وَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ الْعِبَادَةِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Through the constant remembrance of Allah, heedlessness is dispelled
بِدَوَامِ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَنْجَابُ الْغَفْلَةُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Constant remembrance [of Allah] illuminates the heart and mind
دَوَامُ الذِّكْرِ يُنِيرُ الْقَلْبَ وَالْفِكْرَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The tongue of a virtuous person is enthralled by the continued remembrance of Allah
لِسَانُ الْبَرِّ مُسْتَهْتِرٌ بِدَوَامِ الذِّكْرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever fills his heart with the constant remembrance of Allah, his actions become good [both] in secret and in the open
مَنْ عَمَرَ قَلْبَهُ بِدَوَامِ الذِّكْرِ حَسُنَتْ أَفْعَالُهُ فِي السِّرِّ وَالْجَهْرِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One whose remembrance [of Allah] increases, his mind becomes illuminated
مَنْ كَثُرَ ذِكْرُهُ اسْتَنَارَ لُبُّهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Constant remembrance [of Allah] is the quality of the friends [of Allah]
مُدَاوَمَةُ الذِّكْرِ خُلْصَانُ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The constant remembrance [of Allah] is nourishment for the souls and the key to righteousness
مُدَاوَمَةُ الذِّكْرِ قُوتُ الْأَرْوَاحِ وَمِفْتَاحُ الصَّلَاحِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no part of the body that is less thankful than the eye, so do not give it what it seeks thereby letting it occupy you from the remembrance of Allah
لَيْسَ فِي الْجَوَارِحِ أَقَلُّ شُكْراً مِنَ الْعَيْنِ فَلَا تُعْطُوهَا سُؤْلَهَا فَتَشْغَلَكُمْ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no sin that is worse than following [one’s] lust, so do not obey it as it will preoccupy you from [the remembrance of] Allah
لَيْسَ فِي الْمَعَاصِي أَشَدُّ مِنِ اتِّبَاعِ الشَّهْوَةِ فَلَا تُطِيعُوهَا فَيَشْغَلَكُمْ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever forgets Allah, He makes him forget himself
مَنْ نَسِيَ اللَّهَ أَنْسَاهُ نَفْسَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever is preoccupied in remembering the people, Allah, the Glorified, cuts him off from His remembrance
مَنِ اشْتَغَلَ بِذِكْرِ النَّاسِ قَطَعَهُ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ عَنْ ذِكْرِهِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who forgets [Allah,] the Glorified, Allah makes him forget himself and blinds his heart
مَنْ نَسِيَ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ أَنْسَاهُ اللَّهُ نَفْسَهُ وَأَعْمَى قَلْبَهُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech