The New Nation - Internet Edition

Abdul Muqit Chowdhury

'Zikr' means remembrance and 'Zikrullah' means remembrance of Allah. It is a great spiritual virtue and has special significance in the month of fasting. Because fasting enables the believers to have continuous remembrance of Allah. It needs to be conscious about the ordained responsibility of abstaining from prohibited activities.

The holy Quran reveals: "Therefore remember me, I will remember you." (Sura Baqara: 152)

"And remembrance of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt And Allah knows (the deeds) that ye do". (Sura Ankabut: 45)

There are other verses on remembrance of Allah.

Hazrat Abu Hurayra (RA) narrated: "Rasulullah (SM) said, there is a group of angels of Allah, who go on searching the people in the streets who remember Allah…." (Bukhari and Muslim Sharif). This is a detailed hadith, which concludes that those who are related with the remembrance of Allah, are not deprived of the blessings, mercy and salvation from Allah.

Hazrat Abu Musa (RA) quoted Hazrat Muhammad (SM) to have said, "The person who remembers his Lord and the person who does not remember, their example is like the living and the dead." (Bukhari and Muslim Sharif)