The Essence of Dzikr in All Sufi Orders
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is based on an excerpt from Miftah ash-Shudur . Concerning the individual bay'ah , it had been narrated by Shaykh Yusuf ibn Muhammad al-Kurani ( q.s. ), in a valid sanad , that Sayyidina ‘Ali ibn Abu Thalib ( k.w. ) had ever asked the Prophet Muhammad ( s.a.w. ), “ Ya Rasulullah , show me the shortest path to Allah which is also the easiest and the most meritorious in the Sight of Allah to pass through by His Servants!” Rasulullah ( s.a.w. ) answered, “That you perform the permanent dzikrullah , and the most holy and weighty utterance so far made by myself and the Prophets before me; that is ‘ Laa Ilaha illa Allah .’ If you put all the things in the skies and earth on one side of the weighing scale and kalimah ‘ Laa ilaha illa Allah ’ on the other, you will find the side with the kalimah ‘ Laa Ilaha illa Allah ’ weighing heavier.” Then he said, “ Ya ‘Ali, Doomsday shall not appear if on this Ea...