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power and not held in any esteem despite being from a well-

known family.
39. Dhikr is able to gather together that which is separated and in
disarray and separate that which is gathered together, bring

near that which is distant and distance that which is near. What

is separated within the heart of a servant is able to be gathered
together like intention and that which is required. The worst of

torture is if what is in the heart is separated. ‘His’ heart is alive

and feels blessed if the intention and requirements of the heart
are gathered together as one.

40. Dhikr arouses the heart from an existence that is always asleep
and wakes it up from an existence that is always tired. If the

heart is always asleep and tired, then it loses many advantages,
meaning it will experience loss. If ‘he’ is awoken and realizes

what has escaped from within ‘his’ hands from that sleep, then

‘he’ will feel regretful, and endeavor to turn the rest of ‘his’
life and look for what has slipped from ‘his’ hands. There is

nothing that can rouse the self from its existence except dhikr.

Indeed that negligence is a sound sleep.
41. Dhikr which has as its nucleus tauḥīd is a tree whose fruit is

understanding and an existence that is amenable to those

people who seek out Allāh. There is no way to receive its fruit
except from the tree that is dhikr. If that tree is really big and

its roots are strong then it will yield much fruit.
42. A person who undertakes dhikr (remembers Allāh) will always

feel close to Him and that Allāh is with ‘him’. This

togetherness is specific, and not a togetherness that is a ‘one-

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