Zikr is a practice in Islam (primarily through its mystic branch known as Sufism, but even non-Sufi Muslims do it) whereby one recites or chants a particular Name of God, phrase, or verse from the Qur’an many times as a means to access God. It is similar to the practice of Mantras in Hinduism. It is a very beautiful and positive experience. There is something about simply repeating the names of God over and over, that have a very calming and yet energizing effect on the entire body and mind. Baha’is also practice a daily zikr, by repeating the “greatest name” (Allahu Abha) a minimum of 95 times a day. I would like to see gatherings like this take place in a Baha’i context.
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Posted by fred on March 22, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Hi. I just want to make you aware that the Naqshbandi-Haqqani are very prejudiced when it comes to homosexuality. You may want to revise the video selection with one more in line with the UB values.
Posted by liberalbahai on April 2, 2011 at 3:58 am
Noted, Fred. I will look into that myself, although I will leave the videos up as they are the best I have found of live zikr. What does “UB” mean?