“Lo! The Zikr of Allah provides satisfaction for the hearts.”

Today there is a wave of discontentment in the whole world; and the letters that I receive daily contain mostly accounts of worries and anxieties. The object of this booklet is that people who lack peace of mind, whether in an individual or collective capacity, may be told how to overcome their malady and that the good and blessed persons may be benefited by the general publication of the virtues of Zikr of Almighty Allah. It is just possible that the study of this booklet may inspire some people to recite the sacred name of Allah with sincerity (Ikhlas) and this may prove useful to me (also) at the time when only good deeds will prove helpful. Of course, Almighty Allah can, through His sheer grace, forgive one who has no good deeds to his credit.

Besides this, the thing which prompted me to this undertaking was that Almighty Allah, through His extreme benevolence and grace has blessed my uncle, Hazrat Muhammad Ilyas Kadhalvi Nizamuddin (Delhi) with a special insight and zeal for the work of Tabligh, the activities of which are no longer confined to India alone, but have reached Hejaz as well. This propogation is well known and needs no introduction. Its good results soon began to be visible in India and abroad generally, but especially so in the region of Mewat, as is well-known. The fundamental principles of this revival movement are basically very sound, good and strong, and are inherently fruitful and beneficial. One of the important principles is that those who are engaged in Tabligh work should be particular in practicing Zikr, and more so when they are actually busy in Tabligh work. After observing the wonderful results of this practice, I myself felt the necessity of writing this booklet. I was also ordered by my respected uncle that the virtues of Zikr of Allah should be compile and made available to them, so that those who so far practice it out of obedience to Allah may themselves feel an urge for doing so for the sake of its virtues, and thereby realize that Zikr is a great wealth.

It is neither possible for a humble person like myself to compile a comprehensive treatise on the virtues of Zikr, nor it is humanly possible to do full justice to this subject.

I have however briefly described some NARRATIONS relating to this subject. I have divided the book into three parts, of which the virtues of Zikr in general are described in the first part, those of Kalima Tayyaba in the second and those of the third kalima (Known as Tasbihae-Fatima) in the third.