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About the three steps in the Awrad
When a newcomer joins us he receives Al-Istighfar (“Astaghfirullah…”), 70,000 times. Al- Istighfar is actually the water, sponge and soap which washes away the old sins.After the Istighfar we give At-Tahlil, denial and affirmation: “La ilaha illa-llah” One has to take one’s time and fulfill this stage. Following is the Al-Mufrad, which is the dhikr “Allah”.When you pronounce the “Allah”, you have to pronounce the Alif, then two Lam and the Ha.(((( During the speech, Mawlana was made aware by his listeners, that in Germany more women than men are in the Tariqa, as well as at part in the committees. Over the duration of the speech Mawlana specified as follows: The percentage of women in the committee should neither be equal, nor should it be more to the percentage of the men ))))
[The second Lam is doubled with the Shadda, which means that one actually says the Lam three times, so the heart will receive it.]If someone should decide that he wants to read this quickly, to be able to finish, andpronounce, “Allahallahallah” [Mawlana speaking quickly], he will pronounce one less Lam.Instead of reciting sixty-six, there will remain only thirty-six – because one Lam counts as 30, the Ha for 5 and Alif for 1; so he did not make his dhikr correctly. One has to take his time and put effort into the correct pronunciation. One Sheikh commented to say this: “If you did not appeal to Allah with the exact dhikr, you did not appeal to him, and you actually did not make your dhikr.”
[The second Lam is doubled with the Shadda, which means that one actually says the Lam three times, so the heart will receive it.]If someone should decide that he wants to read this quickly, to be able to finish, andpronounce, “Allahallahallah” [Mawlana speaking quickly], he will pronounce one less Lam.Instead of reciting sixty-six, there will remain only thirty-six – because one Lam counts as 30, the Ha for 5 and Alif for 1; so he did not make his dhikr correctly. One has to take his time and put effort into the correct pronunciation. One Sheikh commented to say this: “If you did not appeal to Allah with the exact dhikr, you did not appeal to him, and you actually did not make your dhikr.”
