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Question: How do I test whether or not I am doing the heart dhikr?
For these tests the Murid must have reached the stage of the heart dhikr. Heart dhikr and the observation of the heart is that what helps the person. One puts the tongue at the gum. The diligence leads the heart to make dhikr. At first the heart dhikr is like standing on swampy ground, and trying to lift your foot out of the mud. Such is the heart dhikr in the beginning. To mention “Allah”, four times with your heart, is better than saying it 6,666 times with your tongue. One observes the heart while walking, working and sleeping. If people are talking inside the room while you are asleep, you will be able to hear them. Once your heart makes dhikr, you should never read Awrad, or books and newspapers with your eyes only, but rather always with your tongue. This is to ensure that your heart is not prevented from making Awrad. The heart should be exclusively for the Awrad. After, you will begin to change internally. One should test one’s heart dhikr continuously; while walking, sitting, working etc.As we said earlier: The heart is very large, larger yet than the city of Hamburg. “The heart is a lump of flesh. If it is healthy, the whole body is healthy, and if it is bad the whole body is bad.
