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WIRD

To: tariqas@facteur.std.com
From: Suleyman 
Subject: Re: WIRD
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 10:57:44 -0500 (EST)

On 8 Feb 1996 aorsellidickson@stingray.ac.cowan.edu.au wrote:

> Peace and Light to all,
> 
> can anybody enlighten me on the difference between WIRD and DHIKR?
> 
> (The association between wird and ward(rose) is explained in some depth in the book The 
> sufis by Idris Shah.)
> 
> Thank you
> Rabia
> 
Many Tariqats or Sufi orders have develeped a formal ceremony of 
Dhikrallah, the Ceremeny of Divine Remeberence. Many elements are 
combined such as sitting Dhikr in a circle, standing in straight lines, 
dancing in a circle, all while chanting the Divine Names.

A WIRD is a litany of praise done for invocation and protection. It 
consists of repetitions of passages from the Holy Quran, repetitions of 
the Esma (Divine Names), and Salawats (blessings upon the Prophet, S.A.W.).

The Wird is usually fairly long, i.e. 20 minutes to an hour and is 
usualy read aloud. It can be read aloud alone or in congregation. It can 
be read as an opening invocation before a Dhikr or can be read alone as a 
devotional practice.

The Wirds of the various orders were formulated by the Pir or founder of 
the order in question. When an order branches off from another, usually a 
new Wird is adopted.

The Qadri, Shadhili, and Khalwati orders all have different Wirds.

Peace and Blessings in the Holy Month

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