From tariqas-approval@facteur.std.com Thu Feb 8 08:32:32 1996 Received: from nova.unix.portal.com (nova.unix.portal.com [156.151.1.101]) by jobe.shell.portal.com (8.6.11/8.6.5) with ESMTP id IAA07837 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 08:32:31 -0800 Received: from europe.std.com (europe.std.com [192.74.137.10]) by nova.unix.portal.com (8.6.11/8.6.5) with ESMTP id IAA22431 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 08:32:28 -0800 Received: by europe.std.com (8.6.12/Spike-8-1.0) id KAA07102; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 10:49:20 -0500 Received: from echo2.echonyc.com by europe.std.com (8.6.12/Spike-8-1.0) id KAA07087; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 10:49:17 -0500 Received: from echonyc.com (suleyman@echonyc.com [198.67.15.2]) by echo2.echonyc.com (8.6.12/8.6.10) with ESMTP id LAA19710 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 11:04:18 -0500 Received: (from suleyman@localhost) by echonyc.com (8.6.12/echo-relay) id KAA18859; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 10:57:45 -0500 Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 10:57:44 -0500 (EST) From: Suleyman To: tariqas@facteur.std.com Subject: Re: WIRD In-Reply-To: <199602080127.JAA13610@eagle.ac.cowan.edu.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: tariqas-approval@world.std.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: tariqas@facteur.std.com Status: RO 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