This document discusses meditation in Islam. It defines meditation as intellectual investigation of significant objects or matters to derive their purpose, while staring at the object. The document outlines topics on the meaning, benefits, purpose, requirements, regulations, objects and methods of meditation in Islam. Meditation is important in Islam as indicated by Quranic verses encouraging reflection. Its purpose is to appreciate Allah's glory and realize human limitations to cultivate humility. Muslims can meditate individually or collectively at places like the beach, forests or cemeteries by contemplating natural phenomena and their Creator.

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MEDITATION
Azkar of the heart and intellect
1st Revision
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TOPICS OUTLINE
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Its meaning
Its position in Islam
Its benefits
Its purpose (what to achieve)
Its requirements
Its regulation
When to do
Where to do
Where best to do
Objects of meditation
How to do
Collectively done, how? Permissible?
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ITS MEANING
Intellectual investigation of objects or
matters of significance motivated by
deep insight towards deriving the
purpose of its being, while staring at
the object or from its picture
previously sent and stored in the
brain. It is a form of mental training. It
is reflection.
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ITS POSITION IN ISLAM
The use of phrases like „for those who
reflect‟, „will they not reflect?‟ found
in the Qur‟an signify the high level of
importance that Allah attached to
this phenomenon.
May Allah illuminate our heart to
appreciate matter of importance
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ITS BENEFITS
From among its benefits are the following:
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Heeding the Qur‟anic advice to reflect.
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Developing our Islamic personality as required
by being distinctively righteous among the
corrupts, since we reflect, appreciate,
develop and humble ourselves with what
others neglect, our purpose of existence is
understood and we are not lost in the limited
pleasures of luxuries of this world.
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ITS PURPOSE (WHAT TO ACHIEVE)
To better appreciate the glory,
wisdom and might of Allah
through His other creatures,
realize our limited status in size
and might in order to swallow
our arrogance and to thank
Allah accordingly.
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ITS REQUIREMENT
It is required for genuine and
correctly guided meditation that
a Muslim have the correct
knowledge of the object of
reflection and sound belief
system.
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ITS REGULATION
“Ponder over the creatures of Allah and
don‟t ponder over the essence of Allah”.
That is the standard guiding rule.
Digression from this leads to deviation in
this aspect.
May Allah guide us on this vital and
compulsory but delicate phenomenon.
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WHEN TO DO
At any time when the heart and
body find rest, calmness and
tranquility outside the filthy places.
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WHERE TO DO
At all places outside the filthy places
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WHERE BEST TO DO
At ocean side (beach), at twinkle stars, at
moonlight, under the shade of trees, while
on flight, etc
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OBJECTS OF MEDITATION
From among what are enumerated in the Qur‟an and
sunnah to reflect upon are the following:
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The wonderful creation of camel (let‟s go to zoo)
The surprising nature and behaviour of the oceans and
seas (let‟s go beach)
The hugeness of the mountains (let‟s go hiking)
The traces of destruction of the past arrogant and sinful
people (let‟s go middle-east)
The sick ones (let‟s go hospital)
The aged ones (they were once upon a time fine
looking and strong like you)
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HOW TO DO
At the sea side, while sailing, while on flight, under
the shade of trees, just find time to relax, stare at the
mango, the camel that carry heavy loads and the
mountains that remain unshaken, the sky that rains,
look at the tides on oceans, the twinkle stars and the
full moon, they do not exist by happenstance, they
do not operate by themselves. Who created them?
why are they created? Allah created them, they are
to serve man, without their existence, life will be
miserable for man. If all these are created to obey
and serve man, MAN IS CREATED TO OBEY AND
SERVE WHO?. The answer is the purpose of the
meditation.
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COLLECTIVELY DONE,
PERMISSIBLE? HOW?
Yes, it is permissible. The prophet once
make the sahabas lied on their backs
facing the sky and looking at the stars and
moon. This is one way of doing it in group,
even if under building roof, we still lie on our
backs facing up. Excursion to the cemetery
in a group, silent meditation after short
admonition facing the graves while we
stand is another way, etc, etc
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CONCLUSION
Alhamdulillah
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