What should one think of when doing zikr of Allah(SWT)? When I do zikr, I don’t feel anything in the heart. Usually there are other worldly thoughts in my mind. How should one get rid of these? Does Allah accept this sort of zikr? What should be done do achieve the right effect of zikr? Please give some advice.
While at the beginning of the Zikr, try to concentrate over the feelings that words of Zikr are being written over your heart. Try to think with firm belief that words of Zikr (example: Allah-Allah, Allaho-Allah or Lailaha-Illallah) are getting imprinted on your heart. In the beginning of Zikr, this much concentration will remove other worldly thoughts from the heart.
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