Question:
Assalam u alayekum syyedi sheikh hisham!
1- I read a term ‘Tasawwur e shaykh‘ .Does this term and the term of ‘Raabitah‘ refer to same practice and is the method for both the same?
2 – Is there a difference between the two terms ‘Zikr e khafi‘ and ‘Zikr e Qalbi‘?if yes,which one is afzal ?
Shukran ya syyedi,May Allah bless you and Maulana Sheikh Nazim with long life and bless us with your and Maulana Sheikh Nazim’s presence.
Aamin.
Answer:
`Alaykum salam
Tasawwur and rabitah are used synonymously while dhikr of the heart is a subset of dhikr khafi and a higher stage.
Hajj Gibril Haddad