WAZIFA

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Re: WAZIFA

@Sa1eem

^^^ Brother, nice question … wazifay ka matlab kiya?

Well, according to my understanding (please try to confirm yourself):

Wazifa is an Arabic word that means repetition (of certain words or phrase). When someone repetitively and continuously recites a certain ayah or ‘sifat of Allah’ without numbering them, or in large number, than the person is doing wazifa.

Dhikr (Zikr) is talking about something or someone. In Islam, when one talks about Allah than the person is considered as doing Zikr.

Tazbeeh: Repetition of certain ‘Siffat of Allah, phrase, or praise of Allah’ in certain numbers is tasbeeh. Here numbers are usually not large. That is why we give a name ‘tazbeeh’ to a tool that we use to count what we recite (a 33 bead tasbeeh, or 3 times 33 bead tasbeeh … with one long one to make the count = 100).

Salam Alaikum sorry brother i can not confirm anything but i can offer my impression on the words and their application for correction

Wazifa is a combination to recite and repetition is not a must. It is prescribed and the usage of the word wazifa is nowadays limited to modern prescribed recitations of combinations to seek healing, cure or improvement. However due to there being no known boundaries between this and other forms of dua my interpretation of it negates it having its own name (wazifa.) So in my impression there is no real need to refer to wazifas as wazifas! Although the word is applied to describe a specific type of dua.

Zikr is rememberance, rememberance of presence. May or may not include repetition but a specific number of repetitions is not sought.

Tasbih is repetition where there is consideration for counting or where a particular number is target or is continous

Please correct as appropriate