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Is Zikar e Qalb (Activation of the Heart) a religious obligation? Sufi Master Younus AlGohar answers this question in this brief video.

Sufi Master Younus AlGohar depicts the difference between a Spiritual Heart that is alive and one that is dead of life.

Sufi Master Younus AlGohar answers a viewer's question about how one should go about Istikhara (a special prayer seeking guidance in one's personal affairs).

In this video, Sufi Master Younus AlGohar answers a viewer's question about whether or not people who have obtained the Activation of the Heart (Zikar-e-Qalb) can be subjected to evil whispers (waswasay).

Sufi Master Younus AlGohar answers a viewer's question about how God and the Spiritual Guide communicate with the aspiring Sufi.  Summary:  - In order for God to speak to you, you have to be able to hear him. To be a worthy recipient, you have to go through certain years of spiritual training.  - If God says something to you, you may receive it as words or as a voice; both things ar...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar reveals how Zikar (commemoration of God) is a fundamental Customary Practice of Prophet Mohammad and the gist of Islam.

How do you recognise if someone is paradise-bound or not?   Summary:   'I created the majority of human beings and Jinns for hellfire. They have hearts that lack [spiritual] understanding and eyes that do not have [the spiritual] vision. They are like animals. In fact, they are even more misguided than animals. Verily, they are the Heedless Ones (Ghafileen). ' - Koran 7:179   In oth...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains how to properly raise one's children and provide for their spiritual nourishment.  Summary:   - Parents are responsible for the spiritual nourishment of their children. In order to do that, they need to reform their own characters first. Children will take after their parents.   - It begins before birth when the foetus is in the womb. The mo...

I want God to allow my heart to engage in Zikar 125 000 times a day. What should I do?'  Summary:  - It is entirely up to God whose heart he grants to engage in Zikar 125 000 times a day.  - 125 000 times a day of Zikar is the culmination of worship. Zikar done beyond this number is the stage of Ishq (Rapturous Love). Sustained Zikar of 125 000 is difficult for the body to bear. &nb...

Sufi Spiritual Master Younus AlGohar explains why it is necessary to have permission before reciting incantations.  - It is a common belief in India and Pakistan that those who invoke the Personal Name of God, Allah Hoo, lose their sanity because of the majestic nature of this name of God.   - The reality is that you need permission from your Spiritual Guide so that he may protect y...

In light of the Koran, Sayyidi Younus AlGohar gives a detailed explanation of Emaan (faith) and Amal-e-Saleh (Deeds of the Spiritual Heart).   Summary: 'Those who become Momin (Devout Believers) and perform Amal-e-Saleh (Deeds of the Spiritual Heart), we shall include them among the Sauleheen.' - Koran 29:9   'The Arabs say, "We are Momin." Tell them, "You are not Momin. Rather, say that...

A viewer asked Sayyidi Younus AlGohar, 'How do we free ourselves of the Khannas (Evil Whisperer)?'  Summary:  - The Evil Whisperer sits two inches below the heart. It resembles an elephant and its trunk is attached to the heart. It is through the trunk that it is always dispensing evil whispers in the heart.   - When the heart is awakened and divine energy is being produced the...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains the stages of the Qalb (Spiritual Heart) and Nafs (Lower Self) at the request of a viewer. He reveals how the Nafs can regress even after beginning the spiritual path.

'Is it necessary for God's name to be written on the heart in order to qualify as being a Zakir-e-Qalbi?' Sayyidi Younus AlGohar answers a viewer's question in this video.  Summary:   - There are three grades of Zikar-e-Qalb (Heart Activation)   1. Sahib-e-Zikar. The minimum requirement for recognition in the eyes of God is for the invocation of God's name be synchronised...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar elaborates on the different stages of the Spiritual Heart and the Lower Self at the request of a viewer.  Summary:      - The states of the Nafs (Lower Self) and the Qalb (Spiritual Heart) run parallel. If the state of the Spiritual Heart changes, then the state of the Lower Self will change automatically.      - When yo...

'What is the reality of Noor (divine energy), Neki (good deeds) and Gunah (sins)? What is their relation to one another?' - Yasir Khan, an ALRA TV Viewer  Summary:      - Noor is divine energy. There are two types of divine energy: the divine energy relating to God's individuality (Zaati Noor) and the divine energy relating to God's attributes (Sifati Noor). You recit...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar answers a viewer's question, 'How do we free ourselves of grudges and enmity?'  Summary:     - Bughz in Suryani means to keep anger within while appearing to behave sweetly on the outside. Inad means enmity. These evil ailments are based on negative energy; the more you have them the more you destroy your spirits of the chest.  'One who has even...

Is Zikar-e-Qalb permanent or intermittent? Sayyidi Younus AlGohar answers.  Summary:  - God has allotted a specific number of invocation for the heart of a Zakir-e-Qalbi. The heart will fulfil the number and then it will fall silent. It cannot exceed its limit set by God.  - Even the heart of someone with a daily allotment of 125 000 invocation falls silent at some point too.  ...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar answers a question from a viewer who was worried that his heart was not engaged in the invocation of God’s name.  Summary:  - His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi’s purpose for coming into the world is to connect the aspiring hearts with God. He is taking humanity to God purely for the sake of God and his Rapturous Love.  - God tests you on the spiritual path. He t...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains what Zikar Allah (Invocation of God’s name) is at the request of a viewer.  Summary:  'The obligation of Zikar Allah comes before all other obligations.' - Prophetic Tradition  - Repeating God's name over and over is the invocation of God's name (Zikar). It is greater than Salat and it is the foremost obligation in the religion. Obligations are either...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains how to tell the difference between Nafs-e-Ammarah (Commanding Self) and Nafs-e-Lawamma (Blameworthy Self) for the novices in spirituality.  Summary:  - The Commanding Self compels you to do bad. However, when you obtain the Opening of the Spiritual Heart with the Personal Name of God, then the Lower Self progresses from the Commanding Self to the Blamewort...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar answers a question from a viewer, ‘Who can practise Zikar-e-Qalb (Invocation of God’s Name in the Heart)?’   Summary:  According to a Prophetic Tradition, 'Zikar Allah is the foremost of all obligations.'  - Zikar is the first obligation and the First Pillar in Islam. There are two types of obligations: permanent obligations and temporary obligations. Zik...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar explains the method of Zikar-e-Qalb (Opening of the Spiritual Heart) and its benefits.  Summary:  - It is your heart that practises Zikar-e-Qalb. You do not have access to your own heart therefore you cannot practise it with your own efforts. Zikar-e-Qalb is conferred upon you by God through your Spiritual Guide.  - During the initial period after the seed of...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar gives a brief history of the spiritual sciences and its application in this day and age.   Summary:  - God has placed celestial and terrestrial spirits in the human body. The terrestrial spirits are used to form and maintain life in the body. Whereas the celestial spirits’ functions are ethereal - they communicate with God, love God and see God. God sent Adam...

Sayyidi Younus AlGohar answers a question from a viewer who wanted to know how to recognise whether one’s heart is spiritually alive or not.  Summary:  - Your heart cannot be revived on its own, no matter how many good deeds you do. None of your own efforts can awaken it. It is the Spiritual Guide who awakens the heart.  - HDE Gohar Shahi explains that if someone is unaware of the p...