خلاصة:
Reminding is a method derived from the Quran, consisting of speech or behavior from the educator to make the trainee aware of what they have forgotten, neglected, or are unaware of, and what they need to know, thereby stimulating their emotions regarding those matters. The result of this method is the alertness and mindfulness of the trainee and creating a kind of awakening for them to traverse the path of guidance. Referring to one's own past and that of others, advice and recommendation, preaching, parable, confronting the conscience, warning and intimidation, indirect strictness and pressure, and coercive and severe confrontation are all ways of employing this method. The reminder, the audience, the content, and the method of reminding constitute the pillars of this method, each having specific characteristics and conditions. The useful and effective impact of the reminding method depends on observing these conditions.
ملخص الجهاز:
For example, the Quran and other heavenly books are Dhikr: «و هذا ذکر مّبارک أنزلناه أفأنتم له منکرون» (Al-Anbiya, verse 50), because they are a reminder of the truths of this world and the hereafter; prayer, supplication, and glorifications (tasbihat) are Dhikr: «فإن خفتم فرجالا أو رکبانا فإذا أمنتم فاذکرو اللّه کما علّمکم مّا لم تکونوا تعلمون» (Al-Baqarah, verse 239), because they are a program and a state for paying attention to God; or admonition and preaching are Dhikr: «و ما تسألهم علیه من أجر إن هو إلاّ ذکر لّلعالمین» (Yusuf, verse 104), because they create a state of awakening and attention toward matters in a human being.
In these verses, God commands the Prophet to give reminders to the people through the lofty teachings of the Quran, to remind them of matters, and to admonish and advise them, which will be useful and effective for the state of the believers and will cause them to become mindful.
Understanding the subject matter becomes a basis for reasoning and thought, and reminder and self-awareness are the sweet fruits and results of thought; as an example, we refer to a Quranic parable that is explicitly stated in the verse itself for the purpose of making people mindful: «ألم تر کیف ضرب اللّه مثلا کلمة طیّبة کشجرة طیّبة أصلها ثابت و فرعها فی السّماء.
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