InSufism, thelazimi orwird lazim (Arabic:الْوِرْدُ اللَّازِمُ ;obligatory litany) is a regularlitany (wird) practiced individually by followers (murids) in theTijaniyya order.[1][2]
TheSufi members of theTijaniyyah order distinguish themselves by a number of practices relating to their spiritual life and their mystical process and itinerary.[3]
During the initiation rite to thetariqa order, onemurid receives the Tijānīwird, also calledlazimi, from amuqaddam or asheikh representative of theSunni order.[4]
Themuqaddam introduces the initiate (murid) to the obligations of order, which include the duty to pronounce and recite thewird lazimi which is a process that generally takes ten to fifteen minutes each morning afterFajr prayer and afternoon afterAsr prayer.[5]
This ritual is due to the fact that the brotherhood of the Tijaniyya sees in theIbadates as a prerequisite forzuhd (asceticism) which then leads to true and correct faith (Iman [ar]).[6]
It is thus that thelazimi fits into this perception of theTijaniyya on thefaith (Iman), and that the faithful members of thisSufi order must agree to recite three obligations of worship: theLazimi, theWazifa and theDhikr Jumu'a (Arabic:ذِكْرُ الْجُمُعَةِ).[7]
Therefore, rigorous attendance atlazimi is the sign of therighteousness (Istiqama [ar]) of themurid through which he tries to copy and imitate the mystical ways ofMuhammad and hisSahaba companions.[8]
The daily practice of recitinglazimi, which has a mandatory ritual aspect, involves the repetitions of specific liturgies having mystical fruits on theqalb of themurid.[9]
The lazimi is an individual formula of supplication which includes repetitions of:[10]
Murids are also to participate collectively inwazifa, which is a litany formula similar tolazimi which is recited and sung in groups, often in amosque, orzawiya on a daily or weekly basis.[14]
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