Day: March 20, 2025

■ Difference Between a Regular Recitation and a Wazifa/Amal

Every Zikr (remembrance), Wazifa (spiritual recitation), Mantra, Divine Names, Ayah (Quranic verse), Surah, Poetry, Supplication, or even letters and words—if recited with a fixed count for a specific purpose—becomes a Wazifa.

For example:

Regular recitations like Tasbeeh Fatima (SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar) or duas from the Prophet ﷺ are in a different league altogether.

But if you fix a number—like 7 times, 11 times, 21 times, 41 times—or specify a time and place, then it’s a Wazifa.

If the count goes beyond 100, it’s officially an Amal (spiritual practice).

Most importantly, intention and consistency matter. If you start a practice but break the rules, you’re basically sticking your hand into a beehive. The spiritual forces connected to that practice will react.

Think of it like feeding birds at the same time every day. They show up, expecting food. If you suddenly stop, they’ll get aggressive. Now, imagine those birds are unseen spiritual beings… yeah, not a good idea to mess with them.

If you’re still confused, let me put it in the words of Mirza Ghalib:

You made me addicted to love, and now you say you’re not mine anymore?

That’s exactly how these spiritual energies feel when you leave them hanging!

So, if you start a Wazifa (recitation) or Amal (spiritual practice), follow the rules. Otherwise, be prepared for Ruj’at.

If you’re doing spiritual A’mal (practices) that require discipline—like Jalali (strict) or Jamali (gentle) ones, or ones that demand dietary restrictions (no meat, no certain foods)—and you ignore those rules, Ruj’at is inevitable.

Every Sufi order has its own way of handling this. I follow the Qadri approach.

So, if you break the discipline, stop in the middle, start chatting, or let multiple people sit in the same Hisar (spiritual circle), congratulations! You’ve just invited a spiritual disaster that might stay with you forever.