At The Work Named "Kutu'l Kulub" Of Ebu Talib El-Mekki Dhikr And Vird

Abstract

All Islamic mysticism movements accept the dhikr the base of their profession and Mashrab. For this reason, opinions on dhikr expressed in classical mystical sources are very important. The work named 'Kutu'l-kulub' of Ebu Talib el-Mekki, one of the sufis of 4th hijri century, became famous among classic sufi works, especially in practice part of sufism. The work consists forty-eight sections. The work that has the samples about the benefits of Sufism is accepted as one of the first sources of Sunni Sufism. Dhikr motivates Sufi to meditation. Sufi, who wins meditation condition, has righteous, gratitude and primary surveillance instances in time and Sufi who has those conditions, finds the true path eventually. Abu Talib al-Makki accepts the dhikr as worship itself and consider it as a short way to God. According to him the dhikr becomes the means to 'meditation', 'godliness' 'gratitude', 'observation' and 'the right way'; the end of those who are deprived of dhikr and meditation and can not endure listening to the truth is disasterous. After giving a general information about dhikr and vird, we will try to explain the opinions of Ebu Talib el-Mekki about dhikr and vird which take place in this book by determining them and referring to classic Sufism articles when needed. His opinions about dhikr were investigated under the topic of 'the time, place and merits of dhikr', and his opinions about vird were investigated under topics of day virds, night virds and the virds of a follower during the day.