InSufism, the wazifa (Arabic: وَظِيفَة ; plural: wazaïf) is a regular litany practiced by followers and comprising Quranic verses, hadiths of supplication and various Duas.[1][2]
It is recorded in the various rituals of the Sufis that one of their main invocations takes place with an individual or collective daily and weekly dhikr and wird known as wazifa.[3] This wazifa thus refers only to the part of this ritual devoted to the invocation of the supreme qualities of Allah Almighty.[4]
As an example, song and rhyme also play a key role in this wazifa and provide a bridge and connection to the Sufi practice of reciting the ninety-nine names of God while meditating on their meaning.
For each tariqainSufism, there are specific collective litany rules comprising a minimum number of people required to create a group which is generally four murids.
In these reciting congregations, the disciples meet daily or weekly to perform collective dhikr, which is a type of meeting thus known as wazifa circle (halqa).[5]
There are several conditions for the collective recitation of the wazifa to bring its mystical fruits:[6]
In the Tijaniyya order, if the reciters are men and there is no confirmed muqaddam among them, these murids can elect from among them a man who can initiate the wazifa for them.[8]
The best time to practice morning wazifa ranges from fajr prayertoduha prayer and can go beyond until noon.[9]
For the evening wazifa, the preferable time is from the asr prayer in the afternoon until the isha prayer at night.[10]
Particularly in the summer when the nights are short, the possible schedule of the nocturnal wazifa can extend from sunset until dawn the next day.[11]
The practice and performance of wazifa is very developed and rigorous among the faithful and murids in the tariqasofSufism.[12]
This litany is assigned as a daily or weekly duty to the disciple by his Sheikh and designed for him according to his predispositions and capacities for spiritual transcendence.[13]
This duty of recitation generally includes the Shahada and the supreme name Allah or its substitute which is the pronoun Huwa (Arabic: هُوَ).[14]
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