I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan In the name of Allah,
The Merciful,
The Compassionate Praise be to Allah,
Lord of the worlds The Merciful,
The Compassionate Master of the Day of Judgment It is You we worship and You we seek help Guide us to the straight path The path of those You have blessed Not those who are angry with them or those who are astray I thank Allah first and foremost for giving me the opportunity to guide you through this meditation The purpose of which is to awaken you out of thought and into presence The name of Allah that will be used towards the end of this meditation is Al-Hamid,
The Praiseworthy So please sit up straight and relax your body And bring your attention to your breath Take a deep breath in through your nose And gently exhale through your mouth Again,
Breathe in through your nose And exhale through your mouth One last time,
A deep breath in through your nose And exhale nice and long through your mouth Now set an intention for this meditation To connect to the One Observe and notice the silence within you As you breathe Notice the silence That which notices the silence Is not thinking It is presence As the thoughts come Just observe them Without being completely drawn into them Watch them float by As if they were clouds Allowing this moment To be as it is Takes you out of thought Noticing silence within you Takes you out of thought Feeling the aliveness of the inner body Takes you out of thought Even noticing your breath Takes you out of thought As you focus your attention inwards Don't try to achieve a particular state Whatever state is there is good enough If the mind is still active Let it be Accept it Whatever you accept You go beyond Don't fight it or resist it Just simply surrender Breathe and allow yourself to be in the moment Acceptance brings about peace Acceptance makes space for gratitude Gratitude for the source of truth Al-Hamid The praiseworthy The most praised Al-Hamid The divine name that brings love and respect Al-Hamid Expresses gratitude for everything that comes from Allah SWT Al-Hamid Encompasses us in our complete being Knowing that everything is praiseworthy Right and good Even if the ego fails to do so Al-Hamid Let yourself be led to the path of the praised one Al-Hamid Al-Hamid Open the hands of your heart in prayer to him Open your heart to Al-Hamid Awaken the heart with this name Imagine your heart reciting the remembrance of Al-Hamid With every single heartbeat Those who carry the name Al-Hamid in their heart Are granted a noble state Al-Hamid Al-Hamid helps the ego free itself from complaining Al-Hamid helps us not focus on mistakes On the darkness which obscures our senses Al-Hamid Al-Hamid Al-Hamid Oh,
Blesser of all deeds You surround all creatures with your sweetness All creation praises you Al-Hamid Al-Hamid Al-Hamid Al-Wali Al-Hamid Al-Wali Al-Hamid Al-Wali Al-Hamid Ya Wali With this feeling of worthiness Of warmth Of lightness In your heart and in your entire being Gradually bring your awareness to your senses And to your body Take gentle and shallow breaths And when you are ready Bring your awareness to your fingers and your toes And slowly open your eyes Giving thanks to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala And I ask that your intention To connect to Him through this name Al-Hamid Be accepted May the peace and blessings of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala Be upon you
