Wazifa is the Sufi practice of reciting and meditating on some or all of the 99 names of Allah.

In Universal Sufism

The qualities of God, which in Universal Sufi terms are the aspects of Nature

Nature

Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general...

, can be evoked, understood, felt, and seen through the repetition of Wazifas, the Divine Names and Attributes of God. This is done either aloud or in silent thought, and the Sufi's only duty in this regard is to simply hold the quality itself up so that his or her consciousness can perceive it. Cherags, initiators and dance leaders must learn how to use wazifas as a psychological prescription to meet the needs of the individual Sufis or groups of Sufis who are their mureeds

Murid

Murid is a Sufi term meaning 'committed one' from the root meaning "willpower" or "self-esteem". It refers to a person who is committed to a Murshid in a Tariqa of Sufism. Also known as a Salik , a murid is an initiate into the mystic philosophy of Sufism. When the Talib makes a pledge to a...

. Each mureed must learn to recognize divine attributes, both their place in nature and their function in the self and in others.
The repeated phrases which follow some of the daily prayers are Wazifas.

External links

• Wazifa practice, an introduction to Wazifa