Islam and Meditation
The Oxford Handbook of Meditation February 10, 2021 Scott Kugle 3 citations
In the Islamic tradition, meditative practices expand on elements of ritual prayer, especially among Sufi Muslims, who use them to introspect, uncover the ego's delusion, and purify the heart. No single term means "meditation." Practices include dhikr (remembrance through repeating Qur'anic phrases or God's names), muraqaba (wordless contemplation of God's presence), and samaʿ (ecstatic listening with music or motion). Supplication, benediction, and litany recitation also have meditative qualities. All aim at waging the "greater jihad" against selfishness and egoistic delusion.