| Sumario: | By the expression of tawhid, the human being reaches Haqq (the Absolute Truth). It is because the derwish is not able to arrive at the stages of fana (annihilation) and baqa (subsistence) but through removing curtains between Haqq and him/her. The curtains are removed by means of nafy (denial), which is in the first part of the expression of tawhid, la ilaha ('No god...') and the attestation of Haqq is realized with the second part, illâ Allah ('...but Allah') Sûfîs regard dhikr (invocation) as a way to attain vuslat (connection with Allah) and to plunge into valleys of fana getting free of self (nafs). In this context dhikr is a spiritual programme that ensures the change and transformation of salik (sûfî traveller). This study examines the concept of dhikr, which is of great importance in sûfî training and thus utilised by all sûfî orders in the spiritual journey, from the perspective of Hasan Hilmi Effendi, a Naqshi-Shadhili sheikh.
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