When the Divine Knocks: From Wārid to Wird

When the Divine Knocks: From Wārid to Wird

When Allah loves you, He sends you a wārid—a spiritual influx, a sudden moment of clarity, presence, or longing that awakens your heart and draws you toward Him. 

A wārid is not something you create; it is a divine gift from the unseen, a subtle call from Allah inviting you closer. That sacred impulse inspires a response, and that response is your wird: a consistent daily devotion, such as dhikr, reciting the Qur’an, making duʿā’, or performing extra salah. 

Unlike maʿārid, which are outward distractions pulling you away from Allah, or the māriḍh, whose heart is sick and resists divine openings, the spiritually healthy person welcomes the wārid and responds with humility, remembrance, and gratitude. 

So when you feel an urge to repent, are drawn to the prayer mat, overcome with tears, or feel compelled to open the Qur’an—that is a wārid. Don’t ignore it. Turn it into a daily wird that anchors your heart and keeps the door of divine grace open. 

Holding fast to your wird is a sign of spiritual vitality, and it prepares your heart to be visited again and again by Allah’s mercy and light.

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