A real Dervish is he who desires for himself nothing, has no egotism, and is meed and lowly, and willing to accept all things as coming from Allah. The gains of a dervish are seclusion and retirement, refraining from the utterance of all profane language, reflection, contentment, patience, silence, and resignation, and to watch and obey the will of Allah; to keep the commands of the Murshid (Guide/Teacher); to war with his own wild passions; to chance his evil feelings for those which are good, and to be faithful to his Order, according to Quran, xxix.69: “We lead in our paths all those who are jealous in propagating our faith, and God is with those who do good. We make the lesser war (of this world), and also the greater (upon our own wild passions), and this is the true world of God)”

Strong dervish is the one who have the power over his/her nafs (ego). A dervish should have some habits such as: not to claim to have knowledge, otherwise his/her nafs draws him/her to destruction; to be patient and not hoping something from people but Allah; to keep secret and not to complain; to do what he/she does for the sake of Allah. Dervish should be steady, not inconstant and weak.

The Believers! Remember God abundantly. (Al-Ahzab, 41)

Surely, in the remembrance of Allah, all hearts are comforted. (Al-Rad, 28)

Remember Me (God) so that I will remember you.” (Al-Baqhara, 152)

Those who have faith remember God when sitting, standing and lying down in their side and think about the creation of the Heavens and the Earth. (Al-Imran, 191)

Remember the name of your Lord. (Alâ, 15)

The foremost duty is to remember Allah.” (Al-Ankabut, 45)

Sayyed Ahmad Rifai says his disciples that to reach the love of Allah, one should continue dhikr (remembrance/chanting), reflect on Allah`s blessings and favors, strengthen the tie with friends of Allah, obey the command of Allah and pray to Allah for love. He said that learn love from a candle.

Do not think that your task is over with fasting and prayer,
The union for devotee is the Remembrance and Knowledge…