The text of Futūhu 'l-'Ārifīn speaks of the way of zikr in the Qadiriyah wa Naqsyabandiyah order. Based on the manuscript inventory, the number of Futūhu 'l-'Ārifīn manuscripts is four manuscripts, three Malay and one Javanese manuscript. The data sources used are three Malay-language manuscripts, Futūhu 'l-'Ārifīn, Fathu 'l-'ārifīn, and the order which was raised to Qadiriyah and Naqsyabandiyah. Of the three manuscripts, the manuscript Futūhu 'l-'Ārifīn  is chosen because it has advantages, such as older age, completeness and manuscript readability. Reader reception is obtained from four selected speakers based on specific qualifications. The four speakers came from the four Salafiyah boarding schools in Central Java adherents of the Qadiriyah wa Naqsyabandiyah. Based on the reception of the text reader Futūhu 'l-'Ārifīn, it is known identity and some social functions and benefits of the teachings Futūhu 'l-'Ārifīn. The identity of Futūhu 'l-'Ārifīn is a special method of zikr for the order of Qadiriyah wa Naqsyabandiyah which was narrated by Shaykh Ahmad Khatib Sambas. Meanwhile, social function and the benefit of the teachings of Futūhu 'l-'Ārifīn, that is  (1) elicit social sensitivity and good rulings; and (2) calmness and tranquility.