From the introduction of The Friday Lessons Volume 1 by Shaykh Abdul-Ghani Salih al-Ja’fari, the son and inheritor of Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari:
“We were not eager to present these lessons but for the following reasons, of the most important of them are:
- Knowledge is the only way to properly recognize Allāh and His rights over His servants, and the only way people can be firm-footed in worship that is valid, and rooted in a sound understanding of the Sharī’a that possesses certainty.
- Lessons of knowledge have decreased in this era of ours, which has sadly become filled with distractions and chocked-full of problems. So we are avid to present the rich farḍ ‘ayn (obligatory knowledge) that is conveyed in these lessons.
- The lessons of our Shaykh speak to the soul, the heart, and the intellect, all at the same time! It contains sufficient pure spiritual nourishment, a drink of purity, and complete knowledge for the seeker. Truly his speech is easy to listen to and difficult to imitate, because it combines very precise expressions, an eloquent manner, and clear meanings.
- His lessons are a means of connecting to him for those who did not see him of his students and those who love him, in the same way that they serve as a good memory of him, and as discourses of truth that were shared with those who attended his lessons which he delivered at al-Azhar Sharīf.”
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