Shaykh Abdul Ghani (Allah be pleased with him) states concerning the path of his father Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari (Allah be pleased with him and benefit us by him) "The traveller on the path of Shaykh Ṣāliḥ has a direct connection with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and it is one of Allāh’s blessings that He has made the disciples of this path under the care…
Once, when Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari saw our master Husayn in a vision, the Shaykh said, “O my Master, do you know who I am? I belong to you and am a descendent of al-Sayyid Ja’far al-Sadiq”, to which Imam Husayn replied, “I know the lineage of our master Noah, Sam, Ham and Yafeeth, so how can I not know any of my children and progeny?”…
This masterful, transformative work of Seerah is now available for the first time in the English language. In the tradition of classical Seerah literature, this text contains a mixture of biographical facts, discussion of metaphysical realities, extracts from Qur’an and Hadith, as well as poetry, drawing both from great poets of the past and the compositions of the author. Perhaps the most striking aspect of…
The Imam of the Azhar Mosque, Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari (d. 1979), may Allah be pleased with him and please him, wrote: “Among the favours of Allah – most high- upon me is that I was once sitting in the Noble Rawda between the Maghrib and Isha prayers, my eyes closed, invoking blessings upon the Prophet, ﷺ. I heard his voice – ﷺ – from the…
ON SALAWAT ON THE PROPHET ﷺ Allah Most High commanded you to send blessings onto His Prophet ﷺ, so what have you done so far, O believer, regarding this divine command? Indeed, if you send one salawat upon him, Allah will send ten blessings onto you. Allahumma salli 'ala sayyidina Muhammadin wa 'ala Alihi wa Sahbihi wa sallim! Send salawat upon him ﷺ;…
Amazon Link: The Compendium Our shaykh, Sayyid Salih al-Ja’farī is becoming more known in the West, largely through his poetry. However, not much is known about the shaykh's spiritual path and its methodology. This book is a collection of information about the spiritual path of Shaykh Salih al-Ja’farī, known as: al-Ṭarīqa al-Ja’farīyya al-Aḥmadiyya al-Muḥammadiyya (named after Shaykh Salih al-Ja’farī, Shaykh Ahmad ibn Idrīs and…
The closest of paths to the vision of the Prophet ﷺ Adab for the Salat al-Azeemiyya To perfect one’s wudu with concern for the fada’il (virtuous acts) and using the miswak Pray 2 rakat. In the first rakah recite al-Fatiha and al-Nasr and the second rakah al-Fatiha and al-Ikhlas After finishing the 2 rakat, bring to mind one’s sins with the intention of…
When one of the brothers would ask for his interpretation of a vision they had of him, he would tell them “My son, this is Sayyida Zaynab” or “Our Shaykh, Sayyidina al-Husayn”, rather than say it was of himself. On one occasion, Hajj Sayed Musa said to Shaykh Salih “Mawlana, I saw you in a vision and you said such and such”, to which the Shaykh…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari says, "Know, O Servant of Allah, open the ears of your heart for what you will receive, that there are two qiblas; the qibla of the body and it is the Noble Ka'ba. The validity of the prayer, outwardly, is dependent upon facing the Ka'ba, while its validity, inwardly, is dependent on directing the soul to him ﷺ. One will notice, in…
In the name of Allāh, the Beneficent, the Merciful. May Allāh bestow blessing upon our Master Muḥammad in every breath and glance, to the number of everything encompassed by the knowledge of Allāh. Our aim at www.lightoftheazhar.com is to bring the treasure troves of guidance from the works of Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī to the English-speaking audience. In keeping with that intention, we are offering…