WOMEN IN THE TARIQA OF SHAYKH SALIH AL-JA'FARI Just as the case for men, the Ja'fari path is not simply for baraka. The expectation is sincerity in seeking knowledge, both the religious sciences and those of the path. Women do not have to go through the 'formal bayʿa' process involving taking the shaykh’s hand and repeating the covenant. Rather, they would make a firm intention…
From the counsels of Shaykh Muhammad Salih: "Your Shaykh is your ship! He is the vessel on which you cross the oceans to reach the Beloved ﷺ. Your Shaykh is the means by which you reach the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who in turn will take you into the presence of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Your Shaykh is the ship by which you will…
The Noble Guardians of the Lessons of Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari (as related by Shaykh Dr. Fathi Hijazi) "One time, someone said “Sidna Shaykh, I saw my Lord in a dream”. The Shaykh said to him “Ya Salam! Are you better than the Prophet Musa? (Peace be upon him)”, he [continued and] said to him “If you saw a light in your dream, perhaps it is…
After mentioning the best method of sending blessings on the Prophet ﷺ see: The Magnificent Bequest Shaykh Salih mentions the spiritual ascent and result of devoting oneself to the Prophet ﷺ. "Know that he ﷺ is the goal and highest aim which causes the arrival to the Divine witnessing, which is beyond comprehension and what is perceptible through the senses. By his light ﷺ and by arrival…
Great Advice from Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari, may Allah be pleased with him: “You must act upon this advice which is more precious than gold and silver, and will make you race ahead of the horse riders in the race track, and that will, by the permission of Allah Most High, take you to what you desire, to what no eye has seen nor ear heard, nor…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari mentions in vol 9 of the Friday Lessons: Allah has given the people of pure soul spiritual gifts in order that they see the secrets (asrar), and the people of those gifts, their souls speak with each other. When we enter the maqam of our master, Imam al-Husayn, we see a light like the sun. We asked the Imam: ‘What is this…
Shaykh Ahmad Sayih wrote, In the name of Allah the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate On a day of Friday, after Maghrib, while [Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari] was walking back from the Old Qibla (of the Azhar Mosque, where he led the prayer), his student Hajj Muhammad Ali Yasin came to him. He greeted him and kissed his hand and then said to him, ‘Oh mawlana,…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari speaking of the benefits of the awrad of the path: Our awrad are such that whoever reads them, his Lord will love him and whoever He loves He attracts, and whoever He attracts He draws near, and whoever He draws near He refines, whoever He refines He advances, whoever He advances He honors, whoever He honors He inspires, and whoever He inspires He…
From the Secrets of the Letters of Ṣawm Allah has granted me openings in the meanings of the letters from the word ṣawm (fasting), with these words: Letter Ṣād: Points to patience (al-ṣabr), the Exalted said: “Certainly those who observe patience will be given their reward in full without measure.”[1] It is said they are those who observe the fast. I say those who…
Shaykh Abdul Ghani al-Ja'fari speaking in the introduction to Salawat al-Ja'fariyya, These good and pure ṣalawāt which our Shaykh and master, Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī wrote, are an expression of spiritual meetings which took place between our Shaykh and al-Mustafa ﷺ, for they are either a reception of and rejoicing in the Muṣṭāfawiyyan (Muḥammadan ﷺ) presence, or benedictions in praise and gratitude of this meeting. I…