Sayyiduna Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari explaining the reality of the shaykh of tariqa. "Know that the founders of all the Sufi tariqas are now in the barzakh, in the other world. And from there, each has more knowledge of his murid than the knowledge of his khalifa in the world, multiple times over. This is a spiritual tarbiya (upbringing), from the category of ‘breaking norms’, and…
From the text al-Muntaqā l-nafīs fī manāqib quṭb dāʼirat al-taqdīs mawlāna al-sayyid Aḥmad b. Idrīs—a biography of Aḥmad b. Idrīs, Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari says: When you’ve oppressed yourself or your heart has become hard and your chest constricted and your integrity is absent, and you’ve darkened your lights and increased your sins, turn your heart to the mercy of Allah to all the worlds, upon whom…
Shaykh Abdul-Ghani (Allah have mercy on him and benefit us by him) says: "Considering that striving is a lofty station in Tasawwuf and plays a big role in the spiritual nurturing of the soul and its ascension, it is necessary for the disciple to traverse the path from the beginning and strive just as his guide strives. He may assume that the path is…
Shaykh Abdul-Ghani says: "It is known among the students of Sayyidi Ahmad b. Idris are those who received the Shadhili tariqa, for example, al-sayyid Muhammad Sirr al-Khatm al-Mirghani and al-sayyid Muhammad Ali al-Sanusi, and al-sayyid al-Majdhub. And there are those who received from him the Muhammadiyya Idrissiyya tariqa, for example, al-sayyid Ibrahim al-Rashidi. Each of them received the awrad from him then they received them…
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…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari (may Allah be pleased with him), though he was the Imam of the Noble Azhar Mosque, did not always lead the Friday Prayers. Very often the great Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali (may Allah have mercy on him) would lead the Prayers and give the Friday Khutba, and then Shaykh Salih would start his famous Friday Lesson after the Prayers, as he usually did.…
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?”…
Our master Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari says concerning the (salawat) prayer on the Prophet ﷺ : The prayer on the Prophet ﷺ will teach you manners (adab) with the Creator سبحانه وتعالى. In his life he ﷺ said, “I have been sent only as a teacher.” And after his passing to The Highest Companion the prayer on him ﷺ teaches you the manners with his Lord…
Shaykh Muḥammad Nūr al-Dīn Bariūn (d.2012) Yesterday marks 9 years since the passing of Shaykh Muḥammad Nūr al-Dīn Bariūn, may Allāh be pleased with him and please him. The Shaykh was the founder and owner of the world-famous Najaḥ Library/Bookstore in Libya. A place where students of knowledge and others could satiate their spiritual and physical hunger. Shaykh Bariūn memorized the Qurʼān at a young age…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari said, “Shaykh Hamid al-Faqi used to give a lesson in the masjid of our Master al-Husayn. I was sitting in the gathering wearing a normal galabiyya and a hat (not his usual attire of the Azhari cloak and turban), and Shaykh al-Faqi was attacking the lovers of our Master al-Husayn. Due to my appearance, nobody knew that I was a scholar and…