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…
When al-Hajj Abu al-‘Alaa` al-Hindawi wanted to take the Path from Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari, he visited him and sought permission. Shaykh Salih said to him, “My son, [traversing] the Path is by permission. First permission is required.” Hajj al-Hindawi began to think that the required permission is from the Ministry of Religious Endowments or perhaps from a senior management council. So he said to Shaykh…
From a collection of stories gathered by students of Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari concerning the shaykh's teachings and experiences with our master al-Husayn. "I heard Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari say in a lesson, “I used to visit our Master al-Husayn and I used to ask him questions on matters of knowledge which were submitted to me in the Noble Azhar, and they were important questions of knowledge. While…
Sayyidi Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari commenting on the bounties in the phrase Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (Muhammadur Rasulullah) says: “As for the name Muhammad: The first Meem represents the fact that he erases (mahw) the evil preoccupations from the heart, those which hinder one from ascending to the Sacred Presence. And from his names is al-Mahi ﷺ. The Haa represents the new life…
Permission for the works of Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari We often get questions asking for idhn or ijaza to recite various prayers, poems, or salawat of Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari. As a general rule, the material we share on our various platforms come with a general ijaza from Shaykh Salih himself. As Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-Ja’fari (grandson of Shaykh Salih and head of the tariqa) mentioned…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari says in his book, al-Ilham al-Nafi: Recitation of the Qur’an has been for us a cause for the rending of the veils and the fastest in raising in levels. So, do not be heedless of these words of mine, and stick to the recitation of the Qur’an as it will open the locks for you. We have not found anything faster for…
“Allāh has favoured me with the compilation of this honorable mawlid at the Islāmic University of al-Azhar. I have shortened and summarized some aspects of the biography of our master and leader, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. In the beginning of composing it, I saw our master Jibrīl عليه السلام in a clear vision. I greeted him and asked him for supplication, so he said…
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…