Prophetic Recognition

THE PROPHET ﷺ RECOGNIZES THE ONE WHO SENDS SALAWAT Regarding Salawat on the Prophet ﷺ: Allah shows it to the Prophet ﷺ, the Prophet ﷺ recognizes it, and he also recognizes the person who sent it! Hadith relates: "Indeed, the closest of you to me on the Day of Judgement from any land, will be the one amongst you who sends the most salawat upon me…

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The Middle Path

  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…

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ON SALAWAT ON THE PROPHET ﷺ

    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;…

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The Compendium

    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…

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The Closest Paths to the Vision of the Prophet ﷺ

    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…

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No one is allowed to be seen besides them!

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…

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The Two Qiblas

  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…

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The Ja’fari Aphorisms

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  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…

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30 Salawat for Easing that which has been Decreed

  A beautiful collection of 30 Salawat on the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as written by Shaykh Abd al-Ghani al-Ja'fari, the son and inheritor of the Imam of al-Azhar mosque, Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari. English translation available as captions. Full HD video. PDF English-Arabic https://lightoftheazhar.com/files/30-Salawat-LightoftheAzhar.pdf

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