One of the driving goals of www.lightoftheazhar.com is to bring the legacy, works and teaching of Sayyid Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari to the English speaking audience. To that end these are the projects we hope to bring to fruition. Please pray for us that we are granted Divine success in these endeavors. Forthcoming Publications permalink: https://lightoftheazhar.com/forthcoming-publications/ 2021 THE LUMINOUS MOONS (al-Aqmar al-Nuraniyya) Summarized Sira\Mawlid…
From the preternatural occurrences of Shaykh Salih from Shaykh Abdul-Ba'ith al-Kattani, who says: I saw Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari, two or three times. In one of his lessons at al-Azhar al-Sharif it crossed my mind, 'Shaykh Salih is from the Prophetic household, yet he's brown skinned...how is that?' After the lesson the students stood to greet the shaykh. Each student one by one would greet the shaykh…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari and the Rain Some students were sitting in the courtyard of the noble Azhar mosque, waiting for the lesson of their teacher, Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari. Suddenly, it began to rain a lot and they were getting wet. Shaykh Salih came to the courtyard and said to those gathered, “Is there not a wali amongst us who can call on Allah with regards to…
The Golden Chain of Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari, may Allah Most High be pleased with him, opened his lessons with a famous introduction known as his ‘Golden Chain’: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds, and may Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, bless…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari says in his book al-Ilham al-Nafi: Reject from your self what is other than Him in order to rise. No one enters the Divine presence except with a pure heart. If one is successful in purifying it you will taste the sweetness of the dhikr of your Lord. Then the sweetness of other than worship will be removed from the heart. Then 'otherness'…
Shaykh Salih says in his Friday Lessons volume 4: If you want to remove falsehood from your life, then stick to the Quran. If you want knowledge, then stick to the Quran. If you want protection, then stick to the Quran. If you want mercy, then stick to the Quran. All of this is established in the Book of Allah. The Quran is preserved and…
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Shaykh Abd al-Ghani would give special precedence to the days and nights of the blessed month of Ramadan. He would spend his days in service of people, answering their questions and fulfilling their needs. The Shaykh was incredibly generous and would give large sums of money to those in need. He would also check on the brothers on the path and their families, at every…
Shaykh Ali Gomaa narrates an incident regarding Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari: People would come to Shaykh Salih at the Noble Azhar seeking from him the fulfillment of some of their needs. As the shaykh was the Imam of al-Azhar, they considered it was possible that he had connections to some of the officials, ministers, etc. One day someone came to Shaykh Salih saying, by the honor…
Excerpt from the Diwan of Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari concerning the Prayer on the Prophet (ﷺ): If conditions of the day depress you - then spend the pre-dawn time sending prayers on Muhammad Allah, the Lord of the throne, will pray 10 times – on the slave who sends a prayer on Muhammad And if he sends 100 prayers Allah recompenses with a…