Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari quoting his teacher shaykh Muhammad Habibullah al-Shinqiti, in the book al-dhakhira al-mu'ajjala: "Whoever takes the path and perseveres in it with zeal, it is incumbent on him to struggle and read the books of the guides of the sufis, because in that will be an opening for him, if Allah wills. As for our path, the Muhammadiyya Ahmadiyya, our shaykh, the knower of…
Shaykh Salih says in his book al-Ilhām al-nāfiʿ li-kulli qāṣid concerning Sincerity (Ikhlas): ‘Sincerity to Allah is to intend in one’s speech and actions only for the sake of Allah. If one intends only Allah, he shall find Him, and if he finds Him, he will worship Him. When he worships Him, He draws him close, and when He draws him close, there manifests for him…
\ Sidi Shaykh Muhammad Salih said: “Sidna Shaykh Abd al-Ghani used to say that du‘a is the heart of worship, and as such, he advised us to make as much du‘a as one possibly could during the first 10 days of Dhul Hjjjah. Sidna Shaykh Abd al-Ghani would address in his Sermon on the Day of Arafa (as a Hajj pilgirm): how Allah, Sublime and Exalted…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari says: "Know if you recite, la ilaha illa Allah, alone you will be in the realm of negation and affirmation. The word, ‘la’, negates from your nafs anything of its darkness and when you affirm ‘illa Allah’ the lights from the greatest name of Allah descend upon you, and that light prepares you for the Muhammadan ‘with-ness’. And when you say, ‘Muhammad…
Shaykh Abdul Ghani al-Ja’fari speaking on the methodology of his father Shaykh Salih al-Jafari says: We have discussed in the biography of our Shaykh a subtle point of discussion, which we recognize as the secret to the Ja’fari spiritual openings. And we have not found a door that our Shaykh preferred, in terms of gifts and spiritual support (madad), more than the door of…
Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari says regarding the science of theology: ‘As knowledge of theology is the first obligation upon every legally responsible person, I have mentioned here the explanation of the statement of monotheism, so that the reader can remove themselves from the yoke of blind following, that scholars have said of such a person that their faith is not free of some doubt. However, if…
Reading the Qur‘an with the barakah of Shaykh Salih One of the prominent scholars of the Azhar related a story: “In 1965, I entered the Azhar and I saw Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari, and from that day I regularly attended his Friday lessons and the hadra. I would also attend the dhuhr prayer a lot, just to listen to him. One day, we were sitting with…
Shaykh Abdul Ghani says concerning the two prayers on the Prophet, al-Salat al-Azeemiyya and Salat al-Faraj al-‘Ajib wa al-Fath al-Qarib: "Our shaykh, the knower of Allah, the exalted, our master Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari, Allah be pleased with him says, “The murid must say the salat al-azeemiyya everyday. As for the one who is not busy, he does it as much as possible. As for the…
"If you traverse the path of a guide and love him, his state that he was upon in this life transfers to you, meaning that your soul acts similarly to him. If he was a scholar, then your soul will incline to knowledge, if he was in seclusion then your soul will incline to seclusion. If he was inwardly secluded but among people, then your…
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'…