The Dīwān of Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī
“Love of the Prophet cures me of my selfish desires,
Guiding me to Allāh’s pleasure, reaching the lofty heights of it and higher.
Love of the Prophet is īmān; and accompanying it—
Is the Prophet’s praise; the Dīn increases for those who commit!”
The Shaykh authored twelve volumes of poetry, dealing with many subjects, ranging from the Remembrance and Magnificence of Allāh (ﷻ), advice for the one traversing the spiritual path to Allāh, exalting the excellence of the Beloved (ﷺ) and the Ahl al-Bayt (Allāh be pleased with them) and the virtues of the Path’s litanies and ṣalawāt.
Volumes 1 and 2 deal with the relationship between the Shaykh and Murīd. It also explains the virtues of the Path.
Volumes 3 to 8 are known as the “Muḥammadiyyāt”, focusing on the Praise of the excellence of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) and the Ahl al-Bayt (Allāh be pleased with them).
Volumes 9 to 12 are known as the “Ilāhiyyāt”, focusing on the Remembrance of Allāh extolling the Almighty’s Divine Attributes.