Resources — Light of the Azhar

SALAWAT AL-JA’FARIYYA [FI SALAT ‘ALA KHAYRI L-BARIYYA]

Al-Ṣalawāt al-Jaʿfariyya is a collection of daily prayers upon the Beloved Messenger of Allah ﷺ, inspired to and written by Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfari for recitation over the course of a week. The work is available in several Arabic-only and bilingual editions, with the bilingual version presenting the Arabic text alongside English translation and transliteration.

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AWRAD WA AHZAB AL-TARIQA AL-JA’FARIYYA (Arabic only)

This book includes the daily awrad and salawat of Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari, founder and guide of al-Tariqa al-Ja'fariyya al-Ahmadiyya al-Muhammadiyya. “Know that for every shaykh of tariqa are remedies in his awrad for his children (students), who are traversing his path, and in them are vitamins that strengthen and nourish and in them is a healing balm, and in them is that which guides the soul and strengthens the spirit. Whoever wants arrival, know, there is no arrival for him except by the awrād of his shaykh. It is his way and door of his arrival and it is his relief and bounty."

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THE COMPENDIUM

This is a manual designed with the new aspirant and student on the path in mind, but can be a source of information for those merely interested in a high level overview and introduction to the spiritual path of shaykh Ṣāliḥ.

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THE TREASURES OF REMEMBRANCE

The core material of the text consists of ‘The Treasure of Felicity’ (Kanz al-Saʾada) which is a collection of dua and adhkar composed by the knower of Allah, al-Sayyid Ahmad ibn Idris and ‘The Treasure of Jaʾfari Breezes’ (Kanz al-Nafahat), commonly known as the Forty Salawat al-Jaʾfariyya inspired to Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari.

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THE FRIDAY LESSONS AT AL-AZHAR (Dars al-Jumu’a bi l-Azhar): Volume 1

Collection of lessons delivered by Shaykh Salih al-Ja’fari after the congregational Friday prayer at Masjid al-Azhar, preserved in 10 volumes; dealing with prevalent societal issues, historical stories and anecdotes of scholars, and religious and spiritual matters. Our desire is to publish several volumes each year.

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