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…
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…
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…
Benefits of Knowledge and benefiting others Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari says: The fruits of seclusion (khalwa) are wondrous and strange! At the beginning of the path I had a 1000-count masbaha, and stayed inside my khalwa for ten days, but nothing happened, and reverent stillness (qunut) did not enter my heart. But on the tenth day, I saw wonders and marvels- that lasted for a minute! Then…
A Sudanese man visited Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari and said, "I am going to visit our master Imam al-Husayn before the Hadra", to which the Shaykh replied, "stay here, our master Imam al-Husayn will come to us and be present for the Hadra". So the man sat down for the gathering and saw our master Imam al-Husayn and the Ahlul Bayt. He rejoiced with great joy…
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…
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 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…