Conditions for Entering the Path

Conditions for Entering the Path Whoever wishes to enter the path of our master Imām Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī—may Allah be pleased with him—must first commit to regularly attending the Jaʿfarī ḥaḍrah (spiritual gathering) every Sunday night and Thursday night, so that he may become accustomed to its order and etiquette and learn the structure and manners of the brethren in remembrance (dhikr).* We require this period…

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Ranks of the Lover and the Murid

HIGH ARE THE RANKS OF THE LOVER AND THE MURID! (adapted from a discussion with Shaykh Muhammad Salih regarding the question: Does the non-Murid achieve the fruits Shaykh Salih mentions in regard to his awrad and salawat in some of his poetry) There are many people who used to ask the permission of Shaykh Abd al-Ghani to read the awrad and salawat of Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari,…

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