The Friday Lesson and Spiritual Counsel Regarding the interpretation of the Exalted One's saying: "There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Grievous to him is what you suffer; he is deeply concerned for you; and to the believers he is gentle and merciful." (Qur'an 9:128) Allah the Almighty has spoken the truth. Allah, the Chosen and Exalted, has given you intellect so…
Those Who Love Allah vs. Those Who Allah Loves The muḥibbūn (lovers) refer to those who love Allāh, so He in turn loved them. And the maḥbūbūn (beloveds) refer to those whom Allāh loved, so in turn they loved Him. Regarding the muḥibbūn, creation recognizes them by the permission of Allāh. Regarding the maḥbūbūn, creation might recognize them, but they might not recognize them also. This…
From the introduction of The Friday Lessons Volume 1 by Shaykh Abdul-Ghani Salih al-Ja'fari, the son and inheritor of Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari: "We were not eager to present these lessons but for the following reasons, of the most important of them are: Knowledge is the only way to properly recognize Allāh and His rights over His servants, and the only way people can be firm-footed…