Light for the Seeker

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Light for the Seeker : New,
[Arabic & English],
A Daily Litany of Forty Salawat & Other Supplications,
*[A5] Paperback - pages,
by Shaykh Saleh al-Jafari &
by Shaykh Abd al-Ghani al-Jafari,
Translated by Samer Dajani.

Back in Stock April 2025

Description :

This book contains a beautiful collection of forty salawat written by Shaykh Salih al-Jafari, may Allah have mercy upon him, so that it can suffice a believer as his daily litany after the noble Qur’an. One style of salawat which has been favoured by several scholars and pious men, is to incorporate praises of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that begin with the different letters of the Arabic alphabet. Shaykh Salih incorporated such an ‘alphabet of praise’ or ‘alphabet of perfections,’ as we may call it, as if to remind us that this noble Seal of the Prophet, ?, contains within him the entire range of possible perfections. It also serves to remind us that he, ?, is the starting point of every goodness that comes to us from our Lord, for all our blessings are attributed to us being members of his blessed ummah.

We hope that the benefit we receive from reading the salawat in this book will be increased through the baraka (blessing) in this chain of authorisations linking us to the Messenger of Allah, ?. Furthermore, Shaykh Salih’s son and successor, Shaykh Abd al-Ghani al-Jafari, has given a general authorisation for people to recite the salawat of Shaykh Salih.

One of the most unique features of this book is the inclusion of two poems of du'a to Allah for the removal of difficulties and bringing ease to one’s affairs, which rhyme most beautifully not only in the Arabic original but also in the English translation.

This is a daily litany of forty beautiful and moving salawat and other supplications by the Imam of the Azhar Mosque, Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari, may Allah have mercy upon him, (d. 1979). The shaykhs gave an ijaza (authorisation) for all Muslim men and women to recite it as their daily litany. Clear and easy to read Arabic font. Includes translation and transliteration.

Table of Contents :

---Introduction.

---[1]. Commencement of the Gathering,
---[2]. Forty Salawat,
---[3]. Thirty Salawat for Easing that which has been Decreed,
---[4]. The Opener of Locks,
---[5]. The Prayer for Swift Relief and Ease,
---[6]. The Ninety-Nine Names of Allah,
---[7]. The Qur'anic Defences,
---[8]. The Supplications of Praise,
---[9]. The Prayer of Wondrous Relief & Quick Opening.

Shaykh Salih al-Jafari, may Allah have mercy upon him, was one of the most famous scholars of the Azhar, the Muslim world's premier institution of religious learning and its most authoritative voice, in the 20th Century. He was also the Imam of its mosque and a famous teacher and spiritual guide. He authored many works on Islamic jurisprudence and spirituality. He was born in 1910 in the Sudan; he arrived in Cairo at the age of twenty to study at al-Azhar, where he obtained the highest degree at the time - the Alimiyya.

Shaykh Salih taught in al-Azhar Mosque and in 1953 earned a PhD from the faculty of Shari a. He became the imam of al-Azhar Mosque and was known for his Friday lessons, which were popular and well-attended. he wa the founder of the Sufi order, al-Jafariyya al-Ahmadiyya al-Muhammadiyya, which is active in education and social work and has followers around the world. Shaykh al-Jafari wrote approximately fifteen works on various Islamic sciences, edited many others, and compased twelve volumes of petry. He died in Cairo in 1979.