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Apart from the prescribed daily Wird and weekly Ratib of the Tariqah, there are many other supererogatory recitals and practices adopted by the Murids.

These include:

• Invocations [adhkar]
• Orisons [ahzab]
• Litanies [awrad]
• Supplications [ad'iyya]
• Works [waza'if]
• Devotional odes [qasa'id]
• Prayers upon the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace [salawat 'ala-n Nabi]

and other voluntary acts of worship derived from:

1. the Holy Koran
   [al-qur'an al-karim]
2. the Prophetic Example
   [al-sunnah al-sharifah]
3. the Practices of the Pious Predecessors and Gnostics
   [al-salaf al-salihin wa-l 'arifin]

Some of these require the explicit permission [Ijaza] of the Shaikh, who grants it upon request or when he deems fit.

Voluntary Acts of Worship ['ibâdât]

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَالَ… وَمَا تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيَّ عَبْدِي بِشَيْءٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا افْتَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَمَا يَزَالُ عَبْدِي يَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ حَتَّى أُحِبَّهُ فَإِذَا أَحْبَبْتُهُ كُنْتُ سَمْعَهُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ بِهِ وَبَصَرَهُ الَّذِي يُبْصِرُ بِهِ (وَيَدَهُ الَّتِي يَبْطِشُ بِهَا وَرِجْلَهُ الَّتِي يَمْشِي بِهَا وَإِنْ سَأَلَنِي لَأُعْطِيَنَّهُ وَلَئِنْ اسْتَعَاذَنِي لَأُعِيذَنَّهُ …(البخاري

…My servant does not come closer to Me with anything more dear to Me than that which I made obligatory upon him. My servant keeps coming closer to Me with more voluntary deeds, until I love him. When I love him, I become his ear by which he hears, his eyes by which he sees, his hand by which he holds, and his foot by which he walks. If he asks Me any thing I shall give him. If he seeks My protection I shall grant him My protection… (Al-Bukhari: 6021)

Recommended [Sunnah] & Supererogatory [Nawâfil]
— Ritual Prayers [as-salât]

1. Definition and Types
2. Where and When to Perform
3. Types of Prayers:

Recommended [Sunnah] & Supererogatory [Nawâfil]
— Fasts [as-siyam]

• Fasting “the White Days” [al-ayyam al-bid]

Blessed Names

• The Most Beautiful Names of Allah, Most High
  [Asmâ'u-l Husna]
• Names and Titles of the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace
  [Asmâ'u-n Nabi salla-Llâhu 'alaihi wa sallam]
• Names of the Companions of Badr, may Allah be pleased with them
  [Asmâ'u-l Ashâbu-l Badr, radia-Llâhu anhum]
• Names and Titles of Muhyiddin ‘Abdu-l Qadir al-Jilani
  [Asmâ'u-l Ghawthu-s Samadâni, qaddasa-Llahu sirrahu-l aziz]
• The Noble Honorifics of Sayyid Shahu-l Hamid al-Naguri
  [Asmâ'u-l 'izâm]

Salutations upon the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace
[Salawât 'ala-n Nabi salla-Llâhu 'alaihi wa sallam]

1. The Qur’anic Injunction on Salawât
2. The Legal Position on Salawât
3. Various Salutations:

Seeking Forgiveness [Istighfâr]

• The Ardent Plea Ode [Qasîdatu-l Munâjat]
  — Attributed to both Siddiqu-l Akbar and Ghawthu-l A’zam
• The Acknowledgement [Al-I'tiraf]
  — Attributed to Abu Nuwas

Supplications [Ad'iyya] & Invocations [Adhkâr]

• Supplication for the First Day of the Year [Du'a Awwal Muharram]
• Supplication for the Last Day of the Year [Du'a Akhir Dhu-l Hijja]
• Invocations [adhkâr] after Obligatory Prayers
• Supplications [ad'iyya] after Obligatory Prayers
  • Du’a Salatu-l Fajr
  • Du’a Salatu-z Zuhr
  • Du’a Salatu-l ‘Asr
  • Du’a Salatu-l Maghrib
  • Du’a Salatu-l ‘Isha’
• Supplication of Illumination [Du'a Al-Nur]
• Supplication for the Host (or the one from whom we have attained benefit)
• Eid Takbir

Litanies [Awrâd], Orisons [Ahzâb], & Recitals [Wazâ'if]

• Recital after Supplication
• Morning and Evening Remembrances [Wirdu-s Sabâh wa-l Masâ']
• Litany of Al-Khidr – The Ten Sevens [Wirdu-l Khidr - Musabba'atu-l 'Ashr]
  — Sayyidina Al-Khidr
• Litany of Al-Nawawi – [Wirdu-n Nawawi]
  — Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya b. Sharaf al-Nawawi
• Orison of the Supreme Succour [Hizbu-l Ghawthu-l A'zam]
  — Sayyidina ‘sh-Shaikh Muhyi-d Din ’Abdu-l Qadir al-Jilani
• * Orison of the Sea [Hizbu-l Bahr]
  — Abu-l Hasan ‘Ali al-Shadhili
• * Orison of Victory [Hizbu-n Nasr]
  — Abu-l Hasan ‘Ali al-Shadhili
• * Orison of Protection | The Loftiest Pearl
  [Hizbu-l Wiqâya | Al-Dawr Al-A'la]
  — Shaikhu-l Akbar Muhyi-d Din Muhammad b. al-’Arabi

Friday – Day of Gathering [Yawm al-Jumu'a]

The following recitals are highly emphasized by the ‘Arusi-Qadiri masters to mark and honour  the blessed Fridays:

• Surah al-Kahf
• Surah al-Dukhan
• Ratib Jalaliyya
• The Friday Litany [wirdu-l jumu'a]
• The Friday Salutation [salatu-l jumu'a]
• The Acknowledgement [al-i'tiraf]
• The Mudar Ode [Qasidatu-l Mudariyyah]

Spiritual Odes [Qasâ'id]

• The Wine Ode [Qasîdatu-l Khamriyyah]
  — Sayyidina ‘sh-Shaikh Muhyi-d Din ’Abdu-l Qadir al-Jilani
• The Theophany Ode [Qasîdatu-sh Shathiyyah]
  — Sayyidina ‘sh-Shaikh Muhyi-d Din ’Abdu-l Qadir al-Jilani
• The Intercessory Ode [Qasîdatu-t Tawassul]
  — Sultan ‘Abdulhämid al-Awwal

Panegyrics [Manqabat]

• The Qutbiyya Ode on Muhyiddin ‘Abdul Qadir al-Jilani
  [Qasîdatu-l Qutbiyyah]
  — Imam Sadaqatullah b. Sulaiman al-Qahiri
• The Qutbiyya Ode on Abul Hasan ‘Ali al-Shadhili
  [Qasîdatu-l Qutbiyyah]
  — ‘Allama Nuh b. Muhammad ‘Abdul Qadir al-Qahiri
• The Fardiyya Ode on Khwaja Mu’inuddin al-Chishti
  [Qasîdatu-l Fardiyyah]
  — ‘Allama Ahmad ‘Ali
• The Nuriyya Ode on Zinda Shah Madar Badi’uddin
  [Qasîdatu-l Nuriyyah]
  — Muhammad ‘Abdur Rahman
• The Ra’iyya Ode on Shahul Hamid al-Naguri
  [Qasîdatu-r Ra'iyyah]
  — Imam Sadaqatu-Llah b. Sulaiman al-Qahiri
• The Ra’iyya Ode on Sahibu-l Khalwa Sayyid ‘Abdul Qadir
  [Qasîdatu-r Ra'iyyah]
  — Muhammad Yusuf Lebbai

Spiritual Exercises

• Preserving One’s Chastity (for both married and unmarried folks)
• Spiritual Sexuality (for married couples)
• * Dhikr fas Anfas

* indicates that an Ijaza should be obtained to attain maximum benefit.