Tag Archives: friday
Surah Al-Dukhan
Surah: 44 – Ad-Dukhân (Smoke) Verses: 59 Period: Makki Our Shaikhuna highly emphasises the recitation of Surah Al-Dukhân on Friday nights (Thursday evenings) as “whoever recites ad-Dukhan on the night of al-Jum’ah, seventy thousand angels will ask for forgiveness for that person until morning”. This is based on the following two narrations found in Sunan [...]
Salat Al-Fatih
“The Salutation of the Victor” [salatu-l fâtih] is a benediction revered by the spiritual masters of Al-Maghrib (Morocco). In the Tijaniyyah sufi way, this salutation occupies an exalted position. A detailed exposition of this beautiful prayer can be found on the following websites: The Prayer of Salat al-Fatih: The Matchless Sapphire http://www.dar-sirr.com/Tijanism/Salat-al-Fatih.html Offering Prayer on [...]
Wird li-Yawm Al-Jumu’a
Our Grand-Shaikh, Imam al-’Arus Sayyid Muhammad, has highly emphasized the following litany for the Day of Gathering [yawmu-l jumu'a] i.e. Fridays: After pronouncing Al-Salam at the end of the Friday Prayer [salatu-l jumu'a], it is recommended [sunna] to recite the following Qur’anic chapters seven (7) times each: Suratu-l Fatiha (Chapter 1 – The Opening) Suratu-l [...]
Salat li-Yawm Al-Jumu’a
There is no recommended [sunnah] or voluntary [nafila] act of worship ['amal] which brings greater merit to a believer on Fridays than the recital of salutations [salawat] on the beloved Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace. This is attested to by many sound Prophetic narrations [ahadith]. Amongst the huge corpus of salawat available, the following [...]
Al-I’tiraf
Al-I’tirāf is a poem of supplication attributed to Abu Nuwās. Outwardly, he was a jester and poet whose antics and words drew much laughter from gathered crowds. Inwardly though, he was a sincere and God-fearing believer who was ever-mindful of his tryst with destiny. It was this side of him that penned Al-I’tirāf in the [...]
