The Nine-Fold Ascent

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani
ISBN: 978-1-930409-59-0
Pages: 158 pages

 

The teachings presented here outline a course towards spiritual realization that has rarely been made available before. This book focuses on details of the Naqshbandi Sufi path, with emphasis on the responsibility of the disciple to make progress and advances in his spiritual discipline based on pure love and longing for the Divine Presence. Starting with initiation at the hands of the master, the book outlines the steps needed for the devoted seeker to attain actual gnosis, reaching the level where he or she is able to connect and communicate with masters, both living and passed on, who are able to provide direct spiritual support in assisting the seeker in reaching ever higher levels. The book is essentially a manual in reaching the State of Perfection,Maqam al-Ihsan, which the Prophet Muhammad (upon whom be God's peace and blessings) described as "to worship God as if you see Him and if you do not see Him, to know He sees you." This station is the first goal of the seeker in setting forth on the way of spiritual ascension. While this station is not the seeker's ultimate destination, realizing it is considered the first step into the circle of true seekers, those whose vision is supported by God and who receive inspiration from the Divine Presence.

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Who are The Guides?

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani
ISBN: 978-1-930409-55-2

Pages: 206 pages

For 150 years, extremists have battled to obliterate spiritual practices and secret knowledge that has flowed through the veins of Islam for fifteen centuries. This book is the antidote, depicting ancient wisdom of guides of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order, passed only from master to disciple. Following Banquet for the Soul (2008), the first volume of Grandshaykh Abd Allah’s Notes Series,Who are the Guides? outlines a spiritual discipline that generates the mind/body/spirit dynamic we crave, in a shallow world dominated by texting, Facebook, and Twitter.

 

Grandshaykh’s explanations are directed to those seekers who understand the Sufi Way, who have accompanied saints for a long time, who are willing to open their minds and hearts to the intense love of Allah, His Messenger and the spiritual guides, and who seek Oneness with them. Deep spiritual secrets are revealed: of how Creation flows from the Light of Sayyidina Muhammad, the treasures of our divine worship, and how to accelerate our progress on the Path. Who are the Guides?devotes particular attention to the hierarchy and characteristics of the four levels of murshid (spiritual guide): tabarrûk, tazkîyyah, tasfîyyah, and tarbîyyah. Details of the responsibilities, specific powers, and miracles of Sultan al-Awlîyâ, the Ghawth, and the fiveaqtâb (the qutbs) are also defined. Who are the Guides? provides a unique organizational chart, if you will, of the most powerful guides and how to access them, and is a brilliant addition to anytasawwuf-based library.  

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Banquet of the Soul

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

ISBN: 978-1-930409-56-9

Pages: 280 pages

This book represents a landmark in the publication of rare, hidden, spiritual secrets more precious than all the gold stored in Fort Knox, the sum total of African-mined diamonds, or the volume of stock trades on NASDAQ.

What on earth could be so valuable? The secrets revealed in this book are a foolproof strategy, preserved over time, protected against thieves whose only goal is to rob you of your divine right to achieve excellence on all levels. The author presents select aspects of mystical wisdom from the teachings of the Naqshbandi Golden Chain lineage of spiritual master.

The book is a compilation of talks given during the holy month of Ramadan, thirty days of abstention and focus on spiritual communion with the Creator, which, at the simplest level, involves abstention from food or drink from dawn til sunset. One must also avoid anger, contemplate mortality, give charity, feed the poor, and re-establish ties with family and community. At a higher level, the fast purifies the seekers' hearts replacing negative traits such as greed, anger, worldliness and jealousy with the positive ones of generosity, contentment, and a desire to serve. Through the purification of fasting and the mentoring of their spiritual master, students are prepared to receive the guarded secrets. In predawn hours they sit with the author, observing ancient forms meditation and remembrance that sanctify the gathering, ushering it into the spiritual realm, at which time authentic internal knowledge is ready to be transmitted.

Rumi Speaks Through Sufi Tales

Paperback: 260 pages

Publisher: Kazi Pubns Inc (October 1996)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1567445160

ISBN-13: 978-1567445169

 

Product Description

The translator presents the best known tales from the Mathnawi in a compelling prose format. Among the stories are Prophet Moses and Pharaoh, Prophet Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Prophet Joseph, the Story of Bilal, the Dervish and the Hidden Treasure and many more.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)

Original Language: Persian 

About the Author

Rumi (1207-1273 CE) was by far the greatest of all mystical poets. He speaks to us here through Sufi tales which are a storehouse of knowledge, gnosis and love. Rumi explains spiritual themes through the medium of tales, anecdotes and animal fables drawn from different sources to which he gives a spiritual coloring and makes them his own. Thoughts hang together in free association interspersed with the main story. His style of free association is to interrupt a tale with seemingly unrelated stories and then continue much later on in the tale. This style is experiential, not doctrinal. It does not set forth spiritual experiences and truths with the logical precision of a systematic treatise indicating step by step how the Sufi way leads from the stage of asceticism to that of nearness to God. It is a work of inspiration, a spontaneous outflow couched in the language of emotion and imagination. Spontaneity and inspiration have their own logic.

Rumi Daylight: A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance

Author: Jelaluddin Rumi
ISBN: 9781570625305
Pages: 208 pages 

The spiritual influence of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) is increasing among people of diverse beliefs throughout the western world. Rumi is now recognized here in the West, as he has been for seven centuries in the Middle East and Western Asia, as one of the greatest literary and spiritual figures of all time. Rumi is a spokesman for the religion of love in the language of the heart. Recent translations of Rumi's work have brought forth a variety of different qualities, exploring the subtlety, grace, and electricity of his verse. This book presents his spiritual teachings concisely and comprehensively, in a translation that touches heart and mind. The Mathnawi, from which these selections have been taken, is one of the greatest spiritual masterpieces ever written. Its content includes the full spectrum of life on earth, as well as the vertical dimension to the highest levels of metaphysics and cosmic awareness. 
Translated by: Camille Adams Helminski

Islamic Beliefs And Doctrine According to Ahl al-Sunna: A Repudiation of "Salafi" Innovations

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani
ISBN: 1871031486 

"Two imams have been severely tried because of their followers although they are innocent of them: Ahmad ibn Hanbal was tried with the Mujassima (anthropomorphsits), and Ja'far al-Sadiq was tried with the rafida (rejectionists)." [Shaykh al-Hadith Ibn al-Salah(d.643H.) as quoted by Taj al-Din al-Subki in his Qa'ida fi al-jarhi wa al-ta'dil, p.43] We may add that in later times Islam itself was tried with Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, who claimed to defend it and uphold its pure doctrine, when in fact they corrupted it and tore apart its community with their confusion. Just as Imam Ahmad is clear of them, Islam and Muslims as a whole are also clear of them.

A Spiritual Commentary on the Chapter of Sincerity

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani
ISBN: 19304094207
Pages: 130 pages

 

The subject of the present commentary is on Suratu 'l-Ikhlas or the Chapter of Single-Hearted Sincerity. The word ikhlas carries the meaning "to purify" or "to refine" from all impurities. The very concept of refining and purifying signifies the removing all impurities leaving nothing but the essence of which was sought, which, in this case, is Allah. Thus, whoever knows Allah and affirms His Oneness reaches the level of purity or sincerity of heart.

"Purity of heart," it has been said "is to will one thing wholly." And the one who achieves that level is described in Arabic with the adjective, "mukhlis," that is sincere. The virtue of single-hearted devotion to Allah goes to the heart of the religion of Islam. This is hardly surprising. So it is not surprising that tradition holds the reading this chapter just once a reading the entire Qur'an. For the Qur'an in its essence is totally uncompromising proclamation of Divine Unity.

About the Author

World-renowned author and religious scholar, Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani has devoted his life to the promotion of the Sufi teachings of love, peace, acceptance and compassion and has a long background of opposing extremeism in every form. Shaykh Kabbani is founder of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order of America and chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of America, and with his wife Hajjah Nazihe, co-chair of Kamilat, a Muslim woman's organization.

Shaykh Kabbani received a degree in chemistry and went on to complete his medical studies. He also holds a degree in Islamic Divine Law, and received license to teach, guide and counsel students in the Sufi path from Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani an-Naqshbandi, world leader of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order. His books include: Sufi Science of Self-Realization, Pearls & Coral, Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Order, Keys to the Divine Kingdom, The Approach of Armageddon: An Islamic Perspective, Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine, Encyclopedia of Muhammad's Women Companions and the Traditions they Related, Angels Unveiled, The Naqshbandi Sufi Way, Remembrance of God: Liturgy of the Naqshbandi Sufi Masters, and many more.

Edited by Professor Paul Hardy

Encyclopedia of Muhammad's Women Companions and the Traditions They Related

ISBN:9781871031423
Pages: 534 pages

Author: Laleh Bakhtiar

This work is divided into two books: Book I contains all of the Traditions (ahadith) related by 150 women Companions of Prophet Muhammad (sall-allahu `alayhi wa sallam) according to the six canonical books of Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sunan al-Nisai and Sunan al-Tirmidhi. The Traditions are organized according to the Divine Law (Shari`ah), but this work begins with moral character development. A brief glance shows that women Companions related Traditions in many areas and not just in areas relating specifically to women. Where there is more than one Tradition on the same topic, one is presented and references to the other versions are indicated below that specific Tradition. Book II contains the biographies of over 600 women Companions of the Prophet including her name, her mother's name, the name of her children, the name of her husband (s) and where information is available from the earliest sources of Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Sad, and her biography. Paperback.

The Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition Guidebook of Daily Practices and Devotions

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

ISBN: 9781930409224

Pages: 348 pages

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Guidebook

The renewed prominence of this order at the turn of the 21st century, due to the indefatigable striving of Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani, signals an impending change to our society in which aspirants to Divine Service will be granted to transcend the bounds of the physical senses in order to fulfill the unexplored potential in each human heart. The Naqshbandi Devotions are a source of light and energy, an oasis in a worldly desert. Through the manifestations of Divine Blessings bestowed on the practitioners of these magnificent rites, they will be granted the power of magnanimous healing, by which they seek to cure the hearts of mankind darkened by the gloom of spiritual poverty and materialism. We pray that each person who picks up this book of devotions with sincere intention to observe any of its efficacious practices will receive a portion of the blessings and manifestations bestowed on the greatest saints of earlier times.

Divine Kingdom

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani

ISBN: 9780934905282

Pages: 109 pages

The author was present during the meetings of his shaykh and Gurdjieff which led to the formation of the Gurdjieff spiritual movement and the Enneagram. The lectures center on the deceit of the ego and how to overcome its cunning ways. About the Author Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani is the world leader of the most distinguished Naqshbandi order of Sufis. Shaykh Nazim is both a scholar of the Divine Law, being the mufti of Turkish Cyprus, as well s the Shaykh of the Way (tariqah). 109 pages, Paperback

The Book Of Sufi Healing

Author: Moinuddin Chishti
ISBN: 9780892813247
Pages: 208 pages
Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches

For the Sufis, the healing of the sick is considered to be the most important of all services to humanity. For the first time in the West, the author presents the secret principles and practices of this divine science, based on the 800-year tradition of the Chishti Order. Among the many topics covered are dietary recommendations of the Prophet, the preparation of herbal formulas, healing with essential oils, illnesses arising at various stages of the soul's evolution, fasting and prayer, talismans, and the "infallible remedy."

Star from Heaven

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani

ISBN: 9781898863045

Pages: 112 pages

Wisdom by a Sufi Master of Our Time Talks given in 1995 by a Sufi master of our time in England, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Transcribed by Thyra Quensel.

Excerpt: Meditation Most masters today present the method of meditation to you. But usually they do not base on Christianity, or Judaism or Islam, so many people think that it is a method which originated within other religions. But that is not the case. Meditation was a method which was already given to the first man, within the first message, to the first Messenger. What purpose does meditation serve, and how can we reach such a state? It is mentioned in all our Holy Books: the Thora, the Gospels and in the Holy Quran, as a method to reach Divine Presence. When we come face to face with our Creator, we leave everything else behind. Nothing remains except your soul. If I would come and try to hit you with a sword, you would not be harmed. Nothing can touch you physically in such a state, because your physical body will have entered your spiritual being. Normally it is the opposite: our souls are imprisoned in the physical body. In a perfect state of meditation, your souls cover your physical body and you become a spirit. There was once a Grandsheik, Sheik Abdul Qadir al Jilani. While he was meditating he kept saying, "I am the truth!" People around him were offended by this and started attacking him with swords, but nothing happened to him. They could not touch him. When Maulana Rumi was in real meditation, he would be whirling and lift off the ground. He had full connection with the Divine Presence. According to our traditional knowledge, rneditation has so many steps before reaching the top point. If you keep those rules, real meditation can come to you any time. Everyone must try within the rules which exist in their religion, to praise the Lord first, in the way the prophets taught us. We can then sit in a silent place, preferably in the dark, cover ourselves and withdraw from everything around us. We should not hear or feel anything, only think that we are one within the existence of the Lord Almighty Allah in the Divine Presence. Even if it only lasts for 5 minutes, it will give us power. This will then increase and make peace-falcons out of peace-doves. If a terrorist even looks at you, he will fall down. With meditation you can attain ultra-power. Don't think that meditation is something easy. It is the most important power which has been given to mankind.

Secret Desires

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani

ISBN: 9781898863083

Pages: 160 pages

Wisdom by a Sufi Master of Our Time Talks given in 1996 in Germany and Great Britain by a Sufi Master of our time. Transcribed by von Thyra Quensel.

Excerpt: Try to be Holy! Islam teaches humanity the most precious characteristics of mankind. It tries to take man from the lowest level to the highest. That is the mission of Islam and the mission of all prophets. All of them declared this. The last prophet came with the Last Message of the Lord. He is calling you to be clean and to come to His Divine Presence. Oh believers, oh mankind, try to be clean in your physical body, in your thoughts, in your hearts, in your mind, in your work and in all your dealings. Try to be serious and sincere for your divine service. Do the other religions; Christianity or Judaism teach anything else? Try to be true, trustworthy and beloved by the people around you. Try to make many more friends here. That will make you happy here and in the hereafter. Don't make enemies! Don't be envious! Try to give your best service to your Lord the Almighty Allah. Give your best to everybody in the big family of mankind. Then you will be holy and you will be accepted within the Divine Presence. You will be rewarded with enlightenment. Be an enlightened person, don't be without lights. You will be asked if you are bringing any lights from this life. Try to take the lights of Heaven with you from this life to the next, to the hereafter. 157 pages, Paperback

Pure Hearts

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani

ISBN: 9781898863199

Pages: 112 pages

Talks by Shaykh Nazim an-Naqshbandiyya. Check your conscience every night and ask yourself: Was I with Truth today? Your conscience comes from heaven. It will tell you the Truth. The answer will be pure. 1997 & 1998 associations in Great Britain, Spain & the USA with a Sufi Master of our time. Paperback, 110 pages.

Mystical Secrets of the Last Days

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani

ISBN: 9780934905275

Pages: 136 pages

In these lectures to residents of a Hindu community in Switzerland, the Shaykh unveils the mystical secrets of the last days. Speaking from heart knowledge, the reader learns about Armageddon, Anti-Christ, the expected coming of the Mahdi and the second coming of Jesus. Those who wish to prepare for these events, which many expect may happen soon, must treat their evil side of the ego, for it is this side of the ego that stands in the way of human perfection.

About the Author:

Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani is the world leader of the most distinguished Naqshbandi order of Sufis. Shaykh Nazim is both a scholar of the Divine Law, being the mufti of Turkish Cyprus, as well s the Shaykh of the Way (tariqah).

A resident of Turkish Cyprus, he was born in Larnaca, Cyprus on April 23, 1922. He is a descendant of the family of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and the mercy of God be upon him, on both his mother and his father's side, being both a Hasani and Husayni Sayyid. On his father's side, he is a descendant of Sayyid Abdul Qadir Gilani, the founder of the Qadiri Sufi order and n his mother's side, his ancestry comes from Jalal al-Din Rumi, the founder of the Mawlawi Sufi order.

Shaykh Nazim finished high school in Cyprus in 1940. He then traveled to Istanbul for higher education. He studied at the University of Istanbul, completing an MA in Chemical Engineering. During his years in Istanbul, he also completed the requirements of the Divine Law and Arabic language. He received his permission from Shaykh Jamal al-Lassuni. Shaykh Nazim then directed his attention to the study of the spiritual path of seven Sufi orders: Naqshbandi, Chishti, Qadiri, Mawlawi, Rifai, Shadhili and Badawi. He then increased his study of the Naqshbandi order under his shaykh at that time, Sulayman Arzurumi. After a few years. Shaykh Sulayman told him, O my son, the one who is carrying your secrets is not me, but my spiritual teacher who migrated from Daghistan to Turkey and who is now residing in Damascus in the Median district. He is known as the Master of the Golden Chain of the Naqshbandi order in our time.

Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani then moved to Syria. On the way to Damascus, he first visited Aleppo, Hama and Homs. In Homs, under the direction of his Shaykh, stayed for one year in seclusion in the mosque and tomb of the famous Companion of the Prophet, Khalid ibn Walid. There he received more intensive instruction in the Divine Law, the Traditions and the Science of the Quran under the Shaykhs Muhammad Ali Uyun as-Suud, Abdul Aziz Uyun as-Suud, mufti of Homs, Abdul Jalil Murad and Sayyid as-Subai, who are all Naqshbandi shaykhs as well as famous scholars of the Traditions and religious scholars of the Divine Law.

In 1944 he moved to Tripoli, Lebanon, where he was the guest of Shaykh Munir al-Malik, the mufti of northern Lebanon and Shaykh of the Qadir, Rifai and Naqshbandi Sufi orders. In 1945 he went from Tripoli to Damascus to Hai al-Midan where he finally met Shaykh Abdullah ad-Daghistan an-Naqshbandi. He stayed with his Grand Shaykh until his Grand Shaykh passed away on October 4, 1973. During that period of almost forty years, Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani continued to receive the heavenly foundation of spiritual knowledge which poured forth from the heart of Shaykh Abdullah ad-Daghistani into his heart.

Shaykh Nazim continuously traveled to the Middle East and Turkey during these 40 years. Upon the death of his Grand Shaykh and by his spiritual order, he enlarged his scope of travel to include Europe, America and the Far East. He established hundreds of centers all over the world, spreading Islam together with Sufi spiritual knowledge which has brought hundreds of thousands of converts to Islam. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he is the mujaddid of this century as was Sayyid Abdul Qadir Gilani, in his time; Shah Bahaudin Naqshband, in his time; Sayyid Ahmad al-Faruqi, in his time; and Jalal al-Din Rumi, in his time.

Shaykh Nazim carries the secret of seven Sufi orders: Naqshband, Chishti, Qadiri, Mawlana, Rifai, Shadhili and Badawi, through a chain of authorization from his master, Shaykh Abdullah ad-Daghistani, through the chain of 39 Grand Shaykhs linking him to the Prophet.

He has entered many seclusions during his lifetime ranging in duration from 40 days to one year. These took place in many different places including the Prophet's city, Madinah, Baghdad in the presence of Sayyid Abdul Qadir Gilani, Konya in the presence of Jalal al-Din Rumi and Damascus at many holy places. He has written numerous books on spirituality and Divine Knowledge (gnosis) which have been published throughout the world. He has written many poems on Divine Law in both Arabic and Turkish. He is a source for many modern juristic matters. He follows a moderate line in approaching people and issues of contemporary life.

Shaykh Nazim has a very charismatic personality which moves people and attracts them to the manifestation of Divine Love which continues to pour forth from his heart. His resplendent smile is ever present. When he speaks, it is as if a divinely-inspired waterfall had been opened connecting has heart to the hearts of the listeners. It is that nectar of love that draws thousands of new converts to Islam every year.

The Sacred Trusts: Pavilion of the Sacred Relics

Author: Hilmi Aydin
ISBN: 9781932099720
Pages: 352 pqges

A first time comprehensive album presenting the marvelous collection of the Sacred Relics in Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul We are now introduced to a masterpiece which will give us an opportunity to step into the mysterious realm of the Sacred Trusts, delve into the dazzling memories of the past at every page, and depart for a journey into the eras where the light of our ancestors rains down on every place and time, each with a different magnificence and eminence. We sincerely believe that The Sacred Trusts will speak to appreciative readers through each and every paragraph, picture, and sentence and that this book will compose outstanding melodies for those who are loyal to their spiritual makeup. It will perhaps deliver the most amazing sermon to our imagination, speaking even more eloquently than the most colorful, comprehensive, and meaningful speech. When Sultan Selim returned from the Egyptian campaign (1517), he brought to Istanbul the Sacred Relics from the treasuries of the Mamluk state, Abbasid Caliphate, and Hijaz Emirate. From the staff of Prophet Moses to the Mantle of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon them, the Sacred Relics which Ottomans preserved in Topkapi Palace for centuries paying utmost respect, are presented in this book.

The Reliance of the Traveller

Author: Ahmad Ibn Lulu Ibn Al-Naqib

ISBN: 9780915957729

Pages: 1232 pages

Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri (`Umdat as-Salik) This book of Shafi fiqh, 'Umdat al-Salik' discusses Islamic law, faith, spirituality, tafsir and Hadith sciences. Detailed opinions from Shafi scholars are shared with commentary. The book presents a comprehensive manual from practicing Islam. Arabic and English are both provided. The new edition of the in-depth manual of Islamic law based on the Shafi'i school of thought, with a detalied index and commentary on specific rulings. 1,200 pages in an exceptional binding with Arabic and facing English text in two column format with occasional diagrams.'Umdat al-Salik wa 'Uddat al-Nasik (Reliance of the Traveller and tools of the Worshipper) is a classic manual of fiqh. It represents the fiqh rulings according to the Shafi'I school of jurisprudence. The appendices form an integral part of the book and present original texts and translations from classic works by prominent scholars such as al-Ghazali, Ibn Qudamah, al-Nawawi, al-Qurturbi, al-Dhahabi, Ibn Hajar and other, on topics of Islamic law, faith, spirituality, Qur'anic exegesis and Hadith sciences. It has also biographical notes about every person mentioned (391 biographies) , bibliography of each work cited (136 works), and a detailed subject index (95 pages). Of the 136 works drawn upon in its commentary and appendices, 134 are in the original Arabic. The sections and paragraphs have been numbered to facilitate cross-reference.

My Little Lore of Light

Author: Hajjah Amina Adil

ISBN: 9781930409354

Pages: 204 pages

My Little Lore of Light is a children's version of Hajjah Amina Adil's four volume work, Lore of Light: the stories of the prophets from Adam (PBH) to Muhammad (PBH) , drawn from traditional Ottoman sources.

This book is intended to be read aloud to young children and to be read by older children for themselves. The stories are shortened and simplified but not changed. The intention is to introduce young children to their prophets and to encourage thought and discussion in the family about the eternal wisdom these stories embody.

Guide to Goodness (Dalail al-khayrat)

Author: Imam al-Jazuli

ISBN: 9781930637269

Pages: 152 pages

This first English translation of one of the most famous Islamic prayers has become available in this bilingual edition. This prayer, recited by Muslims throughout the world, is a prayer to ask for blessings upon the Prophet in order to receive blessings from God for both the Prophet and the reciter. Dala’il al- Khayrat wa Shawariq al-Anwar fi Dhikr al-Salat ‘ala al- Nabi al-Mukhtar (The Guide to Blessings and the Advent of Light in Blessing the Chosen Prophet). Composed in Morocco in the fifteenth century, Dala’il al-Khayrat quickly spread throughout the Muslim world, from Turkey, to East Africa, to Sumatra. The reason for al-Jazuli’s writing Dala’il al-Khayrat was that one day he was late for his prayers, even though it was his custom to seek the approval of God the Exalted by not delaying a prayer beyond the earliest possible time for its performance. When he arose to make his ablutions, however, he was unable to find anything with which to take water out of the well. This preoccupied him greatly and he was very annoyed. While he was in this state a young girl caught sight of him from a high place and said, “Who are you, uncle?” The sheikh then told her about himself, hoping that she would give him a bucket and thus ease his cares and worries. Instead the girl exclaimed, “You are the one whom people praise greatly, yet you are unable to take water from a well in order to purify yourself !” Then she came down from that high place and spat into the well while reciting the Name of the Lord of Creation. No sooner had she done so than water tasting as sweet as the sweetest sugar poured forth from the well until it spilled over the face of the earth as a miracle from the One who rolls up the scroll of time. The sheikh made his ablution and marveled at this splendid miracle. When he finished, he swore by God Almighty that the girl should reveal to him how she had acquired this great rank. “By making constant prayers on the Best of Creation (may God bless and preserve him) to the number of breaths and heartbeats (bi-’adad al-anfas wa al-daqa’iq),” she replied. So al-Jazuli resolved at that moment to write a book about the excellence of prayers on behalf of the Chosen Prophet and to include in it many transmitted texts from the mine of prophecy and from those who have drowned in the sea of the effusion of God’s abundant generosity. All of this (which was due to what he perceived in this great miracle) would not have been possible had it not been for this girl, who was devoted to reciting prayers on the Adornment of the Last Day (zayn al-qiyama). Al-Jazuli took the Shadhili tariqa from Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad Amghar al-Saghir (d.) of Ribat Tit-n- Fitr. After taking part in the resistance to the Portuguese at Tangier in , he went into seclusion (khalwa). Some historians claim that he worshiped in isolation for fourteen years; while others maintain that he traveled east for sometime, reciting Dala’il al-Khayrat twice each morning to the Prophet (God bless him and give him peace) in Medina.Upon his reemergence in , al-Jazuli established a zawiya at the Atlantic port city of Asafi. Al-Jazuli was “frequent in reciting litanies (awrad), observant of God most High in all his states, not exceeding the boundaries God established, and exerting himself in following the Book of God and the example of his Messenger (God bless him and give him peace).” He founded the Shadhiliyya Jazuliyya order, with Dala’il al-Khayrat at its core, and over ,disciples received spiritual training (tarbiya) at his hands. Later writers describe the nature of al-Jazuli’s relationship with the Prophet (God bless him and give him peace): there mixed, in his person, “the two loves”—the love one feels for the Prophet due to religion, and the love one feels for one’s kinsfolk (mahabba al-diniyya wa al-tiniyya).Al-Jazuli died in while prostrating during the morning prayer, the victim of poisoning. He was later buried at Riyadh al-’Arus in Marrakesh. Known in the local dialect as “Sidi Ben Sliman,” he is one of the seven patron saints of Marrakesh. He left Dala’il al-Khayrat as a testament to his immense love and longing for the Prophet (God bless him and give him peace): O God, I believed in Muhammad but did not see him; do not deprive me in the Gardens of his vision. Bestow his company upon me and cause me to die in his religion. Let me drink from his pool a quenching, pleasant, delightful drink after which we shall never thirst again. You are powerful over everything. O God, convey to the soul of Muhammad my greetings and peace. O God, as I believed in Muhammad but did not see him, do not deprive me in the Gardens of his vision. [Islamica Magazine]

Beads of Dew from the Source of Life

Author: Shaykh Ali Ibn Husain Safi
ISBN: 9781882216215
Pages: 391 pages

Ali ibn Husain Safi , the author of the Rashahat, lived in the beginning of the 10th Century AH. He was brother-in-law of the famous mystic and poet Jami who gave him the name 'Safi'. In the Rashahat 'Ain al-Hayat, Safi gives an account of the lives and teachings of a group of Sufi mystics known as the Khwajagan - the Masters of Wisdom. The Khwajagan lived in Central Asia between the 4th and the 9th centuries Hijri. The ranks of the Khwajagan include the great sufis 'Abd al-Khaliq al-Ghujdawani and Baha' al-Din Naqshband, who gave his name to the Naqshbandi order, though he did not found it. The many branches of the Naqshbandiyya survive to this day. This book is the first translation of the Rashahat into English and provides the present generation with clear and precise biographies of the great and genuine sufis who emerged in Turkestan at a most significant period.

Atom From The Sun Of Knowledge

Author: Lex Hixon

ISBN: 9781879708051

Pages: 410 pages

Atom from the Sun of Knowledge explores the spiritual secrets of the practices of Islam and interprets the spiritual wealth of its sacred book, the Quran, and the sayings (hadith) of the Prophet Muhammad. The volume also contains modern ecstatic Sufi poetry and spiritual discourses that illuminate the essential unity of all existence and the immense love at its heart. From the Back Cover "Lex Hixon is a rare presence among us. This book comes from the fire of his devotion to Islamic life, and from his longing to unwrap the inner meanings." -- Coleman Barks, author of Rumi: We Are Three, and The Essential Rumi "Lex Hixon's book is a testimony to love that transcends the limitations of ordinary relationships. It is about Unity Consciousness, the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of all creation. This truth, coming from one of mankind's most sacred traditions will liberate all those who surrender to it in innocence." -- Deepak Chopra, M.D., author of Quantum Healing and Unconditional Life "This spiritual book reflects some of the divine light entrusted to its author, our beloved Lex Hixon, and reveals some of the many secrets contained within his heart. He has tried to show the many paths to Truth taken by the mystic orders of Islam. This is in accordance with the saying of the Prophet, God's blessings and peace be upon him: 'The paths to God are as numerous as human breaths.'

The Approach of Armageddon? An Islamic Perspective

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

ISBN: 9781930409200

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The Approach of Armageddon?

A Chronicle of Scientific Breakthroughs and World Events that Occur During the Last Days, as Foretold by Prophet Muhammad. Many people are acquainted with Biblical prophecies regarding the end of the world, but how many know what the second-largest faith, Islam, has foretold? Time-honored beliefs held by one-fifth of the world’s population, but little known in the West, are expertly presented in this compelling book. A classical scholar from one of the Middle East's most prestigious religious schools, the author has studied classical Islamic teachings for more than forty years. In this timely work, he examines divine revelation and holy traditions about the Last Days, along with discoveries of modern science foretold in Islam’s holiest texts. Also included are often concealed ancient predictions of Islam regarding the appearance of the anti-Christ, Armageddon, the leadership of believers by Mahdi (i.e. "the Savior"), the second coming of Jesus Christ, and the tribulations preceding the Day of Judgment. The author weaves a fascinating mix of interpretations and detailed narratives of Prophet Muhammad which provide a roadmap of the future and analysis of the past. Though terrifying in their import, we are given final hope of a time on earth filled with peace, reconciliation and prosperity, an age in which, "There will be but one community on earth where lions, tigers and wolves shall graze side by side with camels, cattle and sheep. All enmity and wars will end, while wealth is overflowing. No person shall be in need and the entire focus of life will be spirituality." This unprecedented work is a "must read" for religious scholars and laypersons interested in broadening their understanding of centuries-old religious traditions pertaining to the Last Days. About the Author Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani is a scholar from the Middle East. He graduated with a B.A. in Chemistry from the American University of Beirut and then went to Louvain, Belgium to continue his medical studies. He later received his Islamic law degree. Other books by the shaykh include: The Naqshbandi Sufi way, Angels Unveiled, Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine (7 volumes), and Encyclopedia of Muhammad's Women Companions and the Traditions They Related (with Dr. L. Bakhtiar). Shaykh Kabbani is the chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of America, a religious organization based in Washington, D.C. 

The Honor of Women in Islam

Author: Yusuf Da Costa
ISBN: 9781930409064
Pages: 90 pages

 

Author: Yusuf Da Costa

Relying explicitly on the source texts of Islam, including the Holy Quran and the sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Dr. da Costa details the true rights and roles of Muslim women. He then presents several leading female figures from Islamic history whose exemplary lives truly demonstrate the honor and power God has bestowed upon women. If we consider Islam in its traditional form, as practiced by the majority of Muslims throughout the world, and not the handful of fundamentalists to whom our attention is often drawn, we too may witness The Honor of Women in Islam.

The "Salafi" Movement Unveiled

Author: Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

ISBN: 9781871031492
Pages: 140 pages

 

The "Salafi" Movement Unveiled is a refutation of attacks upon the legitimacy of the Naqshbandi Sufi Way within the context of traditional Islamic beliefs and practices. 

The attempt to delegitimize mysticism by established or ruling "orthodoxy" is nothing new, and the fact that the Naqshbandi Order is the most prominent and visible face of classical Islamic spirituality makes it a prime target for such attacks. 

Although the nature of the landscape has changed significantly with the political events of the beginning of the 21st century, it is still not unlikely that Sufism will be criticized by more radical and extreme interpreters of religion. For those who would like to better understand the dynamics of such conflict within the Islamic tradition, this little handbook is an excellent primer into the finer points of the debate between the classicalists and the fundamentalists.

The Light of Muhammad SAW

Author: Hajjah Amian Adil
ISBN: 9781930409415
Pages: 168 pages

The Light of Muhammad (saw) is a children's version of Hajjah Amina Adil's six hundred page volume, The Life of Muhammad(saw), which she compiled from Ottoman and Arabic sources. This was the last project of her long and productive life. It is the culmination of a life spent in the service and contemplation of God and His Prophet(saw).

 Although there are many books on the life of the Prophet(saw), this one is unique, because it focuses on the spiritual and cosmic nature of our great Prophet(saw). Here simplified, it provides a perfect choice for children for whom the magical and wondrous are still a part of everyday life. Its aim is to nourish love for the blessed Prophet (saw) in the hearts of all children everywhere.