Shaykhs
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Forsaking the Visitation of Other Shaykhs, Living or Deceased [Part 1]
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On the Prohibition of Visiting Living and Deceased Saints in the Tijani Path and in All Sufi Paths Some people who are ignorant of the conditions of the Tijani Path hold the view that visiting saints—whose visitation was prohibited by our master Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani (Allah be pleased with him) for those in his path, Continue reading
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Shaykh Muhammad b. ‘Ali al-Sanusi and Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani
Shaykh Muhammad b. ‘Ali al-Sanusi said: “And among those I encountered from the people of this station of witnessing—and to Allah belongs all praise—was our Shaykh, the unique Imam Abu al-‘Abbas Ahmad al-Tijani. He informed me that he recited the Qur’an directly to the Prophet ﷺ both in wakefulness and in sleep. He was extra Continue reading
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Sitting with the Haters
Sidi al-Tayyib b. Ahmad al-Sufyani (Allah have mercy upon him) recorded in al-Ifada al-Ahmadiyya that Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani (Allah be pleased with him) said: “Sitting with those who harbor rancor brings a poison that slowly spreads into its companion.” Sidi al-Tayyib b. Ahmad al-Sufyani commented: And from the meaning of this is the saying: Choose Continue reading
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Shaykh ‘Ali Daqar and the Tijani Path in Syria
The Imam of the Syrian lands, master of spiritual, scholarly, and armed revolutions that shook the entire region, as noted by the Syrian writer and historian Shaykh ‘Ali al-Tantawi, reached a level of fame and prominence unmatched by his contemporaries or those who came after him. His influence and goodness spread throughout all the Syrian Continue reading
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Keys to the Prophetic Presence
This is what Shaykh Ahmad al-Hadi al-Hasani al-Tijani—may Allah preserve him—wrote some time ago in response to a question sent to him from the Western Sudan by a descendant of noble lineages, the son of imams and warriors, the upright young scholar, al-Sayyid Muhammad Salih Sakhu al-Sarkuli al-Tijani. May Allah admit us and him into Continue reading
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Clinging to the Path
From the letters of Shaykh Ahmad Sukayrij To our brothers in the Tijani path who reside on Jabal Bu-Makhlad—may God keep you safe and under His protection. Peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you, along with the greetings and spiritual gifts that flow by the grace of our master, may God be pleased with him Continue reading
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Having a Good Opinion of God
Al-Shaykh al-Akbar Muhyi al-Din Ibn ‘Arabi (God be pleased with him) said in his Wasaya (counsels) in the final volume of his al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya: Have a good opinion of your Lord in all situations and do not have a bad opinion of Him. With each breath you take you do not know if it is Continue reading
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Moderation in Audible Dhikr
Shaykh Muhammad al-Nazifi al-Tijani said in al-Durra al-Kharida: “It is thus required, for a gathering such as this [the wazifa], that the dhikr (remembrance) be recited aloud — the least of it being that one hears himself and those near to him [hear him]. As for the most, there is no prescribed limit. What is Continue reading
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The Driver of Felicity (Sa’iq al-Sa’ada)
Shaykh Ahmad Sukayrij al-Khazraji al-Tijani (God be pleased with him) said: And verily, the driver of felicity [Sa’iq al-Sa’ada] drives toward this sacred presence whomever is destined to be among its people; and the Divine repeller turns away from it whomever is not numbered among the company of its folk — those regarded with the Continue reading
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On Not Being a “Mashhur-Maximalist” in Fiqh
After answering a legal question about a traveler offering the Jumu’a sermon and prayer, Shaykh Idris al-‘Iraqi (God have mercy upon him) advised the reader to not be a “mashur-maximalist” in this age of dissolution: And there is no harm in adopting a weak opinion—much less one that is practiced in the schools of the Continue reading
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