A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is adapted from Mabadi al-Ishraq wa al-Isʼad fī ma li at-Tijani min al-Idzkar wa al-Awrad by Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahid an-Nazhifi ( r.a. ), and translated from the Arabic by Sidi Thalut Dawud.   As for its adabiha , etiquettes, there are twenty-two.  Among them are five which precede the utterance of the dzikr .  The first is at-tawbah , repentance.  That is, the slave abandons whatever is not meant for him, in word, in deed and in desire.  The second is complete cleanliness from ritual impurity and filth.  The third is silence and stillness.  The fourth is seeking spiritual assistance from the himmah , spiritual will, of the shaykh , in the heart, when initiating and during the spiritual exercise.  That is because he is the escort, and the best of escorts in the journey to Allah ( s.w.t. ).  And this is one of the most important etiquettes.  Even if he calls upon his shaykh...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   The following is an extract from Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahid an-Nazhifi’s ( r.a. ) Maba’di al-Ishraq wa al-Isw’ad fi ma li at-Tijani min al-Idzkar wa al-Awrad , “Foundations of Illumination & Gratification of the Tijani Remembrances and Litanies.”   There are ten rules of etiquette for ud’iyyah , supplications.   They are given below.   The supplicant must set aside time for his ud’iyyah .   This is especially pertinent during the noble times, such as the Day of ‘Arafah, the day of Juma’ah, Ramadhan, and the time of swahur .   The supplicant must take advantage of the opportunity afforded by the noble times, such as the time of the meeting of the armies in the way of Allah ( s.w.t. ), at the time of rainfall, and at the time of standing for swalah .   It is related that the Gates of Heaven are Opened during these occurrences.   Imam Mujahid ibn Jabr ( r.a. ) said, “Verily prayer was placed d...