SELECTIONS FROM THE DIWAN OF SHAYKH SALIH AL-JA?FARI, VOLUME IBD

Sinopsis

The illustrious Imam and erudite scholar of al-Azhar,áShaykh Salih al-JaâÇÖfari, authored an extraordinary amount of poetry on many subjects.áThe ShaykhâÇÖs poems comprise twelve volumes, which grouped according to their subject matter, ranging from the remembrance and glorification of Allah, advice for the one traversing the spiritual path to Allah, exalting the excellence of the Beloved ï·º and the Ahl al-Bayt, and the virtues of the PathâÇÖs litanies andásalawat.This book contains selected poems from the first of those twelve volumes. These selections focus on the relationship between the shaykh and murid, as well as the virtues of the spiritual path. These poems were specifically selected by Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-JaâÇÖfari, the grandson of Shaykh Salih al-JaâÇÖfari. The core of these selected poems, just as in the shaykhâÇÖs poetry overall, are from the genre of what is known as madih (praise poetry), in praise of the Messenger of Allah ï·º and the Ahl al-Bayt.Regarding the methodology of his father, Shaykh âÇÖAbd-al-Ghani al-JaâÇÖfari said the following:'This door of spiritual openings, which our Shaykh traveled, is a clear opening, and whoever traverses it will arrive, and whoever arrives will be connected, and whoever is connected will see and witness, and whoever has witnessed, has intimate discourse, and becomes acquainted, and whoever becomes acquainted, is guided to the Muá¸Ñammadan Reality, thus he multiplies love by love. As he ï·º has said: âÇÖA man is with the one he loves.âÇÖ'These poems are truly transformative, both for the one who recites them and the one who listens, and represent acceptance and invitation to the presence of the Prophet and his household.This bilingual edition contains the original fully-vowelized Arabic text with an easy-to-read English translation directly following each line, and has been designed for use in regular gatherings of remembrance.Author: Shaykh Salih al-JaâÇÖfariTranslators: Ahmad Ali al-Adani230 pagesISBN: 978-1-8384776-5-3Publisher: Imam Ghazali Publishing