SŪFĪ PEARLS AND GEMS

The Attainment of Aspirations by the License Given to the Seeker of the Tijani  Wird By: Shaykh Ahmad Sukayrij Translated by: Talut b. Sulaiman Dawood Forward   In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful May God bless the Opener and Seal, his family and companions and greet them   All praise is for God, who adorned with the crowns of acceptance, among those who have arrived, whoever drinks from the Litany of the Seal al-Tijani- the constant recitation of which is brings about the furthest of aspirations and the attainment of hopes. This has been guaranteed by the Messenger, upon who be blessing and peace, as well as his family and companions forever.   As to what follows:   From the favors of God upon the slave of his Lord who is named at the end of this text, is that he received [permission in] the Tijani Path, with an authentic permission, along with a license to transmit it to anyone who seeks to tie himself to its rope, in order to obtain i...

THE ELEVENTH LETTER OF COUNSEL: ON OBSERVING THE OBLIGATORY FASTS OF RAMADAN By: Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse (RA) Translated by: Imām Tālūt Dawood (Mexico) In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.    All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. The Beneficent, the Merciful. Sovereign of the Day of Judgment.    From the City of Kawlakh in the final days of Sha'ban, 1356 AH.    {By time. Indeed, mankind is in loss. Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and  advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.} [al-‘Asr].    I counsel all those who obey me to observe faithfully the obligatory fasts of Ramadan about which Allah (Exalted is He) has said:    {O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you  may become righteous} [al-Baqarah, 183].    And He said (Exalted is He):    {The month of Ramadhan [is ...