THE NAQSHBANDI WAY – A GUIDEBOOK FOR SPIRITUAL PROGRESS The Spiritual Exercises of the Naqshbandi Sufi Path According to the Instructions of Sultan ul-Awliya Sheikh Abdullah ad-Daghistani There are many veils between us and our heavenly positions. A Naqshbandi Master rends these veils in a descending fashion: starting with that closest to the Divine Presence and then…
Preface and Commentaries by Sheikh Nazim al-Qubrusi Among the readers of this booklet may be Sufi aspirants who have been practicing the methods of any one or several of the forty Sufi Paths other than the Naqshbandi Path. If you are one of such people you may be wondering what difference there is between the Naqshbandi…
The Naqshbandi Way – Section 1 I seek refuge in my Lord from Satan the Accursed IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE ALL-BENEFICENT, THE ALL-MERCIFUL And there is no power and no strength except in Allah, the Exalted, the Mighty This is the advice of our Master and Guide the Shaikh Abdullah al-Fa’iz,…
The Practices – Wazaif In the Name of Allah, the Beneficient, the Merciful. There is no Power and no Strength except in Allah, the Exalted, the Mighty: We shall set the foundation of this counsel by using the distinguished Basmalah and the formula which explains the absence of all strength and power which does…
The First Kind The Adab of the first kind, during the course of 24 hours: (1) For every Muslim man and woman: To repeat the Shahadah three times every day, and the two phrases of the Shahadah are an expression of the Adab and the Soul of everything which the Prophet (Peace be upon him!)…
The Awrad (10) Dhikru’l-Jalalah “The Glorious Dhikr.” Allah Allah : 5000 times verbally. (11) Dhikru’l-Jalalah : “The Glorious Dhikr.” Allah Allah ; 5000 times in the heart. And having concluded both of these you may then recite the prayer on the Prophet (Peace be upon him!) (12) Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammadin wa ‘ala…
For the People of Determination (l) Getting up one hour or at least one hour before Fajr, since it is at this time that the Gate Of the Mercy of Allah (Who is Powerful and ‘Sublime!) is opened and the time when the Great Shaikhs look at their Murids. One should get up and make…
For the People of Determination (l) Getting up one hour or at least one hour before Fajr, since it is at this time that the Gate Of the Mercy of Allah (Who is Powerful and ‘Sublime!) is opened and the time when the Great Shaikhs look at their Murids. One should get up…
Part Two – For those who have not yet attained the level of the people of determination Whoever is unable to perform Part One should at least try to perform Part Two. (1) Shahädah : 3 times. (2) Astaghfirulläh : 25 times. (3) Fätihatu’l-Kitäb : one time, with the intention of participating in the…
Part Two – The Awrad (1) Dhikr of the Glorious Name : with the tongue: Allåh Alläh : 2500 times. (2) Dhikr of the Glorious Name: in the heart : Allåh Allåh 2500 times. (3) Allåhumma salli ‘alå Muhammadin wa ‘alå Ali Muhammadin wa sallim : 300 times. But on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays :…