Light for the Seeker: A Daily Litany of Forty Salawat & other Supplications

This book contains a beautiful collection of forty salawat written by Shaykh Salih al-Jafari so that it can suffice a believer as his daily litany after the noble Qur’an. One style of salawat which has been favoured by several scholars and pious men is to incorporate praises of the Messenger of Allah s that begin with the different letters of the Arabic alphabet. Shaykh Salih incorporated such an ‘alphabet of praise’ or ‘alphabet of perfections,’ as we may call it as if to remind us that this noble Seal of the Prophets contains within him the entire range of possible perfections. It also serves to remind us that he s is the starting point of every good that comes to us from our Lord, for all our blessings are attributed to us being members of his blessed ummah. We hope that the benefit we receive from reading the salawat in this book will be increased through the Baraka (blessing) in this chain of authorisations linking us to the Messenger of Allah. Furthermore, Shaykh Salih’s son and successor, Shaykh Abd al-Ghani al-Jafari, has given a general authorisation for people to recite the salawat of Shaykh Salih. One of the unique features of this book is the inclusion of two poems of dua to Allah for the removal of difficulties and bringing ease to one’s affairs, which rhyme most beautifully not only in the Arabic original but also in the English translation. Clear and easy to read Arabic font. Includes translation and transliteration.

Contents

Introduction 1 Commencement of the Gathering 7 Forty Ṣalawat 11 Thirty Salawat for Easing that which has been Decreed 67 The Opener of Locks 75 The Prayer for Swift Relief and Ease 83 Ninety-Nine Names of Allah 97 The Quranic Defences 105 The Supplications of Praise 111 The Prayer of Wondrous Relief & Quick Opening 115