The walkway
to the house of Sidina Shaykh Ahmad Tijani (ra).
It is here that the first wazifah and Dhikr Jumah was made before Shaykh Ahmad Tijani built his zawiyah. This long hallway is where wazifah was held and the original reason why Tijanis spread the white sheet for two reasons.
1. In Fiqh if a person isn't sure about the cleanliness of a place he should put a sheet down on the ground to cover and use that as a place of prostration.
2. The white sheet we learn in the Sharia was used by the Prophet on various occasions to honor some of his relatives when they visited as was the case when Dihab al Kalbi accepted Islam and also when a relative of his wife Khadijah (ra) visited him.
Tijanis lay the white sheet as a means of honoring the presence of the Prophet and his 4 companions that attend the wazifah after the 7th recitation of the Jawhara Kamal.
THE WAZIFAH consists of:
1.Take refuge in Allah
2.Al Fatiha ---------------
3.Astagfirul Lahal `Azimal Ladzi Laa Ilaha Illa Huwal Hayyal Qayyum---------
4.Salatul Fatihi---------
5.La Illaha Illallah-------
6.Jawharatul Kamal----------
Wazifah is the meeting of the brethren of the path to meet for the sake of Allah and to do audible zikr. The same adaab is given to the wird, wazifah, and zikr jumah as the adaab that is given in Salat. Meaning one must be in wudu, preferably in congregation, sitting in humbleness with proper sitting.
The Wazifah is done once ever 24hours at least. It can be done anytime but the preferred time is after Maqhrib.
It must be remembered that meeting for the sake of Allah is one of the ways of receiving shade under the thone of Arsh on the day when there will be no other shade as reported in the hadith:
Rasulullah Sallallaho alaihe wasallam has said that seven persons shall enjoy the shade of Allah's throne when there will be no other shade on the Day of Judgement:
(i) A just ruler
(ii) A young person who is nurtured in ‘Ibadat’ of Allah Ta’ala;
(iii) A person whose heart is attached to the Masjid;
(iv) Two persons who love each other for the pleasure of Allah; without any worldly motive, and they meet and separate in that spirit;
(v) A man who due to fear of Allah, refuses to go near a respectable beautiful woman, sexually inclined towards him, as also a woman who in a similar situation refuses to meet a man;
(vi) A person who gives Sadaqah so secretly that his left hand does not know what the right hand gives away;
(vii) A person who cries when remembering Allah in solitude.
Shaykh Ibrahim Niass (may Allah be pleased with him) said. "These are all difficult for the average person, but the easiest of them is loving and meeting for the sake of Allah."
This is one of the purposes of the wazifah, which is to meet for the sake of Allah. For the fuqara of this path, this is to be done everyday if one lives in a place where there are others who can meet.
Another fadl of the wazifa, is the recitaton of the Jawhara Kamal, which is another Sala al Nabi which was given to Shaykh Tijani as a gift from the Beloved Prophet (May Allah bless and give him peace).
The merits of this Sala ala Nabi follows.
As been described by the Grandest Muqaddam Sidi Ali Harrazem berrada al-Fasi and his successor in grandness Sidi Ahmed Skirej al-Fasi, the Jawhara is characterized by plenty of realities; (1) The Prophet, peace and blessing be upon him, and the Four Companions attend the circle of dhikr when it is recited more than 6 times, (2) One recitation of the Jawhara equals the prayers (tasbih) of the universe three times, (3) Gifting the Jawhara 12 times to the Prophet, peace and blessing be upon him, is like visiting him in his Rawda Sarifa, as well as all the other prophets and saints, (4) Gifting the Jawhara 7 times to the Prophet, peace and blessing be upon him, before sleep leads to seeing him in a dream (ruaya) (5) Reading the Jawhara daily results into the love of Sidna Mohammed, peace and blessing be upon him, to its reader
One must know of the secret of the Muhammadan Essence in the wazifa for even if you Hisb with the Abjad (numeric arabic table) the word
AL NABI
Alif- 1
Lam- 30
Nun-50
Ba-2
Ya-10
In the wazifah you will see this representation by the number of recitations of the zikrs in the wazifah.
The wazifah comprises of 30 Istighfirllah which is represented for the letter Lam in AL NABI. Lam = 30
Then there are 50 Salat al Fatihi, which is represented for the letter NUN
NUN=50
Then ther are 100 La Illah Illah ALlah which is 1 for Allah's Oneness. which is represented for the letter Alif
Then there are twelve Jawhartu Kamal, which is done 12 times, which is represented by the Ba (2) and the Ya (10).
The purpose of the Wazifah is to meet with your brothers in the religion for the sake of remembrance of Allah and his pleasure. And to be in the Presence of Allah's Messenger and His 4 Khalifas.
After this one makes supplication for the muslims, and families, and your own supplications. Then one departs with the Nafs awake ready for worship
It is here that the first wazifah and Dhikr Jumah was made before Shaykh Ahmad Tijani built his zawiyah. This long hallway is where wazifah was held and the original reason why Tijanis spread the white sheet for two reasons.
1. In Fiqh if a person isn't sure about the cleanliness of a place he should put a sheet down on the ground to cover and use that as a place of prostration.
2. The white sheet we learn in the Sharia was used by the Prophet on various occasions to honor some of his relatives when they visited as was the case when Dihab al Kalbi accepted Islam and also when a relative of his wife Khadijah (ra) visited him.
Tijanis lay the white sheet as a means of honoring the presence of the Prophet and his 4 companions that attend the wazifah after the 7th recitation of the Jawhara Kamal.
THE WAZIFAH consists of:
1.Take refuge in Allah
2.Al Fatiha ---------------
3.Astagfirul Lahal `Azimal Ladzi Laa Ilaha Illa Huwal Hayyal Qayyum---------
4.Salatul Fatihi---------
5.La Illaha Illallah-------
6.Jawharatul Kamal----------
Wazifah is the meeting of the brethren of the path to meet for the sake of Allah and to do audible zikr. The same adaab is given to the wird, wazifah, and zikr jumah as the adaab that is given in Salat. Meaning one must be in wudu, preferably in congregation, sitting in humbleness with proper sitting.
The Wazifah is done once ever 24hours at least. It can be done anytime but the preferred time is after Maqhrib.
It must be remembered that meeting for the sake of Allah is one of the ways of receiving shade under the thone of Arsh on the day when there will be no other shade as reported in the hadith:
Rasulullah Sallallaho alaihe wasallam has said that seven persons shall enjoy the shade of Allah's throne when there will be no other shade on the Day of Judgement:
(i) A just ruler
(ii) A young person who is nurtured in ‘Ibadat’ of Allah Ta’ala;
(iii) A person whose heart is attached to the Masjid;
(iv) Two persons who love each other for the pleasure of Allah; without any worldly motive, and they meet and separate in that spirit;
(v) A man who due to fear of Allah, refuses to go near a respectable beautiful woman, sexually inclined towards him, as also a woman who in a similar situation refuses to meet a man;
(vi) A person who gives Sadaqah so secretly that his left hand does not know what the right hand gives away;
(vii) A person who cries when remembering Allah in solitude.
Shaykh Ibrahim Niass (may Allah be pleased with him) said. "These are all difficult for the average person, but the easiest of them is loving and meeting for the sake of Allah."
This is one of the purposes of the wazifah, which is to meet for the sake of Allah. For the fuqara of this path, this is to be done everyday if one lives in a place where there are others who can meet.
Another fadl of the wazifa, is the recitaton of the Jawhara Kamal, which is another Sala al Nabi which was given to Shaykh Tijani as a gift from the Beloved Prophet (May Allah bless and give him peace).
The merits of this Sala ala Nabi follows.
As been described by the Grandest Muqaddam Sidi Ali Harrazem berrada al-Fasi and his successor in grandness Sidi Ahmed Skirej al-Fasi, the Jawhara is characterized by plenty of realities; (1) The Prophet, peace and blessing be upon him, and the Four Companions attend the circle of dhikr when it is recited more than 6 times, (2) One recitation of the Jawhara equals the prayers (tasbih) of the universe three times, (3) Gifting the Jawhara 12 times to the Prophet, peace and blessing be upon him, is like visiting him in his Rawda Sarifa, as well as all the other prophets and saints, (4) Gifting the Jawhara 7 times to the Prophet, peace and blessing be upon him, before sleep leads to seeing him in a dream (ruaya) (5) Reading the Jawhara daily results into the love of Sidna Mohammed, peace and blessing be upon him, to its reader
One must know of the secret of the Muhammadan Essence in the wazifa for even if you Hisb with the Abjad (numeric arabic table) the word
AL NABI
Alif- 1
Lam- 30
Nun-50
Ba-2
Ya-10
In the wazifah you will see this representation by the number of recitations of the zikrs in the wazifah.
The wazifah comprises of 30 Istighfirllah which is represented for the letter Lam in AL NABI. Lam = 30
Then there are 50 Salat al Fatihi, which is represented for the letter NUN
NUN=50
Then ther are 100 La Illah Illah ALlah which is 1 for Allah's Oneness. which is represented for the letter Alif
Then there are twelve Jawhartu Kamal, which is done 12 times, which is represented by the Ba (2) and the Ya (10).
The purpose of the Wazifah is to meet with your brothers in the religion for the sake of remembrance of Allah and his pleasure. And to be in the Presence of Allah's Messenger and His 4 Khalifas.
After this one makes supplication for the muslims, and families, and your own supplications. Then one departs with the Nafs awake ready for worship
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