The Muhammadan Litanies: Prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad for Invocation and Reflection

by Yusuf al-Nabahani, يوسف النبهاني, Abdul Aziz Suraqah (Translator)

The Muhammadan Litanies is a unique collection of seventy prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) for daily and weekly use, starting with prayers taught by the Prophet himself, followed by prayers transmitted by his Household (Ahl al-Bayt) and Companions, and prayers from the early generations (Salaf) and the famous—and not so famous—saints and knowers of Allah and His Beloved. Each prayer is followed by a description of its source and its merits, and—for the prayers of the gnostics—a description of the saint from whom it was taken, where the author received it or read it, and a discussion on its unique properties (khawwas), the purposes or intentions for which it can be read, and its metaphysical meanings.

The majority of this work comes from Shaykh Yusuf al-Nabahani’s famed Afdal al-salawat ‘ala Sayyid al-Sadat (The Most Superior Prayers upon the Master of Masters), though the translator have also made use of al-Nabahani’s larger work Sa’dat al-darayn fi al-salat ‘ala Sayyid al-Kawnayn (Felicity in the Two Abodes through Prayers upon the Master of the Two Realms), as well as his Jami’ al-salawat (Compendium of Prayers).

The prayers contained in this collection are lessons in proper belief, ‘aqida, and so it is necessary to learn, absorb, and realize the deep spiritual meanings and realities conveyed within them. To that end, alongside the translation of the prayers are explanatory footnotes to expound upon the their spiritual alchemy, their metaphysics, and the Muhammadan Realities contained within them.

Contemplate these prayers, witness their secrets and lights unfold in your life, let them carry you and transform you into a receptacle of Muhammadan Love and yearning, Muhammadan character and concern, Muhammadan purity.

Genres: Islam

352 pages, Flexi Cover

Published May 1, 2016

Reviews

[Rehan Varkati]

masha allah,subhan allah.....