Ramadan Companion: Spiritual Reflections

by Shaykh Faisal Hamid Abdur-Razak

Ramadan is a blessed month for the Believer, distributed into the Days of Mercy, Forgiveness, and Freedom from Hellfire. Hidden in those Days the arduous look to the Night of Power, a night worth more than a thousand months of worship. These are precious moments for the Believer, a felicitous time for the Remembrance of Almighty Allah. Ramadan Companion: Spiritual Reflections is indeed an encouraging companion for the heart. Comprising of thirty-four discourses on Dhikr, Shaykh Faisal encourages the Dhākir to spiritually reflect and grasp these precious moments before us. Truly, only “in the Remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction."

228 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Shaykh Faisal Hamid ‘Abdur-Razak is a distinguished Islamic Sunni scholar and an authorized Spiritual Guide in the Shadhili Tariqah. Shaykh Faisal has spent over ten years studying the Sacred Sciences in Makkah, Jeddah, and Damascus. Among his numerous recognitions as an authoritative Sunni scholar, he has received ‘The Most Prominent Taṣawwuf Scholar’ award from the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad. The Shaykh serves as the global Spiritual Representative (Khalifah) of His Eminence Shaykh As-Sayyid Muhammad ʾAbul Huda Al-Yaqoubi.

Shaykh Faisal is the founder and Imam of Islamic Forum of Canada where he instructs his Murids in North America and throughout the world. He is the Ameer of the Ahlus Sunnah Council of Canada (CCAS) and the Spiritual Guide of the Anjuman Sunnatul Jamaat Association of Trinidad & Tobago (ASJA). The Shaykh has also served in the Federal Interfaith Committee, Canadian Multifaith Federation (formerly Ontario Multifaith Council), and the City of Brampton Multifaith Committee. He is an active proponent in inter-faith dialogue and has represented the Muslim community during the Canadian multi-faith delegation visit to the Vatican in 2018. The Shaykh is a television personality with a weekly broadcasted program, The Message of Mercy, that has produced over five-hundred episodes. He has been delivering Friday sermons for over thirty years.

Reviews

[Ismail Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book on the Ramadan and fasting but also about the abundant virtues of Dhikr and its imperative on Muslim spiritual life.

[Abidah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some lack of references, otherwise a good read