Getting Started Finding Your Way Along The Path

A Beginner’s Guide to Shadhdhuliyyah Sufism

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Fourth edition 2020

Table of Contents

3 Introduction 6 Sufism 8 Sufi Understanding of God 10 Elongation of the Name 13 “I Have Learned So Much” 12 Beginning Practices 14 Remembrance 17 Bissmi-llah & ‘a’ udhu bi-llāh 18 Al-Wird 20 Writing Sidi’s Books 22 Fasting 24 Wudu 26 Ghusl 27 Zawiyyah & Khalwah 28 Getting Started with Salat 30 Call to Prayer 32 The Fatiha 34 Formal Salat Guide for Fajr prayer 37 Formal Salat Guide for Dhuhr, Asr, Isha prayers 39 Formal Salat Guide for Maghrib prayer 40 After Prayer Practice 43 Mirrors 44 Veils & Discerning the Voices 46 Constriction & Ease

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bismi-llāhi-r-rahmani-r-rahim In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

48 Walking the Stations 50 Islam, Iman, Ihsan, Itqan 51 Four Possible State 52 The 99 Names of God 53 “Now is the Time” 54 The Light Prayer 55 Ayatu-l-kursi 56 Intention hadith 59 Ya Siiin in transliteration 76 Suratu-l-hashr 78 Qualities Chart 80 Al-Wazifa al-Mashishiyya 102 Dua’s from the Sith Door 106 Sidi’s 99 Qualities Prayer 113 Surahs from Qur’an 116 Salatul-Istikhara 118 Last sermon 119 Sidi “A Small Message from My Heart” 120 Having a bad day? 122 Hamids Sufi Walking Healing method 124 Doubt, Confusion & Uncertainty 127 Resources 133 Common Arabic phrases 136 Sidi picture 137 Transliteration Pronunciation Tips