The Bibliographical Dictionary of the Works of the Tijani Path

Though a prophetic saying (Hadith) states that “he who knows God becomes silent,” (= ‘his tongue becomes short’), scholars of the born-global Tijani Path have produced a literature of impressive extent and could defend their writing..[More]

 

Call for the Cryptographic Secrets (al-Asrar al-rabbaniya)

! Be informed that our House of Divine Secret – thus the appellation of ‘Dar Sirr’ – contains all what the successful man longs to possess of the Greatest, Supreme, Concealed Divine Name of God (al-Ism al-A’zam), especially...[More]

 

The Journey to God by Means of the Cryptographic Secrets (al-Asrar)

Chapter Four of "Jawahir al-Maani wa-Bulugh al-Amani fi Fayd Shaykh Sidi Abil Abbas at-Tijani” (Gems of Indications and Attainment of Aspirations in the Overflowings of Sidi Abil Abbas Tijani) of the Holy Liaison and Noble Khalifa Sidi Abul Hassan Ali Harazem Berrada al-Fasi (d. 1212/1797)...[More]

 

On the Divine Secret (al-Sirr) of the Knower of God

The author of Kitab al-Ibriz min Kalam Sayyidi Abdelaziz, Sidi Ahmed ibn al-Mubarik said, "I heard our Shaykh (the Grand Qutb Sidi Abdellaziz Dabbagh al-Fasi, d. 1132/1717), say—God be pleased with him: 'The day I entered the Diwan, Sidi Ahmed b. Abdellah, and the other people of the Diwan as well, only spoke of one thing that day. They admonished me and urged me to keep the secret concealed...[More]

 

The top-secret notebooks (kananish) of Tijani Cryptographic Secrets

In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious the Ever Merciful. O Allah, send benediction upon Our Lord Mohammed, the Opening of what had been closed, the Seal of what had gone before, the Helper of the Truth by the Truth, and the Guide to Your Straight Path, and upon his Family. May (this prayer be) equal to his immense position and grandeur...[More]

 

Forthcoming: The Tijanis' Dictionary of the Concealed Cryptographic Secrets (Mu'jam al-Asrar al-Maktuma)

In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious the Ever Merciful. O Allah, send benediction upon Our Lord Mohammed, the Opening of what had been closed, the Seal of what had gone before, the Helper of the Truth by the Truth, and the Guide to Your Straight Path, and upon his Family. May (this prayer be) equal to his immense position and grandeur...[More]

 

THE HOLY PROPHET SAW

The Luminous Chandelier in the Stories of the Poles of Prophets

In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious the Ever Merciful: "Allah did choose Adam and Noah the family of Abraham, and the family of Imran above all people." (Quran 3:33) "Peace and salutation to Noah among the...[More]

Biography of the Holy Prophet SAW by al-Qadi Iyyad

The Imam, Hafidh, Abul Fadl (may Allah be pleased with him) opens his great work of the biography of the Holy Prophet Sidna Mohammed (peace and blessing be upon him) with an introduction saying... [More]

 

On Virtue of the Prayer on the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him)

Allah Most High said: "Allah and His angels call down blessings on the Prophet. O you who believe! Call down blessings on him and ask for complete peace and safety for him." (Qur'an 33:56) It is related that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessing be upon him) came..[More]

 

Narratives of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him)

The Holy Beloved Prophet of Islam, the Seal of Prophethood and Messengership, the Chieftain of the Universe, the Spring of Divine Mercy, the Beloved of Almighty Allah, the Best of the Best, Prophet Sidna Mohammed ibn Abdellah ibn Abdelmuttalib (peace and blessing be upon him) was born in Mecca... [More]

 

The Seal of the Unique Wisdom in the Word of Mohammed

Mohammed's wisdom is uniqueness (fardiya) because he is the most perfect existent creature of this human species. For this reason, the command began with him and was sealed with him. He was a Prophet while Adam was between water and clay, and his..[More]

 

Preeminence of the Holy Prophet

This epistle has been written by Shaykh al-Islam Abul Fayd Sidi al-Hajj Ibrahim ibn Abdullah Niass al-Maliki al-Ashaari Tijani (d. 1390/1975) of Kaolack, Senegal (may Allah be pleased with him)..[More]

 

Light of the Holy Prophet

There are three verses in the Quran which mention the Prophet as a light. Allah said: "From Allah has come to you a Light and a Book manifest." (5:15) Qadi Iyyad said: "He [the Prophet] was named a Light because...[More]

 

SUFISM

An Introduction to Sufism

The Concealed Pole, Sidna Shaykh Abil Abbas Ahmed Tijani (may Allah sanctify his precious secret) said, “Oh Seeker on the Path to Allah, Oh the One who yearns for Divine Love and Divine Presence, know that this Path has three stations..[More]

Succession in Sufism

The spiritual succession is often represented as a tree: as it grows from a sapling to fully matured tree, it throws out branches, and these in turn sometimes develop still other, lesser branches. The same hold true for Sufi orders, but as time goes by the main...[More]    

Hierarchy of the Divine Kingdom 

“Beneath the Banner of Praise with our Prophet and noble master Sidna Mohammed (may the most excellent blessings and purest greetings be upon him). Allah elevates whomever He wills through His mercy... [More] 

 

TIJANI LITERATURE

Khalifa Harazem's Epistle of Grace and Gratitude 

In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious the Ever Merciful. All Peace and Blessings be upon our Beloved Prophet, his Household and all the Companions. We thank Almighty Allah for the heart brightness of His Saints through the Light of..[More]

  

Allama Skirej's Attainment of Aspirations  

The erudite scholar, the prolific writer, Sidi Ahmed Skirej, may Allah have mercy on him, authored manifold chronicles that accent different themes on the basis of students attention at that time. This is very apparent in the huge number of his works given the time he had...[More]

Spirit of Good Morals

1. Says Ibrahim the son of al-Haj Abdellah, our glowing moon. 2. Having started with the Name of Allah and Praise, All of it to Allah the Possessor of great Blessings and Glory. 3. An advice from me to my brothers, adhere to the path of Tijaniya. 4. A path of pure grace and satisfaction, founded and established...[More]

The Grand Tijani Zawiya of Fez: The World Mother Sanctuary 

"The city emerges from the matte, earth-toned foothills of Morocco's Middle Atlas Mountains, surrounded by countryside that, in the cold of mid-winter, seems devoid of life: There are few trees, grass is close-cropped by herds of sheep, and even the occasional farm house or rural mosque seems plain and uninviting...[More] 

 

Moroccan Socio-Political Milieu on the Rise of the Tijaniya Path 

He was a just man and active erudite. He took Sidna Shaykh Tijani’s order following the authorization of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) who testified to him that he was of his lineage. He witnessed prodigies from Sidna Shaykh, which strengthened his belief in him. Sultan Sulayman also refused to believe the words of Sidna Shaykh...[More]

Emir al-Muminin's Address to the Assembly of Tijani Followers 

Fez, June 27 - Emir al-Muminin King Mohammed VI addressed a message to the three-day assembly of the followers of the Tijani Path that kicked off Wednesday in the central city of Fez.  Here follows the full text of the monarch's message, which was read out by the Minister of Islamic Affairs...[More]

 

Prayers & Invocations

The Prayer of Salat al-Fatih: The Matchless Sapphire

"The lives of all the people have been spent in futility, except the lives of the practisers of Salat al Fatih, for they have gained both worldly and otherworldly profit." - Sidna Shaykh Abil Abbas Tijani (may Allah be...[More]  

The Journey to God by Means of the Cryptographic Secrets  

Chapter Four of "Jawahir al-Maani wa-Bulugh al-Amani fi Fayd Shaykh Sidi Abil Abbas at-Tijani” (Gems of Indications and Attainment of Aspirations in the Overflowings of Sidi Abil Abbas Tijani) of the Holy Liaison and Noble Khalifa Sidi Abul Hassan Ali Harazem Berrada al-Fasi (d. 1212/1797)...[More]  

 

On Virtue of the Prayer on the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him)  

Allah Most High said: "Allah and His angels call down blessings on the Prophet. O you who believe! Call down blessings on him and ask for complete peace and safety for him." (Qur'an 33:56) It is related that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessing be upon him) came out one day and joy could be seen...[More]  

 

Dala'il al-Khayraat  

Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. Allah is enough for me and the best Protector. There is no power nor strength except by Allah, the High, the Immense. O Allah, I am free myself of my power and strength in favour of Your power and Your strength...[More]  

Al-Fatiha with the Intention of the Name

Among the greatest virtues (karamat) of Sidna Shaykh Abil Abbas Tijani (may Allah be pleased with him) that the paramount Khalifa, Sidi Abul Hassan Ali Harazem ibn al-Arbi...[More]

Hizb as-Sayfi  

On the mystic invocation of Hizb Sayfi (Sword Bearer), the venerated Tijanite Khalifa Sidi al-Haj Omar ibn Said al-Futi (d. 1279/1864) said in Kitab Rima'h al-Hizb al-Rahim ala Nuhur Hizb ar-Rajim...[More]

 

Hizb al-Bahr

The Prayer of Hizb al-Bahr (Prayer of the Sea), a unique litany made of Quranic verses and supplications, is attributed to the venerated pole Mawlana Abul Hassan Shadhili (d. 656/1241)...[More]

 

Wipers of Sins 

Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran, “Say: O My servants who have transgressed against their own souls, despair not of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.”...[More]

 

 

Call for the Secrets

In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful. And Peace and Blessing be upon Our Master Mohammed....[More]

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The Founder of the Mohammedian Path

Attainment of Aspirations in the Hagiography of the Concealed Pole Mawlana Abil Abbas Tijani  

"He had a whitish face with reddish tones and his white hair gained over his black one. Such state has genuinely pleased him as he always wished to meet his Lord on this state... His close companions were competing in getting his hair remnants during haircuts, and warmly greeting the barber who had the honour to be so close to him... He used to wear a camel hair-made dress in some occasions while in other occasions he wore a cotton-gown arranged through his neck and not lied upon his shoulders, putting the other end of the gown upon his head when he does not want to see people’s faces especially during the passage of women attending preaching sessions. The colour of his mantle (barnus) was..Continue Reading 

Annal of the Concealed Pole

"Know that our Shaykh is the great Imam, the understandable sea, the one with the higher signs, the clear worship, the saintly realities, the Mohammedian lights, the Divine secrets, the knowledge of the guided ones, the holder of the learned flags, the Imam of the trustworthy ones, the cave of the clear heart’s holders, the direction of the determined ones, the Zamzam of the arrived ones’ secret, the renewer of the Path’s concepts after its occultation, the initiator of the reality sciences after its light decline, the unique in his time in sciences, inner state and rhetoric.. [More]

The Sparkled Bridegroom in the Sealness of Abil Abbas Tijani 

There was a secret reason why the Holy Prophet, peace and blessing be upon him, was made the Seal of the Prophets, such that he appeared only after the prophets who were his precursors. Each of these received, in accordance with the places and circumstances of each manifestation, a revealed Law and taught to all beings the existence of the one God. When it became part of the design of the Creator to close the cycle of prophecy, lie delegated this function to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessing be upon him, lie revealed to him the Quran, a hermetic summary of all the previous revelations and religions...[More]  

 

The Noble Feats of Shaykh Tiajni

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful. Peace and Blessings be upon our Holy Prophet Sidna Mohammed, his Household and Companions. Praise to Almighty Allah who made the coronation of acceptance to the special servants of His Presence and had entered from His Door the ones that sided with truthfulness of servitude. They are the men, the most knowledgeable towards their Lord they have full of hope. They sat on the care’s chairs..[More]

 

The Tijani Path

The Radiant Glad Tidings in the Recollection of Some of the Merits of the Followers of the Seal of Saints

“Our Tariqa was particularized by Allah of a characteristic which places it above all the paths, and whose language cannot be understood, so that the truths of this cannot be known. If ever the veil which is covering this Tariqa was to be raised, the greatest of the poles (Aqtab) would have wished for it just as the shepherd of the desert areas wish for the clouds of rain. Pay attention! Do not let yourself be deluded because all of the paths come from it. It is the source of all the paths from the beginning of creation...[More]

The Ahmedi Mohammedi Ibrahimi Hanifi dimensions of the Tijani Path

You should know that the full name of this Spiritual Path of ours comprises several (adjectival) names, arranged in this order al-Ahmediya al-Mohammediya al-Ibrahimiya al-Hanifiya Tijaniya. If you wish, you may call it, Tariqa al-Ahmediya (the Ahmedi Path), or, Tariqa al-Mohammediya (the Mohammedan Path), or, Tariqa al-Ibrahimiya al-Hanifiya (the Ibrahimi-Hanifi Path), or.[More]

Conditions of the Tijani Path

The great opening of Sidna Shaykh Abil Abbas Sidi Ahmed Tijani (may Allah be pleased with him) given to him by Allah , thanks to the intervention of his grandfather the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him), started at Tlemcen, and was crowned, at Chellala, and at Abi Samghroune in the Eastern Sahara. That is where the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) allowed Sidna..[More] 

The Litany of Tijani Prayers

“I asked the following from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessing be upon him, the following: 'My aim is to attain your love and that of Allah, your eternal satisfaction with me and that of Allah, your solicitude (i’atina’) towards me and that of Allah.' He answered me in this meaning, peace and blessing be upon him: ‘All of these [things are given in full] in the litanies that I have given...[More]

The Tijani Wird

The Litany of Tijani Prayers

“I have asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessing be upon him, the following: 'My aim is to attain your love and Allah's, your eternal satisfaction with me and Allah's, your solicitude (i’atina’) towards me and Allah's.' He answered me in this meaning, peace and blessing be upon him: ‘All of these [things are given in full] in the litanies that I had given you!!'” (Shaykh Abil Abbas Tijani in 'Kitab Rawd al-Mu’hib al-Fani'). In 1196/1781, the Concealed Pole, the Known Mohammedian Seal, Sidna Shaykh Abil Abbas Ahmed ibn Mohammed Tijani (1150/1735 -1230/1815) announced that his Grandfather, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) authorised him in a daylight vision (yaqadatan; while he was awake) to establish his own order, the Tariqa Ahmediya Mohammediya Ibrahimiya Hanifiya Tijaniya, and not use any of the chains of authority of teacher-to-disciple that were the main stay of all the Sufi orders. The Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) had granted..Continue Reading

For Practice of the Tijani Litany you Need Guidance!

Should observance of the daily ritual (salat) at prescribed times be among the most comprehensive conditions of the Tijani Path then celebration of obligations (faraid) is due on before the performance of Nawafil (pl. of nafila; "supererogatory"), ex. recitation of the Wird and non-obligatory litanies...[More]

 

Companions, Confidants and Brothers

By Date | Tariqa | Chain | Patron Saints | Tijani Men | Tijani Women |

 

Tijani Men Companions

Al-Haj Sidi al-Haj Omar al-Futi (d. 1279/1864) says in “Kitab Rima'h al-Hizb al Rahim ala Nuhur Hizb ar-Rajim” (The Spears of the League of the Merciful thrown at the Necks of the League of the Accursed): O my brother, may Allah Most High enable us and you to accomplish what He loves and finds pleasing. You should know that the people of this Ahmedi Mohammedi Ibrahimi 'Hanifi Tijani Path are beloved and accepted in whatever situation they may be, so long as they do not detach ...[More]  

Tijani Women Companions

In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious the Ever Merciful. O Allah, send benediction upon Our Lord Mohammed, the Opening of what had been closed, the Seal of what had gone before, the Helper of the Truth by the Truth, and the Guide to Your Straight Path, and upon his Family. May (this prayer be) equal to his immense position and grandeur. There was great joy among women worldwide, even since Sidna Shaykh Abil Abbas Sidi Ahmed Tijani, may Allah be pleased with him, was well established as a Patron Saint: he gave them brand new teaching, not things from the past; he honored them, both old and young, free and slave; he never forget to fulfill their need; he never ignored their promise; and he treated them well for their sake, he treated them well just like his Grandfather the Chosen, peace and blessing be upon him, did ...[More]

 

Tijani Chains and Ramifications

Since its establishment in the twelfth/eighteenth century, the Ti­janiya Path has grown to be one of the largest and most widespread orders of Islam in the Maghreb and Africa. Pilgrims frequent its Master’s tomb, may Allah be pleased with him, in Fez, Morocco, on a regular basis. Born around 1149/1737 in Ain Madhi, the Eastern Sahara, Sidi Ahmed Tijani, may Allah be pleased with him, was part of a Sharifian family. At the age of twenty-one, he journeyed to Fez to study with noted sufi scholars. Fifteen years later, in 1186/1773, he performed the pilgrimage to Mecca, staying there for nearly a year..[More]

 

Clearing the Confusion between the Difference of the 'Shaykh' and the 'Muqaddam'

"There are 165,000 veils (‘hujub) between the individual and the Sacred Presence (Hadrat al-Quds); 167,000 stations (maqams) between sainthood (wilaya) and gnosis (ma’arifa), 148.000 stations between gnosis and Poleship (Qutbaniya)" - Sidna Shaykh Abil Abbas Tijani (may Allah be pleased with him)Tijani scholars have agreed about the thorough identity of the teacher of the Tijani litany. The Allama Shaykh Sidi Ahmed Skirej (may Allah be pleased with him) said,"A Tijani follower, is, literally, he who has received..[More]

 

Journey

The Travel Planner: Tijani Shrines in Morocco

In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious the Ever Merciful. O Allah, send benediction upon Our Lord Mohammed, the Opening of what had been closed, the Seal of what had gone before, the Helper of the Truth by the Truth, and the Guide to Your Straight Path, and upon his Family. May (this prayer be) equal to his immense position and grandeur. It should come as no surprise that for the academic researcher the Tijani Path is everything. The Tijaniya is the...Continue Reading   


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