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with Dala‟il ul-Khayrat you must be firm,
read it to obtain your wishes,
lights appear and blaze thereby.
O my brethren, it is never to be abandoned.”
Personal Note:
In 2006 a translator and his wife were blessed to visit the tomb of Al Jazuli in
Morocco. Khadeijah read the daily reading in English before the tomb and
upon its conclusion she smelt a truly beautiful aroma coming from the tomb. It
was after Isha prayer and time to catch the coach. They greeted Al Jazuli
before departing and as they walked to the coach station, the same beautiful
aroma kept accompanying them in wafts until they reached the coach station.
Al Hamdulillah.
Background information:
The Title:
The full title of this book is "Dala‟il ul-Khayrat Wa Shawaariq ul Anwaar Fee
Zikris Salaat Alan Nabiyyi‟l Mukhtaar" - frequently referred to as Dala'il ul-
Khayrat. The translated title is "Proofs or Guides of Good Deeds and the
Brilliant Burst of Sunshine in the Mentioning of Blessings on the Chosen
Prophet".
Al Jazuli’s lineage and education:
His full name was Abu Abdullah Muhammad, son of Suleiman, son of Abi
Bakr Al-Jazuli Al-Simlali. He was a descendant of Prophet Muhammad, praise
and veneration be upon him, via his grandson Hasan, son of Ali, may Allah be
pleased with them.
Al Jazuli belonged to the Berber tribe of Jazula that settled in the Sus area of
Morocco which lies between the Atlantic ocean and the Atlas mountains.
When he was young he studied in Sus, then continued his studies in the
Madrasat As-Saffareen in Fez. After the completion of his studies in the
Madrasat he left Fez and spent the next forty years between Mecca, Medina
and Jerusalem. It was after this period that he returned to Fez where he was
blessed to complete his great work - Dala‟il ul Khayrat.
The Sufi Shadhili Path:
Al Jazuli was initiated into the Shadhili Path (Tariqa) by Sharif Abu Abdullah
Muhammad ibn Amghar. He spent fourteen years in seclusion and then went
to Safi where we are told by Al-Habib Abdullah, son of Alawi, son of Hasan al
Attas in his book “The Way of Bani „Alawi” that Al Jazuli had twelve thousand
followers, whom he led deeper into the love of Allah and His Prophet, praise
and veneration be upon him. The date of his death is uncertain however, it
occurred between the years 869-873 AH during an obligatory prayer.
In the Encyclopedia of Islam, 1957 Leiden, it is reported that seventy-seven
years after his death his body was exhumed for reburial in Marrakesh and his
body had not decomposed.
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(For ease of reading these supplications have been organized into 7 parts – a
reading for each day of the week. It is highly recommended that the reader
continues its reading for the rest of his/her life).
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read it to obtain your wishes,
lights appear and blaze thereby.
O my brethren, it is never to be abandoned.”
Personal Note:
In 2006 a translator and his wife were blessed to visit the tomb of Al Jazuli in
Morocco. Khadeijah read the daily reading in English before the tomb and
upon its conclusion she smelt a truly beautiful aroma coming from the tomb. It
was after Isha prayer and time to catch the coach. They greeted Al Jazuli
before departing and as they walked to the coach station, the same beautiful
aroma kept accompanying them in wafts until they reached the coach station.
Al Hamdulillah.
Background information:
The Title:
The full title of this book is "Dala‟il ul-Khayrat Wa Shawaariq ul Anwaar Fee
Zikris Salaat Alan Nabiyyi‟l Mukhtaar" - frequently referred to as Dala'il ul-
Khayrat. The translated title is "Proofs or Guides of Good Deeds and the
Brilliant Burst of Sunshine in the Mentioning of Blessings on the Chosen
Prophet".
Al Jazuli’s lineage and education:
His full name was Abu Abdullah Muhammad, son of Suleiman, son of Abi
Bakr Al-Jazuli Al-Simlali. He was a descendant of Prophet Muhammad, praise
and veneration be upon him, via his grandson Hasan, son of Ali, may Allah be
pleased with them.
Al Jazuli belonged to the Berber tribe of Jazula that settled in the Sus area of
Morocco which lies between the Atlantic ocean and the Atlas mountains.
When he was young he studied in Sus, then continued his studies in the
Madrasat As-Saffareen in Fez. After the completion of his studies in the
Madrasat he left Fez and spent the next forty years between Mecca, Medina
and Jerusalem. It was after this period that he returned to Fez where he was
blessed to complete his great work - Dala‟il ul Khayrat.
The Sufi Shadhili Path:
Al Jazuli was initiated into the Shadhili Path (Tariqa) by Sharif Abu Abdullah
Muhammad ibn Amghar. He spent fourteen years in seclusion and then went
to Safi where we are told by Al-Habib Abdullah, son of Alawi, son of Hasan al
Attas in his book “The Way of Bani „Alawi” that Al Jazuli had twelve thousand
followers, whom he led deeper into the love of Allah and His Prophet, praise
and veneration be upon him. The date of his death is uncertain however, it
occurred between the years 869-873 AH during an obligatory prayer.
In the Encyclopedia of Islam, 1957 Leiden, it is reported that seventy-seven
years after his death his body was exhumed for reburial in Marrakesh and his
body had not decomposed.
69
(For ease of reading these supplications have been organized into 7 parts – a
reading for each day of the week. It is highly recommended that the reader
continues its reading for the rest of his/her life).
70