The Spiritual Practices (Awrad) of the Initiate ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION PLEASE CONSULT A QUALIFIED TEACHER FOR CORRECT ARABIC PRONUNCIATION OF THE VERSES SHOWN HERE
1) Shahada 3 times ASH-HADDU AN LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAH, WA ASH-HADDU ANNA MUHAMMADAN ABDUHU WA RASOOLUH 2) Seeking Allah’s forgiveness 25 times ASTAGHFIRULLAH 3) Fatiha (Opening Surat) one time, with the intention of participating in the blessings sent down with it when it was revealed in Makkah, the first time. A-OODHU BILLAHI MINA-SHAYTAAN-IR-RAJEEM. BISMILLAH-IRAHMAAN-IRAHEEM. AL-HAMDU LILLAHI RABBIL AALAMEEN, AR-RAHMAAN IR-RAHEEM, MAALIKI YAUM ID-DEEN, IYYAKA NA-BUDU WA IYYAKA NASTAEEN, IHHDIN-AS-SIRAAT AL- MUSTAQEEM, SIRAATALLADHEENA AN AM TA ALAYHIM, GHAIR IL MAGHDOOBI ALAYHIM WA LAD-DAA LEEN. AAMEEN. 4) Surat al-Ikhlas (112) 11 times. BISMILLAH-IR-RAHMAAN-IR-RAHEEM, QUL HU ALLAH HU AHAD, ALLAH HU-SAMAD, LAM YA LID WA LAM YU LAD, WA LAM YA KULLA HU KUFUWAN AHAD, ALLAHU AKBAR. 5) Surat al-Falaq (113) 1 time. BISMILLAH-IR-RAHMAAN-IR-RAHEEM. QUL A-OODHU BI RABBIL-FALAQ, MIN SHARRI MAA KHALAQ, WA MIN SHARRI GHAASIQIN IDHA WA QABB, WA MIN SHARR- IN- NAFFA THAATI FIL UQAD, WA MIN SHARRI HAASIDIN IDHA HASSAD. ALLAHU AKBAR. 6) Surat an-Nas (114) 1 time: BISMILLAH-IR-RAHMAAN-IR-RAHEEM. QUL A-OODHU BI RABBINAAS, MALIKI-NAAS, ILLAHI-NAAS, MIN SHARRILL WASWAASIL KHANNAAS, ALLADHEE YU WASWISU FI SUDOORI-NAAS, MINAL JINNATI WAN-NAAS, ALLAHU AKBAR. 7) LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH, 10 times, the last time completing it with MUHAMMADUN RASULULLAH. (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallim) 8) Salawat ash-Sharifa 10 times: ALLAH-HUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALA AALI MUHAMMADIN WA SALLIM 9) “Ihda”, that is, presenting the reward of the above recitation to the Prophet (peace be upon him), his family and companions, to the souls of all Prophets and Messengers, the Servants of Shariah, the four Imams of Islamic Law, and to the Shaykhs of the Naqshbandi Tariqat, especially to the Imam of the Tariqat, Shah Naqshband, our Grandsheikh Abdullah Daghestani, and to our Master Maulana Sheikh Nazim al Haqqani: ILAA SHARRAF IN-NABIYI SALLA-ALLAHU ALAEYHI WA SALLIM, WA AALIHI WA SAHBIHILKIRAAM, WA ILLA ARWAH HIL- ANBIYA WAL MURSALEEN, WA KHUDAMAAI SHARAAIHIM, WA ILLA A’IMA TIL’ ARBA’A, WA ILLA ARWAHI MASHAIKHINA FIT-TARIQATIN-NAQSHABANDIYA TIL ALIYYA, KHAASATAN ILLA RUHI IMAMU-TARIQA, WA GHOUTH UL-KHALEEQA, KHAWAJA SHAH BAHHAUDDIN NAQSHBAND MUHAMMADAN IL-UWAISI IL-BUKHARI, WA ILLA RUHI SULTAN UL-AWLIYA, HADHRATU-SHAIKH ABDULLAHI AL-FAIZI AD-DAGHISTAANI, WA ILLA RUHI MOWLANA, MURSHIDUNA, HADHRATU-SHAIKH MUHAMMAD NAZIM AADIL AL-HAQQANI, WA SAAIRI SAADAATINA WA SIDIQEEN, 10) Fatiha, once, (same as c) with the intention of sharing in the Divine Graces and tajalli which were sent down when it was revealed in Madinah, the second time. 11) Dhikr of the Glorious Name ‘Allah, Allah’ 1500 times. 12) Salawat [same as (h)] 100 times, 300 times on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. 13) One-thirtieth (juz’) of the Qur’an, or instead Ikhlas 100 times. 14) One chapter of Dala’il al-Khairat or instead Salawat 100 times.
Awrad of those who are Prepared The same as the awrad mentioned above, except that the Dhikr ‘Allah, Allah’ is increased from 1500 times to 2500 times by tongue and 2500 times by heart; Salawat, the praise on the Prophet, is increased from 100 to 300 times, and on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays to 500 times.
Awrad of the People of Determination 1) Shahada three times. 2) Seeking Allah’s forgiveness, ASTAGHFIRULLAH 70 times. 3) Fatiha one time with the intention of participating in the blessings sent down with it when it was revealed in Makka. 4) Amana-r-Rasul (Surat 2, verses 285-286), one time. BISMILLAH IR-RAHMAN IR-RAHEEM, AMANA RASULU BIMA UNZILA ILAYHI MIR-RABBIHI WA’L MU’MINUN, KULLUN AMANA BI’LLAHI WA MALAAIKATIHI WA KUTUBIHI WA RUSULIH, LA NUFARRIQU BAYNA AHADIM-MIR-RUSULIH, WA QAALU SAM’INA WA AT’ANA GHUFRAANAKA RABBANA WA ILAYKA’L MASEER. LA YUKALLIFU’LLAHU NAFSAN ILLA WUS’AHA, LAHA MA KASABAT WA ‘ALAYHA MAKTASABAT, RABBANA LA TUAKHIDHNA IN NASINA AW AKHTA’NA, RABBANA WA LA TAHHMIL ‘ALAYNA ISRAN KAMA HAMALTAHU ‘ALA-L-LADHINA MIN QABLINA, RABBANA WA LA TUKHAMMILNA MA LA TAAQATA LANA BIH, WA’FU ‘ANNA, W’AGHFIRLANA, W’ARHAMNA, ANTA MAULANA F’ANSURNA ‘ALA’L QAUMI’L KAFIREEN. 5) Surat al-Inshira (Surah 94) 7 times. BISMILLAH IR-RAHMAN IR-RAHEEM. ALAM NASHRAH LAKA SADRAK, WA WADANA ANKA WIZRAK, ALLADHI AN KADA ZAHRAK, WA RAFA’NA LAKA DHIKRAK, FA INNA MA’AL USRI YUSRAN-INNA MA’AL USRI YUSRA, FA IDHA FARAGHTA FANSAB, WA ILA RABBIKA FARGHAB, ALLAHU AKBAR. 6) Surat al-Ikhlas (112) 11 times. 7) Surat al-Falaq (113) 1 time, 8) Surat an-Nas (114) 1 time. 9) LA ILAHA ILLALLAH 10 times, the last time completing it with MUHAMMADUN RASULULLAH (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallim). 10) Salawat ash-sharifa 10 times. ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALA AALI MUHAMMADIN WA SALLIM. 11) Ihda, presenting the reward of the above recitation to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and to the Shaykhs of the Naqshbandi Tariqat. 12) Concluding with Fatiha, with the intention of sharing in the Divine Graces and tajalli, which were sent down when it was revealed in Madinah the second time. 13) Sit on the knees, meditating on the connection (rabitah) to your Shaykh, from your Shaykh to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and from the Prophet (peace be upon him) to the Divine Presence, reciting “Allahu Allahu Allahu Haqq” 3 times. 14) Dhikr of the Glorious Name ‘Allah, Allah’ 5000 times by tongue, 5000 times by heart. 15) Praising the Prophet (peace be upon him) through Salawat 1000 times, and on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays 2000 times. 16) One-thirtieth of the Qur’an (juz), or instead Ikhlas 100 times. 17) One chapter of Dala’il al-Khairat, or instead Salawat 100 times.
GrandShaykh Abdullah ad-Daghestani (may Allah bless him) said, “If someone reads Fatiha, he will not leave this world without attaining those Divine Favors that are hidden behind the meaning of the Fatiha which enable him to reach a state of submission to Allah, Almighty and Exalted. The blessings that Allah has sent down with the Fatiha when it was revealed to the Prophet (peace be upon him) will never cease, and will last forever, with the one who recites the Fatiha. No one is able to know how much blessings there are except Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him). Whoever recites Surat al-Fatiha, with the intention of sharing in these tajallis, will attain a high position and a great rank. And whoever recites without this intention, gets general Divine Favors only. This surah possesses innumerable and limitless stations (maqamat) in the Sight of Allah, Who is Powerful and Sublime. Whoever recites Amana-r-Rasul, will attain a high rank and a great position. He will get the Safety of al-Aman, in this world and the next. He will enter the Circle of Security in the Presence of Allah Almighty and Exalted, and he will reach all the stations of the Most Distinguished Naqshbandi Order. He will be an inheritor of the Secret of the Prophet (s) and of saints, and will arrive at the stage of Bayazid al-Bistami, the Imam of the Order, who said, “I am the Truth (al-Haqq).” This is the magnificent tajalli (manifestation) which belongs to this ayat, and to other ayats also. GrandShaykh Khalid al-Baghdadi (may Allah bless him), one of the imams of this Order, received the Vision and the Secret of this Ayat, through which Allah made him special for his time. On each letter and on each ayat there is a tajalli/divine vision which is different from that on any other. Whoever recites an ayat or letter of the Qur’an, will attain the Divine grace that is particular to that ayat or letter If anyone recites Surat al-Inshira, he will receive those Divine Graces, tajallis and virtues. Whoever wishes to obtain these virtues, must keep these awrad daily along with his obligations. Then he will gain True Life and Eternal Life. Whoever recites Surat al-Ikhlas, must obtain the tajalli of the two Names of Glory, al-Ahad (the One), and as-Samad (the Eternal). Anyone who reads it must get a portion of this tajalli. The reality of the Secret and the Perfect Wholeness (Kamal) of Allah’s Greatest Name is connected with the two surahs Falaq and Nas. Since they mark the end of the Qur’an, they are linked and associated with the completion of the Divine Graces and tajallis. By means of these awrad, the Masters of the Most Distinguished Naqshbandi Order became Oceans of Knowledge and Gnosis. GrandShaykh Abdullah ad-Daghestani (may Allah bless him) said, “You have now reached the beginning, where each verse, letter and surah of the Qur’an has its own special tajalli, which do not resemble any others. For that reason the Messenger of Allah said, “I have left three things with my Ummah: Death, which makes them afraid, True dreams which give them good tidings, and the Qur’an which addresses them.” By means of the Qur’an Allah will open up the gates of Divine Grace in the Last Times, as it came down in the time of the Holy Prophet and the Companions, and in the times of the khalifas, and in the time of the saints.
These stations and continuous Divine Graces are closely bound together and they cannot be separated, so any deficiency in the awrad will automatically create a deficiency in the Divine Graces being sent down. As an example, if we want to wash our hands, we may wait in front of the tap for water to come out. If the pipes do not connect properly so that the water escapes before reaching the tap, then, no matter how long we wait; the water will not flow out. So we must not let any deficiency enter our dhikr until we obtain all the tajallis and Divine Graces.
These Awrad for the three different levels of followers, must be performed once every 24 hours, together with all other obligations, according to the shari’ah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Everything, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) brought, was founded in these Awrad. It is the way that the slave reaches the key of nearness to Allah, Who is Powerful and Sublime. It was by means of it that the Prophets, Messengers and Saints reached their Creator, and it is by means of these Awrad that we reach all these stations of the Most Distinguished Tariqat. The Masters of the Most Distinguished Naqshbandi Order say that whoever claims that he is affiliated to one of the 40 Orders, or to the most Distinguished Naqshbandi Order, but nevertheless has not entered seclusion (khalwat) even once in his life, then such a person should be ashamed of connecting himself with the People of the Path. In our time, Grandsheikh Abdullah ad-Daghestani said, ”Whichever of the People of the Last Time (Akhir az-Zaman), wishes to attain a high rank and an exalted state, and get what a murid normally gets by means of seclusion (khalwat), and spiritual exercises, then he must continually perform these Awrad (Dhikr). With this Awrad we have set the foundations for the higher stations, which are built on this foundation. The murid aught to know that if he fails to attain an exalted station and high grade in this world because of his lack of effort, then he shall not be separated from this world, but the Shaikhs make him reach it, and reveal for him his station, either during his lifetime, or at the time of the seven last breathe during the agonies of death.” “If anyone performs these Awrad (Dhikr) and then performs an action which is forbidden, he will like the one who builds his house on the side of a cliff, and the his house collapses down the side of the cliff. So we should always be aware of our actions, gauging them to see if they are halal or haram, if Allah is going to be angry with our actions or not. And we need to think about every action that we are about to do so much that ultimately we do not do any haram thing, which might weaken our foundation. And that is why we have to think before every action. As the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family and companions) said in his Hadith: ‘One hour’s contemplation is better than seventy years of worship.’ We should perform our actions in the perfectly correct way, that is to say without any haram deeds intervening.” “On this basis, Allah has divided the day into three parts: eight hours for worship, eight hours for earning a living and eight hours for sleeping. Anyone who does not accept and follow this division of energies will exemplify the Hadith: ‘He who is erratic will be erratic in the Hellfire.’ He who goes according to his own will and reasoning does not progress, and he who wishes to obtain exalted stations, levels and stages which previous generations earned by means of retreats and other spiritual exercises, must remember Allah throughout the course of the day.” GrandShaikh continued, “He who makes a regular practice of the Awrad (Dhikr) shall attain the Water of True Life, and with it he will perform ablution. He will bathe in it and drink it and by means of it shall he reach his goal. There is such a person who claims that he has been in the Order for thirty years, and as yet has not seen anything and not attained anything. The answer to that person is to search and look at his actions over the past years. How many deficient actions has he performed? When you know the deficiency you should quickly avoid it, and then you will reach Allah Who is Powerful and Sublime. When the murid forsakes that which the Shaikhs have told him to do in the daily duty (Wazifa), then he will be absolutely incapable of making further progress and he will be unable to reach any state he had previously attained. No Prophet ever attained prophethood, nor did any Saint attain sainthood, and no believer ever attained the stage of faith without utilizing his time for his daily Dhikr.” May Allah grant us the tawfeeq and let us be true and sincere mureeds to our Beloved Maulana Shaikh Muhammad Nazim al Haqqani. Ameen. For the honor of the Most Honored One in Divine Presence, Sayyidina Muhammad, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallim, al-Fatiha.
