Week 17:  Read: We’re going to start at the beginning of Music of the Soul and read it straight through.  Read “The Knowledge of the Sufi Path”, “Tasawwuf”, “Allahu Akbar”, “Washing with the Truth,” and “There is No God but Allah.” (Total of about 10 pages.) Since these are available on audio, you can listen to them as well.   Read the Qualities: Shahid, Haqq and Wakil.  Add Shahid, Haqq and Wakil to  the 50 Qualities from last week.   Now repeat all 53 Qualities in order several times a day until you can repeat all 53 easily.  Ya Allah, Ya Rahman, Ya Rahim, Ya Malik, Ya Quddus, Ya Salam, Ya Mu’min, Ya Muhaimin, Ya Aziz, Ya Jabbar, Ya Mutakabbir, Ya Khaliq, Ya Bari, Ya Musawwir, Ya Ghaffar, Ya Qahhar, Ya Wahhab, Ya Razzaq, Ya Fattah, Ya ‘Alim, Ya Qabid, Ya Basit, Ya Khafid, Ya Rafi’, Ya Mu’izz, Ya Mudhill, Ya Sami’, Ya Basir, Ya Hakam, Ya ‘Adl, Ya Latif, Ya Khabir, Ya Halim, Ya ‘Azhim, Ya Ghafur, Ya Shakur, Ya ‘Aliy, Ya Kabir, Ya Hafidh, Ya Muqit, Ya Hasib, Ya Jalil, Ya Karim, Ya Raqib, Ya Mujib, Ya Wasi’a, Ya Hakim, Ya Wadud, Ya Majid, Ya Ba’ith, Ya Shahid, Ya Haqq, Ya Wakil

Write: The third station of the soul, Al-Itlaq: The Station of Freedom.  Sit in reflection after writing it.

New Practice: Continue to do Wudu and Ghusl regularly.  Do wudu after getting up in the morning.  Stay in wudu throughout the day.   Start doing Fajr prayer each  morning, Dhuhr at noon and now add ‘Asr. Be sure to Google for the proper time windows to do each of these prayers.  Doing salat is a very important process, but it has many aspects.  We will be adding it in slowly so you can experience each part. Start to memorize Al-Iklas, the Unity prayer, since you will be using it several times a day.  Here are the first 4 lines: Bismillahi-r-rahmani-r-rahim – In the name of Allah Most Merciful and Compassionate Qul:Huwa allhu ‘ahad – Say: He is Allah, the One ‘Allahu-s- samad –Allah, the eternally besought of all Lam yalid wa lam yulad –He begetteth not nor was begotten

Recite: 100 repetitions of each of the new Qualities.  Sit in Remembrance for 20 minutes daily.  Continue to recite the Fatiha in Arabic several times a day.  Recite the Wird once a day.  Recite the Qualities you know so far over your food while you are eating it, while taking a shower, or brushing your teeth.

Week 18:  Read: We’re going to start at the beginning of Music of the Soul and read it straight through.  Read “Ad-Dhikr,” “The Love,” “The Religion,” “Tariqa Shadhdhuliyya” (Total of about 10 pages.) Since these are available on audio, you can listen to them as well.   Read the Qualities: Qawiy, Matyn, and Waliy.  Add Qawiy, Matyn, and Waliy to the 53 Qualities from last week.   Now repeat all 56 Qualities in order several times a day until you can repeat all 56 easily.  Ya Allah, Ya Rahman, Ya Rahim, Ya Malik, Ya Quddus, Ya Salam, Ya Mu’min, Ya Muhaimin, Ya Aziz, Ya Jabbar, Ya Mutakabbir, Ya Khaliq, Ya Bari, Ya Musawwir, Ya Ghaffar, Ya Qahhar, Ya Wahhab, Ya Razzaq, Ya Fattah, Ya ‘Alim, Ya Qabid, Ya Basit, Ya Khafid, Ya Rafi’, Ya Mu’izz, Ya Mudhill, Ya Sami’, Ya Basir, Ya Hakam, Ya ‘Adl, Ya Latif, Ya Khabir, Ya Halim, Ya ‘Azhim, Ya Ghafur, Ya Shakur, Ya ‘Aliy, Ya Kabir, Ya Hafidh, Ya Muqit, Ya Hasib, Ya Jalil, Ya Karim, Ya Raqib, Ya Mujib, Ya Wasi’a, Ya Hakim, Ya Wadud, Ya Majid, Ya Ba’ith, Ya Shahid, Ya Haqq, Ya Wakil, Ya Qawiy, Ya Matyn, Ya Waliy.

Write: The fourth station of the soul, Al-’Ubudiyya: The Servant of God.  Sit in reflection after writing it.

New Practice: Continue to do Wudu and Ghusl regularly.  Do wudu after getting up in the morning.  Stay in wudu throughout the day.   Start doing Fajr prayer each morning, Dhuhr at noon, ‘Asr in mid-afternoon and Maghrib after sunset. Be sure to Google for the proper time windows to do each of these prayers.  Doing salat is a very important process, but it has many aspects.  We will be adding it in slowly so you can experience each part. Start to memorize Al-Iklas, the Unity prayer, since you will be using it several times a day.  There is an audio recording to help you with pronunciation. Here are all 6 lines: Bismillahi-r-rahmani-r-rahim – In the name of Allah Most Merciful and Compassionate Qul:Huwa allhu ‘ahad – Say: He is Allah, the One ‘Allahu-s- samad –Allah, the eternally besought of all Lam yalid wa lam yulad –He begetteth not nor was begotten Wa lam yakun-l- lahu –And there is none Kufuwan ‘ahad – Comparable to Him.

Recite: 100 repetitions of each of the new Qualities.  Sit in Remembrance for 20 minutes daily.  Continue to recite the Fatiha in Arabic several times a day.  Recite the Wird once a day.  Recite the Qualities you know so far over your food while you are eating it, while taking a shower, or brushing your teeth.  Add some form of Remembrance while driving.

Week 19:  Read: Continuing with reading from Music of the Soul, read “The Fatiha,” “Who is the Guide,” and “Al-Ikwan fi ‘llah” (Total of about 10 pages.) Since these are available on audio, you can listen to them as well.   Read the Qualities: Hamid, Muhsi, and Mubdi’.  Add Hamid, Muhsi, and Mubdi’ to the 56 Qualities from last week.   Now repeat all 59 Qualities in order several times a day until you can repeat all 59 easily.  Ya Allah, Ya Rahman, Ya Rahim, Ya Malik, Ya Quddus, Ya Salam, Ya Mu’min, Ya Muhaimin, Ya Aziz, Ya Jabbar, Ya Mutakabbir, Ya Khaliq, Ya Bari, Ya Musawwir, Ya Ghaffar, Ya Qahhar, Ya Wahhab, Ya Razzaq, Ya Fattah, Ya ‘Alim, Ya Qabid, Ya Basit, Ya Khafid, Ya Rafi’, Ya Mu’izz, Ya Mudhill, Ya Sami’, Ya Basir, Ya Hakam, Ya ‘Adl, Ya Latif, Ya Khabir, Ya Halim, Ya ‘Azhim, Ya Ghafur, Ya Shakur, Ya ‘Aliy, Ya Kabir, Ya Hafidh, Ya Muqit, Ya Hasib, Ya Jalil, Ya Karim, Ya Raqib, Ya Mujib, Ya Wasi’a, Ya Hakim, Ya Wadud, Ya Majid, Ya Ba’ith, Ya Shahid, Ya Haqq Ya Wakil, Ya Qawiy, Ya Matyn, Ya Waliy, Ya Hamid, Ya Muhsi, Ya Mubdi’

Write: The fifth station of the soul, Al-Ma’rifa: The Knowing of the Truth.  Sit in reflection after writing it.

New Practice: Continue to do Wudu and Ghusl regularly.  Do wudu after getting up in the morning.  Stay in wudu throughout the day.   Start doing Fajr prayer each morning, Dhuhr at noon, ‘Asr in mid-afternoon and Maghrib after sunset. Add the last of the five prayers,  al-‘isha. Be sure to Google for the proper time windows to do each of these prayers.  Doing salat is a very important process, but it has many aspects.  We will be adding it in slowly so you can experience each part. Start to memorize a second short surah to use during salat. Here’s the first 2 lines of al-Falaq:Surah Al-Falaq – The Dawn (113:1-5) Bismillahi-r-rahmani-r-rahim  –In the name of Allah Most Merciful and Compassionate Qul: ‘a’udhu bi-rabbi-l-falaq min sharri ma khalaq – Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak

Recite: 100 repetitions of each of the new Qualities.  Sit in Remembrance for 20 minutes daily.  Continue to recite the Fatiha in Arabic several times a day.  Recite the Wird once a day.  Recite the Qualities you know so far over your food while you are eating it, while taking a shower, or brushing your teeth.  Add some form of Remembrance while driving/commuting/running errands.

Week 20:  Read: Continuing with reading from Music of the Soul, read “The Stations of the Way,” “The Seven Stations of the Self,” “Al-Amarra”. (Total of about 10 pages.) Since these are available on audio, you can listen to them as well.   Read the Qualities: Mu’id, Muhyi, and Mumit.  Add Mu’id, Muhyi, and Mumit to the 59 Qualities from last week.   Now repeat all 62 Qualities in order several times a day until you can repeat all 62 easily.  Ya Allah, Ya Rahman, Ya Rahim, Ya Malik, Ya Quddus, Ya Salam, Ya Mu’min, Ya Muhaimin, Ya Aziz, Ya Jabbar, Ya Mutakabbir, Ya Khaliq, Ya Bari, Ya Musawwir, Ya Ghaffar, Ya Qahhar, Ya Wahhab, Ya Razzaq, Ya Fattah, Ya ‘Alim, Ya Qabid, Ya Basit, Ya Khafid, Ya Rafi’, Ya Mu’izz, Ya Mudhill, Ya Sami’, Ya Basir, Ya Hakam, Ya ‘Adl, Ya Latif, Ya Khabir, Ya Halim, Ya ‘Azhim, Ya Ghafur, Ya Shakur, Ya ‘Aliy, Ya Kabir, Ya Hafidh, Ya Muqit, Ya Hasib, Ya Jalil, Ya Karim, Ya Raqib, Ya Mujib, Ya Wasi’a, Ya Hakim, Ya Wadud, Ya Majid, Ya Ba’ith, Ya Shahid, Ya Haqq, Ya Wakil, Ya Qawiy, Ya Matyn, Ya Waliy, Ya Hamid, Ya Muhsi, Ya Mubdi’, Ya  Mu’id, Ya Muhyi, Ya Mumit

Write: The sixth station of the soul, Al-Hadrat Al-Itlaq: The Presence of Freedom.  Sit in reflection after writing it.

New Practice: Continue to do Wudu and Ghusl regularly.  Do wudu after getting up in the morning. Stay in wudu throughout the day.   Continue to do all 5 prayers daily.  Be sure to Google for the proper time windows to do each of these prayers.  Now you can add doing 2 rakat of prayer whenever you’re angry or feeling out of sorts.

Start to memorize a second short surah to use during salat. Here’s the first 4 lines of al-Falaq:Surah Al-Falaq – The Dawn (113:1-5) Bismillahi-r-rahmani-r-rahim  –In the name of Allah Most Merciful and Compassionate Qul: ‘a’udhu bi-rabbi-l-falaq min sharri ma khalaq – Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak ‘Allahu-s- samad – Allah, the eternally besought of all Lam yalid wa lam yulad – He begetteth not nor was begotten

Recite: 100 repetitions of each of the new Qualities.  Sit in Remembrance for 20 minutes daily.  Continue to recite the Fatiha in Arabic several times a day.  Recite the Wird once a day.  Recite the Qualities you know so far over your food while you are eating it, while taking a shower, or brushing your teeth.  Add some form of Remembrance while driving/commuting/running errands.