Week 21: Read: Continuing with reading from Music of the Soul, read “Al-Lawamma,” (Nafs 2) through “Al-Khawf” (Heart 4). (Total of about 10 pages.) Since these are available on audio, you can listen to them as well. Read the Qualities: Hayy, Qayyum, and Wajid. Add Hayy, Qayyum, and Wajid to the 62 Qualities from last week. Now repeat all 65 Qualities (2/3s of the way there) in order several times a day until you can repeat all 65 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, Ya Hayy, Ya Qayyum, Ya Wajid
Write: The seventh station of the soul, Al-Fana`: Annihilation in God and The Polite in the Seventh Station of the Soul. 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. Add doing the Tawba Process to your daily remembrance.
Start to memorize a second short surah to use during salat. Here are all 5 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 Wa min sharri hasidin ‘idha hasad –From the evil of the envier when he envys.
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 22: Read: Continuing with reading from Music of the Soul, read “As-Sidq” (Heart 5) through “Al-Itlaq” (Soul 3). (Total of about 10 pages.) Since these are available on audio, you can listen to them as well. Read the Qualities: Majid (Glorious), Wahid, and Ahad. Add Majid (Glorious), Wahid, and Ahad the 65 Qualities from last week. Now repeat all 68 Qualities in order several times a day until you can repeat all 68 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, Ya Hayy, Ya Qayyum, Ya Wajid, Ya Majid, Ya Wahid, Ya Ahad
Write: The first station of the secret, The World of Al-Azal (pre-eternity):
The Meaning of Bismi’llah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim 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. Add doing the Tawba Process to your daily remembrance. Add getting up in the middle of the night to pray. The best time is between 2-3 AM. The veils are the thinnest then.
Start to memorize a third short surah to use during salat. Here are all the first 3 lines of Surah An-Nas – The People (1141-6) Bismillahi-r-rahmani-r-rahim –In the name of Allah Most Merciful and Compassionate Qul: ‘a’uthu bi-rabbi-n-nas maliki-n-nas ‘illahi-n-nas – Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind, the King of Mankind, the God of mankind Min sharri-l-waswasi-l-khannas – From the evil of the sneaking whisperer
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 23: Read: Continuing with reading from Music of the Soul, read “Al-‘Ubudiyya” (Soul 4) to “The World of Al-Azal” (Secret 1). (Total of about 10 pages.) Since these are available on audio, you can listen to them as well. Read Group Dhikr. Read the Qualities: Samad, Qadir (All Powerful), and Muqtadir. Add Samad, Qadir (All Powerful), and Muqtadir to the 68 Qualities from last week. Now repeat all 71 Qualities in order several times a day until you can repeat all 71 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, Ya Hayy, Ya Qayyum, Ya Wajid, Ya Majid, Ya Wahid, Ya Ahad, Ya Samad, Ya Qadir, Ya Muqtadir
Write: The second station of the secret, Laila: The Deep Love. 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. Add doing the Tawba Process to your daily remembrance. Add getting up in the middle of the night to pray. The best time is between 2-3 AM. The veils are the thinnest then. See if you can find a local Sufi group to do group dhikr with.
Memorize a third short surah to use during salat. Here are all the lines of Surah An-Nas – The People (1141-6) Bismillahi-r-rahmani-r-rahim –In the name of Allah Most Merciful and Compassionate Qul: ‘a’uthu bi-rabbi-n-nas maliki-n-nas ‘illahi-n-nas – Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind, the King of Mankind, the God of mankind Min sharri-l-waswasi-l-khannas – From the evil of the sneaking whisperer ‘Al-ladhi yuwaswisu fi suduri-n-nas – Who whispers unto the breasts of mankind – Mina-l-jinnati wa-n-nas – Whether of jinn or mankind.
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 24: Read: Continuing with reading from Music of the Soul, read “Laila” (Secret 2) to “Al-Hadrat al-Itlaq” (Secret 6). (Total of about 10 pages.) Since these are available on audio, you can listen to them as well. Read the Qualities: Muqaddam and Mu’akhkhir. We’re only doing 2 this week because next week we will do four (the four are usually recited together). Add Muqaddam and Mu’akhkhir to the 71 Qualities from last week. Now repeat all 73 Qualities in order several times a day until you can repeat all 73 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, Ya Hayy, Ya Qayyum, Ya Wajid, Ya Majid, Ya Wahid, Ya Ahad, Ya Samad, Ya Qadir, Ya Muqtadir, Ya Muqaddam, Ya Mu’akhkhir
Write: The third station of the secret, Abu Ar-Ruh: The Father of the Spirit. 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. Add doing the Tawba Process to your daily remembrance. Add getting up in the middle of the night to pray. The best time is between 2-3 AM. The veils are the thinnest then. See if you can find a local Sufi group to do group dhikr with.
Memorize a fourth short surah to use during salat. This surah will be the last of what are called the Four Quls. Here are the first 3 lines of Surah Al Kafirun – The Disbelievers (109:1-6) Bismillahi-r-rahmani-r-rahim – In the name of Allah Most Merciful and Compassionate Qul Yaa-’ayyuha-l-kafirun –Say: Oh you who cover up the Truth Laa ‘a’budu ma ta’badun –I do not worship what you worship
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.