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Saturday, September 5, 2015

Wird al-Nawawi

The Litany of Imam Al-Nawawi [wird al-Nawawi] is a personal collect of the luminous sage and savant of the Levant, Imam Abu Zakaria Yahya b. Sharaf al-Nawawi, may Allah be well pleased with him and please him. The wird is found in various prayer compendiums, including:
  • Ahmad Ziya’uddin Gumushanevi’s abridged Al-Qulub Al-Dari’a
  • Isma’il Muhammad Sa’id al-Qadiri’s Al-Fuyudat Al-Rabbaniya
  • Habib Umar b. Hafidh’s Khulasat Al-Madad Al-Nabawiyyi

Arabic Text & English Translation

Imam Abu Abdi-Llah Muhammad ibn al-Tayyib al-Fasi  (D. 1170AH), the prominent Maghribi-born Madinan scholar, has written a commentary to the Wird. A mid-18th century manuscript of this work [Sharh Hizb Al-Imam Al-Nawawi] is available online at the Hathi Trust Digital Library.
Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah, Chairman of Nawawi Foundation (Chicago, USA), in an upcoming translation and commentary of the litany, states:
This devotion (hizb) is not specific to any particular spiritual path (tariqa) and is highly respected and widely accepted by them all. It is a unique and proven fortress of physical and spiritual protection. By God’s will, the one who recites this devotion will be with God’s protection. He will put a shield around his or her family, friends and associates. Among its many benefits is the subtle way it helps to purify intentions, facilitate aspirations and give access to spiritual perfection. Anyone whom God has given the good fortune to recite this devotion has gained an invaluable treasure.

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