The Tijani Wird: Vehicle to Opening (Fath). The illustrious Shaykh and venerable Qutb, Sidi Mohammed ibn al-Arbi Sayeh (d. 1309/1894) had so little to say on the subject in his Bughyat al- Mustafid (Aspiration of the Beneficiary), “The sphere of training and purification in this noble Mohammedian Spiritual Path of ours is centered on the performance of the well- known basic wird, without which entry into the Path is not permissible for anyone, neither among the elite nor among the common folk. The same applies to its adjuncts, i.e. remembrances (adhkar) that are necessarily connected with it: namely the well-known daily office (wadhifa) and the remembrance of the Haylala in the wake of the evening ritual prayer on Friday. In all of that, there must be careful observance of the stipulated conditions and the proper modes of conduct, which are dependent on the utmost excellence and the ultimate perfection. Of all the stipulations, that which is most imperative and most important is careful observance of the five daily prayers with their customary practices, to the extent prescribed for them by the Divine Law (Shari’a) , as far as possible, as well as the perfect fulfillment of their stipulations and their customary practices, and the complete performance of all their basic elements. Then comes the dedication of the moments and the hours, to the maximum extent possible, to the invocation of blessing upon the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him), especially the invocation of Salat al-Fatih Prayer, which is one of the most exalted treasures and the most radiant commodities.This training consists of loving affection, thankfulness (SHUKR), and reliance on the sheer grace which is the only reliable support in the domain of realization, without the necessity of secluded retreat, a great deal of strenuous exertion, and other methods of training adopted after the earliest period.”
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