The Zanbal Supplication Guide
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Abdullah Salih
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About The Book
Discover a collection of the most revered supplications and insights into the luminous figures of the Ummah of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, residing in the hidden valley of Haḍramawth in a city called Tarīm. This blessed city is a sanctuary for all who seek healing and solace, where broken hearts find repair and souls discover peace.
Visiting the Awliyā of Zanbal has been a cherished tradition for centuries, akin to performing a lesser ʿUmrah. This profound experience offers a gateway to deeper spiritual union with these revered saints, bringing us closer to Rasūlullāh ﷺ, and ultimately, to Allāh.
This inaugural publication by Nūr ul-Imān vibrates with Divine love and steadfast faith, designed to connect readers with the greatest Awliyā of all time.
With heartfelt prayers for blessings upon Sayyidī Ḥabīb ʿUmar, the greatest of all the Awliyā of this time and the towering mountain of Tarīm and the world, we invite you to engage deeply with this book, opening your heart to the timeless wisdom and devotion within.
With sincere prayers for blessings upon Shaykh ʿAbdullāh Ṣāliḥ for his dedicated translation efforts, we encourage you to immerse yourself in this book, embracing the timeless wisdom and devotion it offers.
May this book be a valuable companion on your spiritual journey, linking your heart to the Divine.
About the Contributor(s)
About the author
Umar ibn Hafiz: Born in 1383 AH / 1963 CE in Tarim, in Yemen's Hadramawt valley, Umar ibn Hafiz is among the most widely followed contemporary Sunni scholars and a sayyid, a descendant of the Prophet through his grandson al-Husayn. He belongs to the BaʿAlawi scholarly tradition of Hadramawt, which traces its teaching lineage back many centuries. His father, Muhammad bin Salim bin Hafiz, the mufti of Tarim, disappeared in 1973 under the region's socialist government when Umar was a boy; the loss shaped his early dedication to learning. He memorized the Qurʾan young, studied under Tarim's scholars and his elder brother ʿAli al-Mashhur, and later studied in the Hijaz. After years of study and teaching, he founded Dar al-Mustafa in Tarim, opened in 1417 AH / 1997 CE, a seminary built on three aims: the transmission of sacred knowledge, the purification of the soul, and daʿwa, calling people to Allah. It has since drawn students from around the world and inspired affiliated institutions and the revival of historic ribats. Shafiʿi in law and Ashʿari in creed, he is also a signatory of the 2007 interfaith letter "A Common Word." His writings, several of which MeccaBooks carries, include The Clarification of Noble Character, Sacred Knowledge: Aims and Objectives, and works on Sufism, remembrance, and the path of calling to Allah.
About the translator
Abdullah Salih: Abdullah Salih is a contemporary English translator of Islamic works drawn from the living scholarly tradition of Tarim, in Yemen's Hadramawt Valley. He embraced Islam in 2003 and soon afterward set out in search of sacred knowledge, settling at Dar al-Mustafa in Tarim, the seminary founded by the scholar Habib Umar bin Hafiz. There he immersed himself in Arabic and the religious sciences, studying Prophetic biography (Sira), Qurʾanic exegesis, hadith, and tasawwuf in the company of teachers whose chains of transmission reach back to earlier generations of the Baʿalawi sayyids. He holds a graduation certificate from the Badr Arabic language program and a testimonial of attendance from Dar al-Mustafa, and his work spans Arabic translation, interpretation, and teaching. Salih's translations make the devotional and instructional writings of the Tarim scholars accessible to English readers. Among them are Habib Umar bin Hafiz's "Prayers Upon the Beloved," a collection of salawat upon the Prophet; the question-and-answer primer "Who is the Prophet Muhammad"; and "Towards a True Spiritual Connection," gathered from Habib Umar's teachings. Through this body of work he carries the counsel and litanies of the Baʿalawi tradition into plain, readable English.
About the foreword writer
Umm Layla: Umm Layla is a contemporary English-language author and translator working within the Ba ʿAlawi tradition of Tarim, the city in Yemen's Hadramawt valley long honored as a center of Islamic scholarship and spiritual devotion. Writing under a kunya rather than a personal name, she devotes her work to rendering the teachings, supplications, and biographies of Tarim's scholars into accessible English for a Western readership. Her writing draws on the words and example of the city's renowned teachers, among them Habib Muhammad al-Aydarus and Habib ʿUmar bin Hafiz, founder of Dar al-Mustafa. Among her titles are "Secrets of Tarim," which gathers insights into the sacred history and inner life of the city, and the children's "Awliya of the Ummah" series, published under Nur al-Iman Publishing, which retells the lives of saints and scholars for young readers, including volumes on Habib ʿUmar bin Hafiz and Habib ʿAlawi al-Aydarus. She has also produced devotional and seasonal works such as collections of supplications and salawat and Ramadanic reminders, and she contributes forewords to related titles. Little is publicly documented about her personal background, as she writes under her kunya. Her contribution lies in making the spiritual heritage of Tarim, its awliyaʾ, and its tradition of love and knowledge available to English-speaking readers, young and old.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9798305053333
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
Nur ul-Iman
Author
Umar ibn Hafiz
Pages
111
Translator
Abdullah Salih
Year Published
2024
Size
W-5 in | H-8 in | D-0.4 in
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