Beneficial Counsels (Wasaya) poetry Pages: 588

Pages: 588

where we stand ‹ and what we can do about it

They exerted a remarkable influence on the destiny of Central Asia

- SHAYKH ʿABDULLAH B

Jilani and Abu Madyan

Beneficial Counsels (Wasaya) poetry Pages: 588Imam al Haddads Beneficial Counsels is a collection of nine sets of counsels in the form of letters which the Imam sent to some of his close students. Each set of counsels contains provision for the wayfarer on his or her journey to Allah. The Imam deals with topics such as taqwa, the etiquettes of prayer and performing hajj, whose company one should keep and how to illuminate ones heart. In addition to the counsels, this book contains a small