Wayfarers to God

Wayfarers to God
Ali Al Jifri (Author), Mohamed Mlamali (Translator)
Paperback: 240 pages

This book is an exposition in Habib 'Ali's own words, of the challenges and obstacles facing today's Muslim in their attempt to seek proximity to the Creator. The prose is dynamic, and delivered with compassion in a way that gently provokes the reader into accounting themselves and their relationship with Allah. The text gently guides the reader to elevation, without admonishment or chastisement. With opening remarks by Habib 'Umar bin Hafidh, Habib 'Ali describes the timeless journey to Allah in prose that is particularly relevant to our time. Chapters within the text cover the following areas: Approaching Allah, Adherence to the Sunnah, Impediments to Wayfaring, Interferences that Disrupt a Wayfarer, The Principal Diseases of the Heart and their Cures, Loving and Loathing for Allah's Sake, Attention to Excellence in a Work of Worship. Wayfarers to God will be available for purchase from Guidance Media (online and at your local bookstore). Please be sure to sign up (Stay Informed) on our homepage and you will be notified as soon as this book goes on sale. Excerpt from Chapter One of Wayfarers to God, entitled 'Approaching Allah' All praise belongs to Allah. All praise belongs to Allah, the Generous, He Who when He threatens, pardons, and when He promises, keeps His word. The bountiful, He Who gives without being asked and gives without measure; Who rewards in abundance; Who gives without count; Who calls His beloved ones to the precincts of nearness and ignites their longing for that High and Majestic Presence. He calls out every night in the last third of the night,