In Sufism, the Wazifa Zarruqiyya (Arabic: الْوَظِيفَةُ الزَّرُّوقِيَّةُ) is a regular wazifa or litany practiced by followers in the Shadhili order of Sufism and whose first line is "the ship of salvation for those who resort to God"' (Arabic: سَفِينَةُ النَّجَا لِمَنْ إِلَى اللَهِ اِلْتَجَا).[1][2]
| Author | Ahmad Zarruq |
|---|---|
| Original title | سَفِينَةُ النَّجَا لِمَنْ إِلَى اللَهِ اِلْتَجَا |
| Working title | الوظيفة الزروقية |
| Language | Arabic |
| Subject | Dhikr, Dua, Wird |
| Genre | Wazifa |
| Publication place | Maghreb |
Presentation
editThis wazifa was initiated and compiled by the Maliki Sunni Sufi theologian Ahmad Zarruq (1442–1493 CE), the founder of the Zarruqi branch of Shadhili sufism.[3] to train his murids or followers to recite morning and evening litanies daily.[4] This Muslim scholar and sufi sheikh assembled a panoply of Quranic ayahs and prophetic duas dedicated to the morning and night litanies to which the murids must assiduously submit.[5] Zarruq, who studied in Béjaïa, is well-known in the Muslim world[6]
The components of this wazifa were taken from the "Chapter of the morning and evening Adhkar" in the book written by al-Nawawi (1233–1277) entitled Selected Remembrances from the Words of the Master of the Righteous (Adhkar Nawawiyya).[7][8]
There is no Sufism except through fiqh, and there is no fiqh but through Sufism.[9]
Practice
editThis wazifa is recited individually or collectively after Fajr prayer in the morning and after Asr prayer in the afternoon.[10] The recitation begins with the pronunciation of Ta'awwudh then of Basmala followed by Āyah 163 of Surah al-Baqarah.[11]
Next comes the tilawa of Āyah 1 from Surah Al Imran, followed by Āyah 111 of Surah Ta-Ha and then the Throne verse.[12]
Several verses follow each other in the recitation with a specific repetition for each of them. Then the murid recites authentic duas related by Muhammad, and relating to the morning and evening as well as to personal and congregational well-being.[13]
The content of the wazifa is finally completed with the recitation of the last three verses Āyates 180 to 182 of Surah As-Saaffat.[14]
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ Brustad, Kristen (18 June 2001). Interpreting the Self: Autobiography in the Arabic Literary Tradition. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22667-8.
- ^ Krätli, Graziano; Lydon, Ghislaine (2011). The Trans-Saharan Book Trade: Manuscript Culture, Arabic Literacy and Intellectual History in Muslim Africa. BRILL. ISBN 978-9004187429.
- ^ Dévényi, Kinga; Abdul-Fattah, Munif; Fiedler, Katalin (30 October 2015). Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. BRILL. ISBN 9789004306936.
- ^ MacKinlay, Elizabeth (2010). Ageing and Spirituality Across Faiths and Cultures. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 978-1-84905-006-7.
- ^ Dickson, William Rory (11 September 2015). Living Sufism in North America: Between Tradition and Transformation. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-1-4384-5758-1.
- ^ Lūqā, Anwar; Louca, Anouar; Schmitt, Edeltraud von der (2005). Catalogue des manuscrits orientaux de la Bibliothèque publique et universitaire, Genève. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-3-906769-03-5.
- ^ Kugle, Scott Alan (2006). Rebel Between Spirit and Law: Ahmad Zarruq, Sainthood, and Authority in Islam. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-34711-4.
- ^ Michon, Jean-Louis (1973). Le soufi marocain Aḥmad ibn ʻAjība (1746–1809) et son Miʻrāj: Glossaire de la mystique musulmane. ISBN 9782711605712.
- ^ الأذكار السنية بالمدرسة الزروقية. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. January 2012. ISBN 9782745173461.
- ^ "مؤلفات الشيخ أحمد زروق : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive".
- ^ الأنوار السنية شرح الوظيفة الزروقية (سفينة النجا لمن التجا) لسيدي زروق الفاسي. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. January 2007. ISBN 9782745158079.
- ^ الشيخ أحمد زروق (محتسب العلماء والأولياء - الجامع بين الشريعة والحقيقة) المدرسة الزروقية. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. January 2019. ISBN 9782745189813.
- ^ الأنوار الإلهية بالمدرسة الزروقية. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. January 2011. ISBN 9782745172754.
- ^ النصائح الزروقية. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. January 2017. ISBN 9782745187093.
