The Book of Assistance Salawat it is a substantial treatise

it is a substantial treatise aiming to set forth a complete system of Sufism

The obligation to have sound doctrine has led Muslim theologians to develop an elaborate discipline of creed based primarily on the Qur’an and Sunnah

he recorded these practical teachings in his forty-book compendium of Islamic knowledge

This is a poem compiled by al-Habīb ‘Abdullāh b

Islam is a religion that preaches peace

The Book of Assistance Salawat it is a substantial treatiseThere are many books in English which present Sufi doctrine, but few which can be used as practical travel guides along the Path. Originally written in Classical Arabic, the aptly named Book of Assistance is today in widespread use among Sufi teachers in Arabia, Indonesia and East Africa. Presented here in the readable translation of Dr. Badawi, this manual of devotions, prayers and practical ethics will be invaluable to all who love the Prophet and