Hizb al-Bahr
March 1, 2008Wird / ورد (pl. Awrad) is a time of day or night devoted to private worship, a daily activity, usually nawafil prayer, Quran recitation, du’a, dhikr etc. Wird also means a watering place: animals coming to water. The root verb “warada” means to arrive, to come, to appear, to show up, to be found, to be met with, to reach.
The scholars of the heart say it is important to have a daily wird, an optional supererogatory worship, that by consistent practice of it you draw closer to Allah. About this Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf said whoever has no wird is a qird [monkey].
One of the most powerful wirds is by Imam Abu Hasan al-Shadhili (may Allah sanctify his secret) called Hizb al-Bahr (Litany of the Sea). A special du’a by the Imam and includes ayats from Qur’an. It is the most famous of Imam Shadhili’s Hizbs.
Following links explain more about the Imam and the Hizb -
Audio of recitation by Shaykh al-Kurdi
Thank you, looks very useful. Will read it properly later IA
can u send mp3 hizb bahr to my email pls?
Salams Dugen, and welcome to the blog. Apologies but I don’t have it on mp3 I’m afraid. The CD is available for purchase on this site - http://www.thetraditionalpath.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=48&zenid=4ef4b422815bc532b4c446c82df3a1ca
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