The friends of God are those fortunate ones who have mastered the exoteric and esoteric on the path of Sufism, and who have attained perfection of conduct and behaviour by making progress via the heart.
If one’s nights are spent in seeking forgiveness, with a renewal of one’s belief, in togetherness with the Messenger of Allah, upon him be peace and blessings, in remembrance and contemplation of death…
For the Messenger of Allah, upon him be peace and blessings, for the illustrious, subtle, pure soul of the Messenger of Allah, that of his household, his noble Companions, the great Prophets, the esteemed masters, the souls of all our deceased, and for the well-being and protection of our religion, nation, people, and all the Muslim world, let us recite one Fatiha and three Ikhlas in entreaty and seeking refuge in Him…