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The Sacred Effusion – Reflections on Ziyaarat Ashurah by Written by Shaykh Muhammad M Khalfan

THE SACRED EFFUSION

This is an age where the very purpose of our existence has been obscured by the glut of materialism.

We seem to be engulfed in a quagmire that deflects our energy away from his divinely intended purpose.

 Our true fulfillment can only come through inner light when the heart is awakened to seek its divinely intended purpose.

This seminal work on Ziyarat ‘Ashura, aptly named The Sacred Effusion, by Shaykh Muhammad Khalfan, is a beacon for the seeker to seek the Sacred and the Divine.

 With his characteristic insight, the venerable Shaykh guides us to understand how Ziyarat ‘Ashura can be a potent antidote to reawaken our hearts to the real purpose of our existence and not remain a mere habitual or ritual recitation.

As one reads the words so passionately penned by the author, one cannot help but visualize and ponder upon the origin of the very word Ziyarat, which originates from the word zawr, which means to deflect or turn away.

The context becomes all the more evident when we read that the Arabic word zur refers to a lie – because it deflects from the path of truth.

This sets the scene for the reader to contextualize the very essence of the spiritual and moral aspects of the Ziyarat – that when visiting the shrines of the Ma’sumin, or reciting the Ziyarat we momentarily ‘turn away from our worldly existence and gravitate towards an inner state of seeking none other than Allah.

 The essence of the Ziyarat, as elucidated by the author is that the zair who recites the Ziyarat must imbibe the spirit and attain the cognizance of the sublimity of Ziyarat ‘Ashura to enable him to align himself with the spirit of the visited one.