With your thirst and hunger remind yourself about the thirst...

With your thirst and hunger remind yourself about the thirst and hunger of the Day of Judgement; pay charity to poor and destitute people, pay respect to elders; be kind towards youngsters, and observe the bonds of relationship with your kith and kin.” The Holy Month of Ramadhan is directly related to Allah (the Glorious, the Exalted), because, it is the only month whose name has been mentioned in the Holy Qur'an, the month in which the Holy Qur'an after descending through various veils in the Celestial Kingdom was revealed upon the sacred heart of the Holy Prophet [s] though Archangel Gabriel as described in the Holy Qur'an as follows: “The Holy Month of Ramadhan in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the criterion (of right and wrong).” Holy Qur'an (2:185).

The present book is the English translation of the Persian book: Spiritual Journey of the Mystics ( Saluk al-Arifan ) - which is the translation of Arabic book: al-Muraqebat fi Amal al-Sunnah , written by the most eminent perfect mystic Late Hajj Mirza Javad Agha Maliki Tabrizi.

As the enclosed biography would reveal, he was the most eminent gnostic and ascetic of his period, who had attained the most Exalted mystic position of ( Kashf-wa-Shahud ) a spiritual position, whereby the curtains are rolled up from the wayfarers esoteric eyes, enabling him to see into the unseen far beyond the limits of this material world.

The book presents a detailed description of etiquette and codes of special deeds performed by Allah's most sincere servants during the Holy Month of Ramadhan; the self-restraint and asceticism practised by them during these worships and the self-purification achieved by them.

The present translation covers the following topics: deeds and etiquette of the Holy Month of Ramadhan, special distinction of the Holy Month of Ramadhan, the splendour and eminence of supplications compiled by the Ahlul-Bait [a], etiquette and codes of prayer, the leadership ( Imamat ) and preaching ( Va'iz ), the Night of Power ( Lailatul-Qadr ), the last night of the Holy Month of Ramadhan, the commentary - world being the House of Illusion ( Dar al-Gharoor ), how to farewell the Holy Month of Ramadhan, and comments about the sense and perception among the solid bodies etc.