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HIZBUL BAHR
THE LITANY OF THE SEA

By Imam Shadhili Rahimahullah

For Protection against any harm, Jinn, Sihr, enemies, evil effects, and for
the fullfillment of every lawful need aim and ambition.

Imam Shadhili said about the Hizb ul Bahr:

By Allah, I did not utter it [the Litany of the Sea] except as it came from
the Prophet of Allah sallallahu alayhi wasallam , from whose in-
struction I learned it. "Guard it;' he said to me, "for it contains the Ism al-
'A'dham-Greatest name of Allah:"- It is not recited in any place without
security reigning there. If it had been with the inhabitants of Baghdad,
the Tatars would not have taken the city. On his death bed Imam Sha-
dhili gave Naseeha-counsel to recite his Litany of the Sea (Hizb ul Bahr)
often, and he said, “Teach it to your children for the Ism al-'Adhim-
Greatest name of Allah is in it.”

Shaykh Ali Abul Hasan Ash Shadhuli, may Allah sanctify his secret,
spoke of this hizb as “the instrument of protection and prevention.” he
said, “ if it is read in any place, that place will be preserved from harm,
many jinn are dispelled, the fearful are made secure, the sick are cured,
and the anxious one is made peaceful.
If one desires that his supplication be responded to & his lawful needs be
satisfied, he should recite this. This wazaifa (spiritual devotional prac-
tice) showers the rain of light (Nur) and the hidden secrets (asrar) would
be manifest to him. It will also help you Control the heart from tempta-
tion of the desire (hawa) and fantasies and will remove difficulties and
will grant both worldly and religious success (to the reader).

The story of the Hizbul Bahr

The worthy Shaykh Abu al-'Aza'im Madi ibn Sultan related to me in the
city ofTunis, may Allah the Exalted watch over it, as did also the worthy
and blessed Shaykh Sharaf al-Din, son of the Shaykh (al-Shadhili) in the
city of Damanhur al-Wahsh of Egypt in the year A.H. 715 that shaykh
was on the point of setting out from Cairo to perform the pilgrimage to
Mecca a short time after the departure of the pilgrims.

He said, ''I have been divinely ordered to go on pilgrimage this year. So

find for us a Nile vessel in which to make the journey by way of Upper
Egypt:' They looked about for a vessel, but found only one belonging to
Christians on which was an elderly Christian man with his sons.

He said, "Let us get on board:' We entered the vessel and set sail from
Cairo and traveled for two or three days. Then the wind shifted so that
we were sailing into it. So we tied up to the bank of the Nile at an unin-
habited spot. We remained there about a week within sight of the hills of
Cairo.

One of the pilgrims accompanying us asked, "How is it that the Shaykh

says that he was ordered to perform the pilgrimage this year when the
time for it has passed? And how long will this journey take? , In the mid-
dle of the day the shaykh slept and awoke, and then offered this prayer
[known as Litany of the Sea]. "Where is the captain of the vessel?" he
inquired.
"Yes" he answered, "here I am:'
"What is your name?" the shaykh asked. "Mismar:'
"O blessed Mismar, unfurl the sail:' the shaykh ordered.
"O my master:' the captain objected, "[lf I do that], we shall come again
to Cairo by sailing before the wind:' "We shall again become travelers:'
the shaykh replied, "if God wills:' Again the captain objected, "This wind
will drive us back to Cairo before the end of this day, and, furthermore,
with the wind as it is, to get the ship under sail will be absolutely im-
possible:' "Unfurl the sail;' the shaykh ordered him, "with the blessing of
God:' So we unfurled the sail, and God [He is exalted] commanded the
wind so that it shifted and filled the sail [so quickly that they] were una-
ble to cast off the rope from the stake. They cut it and we departed under
a gentle breeze. The captain converted to Islam, both he and his brother.

Their father did not cease to lament and say, "I have lost my two sons on,
this journey:' "On the contrary;' the shaykh said to him, "you have
gained them:' That night the Christian had a vision in which the day of
resurrection, as it were, had come, and he was beholding the Garden and
the fire. He witnessed the shaykh (al-Shadhili) conducting to the Gar-
den a large crowd of people. Among them were the Christian's sons. He
wanted to follow them, but he was prevented. He was told, "You are not
of them until you enter their religion:' The Christian related that to the
shaykh, and he [the Christian] converted to Islam. Then the shaykh told
him, "The people whom you saw with me are my companions to the day
of resurrection." We continued our journey easily and successfully with
incidents the telling of which would consume a long time. They finished
the pilgrimage that year. My master, Madi, related, according to a report
from the shaykh, The Christian became one of the great saints of God.
Consequently, he sold his vessel and performed the pilgrimage with us,
along with his sons. He had a zawiya (worship place) in Upper Egypt
and was one of those who were endowed with charismatic powers. This
blessed journey was an occasion for the manifestation of such a power.
May Allah have mercy on him and be pleased with him.
  
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