Lubb al-Lubab (The Kernels of Kernels): A Short Treatise on Wayfaring
Title
Introduction
Part 1
A Brief Introduction and General Plan for Godward Wayfaring
-Essentials of Wayfaring and
Suluk
-The Obstacle
-The World of Khulus and Ikhlas
Part 2
A Detailed Description of the Realms Preceding the World of
Khulus
-Greater Islam
-The Greater Faith
-The Greater Migration
-The Greater Struggle
-The Greatest Submission
-The Greatest Faith
-The Greatest Migration
-An Explanation and Clarification
-The First Description
Part 3
A Detailed Description of the Method and Way of Godward Wayfaring
-First: Abandoning Habits, Customs and Conventions
1. Steadfastness (
`Azm
)
2. Gentleness and Leniency
(Rifq wa Mudara
)
3. Loyalty (
Wafa
)
4. Stability and Perseverance
(Thubat wa Dawam)
5. Self‑vigilance
(Muraqabah)
6. Self‑Accounting
(Muhasabah)
7. Self‑Censure
(Mu'akhadhah)
8. Speedy Action
(Musara`h)
9. Affection
(Iradat)
10. Reverence and Etiquette
(Adab)
11. Intention
(Niyyat)
12. Silence (
Samt
)
13. Hunger (
Ju`
) and Eating Little
14. Seclusion
(Khalwat)
15. Morning Wakefulness
(Sahar)
16. Perpetual Observance of
Taharah
17. Outpouring Humility
(Tadarru')
18. Refraining from Pleasures
19. Secrecy
20. The Teacher and the Shaykh
21.
Wird
22 & 23.Thought Control, Contemplation and
Dhikr
