{"id":4835,"date":"2026-02-27T00:09:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T23:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tidjaniya.com\/en\/?p=4835"},"modified":"2026-03-05T02:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:54:53","slug":"su%e1%b8%a5ur-the-last-third-of-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tidjaniya.com\/en\/su%e1%b8%a5ur-the-last-third-of-the-night\/","title":{"rendered":"SU\u1e24\u016aR \u2014 The Last Third of the Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>bismill\u0101hi r-Ra\u1e25m\u0101ni r-Ra\u1e25\u012bm<br>In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad,<br>the Opener of what was closed,<br>the Seal of what came before,<br>the Helper of the Truth by the Truth,<br>and the Guide to Your straight path.<br>And upon his family,<br>according to his immense worth and the greatness of his rank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Allah \u062a\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0649 said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201c<strong>Say: If you truly love Allah, then follow me;<br>Allah will love you and forgive your sins.<br>For Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.<\/strong>\u201d<br>(S\u016brat \u0100l \u02bfImr\u0101n, 3:31)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Words of our master Shaykh A\u1e25mad Tij\u0101n\u012b (may Allah sanctify his precious secret)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cEvery opening, every light, and every spiritual elevation<br>are attained only through sincere following of the Beloved \ufdfa.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SU\u1e24\u016aR \u2014 The Last Third of the Night<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Table of the Body and the Table of the Souls<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O you who seek Allah\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you know that su\u1e25\u016br is not merely a meal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Su\u1e25\u016br is the time of the last third of the night.<br>It is a moment chosen by Allah, a moment when the doors of mercy open and hearts are able to draw near.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is an invitation.<br>A divine invitation repeated every night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The body has its right.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prophet Muhammad \ufdfa said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-palette-color-2-color\">Take the pre-dawn meal (sah\u00fbr), for indeed there is blessing in su\u1e25\u016br.<\/mark><\/strong>\u201d<br>(Al-Bukh\u0101r\u012b and Muslim)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few dates, a little water, a morsel taken with the intention of following the Beloved \ufdfa become light and blessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He \ufdfa also said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-palette-color-2-color\">How excellent are dates as su\u1e25\u016br for the believer.<\/mark><\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But those who are people of nearness know that behind the nourishment of the body lies another nourishment\u2026 more subtle\u2026 more elevated\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The nourishment of the soul.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allah describes the righteous at the time of su\u1e25\u016br, saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>And in the last hours of the night, they would seek forgiveness.<\/strong>\u201d<br>(Qur\u2019an 51:18)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the time of su\u1e25\u016br corresponds to the last third of the night, the moment when divine closeness manifests in a particular way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prophet \ufdfa said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur Lord descends every night to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains, and He says:<br>Who calls upon Me that I may answer him?<br>Who asks of Me that I may give him?<br>Who seeks My forgiveness that I may forgive him?\u201d<br>(Al-Bukh\u0101r\u012b and Muslim)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behold the divine tenderness\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The King of kings calls His servants while they sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some rise to eat\u2026<br>The ones brought near rise to be nourished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For there are two tables at su\u1e25\u016br:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One table for bodies,<br>One table for hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014&nbsp;The table of bodies contains food and water.<br>\u2014&nbsp;The table of hearts contains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Istighf\u0101r\u2026<br>Presence\u2026<br>Humility\u2026<br>Poverty before Allah\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Su\u1e25\u016br is the hour of eaters for the body<br>and the hour of seekers of forgiveness for the heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blessed is the one who eats with his mouth and weeps with his heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blessed is the one who nourishes his body for the day and nourishes his soul for eternity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For sometimes a single Astaghfirull\u0101h uttered with sincerity opens doors that years of effort do not open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The people of knowledge have said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whoever is deprived of istighf\u0101r at the time of su\u1e25\u016br is deprived of an immense treasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O servant of Allah\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you rise to eat, do not deprive yourself of the encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For your Lord calls you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>Who seeks My forgiveness that I may forgive him?<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And what a loss for the one who hears the call\u2026 and does not respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Word to the Hearts of the Disciples<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The su\u1e25\u016br of ordinary people is nourishment.<br>The su\u1e25\u016br of seekers is worship.<br>The su\u1e25\u016br of those brought near is encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whoever rises to eat receives blessing.<br>Whoever rises to seek forgiveness receives mercy.<br>Whoever rises for Allah receives Allah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not be among those who take the food and forget the Giver.<br>Be among those who find the Giver before finishing the morsel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the people of Allah have understood a secret:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whoever is awake at su\u1e25\u016br for Allah will not sleep in his grave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad,<br>the Opener of what was closed,<br>the Seal of what came before,<br>the Helper of the Truth by the Truth,<br>and the Guide to Your straight path.<br>And upon his family,<br>according to his immense worth and the greatness of his rank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2e3b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The poor servant in Allah and disciple of Shaykh A\u1e25mad Tij\u0101n\u012b<br>(may Allah sanctify his precious secret),<br>Mohammed El Mansour El Mohieddine Tidjani<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>bismill\u0101hi r-Ra\u1e25m\u0101ni 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