Madārij al-Sālikīn
'The Ranks of the Divine Seekers' — Ibn al-Qayyim's monumental commentary on al-Harawī's Manāzil al-Sāʾirīn: a station-by-station map of the soul's journey to Allah, unfolded through the letters of 'Iyyāka naʿbudu wa iyyāka nastaʿīn' — from awakening, repentance and self-reckoning up through love, longing and contentment. The masterwork of Islamic spiritual psychology.
Madārij al-Sālikīn — Ibn al-Qayyim's masterwork on the stations of the soul's journey to Allah — is available as an English audiobook series on Joyful Muslims, translated in-house from the Arabic. Free to start listening.
What is Madārij al-Sālikīn?
Madārij al-Sālikīn — "The Stations of the Wayfarers" — is Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya's commentary (d. 751 AH / 1350 CE) on a single verse the believer recites at least seventeen times a day: "You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help." From that verse he draws the whole road of the soul's journey to Allah, station by station: repentance, patience, gratitude, hope, fear, trust, love.
It is built on Manāzil al-Sāʾirīn, the terse classic of Shaykh al-Harawī of Herat — but Ibn al-Qayyim's commentary became the greater book: generous where the original is compressed, and honest about the traps of the path at every station.
In English, Madārij has been almost unreachable: printed translations cover only part of the work, and no audiobook of it existed at all — until now.
Verified August 2026: we could not find any other English audiobook of Madārij al-Sālikīn — on Audible, on podcast platforms, or anywhere else. Printed English editions cover only part of the work.
Is there an English audiobook of Madārij al-Sālikīn?
Yes. Joyful Muslims publishes Madārij al-Sālikīn as an English audiobook series, translated in-house from the Arabic. As of August 2026 we could not find any other English audio edition of this work anywhere.
What is Madārij al-Sālikīn about?
It is Ibn al-Qayyim's map of the soul's journey to Allah, drawn from the verse "You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help" — the stations of repentance, patience, gratitude, hope, fear, trust, and love, with honest guidance about the traps at every station.
Is it free to listen?
The whole library is open to everyone. Every member gets five hours of listening free each month; Joyful+ removes the time limit.
Last updated 2026-08-27
Volume One
The opening volume of Ibn al-Qayyim's masterwork on the stations of the soul's journey to Allah.
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