Lantern Publications
Footprints
of Light
Tarbiyah in the Teachings of Shaykh Ali Safaei Haeri
Get the Book“What happens when a restless young man, exhausted by life and himself, enters the home of a scholar whose presence feels like light?”
From the back cover“Set in a simple basement in Qom, among seekers, misfits, and wounded souls, this book reveals a rare kind of spiritual education — one that does not crush weakness, but transforms it.”
From the back cover“A believer may become helpless; but hopeless, never.”
Shaykh Ali Safaei Haeri, letter to Mohsen, 1996From the pages
Moments that stay with you
"What for?" This nagging inquiry accompanied me since the dawn of puberty. I explored various fields, yet the choice of a major eluded me — and every path I tried only made the question echo louder.
The scholar
A tutor who turned grief into guidance
Shaykh Ali Safaei Haeri was not simply a teacher of ideas. He was a presence that reshaped the moral atmosphere of the people around him — patient, exacting, honest, and deeply attentive to the wounds hidden within the soul.
In these pages, the author reflects on how that companionship slowly changed his understanding of loneliness, purpose, and devotion. The result is not a theoretical book about spirituality, but a lived account of what real tarbiyah looks like.
From the author
“What I found in his presence was not a lecture on certainty. It was a way of being re-formed by love, by obedience, and by the quiet discipline of remembrance.”
In the words of others
Light carried across generations
“The path of guidance is not merely a matter of knowledge; it is a transformation of the self through sincerity and service.”
Ayatollah Khamenei
“A soul that truly learns is a soul that has learned to be humble before the sacred, and to carry that humility into life.”
Shaykh Ansariyaan
“The best teaching is not entertainment — it is the kind that awakens the heart and gives it a direction.”
Ayatollah Haeri Shirazi
“Spiritual growth is not a dramatic event; it is a patient reform of the heart under the light of guidance.”
Shaykh Mas'oud Aaali
One luminous soul can still guide many out of darkness.
For anyone who has ever felt lost, spiritually tired, or unsure whether real change is still possible — Footprints of Light is for you.
ISBN 9781922583833 · Lantern Publications · Distributed by Shia Books Australia