SAFĀ LIYA WAQTĪ (MY TIME IS FOR ME ONLY!)

- By Shaykh-al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (RA) -  

صَفَا لِيَ وَقْتِي وَالْحَبِيبُ يُخَصِّصُ 

وَ إِنِّيَ مَحْبُوبٌ لِطَهَ مُخَصَّصُ

My time is for me only....and surely the Beloved chooses (whom he wishes)!

And indeed I am a Beloved of Taha ﷺ; chosen specially for him!

 

مُرَادٌ لِحَمْلِ السِّرِّ مِنْ قَبْلِ نَشْأَتِي 

مُرَبٍّ لِكُلِّ الْعَارِفِينَ وَ مُخْلِصُ

And I was chosen to carry the Secret even before I was created...

And (appointed then) a Pure Guide for all the Knowers (of Allah)!

 

وَ إِنْ دَهِشَ الْأَقْطَابُ يَوْمًا بِمَشْهَدٍ 

رَأَوْنِي وَانْقَادُوا إِلَيَّ وَ أَخْلَصُوا

And indeed I’ve seen all the Qutbs (Supreme Saints of the Islam)…

Fully submitting & acquiescing to my authority!

 

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَصَّ بِأَنَّنِي 

سَفِيرٌ لَهُ فِي الْكَائِنَاتِ مُخَلِّصُ

And I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ clearly stating that:

I am his Emissary to all Creation, and a Saviour (for them)!

 

عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ سَلَامُهُ

وَ آلٍ وَ أَصْحَابِ سَمَوْا وَ تَخَصَّصُوا

May the Blessing & Salutations of Allah be upon him...

And upon his Family & Companions, who rise (in rank); the chosen ones!

Fully Translated & Transcribed by 

Imām Fakhruddin Owaisi al-Tijani

SHORT PRAYER FOR PROTECTION

Prescribed by Shaykh Mahy Cisse (HA)

To be recited 100 times in the day and in the night:

 

 أَسْتَكْفِي كُلَّ شَرٍّ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا الله

Astakfī kulla sharrin bi La ilaha ill Allah

 

I ward off all evil by (the power of) La ilaha ill Allah (There is no god but Allah)!

 

- آمِين -

NOTE:

Our Shaykhs prescribe the above prayer as a sure daily protection against all harm & evil 

 THE PICTURE OF IBRAHIM WILL REMAIN A REMINDER!

A poem Mawlana Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse (RA) composed upon witnessing a picture of himself!

فَصُورَةُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ تَبْقَى تَذَكُّرَا 

The picture of Ibrahim will remain a reminder!

 إِذَا آبَ لِلْمَوْلَى الْعَلِي وَ تَفَكُّرَا

After he returns to His Lord Most High and is remembered!

مَتَى دَفَنُونِي فِي التُّرَابِ تَحَدَّثُوا

And surely after they bury me in the sand, they will say:

 لَقَدْ كَانَ يَنْوِي الْخَيْرَ لَوْ كَانَ مُقْصِرًا

He intended well only, despite (human) shortcomings!

 أُجَاوِرُ رَبَّا وَاهِبًا مُتَفَضِّلاً

I’ll be in my grave then, in the company of a Most Generous & Graceful Lord…

 وَ يُعْطِي الْعَبْدَ مَا الْكُلَّ حَيَّرَا بِقَبْرِي

Who granted me that which has baffled all (Mankind)!

حيَاتِي رُمُوزٌ كُلُّهَا وَ إِشَارَةٌ

Indeed, my life was just (Divine) codes & signs….

 تُفَسَّرُ مَهْمَا ذَاكَ الْقَبْرُ بُعْثِرَا

that will continue to be interpreted till I’m resurrected from that grave!

 وَ كُنْتُ حُرُوفًا عَالِيَاتٍ وَ أَسْطُرَا

And indeed I was but Sublime Letters & Sentences (from God Himself)…

 فَوَقَعَهَا شَخْصِي مَتَى قَامَ مُظْهِرَا

That were manifested in my person when I appeared!

Fully Transcribed and Translated by 

Imām Fakhruddin Owaisi (South Africa)

DUMŪ‘UN KARAQRĀQI-L LUJAYNI TUBARHINU

TEARS LIKE SILVER ARE MY PROOFS! دُمُوعٌ كَرَقْـــــــرَاقِ اللُّجَيْـــنِ تُبَرْهِــنُ   A Poem by Shaykh-al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (RA) (From his Diwan Sayr al-Qalb: Harf al-Dal)

دُمُوعٌ كَرَقْـــــــرَاقِ اللُّجَيْـــنِ تُبَرْهِــنُ

عَلَى صِدْقِ شَوْقِي بَيْنَمَا الْوَقْتُ مَوْهِنُ

 

Tears shining like silver - during the darkness of the night -

are the proof of my sincere yearning (for the Beloved SAW)!

 

عَلَى هَيْكَلٍ فَوْقَ الْغَمَائِـــــمِ قَاصِـــدًا

مَزَارَكَ أَعْلَى النَّاسِ خَلْقًا وَ أَحْسَـنُ

 

 

On a body (flying) over the clouds (i.e. airplane)....

I travel to visit you, O Highest & Most Beautiful of Mankind in Character!

 

مُحَمَّـــدُ يَا خَيْـــرَ الْأَنَامِ فَمَا تَــرَى

لِـتَـيْمٍ شَدِيدِ الْحُبِّ وَالْمَدْحَ يُحْسِــنُ

 

Muhammad (SAW)! O Best of Creation!

What will you grant to a lover deeply in love & excels in your praise!

 

 

إِلَى جَمْعِكَ الْمـَـــدَّاحُ يُنْمَى وَ إِنَّـــهُ

أَسِيرُ هَوًى لَمْ يُلْفَ فِي الدَّهْرِ يُتْقِنُ

For this extoller belongs to your faction...

A prisoner of love, forever attempting to excel (in extolling you)!

فَكُنْ لِي شَفِيعًا يَا شَفِيعُ فَكُلُّ مَنْ

سِوَاكَ فَقِيرٌ لِلشَّفَاعَـــــةِ مُعْلِـــنُ

 

So intercede for me O intercessor...

For everyone but you is openly in need of (your) intercession!

 

وَ إِنِّـيَ أَرْجُوهَا بَشِيرُ وَ لَمْ أَنَلْ

لَـهَا سَبَبًا غَيْرَ الْكَبَائِـــرِ تُعْلَـــــنُ

 

And I surely hope for it O Bringer of Good News!

Even though I possess no cause for it but my sins so great!

 

أَتَيْتُكَ لاَ أَرْجُو سِـــــوَاكَ مُحَمَّــدًا

وَ أَنْتَ مَزُورِي أَنْتَ لِلْخَيرِ مَعْدِنُ

 

I have come to you O Muhammad seeking none but you!

And you O my host are the mine of generosity!

 

بِفَارَانَ بِالْبَطْحَاءِ بِالْبَيْتِ تَقْبَلَـــنْ

خَدِيمًا رَفِيقًـــا لِلْجِنَـــانِ فَيُــوذَنُ

I have come to you in Faran & Batha (i.e. Makkah) and the Sacred House (Ka'bah)...

So accept me as a servant who will accompany you in Paradise & be granted entry into it!

فَصِلْنِي رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ طَــــهَ مُؤَمَّنًــا

فَلَمْ يَكُ لِي مِنْ عِنْدِ غَيْرِكَ مَأْمَــنُ

 

So grant me your protection O Messenger of Allah O Taha!

For I find no other refuge other than in you!

أُرَانِي كَغَيْرِي لاَجِئًا عِنْدَ بَابِكُــمْ

وَ كُلٌّ عَظِيمُ السُّؤْلِ كُلٌّ يُدَنْــــدِنُ

And I see myself - like many others - seeking refuge at your Door

And everyone is begging & beseeching there with their requests!

 

بِمَوْقِــــــفِ بَـــدْرٍ لاَ يَزَالُ تَذَكُّــرِي

إِلَى مَنْ غَدَا يَحْمِي الذِّمَارَ وَ يُومِــنُ

 

At my stop at Badr, I recalled the one...

Who was the protector & refuge for his people!

 

أَتَيْتُكَ يَا خَيْرَ الْخَلاَئِـــقِ مَوْهِنًـــا

أُرَجِّيكَ تُعْلِينِي وَ حَالِيَ تُحْسِـــنُ

 

I have come to you O Best of Creation as a weak person!

So please raise my rank and improve my condition!

 

وَ تَشْفِي سِقَامِي تَجْبُرُ الْكَسْرَ سَيِّدِي

وَ تَعْفُو عَنْ أَسْوَاءٍ دَرَاهَا الْمُهَيْمِــنُ

And heal my illnesses & fix my brokenness O my Master!

And overlook sins, well-known to the All-Dominating Lord!

مَرَرْتُ بِبَدْرٍ بِالْفُرَيْـــــشِ بِرَابِـــغٍ

لِمَسْجِدِهِ وَالْحَرُّ فِــي الْقَلْبِ مُكْمَــنُ

 

I passed by Badr, al-Furaysh and Rabigh…

Towards his Mosque with a heart pulsating with the heat (of love)!

 

لَكَ الْعَهْدُ مِنِّي يَا رَسُـــولُ فَإِنَّنِــي

أُحِبُّكَ حَتَّى حِينَ فِي الْقَبْرِ أُدْفَــنُ

 

You have my promise O Messenger (of God)

That I will continue loving you until I am buried in my grave!

 

يُؤَرِّقُنِي حُبِّيكَ لَيْلِي وَ كَيْـــفَ لاَ

وَ لاَ حَسَنٌ إِلاَّ لِحُسْنِــــكَ يَذْعَــنُ

 

My love for you keeps me up the whole night...

And how can it not when every beautiful one bows to your sublime beauty!

 

عَلَيْكَ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ

أَتَاكَ خَدِيمٌ قَاصِرٌ وَهْوَ مُومِـــنُ

 

May the Blessings & Salutations of Allah be upon you!

A servant full of shortcomings has come to you, with faith!

 

عَلَيْكَ أَيَا كَنْــــزَ الْبَرَايَــا نَبِيَّنَــا

صَلاَةٌ وَ تَسْلِيــــمٌ وَ إِنَّكَ مَأْمَــنُ

 

O Treasure-trove of Mankind! O Our Prophet!

Upon you be Blessings & Salutations, for you are our refuge!

عَلَيْكَ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ

فَمَا لِيَ كَنْـــزٌ لاَ وَ لاَ لِيَ مَعْــدِنُ

 

May the Blessings & Salutations of Allah be upon you!

For I possess no treasure or precious stone (to gift you)!

 

عَلَيْكَ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ

وَ لاَ عَمَلٌ يُنْجِي مِنَ النَّارِ مُتْقَــنُ

 

May the Blessings & Salutations of Allah be upon you...

And I possess no decent action to save me from the Fire!

 

عَلَيْكَ مَدَى الْأَيَّامِ مَا قَالَ خَــــادِمٌ

دُمُوعٌ كَرَقْرَاقِ اللُّجَيْـــنِ تُبَرْهِــنُ

 

May Blessings & Salutations be upon you...as long as the servant sings:

Tears shining like silver are my proof!

 

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اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا أُغْلِقَ وَالْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ

نَاصِرِ الْحَقِّ بِالْحَقِّ وَالْهَادِي إِلَى صِرَاطِكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ

وَ عَلَى آلِهِ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَ مِقْدَارِهِ الْعَظِيمِ

 

- آمِين -

 

Fully Transcribed and Translated by Imām Fakhruddin Owaisi (South Africa)

MAJAMI’ AL-HAMD (THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE OF PRAISES)

A COMPREHENSIVE PRAISE (HAMD) OF ALLAH مَجَامِعُ الْحَمْدِ

by Shaykh-al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (RA)

(From his personal prayer-book entitled: Al-Kanz al-Masun)

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّه بِجَمِيعِ مَحَامِدِهِ

All praise be to Allah by all His praises!

 

 وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ مَحَامِدِهِ

And all praise be to Allah for all His praises!

 

 وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَدَدَ مَحَامِدِهِ

And all praise be to Allah according to the number of all His praises!

 

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بِجَمِيعِ صِفَاتِهِ 

All praise be to Allah by all His Attributes!

 

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ صِفَاتِهِ

And all praise be to Allah for all His Attributes!

 

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَدَدَ جَمِيعِ صِفَاتِهِ

And all praise be to Allah according to the number of all His Attributes!

 

 الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بِلِسَانِ سَيِّدِنَا محَمَّدٍ

All praise be to Allah by the tongue of our master Muhammad (SAW)!

 

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ

And all praise be to Allah for our master Muhammad (SAW)!

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِقْدَارَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ

And all praise be to Allah according to the capacity our master Muhammad (SAW)!

 

الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بِلِسَانِ الصِّدِّيقِ الْأَكْبَرِ

All praise be to Allah by the tongue of the greatest Siddiq (Believer)!

 

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى الصِّدِّيقِ الْأَكْبَرِ

And all praise be to Allah for the greatest Siddiq (Believer)!

 

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِقْدَارَ الصِّدِّيقِ الْأَكْبَرِ

And all praise be to Allah according to the capacity of the greatest Siddiq (Believer)!

 

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بِأَلْسِنَةِ جَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ

All praise be to Allah by the tongue of all His creation!

 

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ 

And all praise be to Allah for all His creation!

 

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَدَدَ جَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ

And all praise be to Allah according to the number of all His creation!

 

الحمْد لِلَّهِ بِجَمِيعِ نِعَمِهِ

All praise be to Allah by all His favours!

 

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ نِعَمِهِ 

And all praise be to Allah for all His favours!

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَدَدَ جَمِيعِ نِعَمِهِ

And all praise be to Allah according to the number of all His favours!

 

وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ

And may Allah send His blessings on our master Muhammad

 

وَ آلِهِ وَ صَحْبِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ

And his Family & Companions

حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَ مِقْدَارهِ الْعَظِيمِ 

According to his immense rank & capacity!

 

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NOTE

This is a very special prayer of praise that was inspired to Mawlana Shaykh-al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (RA) from the Divine Presence, in which our Creator Most High is praised from different angles and at various levels of the Divine Manifestation. 

It is for this reason that Shaykh Ibrahim (RA) aptly named it as Majami’ al-Hamd i.e. The Most Comprehensive of Praises or The Combination of all Praises. 

It may be recited any time of the day and the night with the sole intention of praising Our Creator Most High!

Fully Transcribed & Translated by

Imām Fakhruddin Owaisi al-Tijani 

(Muqaddam of the Tariqah Tijaniyyah, 

Cape Town, South Africa)

A GREAT TASBIH  FOR THE DAY & THE NIGHT

- تَسْبِيحَة جَلِيلَة  -

 

Prescribed by Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani (RA) 

سُبْحَانَ اَللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

Sublime is Allah! And all praise is for Allah!

 

وَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اَللَّهُ واَللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

And there is none worthy of worship but Allah & Allah is the Greatest of all!

 

وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ

And there is no power & strength except from Allah, the Most High, the Great!

 

مِلْءَ مَا عَلِمَ

In accordance with the capacity of His Knowledge!

 

وَ عَدَدَ مَا عَلِمَ

And in accordance with the quantity of His Knowledge!

 

وَ زِنَةَ مَا عَلِمَ

And in accordance with the weight of His Knowledge!

 

(i.e. infinitely!)

Hadith

 

عن أبي الدرداء رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:

((قل: سبحان الله والحمد لله ولا إله إلا الله والله أكبر ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله؛ فإنهن الباقيات الصالحات، وهن يحططن الخطايا كما تحط الشجرة ورقها، وهي من كنوز الجنة))

 

It is related by Abu-al-Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet of Allah (SAW) said:

 

“Say: Subhan-Allah wa al-Hamdu Lillah wa la ilaha ill Allah wa Allahu Akbar wa la hawla wa la quwwata illah Billah!

For they are the good deeds that endure (till the Hereafter), and they shed your off sins like a tree sheds off its leaves, and they are from the treasures of Paradise!”

 

رواه الطبراني

 

Narrated by Imam al-Tabarani

 

NOTE:

 

Mawlana Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani (RA) recommended the recitation of the above mentioned Tasbih 10 times in the morning, evening & mid-night, as part of one’s daily Dhikr schedule, and stated that one recitation of it is equal to continuous Dhikr of Allah for 24 hours.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا أُغْلِقَ

وَالْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ نَاصِرِ الْحَقِّ بِالْحَقِّ

وَالْهَادِي إِلَى صِرَاطِكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ

وَ عَلَى آلِهِ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَ مِقْدَارِهِ الْعَظِيمِ

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Fully Transcribed & Translated by Shaykh Fakhruddin Owaisi al-Tijani

A PRAYER FOR SEEING THE BLESSED PROPHET (SAW)

 صلاة لرؤية النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في اليقظة

   

By Shaykh Sidi Ahmad al-Tijani (RA)

                          

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful

 

اللَّهُمَّ اجْمَعْ جَمِيعَ أَذْكَارِ الذَّاكِرِينَ

Allahumma Ijma‘ Jamī‘a Adhkar adh-Dhākirīna

O Allah! Combine all the Dhikrs (prayers) of those praying…

 

 وَ جَمِيعَ صَلَوَاتِ الْمُصَلِّينَ

wa Jamī‘a Salawāti-l Musallīna

and all the Salawat of those sending Salawat (on the Prophet SAW)  

 

 وَاجْعَلْ لِي جَمِيعَ الأَذْكَارِ ذِكْرِي

Waj‘al Lī Jamī‘ al-Adhkhāri Dhikrī

And turn all those Dhikrs into my Dhikr

 

 وَ جَمِيعَ الصَّلَوَاتِ صَلَاتِي

wa Jamī‘ as-Salawāti Salātī

And turn all those Salawat into my Salawat

 

 عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ شَفِيعِ الْمُذْنِبِينَ

‘Alā Sayyidinā Muhammadin Shafī‘ il-Mudhnibīna

Upon our master Muhammad, the Intercessor for the Sinful

 

 وَ عَلَى آلِهِ الْأَبْحُرِ الْكَامِلِينَ

Wa ‘alā Ālihi-l Ab'huri il-Kāmilīna

And upon his Family, the Oceans (of Sainthood) & Complete Ones!

 

 عَدَدَ مَا فِي عِلْمِكَ يَا رَبِّ

‘Adada mā fī ‘ilmika, Yā Rabbi!

According to the number of all that is in Your Knowledge O Our Lord!

Hadith

 

عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم أنه قال:

 It is related by Abu-Sa’id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him,that the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said:

مَن رَآنِي فقَدْ رَأَى الحَقَّ فإنَّ الشَّيْطانَ لا يَتَكَوَّنُنِي

“Whoever sees me, sees me truly. For Satan cannot take my shape.”

رواه البخاري (6997) 

Narrated by Imam al-Bukhari

NOTE: 

و في الجامع أن سيدنا رضي الله عنه كان يقرأ هذا الدعاء في عدد لرؤية النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في اليقظة.

 

It is narrated in the Kitab al-Jami‘ that Mawlana Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani (RA) would recite the above mentioned Salawat in a large number in order to see the Prophet (SAW) while awake. He (RA) also recommended this to others, in addition to the blessed Salat al-Fatih.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا أُغْلِقَ

وَالْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ نَاصِرِ الْحَقِّ بِالْحَقِّ

وَالْهَادِي إِلَى صِرَاطِكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ

وَ عَلَى آلِهِ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَ مِقْدَارِهِ الْعَظِيمِ

 

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Fully Transcribed & Translated by Shaykh Fakhruddin Owaisi al-Tijani

A PRAYER FOR THE RAISING OF GOOD DEEDS

 

 صَلَاةُ رَفْعِ الْأَعْمَالِ 

 

SALĀT RAF‘U-L A‘AMĀL

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By Shaykh Sidi Ahmad al-Tijani (RA)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful

 

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ

Allahumma Salli ‘alā Sayyidinā Muhammadin  an-Nabiyy

O Allah! Send Your blessings upon our master Muhammad the Prophet

 عَدَدَ مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

‘Adada man sallā ‘alayhi min khalqika

With the number of all those who have sent blessings upon him!

 وَصَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ

wa Salli ‘alā Sayyidinā Muhammadin in-Nabiyyi

And send Your blessings upon our master Muhammad the Prophet

كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَنَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ

kamā yanbagī lanā an nusalliya ‘alayhi

In the ideal manner that we must send blessings upon him!

 وَ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ

wa Salli ‘alā Sayyidinā Muhammadin an-Nabiyy

And send Your blessings upon our master Muhammad the Prophet

 كَمَا أَمَرْتَنَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ

kamā amartanā an nusalliya ‘alayhi

In the ideal manner You commanded us to send blessings upon him!

- آمِين -

Hadith

 

عن عمر بن الخطاب و أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم:

It is related by Umar bin al-Khattab & Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with them both, that the Prophet (SAW) said:

إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ مَوْقُوفٌ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ لا يَصْعَدُ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ

حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى نَبِيِّكَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ

 

“All supplications are suspended between the Heavens & the Earth

– i.e. not raised to Allah’s Divine Presence –

until you send blessings on your Prophet SAW)”

رواه الترمذي (486)

Narrated by Imam al-Tirmidhi

 

NOTE:

Mawlana Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani (RA) recommended the recitation of the above mentioned Salawat 10 times in the morning & the evening, as ideal for guaranteeing the raising of one’s prayers & good deeds to Allah’s Divine Court, in addition to the blessed Salat al-Fatih.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا أُغْلِقَ

وَالْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ نَاصِرِ الْحَقِّ بِالْحَقِّ

وَالْهَادِي إِلَى صِرَاطِكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ

وَ عَلَى آلِهِ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَ مِقْدَارِهِ الْعَظِيمِ

 

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Fully Transcribed & Translated by Shaykh Fakhruddin Owaisi al-Tijani

SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASSE & A DREAM OF IMAM ALI (AS)

Shaykh-al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (RA) visiting the blessed Tomb of Imam Ali (AS) in al-Najaf al-Ashraf during his official visit to Iraq in the 1960s

Shaykh-al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (RA) would often see Imam Ali (AS) in dreams & visions.        

In his poem نفحات الملك الغني he mentions one such dream in the following couplets:

في هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ قَدْ أَتَانِي

نَجْلُ أَبِي طَالِبِ ذُو الإحْسَانِ

In this night, I was visited by…

The son of Abu-Talib (i.e. Ali), the Generous one!

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أَوَّلْتُ ذَا الْعِلْمَ والسَّيْفَ فَذَا

بَابُ الْمَدِينَةِ فَرَاعِ الْمَأْخَذَاً

So I interpreted it as (my attaining of) Knowledge & the Sword (authority)!

For he (Imam Ali) is the Door to the City (of Knowledge). So note this!

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قَدْ سُرَّ بَي حِينَ رَأَيْتُهُ و قَدْ

سُرِرْتُ أَيْضًا إِنَّهُ بَابُ الْمَدَدْ

And he (Ali) was very happy to see me, and I was happy to see him also!

As he is the Door of Madad (Spiritual Nourishment & Divine Assistance)!

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نَصْرُ مِنَ اللهِ وَ فَتْحٌ يَقْرُبُ

فِيهِ هُوَ تَارِيخُ مَنْ يُرْقَبُ

"Victory from Allah & an Opening, very soon"

That’s the (sentence derived from the) date of this vision, if you notice!

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أخْرَجَ ذَا التَّاريخ لِي عَلِي

وَ هُوَ لَعَمْرِي كَاسْمِهِ عَلِي

The above “Date-Sentence” was derived for me by Ali (Cisse)…

And by my life, he is lofty in rank like his name Ali (which means Lofty)!

Fully Transcribed and Translated by 

Imām Fakhruddin Owaisi (Cape Town, South Africa)

PERMISSION FOR JAWHARAT AL-KAMĀL

Question:

I found that Jawharat al Kamaal originated from Prophet (SM) who gave it to Sidi Ahmad al-Tijani (RA) in a wakeful state. This has now several versions. As it originated from Tijani Sufi Order, they ask that only mureeds of that order may recite it, and if anyone else recites it without their permission, harm may be caused to them.

Secondly, I have never heard before that reciting salawat might cause harm to any human beings. So, what must be believed? Is it not confusing?

Was salam

Answer:

Wa Alaykum as-Salam,

There is no harm in any form of Salawat.

However, some Khass (special) forms of Salawat are very heavy on the soul, and therefore require the Idhn (permission) of a complete Spiritual Master to recite them.

If an uninitiated person recites them, he may not be able to handle their heaviness.

We have personally seen this.

Wad-khulu ‘l-Buyuta min Abwabiha…{Enter the houses through their doors}!

Our Nabi (SAW) had the Idhn to carry the Quran (alam nash-rah laka  sadrak), and we have it through him.

Other than that, human beings would have perished by the recitation of even one Ayah of the Sacred Kalam that can blow mountains asunder.

Was-Salam

Fakhruddin al-Tijani

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 WE ATTAINED A SECRET NOT KNOWN BEFORE US!

ظَفِرْنَا بِسِرٍّ قَبْلَنَا لَيْـــــسَ يُحْفَـــــظُ

A Poem by Shaykh-al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (RA)

                (From his Diwan: Iksir al-Sa’adat: Harf al-Za)

ظَفِرْنَا بِسِرٍّ قَبْلَنَا لَيْـــــسَ يُحْفَـــــظُ

فَبَحْرُ رَسُـــولِ اللّٰهِ بِالسِّـــرِّ يَلْفِـــظُ

We attained a Secret not known before us…

 For the Ocean of the Messenger of Allah emitted it (to us)!

 

 

 وَ قَدْ عَلِمَ الْأَقْوَامُ أَنِّي خَدِيمُهُ  

الْمُتَيَّمُ شَوْقًا وُدَّهُ الدَّهْرَ أَحْفَظُ 

And all nations know that I am his servant…

 Enamoured in his yearning…forever in his love!

 

 

شُغِفْتُ بِحُبِّ الْـهَاشِمِيِّ وَ إِنَّمَـــا

أَخَالُ سَفِيهًا مَنْ سِوَاهُ يُقَـــــرِّظُ

Yes I am infatuated in the love of the Hashemite (Prophet)…

 And I consider a fool anyone who fancies other than him!

 

 

 

فَلَيْسَ كَرِيمٌ يُرْتَجَى غَيْرُ أَحْمَدٍ

وَ لَيْسَ مَلِيحًا مَا سِوَاهُ فَيُلْفَــظُ

For there is no Generous one to be sought but Ahmad!

 And there is nothing Beautiful other than him worth mentioning!

 

وَ مَاذَا عَلَى بَرْهَامَ تَـــامَ بِحُبِّـــهِ

كَرِيمٌ جَمِيلُ الْخُلْقِ مَا قَطُّ يُغْلِظُ

So why blame Barham if he’s captivated in his love…

 For he’s the Generous & Well- mannered one who never did wrong (to anyone)!

 

فَلَيْسَ عَلَىَّ اللَّوْمُ فِي ذِكْرِ وَصْفِهِ

وَ إِنْ كُنْتُ لاَ أُغْنِي فَتِيلاً أُقَــرِّظُ

Therefore there’s no blame on me for extolling his qualities…

 Even though my praises add no value (to his lofty rank)!

 

 

فَذِكْرِي لَهُ إِكْسِيرُ كُـــلِّ سَعَـــادَةٍ

عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةٌ آخِرَ الدَّهْرِ تُحْفَـــــظُ

For my mentioning of him is the Elixir of every Delight…

 May the blessing (of Allah) be upon him till the end of times!

 

 

عَلَيْـــهِ صَــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُـــــهُ

بِهَا أَرْتَقِي فِي الْحُبِّ وَالْمَدْحَ أَحْفَظُ

May the Blessing & Salutation of Allah be upon him…

 A blessing through which I ascend in his love & composing his praises!

 

عَلَيْهِ صَـــــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــــمَّ سَلاَمُــــهُ

لِأَبْقَـى خَدِيمًـــــا بِالثَّنَـــا أَتَلَفَّـــــظُ

May the Blessing & Salutation of Allah be upon him…

A blessing through which I remain a servant who continues to praise him!

 

عَلَيْهِ مَعَ الْآلِ الْكِرَامِ وَصَحْبِــــهِ

صَلاَةٌ وَ تَسْلِيمٌ مَدَى الْدَّهْرِ تُحْفَظُ

Blessings & Salutations of Allah be upon him and his Family & Companions!

 Blessings & Salutations that continue till the end of times!

 

 

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اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا أُغْلِقَ وَالْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ

نَاصِرِ الْحَقِّ بِالْحَقِّ وَالْهَادِي إِلَى صِرَاطِكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ

وَ عَلَى آلِهِ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَ مِقْدَارِهِ الْعَظِيمِ

- آمِين -

Fully Transcribed and Translated by 

Imām Fakhruddin Owaisi (Cape Town, South Africa)

HIS LOVE ERASED ALL OTHERS!

مَحَا حُبُّ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ حُبَّ سِوَاهُ

A Poem by Shaykh-al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (RA) 

(From his Diwan: Awthaq al-Ura: Harf al-Mim)

مَحَا حُبُّ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ حُبَّ سِوَاهُ

بِقَلْبِــي الَّذِي أَحْيَـــاهُ سِـــرُّ سَنَـــاهُ

Mahā hubbu khayri-l khalqi hubba siwāhu 

bi-qalbī-l ladhi ahyahu sirru sanāhu

The love of the Best of Creation (SAW) erased the love of all others…

in my heart that was illuminated by the secret of his light!

 

فَلَسْتُ أَرُومُ الْوَصْلَ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَامِدٍ

فَدَعْ عَنْكَ مَحْبُوبًــا سِـــوَاهُ وَ هَــاهُ

fa-lastu arūmu-l wasla man ghayri hāmidin

fada‘a ‘anka mahbubān siwāhu wa hāhu

And I seek no other beloved but Hamid (The Prophet)

So leave aside all other beloveds…for here he is (facing you)!

 

فَإِنَّ جَمَـــالاً غَيْـــرَ وَجْـــهِ مُحَمَّــدٍ

نَفَاهُ جَمَـــالُ الْمُصْطَفَـــى وَ مَحَــاهُ

fa-inna jamālān ghayra waj'hi Muhammadin

nafāhu jamālu-l Mustafā wa mahāhu

And indeed all beauty but the face of Muhammad (SAW)…

has been effaced & erased by the beauty of the Chosen One (SAW)!

 

هُوَ الْحُسْنُ وَالنُّورُ الْمُبِينُ فَمَنْ نَحَا

لِحَضْرَتِـــــهِ بِالْحُـــبِّ نَـــالَ مُنَــاهُ

huwa-l husnu wa-n nuru-l mubīnu fa-man nahā

li-hadratihi bi-l hubbi nāla munāhu

Surely, he (SAW) is all Beauty and he is the Clear Light…

And whosoever turns towards his presence with love shall attain their wish!

هُوَ الْكُلُّ مِنْهُ الْكُّلُّ حَقًّا وَ لَمْ أَكُنْ

أُجَسِّمُ مَعْنًـــى إِذْ قَصَــدْتُ ثَنَــاهُ

huwa-l kullu minhu-l kullu haqqān wa lam akun

ajassimu ma‘anan idh qasadtu thanāhu

In fact, he is everything…and everything is from him!

And I exaggerate not just to praise him (SAW)!

 

فَإِيَّاكَ وَالْإِعْرَاضَ عَنْ كُلِّ صُورَةٍ

إِذَا رُمْتَ مِنْ سِــرِّ الْوُجُــودِ لِقَــاهُ

fa-iyyāka wa-l i‘irada ‘an kulli sūratin

idhā rumta min sirri-l wujūdi liqāhu

So turn not away from any form (of beauty & mercy that manifests to you)…

if you wish to encounter his secret in this Existence!!

 

فَصَلِّ وَ صُمْ وَاشْرَبْ وَ كُلْ وَانْكِحَنْ وَ صِلْ

فَمَــا ثَـــمَّ غَيْـــرُ الْمُصْطَفَـى وَ حُــلاَهُ

kul wan'kihan wa sil fa-salli wa sum washrab wa

famā thamma ghayru-l Mustafā wa hulāhu

So Pray & Fast! Eat food & Marry women! And keep ties (with friends)!

For there is nothing (in this existence) but the Mustafa (SAW) & his beauty!

 

عَلَيْــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُـــهُ

صَلاَةً بِهَا أُلْفَـــى لِوَسْـــطِ حِمَــاهُ

‘alayhi salātu-llahi thumma salāmuhu

salātan bihā ulfā li-wasti himāhu

May the Blessing & Salutation of Allah be upon him…

 A Blessing through which I gain access to the midst of his sanctuary!

 

عَلَيْـــــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُـهُ

صَـلاَةً بِهَـــا أَجْنِــي ثِمَارَ جَنَــاهُ

‘alayhi salātu-llahi thumma salāmuhu

salātan bihā ajnī thimāra janāhu

May the Blessing & Salutation of Allah be upon him…

 A Blessing through which I obtain the fruits of his garden!

عَلَيْـــــهِ صَــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ

صَلاَةً بِهَا دَهْــــرِي أَنَالُ رِضَـاهُ

 ‘alayhi salātu-llahi thumma salāmuhu

salātan bihā dahrī analu ridāhu

May the Blessing & Salutation of Allah be upon him…

 A Blessing through which I attain his approval always!

 

عَلَيْــــهِ صَــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُـــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ

أَشُمُّ بِهَا عَـــرْفَ اللِّقَــا وَ شَــذَاهُ

‘alayhi salātu-llahi thumma salāmuhu

ashummu bihā ‘arfa-l liqā wa shadhāhu

May the Blessing & Salutation of Allah be upon him…

 A Blessing through which I smell the fragrance of his meeting!

 

عَلَيْــــهِ صَــلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ثُــمَّ سَلاَمُــهُ

وَ آلٍ وَ صَحْبٍ قَـدْ عَلَوْا بِعُــلاَهُ

‘alayhi salātu-llahi thumma salāmuhu

wa ālin wa sahbin qad ‘alau bi-‘ulāhu

May the Blessing & Salutation of Allah be upon him…

 And upon his Family & Companions who rose with his prominence!

 

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اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا أُغْلِقَ وَالْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ

نَاصِرِ الْحَقِّ بِالْحَقِّ وَالْهَادِي إِلَى صِرَاطِكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ

وَ عَلَى آلِهِ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَ مِقْدَارِهِ الْعَظِيمِ

 

- آمِين -

 Translated by Imām Fakhruddin Owaisī Al-Tijānī

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