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)