HE IS THE FLOOD OF GRACE (HUWA-L FAYD)

A poem in praise of Sahib al-Faydah Mawlana Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse (RA)

- By renowned Mauritanian poet Shaykh Muhammad Abdur-Rahman Faffa al-Alawi  -

هُوَ الْفَيْضُ لا يَخْفَى عَلَى مَنْ تَبَصَّرَا

فَـمَنْ شَـاءَ يَأْتِيهِ وَ مَـنْ شَاءَ أَنْكَـرَا

He is the Flood of Grace (Fayd)…and that is apparent to anyone with vision!

So approach him if you wish to… or deny him if you wish to!

وَ خَصَّ بـِهِ الْـمَــوْلَى مَدِينَةَ كَـوْلَــخٍ

فـَكَـانَتْ لَـهُ دُونَ الْمَـدَائِنِ مَظْهَــرَا

And the Lord chose the Medina of Kaolack…as his abode!

And from all the towns (of this World)…He manifests from there!

وَ مَظْـهَـرُ هــَذَا الْفَيْضِ لَا شَكَّ أَنـَّهُ

تَنـَالُ بِهِ الْأَيَّــــامُ عِــزّاً وَ مَفْـخَـــرَا

And the sign of this Grace is that without doubt…

All that is connected to him…will be honoured & glorified!

مَتَى تَأْتِهِ يـَوْمـاً وَ تُـلـْمِـمْ بـِدَارِهِ

تـَرَى الْأَمْرَ مِنْ شَمْسِ الظَّهِيرَةِ أَظْهَــرَا

And the day you approach him and visit his abode…

You will see that the truth of his matter is brighter than the Sun!

تَجِدْ فِتْيَةٌ سَكْرَى بِذِكْرِ إلَهِنَا 

وَ كُلَّ فَتَىً يُلْفَى لَدَى الذِّكْرِ أَزْوَرَا 

You will find there young men…intoxicated in the remembrance of their Lord!

And you’ll see every one of them…swaying in the remembrance of their Lord!

فَأَصْغَرُهُم فِيهِ يُزَاحِمُ أَكْبَراً

وَ أَكْبَرُهُم فِيهِ يُزَاحِمُ أَصْغَرَا   

And the youngest of them (his disciples)…will compete with the oldest!

And the oldest of them will compete with the youngest (in the praise of their Lord)!

هِيَ الْفَيْضَةُ الْـعـُظْـمَى فَـلَا مُـتـَـقَـدِّمٌ

 يـَحُــومُ حـَـوَالَـيـْهَــا وَ لَا مُـتـَـأَخِّـــرَا

Surely, it is the Grand Flood (Faydah)…and no one (else)

Can come close to it…neither before him or after him (i.e. Shaykh Ibrahim)!

The Bringer of the Divine Flood of Grace (Sahib al-Faydah) in the Tijani Tariqah                                              Mawlana Shaykh-al-Islam al-Hajj Ibrahim Niasse (RA)

 HE IS THE FLOOD OF GRACE (HUWA-L FAYD)

A poem in praise of Sahib al-Faydah Mawlana Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse (RA)

- By renowned Mauritanian poet Shaykh Muhammad Abdur-Rahman Faffa al-Alawi  -

هُوَ الْفَيْضُ لا يَخْفَى عَلَى مَنْ تَبَصَّرَا

فَـمَنْ شَـاءَ يَأْتِيهِ وَ مَـنْ شَاءَ أَنْكَـرَا

He is the Flood of Grace (Fayd)…and that is apparent to anyone with vision!

So approach him if you wish to… or deny him if you wish to!

وَ خَصَّ بـِهِ الْـمَــوْلَى مَدِينَةَ كَـوْلَــخٍ

فـَكَـانَتْ لَـهُ دُونَ الْمَـدَائِنِ مَظْهَــرَا

And the Lord chose the Medina of Kaolack…as his abode!

And from all the towns (of this World)…He manifests from there!

وَ مَظْـهَـرُ هــَذَا الْفَيْضِ لَا شَكَّ أَنـَّهُ

تَنـَالُ بِهِ الْأَيَّــــامُ عِــزّاً وَ مَفْـخَـــرَا

And the sign of this Grace is that without doubt…

All that is connected to him…will be honoured & glorified!

مَتَى تَأْتِهِ يـَوْمـاً وَ تُـلـْمِـمْ بـِدَارِهِ

تـَرَى الْأَمْرَ مِنْ شَمْسِ الظَّهِيرَةِ أَظْهَــرَا

And the day you approach him and visit his abode…

You will see that the truth of his matter is brighter than the Sun!

تَجِدْ فِتْيَةٌ سَكْرَى بِذِكْرِ إلَهِنَا 

وَ كُلَّ فَتَىً يُلْفَى لَدَى الذِّكْرِ أَزْوَرَا 

You will find there young men…intoxicated in the remembrance of their Lord!

And you’ll see every one of them…swaying in the remembrance of their Lord!

فَأَصْغَرُهُم فِيهِ يُزَاحِمُ أَكْبَراً

وَ أَكْبَرُهُم فِيهِ يُزَاحِمُ أَصْغَرَا   

And the youngest of them (his disciples)…will compete with the oldest!

And the oldest of them will compete with the youngest (in the praise of their Lord)!

 فَـلَا مُـتـَـقَـدِّمٌهِيَ الْفَيْضَةُ الْـعـُظْـمَى 

 يـَحُــومُ حـَـوَالَـيـْهَــا وَ لَا مُـتـَـأَخِّـــرَا

Surely, it is the Grand Flood (Faydah)…and no one (else)

Can come close to it…neither before him or after him (i.e. Shaykh Ibrahim)! 

The Bringer of the Divine Flood 

of Grace (Sahib al-Faydah) in the Tijani Tariqah 

Mawlana Shaykh-al-Islam al-Hajj Ibrahim Niasse (RA)

Translated by Imām Fakhruddin Owaisī

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SELECTED WRITINGS ON/BY SHAYKH IBRĀHĪM NIASSE

👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

👉🏿 RESEARCH WORK ON SIGHTING OF THE RAMADAN CRESCENT [BAH'TH FĪ THUBŪT RU'YAT AL-HILĀL]

👉🏿 BIOGRAPHY & LITERATURE/WRITINGS OF SHAYKH IBRĀHĪM NIASSE {The Greatest Figure of Islam and the Tijaniyya in 20th Century Africa}

👉🏿 CORRECT BIRTHDATE OF SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASSE [Rajab 15, 1318, equivalent to 8th November, 1900]

👉🏿 UNDERSTANDING THE FAYDAH TIJANIYYAH

👉🏿 RŪH AL-ADAB [THE SPIRIT OF ETIQUETTE] {Fundamental Text for Basic Sūfī Instruction in the Faydah Tijānīyyah Community}

👉🏿 CORE OF THE FAYDAH (DIVINE FLOOD){Spiritual Training (Tarbiya), Spiritual Realization (Tahaqquq) & Illumination/Spiritual Opening (Fat’hu)}

👉🏿 THE LAST JOURNEY OF SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASSE (RTA)

KHITĀM-ALLAH  RIJĀL-ALLAH

A POEM IN PRAISE OF THE SEAL OF THE SAINTS SHAYKH AHMAD TIJANI (RA)

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

 خِتَامُ اللّٰهِ رِجَــالُ اللّٰهِ **  بِوَصْفِ اللّٰهِ عُبَيْدُ اللّٰهْ

  Khitāmu-llah Rijālu-llah ** Bi-Wasfi-llah ‘Ubaydu-llah

The Seal from Allah…for the Men of Allah!

With the attributes of Allah…the Slave of Allah! 

وَ سَاقِي السِّرَّ أَهْلَ اللّٰهْ إِمَامٌ تَـــــــاجُ أَهْلِ اللّٰهِ **  

Imamun Tāju Ahli-llah ** Wa sāqī-s sirri Ahli-llah

The Chief & Crown…of the People of Allah!

And the one who pours the Secret (of Allah) to the People of Allah!

فَأَعْنِــي شَيْخَ أَشْيَاخِي **  أَبَـا الْعَبَّاسِ سِرَّ اللّٰهْ

Fa-a‘anī Shaykha Ashyākhī ** Abā-l ‘Abbāsi Sirra-llah

I mean the Shaykh of my Shaykhs!

Abul-Abbas…the Secret of Allah!

فَشَأْنُ الْحَقِّ رَمْزُ الْكَوْنِ ** فَيْضُ اللّٰهِ عَوْنُ اللّٰهْ

Fa-sha'nu-l haqqi Ramzu-l Kaun ** Faydu-llah ‘Aynu-llah

For he is an Affair of Allah…the Icon of Existence!

A Manifestation from Allah! An Aid from Allah! 

سَلِيلُ الْمُصْطَفَى حَقًّا  ** وَ هَـٰذَا خَيْرُ خَلْقِ اللّٰهْ

Saleelu-l Mustafā Haqqān ** Wa hādhā khayru khalqi-llah

The descendant of the Chosen Prophet indeed!

Who was the Best of the creation of Allah!

فَيَا بُشْرَى بِهَـٰذَا الشَّيْخِ ** هَـذَا الْعَبْدُ يُثْنِـــــي اللّٰهْ

Fa-Yā Bushra bi-hādhā-sh Shaykh ** Hādhā-l ‘Abdu yuthnī-llah

Glad tidings (to us) for having this Shaykh!

This servant thanks Allah (for this bounty)! 

بِمَا أَوْلَـى وَ مَا أَعْطَــى ** فَحَـقُّ الْعَبْدِ شُكْـــرُ اللّٰهْ

Bimā awla wamā a‘atā ** fa-Haqqu-l ‘Abdi Shukru-llah

I thank Him for all He has gifted & granted!

For it’s the servant’s duty to thank Allah! 

أَيَا شَيْخِي تَذَكَّرْ عَبْــدًا ** قَدْ أَضَاعَ حَــــقَّ اللّٰهْ

Ayā Shaykhī tadhakkar ‘abdān ** qad adā‘a haqqa-llah

O my master! Remember a servant… 

that has neglected the rights of Allah! 

فَلَمْ أَعْـمَـــلْ بِفَرْضٍ لاَ ** وَ هَا أَرْجُو رِضَاءَ اللّٰهْ

fa-lam a‘amal bi-fardin lā ** wahā arjū ridā'a-llah

Indeed I have neglected His commands…

And here I am seeking the pleasure of Allah!

أَشَيْخِـــي خُـــذْ عُبَيْــداً تَا ** هَ فِــي الْقِيعَانِ ، رُوحَ اللّٰهْ

Ashaykhī khudh ‘ubaydān tā ** ha fī-l qī‘ān Rūha-llah

O my master! Rescue a servant who is lost…

in valleys (of bewilderment)….O Spirit of Allah! 

وَ حَفَّتْهُ لُصُــوصٌ مِنْ ** هَوَى نَفْسٍ تُنَسِّي اللّٰهْ

Wa haffat'hu lusūsun min ** Hawā nafsin tunassī-llah

And who is surrounded by robbers…

Whims of the lower-self…that make one forget Allah! 

وَ شَيْطَـــــانٍ وَ دُنْيَــاهُ **  أَيَــا لَهْفِــي وَ يَـــا أَللهْ

Wa Shaytāni wa dunyāhu ** Ayā lahfī wa Yā Allah

And the Devil and his Dunya (the material world)!

O my worry (from all of that)! I call: O Allah! 

فَـــوَا بَرْهَـــامُ نَجْــلُ الْحَا **جِ إِنْ وَافَى جُنُــــــودَ اللّٰهْ

Fawā Bar'hāmu Najlu-l Hā ** ji in wāfā Junūda-llah

So glad-tiding to Barham, son of al-Hajj (Abdullah)…

If he meets the soldiers of Allah!

فَـــوَا بَرْهَـــامُ إِنْ يَلْقَــى ** جُنُـــودَ اللّٰهِ حِــــزْبَ اللّٰهْ

Fawā Bar'hāmu in yalqā ** Junūda-llah Hizba-llah

Glad-tiding to Barham when he encounters…

The soldiers of Allah! The Party of Allah!

أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ وَجِّهْ لِــــي ** الَّذِي تَدْرِي حَبِيبَ اللّٰهْ

Abā-l ‘Abbāsi wa jjih-lī ** Ladhī tadrī Habeeba-llah

O Abul-Abbas! Turn towards me…

The one who is…the Beloved of Allah (SAW)!

أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ فَاذْكُرْنِــــــي ** لَدَى الْحَضَرَاتِ عِنْدَ اللّٰهْ

Abā-l ‘Abbāsi fadhkurnī ** ladā-l Hadrāti ‘inda-llah

O Abul-Abbas! Remember me…

In the Holy Presences…of Allah!

أَبَـــا الْعَبَّـــاسِ جَازِنِــي ** كَمَا يُعْطِى رِجَالُ اللّٰهْ

Abā-l ‘Abbāsi Jazinī ** Kamā yu‘utī Rijālu-llah

O Abul-Abbas! Grant me…

As grant…the Men of Allah!

أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ مَيِّزْنِــي ** بِمَا تَدْرِي بِحَقِّ اللّٰهْ

Abā-l ‘Abbāsi mayyiznī ** bimā tadrī bi-Haqqi-llah

O Abul-Abbas! Distinguish me…

As you determine…for the Sake of Allah!

 أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ أَلْحِقْ بِي ** وَ دَارِكْنِي بِفَضْلِ اللّٰهْ

Abā-l ‘Abbāsi Al-Hiqbī ** wa dāriknī bi-fadli-llah

O Abul-Abbas! Rescue me…

And save me…by the Grace of Allah!

هَـٰذَا الْعَبْدُ عَبْدُاللّٰه   وَلاَ يَكْفِي قَلِيلُ الْحَظِّ **  

Walā yakfī qaleelu-l hazzi ** hādhā-l ‘abdu ‘Abdu-llah

For this unfortunate slave cannot be satiated!

For he is after all…a slave of Allah! 

أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ فَانْظِمْنِـــي ** وَ أَصْحَابِي بِحِزْبِ اللّٰهْ

Abā-l ‘Abbāsi fa-nzimnī ** wa as'hābī bi-hizbi-llah

O Abul-Abbas! Enlist me…

And my disciples…in the party of Allah!

أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ تُغْنِينِي ** وَ تَكْفِينِي بِإِذْنِ اللّٰهْ

Abā-l ‘Abbāsi tughnīnī ** wa takfīnī bi-Idhni-llah

O Abul-Abbas! Enrich me…

And suffice me…with the Permission of Allah! 

عَلَى الْهَادِي وَ أَصْحَابٍ  ** وَ آلٍ خَيْـــــرِ حِزْبِ اللّٰهْ

‘Alā-l Hādī wa As'hābi ** wa Āli khayri Hizbi-llah

Upon the Guide (SAW) and his Companions…

And His family…the best party of Allah… 

صَلاَةُ اللّٰهِ ، سَلاَمُ اللّٰهِ ** حَيَاةَ اللّٰهِ وَ عَمْرَ اللّٰهْ

Salātu-llah Salāmu-llah ** Hayāta-llah wa ‘Amra-llah

The benedictions of Allah! The salutations of Allah!

Long as the life of Allah!  By the everlasting life of Allah!

Transcribed & Translated by Imām Fakhruddin Owaisī

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SELECTED WRITINGS ON/BY SHAYKH IBRĀHĪM NIASSE

👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

👉🏿 RESEARCH WORK ON SIGHTING OF THE RAMADAN CRESCENT [BAH'TH FĪ THUBŪT RU'YAT AL-HILĀL]

👉🏿 BIOGRAPHY & LITERATURE/WRITINGS OF SHAYKH IBRĀHĪM NIASSE {The Greatest Figure of Islam and the Tijaniyya in 20th Century Africa}

👉🏿 CORRECT BIRTHDATE OF SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASSE [Rajab 15, 1318, equivalent to 8th November, 1900]

👉🏿 UNDERSTANDING THE FAYDAH TIJANIYYAH

👉🏿 RŪH AL-ADAB [THE SPIRIT OF ETIQUETTE] {Fundamental Text for Basic Sūfī Instruction in the Faydah Tijānīyyah Community}

👉🏿 CORE OF THE FAYDAH (DIVINE FLOOD){Spiritual Training (Tarbiya), Spiritual Realization (Tahaqquq) & Illumination/Spiritual Opening (Fat’hu)}

👉🏿 THE LAST JOURNEY OF SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASSE (RTA)

A POEM IN PRAISE OF THE SEAL OF THE SAINTS SHAYKH AHMAD TIJANI (RA) 

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

-

ﻣَﻌَﺎﻧِﻲ ﺃَﺑِﻰ الْعَبَّاسِ ﺃَﻓْﻨَﻰ ﺍﻟْﻤَﻌَﺎﻧِﻴَﺎ

ﻭَ ﺃﻓْﻨَﻰ ﻣَﻌَﺎﻧِﻲ ﺷَﻮْﻗِﻪِ ﺫَﺍ ﺍﻟﻤُﻌَﺎﻧِﻴَﺎ

The Meanings of Abul-Abbas have annihilated all other meanings!

And the yearning for him has annihilated this languishing one (in his love)!

أَبَى الشَّوْقُ إلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ مُلاَزِمِي

وَ طَنَّبَ حَتَّى صِرْتُ سَكْرَانَ صَاحِيَا

For the yearning for him refuses to leave me…

Nay! It has entrenched itself (in me) & left me intoxicated in my full senses!

 

ﻭَ ﻗَﺪْ ﻏُﺼْﺖُ ﺑَﺤْﺮَ ﺍﻟْﻐَﻴْﺐِ ﻓِﻲ ﺑَﺤْﺮِ سِرِّﻩِ

ﻭَ ﻟَﻢْ ﺃَﻙُ ﻭَﺍﻥٍ ﻻَ ﻭَ ﻻَ ﻣُﺘَﻮَﺍﻧِﻴَﺎ

And I dived into the Sea of the Unseen…in the Ocean of his Secret

And (I swam therein)…and was neither weak nor lazy (in my swim)!

 

حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ الْقُطْبَ أَحْمَدَ أَحْمَداً

وَ قَصْرَ وُجُودِ الْكَوْنِ شَيَّدَ بَانِيَا

Until I witnessed the Qutb Ahmad…as the most Praised One (of God)

And the foundation-layer of the edifice of this Existence!

 

ﺣَﻘِﻴﻘَﺔُ سِرِّ ﺍﻟْﻜَﻮْﻥِ ﺛَﺎﻧِﻲ مُكَوَّﻥٍ

ﻭَ ﺧَﺎﺗِﻤَﺔُ ﺍَلْأَﻓْﺮَﺍﺩِ ﻓَﺮْﺩﺍً ﻣُﺴَﺎﻣِِﻴَﺎ

The Reality behind the Secret of Existence! The Second Creation from God…

And the towering Seal of the Unrivalled Saints (of God)!

تَنَوَّﺭْﺗُﻪُ ﻓِﻲ ﺣَﻀْﺮﺓٍ ﻗُﺪْسِيَّةٍ

ﻣُﺪِﻳﺮﺍً ﻟِﻜَﺎﺳَﺎﺕِ ﺍﻟْﻤَﻌَﺎﺭِﻑِ ﺳَﺎﻗِﻴَﺎ

I saw him in the most illuminated Divine Presence…

Passing on & distributing the Glasses (of the Wine) of Ma’rifah !

 

 

ﻟَﻌَﻤْﺮِﻱَ ﻫَﺬَﺍ الشَّيْخُ ﻋﻴْﻦُ ﻭِﻻَﻳَﺔٍ

تَفَجَّرَ ﻣِﻦْ ﺑَﺤْﺮِ النُّبُوَّﺓِ ﺻَﺎﻓِﻴَﺎ

I swear by my being! This Shaykh is the Fountain of Sainthood…

That sprang from the pure Ocean of Prophethood!

 

 

ﻭَ ثَمَّ ﻭَﺭَﺍﺀَ ﺍﻟْﻌَﻘْﻞِ ﻣَﺎ ﻟَﻮْ ﺫَﻛَﺮْﺗُﻪُ

ﻳُﺮِﻳﻖُ ﺩِﻣَﺎﺋِﻲ ﻣَﻦْ ﺃَﺧَﺎﻝُ ﻣُﻮَﺍﻟﻴَﺎ

Thereafter is that which is beyond the pale of rational comprehension…

If I mention it, even those I close as friends will spill my blood!

 

 

فَذَا الشَّيْخُ سِبْطُ الْمُصْطَفَى عَيْنُ مُصْطَفَىً

وَ وَارِثُ مَاحٍ كَانَ مِنْ قَبْلُ مَاحِيَا

Indeed this Shaykh is the grandson of the Mustafa (Chosen Prophet) & the Mustafa himself !

And the inheritor of the Mahy (Erasing Prophet) who had erased all that came before him!

 

عَلِمْتُ بِأَنَّ اللهَ أَوْلاَهُ خُطَّةً

تَذَبْذَبَ عَنْهَا الْعَارِفُونَ تَوَانِيَا

I know for sure that Allah granted him a station…

which even the greatest Gnostics are hesitant & incapable of come near of!

عَلِمْتُ بِأَنَّ اللهَ أَوْلاهُ خُطَّةً

تُسَكِّتُ شُعَّارًا تَفُوتُ الْمَعَانيَا

And I know that Allah granted him a station…

that silences all lines of poetry and surpasses all meanings!

 

ﻟَﻌَﻤْﺮِﻱ ﻭَحَقِّ الشَّيْخِ ﺗَﻜْﻔِﻲ إﺷَﺎﺭَﺓٌ

ﻓَﺄَﺳْﻜُﺖُ ﻋَﻦْ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﻭَ ﻟَﺴْﺖُ ﻣُﻮَﺍﻧﻴَﺎ

I swear by my life & by the Honor of the Shaykh! A subtle indication is sufficient here!

So I keep quiet about this; though I’m not incapable (of revealing it)!

 

صَلاَةٌ وَ تَسْلِيمٌ عَليْهِ بِقَدْرِهِ

مَدَى الدَّهْرِ مَا أَحْيَا الوَرَى وَ الْمَغَانيَا

Salutations & Greetings upon him, in accordance with his rank!

Forever…as long as people live and gardens blossom!

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Transcribed & Translated by Imām Fakhruddin Owaisī

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SELECTED WRITINGS ON/BY SHAYKH IBRĀHĪM NIASSE

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👉🏿 RESEARCH WORK ON SIGHTING OF THE RAMADAN CRESCENT [BAH'TH FĪ THUBŪT RU'YAT AL-HILĀL]

👉🏿 BIOGRAPHY & LITERATURE/WRITINGS OF SHAYKH IBRĀHĪM NIASSE {The Greatest Figure of Islam and the Tijaniyya in 20th Century Africa}

👉🏿 CORRECT BIRTHDATE OF SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASSE [Rajab 15, 1318, equivalent to 8th November, 1900]

👉🏿 UNDERSTANDING THE FAYDAH TIJANIYYAH

👉🏿 RŪH AL-ADAB [THE SPIRIT OF ETIQUETTE] {Fundamental Text for Basic Sūfī Instruction in the Faydah Tijānīyyah Community}

👉🏿 CORE OF THE FAYDAH (DIVINE FLOOD){Spiritual Training (Tarbiya), Spiritual Realization (Tahaqquq) & Illumination/Spiritual Opening (Fat’hu)}

👉🏿 THE LAST JOURNEY OF SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASSE (RTA)

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• Al-Yāqūtatu-l Fareeda Fī Tariqatu-t Tijāniyyah (The Unique Ruby in the Tijānīya Spiritual Path) — [Written by Sheikh Abdul-Wāhid Muhammad Nazifi] {Translation & Commentary by Jafaru Ibrahim}

 

• Mawridu Ridā (Shaykh Hassan Dem)

• Hizbu Suwar al-Maneehi (Shaykh Gibrīma)

• Itbā'u-t Tazyeel (Shehu Gibrīma)

• Jāmi'u Salawāt alā Nabiyy....by Sheikh Aliyyu Harazim

• Ahzāb wa Awrād (Collection of Prayers/Liturgies and Litanies) of Shaikh Ahmad at-Tijani - Arabic

• Jihāzu Sārih wa Sā’ihi wa Sābih wal ‘Ākiful Fālihu fī Tawajuhāt bi-Salātul Fātih by Shaykh Muhammad Gibrima Ad-Dāghirī - Arabic

• Al-Majmū'u min Da'awatayn (Ad-Da'awat al-Mustajābāt & Sidrat al-Muntahā ad-Dā'een), by Shaykh Muhammad Gibrīma

• Tadhyeel wa Ta'aqeeb an-Natā'ij wa As'alat al-Hawā'ij fī-s Salāt 'alā-s Sayyid al-Wujūd wa 'alami-sh Shuhūd, by Shaykh Muhammad Gibrīma

• Natā'ij al-Asfār fī-s Salāt alā-n Nabiyy al-Mukhtār, by Shaykh Ahmad ibn Aliyyu al-Yarwāwī (Abu-l Fat'h)

• Diwan Fat'hu-r Rahmān fi Mad'hi Sayyid al-Akwān, by Shaykh Ahmad ibn Aliyyu al-Yarwāwī (Abu-l Fat'h)

• Teebu-l Fā'ihi wa-l Wirdu-s Sā'ihi fī Salātu-l Fatih, by Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wāhid an-Nazeefī

• Kanzul Masūn - Collections of Prayers/­Supplications (by Shaikh Ibrahim Niasse) - Arabic

• Tasbīh (Prayer Beads)

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THE HADITH ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF DHIKR 

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ:

Abu-Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

ﷺ:قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ 

The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said:

سَبَقَ الْمُفَرِّدُونَ

Indeed, the Mufarridun (solitary ones) have surpassed (others)!

قَالُوا:

They (the Sahabah) asked:

 وَ مَا الْمُفَرِّدُونَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟

And who are the Mufarridun O Messenger of Allah?

قَالَ:

He replied:

الْمُسْتَهْتَرُونَ فِي ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ

Those who are completely absorbed in the Dhikr of Allah!

 يَضَعُ الذِّكْرُ عَنْهُمْ أَثْقَالَهُمْ

The Dhikr relieves them from their burdens…

 فَيَأْتُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ خِفَافًا

And they come on the Day of Judgment light-weighted because of it!

رَوَاهُ التِرْمِذِي

Narrated by Tirmidhi

 

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And in another version by Imam Muslim, the Prophet (SAW) also replied:

 

الذَّاكِرُونَ اللهَ كَثِيراً وَالذَّاكِرَات

Those men and women who praise Allah a lot!

 

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Translated by: Imām Fakhruddin Owaisī

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• Mawridu Ridā (Shaykh Hassan Dem)

• Hizbu Suwar al-Maneehi (Shaykh Gibrīma)

• Itbā'u-t Tazyeel (Shehu Gibrīma)

• Jāmi'u Salawāt alā Nabiyy....by Sheikh Aliyyu Harazim

• Ahzāb wa Awrād (Collection of Prayers/Liturgies and Litanies) of Shaikh Ahmad at-Tijani - Arabic

• Jihāzu Sārih wa Sā’ihi wa Sābih wal ‘Ākiful Fālihu fī Tawajuhāt bi-Salātul Fātih by Shaykh Muhammad Gibrima Ad-Dāghirī - Arabic

• Al-Majmū'u min Da'awatayn (Ad-Da'awat al-Mustajābāt & Sidrat al-Muntahā ad-Dā'een), by Shaykh Muhammad Gibrīma

• Tadhyeel wa Ta'aqeeb an-Natā'ij wa As'alat al-Hawā'ij fī-s Salāt 'alā-s Sayyid al-Wujūd wa 'alami-sh Shuhūd, by Shaykh Muhammad Gibrīma

• Natā'ij al-Asfār fī-s Salāt alā-n Nabiyy al-Mukhtār, by Shaykh Ahmad ibn Aliyyu al-Yarwāwī (Abu-l Fat'h)

• Diwan Fat'hu-r Rahmān fi Mad'hi Sayyid al-Akwān, by Shaykh Ahmad ibn Aliyyu al-Yarwāwī (Abu-l Fat'h)

• Teebu-l Fā'ihi wa-l Wirdu-s Sā'ihi fī Salātu-l Fatih, by Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wāhid an-Nazeefī

• Kanzul Masūn - Collections of Prayers/­Supplications (by Shaikh Ibrahim Niasse) - Arabic

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THE HADITH OF WILAYAH (SAINTHOOD)

ﷺ:قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ 

The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said:

إِنَّ اللَّه تَعَالَى قَالَ:

Indeed, Allah Most High says:

مَنْ عَادَى لِي وَلِيّاً فَقَدْ آذَنْتُهُ بِالْحَرْبِ

Whoever fights a Wali (Saint) of Mine, I declare war on him!

 وَ مَا تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيَّ عَبْدِي بِشَيْءٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا افْتَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ

And the most beloved of actions My servant can do to come closer to Me,

are those actions that I made Fard (obligatory) on him!

 وَ مَا يَزالُ عَبْدِي يَتَقرَّبُ إِلَيَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ حَتَّى أُحِبَّهْ

Thereafter, my servant continues coming closer to Me

through Nawafil (voluntary) actions until I love him!

 فَإِذَا أَحْبَبْتُهُ كُنْتُ سَمْعَهُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ بِهِ

And when I love him, I become his hearing by which he hears!

 وَ بَصَرَهُ الَّذِي يُبْصِرُ بِهِ

And his sight by which he sees!

 وَ يَدَهُ الَّتِي يَبْطِشُ بِهَا

And his hand by which he strikes!

 وَ رِجْلَهُ الَّتِي يَمْشِي بِهَا

And his leg by which he walks!

 وَ إِنْ سَأَلَنِي أَعْطَيْتَهُ

And if he asks me for anything, I will give it to him!

 وَ لَئِنْ إِسْتَعَاذَنِي لَأُعِيذَنَّهُ

And if he seeks my protection, I will grant it to him!

رَوَاهُ البُخَارِي

Narrated by Bukhari

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 Translated by: Imām Fakhruddin Owaisī

ISTIGHFAR AL-KHIDR (AS)  إستغفار الخضر عليه السلام

(A PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS NARRATED FROM THE KHIDR ALAYHIS-SALAM)

Prescribed by Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani (RA) in the mornings & the evenings,

saying: “Whoever recites it once, all his sins will be forgiven” (Rawd al-Muhibb)

  

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ تُبْتُ إِليْكَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ عُدْتُ فِيهِ

Allahumma Innī astaghfiruka min kulli dhanbin Tubtu ilayka minhu thumma 'udtu feehi

O Allah! I seek Your forgiveness from every sin I repented from and then reverted to!

وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنْ كُلِّ مَا وَعَدْتُكَ بِهِ منْ نَفْسِى ثُمَّ لَمْ أُوْفِ لَكَ بِهِ

Wa astaghfiruka min kulli ma wa'adtuka bihi min nafsī thumma lam ūfī laka bihi

And I seek Your forgiveness from every promise I made to You and did not fulfil!

 وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنْ كُلِّ عَمَلٍ أَرَدْتُ بِهِ وَجْهَكَ فَخَالَطَنِى فِيهِ غَيْرُكَ

wa astaghfiruka min kulli 'amalin aradtu bihi waj'haka fakhalatanī feehi ghayruka

And I seek Your forgiveness from every action I intended to do for Your sake but mixed it with other intentions!

وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنْ كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ أَنْعَمْتَ بِهَا عَلَىَّ فَاسْتَعَنْتُ بِهَا عَلَى مَعْصِيَتِكَ

wa astaghfiruka min ni'imatin an'amta bihā 'alayya fa-sta'antu bihā 'alā ma'asiyatika

And I seek Your forgiveness for every blessing you blessed me with, and I used it towards disobeying You!

وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ يَا عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ

wa astaghfiruka Ya 'Ālima-l Ghayb wa Shahāda min kullum dhanbin

And I seek Your forgiveness O Knower of all private and all public matters…

أَذْنَبْتُهُ فِى ضِيَاءِ النَّهَارِ أَوْ سَوَادِ اللَّيْلِ

adhnabtuhu fi diyā'i-n nahari aw sawādi-l layli

from every sin I committed in the light of day or the darkness of night…

فِى مَلأٍ أَوْ خَلَاَءٍ أَوْ سِرٍّ أَوْ عَلَانِيَةٍ يَا حَلِيمُ

fi mala'in aw khala'in sirrin aw 'alāniyatun Ya Haleem

with others or alone, privately or publicly…O Most Forbearing One!

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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

Allahumma salli 'alā Sayyidinā Muhammadin. Al-Fātihi Limā Ughliqa wal Khātimi Limā Sabaqa. Nāsiri-l Haqqi bil Haqqi Wa l Hādī ilā Sirātikal Mustaqīm. Wa 'alā ālihi haqqa qadrihi wa miqdarihi l Azeem.

And O Allah! Send Your blessings upon our master Muhammad! The Opener of what was closed and the Sealer of what preceded him! The Supporter of the Truth by the Truth! And the Guide to Your straight path! And upon his family too, in accordance with his enormous rank & capacity!

Translated by Imam Fakhruddin Owaisi (South Africa)

THE 15TH NIGHT OF SHABAN

By Sh Fakhruddin Owaisi

On the 15th night of Shaban (Nisfu Shaban) we should read Surah Yasin with the famous Nisf Sha'ban Dua 3 times, with the 3 intentions of Long life with good deeds, Warding off Calamitues, and non-dependance on creation. This has been prescribed by our Tijani Shaykhs.

Also recite the Awrad Ikhtiyariyyah like the Hizb al-Sayfi, al-Mughni, Asma Idrisiyyah, Musabbi'at...etc....if you have permission.

Reciting a lot of Salat al-Fatih is always a blessing.

1-Rasul-Allah (SAW) Said:

"Allah Looks at His creation in the night of mid-Sha'ban and He forgives all His creation except for a mushrik (idolater) or a mushahin (one bent on hatred)."

Narrated by Ibn-Hibban.

2-Rasul-Allah (SAW) said:

"Allah looks upon His creatures on the night of mid-Sha'ban and He forgives all His servants except two: one intent on hatred, and the killer". 

Narrated by Tirmidhi, Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal and al-Bazzar.

3- Sayyidah Aishah stated 

The Prophet (SAW) stood up in prayer during part of the night and made his Sajdah so lengthy that I thought his soul had been taken back.

When I saw this I got up and went to move his big toe, whereupon he moved, so I drew back.

When he raised his head from prostration and finished praying, he said: "O Aishah! Did you think that the Prophet had broken his agreement with you?" 

She replied: "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah, but I thought that your soul had been taken back because your stayed in prostration for so long."

He said: "Do you know what night this is?" She said: "Allah and His Prophet know best."

He said: "This is the night of mid-Sha'ban! Verily Allah the Glorious and Majestic LOOKS AT His servants on the night of mid-Sha'ban, and He Forgives those who ask forgiveness, and He bestows Mercy on those who ask mercy, but He delays the people of Jelaousy and Spite in their (bad) state." 

Narrated by al-Bayhaqi.

4- From Sayyidah Aishah also:

"I missed the Prophet (SAW) one night so I went out to al-Baqi graveyard (and found him there).

He said: "Were you afraid that Allah would wrong you and that His Prophet would wrong you?"

I said: "O Messenger of Allah, I thought that you might have gone to visit one of your (other) wives."

He said: "Allah Glorious and Exalted descends (i.e. His special Mercy) to the nearest heaven on the night of mid-Sha'ban and He forgives more people than the number of hairs on the skin of the sheep of the tribes of Kalb.

Narrated by Tirmidhi, Ahmad bin Hanbal,and Ibn-Majah.

5-From Sayyidina Ali bin Abi-Talib:

The Prophet (SAW) said:

"On The night of mid-Shaban, let all of you spend the night in prayer and its day in fasting, for Allah (i.e. His special Gaze) descends to the nearest heaven during that night beginning with sunset and says:

Is there no one asking forgiveness that I may forgive them?

Is there no one asking sustenance that I may grant them sustenance?

Is there no one under trial that I may relieve them?

Is there not such-and-such, is there not such-and-such, and so forth until until dawn rises".

Narrated by Ahmad and Ibn-Majah.

Allah Taala Himself says in the Blessed Quran:

"Inna anzalnahu fi laylatin mubarakatin inna kunna mundhirin. Fiha yufraqu kullu Amrin Hakeem".

Lo! We revealed it on a BLESSED NIGHT! Lo! We are ever warning! Whereupon every wise command is made clear!

(The Holy Qur'an 44: 3-6)

Although the majority of the Quran commentators consider the BLESSED NIGHT in this Ayat to be the 27th Night of Ramadan (Laylat ul-Qadr), many scholars, like Imam al-Suyuti said that it COULD BE THE MIDDLE THE NIGHT OF SHABAN ALSO!

This is because of all the Ahadith that highlight the greatness of that night.

It is because of this Ayah that it is believed that Allah Ta'ala reveals our Destinies (Taqdeer) for the whole year to the Angels on this night.

People make Ibadah on this night because if we are in a state of Ibadah, then it may be that Allah will change some of His Taqdeer regarding us to better.

Islamic Scholars from all groups, such as Imam al-Suyuti and Shaykh Ibn-Taymiyyah agree that the Night of 15th Shaban is one of the holiest nights in the Islamic Year.

The blessings of the Middle Night of Shaban are related to us through many sources.

SOME THINGS TO DO ON THIS BLESSED NIGHT ARE:

1-IT IS SUNNAH TO MAKE A  LOT OF IBADAH ON THE 15th NIGHT OF SHABAN, AS IT IS THE NIGHT OF FORGIVENESS.

SO ONE SHOULD PRAY A LOT ON THAT NIGHT AND SHUN SLEEP.

2-IT IS SUNNAH TO VISIT THE GRAVEYARD ON THAT NIGHT. SO PLEASE VISIT THE GRAVEYARDS NEAR TO YOU.

YOU CAN MAKE IBADAT THERE ALSO, BUT THE MASJID IS THE FIRST PREFERENCE.

3-PLEASE FAST ON THE DAY OF 15th SHABAN.

FASTING IS VERY MUCH LOVED BY ALLAH.

4-PLEASE RECITE AT LEAST ONE JUZ OF THE QURAN ON THIS NIGHT.

READING THE HOLY QURAN IS ONE OF THE GREATEST IBADAT.

5-PRAY SALAT UL-TASBIH. THIS IS A SPECIAL PRAYER PRESCRIBED BY THE PROPHET ﷺ.

May Allah accept from us. Ameen!

By Sh Fakhruddin Owaisi