Bismillah,
Assalamu alaikum,
The following is a translation by Marifah.net on the permissibility of loud/group dhikr. The piece was written by the great scholar of Islam, Imam Jalal al-Din Suyuti (may Allah be well pleased with him):
The Permissibility of Audible Remembrance
Ma’salama
Sufyan Yunus
Bismillah,
Assalamu alaikum,
Simply beautiful.
May Allah bless Habib Ali al-Jifry, preserve him, and elevate his rank. Ameen.
Ma’salama.
Sufyan Yunus
Bismillah,
Assalamu alaikum,
Al-Bayhaqī narrated with his chain up to Sa‘īd b. al-Musayyib who said:
“We entered the graveyard of Madīna with ‘Alī–may Allah be pleased with him– and he called out: ‘Oh inhabitants of the graves! Peace be upon you all and the mercy of Allah! Shall you inform us of your news or shall we inform you of our news?’ [Sa‘īd] said: ‘We heard a voice call out: ‘And upon you be the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah oh leader of the believers! Inform us of what has happened after us.’ ‘Alī said: ‘As for your wives, they have all remarried. As for your wealth, it has all been divided. Your children are now gathered in the ranks of the orphans, and the dwellings you built are now all inhabited by your enemies. This is the news that we have, so what news do you have?’ One of the deceased replied: ‘The burial shrouds have all but torn to shreds, our hair has fallen out and dispersed, and our flesh has decomposed. Our eyeballs have withered down our cheeks and the worms have deposited their pus and fecal matter. What we sent forth, we have found, and what we left behind, we have lost; we are now responsible.”‘
Source: Al-Kashif al-Saghir
Ma’salama
Sufyan Yunus
Bismillah,
Assalamu alaikum,
Below are two links to a lecture and Jumu’ah khutbah by Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy (may Allag preserve and elevate him) at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, which was hosted by the Stony Brook MSA:
Falling in Love with the Beloved of Allah
Giving Advice (Jumu’ah Khutbah)
Enjoy, inshaAllah.
Ma’salama
Sufyan Yunus
Bismillah.
Assalamu alaikum.
This clip shows Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy (may Allah preserve and elevate him) talking about Prophet Muhammad (peace and bless of Allah be upon him and his noble family) at the Mawlid event in Virginia.
Ma’salama.
Sufyan Yunus
Bismillah,
Assalamu alaikum,
This is the biography of one of the great mashaykh of our tariqa, Sayyidi Shaykh Abdullah al-Ghumari (may Allah be well pleased with him), provided by Marifah.net. Our Shadhili chain comes through Shaykh Abdullah al-Ghumari:
http://www.marifah.net/articles/abdullahghumari-mamduh.pdf
Ma’salama
Sufyan Yunus
Bismillah,
Assalamu alaikum,
I found this quote on Sidi Yursil’s blog:
The great saint Sayyed Ibrahim Fasih Naksibendi (ks) said:
“The murid must not be deceived when his Murshid (spiritual guide) turns to him and gives him compliments, he must even desire this special treatment to stop, it means, the murid must not expect respect and high regards from his Murshid, because the respectful behaviors of the Murshid to the murid are actually a destructive situation for the murid, this kind of behaviour by the Murshid is caused by the murids disloyalty. If the Murshid sometimes behaves to the murid harshly it is to humiliate his nafs (ego), it is for the mercy of the murid because the Murshid has taken him under his training and is engaging with him.
In this case the murid has to be patient in this situation, everyone must not forget that everyone is in a different test”
-Ibrahim Fasih, Halidiyye Rasalesi 22
Source: Sidi Yursil’s blog
Ma’salama
Sufyan Yunus
Bismillah,
Assalamu alaikum,
I haven’t seen this poem for awhile until I saw it on Sidi Yaser’s blog called “Spring’s Gift” by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf (may Allah preserve him). As today is the blessed day when our Master, our Beloved Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was born, it seemed best to post this beautiful poem:
I envy the sand that met his feet
I’m jealous of honey he tasted sweet
Of birds that hovered above his head
Of spiders who spun their sacred web
To save him from his enemies
I envy clouds formed from the seas
That gave him cover from the heat
Of a sun whose light could not compete
With his, whose face did shine so bright
That all was clear in blinding night
I envy sightless trees that gazed
Upon his form completely dazed
Not knowing if the sun had risen
But felt themselves in unison
With those who prayed, and fasted too
Simply because he told them to
With truth and kindness, charity
From God who gave such clarity
His mercy comes in one He sent
To mold our hearts more heaven bent
I envy all there at his side
Who watched the turning of the tide
As truth prevailed and falsehood fled
And hope restored life to the dead
Men and Women through him found grace
To seek together God’s noble face
I envy the cup that gave him drink
His thoughts that helped us all to think
To be one thought that passed his mind
Inspiring him to act so kind
For me this world is not one jot
If I could simply be a thought
From him to God throughout the ages
As revelation came in stages
I pity all who think it odd
To hear him say there is one God
Or he was sent by God to men
To hone their spirits’ acumen
It’s pride that blinds us from the sight
That helps good men to see his light
He taught us all to be God’s slaves
And he will be the one who saves
Humanity from sinful pride
Muhammad has God on his side
So on this day be blessed and sing
For he was born to grace our Spring
With lilies, flowers, life’s rebirth
In a dome of green like his on earth
-Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
Source: Zaytuna Institute
To listen to the poem recited by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, please click [here].
Ma’salama
Sufyan Yunus
Bismillah.
Assalamu alaikum.
The Muslim Students’ Association of Stony Brook University, in Stony Brook, New York, has invited Shaykh Sayyid Muhammad bin Yahya al-Husayni al-Ninowy (may Allah preserve and elevate him) on March 27-28, 2008. More information on the Shaykh’s visit below:
Anas related that the Messenger of Allah said: “None of you will believe until I am more beloved to him than his children, his father and all people (Bukhari, Muslim, & Nasa’i).”
Falling in Love: with the Beloved of Allah with the eminent scholar, Shaykh Sayyid Muhammad bin Yahya al-Husayni al-Ninowy, will set to enlighten us as to why the love for the Beloved of Allah, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), is important. As the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him) above shows us that the faithful are those who love the Best of Creation over all others. Join us to understand the person the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was, his perfect character, his concern, love, and mercy for us all only so that we may fall in love with the Beloved of Allah.
Also, on Friday, March 28th, Shaykh Ninowy will deliver the Jumu’ah khutbah at the Stony Brook Union Ballroon in Stony Brook University around 1:15pm.
For more information, please visit the Stony Brook MSA’s website.
Ma’salama.
Sufyan Yunus
Bismillah,
Assalamu alaikum,
We are now in the special month of Rabi’ al-awwal, the month that the Best of Creation, Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was born. Here are three khutbahs by Sayyidi Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy (may Allah preserve and elevate him) on the Birth, or Mawlid of our Beloved, our Master Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
The Mawlid of The Prophet
The Birth of the Best of Creation
The Significance of the Birth of the Prophet
Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik ‘ala sayyidina Muhammadin wa ‘ala aalihi salatan taliqu bijamalihi wa jalalihi wa kamalih, wa salli wa sallim wa barik ‘ala sayyidina Muhammadin wa ‘ala aalihi wa ’adhiqna bissalati ‘alayhi ladhdhata wisalih. Ameen.
Ma’salama.
Sufyan Yunus
