The story of founding love

Imam al-Jazuli qs

Imam al-Jazuli qs who wrote Dala’il al-Khayrat, died in Fez in Morocco. After 100 years they want to move him to Marrakech. They opened the grave and found him as if he had been buried today. They moved him and he was fresh, his cheeks like he was buried today.

Shaykh Hisham Kabbani

pic: Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani making dua at Maqam Imam al-Jazuli qs

The Dalaiul Khayrat event in Singapore

Sout Ilaahi, we would like to invite you to our event "The Blessing Night of Dalaiul Khayrat" with Shaykh Jamhuri bin Ramli al Hafiz from Aceh. The event will commence after the Solat Isya' on 6th Feb 09 at Masjid Hj Muhd Salleh, Maqam Habib Noh, Palmer Road,Singapore. All are welcome.

Insha'Allah Shaykh Zamhuri bin Ramli al Hafiz who is himself a master of reading this wonderful Dalaiul Khairat will be leading this noble majlis. We hope you are able to attend this event. All are welcome, man and woman. Its an opportunity not to be miss. For further enquiries please email me at khalid@soutilaahi. com Check out our website www.soutilaahi.com

Biography:
Shaykh Jamhuri bin Ramli al Hafiz born in Aceh. He graduated from one of the University in Jakarta, mastering in Quran. He then become "hafiz Quran". He had won several competition on Qari Quran. One of his major achievement is when he won the competition of Quranic reading in the whole of Indonesia. After the tragedy of Tsunami in 2004, he decided to return to Aceh after spending many years in Jakarta. He felt that he need to contribute to the Achenese Society. Upon his return, he become one of the Imam at Masjid Baitur Rahman (National Mosque, in Aceh) till today. He begin to teach Quran at various places especially to the orphans whose parents died during the tsunami. He also propogate Islam on the creed of Ahlus sunnah wan jemaah with peace and love. He is also a murid of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil Haqqani and Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani. He's currently leading the Zikir of Naqshbandi Haqqani in Aceh.

Love the Prophet s.a.w or the drums?

Everyone claimed to love the Prophet s.a.w including myself. Its not easy by using our tongue and said we love the prophet s.a.w. Its through by actions that speak how much we love the Prophet s.a.w and how we endure the test we are going through each day in our life. Its not easy but we have to strive in order to achieve his love. It reminded me of an incident that a guy from the mawlid ensemble refused to attend an event which we honor the Prophet s.a.w just because they weren't allow to play drums for their Qasidah. Mind you, he thought hes above the Shaykh who is leading the event.Some of the group members followed his request via sms and didnt turn up for the event. It was such a notoriously shameful for such people who claimed to play drums for the love of Prophet s.a.w while their protest on the decision for not allowing to play drum is not attending the event.

It sadden me because every week the same group of guys practicing their drums and singing Qasidah are the one who walk out from the event.Then somehow, someone was making a remark by saying" Are their love for prophet s.a.w and Saints genuine or was it for the drums?" Its something that question my heart, are we honest and genuinely love the prophet s.a.w or fame is what we are looking for? I know everyone was eager to impress the people whom was attending the event but I honestly felt it not the right way of boycotting your Prophets event when you make such concrete claim that you love the prophet s.a.w. I dont want to be judgemental here, so let it be a lesson, drums or not, the Prophet s.a.w will always be there. If you love the Prophet s.a.w when there is no drum while singing the Qasidah let our hearts be the drum and we dont walk out from the event because we dont want our Prophet s.a.w to abandon us during the judgement day. Ya Rasulluah s.a.w, we need your love and shafaa. Please forgive us and help us, dont leave us alone. Ya Habibulah.

facebook

Many friends were asking why I didn't update my blog frequently anymore . I am not too sure of a positive reply. Beats me, could be I have nothing to say lately or could be I spend most of the time on facebook. Yeah! Facebook ! A revolutionary tools that have brought the world together. I felt such emotion meeting old friends, enemies and long lost cousins through facebook. It empower the whole surrounding of your life, suddenly, you felt mature, thinking of old friends regardless whether they are close to you. Somehow, each one of them play major role in our life. Those days of misunderstanding and back biting vanish into thin air as we tend to appreciate their friendship in our life.

I am dumbfounded to realize those friends back then who even not close to me before, have a sense of emotion with me. You felt the spirit of togetherness. Let us ignore the politics of life and focus on the path of friendship in this world and hereafter. Easier said than done. However, after going through the patch of turbulence in life, the discovery of appreciation of others will ensure our soberity in thanking Allah that He have send us many wonderful strangers who we call them friends. I realize when we keep on pointing at others faults, relatively we are also the same. It reminds me of what Shah Naqshband said :If we look at the mistakes of our friends, we will be left friendless because no one is perfect. We keep on changing from time to time.

Burdah Night on 24 dec 08 at Malabar Mosque

Salaam everyone,

To the lovers of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. we hope and dua you are in the state of good health in this blessed month. In the Colleberation between Malabar Muslim Jama-ath Mosque, Simply Islam and Sout Ilaahi, we would like to invite you to Burdah Night "The Love for Prophet s.a.w. with Shaykh Fakhruddin Owaisi al Madani al Tijani from South Africa. The event will commence after the Solat Maghrib on 24 Dec 08 at Malabar Mosque 471 Victoria Street , Singapore

Insha'Allah shaykh Fakhrudin who is himself a master of reading burdah will be leading this noble majlis. We hope you are able to attend this Burdah event. All are welcome, man and woman. Its an opportunity not to be miss.

Biography
Shaykh Fakhruddin Owaisi al-Madani,is the descendant of Sayyidina Owais al-Qarni, is a muqaddam of the Tijaniyya in Cape Town, South Africa. He was born in the USA but grew up and studied in Medina al-Munawwara for 18 years. He has an MA in Islamic Studies from the University of Cape Town and is the Imam of the Hout Bay Mosque in Capetown. He is also the Head of the Sunni `Ulema Council of Cape Town. Shaykh Fakhruddin studied with Sayyid Muhammad `Alawi al-Maliki of Mecca and also has ijazah in Hadith from Sayyid Muhammad al-Yaqubi. He took the Tariqa from the great Sufi master Shaykh Hassan Cisse of Senegal.

What is Burdah?
"Historians look at the Burdah, we very soon realize that what we are dealing with is very probably the most influential and the most popular single poem in the history of any language. there simply is no other text from ancient or recent times that has been done in so many languages, not just for some rarefied literary elite but for the people..." -

Timothy J. Winter (Abdal Hakim Murad), Cambridge University, UK

Qasida Burdah as a poem has had a unique history. Even in the poet's lifetime it was already regarded as sacred. Over 90 commentaries have been written on this poem by many of the foremost scholars and imams of Islam, including Ibn Hajar, Mulla Ali al-Qari, Ibn Allan, Bajuri, and others. It has been translated into Persian, Urdu, Turkish, Berber, Punjabi, English, French, German, Sindhi, Dutch and other languages. It is recited across the world in sacred ceremonies, mosques, on blessed days even in social gatherings such as marriage etc. The poem is memorized and recited in congregations, and its verses decorate the walls of public buildings and mosques.

From coasts of Senegal to the Philippines, from Russia to South Africa, everywhere Qasida Burdah is recited as a token of love for the Prophet and to ask for blessings. In some circles it is a major and regular practice to recite the Burdah. In Indonesia for example, its a normal routine for the students of religious training to read Burdah on the Friday morning after sunrise or Saturday afternoon. Some having it thrice a week while others may have it the whole week in the early morning. In Java, Burdah is one of their Spiritual Culture.

Melodies of Medina by Shaykh Fakhrudin

This CD produced by Sout Ilaahi is available at Wardah Bookstore and Toko Warisan
You can listen to the samples at www.soutilaahi.com

Track titles of the CD:

1) Tala al badru alayna
2) Allahu Adkhulul Madinah
3) As Salatu Alal Muzallal
4) Bushra Lana
5) Hubb un nabiyyi wal ali
6) Ya Imama Rusli
7) Allahu Ataynaka Bil Faqri
8) Allahu Ma Madda
9) Khayr Al Bariyyah
10) Sal Allahu ala Taha
11) Sal Allahu Alayk Ya nur
12) Al Burdah

photo: CD cover, below: Shaykh Fakhrudin Owaisi