Qasidah Burdah by Habib Hassan al Kaff

Sout Ilaahi present Qasidah Burdah CD album by Habib Hassan al Kaff. This recitation of the Burdah is unique, as it infuses into your heart the atmospheric ambience of the Nusantara, without forgetting its Middle-eastern essence. This particular Burdah is a must add to your Burdah collection.

Biography:

Habib Hassan alKaff was born in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, where many famous Ulama bore roots since early history.He grew up studying Religious knowledge while receiving tremendous support from his family. After graduating from a local Pesantren, he ventured onwards to Darul Mustafa in Yemen, to further his studies.After the completion of his studies, he promptly returned to Indonesia. Now, he is residing in Solo and teaching at Al Hidayah. At times, he lead the Majlis Burdah together with Ahabbul Mukhtar.

For sales and ordering, please contact Khalid Ajmain at khalid_ajmain@yahoo.com.sg or call +65 90687106. or check out http://soutilaahi.blogspot.com/

The cost of this Burdah CD is $13.00.Singapore dollars. Insha'Allah the Burdah CD will be on sale this saturday 03 may at the life of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.Seminar at Masjid Al Kaff. And we are hoping Wardah Books will be able to sell the CD too.

The Maqam of Sultan Arifin Shaykh Ismail at Pulau Besar

The Maqam of Sultan Arifin Shaykh Ismail at Pulau Besar is the descendant of Shaykh Abdul Qadir al Jelani who is from the Qadriyah Tariqa. According to some narration stated, Shaykh Ismail was instructed by Shaykh Abdul Qadir al Jelani to travel to South East Asia region in order to spread Islam through the teaching of Sufism. Another version claimed when he was lost when he traveled to Malacca, he returned to Baghdad. Then he was instructed to travel again to the same destination but when he arrived Malacca, it was under the colonization of Portuguese therefore he went to Pulau Besar. It was also said his 'Suluk' place was at Bukit Timah hill, Singapore. It was also narrated that Shaykh Ismail dreamt of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. instructed him to travel South East Asia for the same purposes. He came with few of his Murids such as Shaykh Yusuf as Siddique. Shaykh Ismail not only propogating his peaceful loving dakwah at Pulau Besar, there are records showing he went to Aceh including Pasai.

There are various 'miracle' stories about the history of Pulau Besar and Shaykh Ismail which fascinate many Awliyah lovers to visit them from time to time. One of the famous miracle story about Shaykh Ismail, he was able to walk on water. Each time when he went to other places to teach or conduct dakwah, he returned to Pulau Besar by walking on the water. Thousand of visitors came to Pulau Besar every week to Ziyarah in order to gain baraqah from Awliyah Allah. There are many other Maqams of Awliyah at this Pulau Besar. May Allah bless him

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A seminar on the life of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.

Praises be to Allah, The Glorious One! Blessings and Salutations of Allah upon our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (salallahu alaihi wasallam), and on his family, companions and his truthful followers.

Understanding the life and struggle of Prophet Muhammad (s) is imperative upon every Muslim so as to develop our love for Allah’s Beloved Messenger (s). The perfection of our faith rests on our depth and sincerity of love for Prophet Muhammad (s). SimplyIslam is proud to organise the seminar Our Beloved Mustafa - A Seminar on the Life of Prophet Muhammad. It will be held on Saturday 3 May 2008, 2 p.m. at Masjid Alkaff Kg Melayu (Bedok Reservoir).

The seminar aims to inspire a sense of love for Prophet Muhammad (s) through a greater understanding of his life, struggle and sacrifice. Insha’Allah, the seminar will be graced by the presence of the eminent As-Sayyid As-Shaykh Afeefuddin al-Gaylani, the 19th direct descendant of the famous scholar and saint of Islam, Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Gaylani (1077-1166 AD/472-561 Hijrah). The eminent Shaykh Afeefuddin will deliver the keynote address for the seminar.

Other speakers for the seminar include Shaykh Mohd Ibrahim Mohd Kassim, Prof Syed Farid Alatas, Ustaz Mohammed Iqbal Abdullah, Ustaz Firdaus Yahya and Ustaz Saifur Rahman. And, to enliven the love of Sayyidina Muhammad (s) in our hearts, there will also be a couple of performances of Salawat and Qasidah during the seminar.

Join us on this educational journey in expressing and enhancing our love for our Beloved Mustafa (salallahu alaihi wasallam). For enquiries, please call Sis Saira at Tel 65474407 or email saira@simplyislam.sg.

Tariqa Seminar in Johor

There will be a seminar on Tariqa will be held in the Complex Islam on 24th April Thursday. On this seminar, there will be discussion on 4 Tariqa, Naqshbandi, Alawiyah, Qadriyah and Ahmadiyah Idrisyah which have been approved by the Majlis Jabatan Agama Islam, Johor. During the night, there will be zikir of each tariqa.

The venue of the event, Complex is beside the Masjid Abu Abakar.

Ijazah of Dalaiul Khairat

Assalamualaikum wr wb, you are invited to the Majlis of Selawat and the Ijazah of Dalaiul khairat by al Shaykh al Sayyid Abbas al Maliki ( The brother of the late al Shaykh al Sayyid Muhammad al Maliki) on 22 April after maghrib at bukit 9 rembau. Please inform your love ones and those who you know. thanks

The Haul of Shaykh Umar bin Abdullah al Khatib

The Haul of Shaykh Umar bin Abdullah al Khatib will be on 4th may 08, Sunday 9am at masjid Khalid, Onan road, Singapore. Due to the reconstruction of the Masjid Al Abd Razak, the family of Shaykh Umar decided to shift the Haul to another mosque nearby.

The Haul of Habib Mohd bin Salim al Attas at Masjid Balawi

The Haul of Habib Mohd bin Salim al Attas at Masjid Balawi, Singapore will be on 01 may 08. The event will commence after Asar. Many Habaaib and mashaikhs from different part of the world will be joining this event. All are weclome.

Habib Mohd bin Salim al Attas was born in Hadramawt. He began to travel to various countries until he settled in Singapore. One of his noble dakwah effort became a reality when he managed to build Masjid Ba'alawi in Singapore. He was very close with many Habaaib and Maskhaikh, one of them was Shaykh Umar bin Abdullah or well known as Mualim Baghraib. (Our beloved Shaykh Zakaria father, whom was the imam of Masjid Khadijah for more than 2 decade).

Grand Haul of Habib Ali al Habshi, Solo

On the same date as Habib No al Habshi, 26 April 08, there will be Grand Haul of Sohibul Mawlid, al Habib Ali bin Husin al Habshi at masjid Riyadh, Solo. Habib Ali was the composer of the Mawlid Simtur Duror or famously known as Mawlid al Habshi. There will be around 1 million attending this haul. It will be 3 days and 2 night. I attended before, its simply amazing. The crowd sang Qasidah and mawlid together. Some felt as if its Hajj. You will probably meet many habaaib from Hadramawt, Jeddah and some maskhaikh too in this event.

The haul of Habb Noh al Habshi, Singapore

The haul of Habib Noh al Habshi will be on 26th April at Maqam Habib Noh, Palmer road, Singapore. The event will commence after maghrib, Mawlid Dibai and then tahlil. People who are going to attend this event will start to attend after Asar. Usually, there will be around 5000 people from all over the world. The event is unique as practioners from various tariqa in Singapore and around the world will be attending this gathering. Insha'Allah Shaykh Afeefudin al Jelani will be the guest. This year will be different, perhaps with the atmosphere of somber cause it will be the first time the haul will be without the caretaker, Habib Hassan al Khatib. May Allah bless him. All are welcome.

The 3 Habaib from Lodan

We reached Lodan around 6pm. I really thought we were far behind time - perhaps jakarta time is 1 hour later, therefore at times, i got entangled in confusion. Shaykh Abdul Rauf brought me to Lodan where 3 habaib maqam are located. Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani ever visited the maqam before. The place reminded me of hadramawt and some middle eastern architecture. The vision of the maqam is still vividly etched on my mind. The 3 habaaibs are Habib Muhammad al Qudsi, Habib Abdul Rahman Ba'alawi and Habib Ali as Shatiri. May Allah bless them all.

Pics by Khalid Ajmain

Habib Husin al Idrus at Luar Batang

We managed to visit Habib Husin bin Abu Bakar al Idrusat Luar Batang. This is one of the famous Habaib maqam in Jakarta.It seems like the place had just recovered from flood a few months back. The surrounding area reminded me of Aceh, where the tsunami tragedy happened. The sea looked calm to me bringing the zest of tranquility into my heart.

pic1- The area of Luar Batang

pic2- Interior of the Mosque near the maqam

pic3- The maqam of Habib Husin bin Abu Bakar al Idrus

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Habib Abu Bakar Jamalulai Mangga Dua

We continued our ziyarah journey to the Maqam of Habib Abu Bakar Jamalulai at Mangga Dua, Jakarta. Its looks like a very old building filled with many hidden history. I felt as if i was at damascus or Jordan visiting a saint's Maqam. I don't know much about the history of Habib Abu Bakar but we know he is an ahlul bayt. There was one strange incident - while we were reading the Adab of ziyarah, a cat appeared out of nowhere, running towards us and lean on me.

pic 1- mosque

pic 2- Interior of the mosque

Pic 3- Maqam of Habib Abu Bakar Jamalulai

pic4- The cat with me

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The City name after a Saint: Pangeran Jayakarta

My first ziyarah is to the Maqam of Pangeran Jayakarta. The capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta, was named after him. According to historical sources, he was from the Qadriyah Tariqah.His contributions were vital to the development of the society in Betwai. He was said to be the leader against the Dutch colonization.

Pic of Maqam Pangeran Jayakarta (together with his family members)

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