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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