Habib Umar bin Hafiz and Shaykh Afifudin al Jelani

A beautiful Photo of Habib Umar bin Hafiz and Shaykh Afifudin al Jelani (The descendant of Shaykh Abdul Qadir al Jelani) currently residing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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The Gathering of the Habaaibs

After the Jumaah Prayer, which Habib Umar had delievered a fine sermon. It was a beatutiful advice for us.We had a Majlis and tabaruk at the house of our Beloved Habib Abdul Kader bin Ali bin Isa al Haddad.

pic by Nash

from left: Abdul Kader al Haddad, Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Mufti of Singapore, Habib Isa bin Semait, Habib Ahmad Attas and Habib Salim al Idrus frm Jeddah

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Mawlid Dhiyaull Lam' (The Glittering Illumination) cd

Finally, the CD of Mawlid Dhiyaull Lam (The Glittering Illumination) composed by Habib Umar bin Hafiz is out now released by Sout Ilaahi Productions. For more enquiries or information, please email Bro Khalid Ajmain at khalid_ajmain@ yahoo.com. sg. If you purchase 5 cds or more, we deliver to your home. Do check out our http://soutilaahi. blogspot. com/

This is the "Promotional week" (4 Feb - 10 Feb 08) for this new CD, usual price is $12.00 but at the moment it is $10.00 until the promotional end. So grab your chance in getting this CD as you enhance your love for the Beloved Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.

If you purchase the book together with the CD, it will be only $20.00

There will be sales of the Mawlid book and Audio cd at the events.

Insha'Allah, this cd will be available soon in some stores, email us for any enquiries.

pic:CD cover

Seminar Fiqh Nusantara, Mawlid & Pondok Darus Salam

Poster taken from Kakiblog.com. It is organised by ITMAM, a newly-established organisation, which provides a dedicated site for the event.

People might have heard of Pusat Pembangunan Pondok Berhad, and Persatuan Ulama Malaysia, but Madrasah Darul Salam, which will be holding a public mawlid event on 29th March 2008, needs a little introduction.

Tuan Guru Wan Zukir bin Wan Ismail, one of the guest speakers at the event, was a graduate of Pondok (Madrasah) Pasir Tumboh. He is the mudir (principal) of Madrasah Darul Salam, which is only a few years old of age.

To get to the madrasah one needs to travel along the major Kuantan-Gambang road and locate the residential area called Taman Tas. At the major junction one has to ask around for the turning to Kampung Seri Damai. It is easier if one comes from Kuantan towards Gambang, otherwise one would need to make a U-turn. Kuantan, for those who have not been there, is full of U-turns and traffic lights that make you wait for ages.

Once the turning into Kampung Seri Damai is found, it is another 5 km or more drive on a small village road. One will pass two village grocery stores along the way. After this second grocery store, slow down the car as the small path to the madrasah, on the left side of the road, is not well-signposted and easy to miss. Therefore one is advised to ask for direction at the second grocery store, or at the third one. There are a few electrical substations (Malay: pencawang – is this the correct translation? ) on the other side of the road opposite the turn to the small path.

For those who have never been here it is advisable to find your way before the day turns dark. The small pathway is only about a car wide, is not lighted at night and is lined by shrubs and bushes. On one occasion we were greeted by the rare sight of wild boar piglets; four cute ones. Another time, a graceful night fowl was nearly knocked over as it was standing very still in the darkness, holding its slender neck straight up to resemble a lone tall grass.

The madrasah is in need of large financial contribution to construct a well, good electrical and water systems, toilets, and student houses. Even the main prayer hall is still without a proper wall and when it is raining (mind you, in the East Coast the rain is always torrential), the whole building especially the ladies quarter got flooded.

Anyone who is interested to join the circle, here is a timetable and the list of texts currently being taught:

Wednesday, after Maghrib: Minhaj al-’Abidin,

Friday, after Maghrib: Kifayat al-Mubtadi,

Saturday, 6pm: Matla’ul Badrayn,

Sunday, 10am-12pm: Jawhar al-Mauhub, Majmu’ Thalathu Rasail and Kifayat al-Muhtaj.

The teacher also teaches Hidayat as-Salikin once a fortnight at Batu 8 Mosque.

The teacher warmly welcomes all to the Mawlid event. Its programme starts after Zuhur time for a discussion session with the mudir and other scholar-invitees. I particularly enjoy the teacher's company as he is one of the rare traditional teachers who are able to entertain science and philosophy-related questions. Insya-Allah like previous gatherings, the Mawlid of choice is Mawlid ad-Diba'i, which will be held after Maghrib. The majlis provides lunch and dinner for attendees and there would be ample parking space available.

The current condition of the madrasah however should not be a deterrent to seekers of knowledge. Things are progressing positively and the way I see it, it could only get better as people learn more administrative skills and more financial aids come in. Even those who cannot dedicate their time to religious learning could chip in some help.

Building an independent religious educational institution these days is never easy. Years ago it takes the whole village to educate a child. Nowadays, it takes the whole nation to do the same.

See you all at both event insya-Allah! !Great is that bewildered youth // Whose Lord has extinguished his name, and raised him up, Time passes and he knows not its reckoning // as he is made to quaff the wine.

Taken form Anak Alam Blog

Habib Umar bin Hafiz is back in Singapore

Alhamdulilah, Habib Umar bin Hafiz scholar from Hadramawt, Yemen will be coming to our beloved country, Singapore again. He is the principal of Darul Mustafa. Here are the information of the events. All are welcome!

All the lectures will be delivered by Habib Umar Bin Hafiz in Arabic with intermittent translations to the Malay language by his student.

Date: 6 Feb 2008
Day:Wednesday
Hikmah Di Sebalik Musibah
Venue: Masjid Hj Muhd Salleh (Maqam Habib Noh)
Time: 12.45 hrs
(The lecture will be before and after solat Zuhur)

Umati!Umati!Menjawab Seruan Rasulluah s.aw.
Venue: Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique
Time:7pm
(The event will begin after the solat mahgrib with Mawlid)

Date: 7 Feb 2008
Day: Thursday
Renungan dan Meingati Allah swt
Venue: Masjid al Mukminin
Time: 4pm

Penyakit Penyakit Hati
Venue: Masjid Ba'alawi
Time: 7pm
(The event begins after solat maghrib with recitation of Ratib al Attas)

Date: 8 Feb 2008
Day: Friday
Solat Jumaat Bersama Habib Umar
Venue: Masjid al Abdul Razak
Time:12.45
(Habib Umar will be giving short lectures before his Friday sermon)

Date: 9 Feb 2008
Day: Saturday
Patience- Attribute of a Believer
Venue: al Wehdah, The Arab Association (no 11 lorong 37, Geylang)
Time: 7pm

*Habib Umar will be performing solat Subuh and having short talks at Masjid al Abdul Razak from 6 Feb to 10 Feb 2008.

For more information and enquiries, you can call bro Nassir 63460153

The dynamic duo

Eat your hearts Batman and Robin. These are our new dynamic duo, Bro Nash Faqirullah (left) and Bro Firdaus jr (right). We had a good time in the Wali Songo tour last june 07. Both of them contributed many good quality photos. At the young tender age, they begin their spiritual journey, in their quest of the youth certainty. It is something unique for the youth to be in this path at such young age. Nevertheless, its a positive sign cause tariqa teaches us not only to Love God but also loving his creations, whoever they are and whatever religion they might be . The lovers of Saints, thats what they are and also the lovers of peace and harmony.May Allah bless both of them.

pic: Nash Faqirullah

Habib Syech Assegaf, Solo

I fell in love with Habib Syech voice when the first time i heard him singing some Qasidah at Masjid Riyadh during the Mawlid with the Late Habib Anis. It was my first day in Solo. His voice captivated me and divinely open the gate of my heart. I was mesmerised by his singing. He told me his experience in learning Qasidah since young. His late dad would always forced him to sing therefore, he believe due to the baraqa of his dad, he is able to sing Qasidah very well today.He was one of the Muazzin of Masjid Assegaf, Solo together with Haddad Alwi when he was a teenager.

I did manage to meet him at his home, after several attempts as we know he have very busy schedule. Masha'Allah it was a very blessing and unforgettable experience. We had some coffee. I realized the Habaaib love coffee, its the wine of Islam. He began to sing infront of me, the tears in my heart began to flow. He did ask me to sing along with him. He said if you love Qasidah and music, you should sing.

He lead the majlis Ratib al Attas beside, the Qasidah sessions. Usually, there will be huge crowd gathering for his majlis. On thursday night, he will be at Masjid Riyadh attending the Mawlid Simtur Duror. Recently, early last year 2006, they had Qasidah Festival at the mosque. It was a unique event, propogating love for the Beloved Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. through the singing of the Qasidah. He would sing the famous Diwan Imam Abdullah al Haddad, Diwan of Habib Ali al Habsyi, this include some other Qasidahs from other Awliyah.

Today, Habib Syech have been touring within the domestic state from java, kalimantan, madura including Jakarta to spread the teaching of Islam through his Qasidah singing and preach about love, compassion and humanity to various societies. may Allah bless him.