Jumada al-Awwal (1446)

Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

Welcome to our fifteenth newsletter, as we enter the month of Jumada al-Awwal; the fifth month in the Islamic calendar. “Jamad” itself means “dry or rainless” as it usually signals the beginning of the summer season. Although it is associated with dryness, Jumada al-Awwal in Urdu can also means “to take charge with, commend, commit, or care during this month.”

There are no specific deeds or requirements attached, but it can be taken as a period of reflection and a month of dedication and consideration. May we spend these 30 days reflecting upon our connection with Allah ﷻ, His noble Messenger ﷺ and our interaction with the Qur’an as a whole.

ALA YA’ ALLAH BI NADHRA
This poem was written by Imam Haddad رحمة الله, a great scholar and Knower of Allah, who was a skilled poet and literary author as well. He wrote this poem after the passing of his wife, advising himself and others to not complain or worry too much, but to hold onto patience as there is a great reward and honour from Allah for this. Anyone going through trials and tribulations can benefit from this beautiful advice and find comfort in the words below in sha Allah:

O Allah! Grant me your blessings
That can be a cure towards all diseases within me
O friends! O friends! Do not be restless and bored
Leave it to fate for you to be praised and rewarded
And be servants who accept the fate of Allah
Do not fight against the will of Allah
Be one who is patient and grateful
Thus you would be rewarded and win
and fall in the folds of people of secrecy
Servants of Allah whose hearts emanate light
Cleansed of any dirt, clear and pure
This world is accursed, with its many happenings
Short also is our lifetime
There will be none who are greedy of worldly affairs except those whose hearts are blind
Should those who think be able to comprehend
Think of this impermanent world
And its many sufferings
And its little wealth
Lucky are those who are careful with this world
And distinguish themselves from worldly matters to prepare themselves to face Allah
O eyes! May you tear
For the beloved who has been sent (Rasullulah s.a.w)
He was once with us, yet now have left
This heart has been heavy since his departure
Yet Allah alone suffices for me
And I return all dealings to Allah
And nothing is permanent except Allah
May Allah bless the people of Bassyar
And may Allah grant his blessings and give glad tidings
For there are our teachers who are learned
Our families and those we love
And those who reside within my heart
They reside in places whose dust smell of musk
A resting place for the best of mankind
They are the leaders of mankind
In their remembrance is there happiness
Lucky are those who visit them with sincerity and come
To them with much concern. Truly their hopes would be granted with ease

To learn more about the lives of great scholars including Imam al-Haddad رحمة الله, you may wish to read “A Blessed Valley,” which tells the story of a major branch of Ahl al Bayt or House of Prophecy, the Ba’Alawis of Southern Yemen. Their tradition of scholarship and sanctity has produced countless great men of God over the centuries and still does.

https://ivpublishing.org/book/a-blessed-valley/

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We are hoping to send “Man of Many Splendours,” a beautiful book on the life of Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad rahimahu Allah out to print in the next few weeks in sha Allah.

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