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SIJILL a WEEKLY NEWSLETTER of FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 32 SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 32 Sijill A Weekly Newsleer Of Fatemidawat.com Issue 32 25th Zilqad al-Harram 1435H RA The Alaamat of Syedna Taher Saifuddin encrusted with rubies in Rozat Tahera. FEATURED UPDATES SIJILL ARTICLE : The Sun Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA authored over Announcement: Syedna TUS Ashara 40 Risalats, composed over 10,000 Mubaraka - 1436H among the Du'ā t - Syedna Syedna Qutbuddin TUS will perform RA Taher Saifuddin verses of Arabic poetry, delivered 1000's waaz in Ashara Mubaraka 1436H in of waaz sermons, taught 1000's of Mumbai, Darus Sakina. sabaqs, and gave 1000's of personal and ﺑﺴﻢ ﺍ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ private audiences to mumineen. He ِﺗ ْ َ اﻟﺮ ُﺳ ُﻞ ﻓَ ﻀﻠْﻨَﺎ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﻀ ْﻬُﻢ َ َ ٰﲆ ﺑَ ْﻌ ٍﺾ ۘ ِّﻣ ْﳯُﻢ ﻣﻦ َﳇ َﻢ traveled far distances to mumineen's ُا ۖ َو َرﻓَ َﻊ ﺑَ ْﻌ َﻀ ْﻬُﻢ َد َر َ ٍﺎت * home towns, somemes even on bullock-cart. He consolidated the (Surat al-Baqara: 253) organizaon of Da'wat and raised the Those messengers some We have preferred stature of the community amongst the NAZARAAT: Syedna Qutbuddin Talaqqi of Syedna Burhanuddin RA above others; some there are to whom God TUS Muslim Ummah and world leaders (he Photos of Syedna Qutbuddin doing spoke, and some He raised in rank. was unanimously elected chancellor of Talaqqi of Syedna Burhanuddin in 1427 Aligarh Muslim university for three terms in Hasanpeer with utmost humility – uploaded on fatemidawat.com Syedna Taher Saifuddin was born on 27 and remained chancellor unl his Zil Qa'da 1305H (4th August 1888) in the wafaat). He built the Zarihs of Maulana me of the 48th Dai Syedna Abdul Husain Ali SA, Imam Husain AS and Rasul Husain AS . Husamuddin RA. When his father the 49 th He constructed the Mahallus-Saify in Dai Syedna Burhanuddin took him to the Mecca, Saify Masjid in Mumbai (from his hazrat of Syedna Husamuddin for the personal wealth), the Jame'a and first me, Syedna Husamuddin gave him hundreds of Masjids. He established sanitariums and hundreds of high the name 'Taher' and gied him a sword, Support & Prayers for People of Kashmir: foreseeing that this newborn child would schools which brought the community Syedna TUS Doa and Contribuon become the great Dai Saifuddin, who literacy rate to nearly 100%. He faced the Syedna' s Doa message and contribuon enemies of Da'wat in court and rose for the people affected by the worst would protect this Dawat and fight its flood in enemies. He foresaw that this Dai's victorious. This list simply serves to Kashmir for s t accomplishments in the khidmat of the highlight the 51 Dai's many 103 years. Imam would be unparalleled. accomplishments during his 53 year reign. To elaborate on each would require volumes. SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 32 It is our belief that all Du'aat Mutlaqeen receive Syedna Qutbuddin with great are organizing material distribuon at are in the elevated posion of the enthusiasm and joy, and were enthralled different relief camps, community representaon and niyaabat of Imamuz- by Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin's kitchens, and medical camps. The Mobile Zaman. It is the Du'aat whom Rasulullah bayaan and personality. When Syedna Health Unit of Pragya is being geared up SA addressed as brothers. It is the Du'aat Qutbuddin returned to Syedna Taher for conducng health camps in the area whose names Maulana Ali SA inscribed in Saifuddin's hazrat in Arusha, a few as well. Kitabul 'ilm. But as the Quranic Ayat mumineen of Mombasa traveled with We encourage those who are able to quoted above reads, there are those him to offer shukur to Syedna for sending contribute to the relief efforts whom Allah Ta'ala has preferred over his beloved son to grace their town. (www.pragya.org/floodsinJandk.php) others. Syedna Taher Saifuddin's RA Syedna Taher Saifuddin spontaneously maqaam amongst the Du'aat was that of responded 'mein kehyu thu ne ke mein ANNOUNCEMENT, AMAL a shining sun. biji waar aawis' (did I not say that I would DETAILS & SYEDNA TUS BAYAN come again) (Golden Panorama, RECORDING: Milad Syedna pp. 13-15). RA It is incumbent upon each Dai to prepare Taher Saifuddin his successor – to prepare one who is like On eve of 27th Zil Qa'da (Saturday, 20 th him. Each Dai unl the 51st Dai has done SUPPORT AND PRAYERS st October), the eve of Milad Mubarak of so. The 51 Dai prepared his successor FOR PEOPLE OF KASHMIR : RA nd Syedna Taher Saifuddin , Syedna and his successor's successor – the 52 TUS Syedna' s Doa and Khuzaima Qutbuddin TUS will lead and the 53rd Dais. Syedna Taher Saifuddin Contribution Maghrib Isha namaz and preside over RA prepared his successor the 52 nd Dai As the Du'at before him Syedna Milad khushi Majlis. All mumineen Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA, Khuzaima Qutbuddin TUS has and aending are invited for Salawaat jaman who he called ana – (lit. me – he is like connues to pray for Muslims and raise aer Majlis. me, or he is me). the Minarets of Islam through his acons Those who are not able to aend should and deeds. To protect Islam is an pray the Qasida mubaraka “ya ayyuhat- obligaon of every Muslim. At a me Tayyibu wat-Taheru” wrien by Syedna ٕان ﻫﺬا اﻟﻔﱴ ٔ ٕواء when millions of Muslims are suffering it Taher Saifuddin RA in the Shaan of ﻟﻌﻠﻮم اﻟﻬﺪى ِوﻧﻌﻢ ٕاﻻء is our obligaon to support them. Imamuz-zaman. Also the Qasida “nooru This young man is 'me' (ana) – and he is a TUS vessel (ina') of the 'ilm of hidayat – a most Syedna prays for the alleviaon of the muhayyaka ya sayfal huda laami’u” precious vessel. suffering of Muslims and all the people of wrien by Syedna Mohammed Kashmir following the worst flood in 103 Burhanuddin RA in shaan of Syedna Syedna Taher Saifuddin also prepared years in the Jammu & Kashmir region. Taher Saifuddin on his Milad in 1352H the 53r d Dai, Syedna Khuzaima In the wake of the ensuing humanitarian and also the salaam wrien by Syedna Qutbuddin TUS. During Syedna Taher crisis in Kashmir, Syedna Khuzaima Khuzaima Qutbuddin TUS “ay saifedin Saifuddin's landmark trip to East Africa, Qutbuddin TUS has contributed to the sarwar hazaaro salaam”. Mumineen Syedna Qutbuddin also accompanied Jammu & Kashmir relief efforts by Pragya should also do tasbeeh of the name of him. Due to an ongoing project in (www.pragya.org), an NGO dedicated to Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA. The PDF of Mumbai, Syedna Qutbuddin had to the development of remote & both Qasidas and salaam are available on return to Mumbai for brief interim disadvantaged regions in India. With fatemidawat.com. period, and was not present when two field officers coordinang efforts Mumineen should also listen to the Syedna Taher Saifuddin visited from Srinagar and Jammu, Pragya is audio recording of Syedna Khuzaima Mombasa. Later when he rejoined reaching out to flood-vicms in Jammu, Qutbuddin's TUS bayaan Mubarak on this Syedna Taher Saifuddin in Arusha, Riasi, Kulgam, Srinagar, Pulwama, occasion in 1405H in Saify Masjid, TUS mumineen from Mombasa requested Budgam, and Anantnag districts, which Mumbai. Syedna begins the bayan by Syedna Taher Saifuddin to send Syedna are among the worst affected. recing the first few lines from the first Qutbuddin to Mombasa for a few days. Emergency relief material is being Risalat authored by Syedna Taher Syedna Taher Saifuddin agreed to their dispatched to Srinagar by air and to Saifuddin RA – Daw'u Nooril Haqqil request. When Syedna Qutbuddin Jammu by road. Pragya staff in Jammu Mubeen (1335H) and does the zikar of RA visited Mombasa mumineen gathered to and Srinagar along with local partners the maqaam of Syedna Taher Saifuddin SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 32 and also his successor Syedna LEGAL UPDATES: Bombay NAZARAAT: Syedna RA Mohammed Burhanuddin . The High Court Declaratory Suit Qutbuddin TUS Talaqqi of (24min) audio is available on Update- 15th September 2014 Syedna Burhanuddin RA fatemidawat.com. The suit was listed before His Lordship Mr. Jusce Gautam Patel in the Hon' ble Shehrullah 1427H (2006): Syedna ANNOUNCEMENT: Syedna Bombay High Court on September 15, Qutbuddin (TUS) does talaqqi of TUS Qutbuddin Ashara 2014. Aer hearing the advocates Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (RA) Mubaraka 1436H - Mumbai appearing for Shehzada Mufaddal aer namaz It is the unique and auspicious tradion Saifuddin and my advocates, the Hon' ble Court passed the following orders. of our hudaat that we begin each year Syedna Burhanuddin (RA) spent the first SA Pares are to file their respecve with zikar and noha of Imam Husain . ten days of Shehrullah 1427H in affidavits of the documents they are And by the virtue of Imam Husain's Hasanpeersab. Syedna Qutbuddin (TUS) relying on by 14th October, 2014. The remembrance we receive the barakaat was due to stay back in Mumbai. process of admission, denial and of 'ilm of Aale Mohammed SA in the ten However, upon leaving for the airport inspecon of the documents shall be days of Ashara Mubaraka. It is indeed a while doing wada of Syedna Qutbuddin, completed by 10thNovember 2014. great ne'mat to receive these barakaat Syedna Burhanuddin told him, “Bhai The Hon' ble Court then framed the from the Dai of Imamuz-zamaan. It saathe aawi jaaw”. Issues (points in dispute required to be strengthens and rejuvenates our spirits decided by the Court), which are in brief In Hasanpeersab, Aqa Burhanuddin lead for the upcoming year and increases our on - namaz during the holy days of Shehrullah darajaat in Aakherat.
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