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SIJILL a WEEKLY NEWSLETTER of FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 30 SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 30 Sijill A Weekly Newsleer Of Fatemidawat.com Issue 30 11th Zilqad al-Harram 1435H Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin's Masjid Mo'azzam Surat – Rebuilt by Syedna Burhanuddin. FEATURED UPDATES SIJILL ARTICLE: The Legacy of achieved a mastery of Arabic and AMAL DETAILS: Syedna Abdeali Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin RA – composed a Diwaan of Arabic qasidas; Saifuddin RA Urus knowledge, nurture and the Diwaan strikes a masterful harmony Qasida between the beauty of the words and structure Mubaraka and the depth of meaning. Shz Dr. Abdeali ﺑﺴﻢ ﺍﷲ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ bhaisaheb's Master's thesis is about the Dawat ni Zaban concept of Ishq in the Diwaan – an ﻭﻳﺮﹺﻳﺪُ ﺍﻟﻠَﹼﻪُ ﺃَﻥ ﻳﺤﻖّ ﺍﻟْﺤَﻖّ ﺑﹺﻜَﻠﻤَﺎﺗﻪ ﻭﻳﻘْﻄَﻊ ﺩَﺍﺑﹺﺮ ﺍﻟْﻜَﺎﻓﺮﹺﻳﻦ * Salaam in shaan excerpt from his work has been ﻟﻴﺤﻖّ ﺍﻟْﺤَﻖّ ﻭﻳﺒﻄﻞ ﺍﻟْﺒﺎﻃﻞ ﻭﻟَﻮ ﻛَﺮﹺﻩَ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺠﺮﹺﻣُﻮﻥَ * (Surat al-Anfal: 7-8) published on fatemidawat.com – see of Syedna Allah Ta' ala wills to establish the Truth below. Abdeali according to His words and to cut off the roots of the Unbelievers;- That He might The greatness of Syedna Abdeali establish the Truth and prove Falsehood Saifuddin is also manifested in the false, distasteful though it be to those strength of the other scholars and ulama who have committed crimes. of his me. In Syedna's reign, Syedi Ayat, Hadith Kalaam Series: Akhlaaq The legacy of the 43rd Dai al-Mutlaq Sadiqali Saheb composed his flowing and Third update of this series on ''Akhlaaq Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin RA (Surat) is forceful Nasihats. Other scholars such as – Good Character that of knowledge (' ilm), nurture and Shaykh Qutub and Shaykh Saify also structure (organizaon). composed valuable works about the history of Dawat and jurisprudence Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin was shamsud- (fiqih). Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin's du'aal-mutlaqeen, a shining sun student, the eminent scholar Syedi amongst the Du'aat and a spring of Abdeali Imaduddin, composed numerous knowledge. He was known as Mu'yyad-i- qasidas and Risaalats, including works in asghar in reference to the unmatched the level of Haqeeqat. Syedna Abdeali Syedna al-Mu'ayyad al-Shirazi, the Bab- Saifuddin also established 'Dars-e-Saify', a Online Sabaq Timings ul-Abwaab of Imam Mustansir SA. From free seminary for students of the 'ilm of Shz Taher bs Sabaq the me he became Dai at the young age Aale Mohammed. every Thursday 6.00PM Pacific of 25 ll his unmely wafaat at the age of Standard Time The establishment of the Dars brings us 43 years, Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin (US California Time) led a renaissance of 'ilm and literary to Syedna's second prominent legacy: achievement in the Fatemi Dawat; a clear bringing structure to the organizaon of Shz Aziz bs Sabaq manifestaon of the fayz flowing to Dawat. The educaon of students has every Thursday 8.00PM Indian Syedna from Imamuz Zaman SA. Syedna always been conducted by all the Du'at, Standard Time SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 30 especially the 34th Dai Syedna Ismail is connued in the systemac calculaon HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY Badruddin Bawa, yet unl this me there of zakaat, the establishment of a SERIES: Syedna Abdeali was no formal instuon. Syedna Abdeali professionally run scholarship program Saifuddin – Excerpt from Shz Saifuddin established the structure of the for higher educaon and the many Dr. Abdeali bhaisaheb MA Thesis Dars, instuonalized the educaon aspects of structural enhancement to The history or akhbaar of Dawat process and gave it structure. Syedna the Dawat administraon menoned in provides invaluable lessons for the Taher Saifuddin further organized this Syedna's vision (including systems of present. Our challenge is to learn from process and renamed the Dars, al-Jamea accountability, local representaon and these lessons. History defines the al-Saifiyyah. Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin transparency). The legacy of nurturing present. Al-akhbaar-u-anwaar: history also organized many other aspects of mumineen connues as Syedna's doors illuminates. Dawat into instuonalized structures, are open in the weekly bethaks for every especially the Wazarat Saifiyyah (the mumin to come to him personally and It is our pleasure to present a Saifiyyah Ministry), which handled the seek advice, solace and refuge. biographical arcle about the 43rd Dai-l- communicaons with Aamils, their Mutlaq Syedna Abdeali SaifuddinRA . The appointments and other affairs of the Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin faced arcle is an excerpt from the MA Thesis Dawat. tremendous challenges and with the aid wrien by Shz. Dr. Abdeali bhaisaheb on of the Ta'yeed of Imam-uz-zamaan the “Meaning of Love in the Poetry of Perhaps the legacy of Syedna Abdeali consolidated the structure of Dawat. His Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin”. The excerpt Saifuddin that is closest to mumineen's successor Syedna Qutbuddin connues currently being featured presents a brief heart is that he nurtured 12 thousand to respond to the challenges of this age biographical sketch of the life of Syedna mumineen for one full year in Surat in the and the enmity of those who disbelieve Abdeali Saifuddin and an introducon to face of severe famine. He undertook the in him with convicon, strength and a his Diwaan (collecon of Qasidas). responsibility of their lodging and complete reliance on Imam-uz-zaman. Here is an excerpt from the full arcle: boarding and even helped to reestablish As the Quranic ayat quoted at the their livelihoods. Syedna incurred a debt beginning of this Sijill states, Allah Ta'ala “Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin was born in on the Dawat organizaon for establishes the Truth with his words. 1188AH/1774AD into a disnguished undertaking this mammoth task. From one perspecve the Du'aat, in the family. His father, Syedna Abduayyib me of the Imam's satar, are Allah's Zakiuddin, was the forty-first dā'ī muṭlaq RA Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin also built al- living words. of the Ṭayyibī Fāṭīmid-Ismā'īlī Da'wat Masjid al-Mu'azzam in Surat from his In these tesng mes, these verses now with its centre in India. He was only RA personal wealth. Syedna Burhanuddin composed by Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin twelve when his father died. He was then rebuilt this grand massjid in 1417H. resonate with the Quranic ayat quoted brought up by his eleven- years elder Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin' s life and above and with our current circumstances: brother and forty-second Dā'ī, Syedna achievements are difficult to encompass Yusuf Najmuddin in Surat. Syedna in a few short paragraphs. His convicon Najmuddin himself was a great scholar. and confidence in facing the trials and He trained and educated Syedna tribulaons of his me are inspiring. Saifuddin in the tradion and learning These difficules are true testament to that was the treasured inheritance of the the strength of his personality and Famid-Ismaili community. He also character. appointed tutors for his younger brother. In this way Syedna Saifuddin gained, at a And his legacy is enduring. Syedna very early age, a deep understanding of Abdeali Saifuddin's successors, the Famid-Ismaili tradion of RA parcularly Syedna Taher Saifuddin knowledge which was, even in India, RA and Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin , learnt in Arabic. This gave him a firm built on his legacy. Today, Syedna grasp of the Arabic language and its TUS Khuzaima Qutbuddin connues that literature, to which he combined the legacy through his teachings and Syedna Qutbuddin TUS is the true study of the great masters of poetry like acons. The legacy of 'ilm connues successor to the Nass and legacy of Imra ul-Qays, al-Mutanabbī and Ibn Hānī. through his composion of Qasidas, Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin, Syedna Taher This combinaon of the Famid-Ismaili Risalat, Sabaqs and Bayaans; through his Saifuddin and Syedna Mohammed 'ilm tradion and its poetry on the one encouragement of educaon for boys Burhanuddin. For all those who dare to hand, and a mastering of the highest and girls including secular educaon. think, to overcome their fears, the Truth standard of poec skills gave to the The legacy of organizaon and structure is as clear as day. Dīwān of Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin its SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 30 This Newsleer This newsleer will inshaallah be published every Friday. It will include the latest news and instrucons from Syedna Qutbuddin's office, and will be published in Dawat-ni-zaban and Gujara. It will also highlight the latest updates on fatemidawat.com. Please register to receive the newsleer regularly at [email protected] Sijill is an Arabic word which literally means official leer. It was a term oen used in the Famid chancery. The name is inspired by the most auspicious leer 'Sijill-ul-Bisharat'. Updates this Week Upcoming updates • Sijill arcle – The Legacy of Syedna Abdeali Quran recitaon with commentary analysis Saifuddin RA: Knowledge, Nurture and Structure (regular). • History & Biography Series: 43rd Dai al-Mutlaq Hikayaat: Morals & Fables from Dawat Kitaabs Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin Arcle Series: Women in Islam • Ayat, Hadith & Kalaam Series: Akhlaaq Fatemi Madrasa new material. • Amal Details: Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin Urus Fatemi Dawat Architecture – Galleries and Qasida & Salaam Presentaons • NAZARAAT: 18th Shabaan 1385H Telegram from Famid Literature Arcle Series Syedna Burhanuddin RA Q&A series on pernent issues: Shari'a compliant • Announcement: Syedna TUS Saturday Qadambosi finance, qasar namaz. 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