SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 22

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Issue 22 14th Ramadan al-Moazzam 1435H

Surat ul-Isra', 79th Ayat FEATURED UPDATES

BIHORI: Alone in the Darkness translaon of Munajaat 'ya zal-ma'aali Heavenly Voice of the Night and Nisful Layl Doas. Audio of Rasulullah SA was known to put away his 'Allahumma maress in the last 10 days of Ramadaan. haadha Shahru ﺴﻢ اﷲ اﻟﺮﻦ اﻟﺮﺣ Imam Ali Zainul-Aabedeen SA was Ramadaan' doa ْ ْ و ِﻣﻦ ّاﻟﻠﻴﻞ ﻓﺠﺪ ﺑ ِﻪ ﻧﺎﻓًِ ﻟّﻚ ﻋﺴ ٰﻰ أَن 'known to pray 1000 Rak'ats every night. and 'Fajer doa َ َ َ ِ َ َ َ َّ ِ َ َ َ َ َ َ ْ Syedna Taher Saifuddin prayed two recited by ﻳ ْﺒﻌﺜﻚ رﺑﻚ ﻣﻘ ًﺎﻣﺎ ﻣﺤﻤ ًﻮدا Rak'ats for tayseer-e-umuril mu'mineen Syedna َ َ َ َ َ ُّ َ َ َ َّ ُ (Surat al-Isra': 79) (namaz for the easing of the maers and Mohammed And for a part of the night, pray Tahajjud difficules for all mumineen) every night Burhanuddin RA. (keep vigil) therewith as a Nalat along with Shafa' namaaz. Syedna Photos of dedicated by Syedna (supererogatory devotion) for you. It may be Burhanuddin followed in Syedna Taher Burhanuddin' s Mihrab in the Masjid al- that your Lord will raise you to a Saifuddin's tradion and the image and A' zam Kufa praiseworthy station. sound of Syedna Burhanuddin praying A photo gallery of Bihori in Lailatul Qadar and recing Doas the Mihrab zarih As we approach the Layali Faazela in is sll in our eyes and ears. For decades dedicated by Syedna Shehrullah (17mi, 19mi and 21mi raat), Syedna Qutbuddin TUS prays Bihori Burhanuddin RA in Jame' Kufa where and then Lailatul Qadar, we must occupy every single night in Shehrullah and does Amirul Mumineen ourselves with the 'ibaadat of Allah doa for all mumineen. We are but SA was martyred. Ta’ala in these auspicious nights. Our humble followers of Rasulullah, the Also photos of the Mawaali Tahereen have guided us to the Imams and their Du'aat and cannot Masjid with Maulana Burhanuddin manner in which we should do bandagi match their piety (and stamina) in renovated. and pray Tahajjud as per the injuncon in ibaadat. But we are their followers and Video Series – Zakaat, Roza and the quoted above: And for a part we must try to the best of our capacity to Walaayat of the night, pray Tahajjud (keep vigil) emulate their example. Especially in Two 20min bayaan videos of Shz Taher therewith as a Nafilat (supererogatory Shehrullah. bhaisaheb on the importance and devoon) for you. It may be that your The doas following the namaz of Nisful meaning of Zakaat, Roza and Walaayat Lord will raise you to a praiseworthy Layl capture the essence of Bihori: staon (Surat ul-Isra': 79). “Mawla, my Mawla, the stars have set, In that vein we are pleased to present the and eyes have closed in sleep, but you are Bihori secon on fatemidawat.com with a Living, Standing, King. Mawla, my a guide to praying Bihori with Mawla, other kings have locked their accompanying text and audio as well as a doors, secured by their guards and sentries, and rered to their chambers, SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 22 and lovers have shut out all others. But M a y t h e n a z a r a a t o f S y e d n a 15 July 2014) – see Announcement for your door is open to supplicants. So here I Burhanuddin RA connue to shower on 19mi waaz below am, a supplicant at your door, a saa'il at us, the followers of his true successor your door…” Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin, from his 21mi Raat, 1435H (Thursday night As worldly benefactors sleep, as the heavenly abode in Jannaatun-Na'eem. 17 July 2014) material world fades, and as we sit alone in the darkness of the night, we THE MIHRAB ZARIH IN MASJID Syedna Qutbuddin will lead Maghrib Isha remember and supplicate to the AL-MU'AZZAM KUFA: and Washeq Namaz on 17mi, 19mi and Almighty. Fuztu wa Rabbil Ka'ba 21mi Raat at Darus Sakina, Thane, This is the essence of Bihori and Tahajjud, It is in the Mihrab in al-Masjid al- inshaallah. to remember that one day we will face Mu'azzam in Kufa that Maulana Ali SA By the raza mubarak of Syedna the Almighty with nothing but our deeds. claimed Shahaadat and uered the Qutbuddin TUS Imamat namaz will also As we recite in the doa aer Shafa: extraordinary words 'fuztu wa rabbil be held in South Mumbai (Saaar), Pune, “grant me your rehmat on the day that I Ka'ba' – I swear by the Lord of the Ka'ba Secunderabad, London, Leicester, come in front of you, carrying my deeds. that I have won. Indeed 'Shi'atu 'Aliyyin Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Bakersfield, On a day when everyone will have humul faa'izun' – the Shi'a of Ali will Poconos, New Jersey, San Francisco, forsaken me, yes – even my mother and indeed win. The Shi'a of Ali will win Houston and other cies. father, and my children for whom I jannat in the Hereaer. As we are with On the auspicious occasion of these worked and toiled. My Mawla my Ali's Dai we are certain in our belief and layali fazela, Mumineen muminaat and mawla, if you do not grant me rehmat, yaqeen that we are the Shi'a of Ali. their children who are not able to aend who will?” As we remember and mourn the are advised to do the following amal: The day to day necessies of life, family Shahadat of Maulana Ali SA on the 19th of ,social and work issues and the general Ramadaan, we also remember that the 1) Pray Maghrib Isha Namaz with Sunnat grind of the materialisc day and night ornate gold and silver Zarih mubarak that and Naafelat. make the inevitable day that we have to adorns the Mihrab in Jame' Kufa where face the Almighty fade into the distant Amirul Mumineen was martyred was 2) Pray 24 Rak'at Washeq Namaz (somemes too distant) future. The now built by our beloved Muqaddas Maula (Charh Surat). Click here to view PDF and the present takes precedence of the Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA. of washeq Niyyat and Doa. unknown future. The pressures of One of the shanaat that was saved for society and expediency become more our Mawla Burhanuddin. The iitah of 3) Sajada Wajhi Doa (recording of wasila important than the importance and this zarih was performed my Syedna starts with this doa). convicon to do what is right. Burhanuddin in 1423H (2002). The Zarih As we pray Bihori in the darkness of the that was on the Mihrab earlier was also 4) Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin Aqa night, let each one of us contemplate on presented by Syedna Burhanuddin RA in (TUS) has graciously given raza for his this. The consequences of our choices 1394H (1974). For the iitah of the first wasila mubaraka recording to be and acons (or inacon) we must face. Zarih Syedna Burhanuddin RA had sent played on this mubarak occasion. May Allah Ta'ala give us tawfeeq and his Mazoon Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin Mumineen muminaat and children guidance to do what is right. TUS. listening to the wasila mubaraka Photos of this Masjid and the Zarih are should observe the appropriate adab HEAVENLY VOICE: presented on fatemidawat.com (equee) of aending in person Syedna Burhanuddin RA Audio of May Allah Ta'ala pray Salawaat on even when listening to recording. Allahumma Hadha Shahru Maulana Ali SA and his Dai Syedna Wasila is audio is available on Ramadan & Fajer Namaz Doa Mohammed Burhanuddin RA. And may fatemidawat.com/instrucons. Many of us with a sense of longing and He be exalted in the A'la 'illiyyeen. And remembrance recall the heavenly voice may we connue to remember him and ANNOUNCEMENT & AMAL DETAILS: of Syedna Burhanuddin RA recing the receive his nazaraat. Syedna Qutbuddin TUS waaz on Doa aer each Faraz in Ramadan and 19mi Raat - Amirul Mumineen SA especially the Fajer Doa by Imam Ali ANNOUNCEMENT & AMAL DETAILS: Shahaadat Night Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin TUS will Zainul Aabedeen. We are pleased to 17mi, 19mi & 21mi Ramadan deliver waaz Mubarak and pray present the audio of Syedna 17mi Raat, 1435H (Sunday night 13 July shahaadat of Amirul Mumineen Burhanuddin's recitaon of this doa on 2014) Maulana Ali bin Abi Talib SA on 19mi raat Fatemidawat.com. Mumineen are urged of Shehre Ramadaan (Tuesday, 15th July) to listen to these doas in Ramadan while 19mi Raat, 1435H (Tuesday night aer Maghrib Isha and Washeq Namaaz maintaining adab for this great ne'mat . SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 22 at Darus Sakina. Mumineen aending bhaisaheb talks about one of the most di'amat(pillar) of Islam? What does are invited for Niyaz and Iaar Jaman disputed topics, especially in today's walayat mean? These are some of the aer waaz Mubarak. mes. He clarifies the meaning of zakaat quesons Shz Taher bhaisaheb For those in North America, Shehzada according to Rasulullah's SA shariat, addresses in this bayaan. Taher bhaisaheb will deliver waaz on which is Allah Subhanahu's haqq. He Salvaon/najaat is only achieved thru 19mi tarikh (Wednesday, 16th July) at then goes on to explain how zakaat doing walayat of Panjetan, Aimmat, and 2PM Pacific Standard Time. Those should be given and to what use zakaat Duat. Our hudaat explain in a bayt , 'there wishing to join video feed through should be put toward. He also puts forth is no najaat by knowledge or deeds GoToMeeng (plaorm used for sabaqs) that under no circumstances should a alone. Najaat is achieved by your should email [email protected]. mumin's zakaat be refused. walayat.' During the tumultuous mes Those unable to aend waaz in Mumbai Roza that we live in today, one should not and unable to join in North America In his bayaan on Roza, Shz. Taher forget that no deeds get accepted by should listen to Syedna Qutbuddin TUS bhaisaab talks about how rozas are Allah Subhanahu unless preceded by Shahadat bayaan video that will be singled out in all the pillars of Islam. walayat of haqq na Saheb . uploaded on fatemidawat.com/bayan Rasullullah SA states that Allah Ta'ala We encourage Mumineen to listen to before the 19th of Shehrullah. says that “Rozas are for me and I give these bayaans during this holy month, reward and ajar for it.” He then explains preferably before or aer namaaz, BAYAAN VIDEO SERIES: how rozas along with having obvious together with Mumineen or the family. Zakaat, Roza & Walaayat physical benefits also lead us towards These are some of the themes which will We are proud to present the second aaining higher spirituality. As our be covered by the series: Q&A Qasar batch of Bayan videos (20 min each) by Mawali explain “the philosophy of roza is Namaz, Q&A Islamic Finance, Q&A Food. Shz Taher bhaisaheb. to make us 'like' farishta” Zakat Walayat In his bayaan on zakaat, Shz Taher Why is walayat the most important

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