SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 98 Fatemi Dawat Art and Architecure Series: Jame' Anwar Photo Essay. Featured updates: بسم الل ه الرحمن الرحيم مَنْ رَزَقَهُ الل ه ُ وَلاي َة َ ع َل ِي ب ِن ابيطالب ص ف َقَ ْد َأ َصا َب خَيْرَ الد ُنْي َا والآ ِخرةِ، ولا أ ُش ُك له ُ بِالجنَةِ، وإ نَ في ُح ِ ب ع َلي وَوَلاي َت ِهِ عِشْرِي َن َخ ْصل َة، عَش َرةً ٍ مِنها في الدُنيا وعَشَرةً في الآخرة* )1( الزهد بسم الل ه الرحمن الرحيم )2( والحرص على العلم )3( والورع في الدين QASIDA ME’AWIYYAH E-BOOK: )4( والرغبة في العبادة )5( وتوبة نصوح )6( فمَِ َن الن َا ِس مَن ي َقُو ُل رَب َن َا آتنَِا ف ِي الد ُنْي َا وَمَا ل َه ُ ف ِي Shukur-Recounting & Giving Thanks for the Achievements, Milestones & Ihsanaat of Syedna والقيام في الليل للصلوة )٧( والإياس من الخلق ا ْلآ ِخرَةِ مِ ْن خَل َا ٍق، وَمِ ْنه ُم م َن ي َقُو ُل رَب َن َا آتنَِا ف ِي RA Mohammed Burhanuddin (from Sijill 47) الد ُنْي َا َحسَن َةً وَف ِي الْآ ِخرَةِ َحسَن َةً وَقِن َا ع َذَا َب الن َارِ، )8( والحفظ للقرآن )9( وبغض الدنيا (Surat al-Baqara: 200-201) (Rasulullah SAW) There are men who say: " Lord! He who is given the bounty (rizq - rozi) Give us (Thy bounties) in this of the valaayat of Ali has attained the world!" but they will have no goodness of this world and the portion in the Hereafter. And there Hereafter, and I do not doubt that he are those who say: "O Lord! Grant will enter jannat. Ali’s love and us the benefits of this world and valaayat entail twenty virtues: 10 in this world (dunya) and 10 in the the blessings of the hereafter. Hereafter (aakherat). 1) renouncing materialism, 2) desire to seek knowledge, 3) piety and scrupulosity, 4) eagerness for worship, 5) sincere repentance, 6) waking up in the night NAZARAAT: for prayer, 7) putting your trust in God, “Abu Mohammed, Your Father – Taher not people, 8) memorizing the Quran, Saifuddin” 9) aversion to this world (dunya). Page 1 of 6 SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 98 SIJILL ARTICLE: Ten Virtues of a beware of it the most. For each time its live life in this world to the fullest but Mumin – (9) Aversion to Dunya companion rests confidently in a happy with the Hereafter and our purpose in Rasulullah SA said, “he who is given the event, an adversity forcefully removes mind. Living life in this world according gift (rizq, rozi) of the valaayat of Ali has him from it. the guidance of our Hudaat Kiraam and attained the goodness of this world Syedna al-Mu’ayyad al-Shirazi stresses the precepts of Shari’at ensures that all and the Hereafter, and I do not doubt time and again that this world is worldly pursuits also garner sawaab. that he will enter Jannat.” Ali’s love transient. In one instance, he describes The key is prioritization. Amirul and valaayatentail twenty virtues: 10 in it as a series of trials and tribulations Mumineen SA said that this World (dunya) and 10 in the and its inhabitants as those trapped in when dunya and aakehrat go hand in Hereafter (aakherat). The ten in this a cave, drunk with its temporary lures. hand that is the best. But in the case of world are: 1) renouncing materialism Our Mawali Tahereen AS make such a conflict between the two, Eisa (Sijill Article 90); 2) desire to seek strong statements about the Maseeh’s AS teaching is proverbial: if knowledge (Sijill Article 91); 3) piety temptations of this world because there is a situation in which you must and scrupulosity (Sijill Article 92); 4) these temptations are enticing. The choose between dunya or aakehrat, eagerness and desire for worship (Sijill purpose of these statements is to then you must prioritize aakherat. Article 93); 5) sincere repentance (Sijill remind us of the passing nature of this May Allah Ta’ala grant us the wisdom Article 94); 6) waking up in the night world and to emphasize the endurance to prioritize everlasting Hereafter over for tahajjud prayers (Sijill Article 95); 7) of the Hereafter (aakherat). a transient material world. May we to put trust in God and not people (Sijill continue to follow the guidance of Article 96); 8) memorizing the Quran His awliya’ to live a full and fulfilling life Majeed (Sijill Article 97). in this world and prepare for the This year during Ashara, Syedna TUS Hereafter. narrated this Hadith and explained the In our increasingly materialistic world, many facets of this Hadith and the we are fortunate that we have a living individual virtues. Syedna introduced guide, a Dai, who continuously reminds the Hadith saying that this is us of the permanence of the Hereafter, a bishaarat for the Shi’a of Amirul and the balance required to achieve Mumineen SA. He added that in one happiness in this world and the aakherat. May Allah Ta’ala grant sense, those with truevalaayat would That is not to say that one should not Syedna Qutbuddin TUS longest life necessarily have these virtues. If for live a full life in this world. Amirul some reason one withvalaayat does till qiyamat to continue to guide us and Mumineen SA said that the pious not possess these virtues, then upon our children. (muttaqeen) share this world with the hearing this bayaan he/she should We end with the prayer that is quoted people of this world (ahlud-dunya), but make a firm commitment to acquire in the ayat in the beginning of this the people of this world do not share article. Not the prayer of those who them. The ninth virtue is aversion to the Hereafter with the pious. The seek dunya with no share this world (bughdud-dunya). former live the best life in this world Rasulullah SA said, “this world (dunya) in aakherat (Surat al-Baqar: 200), but and they also journey to the Hereafter is a prison for the believer (mumin) and the prayer of those who say, “O Lord! with adequate provisions and a paradise (Jannat) for the disbeliever Grant us the benefits of this world and profitable trade. Conveying a similar (kafir).” Amirul Mumineen SA wrote to the blessings of the hereafter” concept, Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA (Rabbana aatina fid-dunya hasanatan Salman al-Farisi RA, refers to dunya and deen in his qasida Indeed, this world is like a snake—its wa fil aakherati hasanatan waqina as twins. He counsels mumineen that touch is smooth, its poison fatal. The azaab an-naar – Surat al-Baqara: 201). their worldly affairs should be foolish lad rushes towards it, and the conducted in accordance with their intelligent man is wary of it. Turn away NAZARAAT: “Abu Mohammed, religion, and that religion should in fact from its attractions, for it will only be Your Father – Taher Saifuddin” be the moral compass that directs their with you for a short time. Shrug off its worldly affairs (see Sijill Article 84 “The On the auspicious occasion of cares, for you will soon depart from it. Twinship of Deen & Dunya”). Tabarrukaatu Ayyamil Urs, the second When you are most comfortable with it, Urus of Syedna Mohammed Our Hudaat Kiraam AS encourage us to Page 2 of 6 SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 98 Burhanuddin’s RA, we are pleased to all mumineen, muminaat and their In the 19th century AD, the Masjid was present the following Nazaraat Entry children. Ameen. damaged in an earthquake after which prepared by Shz Dr Husain Bhaisaheb: it remained in a ruinous state for Fatemi Dawat Art and decades. In his bayaan, Syedna In the unmatched letter which he wrote Architecture Series: Jame’ Anwar Burhanuddin narrated that after Hajj with his own hand to Syedna Khuzaima Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA visited Photo E-book Qutbuddin (TUS), Syedna Taher Misar and he prayed Namaz in Jame’ On the auspicious occasion of Saifuddin (RA) inscribed several Anwar and committed to one day Tabarrukaatu Ayyamil Urs, the second indications of Syedna Qutbuddin’s high rebuilding the Masjid. This niyyat of Urus of Syedna Mohammed destiny of becoming Dai. One of these Syedna Taher Saifuddin was fulfilled by Burhanuddin’s RA, we take the was his signing the letter in this his successor, Syedna Mohammed opportunity to present this annotated manner: “(From) Mohammed’s father, Burhanuddin. photo gallery of Jame’ Anwar by Shz Dr your father, who thinks of you in every Aziz Bhaisaheb. moment, with utmost love and The renovation of this Fatimid Masjid longing, Taher Saifuddin.” Upon was a great milestone and a testament reading this letter, Syedna Mohammed to theshaan of zuhoor reserved for the Burhanuddin (RA) recited the Qur’anic 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq. Syedna ayat “khitamuhu misk” (Surat al- Burhanuddin often said, “since the day Mutaffifeen, Ayat 26), which means “It we reconstructed Jame’a Anwar, is sealed with musk.” the barakaat in Dawat has multiplied Syedna Taher Saifuddin normally exponentially and by the virtue of referred to himself in his Jame’ Anwar hundreds of Masjids have correspondence as “Mohammed’s been built all over the world.” father”. In this letter, he used the Jame’ Anwar (also known in Cairo as unique expression “Mohammed’s Jame’ al-Hakim) was built by the 15th father, your father”, thereby indicating Imam Aziz Billah and completed by the the special status of these two sons 16th Imam al-Hakim Biamrillah. It was near him.