Three great Haul event this Saturday 25th Oct 2008 in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur

Alhamdulillah (الحمد لله) there will be three great Haul event this coming saturday 25th Oct 2008 around Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. All are welcome.

1. Haul Syaikh Khwaja Habibullah Shah (Mursyid Tariqah Chisti-Qadiri wal Arbaiin: 25th Oct 2008, Saturday - 8am at Kubur Kassim lead by Shaykh Ibrahim and his congregation.

2. Haul Al-Marhum As-Sayyid Ust Abdillah bin Ahmad Al-Jufri: 25th Oct 2008, Saturday - 5pm at Masjid Sultan after asar prayer.

3. Haul Shaykh Abdul Qadir al Jelani in Kuala Lumpur: 25th Oct 2008, Saturday - 7pm - 11.30pm at Surau Miftahul Falihin Kampung Tengah Tambahan, Taman Melati 53100 Gombak, Selangor Darul Ehsan

Al-Habib al-Allamah Sultanul Ulama as-Sayyid Salim bin Abdullah bin Umar asy-Syathiri, Mudir of Rubat Tarim, Hadhramaut, in Singapore 2008

" last year 2007 photo at Ba'Alwi, more picture of Habaib "

Alhamdullilah, today Al-Habib al-Allamah Sultanul Ulama as-Sayyid Salim bin Abdullah bin Umar asy-Syathiri, Mudir of Rubat Tarim, Hadhramaut, just arrived in Singapore. He will hold a series of lecture here.

Habib Salim Asy-Syatiri's Lecture Series Schedule :

1. Thursday 23 Oct 2008
11:30am - Maqam Habib Noh
7pm - Masjid Ba'alwie

2. Friday 24 Oct 2008
12pm - Masjid Sultan
7pm - Masjid Alkaff Upper Serangoon

3. Saturday 25 Oct 2008
5pm - Masjid Sultan (Haul Al-Marhum As-Sayyid Ust Abdillah bin Ahmad Al-Jufri)

4. Monday 27 Oct 2008
8pm - Masjid An-Nahdhah

Any new program info will be updated soon. All are welcome

Habib Salim bin 'Abdullah bin 'Umar asy-Syathiri was born in Tarim, Hadhramaut in the year 1359H. His father, Habib 'Abdullah is Rubath Tarim's founder, which produce thousandth of great 'ulama' and 'santri' from every Muslim country around the world. He was famous as a clergy sholih. Habib Salim's mother, Syarifah Ruqayyah binti Muhammad bin Hasan Mawla Aidid, is a sholehah who likes beruzlah, praying to God.

When he was 3 years old, Habib Salim became an orphan with the departure of his father to rahmatUllah. Yet his religion's upbringing and education were never ignored, even before the age of 11, he was already a hafiz Quran. He learned various knowledge from around 80 great ulamas in Hadhramaut and Haramain, among his teacher are:-

Habib Muhammad al-Mahdi;
Habib Abu Bakar;
Habib Hasan bin 'Abdullah asy-Syathiri;
Habib 'Alwi bin Syihabuddin;
Habib Ja'far bin Ahmad al-'Aydrus;
Habib 'Alwi bin 'Abbas al-Maliki al-Hasani;
Syaikh Hasan bin Muhammad Masyath;
Syaikh 'Abdullah Sa`id al-Lahji asy-Syafi`i;
Habib Hasan bin Muhammad Fad`aq;
Syaikh Hasan bin Sa`id dan ram

After he return to Yemen, he use his time to preach and teach his knowledge. He used to live for 15 year in Aden being a teachers and preacher at Masjid Habib Abu Bakar Al-'Adni bin 'Abdullah Al-Aydrus. In the year 1403, on the request of Habib Zain bin Ibrahim BinSmith and Habib Muhammad al-Haddar, he moved to Madinah and teach at Rubath al-Jufri.

A lot of santri learned from the depth of his knowledge. He was also known to be high sincerity, honorable and always look after sunnah Junjungan Nabi s.a.w. Preaching and spreading his knowledge non stop. With his busy schedules, he still worship religiously in khususiyyah as sholat sholat sunnat, he did 100 times night prayer nightly in each Ramadan. Currently Habib Salim is passionate Islamic educator at Rubath Tarim with 500 student from various country including Malaysia, Indonesia & Singapore. Apart from that, he still do rehlah preaching in every Muslim country around the world. May Allah gives perfect health and long life to Habaib Salim "Sulthanul 'Ilmi" so that we can learned so much from him and be quided . Inshaallah

Haul of The Great Imam Abdallah Al-Haddad on 1st-2nd November 2008 at Masjid Baitul Aman Kuala Lumpur

" event poster from simplyislam.com.sg "

Masjid Baitul Aman Kuala Lumpur and the Al-Haddad family are organising the Haul of the great Imam Abdallah Al-Haddad.

The Messenger of God, salallahu alaihi wasallam, prophesied that in every century Allah would raise up amongst his nation a man who would renew its religion. Imam 'Abdallah al-Haddad was the renewer, or Mujaddid, of the 12th Islamic century. He was renowned, and deservedly so, for the breadth of his knowledge and his manifest sanctity. The profundity of his influence on Muslims is reflected by the fact his books are still in print throughout the Islamic world. He was born in Tarim, in the hills of Hadramaut, one of the southerly regions of the Arabian peninsula, and grew up in an environment where the accent was upon piety, frugality, erudition, and an uncompromising thirst for gnosis (ma'rifa). His lineage is traced back to the Prophet, salallahu alaihi wasallam, through Imam al-Husayn. 

Read more about The Great Imam Abdallah Al-Haddad . 

SimplyIslam.sg is organising a wisata or travel to Kuala Lumpur to participate in the Haul (see programme poster above). Leaving Singapore on Saturday 1 November 2008, at 7 am and return to Singapore on Sunday 2 November 2008 (9 pm). 

The Fee is only $60 per person - the fee includes transportation, 1 night accommodation at Sucasa Apartments and insurance (meals are not included). The fee is heavily subsidised. Details:

Date & Time of Departure: Saturday 1 November 2008, 7 am
Point of Departure: Eunos MRT Station
Fee: $60 per person (subsidised)
Inclusive: Transportation (coach bus), 1-night Accommodation at Sucasa Apartments & Insurance
Other Details: Meals not included
Return Date & Time: Sunday 2 November 2008, 9 to 10 pm

Programme:
Saturday 1 November 2008
7 am - Depart for Kuala Lumpur (Meet @ Eunos MRT)
4 pm - Haul of Imam Abdullah Al-Haddad at Masjid Baitul Aman (KL)
9 pm - Back to Sucasa Apts

Sunday 2 November 2008
10 am - Session with Shaykh Afeefuddin Al-Gaylani (pending confirmation)
12 pm - Maulid/Hadrah @ Shah Alam (men only) (women separate prog)
4 pm - Depart for Singapore (expected SIN arrival 9-10 pm)

Those interested to participate in the haul of Imam Al-Haddad, please email Brother Nassir here with details - full name, passport number, passport expiry date, contact number and email address (details for each participant). Alternatively, please call Sis Saira Elley at 65474407 to register with your details ready.

Very limited seats, so register early!

Haul event of Sulthonul Auliya Khwaja Sayyidina Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani 19th Oct 2008 and others

1. I am happy to announce that we will be having the Haul of Sulthonul Auliya Khwaja Sayyidina Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani r.a., on the 19th October 2008, Sunday - 8am. It will be held insya'Allah at Masjid Darussalam - Clementi. All are welcome to this blessed event. I will post detailed programs of that day as I got the info.

2. Haul Almarhum Ustaz Syed Abdillah Aljufri at Masjid Sultan, Saturday, 25 October, after Asar.

3. Maulidurrasul Saw & Haul Sayyidatuna Khodijah rha at Masjid Hj Muhd Salleh (Makam Habib Noh), Palmer Road,Sunday, 2 November 08, 8am.

Habib Shaykh Habib Salim Bin Abdullah Bin Umar As-Shatiri will be in Singapore this October 2008. He is the Principal of Rubat, an Islamic learning institute that is over 100 years old, based in Tarim, Hadhramaut, Yemen. Habib Umar Bin Hafiz will also have a schedule stop here in January 2009 Insha'Allah. I will update both event soon.

" Illustration of Al-Qutb Imam Ahmad ar-Rifa'i r.a and Al-Ghawth 

ul-Azam Imam Abdul Qadir al-Jilani r.a "

A short Biography Sulthonul Auliya Khwaja Sayyidina Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani r.a.

Raised by his mother and grandfather after his father's passing, Jilani was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad from both of his parents - his father was descended from Hasan while his mother was descended from Husayn.[1][2][3] At the age of eighteen he went to Baghdad (1095), where he pursued the study of Hanbali law under several teachers. Abdul Qadir received lessons on Fiqh from Abu Ali al-Mukharrimi, Hadith from Abu-Bakar-bin-Muzaffar, and tafsir from the renowned commentator, Abu Muhammad Jafar.

In Sufism, his spiritual instructor was Shaikh Abu'l-Khair Hammad bin Muslim al-Dabbas. From him, he received his basic training, and with his help he set out on the spiritual journey.
After completion of education, Abdul Qadir Jilani abandoned the city of Baghdad, and spent twenty-five years as a wanderer in the desert regions of Iraq as a recluse.[4] He was over fifty years old by the time he returned to Baghdad in 1127, and began to preach in public. He moved into the school belonging to his old teacher al-Mukharrimii, there he engaged himself in teaching. Soon he became popular with his pupils. In the morning he taught hadith and tafsir, and in the afternoon held discourse on mysticism and the virtues of the Qur'an.

He busied himself for forty years in the service of Islam from 521 to 561 AH. During this period hundreds of people converted to Islam because of him and organized several teams to go abroad for missionary purposes. He arrived in Indian sub-continent in 1128, and stayed at Multan, Pakistan.

He died on Saturday night 1166 (8th Rabi' al-Awwal 561AH on the Islamic calendar) at the age of eighty-nine years, and was entombed in a shrine within his Madrassa in Baghdad.

Please visit www.al-baz.com for more info and collection of his books.

Islam and the Arts, Saturday, 11 October 2008 at NUS

The Department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore; 

and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Religion Research Cluster, 

National University of Singapore

present a seminar on

Islam and the Arts

Saturday, 11 October 2008

Time: 2 pm – 6 pm

Venue: Lecture Theatre 12, AS3, Faculty of Arts and Social Science,

10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, National University of Singapore

Speakers: 

Associate Professor Syed Farid Alatas, National University of Singapore; Ms Sharifah Hanan Alsagoff; Associate Professor Larry Francis Hilarian, Nanyang Technological University; Mr. Muhammad Salihin Sulaiman, Imankreativ; Associate Professor Bobby Wong Chong Thai, National University of Singapore; Professor Md Salleh Yaapar, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

The aim of the seminar is to give people an appreciation of the function of Islam in artistic expression. The seminar will cover various aspects of the visual and performing arts, such as literature, calligraphy, music and dance in the Malay World of Southeast Asia. Paper presenters come from Singapore and Malaysia and include academics who specialise in the arts and are artists themselves.

Please RSVP your attendance to Rodney Sebastian at fasrodn@nus.edu.sg

Eid al Fitr Mubarak, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2008 to you and your families

" please enjoy this Malay classic evergreen 'Raya' song by Saloma 

"Selamat Hari Raya", also a favorite song of my late Mom... 

I miss her so very much, it's just different without Mom "

Today is the first Shawal, and I'm extremely sad that Ramadhan just left us. I would like to wish my reader Eid al Fitr Mubarak, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to you and your families. May the Blessings of Ramadhan be our guiding light for Shawal and the months ahead. May Allah reward you for the days you spent in fasting, recitation of the Quran and praying Taraweeh and Qiyam in the mosque. Inshallah we will be among those who gained Taqwa, and from those who promissed shelter from the hellfire. And Inshallah we will have the chance to meet again in the blessed month of Ramadan once agine next year.

All my "manja uncle's" and sisters 'balik kampong' for Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2008 at my Dad/Grandfather house (yap, Singapore still have kampong at District 10 Sixth Ave). I did installed about 15 pelita (oil lamps) around the garden (traditionally favored by my late Grandmother) for them to play there bunga api (sparkles) with lampu lap-lip (fairies light) strung on the front porch. Overall fun for the little lot.... and please enjoy this Malay classic evergreen 'Raya' song by Saloma "Selamat Hari Raya", also a favorite song of my late Mom... I miss her very much, she passed away during last year Ramadan (Please read surah Al-Fateha for my late Mom... Ameen)

In Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, Eid is also commonly known as Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Hari Raya Idul Fitri or Hari Raya Puasa. Hari Raya literally means 'Day of Celebration' i.e. 'The Day'. Muslims in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore celebrate Eid like other Muslims throughout the world.

The night before Eid is with the takbir which is held in the mosques or musallas. In many parts of Indonesia as well as Malaysia, especially in rural areas, pelita or panjut (oil lamps) are lit up in house compounds. Eid also witnesses a huge migratory pattern of Muslims, from big metropolitan cities to rural areas. This is known as balik kampung or pulang kampung in Indonesian — literally going back to home town to celebrate Eid with one's parents. Special dishes like ketupat, dodol, lemang (a type of glutinous rice cake cooked in bamboo) and other Indo-Malay delicacies are served during this day.

It is common to greet people with "Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri" or "Salam Aidilfitri" which means "Happy Eid". Muslims also greet one another with "maaf lahir dan batin" in Indonesian and "maaf zahir dan batin" in Malaysian, which means "Forgive my physical and emotional (wrongdoings)", because Eid ul-Fitr is not only for celebrations but also the time for Muslims to cleanse their sins and strengthen their ties with relatives and friends