Great Spiritual Events with Shaykh Hisham Kabbani in June 2009, Singapore

Great Spiritual Events with Shaykh Hisham Kabbani in June 2009, Singapore

"Sufism - Longing for the Divine"
A Lecture by Maulana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
Date/Time: Tuesday 9 June 2009, 8 p.m.
Fee: $20 per person/$15 per student
Venue: Singapore Expo, Conference Hall A
(Address: 1 Expo Drive)

"Saints & Mystics"
A Short Lecture by Maulana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
Date/Time: Wednesday 10 June 2009, 12.30 p.m.
Venue: Maqam Habib Nuh Alhabshi
(Address: 37 Palmer Road)
Program: Ziyarah of Maqam & Lecture "Saints & Mystics" by Maulana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
Free admission, All are welcome!

Date/Time: Wednesday 10 June 2009, 7.30 p.m.
Program: Maghrib, Maulid & Qasidah & Suhbah by Maulana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
Free admission, All are welcome!

"A Night of Remembrance"
A Session with Maulana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
Date/Time: Thursday 11 June 2009, 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Madrasah Al-Khairiah
(Address: 152 Still Road)
Program: Maghrib, Dhikr & Lecture "Remembrance" by Maulana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
Free admission, All are welcome!

*All times are venue's local time.

The Life of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W by Dr Karim Douglas Crow, Associate Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang

" Dr Karim Douglas Crow, Associate Professor at the S. Rajaratnam
School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore "

Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009
Time: 10:30am - 1:30pm
Location: Raffles Town Club
Street: Bukit Timah Road
City/Town: Bukit Timah, Singapore (View Map)

About the Speaker :
Dr Karim Douglas Crow is Associate Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, where he researches and teaches on Contemporary Islam. Born and raised in Beirut of Lebanese-American parentage, Dr Crow received his university education in Beirut and Cairo, and his Doctorate from the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University. During 1980-1992 he taught Islamic Studies and Arabic Language and Literature at: Columbia University, New York University, Fordham University, The University of Virginia, and the University of Maryland. In 1999 & 2000-2005, he served as Professor of Islamic Thought, teaching philosophy, theology and intellectual at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC) in Kuala Lumpur. He has published articles and book chapters on Islamic metaphysics, contemporary Islamic intellectual and spiritual currents, Islamic peace studies, and values and ethics and an edited volume Facing One Qiblah: Legal and Doctrinal Aspects of Sunni and Shi’a Muslims (Singapore, Pustaka National, 2005). He has conducted research for many years on Islamic understandings of intelligence, reason, and his textual study of tradition history “When God Created Wisdom’: Islamic “Aql Creation Narratives is under consideration by Brill Publishers. He is working on an historical survey of Islam and Rationality, and a monograph on the life and thought of imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (d.148H/765 CE). Dr Crow also serves as an advisor for several non-governmental programs and institutions treating Islamic peace issues in North America, Palestine, the Caucasus, Iran, and Aceh (Indonesia).

Ticket is $20 per person incl of light refreshment.
Email alexterrace@hotmail.com for RSVP

Shaykh Hisham Kabbani lecture - Sufism - Longing for the Divine Tuesday, June 9, 2009

" Shaykh Hisham Kabbani "

Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Singapore Expo Conference Hall A
Street: 1 Expo Drive
City/Town: Singapore, Singapore (View Map)

SimplyIslam.sg is pleased to announce a special lecture entitled Sufism - Longing for the Divine by a visiting eminent scholar of Islam, Shaykh Hisham Kabbani. He is also the Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of America and the As-Sunnah Foundation of America. Click here for Shaykh Hisham Kabbani’s detailed biodata. All

Please note that entry for the lecture is by a valid ticket which is available through the following:

* Online Purchase - Participants can purchase the tickets online using CREDIT CARD or PAYPAL. Buy tickets now!

* SimplyIslam Office - Tickets can be purchased by CASH or CHEQUE at SimplyIslam’s office located at No. 152 Still Road. Call 65474407 for enquiries.

* Wardah Books - Tickets can be purchased by CASH or VISA at Wardah Books located at 58 Bussorah Street (Masjid Sultan area, near Arab street)

Majlis Maulidur Rasulullah SAW 30 May 2009, After Maghrib : Ayat-ayat Cinta Kepada Rasulullah SAW

When: 30 May 2009, After Maghrib
Where: Darussalam Mosque
Language: Malay
Organiser: Tradisi Halaqah (Badan Agama & Pelajaran Radin Mas)

Synopsis:
Know that someone who loves a person prefers them and prefers what they like. Otherwise, he is a pretender, insincere in his love. Someone who has true love of Rasulullah SAW will manifest ayats (signs). But, what are the signs?

Further Details:
Tradisi Halaqah is an educational centre founded by people, under a registered non-profit, charity organisation Badan Agama & Pelajran Radin Mas [BAPA - ROS Reg No 0272/1958], committed to reviving time-tested methods of educating and transforming human beings. We at the Tradisi Halaqah aim to teach the tools individuals need in order to live lives of guidance and obedience to the sacred order and to restore broad-based pluralistic and true scholarship to its proper place as a 1st priority of Muslims.

Another very special value of Tradisi Halaqah is that every knowledge are transmitted in a way that stand the test of time, it is "isnad", or sound and verifiable links that stitches each generation of believers to the preceding one all the way back to the Blessed Messenger SAW.

"Isnad" is the secret of this Ummah and a gift from Allah. Without "isnad", the entire tradition could very well collapse. The system of ijazah (teaching licenses) is intricately linked to isnad in that one takes his knowledge from noble men and women who took their knowledge from those who took their knowledge from those….all the way back to that model community and to the blessed Messenger himself, whose knowledge, without a shadow of doubt, came from the Lord of the Divine Throne through his messenger, the angel Gibril, upon him be peace.

There is a tested and established tradition aimed at preserving and transmitting sacred knowledge within the overall tradition of Islam. We recognize its validity and importance today especially when the "sacred" has been demoted to an inferior position in our modern educational system.

Tradisi Halaqah and it’s asatizah have dedicated themselves to preserving and re-establishing the traditional educational method of teaching the Islamic sacred sciences to the present generation.We hope to be an active promoter for the attributes of the Singapore Muslim Excellence and be a model to the community at-large and contribute significantly to Singapore.

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

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

As-Shafa’ah Al-Kubra - A Morning of Divine Devotions with Shaykh Hisham Kabbani Video

" a great event and I did enjoyed it very much 

and would like to share with you, sorry with 

resolution. I use my small camera "

As-Shafa’ah Al-Kubra - A Morning of Divine Devotions
Date: Sunday 24 August 2008
Time: 8.30 am to 1.30 pm
Venue: The Arab Association
No. 11 Lorong 37 Geylang Singapore 387908

As-Shafa’ah Al-Kubra - A Morning of Divine Devotions organized by SimplyIslam.sg on Sunday 24 August 2008 with Shaykh Hisham Kabbani and other Islamic scholars and personalities. The programme includes the following:

Congregational Recitation of Surah Yasin led by Ustaz Abu Zaki Yusuf
Lectures by Shaykh Hisham Kabbani, Ustaz Mohamed Iqbal Abdullah, Ustaz TM Fouzy & Ustaz Jalaluddin Hassan
Dhikrullah led by Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
Qasidah & Salawat recitals/performances by the Haqqani Malaysia Ensemble
Qawwali recital by A. Jainullabidin Faizi
Devotional Poetry recitals by Art Fazil & Friends

Conversation with God by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani in Singapore 2008

" auditorium at Singapore Power was very crowded "

" part lecture by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, Conversation with God "

Alhamdulillah. I had the opportunity to attend a public lecture entitled “Conversation with God” by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani. Suppose to start at 8pm but Shaykh, was stucked in a traffic jam at Serangoon Road. It was an enlightened talk, and am please to share part of his lecture with you in my YouTube channel. I hope you, the reader, benefit from this sharing. Thank you to brother Mohamed Nassir and his team from simplyislam.sg in organizing this event. Please attend our next gathering this Sunday (please read my previous post).

Prophet Muhammad (s): The Perfection of Character lecture by Prof Recep Senturk in Singapore

" This was taken in Al-Madinah Al-Monawwara (The Enlightened City),
where the mosque and grave of our great prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is. "

Lecture & Discussion
Prophet Muhammad (s): The Perfection of Character
Speaker: Prof Recep Senturk
Date: Wednesday 13 August 2008
Time: 8 to 10 pm
Venue: CIMS @ Wisma Indah
448 Changi Road, #04-01
SINGAPORE

Fee: $20 per person (w/refreshments)
Very Limited seats. So register now!
[CLICK HERE] TO REGISTER ONLINE

For enquiries, call Sis Saira Elley at Tel 65474407 or
Bro Mohamed Nassir at Mobile 90703200 or email saira@simplyislam.sg

SimplyIslam.sg and the Turkish Cultural Center are organizing an in-house lecture cum discussion with a visiting scholar, Prof Recep Senturk, from Istanbul's Fatih University.

Prof Recep Senturk will elucidate on some of the beautiful character of Allah's Beloved Messenger (s), and will also discuss the ways of exuding in ourselves the beautiful characters as manifested by Prophet Muhammad (s).

CONFERENCE ON SUFI MOVEMENTS IN CONTEMPORARY ISLAM 11-15 August 2008

Within academic scholarship on contemporary Islamic expressions, the focus has largely been on Muslim 'modernists', and more recently 'fundamentalists', and their attempts to come to terms with Western modernity. This has largely ignored how traditional Sufis and traditionalist Muslim groups have responded to facets of contemporary Muslim expressions. The conference ultimately aims to educate the audience and readership about Sufism. There is often an unfounded assumption that Sufism is a sect in Islam and/or a marginal element of Islamic expression. In discussing Sufism in contemporary Islam, the presentations of this conference will focus on a relatively little studied, but demographically very substantial, segment of the global Muslim population. This conference will attempt to explicate that by theological and historical as well as anthropological standards, Sufism is not a marginal expression of certain adherents. As such, this conference itself a much-needed scholarly endeavor to re-centre the study of Sufism in scholarship on Islam. The diverse sub-themes/issues to be addressed include general themes in ancient/medieval/modern Sufi history; theological histories of diverse Sufi tariqahs; Sufi reform movements; traditionalist Muslim activism; "Neo-Sufism" and modernist Sufi intellectualism; connections between Middle Eastern, South Asian and Southeast Asian Sufi expressions; anti-Sufis and their attacks on Sufi traditionalism; and diverse forms of contemporary "cyber" and "artistic" Sufi expression and interaction. It is expected that in dealing with these issues, the papers will discuss them within the overall context of the Sufi reactions to extremism however the latter is to be defined.

You are cordially invited to the aforementioned Conference.

As places at the Conference are limited, acceptances will be on a first-come-first-served basis. Please send in your response to Mrs Betty Kwan by Tuesday, 5 August 2008. For further enquiries, please contact Betty at email: , tel: 6870-2472, or fax: 6775-6264/6259.

Here are info on tentative programme and a registration form for your completion.
Info: 1) Tentative Programme
2) Registration Form

A more detailed info from www.iseas.edu.sg

Associate Professor Syed Farid Alatas
Head, Department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore
Convenor, Conference on Sufi Movements in Contemporary Islam

Dhikr Circles in Singapore latest update 2008

For all Divine Lovers out there, here are info on some Dhikr sessions in and around Singapore. More will be updated soon, Insha Allah. Please email me at hatzputra@gmail.com to update any Dhikr, Maulid, and Salawat sessions to be reflect here.

Naqshbandi-Haqqani Khatm & Dhikr (website)
Every Thursday, 9.00pm (main circle)
Masjid Kampung Siglap, 451 Marine Parade Road (map)
Dhikr is held at Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique (map) on the first Thursday of every month.

Also every Thursday 9.30pm at Bukit Batok.
Contact Bro. Halim 8133 9045
Every Tuesday, 9.15pm

Maqam Habib Nuh, 37 Palmer Road (map)

Ladies’ Dhikr
Every Saturday, 2.30pm
Contact: Sis. Faridah 9777 0534

Chishti-Qadiri Dhikr (website)
Every Thursday, 8.30pm
Contact: Mu’hsin 9138 0014

Meshk Ilahi - Nur Ashki Jerrahi-Halveti Dhikr (blogsite)
Every Tuesday, beginning 1 May 2007, 8pm
19A Bali Lane
Contact: Mustafa Abdul Wadud 9009 2693 or email nurashkijerrahi.sg@gmail.com

Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique (website)
Qadiri Dhikr
Every Thursday, after Maghrib
90, Lorong K Telok Kurau (map)

Masjid Ba’alwie, 2 Lewis Road (map)
Mawlid al-Daiba’i
Every Wednesday, after Maghrib
Ratib al-’Attas
Every Thursday, after Maghrib

Masjid Abdul Gafoor, 41 Dunlop Street (map)
Ratib
Every Thursday, after Maghrib
Burdah Sharif
Every last Thursday of the month, after Maghrib

Masjid Malabar, 471 Victoria Street (map)
Ratib al-Haddad
Every evening, 20 mins before Isha’
Dhikr
Every Thursday, after Maghrib
Burdah Sharif
Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, after Isha’

Masjid Sultan, 3 Muscat Street (map)
Ratib al-’Attas
Every Friday, after Maghrib

Habib Umar Bin Hafiz in Singapore 20 Febuary 2007

Selasa 20 Feb 2007
Jihad Membangun Ummah Menerusi Pendidikan
Tempat: Masjid Al-Ansar
(155 Bedok North Ave 1)
Masa: 7 malam
(Majlis bermula dengan solat Maghrib & bacaan Maulid)
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Rabu 21 Feb 2007
Kuliah Zuhr - Pesanan Taqwa
Tempat: Masjid Hj Mohd Salleh
(Maqam Habib Nuh)
Masa: 12.45 tengahari
(Kuliah sebelum/selepas solat Zuhr)

Hijrah Rasul - Perpaduan Persaudaraan Manusia Berbilang Kaum
Tempat: Masjid Al-Istighfar
(2 Pasir Ris Walk)
Masa: 8 malam
(Solat Isyak bersama)
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Khamis 22 Feb 2007
Kuliah Zuhr - Solat Para Solihin
Tempat: Masjid Al-Mukminin
(271 Jurong East St 21)
Masa: 12.45 tengahari
(Kuliah sebelum/selepas solat Zuhr)

Bacaan Ratib bersama Habib Umar Bin Hafiz
Tempat: Masjid Ba'alwie
(2 Lewis Road)
Masa: 7 malam
(Solat Maghrib bersama)
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Jumaat 23 Feb 2007
Tasawwuf - Jalan Menuju Kesempurnaan Insan
Tempat: Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique
(90 Lorong K Telok Kurau)
Masa: 7 malam
(Majlis bermula dengan solat Maghrib & bacaan Qasidah Burda)
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Kuliah Subuh (20 hingga 24 Feb 2007)
Habib Umar Bin Hafiz akan bersolat subuh di Masjid Al-Abdul Razak (Jln Ismail, off Jln Eunos). Kuliah subuh akan menyusuli.
Semua syarahan akan disampaikan dalam bahasa Arab oleh Habib Umar Bin Hafiz, dan akan diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Melayu.

Siri Syarahan Habib Umar Bin Hafiz dianjurkan oleh Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique, dengan kerjasama masjid-masjid berikut:

• Masjid Al-Abdul Razak (Tel 6846 8404)
• Masjid Al-Ansar (Tel 6449 2420)
• Masjid Al-Istighfar (Tel 6583 8711)
• Masjid Al-Mukminin (Tel 6567 7777)
• Masjid Ba'alwie (Tel 6732 6170)
• Masjid Hj Muhd Salleh (Tel 6220 9257)

*Untuk keterangan lanjut, sila hubungi Mohamed Nassir di talian 63460153.
SEMUA MUSLIMIN DAN MUSLIMAT DIPERSILAKAN HADIR.

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Habib Umar's Biography
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Habib Umar Bin Hafiz
Principal, Darul Mustafa
Islamic Scholar & Preacher

Habib Umar Bin Hafiz is a descendent of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from Sayyidina Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad – being the son of both ‘Ali and of Fatimah al-Zahra the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. He was born in Tarim, Hadramawt, a city of Yemen known far and wide due to the abundance of scholars and pious people that it has produced over the centuries, including the erudite and eminent scholar, Sheikh Umar Bin Abdullah Al-Khatib, who taught in Singapore for the most part of his life.

His father was the famous erudite preacher, Muhammad Bin Salim Bin Hafiz Bin Shaikh Abu Bakr Bin Salim. Likewise his grandfathers, Habib Salim Bin Hafiz and Habib Hafiz Bin Abd-Allah, were scholars who were highly respected by the scholars of their day. Habib Umar was raised in the most appropriate of conditions, surrounded by people of knowledge and piety.

Having memorised the Qur’an at a very early age he also memorised the core texts in fiqh (jurisprudence), hadith (traditions of Prophet Muhammad), Arabic Language and other Islamic sciences thereby adhering to the circles of knowledge that were held by many traditional scholars. He was educated and trained by many teachers, some of them being:

• Habib Muhammad Bin Salim Bin Hafiz (father)
• Muhammad Bin ‘Alawi Bin Shihab (at Rubat of Tarim)
• Shaikh Fadl Baa Fadl (at Rubat of Tarim)
• Habib Muhammad Bin ‘Abd-Allah al-Haddar (at Rubat of al-Bayda’)
• Habib Ibrahim Bin Aqil Bin Yahya (Mufti of Ta‘iz)
• Habib Zain Bin Sumait (scholar of Hijaz)
• Habib Abdul Qadir Bin Ahmad al-Saqqaf (scholar of Hijaz)
• Habib Ahmed Mashur al-Haddad (scholar of Hijaz)
• Habib Attas al-Habashi (scholar of Hijaz)

After spending a good number of years studying the Islamic sciences, in and around the Middle East, he returned to Tarim and established an institute of higher learning for Islam called Darul Mustafa. Darul Mustafa would be his gift to the world and to it the world was summoned. In what would seem such a short time, the people of Tarim would witness the convergence, both male and female students, from lands far and wide upon a city that was on the verge of being forgotten. Students from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, The Comorus Islands, Tanzania, Kenya, Egypt, Great Britain, Pakistan, United States and Canada as well as other Arab states and countries would be under the tutelage of Habib Umar and his appointed teachers. They would become students and catalysts in an authentic attempt at reviving traditional Islam. The rise of similar Islamic institutions in Yemen and abroad under the management of Habib Umar would again be a major momentum in the spread of knowledge and good behavior and provide the common people with opportunities that they had previously been deprived of.

Habib Umar currently lives in Tarim, Yemen where he oversees the development of Darul Mustafa and the many schools that have been set up under his management. He still maintains an active role in the propagation of the religion of Islam such that he spends most of the year traveling all over the world in pursuit of such noble activities.

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dhikr sessions in and around Singapore 'Gardens of Remembrance'

For all Divine Lovers brothers and sisters, here are info on some dhikr sessions in and around Singapore. More will be updated soon, Insha Allah.

Naqshbandi-Haqqani Dhikr
Every Thursday, 9.15pm (Main session)
Masjid Kampung Siglap, 451 Marine Parade Road (map)

Every Tuesday, 9.15pm
Maqam Habib Nuh, 37 Palmer Road (map)

Ladies’ Dhikr
Every Saturday, 2.30pm
Contact: Sis. Faridah 9777 0534

Chishti-Qadiri Dhikr
Every Thursday, 8.30pm
Contact: Mu’hsin 9138 0014

Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique
Qadiri Dhikr
Every Thursday, after Maghrib
90, Lorong K Telok Kurau (map)

Masjid Ba’alwie, 2 Lewis Road (map)
Mawlid al-Daiba’i
Every Wednesday, after Maghrib
Ratib al-’Attas
Every Thursday, after Maghrib

Masjid Abdul Gafoor, 41 Dunlop Street, (map)
Every Thursday, after Maghrib
Burdah Sharif
Every last Thursday of the month, after Maghrib

Masjid Malabar, 471 Victoria Street, (map)
Ratib al-Haddad
Every evening, 20 mins before Isha’
Dhikr
Every Thursday, after Maghrib
Burdah Sharif
Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, after Isha’

Masjid Sultan, 3 Muscat Street, (map)
Ratib al-’Attas
Every Friday, after Maghrib

Tags|Islam|Dhikr|Sufism|Malaysian|Hatzputra