Please benefit from and share the following Rabi’ al-Awwal advice recently delivered by Sayyidi Habib Umar and translated by Ustadh Amin Buxton (Allah preserve and increase him and his teachers).

May Allah Most High bless us with remembrance of Him and His Beloved (Allah bless him and grant him peace) in this noble month, make us amongst those who are mentioned in His Presence, and bless our hearts with noble intentions that raise us to the ranks of those beloved to Him.

Allahumma amin.

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Tune into Takbeer TV (Sky Channel 845) today (Wednesday, Feb. 1) at 15:30 GMT in sha Allah as Sidi Yasrab Shah of Muslim Hands will be interviewing the Virtues Tour 1433/2012 crew Sh. AbdulKarim Yahya, Sidi Mustafa Davis and Sidi Amir Sulaiman.

Check out some beautiful reflections, event summaries and photos of the Virtues Tour 1433 – 2012 by Sidi Mustafa Davis (Allah preserve him) on the Virtues Tour website.

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TODAY

Saturday 28th January 2012

18.30 to 21.30

Friends House, London, NW1 2BJ

[nearest tube: Euston]

With:
Shaykh AbdulKarim Yahya (USA)
Shaykh Yahya Rhodus (USA)
Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Efa (UK)
Sabah Arbili – The Calligrapher
Amir Sulaiman- The Poet
Mustafa Davis- The Film Maker
Abdull Debois -Singer/Song Writer

[REGISTRATION COMPULSORY]

There will also be a chance to see the Prophetic Relics Exhibition illustrating the Prophet (peace be upon him) his clothes, his food, his bedding and much much more.

A dinner will be held after the event with the ulema at Guanabana Restaurant, 85 Kentish Town Rd, Camden, London, between 22.30 and 23.45

For more info, please visit:

http://ceiuk.com/virtues/

In sha Allah Sh. AbdulKarim will be delivering the Friday khutba tomorrow (January 27) in Peterborough at Faizan-e-Madinah Masjid, 169-175 Gladstone Street, P1 2BN.

All are also welcome to attend In Praise of Allah’s Beloved (Allah bless him and grant him peace) event later that evening at 19:15 (after Isha prayer) at the same mosque.

Virtues is a six city annual tour that covers the length and breadth of the British Isles that will occur during the blessed month of Rabī al-Awwal:

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The primary aim of Virtues is to engender in society a greater love and knowledge of the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) by nurturing a greater awareness of the sanctity and ultimate purpose of the month of Rabī‘ al-Awwal amongst the general public.

The Virtues theme is based upon ethics and moral practice of prophecy. Particular attention will be paid to the prophetic traits that relate to the spheres of intellect; anger and desire, in order to promote the manners in which the modern condition of man can be healed. The physical features and character traits of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will also be depicted through oratory and poetic means, as well as by exhibiting artistic and cultural works that represent and celebrate the legacy of the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) himself in the modern era.

This year’s Virtues is accompanied by a Prophetic Relics Exhibition, which is an open concept exhibition where visitors will have the opportunity to become acquainted with the lifestyle of the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and grant him peace) through a tactile and olfactory experience of a number of items which he used in 7th century Arabia. The exhibition covers his clothing, grooming, food, medicine and some household items.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

At last Thursday’s mawlid (Jan. 19), Habib Umar delivered a powerful reminder on the importance of answering the call of our Guide, the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him, his Family, and Companions peace) and rectifying our lives according to his way in order for us to attain true felicity in this life and the next.

Please take some time (approx. 11 minutes) to benefit from this blessed talk:

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Shahr Rabi’ Mubarak!

Please find The Rabi’ al-Awwal Letter containing some beneficial reminders on the blessed month of Rabi’, as compiled by Ustadh Amjad Tarsin (Allah preserve and increase him and his teachers).

Habib Umar has given us the formula below to those who have the himmah (spiritual ambition) and the ability.

If this is difficult, then act on the advice sent out previously: “read whatever formula you know and after doing so; ask Allah to relieve the suffering of the Muslims.”

Sayyidi al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) answers the following questions.¹

• Is any special formula of prayer upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) that we should read during Rabi` al-Awwal?

He said that there is no doubt that this is the month of bestowing prayers upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). Many of the pious of the Ummah are united with the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) in this month. Any formula that we read is beneficial. You benefit according to the degree to which your heart is filled with the intention of obeying the command (to bestow prayers upon him) and love, longing and veneration for him. Read whatever formula you know and while doing so ask Allah to relieve the suffering of the Muslims.

Habib `Ali bin Salim al-Ada`j bin Shaykh Abu Bakr bin Salim saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) at the blessed shubbak (the grille in front of his grave) and asked him to teach him a formula to read. He told him to read:

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ على سَيِّدِنا مُحَمَّدٍ حَبِيبِ الرَّحْمَنْ عَدَدَ ما يَكوُن و ما قَدْ كَانْ

Allahumma salli `ala sayyidina Muhammad Habib al-Rahman `adada ma yakun wa ma qad kan

“O Allah, bestow Your prayers upon our Master Muhammad, the Beloved of the Most Compassionate to the number of things that will be and that were.”

•  What is the most beautiful gift that someone can give to the Messenger of Allah in the month of Rabi` al-Awwal?

In reality we are unable to benefit him in any way but what pleases him is for us to understand his speech and his teachings and through that to attain high stations. He is thus content with that which benefits us.

One of the greatest of those things (as we understand from the Book and the Sunnah) is for us to be a means of guidance for someone. That person may be a non-Muslim who accepts Islam or a disobedient or heedless Muslim who repents and becomes upright.

Another thing is giving life to his Sunnah and establishing it. If we establish the Sunnah in our homes and teach it to our children this makes him happy because it us that benefit from this. He said in the hadith: “Whoever brings life to my Sunnah during the time of corruption of my Ummah will have the reward of a martyr” (or in one narration “one hundred martyrs”).

Another thing is to do good to the creation in general, to the believers specifically, and the elite of the believers more specifically.

A further thing is to strengthen our love for the believers, for the people of the Prophetic Household and for the Companions.

Finally, we should make big intentions in Rabi’ al-Awwal, such as gathering together with our brothers and attending or arranging lessons or courses.

• How can we inspire people to long for the Messenger of Allah?

1. By mentioning his virtues, qualities and his life.
2. By embodying his character and his dealing.
3. By deepening our love, longing and veneration for him.

If such a person speaks he will have such an effect on those listening such that they begin to long for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace).

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Al-Hamdu lillah Ustadh Amjad Tarsin (Allah preserve and increase him and his teachers) has shared with us a beneficial reminder on the last Wednesday of Safar and the duas to be read on this day.

Please find  The Safar Letter  attached and feel free to share with those who may benefit.