Fuqara

Qasaid

choon upon choon

Qasidah

أيا مريد الله - Aya Murid Allah (Berkeley, California)

"Qad Kafani `Ilmu Rabbi" (My Lord's Knowledge Suffices Me) is a powerful statement of reliance and trust on Allah, authored by Imam Abdullah b. Alawi al-Haddad (1634 CE [1044 Hijri] - 1720 CE [1132 Hijri]), the great Islamic scholar and spiritual guide from Hadhramawt, Yemen. Imam al-Haddad was a distinguished poet, and this particular qasida (devotional song) is one of his most-recited poems. A brief bio of the Imam may be found here:http://www.alhaddad.org/blog/?p=382. Information taken by Nader Khan.

The Qasida was sung on the bus route to Dar al Mustafa by Belal Nikro (AUS) and brothers who attended the 2013 annual dowra. Picture taken by Belal Nikro.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION: 
(the lyrics in Arabic, along with the translation, may be downloaded from:http://www.halaqa.org/Media/Docs/Qad%20kafani%20english.pdf)

My Lord’s knowledge has sufficed me 
 from asking or choosing 
For my du’a and my agonising supplication 
 is a witness to my poverty. 
For this secret (reason) I make supplication  
in times of ease and times of difficulty 
I am a slave whose pride  
is in his poverty and obligation 
---------- 
O my Lord and my King 
 You know my state 
And what has settled in my heart  
of agonies and preoccupations 
Save me with a gentleness  
from You, O Lord of Lords 
Oh save me, Most Generous  
before I run out of patience (with myself) 
---------- 
O One who is swift in sending aid 
 I ask for aid that will arrive to me swiftly 
It will defeat all difficulty  
and it will bring all that I hope for 
O Near One Who answers  
and All-Knowing and All-Hearing 
I have attained realisation through my incapacity,  
my submission and my brokenness 
---------- 
I am still standing by the door, so please my Lord 
 have mercy on my standing 
And in the valley of generosity, I am in i’tikaf (solitary retreat)   
So, Allah, make my retreat here permanent 
And I’m abiding by good opinion (of You) 
 For it is my friend and ally 
And it is the one that sits by me and keeps me company  
All day and night 
---------- 
There is a need in my soul, O Allah  
so please fulfill it, O Best of Fulfillers 
And comfort my secret and my heart 
 from its burning and its shrapnel 
In pleasure and in happiness  and 
as long as You are pleased with me 
For joy and expansion is my state  
and my motto and my cover 
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Qad Kafani (My Lord is Sufficient) - Belal Nikro (Dowra 2013)

Celtic Salawat- by Al Firdaus Ensemble 
Event organised by Rumi's Cave
Sunday 9th March 2014
Kilburn
London 

Celtic Salawat-Al Firdaus Ensemble

Flamenco Salawat- by Al Firdaus Ensemble 
Event organised by Rumi's Cave
Sunday 9th March 2014
Kilburn
London

Flamenco Salawat- by Al Firdaus Ensemble

Al Madha- Spanish Nasheed praising the Holy Prophet (sallaAllahu alayhi wasalam) by Al Firdaus Ensemble
Event organised by Rumi's Cave
Sunday 9th March 2014
Kilburn
London

Al Madha- Spanish Nasheed praising the Holy Prophet by Al Firdaus Ensemble

ما لذة العيش الا صحبة الفقراء

Sayyiduna Shaykh Abu Maydan al-Ghawth al-Maghribi Rahimahullah said "The pleasure of life is only in the company of the fuqara. They are the sultans, the masters, the princes."

The Fuqara | ما لذة العيش الا صحبة الفقراء

The music video also explores themes of nostalgia, alienation, and reconciliation pertaining to the Moriscos, the persecuted medieval Spanish Muslims

All credits to Al Firdaus Ensemble, A multi cultural sufi music group based in Granada founded and led by the English violinist and singer Ali Keeler.

Official music Video: https://youtu.be/jNfV1M6_6bs

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AlFirdausEnsemble

Al Firdaus Ensemble   Madha Morisco   مديح موريسكي

by Al Firdaus Ensemble
Event organised by Rumi's Cave
Sunday 9th March 2014
Kilburn
London

Dhikr and Ya Imam al- Rusli Qasida (Live recording) by Al-Firdaus Ensemble

يا طالب الفنا في الله * قل دائما الله الله
وغب فيه عن سواه * واشهد بقلبك الله
واجمع همومك فيه * تكفى به عن غيرالله
و كن عبدا صرفا له * تكن حرا عن غير الله
واخضع له وتذلل * تفز بسر من الله
واذكر بجد وصدق * بين يدي عبيد الله
واكتم إذا تجلى لك * بأنوار من ذات الله
فالغير عندنا محال * فالوجود الحق لله
ووهمك اقطع دائما * بتوحيد صرف لله
فوحدة الفعل تبدو * في أول الذكر لله
ووحدة الوصف له * تاتي من الحب في الله
ووحدة الذات له * تورث البقا بالله
فهنئا لمن مشى * في طريق الذكر لله
معتقدا شيخا حيا * يكون عارفا بالله
ولازم الحب له * وباع نفسه لله
وقام في الليل يتلو * كلامه شوقا لله
فنال ما يطلبه * من قوة العلم بالله
وفيضنا من نبي * سيد مخلوقات الله 
عليه أزكى صلاة * عدد معلومات الله
وء اله و صحبه * وكل داع إلى الل

Ya Talib Al Fana - Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Al Habib

(Ajm Medley) KM and The Adel Brothers

Hada recorded at Working Masjid in Surrey 2011  - The Fuqara from Paris were also there too

Dhikr/Hadra Qasa'id -every Saturday 8pm - Come Visit us see address
Qadiri Budshishi Zawiya, Birmingham - UK  
1 Jenkins St, Small Heath, Birmingham  B10 0QH
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Woking Hadra 4

Door to the Guide of mankind, Ahmad, 
Mercy of the Clear Truth - 
In truth a Reviver of the Deen 
Sheikh of all Gnostics / Helper of the universe. 

Servant of the Purified Sacred Law, 
My Master al-Sheikh al-Akbar
Exalted is He Who gave him a manifestation 
Comprising all universe.

His door is ´Abd al-Ghani,
The wali, son of a wali [1], 
Ocean of prophetic knowledge, 
Sheikh of the Masters of firm conviction. 

O you oceans of generosity, be generous 
With your gift, then give again and again! 
Until when will this (state of) constriction persist? 
Show mercy to a dejected heart! 

[1] Refers to Sheikh ´Abd al-Ghani al-Nablusi and his father (rahimahuma Allah ta'ala). 

Sheikh ´Abd al-Ghani is buried close to al-Sheikh al-Akbar (rahimahu Allah ta'ala), and as also an interpreter of his works

ﺑﺎب ﻫﺎدي اﻟﺨﻠﻖ أﺣﻤﺪ - Babu Hadi - Qasida about Shaykh Ibn Arabi

Nahawand - (Adels)

A qasida by Shaykh Muhammad ibn al Habib - sung by Sidi Usama Canon, Sidi Uthman Ames, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus - old skool

Qasida Salam ala Qabrin - Sidi Usama Canon, Sidi Uthman Ames & Shaykh Yahya Rhodus

“Lakal Hamd”
Qasida of Praise
Shaykh Ibn Alhabib


From a gathering of lovers in NorCal

“Lakal Hamd” Qasida of Praise Shaykh Ibn Alhabib

A beautiful Qasida in praise of Sayyidatuna Fatima al-Zahra

The Prophet Muhammad [salla Allah ‘alayhi wa sallam] said, “Fatima is a part of me, and he who makes her angry, makes me angry.” Source: Bukhari

أيا مريد الله - Aya Murid Allah (Berkeley, California)

Abdullah Ahmad