soothing remembrance of the Divine

al-Hamd is a qasidah from the Diwan of the Shaykh and Gnostic of Allah Sayyidi Muhammad ibn al-Habib al-Amghari al-Idrisi al-Hasani . The Diwan of Sidi Muhammad ibn al-Habib has long been famous among the Sufis for its balance between poems expressing direct spiritual experience and those in instruction on travelling the path

Al - Hamd - Sidi Muhammad Ibn Al - Habib

The Miftah al-Wird (Opening of the Litany)of Sheikh Muhammad ibn al-Habib is a collection of Dua'a and invocations carefully compiled by the revered Sheikh himself. It serves as a daily practice and guide, offering a structured framework for seekers to engage in regular remembrance of Allah and to cultivate a deeper connection with the Divine. The Wird incorporates recitation of specific verses from the Quran, Dua'a, and the sacred names of Allah. It encompasses a wide range of spiritual practices, including morning and evening remembrances, litanies, and meditative invocations. Through the recitation of the Wird, seekers are invited to embark on a journey of inner awakening, seeking divine blessings, purification of the heart, and spiritual elevation. The Wird of Sheikh Muhammad ibn al-Habib is regarded as a powerful tool for spiritual growth and serves as a means to draw closer to Allah and experience the profound depths of divine love and presence.

Miftah Al Wird of Sheikh Muhammad ibn al-Habib

ode in remembrance of shaykh nazim

Naqshbandi Zikr - chanting of mystical heart 2

10 zd Nahum 2  The Siege of Nineveh Hebrew

"Because I cannot sleep I make music in the night" - Mevlana Celaluddin Rumi 

Al Firdaus Ensemble 'Al Madha' Canción Morisca Y Al Fiyashiya الفياشيا

Surah Yasin recited by Sayyid Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani

Surah Yasin - Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani

Shaykh Nazim Haqqani reciting Dua

Majlis Maulid @ Toh Guan. 
Persembahan Qasidah Medley Ya Imamarusli dan Ya Taiyiba 
Gabungan Madeehul Mustafa dan Sahabat Selawat.


Medley YaImamarusli YaTaiyiba

LANGUAGE: English

SONGWRITER: Nader Khan

INSPIRATION: 
A song based on the quoted couplet by Maulana (Mevlana) Jelaluddin Rumi. This song was first conceived of as a poem. Its tune is based on a Turkish song that I’d heard being performed by Tevfik Baba and The Jerrahi Society of Canada at a devotional concert many years ago in Toronto.

LYRICS:
“My heart, like a mirror, is silent and speaking, in the hands of an Amazing Mirror Holder, 
For when moment by moment, there shines in the mirror, an amazing figure of beauty.”
- Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi, The Mathnawi

As a show of love and fidelity, to my beloved, so sublime
I sought to give the most beautiful gift, that had ever been seen in our time
I searched and searched in all the lands, for that very special gift
I trekked the valleys of the earth, and the mountains, and the cliffs

And all the while I kept saying, “Sall Allahu `ala Muhammad”
Praying that Allah would unveil the gift to me

So many things I saw in the earth, which with beauty were endowed
But when I drew close to pick them up, I was spoken to from a cloud
“Why to the presence of the sun, do you take a candle frail?”
“Why to the ocean deep and blue, do you take a water pail?”

And all the while I kept saying, “Sall Allahu `ala Muhammad”
Praying that Allah would unveil the gift to me

Despair would’ve got the better of me, had I not turned to my lord
He sent mevlana to my help, and hope was then restored
Mevlana came to me and said, “Take this advice, my son
The gift you seek you’ll never find, except with your beloved one”

And all the while I kept saying, “Sall Allahu `ala Muhammad”
Praying that Allah would unveil the gift to me

He said “if she is, to your own eye, the most beautiful one around
Greater in beauty than her own image, such a thing shall never be found”
“Take to her this mirror do, and make your poem terse”
“Make your gift a better gift, with a couplet from my verse”

And all the while I kept saying, “Sall Allahu `ala Muhammad”
Praying that Allah would unveil the gift to me

He cleaned my mirror of mud and grime, and etched in with his hand
The verse I quote before my own, a verse with wisdom grand
So praise Allah, and peace and blessings do send on his chosen one
Praise him again for a “nader” gift he unveiled to a lowly one

And all the while I kept saying, “Sall Allahu `ala Muhammad”
Thanking Allah that He had unveiled the gift to me

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© Copyright Nader Khan 2008 All Rights Reserved

08 - TAKE MY HAND - FullSong - The Quest [English]

spiritual odes selected for the reassurance of your soul

ode in remembrance of shaykh nazim

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