O master of my heart, Apostle of God, most noble and respected
Take me by the hand
I have no one but you
And I rely upon no one but you
You are the light of guidance that is hidden in every creature
And you are the essence of all goodness that unfolds upon this earth and in the heavens
O, perfect pillar of support that I rest on!
You are, without doubt, the Helper of all of creation, every single one, 
and you are the guide of all humanity, 
You are the one who never waivers and is always there, always supportive!
O you who stands alone, unique, in the exalted position 
of praising God, the Unique, Who was not born and does not give birth!
O you from whose fingers poured springs of fresh water
so that an entire army could quench its thirst with your light and assistance!
I testify that whenever a calamity befalls me, 
whenever I fall on hard times, 
I say: O master of my heart, my pillar of support, my friend! 
Be my savior in the Presence of the King of Kings, the Lord, 
and ask Him to forgive me for my slip-ups, 
and to grant me that which is beyond my greatest hopes!
O Beloved Apostle of God, look upon me with satisfaction always and forever, 
and always cover up my faults out of your kindness and grace. 
And show me your sweet and perfect affection 
so that I will be encompassed by your kind pardon for all my mistakes,
because I turn to no one else but you, master of my heart and owner of my soul.
I seek the salvation offered by you, the chosen one who God selected 
to traverse the heavens, to witness the Essence of the One and Unique God.
The Lord of all beauty, who raises us up in beauty, is the One Who created you.
And I have found no one like you, in all of creation - no one!
You are the best of all creation, the noblest of all the Messengers sent by God, 
you are the precious treasure of all creation, and their guide to spiritual maturity.
In you I seek salvation and refuge, 
with the hope that God will forgive me - and it is my conviction that He will!
And praising you will be the sweetness of my existence 
as long as I live.
Your love is the greatest means to the Grace of God, the King of all the universe!
May He always knit me to you, with the purest of bonds and connections,
all my life long, and beyond, boundlessly!
And may He tie me to your family, and to your friends, the noblest of all humanity,
and to all those who follow in your light and love, trying their very best,
eternally.

O Master of my Soul, Apostle of God

Divine Songs 4 | English Originals from the Rhoda & Arabic Classics

Spirit of Jumua August 7 2020 - Reflections on recent events in Beirut

Prayers for strength| Shaykh Hamdi Ben Aissa

Align Yourself With The Duty Of Our Time

Sanad Collective is an Ottawa and Montreal-based collective of community members who seek to facilitate learning environments, spiritual gatherings, and a platform for community initiatives.

Our Vision is to provide sustained opportunities for people to pursue knowledge (ʿilm), practice self-refinement (tazkiyah), and engage in community outreach (daʿwah).

Sanad Collective understands knowledge as being that which is passed from teacher to student in a chain that goes back to the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ. Sanad Collective is also centered on self-refinement in the path to God: taking our faith to ever-deeper levels of personal growth. In addition to this internal work, Sanad Collective strives to serve the broader community, to step up and to provide for its needs where possible, and to be a bridge-building force amongst its members. We aim to have accessible and family-oriented spaces, which can benefit anyone from our community.

Our Mission is to express the goals of seeking knowledge, practicing self-refinement, and engaging in outreach through the provision of circles of knowledge, gatherings of remembrance (dhikr), and working together towards common goals and supporting one another’s journeys (soḥba).

A main component of these initiatives is to benefit from local teachers, as well as host scholars from the neighbouring regions and from abroad. At this time, Sanad Collective’s main fulltime teacher, Shaykh Hamdi Ben Aissa, who has studied in Tunisia, Syria and the prestigious Dar al-Musṭafa in Tarīm, Yemen, is a link in this chain of traditional knowledge, and offers to pass it on through a variety of classes and halaqas offered on a weekly basis.

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