Mawlid

Salawatun Tayyibatun صلوات طيبات

Ratib al Haddad voluntary invocation to be recited every night after Maghrib/Isha. It is a collection of verses from the Holy Qur'an as well as the Kalimaat (declarations of belief), Tasbeehaat (praise of Allah) and Duas (invocations) which the beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him has recommended.

The prestige 12th century (hijri) reviver of islam Imam al Haddad has rendered a great service to Muslims in compiling all these in one small Kitab called Ratib-ush-Shahir, popularly know as Ratib al Haddad. And being mindful of the blessed Prophet's Sunnah of not over-burdening the Muslims, he has put together just the most basic supplications which take at most 15 minutes to recite.

The Ratib al-Haddad has been recited by the students of Habib Umar in Dar al-Mustafa, Tarim, Yemen. The picture is by @AbbasPhotos

Ratib al Haddad - Dar al-Mustafa, Tarim

"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 
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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 
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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)

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Allah Ya Mawlana

Extract from Muhammad Atef's Qamarun with the intro poem of Hasan ibn Thabit

Qamarun - Mustafa Atef

Ya Abaz Zahra and other Qasidas sang with energy alongside duff beat

Haikal Muflahi - YA Aabaz Zahra- Slough

Track 3

Ya Nabi Salam Alaika By Fasihuddin Suhrwardi

A song  by Maher Zain - Ya Nabi Salam Alayka sang by Tarek Sharaf

Ya Nabi Salam Alayka - Lyrics:

Gönüllärde hasretin var
Yüreklär ashkenla tcharpar 
Sensiz Dünya bizlere dar
Seelam sana Ey kotlu yar 
(Our souls long for you
Our hearts beat with your love
This world without you is unbearable for us
Peace and blessings upon you O Prophet)

With submission, faith and patience 
You conveyed the noble "message"
Brought us light through your guidance 
Peace be upon you my beloved 
Ya habibi ya Muhammad 
(Muhammad O my beloved)

Chorus:
Ya Nabi salam 'alayka
Ya Rasool salam 'alayka
Ya Habib salam 'alayka
Salawatu Allah 'alayka
(O Prophet peace and blessings be upon you
O Messenger peace and blessings be upon you
O Beloved peace and blessings be upon you
May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you)

Teri mohabbat kee mehek se
Yeah zameeno asma abadh hain
Rehmat kee barsat aati hain
Dillo jaan ya rasoola Allah
(By the fragrance of your love
The earth and sky reside
You're a monsoon of mercy
Beloved of my heart O Messenger of Allah)

Ayyuhal mukhtaru feena
Zaadanal hubbu haneena
Ji'tana bil khayri deena
Ya khitaamal mursaleena
Ya Habibi ya Muhammad
(O you who was chosen from amongst us
Our love has increased our longing for you
You came to us with everything good embodied in a religion
O Seal of all messengers
Muhammad O my beloved)

