"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)

Saturday 4th April
Spring Lodge Retreat
Nottingham, UK

Habib Ali al-Jifri taught three classes on the portrait (shama'il) of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as mentioned in the famous tradition of Hind ibn Abi Hala.

Habib Ali introduced the topic by explaining that four sciences contribute to the study of the Prophet ﷺ:
1. Prophetic biography (Sira)
2. Prophetic description (Shama'il)
3. Special Qualities of the Prophet (Khasa'is)
4. Proofs of Prophecy (Dala'il)

Studying the prophetic portrait is important because it illustrates the comprehensive beauty of the Messenger of God ﷺ. Beauty is both inward and outward and shama'il encompasses both.

Habib Ali concluded the first lesson with a reminder that the message (Islam) and the messenger (Prophet Muhammad) are inextricably linked. He said that the message is not detached from the messenger, the message is in the messenger and the message is the messenger ﷺ.

In the third and final class Habib Ali concluded his commentary on the tradition of Hind with a reminder to the students to long, yearn and wish for seeing and meeting the Prophet ﷺ.

A Portrait of the Prophet (1/3): Introducing the Study of Shama'il

Al collection of audio files from the second day of the Spring Lodge Retreat in Nottingham April 2015 with the following respected and learned scholars:
al-Habib Ali Al-Jifri, al-Habib Kazim as-Saqqaf and Shaykh Abdur-Rahman Ould Murabit al-Hajj as well as the loved Islamic teacher Ibrahim Osi-Efa (Shaykh Ibrahim)

Description Of The Prophet - (in Cha

Du'a

Dhur Litany

Habib Ali al-Jifri English
April 8 · Edited ·
 

Saturday 4th April
Spring Lodge Retreat
Nottingham, UK

Habib Ali taught three classes on the portrait (shama'il) of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as mentioned in the famous tradition of Hind ibn Abi Hala.

Habib Ali introduced the topic by explaining that four sciences contribute to the study of the Prophet ﷺ:
1. Prophetic biography (Sira)
2. Prophetic description (Shama'il)
3. Special Qualities of the Prophet (Khasa'is)
4. Proofs of Prophecy (Dala'il)

Studying the prophetic portrait is important because it illustrates the comprehensive beauty of the Messenger of God ﷺ. Beauty is both inward and outward and shama'il encompasses both.

Habib Ali concluded the first lesson with a reminder that the message (Islam) and the messenger (Prophet Muhammad) are inextricably linked. He said that the message is not detached from the messenger, the message is in the messenger and the message is the messenger ﷺ.

In the third and final class Habib Ali concluded his commentary on the tradition of Hind with a reminder to the students to long, yearn and wish for seeing and meeting the Prophet ﷺ.

Class 2/3: The Prophet Described: The Tradition of Hind ibn Abi Hala

Sunday 5th April
Spring Lodge Retreat
Nottingham ,UK

Habib Ali delivered a keynote lecture on the Seven Key Tenets of Modern Islamic Extremist Ideology. He explained the roots of this ideology in the thought of Abu 'Aala al-Mawdudi, Sayyid Qutb and Mohammad Qutb and how it was adopted by extremist movements like Al-Qaeda and ISIS. 

The Seven Key Tenets of Modern Extremist Movements - habib Ali al-Jifri

Morning Invocations from the Khulasa of Habib Umar, led by Shaykh Ibrahim Osi Efa
Recorded at the Trodden Path Retreat 1436 (2015)

Recording by brother Javid Khan https://soundcloud.com/javidkhan1

See the following link for Arabic Khulasa with English Translation:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rao0ph6r0q7rpxk/Al-Khulasa_Habib%20Umr_Final_2014.pdf?dl=0

13 Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyummu La Ilaha Illa Anta X 40 & Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum Ihyil Quluba Tahya... X18

12 The Prayer Of Light

11 Subhanallhi Wa Bihamdihi Subhanallahil Azim Astaghfirullah X 100

10 Wird Of Sayyiduna Al - Shaykh Abu Bakr B. Salim

09 Supplications Of Al - Habib Muhammad B. 'Abd - Allah Al - Haddar

08 Poem Of Imam Al - Haddad - Qad Kafani

07 Poem Of Al.Habib 'Ali B. Muhammad Al - Habashiyyi

06 Poem Of Al - Habib 'Abd - Allah B. Husayn B. Tahir

05 Imam 'Abd - Allah B. 'Alawi Al - Haddad - Ya 'alimas Sirri Minna

04 The Ode Of Al - Imam Abu Bakr B. 'Abd - Allah Al - Aydarus

This poem in praise of The Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, is one of my favourites.  This past Thursday (October 6th, 2011), we sang it again at SeekersHub Toronto, in an East African style.

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Hassan