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SHEIKH AHMAD TIJJANI: THE GREATEST MENTOR

 The The Students of SHEIKH AHMAD TIJJANI R.A. If you want to know how Great a personality is, look at the people that personality produces, we have known great people only by the greatness of their followers,  Sheikh Tijjani is a example of such. he has been a source that produced: *Africas biggest islamic movement,  *Africas widest islamic jihad *African highest number of scholars, *Africas Highest number of Sufi followers- about 100 million and  *From Him rose the Africas most peaceful set of human. drawing people closer to Allah has been his greatest achievement, his only motive with the creation of Allah is how to move them closer to their creator, make them contemplate Allahs greatness in every moment, Some of the men from  SIDI AHMAD ATTIJJANI are: 1- Sidi aliyu Harazimi Baradah:- He is usually called al’arif, for he was indeed well knowledgable of God, Sheikh Tijjani was on his spiritual journey when he arrived in a city called wajdah in a market where h...

ABARQUN BADAA

هذه القصيدة استملت على أوصاف الرسول صل الله عليه و سلم "This poem comprehensively gives the attributes and qualities of the Prophet" DOWNLOAD AUDIO أبرق بدى نحو المرابع يلمــــــــع ** فهبني امرءاً إذ يلمع البرق يدمــــــعُ 222. Abarqun badaa nahwa l maraabi‘i yalma‘u ** Fahabni-mra-an idh yalma‘u l barqu yadma‘u 222. O you brilliant light of streaking lightning shinning forth from the direction of the Maraabi‘ [1]. Consider me as one whose tears flow whenever the lightning sparks. لمحت بوهن ويك هِجت صبابــــة ** ورقراقَ دمعٍ ساعة الحيِّ تهجـــــــعُ 223. Lamahta biwahnin wayka hijta sobaabatan ** Wa raqraaqa dam-‘in saa'ata l hayyi tahja‘u 223. You shined dimly, agitating my passionate desire and causing me to cry profusely while the neighbourhood is fast asleep. تذكّر أيّام الصِّبا وهي قد مضتْ ** ولم يبق إلا لوعةٌ وتوجُّــــــــــــــــــــعُ 224. Tudhakkiru ayyaamas-sibaa wah-ya qad madot ** Wa lam yabqa illaa law‘atun wa tawajju‘u 224. You reminded (me) of c...

SUPPLICATION OF SHEIKH IBRAHIM IN THE NIGHTS OF RAMADAN

This is the Dua that Mawlana Shaykh al-Islam al-Hajj Ibrahim Niasse (RA) used to advise the Tijanis to recite in the nights of this blessed Month of Ramadan on a regular basis: اللهم إني أسئلك بك و بخاتم أنبيائك و بخاتم أوليائك أن تؤيدنا في أداء حقوق شهر رمضان و ألهمنا فيه الرشد في سائر احكامه و وفقنا لسنة نبيك و ارزقنا فيه تعظيم ما عظمت و اعصمنا فيه عن كل غائل من دسائس النفس و رعوناتها حتى لا يصدر منا إلا ما فيه رضاك و اقطعنا عن كل ما سواك و املأ قلوبنا من حبك و معرفتك و خوفك و التشوق إليك و طهرنا بالتقوى يا أرحم الراحمين يا حنان يا منان يا بديع السماوات و الأرض يا ذا الجلال و الإكرام يا حي يا قيوم اصلح شؤوننا ظاهرها و باطنها حقيرها و جليلها و آخر دعوانا أن الحمد لله رب العالمين . Allahumma inni As’aluka bika wa bi-Khatami Anbiya’ika wa bi-Khatami Awliya’ika An Tu’ayyidna fi Adaa’i Huquqi Shahri Ramadan Wa Alhimna fihi r-Rushda fi Sa’iri Ahkamihi Wa waffiqna li-Sunnati Nabiyyika Wa Arzuqna fihi Ta’zima Ma Azzamta Wa’simna fihi an kulli Gha’ilin min Dasa’isi n-Nafsi wa Ra...
هَنِيئًـــا لِإِبْـــرَاهِيمَ لاَحَ هِلاَلُـــهُ هــلاَلٌ بَــدَا لِلنَّـــاظِرِينَ جَمَالُــهُ هِــلاَلُ رَبِيــعٍ جَـاءَ فِيـهِ مُحَمَّـدٌ فَــتَمَّ لَنَــا الْبُشْــرَى وَعَـمَّ نَوَالُـهُ لِأَفْضَلِ أَرْضٍ حَلَّ أَفْضَلُ مُرْسَلٍ بِأَفْضَــلِ يَــوْمٍ فَاسْــتَبَانَ كَمَالُـهُ قَدِ اخْتِيرَ مِنْ كُلِّ الْعَوَالِمِ أَصْـلُهُ كَمَا اخْتِيرَ وَاخْتِيرَتْ لِذَاكَ فِعَالُهُ مُحَمَّـــدُ مُخْتَـــارٌ وَآدَمُ طِينَــــةٌ مُحَمَّدُ يَـوْمَ الْبَعْـثِ رَاقَ خِصَالُـهُ مُحَمَّـدُ نُـورُ الْحَـقِّ وَهْـوَ مُحَمًَـدٌ عَظِيمٌ عَظِـيمُ الْخُلْـقِ تَمَّ جَلاَلُـهُ عَلَيْـــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ سَـــلاَمُهُ يَــزُولُ عَــذَبٌ آن مِنْــكَ زَوَالُـــهُ عَلَيْـــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ سَـــلاَمُهُ يَـــتِمُّ لِبَرْهَــامَ الْحَــقِيرِ وِصَــالُهُ عَلَيْـــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ ســـلاَمُهُ يُبِيــدُ عَــدُوَّ الــدِّينِ مِنْـكَ قِتَالُـهُ عَلَيْـــهِ صَـــلاَةُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ سَـــلاَمُهُ يَكُــونُ عَــدُوِّي شُـدَّ مِنْـكَ وَبَالُـهُ عَلَيْـــهِ صَـــلا...

SHEIKH IBRAHIM NIASSE AL-KAOLAKHY: Life, Time and Literatures

Brief Biography & Compendium of Literature/Writings of the Greatest Figure of Islam and the Tijaniyya in 20th Century Africa PLEASE NOTE: This work was originally published by Isma'eel Bakare https://bayeniasse.blogspot.com. We at https://faydahdiary.blogspot.com are sharing it to commemorate birthday of Maolana Sahibul-Faydah AsSheikh Ibrahim AbduLlahi Niasse el-Kaolakhy

EXAMINING A POEM FROM SHEIKH NURUL-HAKEEM: AN ELOQUENT EBULLIENT WRITER

This poem is known as Yaa 'Aabidallaahi by Mawlaanaa Shaykh Nuur Hakiim (May Allaah be pleased with him). ياعابدالله لاتقنط من الله # رحمة وقم بذا السير إلى الله 1. Yaa Abida Lahi laa taknat mina Laahi # Rahmatan wakum bi-dhaa-saeri ilaa-l-Laahi 1. Oh you servant of Allah! do not despair; # from the mercy of your Lord, just continue your journey to Allah. ولا تعتمد إلى أعمالك الظاهرا # ت بل ولا الباطنات إرج إلى الله 2. Walaa ta‘atamid ilaa a‘amaalika-zahiraa # ..ti. Bal walaa l baatinaat, irju ila-Laahi 2. Do not rely on neither your manifest act of worship # nor the hidden ones, but put your hope in Allah. ولم يزل دائما عند ظن العبد ما # ظن به الخير إلتجئ إلى الله 3. Walam yazal daaimaan ‘inda zani-l-‘abdi maa # Zana bihi-l-khaeri iltaji ilaa-Laahi 3. Allah will always act upon the belief of His servant # Therefore always have positive beliefs and take refuge by Allah. تيقن بأنه غيرمخلف لعه # ده تقرب بذا دوما إلى الله 4. Tayaqan bi-anahu, ghaera mukhlifii li-ah ...

BIOGRAPHY OF THE FOREMOST NIGERIAN SUFIST:SHEIKH ABUBAKAR ATIKU SANKA

Sufism history in Nigeria is dated back to precolonial era, A lot of town and cities established in the Northern Nigeria was done by Sufi Sages. Among the early birds in Tijaniyah order of Sufism is Sheikh Abubakar Atiku whose life and time be briefly review in this article  it was narrated by one of his illustrious children  Sheikh Dr. Sunusi Sheikh Abubakar Atiku (R.T.A) on 9th Rabi'u Thani 1441 (12th December, 2019) in commemoration of the 45th year of the demise of Sheikh Abubakar Atiku.  His Educational Background   He studied the following fields of education under the following respective scholars; (1) Islamic Theology and Jurisprudence- Shaykh Muhammad Salga, (2) Arabic Language and Literature- Shaykh Mahmud Bin Hassan Sanka / Shaykh Sani Satsari, (3) Tijaniyyah Knowledge- Shaykh Mahmud Salga / Shaykh Abubakar Mijinyawa, (4) Sufism (Mysticism) Knowledge- Shaykh Abubakar Mijinyawa, (5) Hadith- Shaykh Abubakar Mijinyawa / Shaykh Ahmad Bin Abdu...