March 24, 2007
A Gathering Of The Fuqara
salamu `alaykum
This is a photo of some Tijani fuqara in the city of Meknes, Morocco. Taken in the year 1911 of the Gregorian calendar (1329 hijri). Very powerful…
Entries Tagged as 'Historical Pictures'
January 8, 2007
Sh. Zakariyya Kandahlawi’s Library
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And I’m pretty sure this is not all of it…
November 29, 2006
The Awliya of Allah
salamu` alaykum
My eyes gaze upon them in splendid awe,
How rarely does one witness such a site,
Seeing their nur brings to light all of my flaws,
And annihilates the selfs might. (Ibn Ahmad)
(courtesy of Al Kashif)
Shuyukh of the Shadhili Darqawi Order:
Starting from left to right grouped in bunches:
One:
1. Shaykh Ahmad `Alawi 2. al-Arif al-Shaikh Abdul Rahman al-Shaghuri [...]
November 13, 2006
Shaykh Shukri
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Whenever I would ask someone regarding Shaykh Shukri of Damascus the reply I would recieve almost immediately and foremost was that “He is one of the biggest awliya alive.” I do not recall a single person stating otherwise when I inquired about him. He took over from the late [...]
October 7, 2006
The Passing Of Shaykh Moustafa Bassir
From Allah we come, to Him we must return…
Knowledge will not be lost by it being taken out of the hearts of people, but by the deaths of the scholars…
This is a magnificent read. May Allah grant both Shaykh Moustafa Turkmani and Shaykh Moustafa Bassir success in the next life, and may we be able [...]
October 5, 2006
The Passing of Shaykh Mustafa al Turkmani (May Allah be well-pleased with him)
Salamu `Alaykum
From Allah we come, to Him we must return
Knowledge will be lost not by its being taken out from the hearts, but by the death of the scholars, as the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said. Weep, for we have lost one of the awliya.
On the Passing of Shaykh Mustafa [...]
August 30, 2006
Mansur Al Hallaj (May Allah have mercy on him)
Note: This is to show the position of the Akabir on the issue, not to start a debate or dwell into the issue in any detail at all. We try and avoid fitna and remain speaking the truth.
Qutb al Din Maulana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi said in his Fatawa Rashidiyyah (Pg: 248, Dar al Isha`at 2003) [...]
August 23, 2006
A Deobandi Classroom
(Inside Dar al `Ulum Deoband, Tirmidhi class taught by Shaykh Saeed Palanpuri. Photo taken by Shaykh Muhammad Abu Bakr Ba-Dhib, of Shibam (Hadhramawt, based in Saudi))
