Category Archives: salawaat

…I know you’re tired but come, this is the way…

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…I know you’re tired but come, this is the way…

Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi Rahmatullahi alaihi

…vicariously wander from the north of Masjid Nabawi to the south, via the west, through these pictures…to the Abode of our Beloved Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam…

…an interesting juxtaposition…while this brother was lying prostrate the cart was delivering al-Mayyit for Janazah, top right…

Sallallahu ‘alaa Muhammad

Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallim

Yaa Nabi Salaam ‘alaika

Yaa Rasul Salaam ‘alaika

Yaa Habib Salaam ‘alaika

Salawatullah ‘alaika.

…I know you’re tired but come, this is the way…

JUMA’AH MUBARAK!

All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam.  May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.

…north:south…

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… the northern side of Masjid Nabawi used to be where our Beloved Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam would depart and return from al-Sham…present day Jordan, Syria, Palestine  (YA RABB…shower Your Rahmah upon these ancient lands and their dear people…InshaAllah each and every one of you continue with istiqama in making Du’a for all that was al-Sham) …where camel trains of thousands would arrive and depart…where armies and forays would set out and return…for Uhud, Khyber, Tabuk being battles fought to the north…by tuning the imagination of the heart we can almost hear and smell and see so many of the Sahabah RadhiAllahu anhum trading, living, visiting, farming this very land…

…today it is a very congested side of Masjid Nabawi…especially after each Salat when the street vendors set up their trolleys and mats on the ground with hardly any space in between for pilgrims to reach their hotels…the above photo was taken immediately at the end of Asr Salat with sisters waiting for customers…the brothers do not seem to join the Safr in favour of being ready for brisk business the minute Salam is said…the walkways between the fence and the hotel shops become packed with much yelling to get attention to buy…how different from the atmosphere during the time of our Noble Nabi SallAllahu alaihi wasallam…but the things that are not different is Islam, Iman and Ihsan…Insha’Allah all who are invited here make these the focus and negotiate these market areas making the Du’a for attending a market place and in Dhikr…

…this northern side will see the greatest changes one the expansion demolitions begin…

…the southern Qiblah side leads to Makkah…spending time in the courtyard, especially late in the night, is the so peaceful…the tranquility pierces the heart regardless of what it may be holding…sitting quietly cleanses…it is almost as one sees all the unnecessary dross being lifted and dissipated…the fourth pillar along this wall is the closest a sister can physically be to our Blessed Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam…what more earthly bliss could one ever hope or want?

…volumes could be filled with photos of all the various scenes in the market area directly over the road from what used to be the Aswaq al-Haram…still many of the buildings are repositories for rubbish while some have been converted into a medical depot and used by the police and guards…for the moment this southern side outside the courtyard fence is relatively free of the hustle and bustle of the north…with many hotels still under construction in this vicinity, many walkways are partially fenced leaving the narrow alleys, already with goods spilling into them like an obstacle course…

…soon the establishments on this side with be joyous once the shift from the north begins…the higher levels in hotels such as this one will offer views directly towards The Dome of Felicity…

…the Qiblah hotel, the biggest in Madinah moves closer to completion after ten years since the excavation was dug…

…the almost deserted walkway between the courtyard fence and the old Aswaq al-Haram…before its demise this area was pulsing with activity…Alhumdulillah after Maghrib each day the Fuqara are offered simple meals and tea, with dozens availing themselves of this khidmah…

Sallallahu ‘alaa Muhammad

Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallim

Yaa Nabi Salaam ‘alaika

Yaa Rasul Salaam ‘alaika

Yaa Habib Salaam ‘alaika

Salawatullah ‘alaika.

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…may our praises reach to the farthest north and south east and west of Allah Ta’ala’s creation…

Salatun Salamun

So happy is the one who visits him with sincerity

and comes to him and receives his hospitality.

Shaykh Saleh al-Ja’fari Rahmatullahi alaihi

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JUMA’AH MUBARAK!

 

All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam.  May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.

…the only constant is change…

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…mubarak dust is stirred once again with the work in progress for the new Masjid expansion project…the changes have been constant for decades…plastic sheeting has been attached to fences in an effort to reduce the dust from affecting the courtyard area where hundreds offer their Salat…it is very crowded, SubhanAllah!…the eastern Baqi side of Haram is where the action is at the moment…Allahu ‘Alum plans to begin on the western side are meant to be implemented in the next week or so…this will be a sad time as the lush garden of Saqeefa will be consumed…scroll for photos here…

…apparently compensation issues are still being negotiated with property owners, with the major demolition of the northern section is not due to begin until after Hajj…a two year time span for this massive project seems very remote considering all the essential underground infrastructures…so many of the current ablution blocks will no longer be accessible as they will be within the new extended Masjid…thousands have been brought into the Kingdom for construction work in Makkah and Madinah…Insha’Allah thought is given to the basics of water and power and the chaotic traffic conditions if the expectation of having millions gathered at the one time in the Haramain…may Allah Ta’ala guide and protect us all, Ameen…

…it was not long ago when this section was surfaced so that pilgrims staying in the eastern hotels had access to Haram…and now it is all being dug up again…so many new hotels are also marked for demolition…

…how fickle is this Dunya…the remains of a chandelier and a decorative entrance about to disappear…

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…a fence has been erected in front of Babul Baqi…

…as new marble slabs are being laid…

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…do keep abreast with the expansion updates at this excellent site…where the following image of the expansion design is from and where many other details are posted…

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad to the extent of Your forbearance.

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad to the extent of Your Knowledge.

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad as many times as Your words.

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad to the extent of Your favour.

 

 O Allah, bless our master Muhammad to the fullness of Your skies.
 O Allah, bless our master Muhammad to the fullness of Your earth.
 O Allah, bless our master Muhammad to the fullness of Your Throne.
 O Allah, bless our master Muhammad in the decoration of Your Throne.
 O Allah, bless our master Muhammad in all that the Pen has written in the Mother of the Book.
 O Allah, bless our master Muhammad as much as You have created in Your Seven Heavens.
 O Allah, bless our master Muhammad as much as You will create in them until the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times.
 O Allah, bless our master Muhammad in every drop of rain that has fallen from Your heavens to Your earth from the day You created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times.
 O Allah, bless our master Muhammad as many times as those who have glorified You, declared Your unity, magnified You and extolled You from the day You created the world to the Day of Resurrection and every day a thousand times.
 O Allah, bless our master Muhammad in every one of their breaths and their utterances.
…Insha’Allah be steadfast with the Du’a after Asr every Juma’ah, Insha’Allah…found here with other virtues of this Eid Day…

JUMA’AH MUBARAK!

All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam.  May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.

…pristine incandescence…

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…SubhanAllah…nothing in existence as we know it would have any meaning if it were not for Allah Ta’ala sharing His Pristine Incandescence, His Effulgent Light, His Luminous Radiance, by gifting the creation with the manifestation of His Light with the birth of His Habib SallAllahu alaihi wasallam…and even if the entire number of breaths from the collective breaths of all mankind, past, present and future were to offer praises and salutations, not even a life time of non stop repetitious praises would be enough to express the joy and gratitude for the gift we have been blessed with in our most Beloved Messenger SallAllahu alaihi wasallam…

Reality created a light from Its Light,

a perfect mirror of Eternal Beauty,

a pearl of never-breaking whiteness.

From it all colours arise,

As a prism that opens light’s essence

and voids it on the sea of manifestation,

beautifying all that it shines on.

And when the diamond came to the world,

the most perfect creation in human form

gathered in himself the beauty of the whole universe,

the fullest mercy of the All-Merciful.

His names comprehend but one point of his essence:

The Beloved of God, he who always forgives,

The Torch of the path, the Praised one.

He where everything gathers.

It’s impossible to understand any virtue

but through his perfect example;

in him the most beautiful qualities

were completed in their purity.

(Emilio Alzueta)

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Durood Taj ~ Invocation of the Turban

O Allah! Send Blessings and Peace upon our Master and Patron Muhammad,
The Owner of the Turban and the Ascent and the Buraq and the Standard,
The Repeller of affliction and disease and drought and illness and pain,
Whose name is inscribed, elevated, accepted and engraved in the Tablet and the Pen,
The Leader of all, Arabs and non-Arabs,
Whose body is sanctified, fragrant and pure,
Illumined in the Sacred House and the Sanctuary,
The Shining Sun, the Full Moon dispelling darkness,
The Foremost in the highest ranks, the Light of Guidance,
The Cave of Refuge, the Lamp dispelling ignorance,
The One with a Beautiful Nature, the Intercessor of Nations,
The Owner of Munificence and Generosity,
Allah is his Protector, Jibraeel is his servant,
The Buraq is his Mount, the Ascent is his Voyage,
The Lote-Tree of the Furthermost Limit is his Station,
And the distance of Two Bows’ Length or less is his Desire,
His Desire is his Goal and his Goal he has attained.

The Master of the Messengers, the Seal of the Prophets,
The Intercessor of the sinners, the Friend of the strangers,
The Mercy for the Worlds,
The Repose for those who burn with Love, the Goal of those who yearn,
The Sun of knowers, the Lamp of travellers,
The Light of those drawn close,
The Lover of the poor and the destitute,
The Master of both Worlds,
The Prophet of the Two Sanctuaries,
The Leader of both Prayer Directions,
Our Means in the Two Abodes,
The Owner of Extreme Proximity,
The Beloved of the Lord of the Two Easts and the Two Wests,
The Grandfather of al-Hasan and al-Husayn,
Our Patron and the Patron of all Mankind and Jinn,
He is Abu al-Qasim MUHAMMAD Ibn Abd Allah,
A Light from the Light of Allah,

Ya ayyuhal mushtaquna bi Nuri Jamalihi
O you, who yearn for the Light of his Beauty

Balaghal ula bi Kamalihi
He attained exaltation by his Perfection

Kashaf ad-duja bi Jamalihi
He dispelled darkness by his Beauty

Hasunat jami’u Khisalihi
Beauteous are all his Qualities

Sallu’alayhi wa Alihi
Send Blessings upon him and his Family

 

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You came down to the land men to instruct
like rain that covered all its length and breadth;
A shining sun in morning blaze that left
no night, or star, or lantern to distract.
You left it tolerant, its way marks shining bright
it dragged its trails across high heaven’s dune
Following the revolutions of day and night
with Truth’s troops in flowing streams.
Its envoy the Quran which all men guides
unto the strongest way, where good speech bides.

Chapter 9 Key to the Garden, by Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad Rahmatullahi alaihi

 

…the Prophetic glowing emanation suffuses every living particle…and when one stills all but the throbbing of the heart for his SallAllahu alaihi wasallam’s LOVE, the pristine incandescence Allah Ta’ala sent as a Mercy to the Worlds outshines the blazing sun, the lustre of the full moon and the brilliance of all heavenly bodies, dispelling all darkness and dimming all Batil…SubhanAllah!!!

Peace, that is Pleasant, Fragrant, Magnificent
Upon the Chosen One, our Master Muhammad

SallAllahu alaihi wasallam

…and for all the glorious words written throughout the times, expressing the magnificence and noble qualities of our Beloved Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam, none could ever, or will ever express his perfection, his compassion, his love for his Ummah…so take solace in allowing the heart to over flow with the purity of love for him, to rejoice and melt with his pristine incandescence…so fling wide open the doors of your heart as you have never done before…

…may we implore Allah Ta’ala to infuse hearts with this pristine incandescence, multiplying its shine as we tread the illustrious path illuminated by the Sunnah…may Allah Ta’ala bless us with remembrance of Him and His Habib SallAllahu alaihi wasallam especially during this Mubarak time.. may we be among those mentioned in His Presence…may He purify our intentions and raise our ranks so to be near His loved and cherished ones in His Eternal Garden of Bliss, Ameen…

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MAWLID MUBARAK!

…there are six previous years dedicated to Rabial Awwal accessible in the archives…hard to believe that this time last year this humble speck was blessed to be at the Noble Birth Place…

…and hard to believe the length of this difficult ‘imprisonment’…but truly with hardship comes ease and truly being forced to feel a prisoner helps one to fully comprehend the Hadith saying this Dunya is a prison for the Mu’min…may Allah Ta’ala’s mercy open wide the Gates of His Jannah for all who accept and welcome His Qadr with Sabr and Shukr, Ameen…

…and as much as this humble speck so wants to be out and about and returning to this space with updates from the Haramain the reality is that more time is needed with rehabilitation.. your continued Du’a is much appreciated…as have been all the loving and caring comments you have shared…not having had access to a regular connection or laptop has contributed to the loud sound of silence from this space…Insha’Allah slowly and steadily the hope is for more regular postings…patience…patience…patience…Insha’Allah…

All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam.  May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.

…when the diamond came to the world…

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…such a magnificent blessing from our Rabb Subhanahu wa Ta’ala…gifting the world with the most illustrious of gems, SallAllahu alaihi wassalam…

As a prism that opens light’s essence

and voids it on the sea of manifestation,

beautifying all that it shines on.

…allow this radiance to permeate your being with the following excerpt…

 

If worship is the purpose of creation, then the Founder is the purpose of creation

The baby cries for its mother because it knows that without her it would not exist. Everything in the universe cries likewise, brokenhearted when she is out of sight, exhilarated when she is present. This is the heart of ‘praise’. The Qur’an reminds us that ‘God if the light of the heavens and the earth,’ and shortly after adds this:

Have you not seen that all that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies God? The birds as they spread their wings? Every creature knows its prayer and its praise, and God knows what they are doing. (24:41)

In several famous Hadith the Holy Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wassalam picks up some pebbles and allows the Companions to hear them praising God in his hand. Imam al-Suyuti explains that tasbih al-hasa, the praise of the pebbles, is not in itself classified as a ‘norm-breaking’ miracle, since pebbles, like all else in God’s world, are constantly praising Him:

There is not a single thing that is not chanting His praise, it is just that you do not understand their praise (17:44)

Instead, the miracle comprises the Companion’s ability to hear it.

This is confirmed by the following description of the Prophet David Alaihis Salam:

We subjected the mountains with him, which would glorify God by evening and morning (21:79)

The phrasing of this, according to the commentaries, indicates that he could hear them; and this was his miracle.

Praise and worship, being an entity’s highest testimony to its own nature, compromise the real function of the world, and display each entity in its truest, that is, most beautiful state. But because each entity represents a different degree of interaction among the Divine names, some entities praise their Source more ‘beautifully’ than others, Where the interaction reflects the greatest degree of plenitude, the praise is most beautiful, and hence the Holy Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wassalam is the ‘man of praise’, as his names Muhammad and Ahmad indicate. In himself he shows why things exist.

Before the making of stars and oceans,

Reality created a light from Its Light,

a perfect mirror of Eternal Beauty,

a pearl of never-breaking whiteness.

From it all colours arise,

As a prism that opens light’s essence

and voids it on the sea of manifestation,

beautifying all that it shines on.

And when the diamond came to the world,

the most perfect creation in human form

gathered in himself the beauty of the whole universe,

the fullest mercy of the All-Merciful.

His names comprehend but one point of his essence:

The Beloved of God, he who always forgives,

The Torch of the path, the Praised one.

He where everything gathers.

It’s impossible to understand any virtue

but through his perfect example;

in him the most beautiful qualities

were completed in their purity.

(Emilio Alzueta)

…from Commentary on the Eleventh Contentions by Abdal Hakim Murad

…more contentions from the genius mind of Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad here, and an insightful article via from Seekers Guidance here.

…celebrate your love for the diamond that was sent to the world to illuminate hearts, by contributing to  Imam Zaid’s initiative of sending a billion salawat on our Beloved Messeneger SallAllahu alaihi wassalam…

JUMA’AH MUBARAK!

 [click images for source]

 

All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam.  May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.

…jewellery…jewels…

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…jewellery is meant to be worn as a fashion and/or status statement…for those who do not know almiskeenah, her jewellery is hidden inside the body in the form of titanium screws and cage inserted into the spine…for months now things related to this inner jewellery box have been slightly askew…culminating over the past few weeks into an inevitable addition to this secret jewellery box…Alhumdulillah for such surgical technology and Alhumdulillah for the jewels embedded in tests that allow us to submit more and more to all that Allah Ta’ala has written…

…Insha’Allah Du’a and understanding would be appreciated as to why there may not be updates to this site for an unknown time…

…Alhumdulillah for the continuous bejewelled lineage of our Noble Nabi SallAllahu alaihi wasallam…listen to the son of Habib Umar reciting a very moving Salawaat, whilst recently in Australia with Habib Kadhim, may Allah Ta’ala preserve and bless the Habaib, Ameen…

JUMA’AH MUBARAK!

All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.

…sonance…

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…The sound system in Masjid al Haram Makkah is the biggest and the most robust sound system on planet earth. Nothing comes close to it at all. The second biggest being the one of Masjid Nabawi…this is the Imam’s Mihrab in Masjid Nabawi…

[detail of where microphones are placed for Ruku and Sajdah]

…SubhanAllah! The technology Allah Ta’ala has blessed the Ummah with so that Adhan and Salat can be heard by millions…not only those present in the Haramain, but for every Adhan and every Salat performed in both of our sacred mosques recordings are available for a billion plus across the entire planet, as well as live televised streams…SubhanAllah! Such is Allah Ta’ala’s mercy and generosity to His creation…

…the entire population of Madinah al Munawwarah would cry when they heard Bilal RadhiAllahu anhu call Adhan…who cries upon hearing this Mubarak call now?? Allah Ta’ala’s mercy is unlimited…it’s our hearts that need fine tuning, Insha’Allah…

…Adhan moves across the globe in never ending waves…rippling hearts from high mountain tops to the deepest of valleys, from elaborate mosques to humble shacks, from desert dwellings to bustling cities, from sophisticated sound systems to crackly recordings…

nevertheless…

…how wondrous it would have been…

…to hear Ibn Umar RadhiAllahu anhu narrate the following from our Noble Nabi SallAllahu alaihi wasallam:
“When the Muslims arrived at Medina, they used to assemble for the prayer, and used to guess the time for it. During those days, the practice of Adhan for the prayers had not been introduced yet. Once they discussed this problem regarding the call for prayer. Some people suggested the use of a bell like the Christians, others proposed a trumpet like the horn used by the Jews, but ‘Umar RadhiAllahu anhu was the first to suggest that a man should call the people for the prayer; so Allah’s Apostle ordered Bilal RadhiAllahu anhu to get up and pronounce the Adhan for prayers.”

[photo from the Mukabbarya platform, located where Bilal RadhiAllahu anhu would call Adhan for Juma'ah. Looking down onto Rowdha Shareef ]

…or to have heard Abu Hurairah RadhiAllahu anhu’s voice as he narrated what he had heard our Blessed Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam say:

“When the Adhan is pronounced Satan takes to his heels and passes wind with noise during his flight in order not to hear the Adhan. When the Adhan is completed he comes back and again takes to his heels when the Iqama is pronounced and after its completion he returns again till he whispers into the heart of the person (to
divert his attention from his prayer) and makes him remember things which he does not recall to his mind before the prayer and that causes him to forget how much he has prayed.”

…or…”Any person who takes a bath on Friday like the bath of Janaba and then goes for the prayer in the first hour, it is as if he had sacrificed a camel in Allah’s cause; and whoever goes in the second hour it is as if he had sacrificed a cow; and whoever goes in the third hour, then it is as if he had sacrificed a horned ram; and if one goes in the fourth hour, then it is as if he had sacrificed a hen; and whoever goes in the fifth hour then it is as if he had offered an egg. When the Imam comes out to begin the Khutba, the angels present themselves to listen to the Khutba.”

…or to have heard the voice of Salman al Farisi RadhiAllahu anhu narrate that he heard our Beloved Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam say:

“Whoever takes a bath on Friday, purifies himself as much as he can, then uses hair oil or perfumes himself with the scent of his house, then proceeds for the Jumua prayer and does not separate two persons sitting together in the mosque, then prays as much as Allah has written for him and then remains silent while the Imam is delivering the Khutba, his sins in-between the present and the last Friday would be forgiven.”

…but surely a most awesome sound would be to hear our Beloved Al Mustafa SallAllahu alaihi wasallam saying:

“The person who recites Surah Kahf on Fridays, a Nur will appear for him from below the Arsh as high as the skies. This light will help him in the darkness of the day of resurrection . And all the sins which he may have committed from the last Friday till this Friday will be forgiven.”
…and…”Of all the days, Friday is the most virtuous. It is on this day that the trumpet will be blown. Send abundant salawaat upon me on Fridays because they are presented to me on that day.” The Sahabah  RadiAllahu anhum asked: “O Rasulullah! How will they be presented to you when even your bones will not be present after your death?” Rasulullah SallAllahu alaihi wasallam replied: “Allah Ta’ala has made the earth haraam upon the prophets forever.”

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…O Lord, please send prayers upon Your comprehensive mercy, and Your complete blessing, and please send prayers upon the mercy to all wolds, O God of all worlds; prayers that keep on counting, and surround everything; and provide us from his blessings. And please open our hearts’ locks with keys from our love for him, and beautify (put “kohl” on) our insights’ eyes with his light, and purify our consciences’ secrets by his vision and closeness, so that we see nothing in existence save You through him, and from the slumber of our inattention we are alerted...

…O Lord, please send prayers upon the one who stood up and completed Your religion, and conveyed Your message, and clarified Your path, and delivered Your endowment, and set the proof for Your Solitariness, and affixed in hearts Your Oneness. He is Your secret preserved by Your Status and Majesty, crowned by the lights of Your secrets and beauty. O Lord, send prayers upon him as much as You cherish him...

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…an inspiring list of virtues for Yaumul Juma’ah here…

JUMA’AH MUBARAK!

…JazakumuLLahu khaira to Brother NK for sharing the sound system link, click for technical details and more photos…

…a previous sound post…and a previous Adhan post…

All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam.  May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.