Ryad Ramo | Gems Of Al Andalus 🕊

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Poem on Sadl in Prayer I put together this poem by Shaykh Kurray ibn Ahmed Yurah al-Shanqiti who addresses the long-discussed issue of folding the hands (qabd) and leaving them at the sides (sadl) in prayer. Shaykh Kurray mentioned early scholars of the Salaf such as Ata ibn Abi Rabah, Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, and Hasan al-Basri who practiced sadl and mentions the discussion around Imam Malik , who narrated hadiths on qabd yet considered it disliked in obligatory prayer. The poem also mentions some Maliki Imams who had other opinions and prefered Qabd.

Some more photos I took at Ben Youssef Madrasa, one of the most important historic centers of learning in Morocco, located in the heart of the old medina of Marrakesh. The madrasa was rebuilt in the 16th century under the Saadian sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib and is closely connected to the nearby Ben Youssef Mosque, which dates back to the Almoravid (al-Murabitun) era. Th same dynasty that once ruled large parts of al-Andalus. What stood out to me were the similarities between the madrasa and the Alhambra especially in the geometric patterns!

Some pictures of my trip to the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid, Spain back in November 2025. Lots of artifacts of Andalusian history and Spain in general.

Sahnun narrated that Malik said that he spend 20 years pondering on a specific mas'alah

Khadija bint al-ʿAqil al-Dimaniya al-Shinqitiya She was a scholar from Shanqit, modern day Mauritania who lived in the twelfth century AH. She attained an advanced rank in rational sciences, such as theology and logic. She directed one of the major mahadir (traditional desert schools), which emerged leading scholars. Among them her brother, the eminent scholar Ahmad ibn al-ʿAqil (d. 1244 AH), the renowned grammarian often called “the Sibawayh of Shinqit” al-Mukhtar ibn Buna (d. 1220 AH), the scholar Hurma b. ʿAbd al-Jalil, and the sultan of the Imamate of Futa Toro, Imam ʿAbd al-Qadir. She was the leading figure of a distinct school of logic, whose methodological approach was followed by a number of later scholars in Mauritania. She was widely known for both authorship and teaching. Among her most important work is a commentary of al-Sullam al-Munawraq that is currently published. Her brother Ahmad b. al-ʿAqil al-Dimani said of her: “This is what is found in the books; but what our sister Khadija holds is such-and-such, it is more correct and more sound.”

For the Andalusians who carried the school of Mālik not as a set of rules, but as an identity — a way of being Muslim rooted in the city of the Prophet ﷺ. This book traces that inheritance. What it looked like in its golden hour. What time eroded. What survived. And what those of us who carry Andalusian blood — or Andalusian love — are responsible for passing on. It is a book for the student who wants to understand why the Mālikī school thinks the way it does. For the seeker who has felt the weight of a tradition placed in their hands. For everyone who has ever looked West at sunset and felt something they could not name. Available in English and Portuguese. — Sufyān al-Andalusī DM Shaykh Sufyan to get access to his new book at his Instagram! instagram.com/sufyan_al_anda…

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Astronomy Class 3 Alhamduillah I translated a new video on astronomy by our shaykh Abdullah al-Houzoui al-Sousi. In this video the shaykh talks about about how the Moon orbits the Earth, the Earth orbits the Sun, and our solar system journeys around the galaxy’s center.

I had the opportunity to visit the Andalusian Gardens inside the old fortress in Rabat. It was designed in the early 1900s in an Andalusian style. With the same kind of geometric walkways, fountains, and citrus trees you find in Spain.

The Andalusian Gardens — Rabat 🌿 Hidden inside the old fortress (Kasbah) in Rabat, the Andalusian Gardens is one of those places that almost feels outside of time. At first glance, it feels like something straight out of al-Andalus, but it was actually laid out in the early 1900s during the French Protectorate. It was designed in an Andalusian style, with the same kind of geometric walkways, fountains, and citrus trees you find in Spain.

The Lost Book of Imam Abu Bakr Ibn al-Arabi The renowned historian and muhqiq, Said Arab, states in his book Ma'a al-Qadi Abi Bakr Ibn al-Arabi, published by Dar al-Gharb al-Islami, while discussing Ibn al-Arabi’s contributions to Quranic tafsir, that one of his greatest lost works was: Anwar al-Fajr fi Majalis al-Dhikr Imam Ibn al-Arabi is said to have composed this monumental work over twenty years. It reportedly extended to eighty volumes, each containing around one thousand pages. He dictated it during his public teaching sessions in gatherings of reminders and whenpreaching. Whenever he completed a section of tafsir, his students would save it and would then be spread among the people. In this work, Imam Ibn al-Arabi gave tafsir extensively. Giving great detail on many of its discussions and themes. For example, it is reported that: He dictated 180 sessions on the verse: alhakumu al-takathur (102:1). Among the themes he discussed at length were the qualities and miracles of the Prophet ﷺ, which he reportedly counted as reaching one thousand miracles. The work is said to have remained in Moroccan libraries until the early 8th century AH. A shaykh named Yusuf al-Hazzam reported seeing it in the library of the great Marinid Sultan Abu Inan in Marrakesh, where he had been tasked with organizing the royal book collection. He counted its volumes and found them to be eighty in number. The Imam of tasawwuf Abu al-Abbas al-Sumai, in his Akhbar Ibn Yaza, stated that the book had already been lost during the lifetime of Imam Abu Bakr Ibn al-Arabi. This opinion was later followed by Imam Ahmad Ibn Ajiba in his extensive commentary on Surat al-Fatiha. Surprisingly, Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari wrote in his Maqalat: “It is said to exist in our lands (Turkey), but despite prolonged searching, I was unable to find it.”

Who needs rap battles when you have poetry battles? A group of students from Mauritania have a poem battle on a train.

How Madrid (Majrit), the capital of Spain, would have looked under Muslim Andalusi rule

Jummah and Eid on the Same Day يقول العلامة محمد الحسن ولد أحمدو الخديم الشنقيطي حفظه الله: أسقطَ جمعةً (عطًا) و(أحمدُ) عمن منَ اَهل المصر عيدًا يشهدُ. وساكنٌ خارجَ مصرٍ قد سعَى للعيدِ إن يأذنْ الاِمامُ اتَّسعا تخلفٌ عن جُمْعة لـه كمـا (للأخوينِ)، و(ابن وهبٍ) انتمَى The meaning of these lines of poetry by Shaykh Muhammad al-hasan al-Khadeem al-Shanqiti is that Ahmad ibn Hanbal and the Tabiʿi Ata ibn Abi Rabah hold that the obligation of the Friday prayer is waived for one who attended the Eid prayer. However, ʿAtaʾ went further than that and said that both Jumuʿah and Dhuhr prayers are waived for one who attended the Eid prayer. This is considered one a "ghrib" opinion, as indicated by Shaykh Ahmad al-Badawi al-Shanqiti in his poem of Nasab: والحبشيُّ بن أبي رباح ••• مولاهمُ المشهور بالصلاحِ من علمه الغريب أن الجمعةْ •••وظهرها وركعتا العيد معه توجب في اليوم صلاةَ العيدِ ••• وتكتفي عن ظهرها المعهودِ This opinion differs from the the majority of scholars among the Shafiʿis, Hanafis, and Malikis. Among the Malikis, however, there is a opinion attributed to: Mutarrif ibn Abd Allah, Ibn al Majishun known as al-Akhawayn (الأخوين) in Maliki terminology and Ibn Wahb. They held that the Friday prayer is waived for one who attended the Eid if he resides outside the town such as people of rural or desert areas as long as the imam grants permission. Special thanks to Shaykh Ahmad al-Shanqiti for the explanation.

Ramadan in al-Andalus Giving out charity was widely practiced in al-Andalus by the common Andalusian and the Muslim rulers. Charity would be handed out especially during the end of Ramadan and times of hardship such as during a famine. Ibn Hayyan mentioned in his famous book on Andalusian history, al-Muqtabis fi Tarikh al-Andalus, that the Caliph Hakam II led a ceremony of one of these distributions of charity in which slaves went around with open bags full of money giving out to people.

Ramadan in al-Andalus In the great mosque (Jami al-Kabir) of the city of Cordoba, it was known during the month of Ramadan that it remained open all night and the amount of oil to light the lanterns cost half the annual amount just in the month of Ramdan alone. During Layla al-Qadr, large amounts of perfume were burned on this special occasion. Imam al-Maqari mentioned in his book Nafh al-Tib that in the great mosque there were 280 chandeliers. The number of lanterns were 8,425 and some have said it could have been 10,805!