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just want to end by saying my dm's are always always open for anybody experiencing mental health challenges. i don't claim to be a professional, but professionals have told me i'm a natural empath, and i do have some lived experience. the least i can do is signpost you. 🤍 6/6

@ChaarChai Allah ta'ala bless you for thinking of me, sayyidi. a close and very dear relative passed away yesterday unexpectedly 😔, so this lifted my spirits a little, thank you.

@bilfaqr for you bro🌹

@ChaarChai @jakjakal and you're a hundred per cent right, sidi!

@jakjakal Ameen!! 🤲🏼 @bilfaqr tagging you as I’m certain you’ll enjoy the above clips too :)

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@zaytunacollege a link to that classic interview with Sayyid Shaykh Muhammad Naquib al-Attas* @sh_hamzayusuf° refers to in the above wonderful eulogy: x.com/i/status/20306… *رَحْمَۃُ اللّٰہ ِ عَلَیْہ °حفظه الله

@RenovatioOnline @sh_hamzayusuf x.com/i/status/20306…

Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī expresses his love for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ by writing: "By the gate of your generosity stands a sinner, who is mad with love, O best of mankind in radiance of face and countenance! Through you he seeks a means [tawassul]

President Hamza Yusuf’s Eulogy for Professor Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas In this video, President Hamza Yusuf of Zaytuna College reflects on the loss of the great Malaysian philosopher and scholar Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 94. He honors the intellectual legacy of Prof. Naquib al-Attas, whose books are essential for understanding and navigating modern Islamic discourse; and reflects on the profound impact al-Attas had on him personally as well as his enduring impact on Zaytuna College. go.zaytuna.edu/4m1nJi0

Professor Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas was a significant thinker whose ideas diagnosed and addressed the spiritual malaise of the world today. Many consider him an embodiment of wisdom who will be sorely missed. @renovatioonline Editor-in-Chief @sh_hamzayusuf shares a heartfelt eulogy. youtube.com/watch?v=ZNxV3y… The thread below features articles that draw on Al-Attas work:

@DrRafaqatRashid this looks excellent, sidi. reminds me of the meticulousness of the late Professor Ahmad Hasan's* 'The Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence.' i look forward to seeing it published and have read a Fatiha that you find a high-quality publisher willing to take it on. *رحمه الله

Alḥamdulillāh, I’m in the final proofreading stage of my 4-volume translation and annotated edition of "Nūr al-Anwār Sharḥ al-Manār". Eight years in the making—refined through teaching and simplifying for clarity. Publishers interested, please DM me.

jumu'ah mubarak. this beautiful salāt is taken from Sayyid @shaykhalyaqoubi's* magisterial Shifa al-Qulub: اللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَاةً تَزِيدُ إِلَيْهِ الْأَشْوَاقَ وَتَجْعَلَنَا لَهُ مِنَ الْعُشَّاقِ وَعَلَىٰ آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلِّمْ *حفظه الله 1/4

@IlmHorizons @obad936 @Empervtor Cambridge Qur'ānic Centre is one venue: cambridge-quranic-centre.wheree.com Shaykh Ma'an al-Dabbagh° is active there. here he is delivering a talk on his blessed late father-in-law, Sayyid Muhammad ibn 'Alawi al-Maliki* (this wasn't in cambs): youtube.com/live/AAEPXo5U4… *رحمه الله °حفظه الله

@bilfaqr @obad936 @Empervtor Where in Cambridge I wonder?

Sinon y’a l’institut Abu Hanifa 👍🏻👍🏻 #propagande

@obad936 @IlmHorizons @Empervtor you will also find some lovely communities of Ba 'Alawis in uk towns like luton, woking and cambridge (and elsewhere), with various students/mashayikh whose formative studies took place in tarim.

@IlmHorizons @Empervtor Ça m’étonnerai pas pour Manchester aussi

@rutalks_ @a1reyak you can seek second opinions along with character testimonies to buttress the opinion you form. one makes best efforts whilst ensuring our primary reliance is on Allah ta'ala, not on our own due diligence, since there are no guarantees with the latter. istikharah too.

@bilfaqr @a1reyak How to ensure all of this in one or two meetings? Since, these things can only be known once two people start living together i.e after marriage. So doesn't all your inference comes down to is what they tell you about themselves during those pre-marriage meetings then?

Just because he’s religious doesn’t make him a great husband aunty 🙏

@rutalks_ @a1reyak a God-consciousness in all aspects of life, which seems genuine rather than performative. alignment with values that matter to you & aspirations you're both bought into. emotional intelligence on a wavelength that's relatable. willingness to communicate rather than withdraw.

@a1reyak How do you decide on your spouse then? What should be your primary criterion when selecting a spouse, if even someone who claims to be religious wont make a great or even a good husband? Asking this genuinely.

and a translation of it: 'O Allah, send blessings upon our Master Muhammad, a prayer that increases our longing for Him and makes us among His ardent lovers; and send peace upon Him, His Family, and His Companions.' == may Allah* grant such station to its seekers. *تعالى 4/4

a transliteration of the salāt (to aid reading/memorisation for anybody less familiar with arabic): 'Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin, ṣalātan tazīdu ilayhi al-ashwāqa wa tajʿalanā lahu mina-l-ʿushshāqi, wa ʿalā ālihi wa ṣaḥbihi wa-sallim.' 3/4

quote-tweeting a thread on the bashar [humanness] vis a vis the khasā'is [uniquenesses] of The Messenger of Allah* تعالى. *ﷺ a nice piece introducing the notion of khasā'is and associated literature in this important genre: imamghazali.org/blog/khasais-i…

for me, this salāt contains a fragrant scent, which can be sensed in the following recitation of it: facebook.com/shaykhalyaqoub… the book Shifa al-Qulub isn't available to purchase yet; its inspiration is said to have come from a beatific vision of Sayyiduna Rasul'Allah ﷺ. 2/4