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Sunday, October 23, 2005

Seminal Advice from Yemen

Sidi Khalil Moore recently made me aware of a very beneficial document that has been posted in the articles section of the Guidance Media website. This Seminal Advice by Habib Umar bin Haffiz, a scholar and exponent of Classical Islam and Director of the Dar al-Mustafa in Yemen, contains eleven inspiring and wise recommendations to Muslims living in the West:

1. Carefully study the Sirah;
2. Develop strong certainty;
3. Display rapport & composure;
4. Devote yourself to remembrance;
5. Be not affected;
6. Have firm resolve;
7. Focus on Divine acceptance;
8. Look after your family;
9. Make your goal Allah;
10. Respect all scholars & show graciousness to humanity;
11. Fervently ask for forgiveness.

All of these points are expounded upon with superb clarity in the actual article [349 KB Adobe Acrobat file], which has been elegantly translated by Sidi Khalil. I pray that all Muslims in the West read and benefit from these wise words.

Deen On...

3 Comments:

At 10/26/2005 12:05:00 AM, Blogger Abu Dharr said...

Thank you so much for relating this to us.

Sirah studies are something most of us neglect, even if we've "read" the standard versions in English such as Haykal or Lings' biographies of Prophet Muhammad (s).

The greater vacuum lies in our limitations of understanding Rasulullah's life. The classical works should not remain the 'final perspective'; an understanding of history is a dynamic process.

 
At 12/25/2006 07:51:00 PM, Blogger mujahid7ia said...

Old link is incorrect now.
link: http://www.guidancemedia.com/downloads/articles/seminaladvice.pdf

 
At 12/29/2006 06:18:00 PM, Blogger Mere Muslim said...

Jazaka Allah khayr for letting me know! I've updated the links above with the new one you've provide.

 

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