The flimsiest of houses...

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

The likeness of those who take (false deities as) Auliya' (protectors, helpers) other than Allah is the likeness of a spider who builds (for itself) a house; but verily, the frailest (weakest) of houses is the spider's house - if they but knew.
( سورة العنكبوت , Al-Ankaboot, Chapter #29, Verse #41)

The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa'sallam said:

"The Muslim is a unique Ummah among the whole of mankind:
Their Land is ONE, their War is ONE, their Peace is ONE,
Their Honour is ONE and their Trust is ONE."
[Ahmad]

- Advice of Sufyan Al-Thawri (rh)-

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

- Advice of Sufyan Al-Thawri (rh)-

Sufyân ath-Thawrî (rh) wrote to ’Abbâd ibn ’Abbâd al-Khawwâs al-Arsûfî (rh) saying:

To proceed: You are in a time which the Companions of the Prophet (SAW) used to seek refuge from reaching, and they had the knowledge that we do not have, and they had precedence which we do no. So how is it for us, when we reach that, having little knowledge, little patience, few helpers upon what is good, corruption of the people and pollution of this world?! So take to the original state of affairs and cling to it. I advise you to remain unknown, since this is the age for remaining anonymous (khumûl). And remain aloof and mix little with the people, since before, when the people met, they would benefit from each other. But today that has gone and your safety - in our view - lies in abandoning them.

Beware of the Rulers. Beware of coming near to them and of mixing with them in any of the affairs. Beware of being deceived, so that it is said to you: Intercede [for me], so that you help one oppressed, or repel an act of oppression - because that is from the deception of Iblîs, which the wicked reciters have taken as a means to attain a favorable position. It used to be said: Beware of the trial of the ignorant worshipper and the wicked scholar, because the trial of these two is indeed a trial for everyone put to trial.

If you find questions and need for fatwâ, then take take advantage of it - but do not compete desirously for it. And beware of being like the one who loves that his saying is acted upon, or that his saying is publicised or listened to, and if that is abandoned, the effects of that are seen upon him.

And beware of the love of leadership, since leadership may be more beloved to a man than gold and silver - but it is something difficult and obscure; and this will not be understood except by wise Scholars. So seek after your lost soul and work with correct intention and know that there has come near to the people a matter which a person would be desirous of death.

The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa'sallam said:

"The Muslim is a unique Ummah among the whole of mankind:
Their Land is ONE, their War is ONE, their Peace is ONE,
Their Honour is ONE and their Trust is ONE."
[Ahmad]

[Event] Imam Ghazalis(ra) Ihya Ulum al-Din (A Ba'biker & A Saad): 20-21 March 2010

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Al Buruj Press Presents with SOAS Somali Society:

Imam Ghazali's 'Ihya Ulum al-Din':
"Evils of the World, Evils of Wealth and Miserliness & Poverty and Renunciation"

With Shaykh Ahmed Ba'biker and Shaykh Ahmed Sa'ad

"A COURSE NOT TO BE MISSED!!!"

Hasan Basri(ra) once wrote to Caliph Abdul Aziz : "O Commander of the Faithful, fear the world. Giving up the world means gathering provision from the world for the next world. He, who honours the world, is humiliated by it. He who hoards up for the world, is thrown into wants."

A 2-day intensive course going through 3 selected chapters of Imam Ghazali's The Revival of the Religions Sciences (Ihya ulum al-dīn), widely regarded as the greatest work of Muslim spirituality. This course focusing on 3 chapters on Evils of the World, Evils of Wealth and Miserliness and Poverty and Renunciation will provide excellent advices as demonstrated by Imam Ghazali(ra) in denouncing the various temptations of the world and focussing on the eternal life, the hereafter.

Join us for some excellent guidance from our course instructors, the esteemed Shaykh Ahmed Ba'biker and Shaykh Ahmed Sa'ad who have agreed to go through this work and provide in depth and expert knowledge that you may use to guide yourself in practising the methods of purification of your own.


Details are as follows:

Cost:
£30 includes course materials & refreshments

Date:
Saturday 20th March - Sunday 21st March 2010

Time:
10:00am to 7:00pm

Venue:
SOAS University (Kingscross Campus),
Vernon Square, Penton Rise, London WC1X 9EW
Lecture Room 111

(Nearest Stations are Kings Cross and Euston)

Email: alburujpress@gmail.com

Course Pre-requisites: None- Open to all


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Online payment: www.alburujpress.com


Shaykh Ahmed Ba'biker (also known as Abu Bakr As-sudani), arrived in the UK in 1977 and since then he has been at the forefront of Daw'a in this country. He is currently the Imam of Yusuf Islam's Islamia School. He studied the Islamic Sciences in Sudan under Shaykh Fatih Qaribullah (rahimah-ullah) son of Sayyidi Shaykh Qaribullah (rahimah-ullah) son of the Great Shaykh Ahmed At-Tayyib (rahimah-ullah). He has certified Ijaza'at in various Islamic disciplines including Maliki Fiqh, Hadith, Aqeedah, Da'wah, Tajweed, Tasawwuf etc.

Shaykh Ahmed Mohamed Sa'ad, born into a family of scholars and Huffaz from Egypt. His late father and grandfather graduated from Al-Azhar and were scholars in north Egypt. He finished the memorization of the whole Quran at the age of ten and studied traditional Islamic sciences at the hands of his father and then started the studies at Al-Azhar until he graduated from Al-Azhar University with BA in Islamic studies.

The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa'sallam said:

"The Muslim is a unique Ummah among the whole of mankind:
Their Land is ONE, their War is ONE, their Peace is ONE,
Their Honour is ONE and their Trust is ONE."
[Ahmad]