Marhabban Marhabban al Rabbi ul Awwal.

My Lord, Send Your Mercy upon Muhammad

Your Beloved, The Intercessor, The one whose intercessuion is accepted.

My Lord Send Your Mercy upon Muhammad

The highest and most exalted of mankind

My Lord Send Your Mercy upon Muhammad

The greatest and most sublime of creation in rank

My Lord Send Your Mercy upon Muhammad

Take us My Lord, down the best of roads

My Lord Send Your Mercy upon Muhammad

Give us well being and cure every ailing person

My Lord Send Your Mercy upon Muhammad

Rectify the hear, overlook my faults and benefit me

My Lord Send Your Mercy upon Muhammad

Restrain, divert and deter every aggressor

My Lord Send Your Mercy upon Muhammad

Allow us to dwell in yout impenetrable fortress

My Lord Send Your Mercy upon Muhammad

My Lord be Pleased with us with your Most Exalted Pleasure

My Lord Send Your Mercy upon Muhammad

And grant for us a place of gathering in paradise

My Lord Send Your Mercy upon Muhammad

Grant us all the company of the best of Your Creation

My Lord Send Your Mercy upon Muhammad

My Lord Send Your Mercy and Peace upon him.

Something to lighten your heart

Mashallah, so soothing. Theres something about praising our Beloved Muhammad peace be upon him, that transends all languages. That breathes love into your heart. That fills your spirit with joy.
Inshallah it will put a smile on your face as it did on mine.

Allah Knows

Subhannallah. Sometimes, a good old nasheed does the trick.

I love nasheeds because their lyrics are to the point, bold and easy to ponder over, subhannallah. They offer food for thought.

Allah knows is one of my favourites, its lyrics are so simple yet so powerful. Every emotion is described, and i listen to it and always ponder over Allahs Knowledge of each thought regarding each aspect of each part of each of our lives. Its amazing.


"...When you feel all alone in this world
And there’s nobody to count your tears
Just remember, no matter where you are
Allah knows
Allah knows

When you carrying a monster load
And you wonder how far you can go
With every step on that road that you take
Allah knows
Allah knows


No matter what, inside or out
There’s one thing of which there’s no doubt
Allah knows
Allah knows
And whatever lies in the heavens and the earth
Every star in this whole universe
Allah knows
Allah knows

When you find that special someone
Feel your whole life has barely begun
You can walk on the moon, shout it to everyone
Allah knows
Allah knows

When you gaze with love in your eyes
Catch a glimpse of paradise
And you see your child take the first breath of life
Allah knows
Allah knows


When you lose someone close to your heart
See your whole world fall apart
And you try to go on but it seems so hard
Allah knows
Allah knows

You see we all have a path to choose
Through the valleys and hills we go
With the ups and the downs, never fret never frown
Allah knows
Allah knows

Every grain of sand,
In every desert land, He knows.
Every shade of palm,
Every closed hand, He knows.
Every sparkling tear,
On every eyelash, He knows.
Every thought I have,
And every word I share, He knows.
Allah knows ....."

This, along with "test" by Native Deen are really my moments of reflection, moments of weakness, fragile state nasheeds which reinvigorate the ideas of Allahs Love again and inspire me. Alhamdulilah.

Our Times

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf in the company of Shaykh Ahmad Mushhur al Haddad; relates,

"In one blessed gathering held by the Shaykh, May Allah be Pleased with him, he told me that now is the age of hawsat. I did not know the meaning of this word and asked him what it meant.

He replied, "mental instability as a result of leaving the rememberance of Allah".

-The Prophetic Invocation, translated by Mostafa al-Badawi