Guide to the Eclipse Prayer

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Assalamu alaikum wr wb

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

There will be a full moon eclipse on Sunday (7th September),see time :

Mawlanaق says, eclipses are a sign of an impending calamity, and it is an important Sunnah for us to perform the eclipse prayer during the period when the eclipse is happening. Those who perform this prayer, will have their burdens lifted, and their Spiritual light restored and strengthened. It is advised that we stay indoors or in a mosque during an eclipse, and that we do not go out to look at it. Do not look at the sky to watch the actual eclipse live, as there is much negative energy generated during an eclipse, which affects our Spirituality. Please restrain your children from this. You can always watch a YouTube recording of the event, once it is over.

The eclipse prayer is best done in congregation/jemaah, and both men and women should pray it. Full Guide to the Eclipse Prayer and sohbah by Mawlana Shaykh Nazimق here

THE ENDLESS BLESSINGS OF SALAT AL-KUSUF, THE ECLIPSE PRAYER

Mawlana Shaykh Nazim | June 15, 2011

[Astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah…] Laa ilaaha illa Huw al-Hayy al-Qayyum wa atoobu ilayh.

To pray Salaat al-Kusuf, the Eclipse Prayer, is Sunnah; in fact, from the beginning of the eclipse until it clears, this prayer is made. It is a long prayer, but due to my condition, while the youngsters pray standing I will pray sitting, and we will fulfill this Sunnah, inshaa-Allah.

Our Prophet (s) was the imam of the honorable Sahaabah and he (s) made them pray and gave this prayer to the Ummah as a Sunnah, saying, “In the End Times, my Ummah will be corrupted. Everyone will do what they like and corruption will increase. In those times, anyone following one Sunnah will receive the reward of a hundred martyrs.”

من احيا سنتي عند فساد أمتي فله أجر مائة شهيد

There are people who continue to revive my Sunnah. For each Sunnah they revive, Allah will give them the reward of seventy martyrs (“one-hundred martyrs,” in different riwaya).

This holy prayer is rarely practiced (as eclipses are rare). May Allah grant us health, taste, happiness and to perform this Eclipse Prayer with our own power and capacity. It can be two or four raka`ats, both are permitted. We will pray two raka`ats, and in each raka`at we must pray a long time as it is important to pray from the start of the eclipse to the end. Due to our weakness we will pray two raka`ats, may Allah forgive us. Strong ones pray standing and the weak ones pray sitting, because this prayer is quite long, perhaps thirty minutes, one hour or more, but due to our condition we will pray a ‘symbolic’ prayer following the Sunnah of Prophet (s).

May this sign of power be a lesson to us and bring us power; when it is shaded that power is taken, when it starts to clear it is given. When giving, Allah Almighty gives more power than before to those who are praying. From Allah’s Light which reinforces the Moon, we also receive Light with physical and spiritual power, and are dressed with honor and taste. It removes distress on Believers and renews them, and when the light returns it comes on us also, then illnesses and troubles leave and majesty is dressed (on us).

[…] We hope Allah Almighty grants us reason and dresses us with Noor from the Light that descends. May He give us prosperity, the power of imaan, and the ability to walk and not be imprisoned in bed. May we live healthy and without troubles.

O Mu’mins, beware! In order to take the burden from you, Allah Almighty creates such opportunities, so see this as a treasure and at least pray two raka`ats. We hope He will end the period of tyrants with this sign in the sky. As this opens, after temporary oppression, although reality is light, darkness came. Islam came with light to extinguish the tyrants, dictators, and ignorants whose darkness covered the world, but darkness doesn’t last forever. There comes a Sign that oppression will end the time of tyrants, then comes Noor. Imam Mahdi (a) comes with Light containing such signs and good tidings. We are informed this much, which is enough for you; beyond this we can’t comprehend, it is beyond our understanding.

SALAT AL-KUSUF

Due to our weak condition, while we fully intend to follow this Sunnah, this is our current capacity.

Until the eclipse begins, perhaps you can read one or two juz of Holy Qur’an.

In the first raka`at, qiyaam starts with tasbeeh, then recite Surat al-Fatihah, then Tabaraka Shareef (Surat al-Mulk). If you are not tired, recite Surah Yaseen. In ruku, instead of three tasbeeh recite three, nine, twelve, fifteen times as ruku will be long. In Qiyaam recite, “Sami Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana laka ‘l-hamd, yaa Rabbana wa laka ‘l-hamd”. Then go to sajda, “Allahu Akbar,” and make tasbeeh three, six, nine, twelve, fifteen times. In the second sajda make tasbeeh ten, twelve, fifteen times more, and between the two sajdas we say, “Subhaana Rabbi al-Azheem [or] Subhaana Rabbi al-Aala. Sami Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana laka ‘l-hamd, yaa Rabbana wa laka ‘l-hamd.”

Pray ruku and qiyaam with this formula.

Who prays this will have no troubles this year: even if there are troubles they won’t face them. You will see this. If they make this prayer their troubles are lifted: patients receive health; the mindless receive reason, their intellect is increased; faith is strengthened; fresh physical power is given to weak ones. It’s benefits are endless.

Wa min Allahi ‘t-tawfeeq, bi hurmati ‘l-habeeb, bi hurmati ‘l-Fatihah.

1,500 Years of the Blessed Birth

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In Celebration of 1,500 Years of the Blessed Birth of Prophet Muhammad (صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم) — A Historic Global Initiative to Build 1,500 Mosques Worldwide Under the Noble Name Faizan-e-Milad.

The crescent moon of Rabi’ al-Awwal 1447 is soon to rise, carrying with it a message of immense joy. What makes this Islamic year, 1447 AH, so unique is that Muslims across the globe will be commemorating the 1,500th birth anniversary of their beloved Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم.

With the birth of the Final Messenger of Allah ﷺ, humanity gained honor, ignorance was replaced with enlightenment.

The Greatest of Prophets, the Benefactor of Humanity, and the Mercy for All Worlds ﷺ appeared with the most blessed of missions. With his arrival, the final golden brick was laid to complete the grand structure of Prophethood, and he attained the titles of Seal of the Prophets (Khatam an-Nabiyyin) and Last of the Messengers (Khatam al-Mursaleen).

As the new moon of Rabiʿ al-Awwal 1447 AH is sighted, Muslims across the globe prepare to mark a milestone of immense spiritual and historical significance: the 1500th birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Born on a Monday, the 12th of Rabiʿ al-Awwal, 53 years before the Hijra (5 May 570 CE), the Prophet’s noble life and universal message continue to inspire humanity, even a millennium and a half later.

Shaykh Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri

Now, as we approach the 12th of Rabi’ al-Awwal, 1447 AH, we mark the completion of 1,500 years since the blessed birth of the Prophet ﷺ. In celebration of this historic and spiritually rich occasion, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami and the reviver of Sunnah in our age, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Shaykh Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri, has announced a global initiative to build 1,500 mosques under the noble title “Faizan-e-Milad”.

The construction of Faizan-e-Milad Mosques is, in fact, a renewed pledge to spread the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to every corner of the world. The true purpose of commemorating the Prophet’s birth is to connect people to his Seerah, his noble character, his Sunnah, and to make the blessed life of the Prophet ﷺ a practical role model for humanity.

This is the mission of Dawat-e-Islami — to guide people towards righteousness through love for the Prophet ﷺ — and to fulfill this mission, the establishment of mosques and Islamic schools is essential, so that people may come closer to Islam and gain authentic knowledge of the religion.

Welcoming Rabi’ Al Awwal

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Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

InsyaAllah, following Mawlanaق’s calendar, Rabi’ al-Awwal 1447H begins after Maghrib today, 23rd August 2025.

The most important day of the month is the 12th of Rabi’ al-Awwal, which falls on Wednesday, 3rd September 2025, after Maghrib.

It is the day Allah ﷻ gifted the world with the birth of His Most Beloved, the Mercy to all creation, our Holy Prophet ﷺ.

“Rabi’ al-Awwal – its very name is beautiful. It is the month of spring. Rabi’ means spring. 

Even if it comes in the middle of winter or autumn, Rabi’ al-Awwal is the sign of beauty, the sign of purity; it is the beginning of everything. 

Everything is beautiful in it. And for the honor of the blessed face of the Prophet ﷺ, all kinds of goodness will come.”

*— Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق*

𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:

❖ 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟑 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭

Eve of Rabi’ al-Awwal.

From Asar, begin the month with ghusl, two raka‘ats of Solatul Wudhu, and observing Adab of Tariqah.

Recite the Welcoming Rabi‘ al-Awwal Poem daily until the 14th of the month.

At sunset, sight the new moon with its du‘a and read Grandshaykh’s Du‘a Al-Ma’thur.

❖ 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟒 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 / 𝟏 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢’ 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐥

𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐛 & 𝐀𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐝):

1.⁠ ⁠Astaghfirullāh — 70 to 700 times

2.⁠ ⁠Surah al-Ikhlas — 100 to 1,000 times

3. Lā ilāha illallāh — 100 to 1,000 times

4.⁠ ⁠Salawat — 100 to 1,000 times

5.⁠ ⁠Yā Munqidh al-Halka — 40 times (“O Savior of the perished”)

6.⁠ ⁠Du’a of Prophet Yunus (AS) — 100 times

7.⁠ ⁠Dala’il al-Khayrat — Daily hizb

8.⁠ ⁠Mawlid in congregation

Additional: Daily Recitation of Surah al-An’am

❖ 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟓 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 / 𝟐 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢’ 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐥

Night of *3rd Rabi’ al-Awwal:*

•⁠  ⁠Urs of Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Baha’uddin Shah Naqshbandق (17th Grandshaykh)

•⁠  ⁠Urs of Shaykh Abu Muhammad al-Madaniق (37th Grandshaykh)

❖ 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟖 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 / 𝟓 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢’ 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐥

Night of *6th Rabi’ al-Awwal,*

 Mawlid of Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumiق.

❖ 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟑𝟏 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 / 𝟖 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢’ 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐥

Night of *9th Rabi’ al-Awwal,*

Urs of Khwaja Muhammad Ma’sumق (26th Grandshaykh).

❖ 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟑 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 / 𝟏𝟏 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢’ 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐥

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐛: 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭’𝐬 ﷺ 𝐌𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐢𝐝.

Also remembering our Masters of the Golden Chain:

•⁠  ⁠Mawlid of Mawlana Shaykh ʿAbdullah al-Fa’iz ad-Daghestaniق (39th Grandshaykh)

•⁠  ⁠Urs of Khwaja Abu Yaʿqub Yusuf al-Hamadaniق (9th Grandshaykh)

•⁠  ⁠Urs of Khwaja ʿAbdul Khaliq al-Ghijduwaniق (11th Grandshaykh)

•⁠  ⁠Urs of Khwaja UbayduLlah al-Ahrarق (20th Grandshaykh)

•⁠  ⁠Urs of Khwaja Muhammad Zahidق (21st Grandshaykh)

❖ 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟒 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 / 𝟏𝟐 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢’ 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐥

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐢𝐝

A day of love and celebration of our Beloved Prophet ﷺ.

❖ 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲–𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟓–𝟕 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 / 𝟏𝟑–𝟏𝟓 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢’ 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐥

White Days of the month, where it is Sunnah to fast.

❖ 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 / 𝟏𝟑 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢’ 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐥

Night of *14th Rabi‘ al-Awwal,* Mawlid of Habib Noh bin Muhammad al-Habshiق.

❖ 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟕 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 / 𝟏𝟓 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢’ 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐥

Begin reciting the Farewell Rabi’ al-Awwal Poem daily until month’s end.

❖ 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟖 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 / 𝟏𝟔 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢’ 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐥

Night of *17th Rabi‘ al-Awwal:*

•⁠  ⁠Urs of Khwaja Mahmood Anjir al-Faghnawiق (13th Grandshaykh)

•⁠  ⁠Urs of Shaykh Abu Ahmad as-Sughuriق (36th Grandshaykh)

•⁠  ⁠Urs of Sultan al-ʿArifīn Shaykh Ismailق of Pulau Besar

❖ 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟗 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 / 𝟏𝟕 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢’ 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐥

Night of *18th Rabi‘ al-Awwal:*

Urs of Shaykh Adnan Kabbaniق.

This is one of the two recommended days for performing the Sunnah of cupping (hijama) this month.

❖ 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟎 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 / 𝟏𝟖 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢’ 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐥

💚𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐛, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭 ﷺ 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝.

Recommended to spend it in worship, with the same devotion as the night of Mawlid.

❖ 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟏 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 / 𝟏𝟗 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢’ 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐥

Second recommended day for performing the Sunnah of cupping (hijama) this month.

  • Do note that dates may vary from country to country depending on local moon sightings. Kindly follow your local authority where applicable.

May Allah ﷻ fill our hearts with the love and light of His Beloved Prophet ﷺ in this blessed month of Rabi’ al-Awwal, and may He ﷻ grant mercy and blessings to all.

Between two Nothingness ….

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…… On the Train

“Mawlana Grandsheikh Shah-i Naqshband Qs has said, “whoever wants to join our Tariqa Naqshbandiyya, the door of tariqa is unimaginably wide open.” So entering our tariqa is easy. That means anyone who wants and asks for it may enter the tariqa. But if he eventually wants to quit, then the exit is smaller than a needleneck. Because we do not give back, who we have taken. Whether he fulfills his duties (Awrad) or not. From the moment on he got Biyat, he is with us. You can also put an unconscious one on a train and it will ride you to where the train is going. Even a dead man, a faint, a sick, a healthy one can all ride on the train. Once they are on the train, the train takes them everywhere it goes. To complete the spirituality of his disciple is the task of the Sheikh. The Sheikh has this power. If not here then under the earth in the grave, he will make his disciple perfect man, insan-i kamil. He was lazy in this world, did not do dhikr, did not experience halwat, had no trouble, then he will make up for it after death. The Sheikh will educate him then there, cleanse, and bring him to the Last Judgment. Do not be afraid and say we want to become Naqshbandi and the Sheikh will have his job looking after each of his disciples, here and hereafter.”

Mawlana Grandsheikh Nazim El Rabbani qs

The Joy of Cyprus in The Association of Rajab

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Sufi Discourses of Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani (1922-2014) during the last two weeks of the Holy Month of Rajab 1422 (October 2001) in Lefke, Cyprus, narrated in Arabic and translated to English by Dr Gibril Fouad Haddad. Complete bilingual text as per the original edition and covers published in Damascus in 2002.

The document presents Sufi discourses by Mawlānā al-Shaykh Muhammad Nāzim al-H. aqqānī, emphasizing the significance of Sufism, the concept of Oneness of Being, and the distinction between the Creator and the created. It explores various themes such as the greatness of Allah, the pre-eminence of human beings, and the importance of knowledge and guidance in spiritual practice. The teachings aim to inspire believers to deepen their understanding of divine attributes and the essence of faith.

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