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Shaykh al-Ḥājj Ibrāhīm b. al-Ḥājj ‘Abd Allah Niasse expounds on the well-known Ḥadīth of Jibrīl, wherein the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ details the three aspects of religion (dīn) in the Islamic perspective. Shaykh Ibrāhīm takes this a step further by describing the steps and aspects that comprise of each religious station.
Graciously compiled and presented by his son, Shaykh Muḥammad al-Amīn “Baba Lamine” b. Ibrāhīm Niasse. Click the link above to view and download.
“Surely, God and His Angels bestow benedictions upon the Prophet. O you who believe, bless him and salute him with a sincere salutation.” Qur'an 33:56
Morocco Fez Tijani door of a sanctuary. 1983
Morocco.Fez.Old Medina.Mosque of Sidi Ahmed Tijani
Morocco.Fez. Zaouia de Tijani (sanctuary).1987
FloodPlains sorrowfully announces the passing of two great men of the Tijānī Path: Imām Sayed Abdus-Salām (New York), and Shaykh Aḥmad b. Muḥammad al-Ḥāfiẓ (Cairo).
Imām Sayed was among the oldest and strongest pillars of the Path in the United States; dedicating his life service and resources to serving the Dīn and his community. He was the only American to receive the lofty spiritual license (ijāza al-muṭlaq) from the late Imām al-Ḥājj Sayyid ‘Alī Cissé, the successor of Shaykh Ibrāhīm Niasse. His legacy lives on through his family and the countless students he supported and guided in the African-American Muslim community and beyond.
Shaykh Aḥmad was the son of the Egyptian master ḥadīth scholar and epistemic Shaykh Muḥammad al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Tijānī (d. 1978). Continuing the work of his father, he served the Dīn worldwide through lectures, teaching, and promoting goodwill in Allah’s Name. His students number among the thousands from Indonesia to Canada.
Please pray for Allah ﷻ to forgive them and envelop them in His infinite mercy. al-Fātiḥa, Ṣalāt al-fātiḥi (x3)
إنا لله و إنا إليه راجعون
On Witnessing:
I love the The Sun when it rises/appears, because it reminds me of the appearance of pure love without any partnership
And no star is seen when she makes an appearance, either from above or from below
And so, O Maya, you have appeared in the eye of my heart, and everything other than you has disappeared
I see you whenever I see other-than-you, because I see you in it, and I don't see other than you whenever I see you
—Shaykh Manna Abba “Shaykhānī” wuld Muḥammad al-Ṭulbā, “Dīwān” (transl. Muṣṭafā’ Okon-Briggs)
Our Master [Shaykh Aḥmad al-Tijānī] (may Allah be pleased with him) had been, in his beginning stages, adhering to the recitation of the following supplication every Friday night before sleeping. It is:
“O, Allah! To You belongs all praise according to the grandeur of Your Immense Greatness, the limit of Your knowledge and the apex of Your Satisfaction. O, Allah! To You belongs all praise, as corresponds to Your Noble Countenance and Mighty Majesty. O, Allah! To You belongs all praise for You blessings and Incomparable Gifts. O, Allah! To You belongs all praise for Your perpetual generosity and the beauty of Your worship. I ask You by the Immense Qur’an and by the light of Your Noble Countenance, by which You rent asunder Your Heaven and Your earth. I ask You by Your Name, with which You cause the rain and mercy to descend upon whomever You will among Your slaves. O, Allah! O, Allah! O, Allah! Indeed, You have power over all things. O, Allah! I ask You to provide me with the vision of the face of Your Prophet, Muḥammad (may Allah bless him and give him peace), in the state in which he existed when he was in the abode of this world. Indeed, You have power over all things. O, Most Merciful of the merciful. O, Lord of the worlds.”
—“The Entreaties and Litanies of Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijānī (Aḥzāb wa awrād)” by Shaykh Muḥammad al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Tijānī al-Miṣrī [transl. Ustādh Ṭālūt Dawood]
End of Ramaḍān Prayer & Festival in Kawlakh, Senegal (22 April 1958)
Rare, colorized footage of the Tijānī community in Kawlakh, Senegal celebrating the end of the month of Ramaḍān. The ‘Īd al-Fiṭr prayer was led by Shaykh al-Islām al-Ḥājj Ibrāhīm ibn al-Ḥājj ‘Abd Allah Niasse, and you can also see his successor, al-Imām Shaykh ‘Alī ibn al-Ḥasan Cissé holding the former’s sermon for him. (Courtesy: Associated Press)
As-salam aalyikum, can you please recommend a book/ any other additional source-- for learning more about Sidi Ahmed Tijani and his life. Jazak'Allahu Khair.
Wa ‘alaykum as-salām wa raḥmatu'llāh wa barakātuhu, and thank you for contacting FloodPlains!
There are several books that have been written on the life of Shaykh Aḥmad al-Tijānī (may Allah ﷻ be pleased with him), most of which are in Arabic and French. In English, there are far fewer resources.
Tidjaniya.com has a biography of our Shaykh in English on their website. Dr. Zachary Wright also wrote a book titled “On the Path of the Prophet: Shaykh Aḥmad Tijani and the Tariqa Muhammadiyya” which is still in print and available for purchase.
—FP Staff
Did Shaykh Āḥmad Al-Tijani رحمه الله تعالى meet or speak about Shaykh Uthman Dan Fudyu?
as-Salām ‘alaykum wa raḥmatu'llāh wa barakātuhu, and thank you for asking us your question!
There are no archived records of contact between Shaykh Aḥmad al-Tijānī and Shaykh ‘Uthmān dan Fūdī (may Allah ﷻ be pleased with them both), nor any mention of one another in their writings.
— FP Staff
Madinah Institute, 2012 Moroccan Spiritual Tour, March 2-11, 2012 http://www.almadinainstitute.org/audio/the-sounds-of-morocco/
The Al-Madina Institute hosted its Moroccan Spiritual Tour in March 2012, and audio-recorded the performance of the Tijānī office (waẓīfa) at the Great Tijāni Center in Fez. This dhikr is done once a day in congregation by the adherents to the Tijānī spiritual path, and consists of an arrangement of pleas for forgiveness from God ﷻ, salutatory blessings upon the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, and the Muslim refrain “there is no god but God”.
The path to cognizance (ma'rifa) is not a process of learning. It is a process of bringing out from the depths of one’s spirit what he had known all along. The Knowers of God did not become knowers by traveling a path and picking up knowledge along the way. They became knowers by removing the veils of their egotistical selves until what was hidden on the bottom of the ocean of their spirit appeared on the surface.
Ustādh Ṭālūt Dawood
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The third most well-known qaṣīda of Imām al-Busīrī (d. 1294) is the Hamziyya. A Hamziyya is a panegyric poem (madḥ) all of whose verses rhyme in the Arabic letter hamza. Imām al-Busīrī wrote this 400+ verse poem which contains the biography and history of our Beloved Liege, the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ. It is well known that Ḥassān bin Thābit, a companion of Prophet ﷺ (may Allāh ﷻ be well-pleased with him), wrote a Hamziyya in his honour, as well. This particular one was a favourite of my shaykh, Sīdī Aḥmad at-Tijānī al-Ḥasanī.
Click the title above to view and download the PDF version, courtesy of Āl al-Bait.
as-Salamu Alaykum. In which year was Shaykh Muhammad al-Mahi Cisse born. I know he was born on the 10 the of Muharram, but the year is never mentioned anywhere.
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Wa ‘alaykum as-salām wa raḥmatu'llāh wa barakātuhu! Thank you for following FloodPlains.
We do not know which year Shaykh Muḥammad al-Māḥy Cissé was born. And Allāh ﷻ knows best.
—FP Staff
Inheritance of the Disciple
Shaykh Ibrāhīm [Niasse] was once explaining the Qur’ān to his followers. He recited the verse: “...and test the orphans (under your care) until they reach the age of adulthood, then if you find in them sound judgement, release to them their property...” (Qur’ān 4:6)
After giving the literal meaning in Wolof, the shaykh was interrupted by a disciple, “Seriñ-bi, we have heard this meaning of the verse, but please give us its other meaning.” The shaykh smiled, “The disciple is like the orphan, because he has left everything for his shaykh. The shaykh is the custodian of his spiritual inheritance, so he tests the disciple until he finds his heart clean, then he bestows on him the secrets of the shuyūkh.”
— Shaykh Ḥasan b. Sayyid ‘Alī Cissé on his grandfather, Ṣāḥib al-fayḍa Shaykh Ibrāhīm b. al-Ḥājj ‘Abd Allāh Niasse; recorded in 2006 by Dr. Zachary Wright (”Living Knowledge in West African Islām: The Sufi Community of Ibrāhīm Niasse”)
(Du'ā khatm al-waẓīfa)
Compiled by Shaykh Ibrāhīm ibn al-Ḥājj ‘Abd Allāh Niasse, this supplication has myriad uses and contains many more blessings. Drawing from well-known Quranic supplications and other sources, this petition for Allāh’s protection ﷻ and favor is meant to be read and memorized.
I share this here for all our brothers and sisters to call on Allāh ﷻ and ask of Him as He commands us, in the best of language and etiquettes. Plus, for those who are performing the Tijānī waẓīfa alone or may be new to the Path, it is commendable to be able to start and finish it completely.
May Allāh ﷻ benefit us all by the goodness contained therein, and by the Shaykh’s providence which only comes from the One in whose Hands is nothing but good.
—FP Staff
