Saturday, January 19, 2013

Zikr Allah 1/26/13 to celebrate the birthday (1/24 Rabi al-Awwal 12) of Prophet Muhammad,Mawlid an-Nabi - "Welcome, O darling of the Beloved! Welcome, O much beloved of the Lord! Welcome, O Mercy for the worlds!"





Join the Columbus Sufi Circle 
as we celebrate the birth 
of the Insan il-Kamil
with Dhikr - Allah!
Everyone welcome!


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As Muhammad’s birth was drawing near

Many signs appeared before he came!
In the month of Rabi‘ al-awwal then

On the twelfth, the night of Monday, look,


When the best of mankind was born


O what marvels did his mother see!


Spoke the mother of that friend:

“I saw
 a strange light;
the sun was like its moth.


Suddenly it flashed up from my house,


Filled with world with light up to the sky,



Heavens opened,
vanquished was the dark,

And I saw three angels with three flags.


One was in the East,
one in the West,


One stood upright on the Ka‘ba’s roof.



Rows of angels came from heaven,and


Circumambulated all my house;

Came the houris group on group; the light


From their faces made my house so bright!



And a cover was spread in mid-air,


Called ‘brocade’ – an angel laid it out.


When I saw so clearly these events


I became bewildered and confused.


Suddenly the walls were split apart


And three houris entered in my room.
Some have said that of these charming three


One was Asiya of moonlike face,


One was Lady Mary without doubt,


And the third a houri beautiful.



Then these moonfaced three drew gently near


And they greeted me with kindness here;

Then they sat around me, and they gave


The good tidings of Muhammad’s birth;


Said to me: “A son like this your son


Has not come since God has made this world,


And the Mighty One did never grant


Such a lovely son as will be yours.



You have found great happiness, O dear 

For from you that virtuous one is born!

He that comes is King of Knowledge high,


Is the mine of gnosis and tawhid [monotheism].


For the love of him the sky revolves,


Men and jinn are longing for his face.



This night is the night that he, so pure


Will suffuse the worlds with radiant light!

This night, earth becomes a Paradise,


This night God shows mercy to the world.


This night those with heart are filled with joy,


This night gives the lovers a new life.



Mercy for the worlds is Mustafa,


Sinners’ intercessors: Mustafa!’”
...
“They described him in this style to me,

Stirred my longing for that blessed light.”

Amina said: “When the time was ripe

That the Best of Mankind should appear,

I became so thirsty from that heat

That they gave me sherbet in a glass.

Drinking it, I was immersed in light

And could not discern myself from light.
Then a white swan came with soft great wings


And he touched my back with gentle strength.


And the King of Faith was born that night:


Earth and heaven were submerged in light!”
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Welcome, O high prince, we welcome you!


Welcome, O mine of wisdom, we welcome you!


Welcome, O secret of the Book, we welcome you!


Welcome, O medicine for pain, we welcome you!


Welcome, O sunlight and moonlight of God!


Welcome, O you not separated from God!


Welcome, O nightingale of the Garden of Beauty!


Welcome, O friend of the Lord of Power!


Welcome, O refuge of your community!


Welcome, O helper of the poor and destitute!


Welcome, O eternal soul, we welcome you!


Welcome, O cupbearer of the lovers, we welcome you!


Welcome, O darling of the Beloved!


Welcome, O much beloved of the Lord!


Welcome, O Mercy for the worlds!


Welcome, O intercessor for the sinner!


Only for you were Time and Space created…
                               Sulayman Chelebi from Annemarie Schimmel


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Join the Columbus Sufi Circle
to welcome the "darling of the Beloved,
...the much beloved of the Lord", 
an Nabi, ar Rassoul..
Zikr Allah, poetry,
followed by sohbet, sweets.
Saturday, December 22, 7:30 pm
Zawiyya al Mu'min
1000 Urlin Avenue, # 1507
Columbus, Ohio 43212


Contact Hilal at hilal1001@sbcglobal.net or 614-446-3337 for more information

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