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Monday, September 14, 2026

Dr.Jihad Al Kalouti: Nasheeds:Qad kafānī ʿilmu rabbī,Yā arḥamar rāḥimīn farrij ʿalal muslimīn,Bushrā lanā nilnal munā (Arabic/English)-June7,2024

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Arabic Lyrics with English Translation:
Shaykh Dr. Jihad Al-Kalouti is a contemporary Islamic scholar, teacher, and munshid (reciter of sacred poetry) known for his traditional chants, Mawlid gatherings, and lectures.

1.قَدْ كَفَانِي عِْلمُ رَبِّي

The Knowledge of My Lord Has Sufficed Me
للإِمَامِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بن عَلَوِي الحَدَّادImam Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad

قَدْ كَفَانِي عِْلمُ رَبِّي
مِنْ سُؤَالِي وَ اخْتِيَارِي
qad kafānī ʿilmu rabbī
min suālī wakh tiyārī
My Lords knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
فَدُعَائِي وَ ابْتِهَالِي
شَاهِدٌ لِي بِافْتِقَارِي
faduʿā’ī wab tihālī
shāhidun lī bif tiqārī
For my dua and my agonizing supplication
is a witness to my poverty
فَلِهَذَا السِّرِّ أَدْعُو
فِي يَسَارِي وَ عَسَارِي
falihadhas sirri adʿū
fī yasārī wa ʿasārī
For this secret I make supplication
in times of ease and times of difficulty
أَنَا عَبْدٌ صَارَ فَخْرِي
ضِمْنَ فَقْرِي وَ اضْطِرَارِي
anā ʿabdun ṣāra fakhrī
ḍimna faqrī waḍ ṭirārī
I am a slave whose pride is in
his poverty and obligation
قَدْ كَفَانِي عِلْمُ رَبِّي
مِن سُؤَالِي وَ اخْتِيَارِي
qad kafānī ʿilmu rabbī
min suālī wakh tiyārī
My Lords knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
يَاإِلَهِي وَ مَلِيكِي
أَنْتَ تَعْلَمْ كَيْفَ حَالِي
yā’ilahī wa malīkī
anta taʿlam kayfa ḥālī
O my Lord and my King
You know my state
وَبِمَا قَدْ حَلَّ قَلْبِي
مِنْ هُمُومٍ وَ اشْتِغَالِي
wabimā qad ḥalla qalbī
min humūmin wash tighālī
And what has settled in my heart
of agonies and preoccupations
فَتَدَارَكْنِي بِلُطْفٍ
مِنْكَ يَا مَوْلَى المَوَالِي
fatadāraknī biluṭfin
minka yā mawlal mawālī
Save me with a gentleness
from You, You, O Lord of Lords
يَا كَرِيمَ الوَجْهِ غِثْنِي
قَبْلَ أَنْ يَفْنَى اصْطِبَارِي
yā karīmal wajhi ghithnī
qabla an yafnāṣ ṭibārī
Oh save me, Most Generous
before I run out of patience
قَدْ كَفَانِي عِلْمُ رَبِّي
مِنْ سُؤَالِي وَ اخْتِيَارِي
qad kafānī ʿilmu rabbī
min suālī wakh tiyārī
My Lords knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
يَا سَرِيعَ الغَوثِ غَوْثَاً
مِنْكَ يُدْرِكْنِي سِرِيعَا
yā sarīʿal ghawthi ghawthāan
minka yudriknī sirīʿā
O One who is swift in sending aid
I ask for aid that will arrive to me swiftly
يَهْزِمُ العُسْرَ وَ يَأتِي
بِالَّذِي أَرْجُو جَمِيعَا
yahzimul ʿusra wa yaātī
bil ladhī arjū jamīʿā
It will defeat all difficulty and it will bring
all that I hope for
يَا قَرِيباً يَا مُجِيبَا
يَا عَلِيمَاً يَا سَمِيعَا
yā qarīban yā mujībā
yā ʿalīmāan yā samīʿā
O Near One Who answers
and All-Knowing and All-Hearing
قَدْ تَحَقَّقْتُ بِعَجْزِي
وَ خُضُوعِي وَ انْكِسَارِي
qad taḥaqqaqtu biʿajzī
wa khuḍūʿī wan kisārī
I have attained realization through my incapacity,
my submission and my brokenness
قَدْ كَفَانِي عِلْمُ رَبِّي
مِنْ سُؤَالِي وَ اخْتِيَارِي
qad kafānī ʿilmu rabbī
min suālī wakh tiyārī
My Lords knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
لَمْ أَزَل بِالبَابِ وَاقِف
فَارْحَمَنْ رَبِّي وُقُوفِي
lam azal bil bābi wāqif
far ḥaman rabbī wuqūfī
I am still standing by the door,
so please my Lord have mercy on my standing
وَ بِوَادِي الفَضْلِ عَاكِفْ
فَأَدِمْ رَبِّي عُكُوفِي
wa biwādīl faḍli ʿākif
fa adim rabbī ʿukūfī
In the valley of generosity, I am in solitary retreat
So, Allah, make my retreat here permanent
وَ لِحُسْنِ الظَّنِّ لَازِمْ
فَهْوَ خِلِّي وَ حَلِيفِي
wa liḥusniẓ ẓanni lāzim
fahwa khillī wa ḥalīfī
And I'm abiding by good opinion (of You)
For it is my friend and ally
وَ أَنِيسِي وَ جَلِيسِي
طُولَ لَيْـلِي وَ نَهَارِي
wa anīsī wa jalīsī
ṭūla laylī wa nahārī
And it is the one that sits by me and keeps me company
All day and night
قَدْ كَفَانِي عِلْمُ رَبِّي
مِنْ سُؤَالِي وَ اخْتِيَارِي
qad kafānī ʿilmu rabbī
min suālī wakh tiyārī
My Lords knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
حَاجَةٌ فِي النَّفْسِ يَارَب
فَاقْضِهَا يَا خَيْرَ قَاضِي
ḥājatun fīn nafsi yārab
faq ḍihā yā khayra qāḍī
There is a need in my soul, O Allah
so please fulfill it, O Best of Fulfillers
وَ أَرِحْ سِرِّي وَ قَلْبِي
مِن لَظَاهَا وَ الشُّوَاظِ
wa ariḥ sirrī wa qalbī
min laẓāhā wash shuwāẓi
And comfort my secret and my heart
from its burning and its shrapnel
فِي سُرُورٍ وَ حُبُورٍ
وَ إِذَا مَا كُنْتَ رَاضِي
fī surūrin wa ḥubūrin
wa idhā mā kunta rāḍī
In pleasure and in happiness
and as long as You are pleased with me
فَالْهَنَا وَ الْبَسْطُ حَالِي
وَ شِعَارِي وَ دِثَارِي
fal hanā wal basṭu ḥālī
wa shiʿārī wa dithārī
For joy and expansion is my state
and my motto and my cover
قَدْ كَفَانِي عِلْمُ رَبِّي
مِنْ سُؤَالِي وَ اخْتِيَارِي
qad kafānī ʿilmu rabbī
min suālī wakh tiyārī
My Lords knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing

2.يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ فَرِّجْ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِين
O Most Merciful of Those Who Show Mercy, Relieve the Muslims of Their Worries
الحبيب عبد الله بن حسين بن طاهرHabib Abdullah Ibn Husien Ibn Tahir

يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
O Most Merciful of the merciful
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
فَــرِّجْ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
farrij ʿalal muslimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
Relieve the Muslims
يَا رَبَّنَــا يَا كَرِيـــمْ
يَا رَبَّنَــا يَا رَحِيـــمْ
yā rabbanā yā karīm
yā rabbanā yā raḥīm
O our Lord, O Generous
O our Lord, O Merciful
أَنْـتَ الْجَــوَادُ الحَلِيـمْ
وَأَنْـتَ نِعْـمَ الْمُعِــينْ
antal jawādul ḥalīm
wa anta niʿmal muʿīn
You are the Generous, the Forbearing
And You are the Best Helper
وَلَيْسَ نَرْجُو سِوَاكْ
فَادْرِكْ إِلَهِي دَرَاكْ
walaysa narjū siwak
fad rik ilahī darāk
And we hope for none but You
So save us, O my God, save us
قَبْلَ الْفَنَــا وَالْهَــلَاكْ
يَعُــمُّ دُنْيَــا وَدِيــنْ
qablal fanā wal halāk
yaʿummu dunyā wadīn
Before annihilation and destruction
Encompass the world and religion
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
O Most Merciful of the merciful
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
فَــرِّجْ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
farrij ʿalal muslimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
Relieve the Muslims
وَمَــا لَنَــا رَبَّنَـــا
سِــوَاكَ يَـا حَسْـــبَنَا
wamā lanā rabbanā
siwāka yā ḥasbanā
And we have no one, O our Lord
But You, O our Sufficiency
يَا ذَا الْعُــلَا وَالْغِنَـــا
وَيَـا قَــوِيْ يَـا مَتِــــينْ
yā dhal ʿulā wal ghinā
wayā qawiy yā matīn
O Possessor of Glory and Wealth
O Strong, O Firm
نَسْـأَلُكْ وَالِي يُقِيـمْ
اَلْعَـدْلَ كَيْ نَسْـتَـقِيمْ
nasaluk wālī yuqīm
alʿadla kay nastaqīm
We ask You for a guardian to establish
Justice so we may be upright
عَلَى هُـدَاكَ الْقَوِيمْ
وَلَا نُطِـيـعُ اللَّعِــينْ
ʿalā hudākal qawīm
walā nuṭīʿul laʿīn
On Your straight guidance
And not obey the accursed
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
O Most Merciful of the merciful
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
فَــرِّجْ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
farrij ʿalal muslimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
Relieve the Muslims
يَـا رَبَّنَا يَـا مُجِيــبْ
أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْقَرِيبْ
yā rabbanā yā mujīb
antas samīʿul qarīb
O our Lord, O Responsive
You are the All-Hearing, the Near
ضَـاقَ الْوَسِـيعُ الرَّحِيبْ
فَانْظُـرْ إِلَى الْمُؤْمِنِــينْ
ḍāqal wasīʿur raḥīb
fan ẓur ilal mu’minīn
The vast, spacious has become narrow
So look upon the believers
نَظْــرَهْ تُزِيلُ الْعَنَا
عَنَّـا وَتُدْنِي الْمُنَى
naẓrah tuzīlul ʿanā
ʿannā watudnīl munā
A look that removes distress
From us and brings wishes
مِنَّـا وَكُلَّ الْهَنَا
نُعْطَـاهُ فِي كُلِّ حِـينْ
minnā wakullal hanā
nuʿṭāhu fī kulli ḥīn
Closer to us and all happiness
We are granted at all times
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
O Most Merciful of the merciful
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
فَــرِّجْ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
farrij ʿalal muslimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
Relieve the Muslims
سَـالَكْ بِجَـاهِ الجُـدُودْ
وَالِي يُقِيـمُ الْحُـدُودْ
sālak bijāhil judūd
wālī yuqīmul ḥudūd
We ask by the honor of the ancestors
For a guardian who establishes the limits
عنَّـا وَيَكْفِـي الْحَسُـودْ
وَيَدْفَــعُ الظَّالِمِـينْ
ʿnnā wayakfīl ḥasūd
wayadfaʿuẓ ẓālimīn
From us and suffices against the envious
And repels the wrongdoers
يُزِيــلُ لِلْمُـنْــكَرَاتْ
يُقِـيــمُ لِلصَّــلَوَاتْ
yuzīlu lilmunkarāt
yuqīmu lilṣṣalawat
Removes the evils
Establishes the prayers
يَأْمُــرُ بِالصَّـالِحَـاتْ
مُحِــبٌّ لِلصَّــالِحِينْ
ya’muru biṣ ṣāliḥāt
muḥibbun lilṣṣāliḥīn
Commands the righteous deeds
Loves the righteous
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
O Most Merciful of the merciful
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
فَــرِّجْ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
farrij ʿalal muslimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
Relieve the Muslims
يُزِيـحُ كُلَّ الحَـرَامْ
يَقْهَـرُ كُلَّ الطَّغَـامْ
yuzīḥu kullal ḥarām
yaqharu kullaṭ ṭaghām
Removes all forbidden things
Overcomes all tyrants
يَعْـدِلُ بَـيْنَ الْأَنَـامْ
وَيُؤْمِــنُ الْخَائِفِــينْ
yaʿdilu baynal anām
wayu’minul khā’ifīn
Is just among the people
And secures the fearful
رَبِّ اسْـقِنَا غَيْـثَ عَـامْ
نَافِـعُ مُبَـارَكْ دَوَامْ
rabbis qinā ghaytha ʿām
nāfiʿu mubārak dawam
O Lord, give us abundant rain
Beneficial, blessed, everlasting
يَـدُومُ فِي كُلِّ عَـامْ
عَـلَى مَمَـرِّ السِّــنِينْ
yadūmu fī kulli ʿām
ʿalā mamarris sinīn
That continues every year
Throughout the passing years
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
O Most Merciful of the merciful
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
فَــرِّجْ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
farrij ʿalal muslimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
Relieve the Muslims
رَبِّ احْيِنَـا شَـاكِرِينْ
وَ تَوَفَّـنَـا مُسْلِـمِينْ
rabbiḥ yinā shākirīn
wa tawaffanā muslimīn
O Lord, let us live grateful
And let us die as Muslims
نُبْعَـثْ مِنَ الْآمِنِـينْ
فِي زُمْــرَةِ السَّـابِقِينْ
nubʿath minal āminīn
fī zumratis sābiqīn
And be resurrected among the secure
In the company of the foremost
بِجَـاهِ طَـهَ الرَّسُــولْ
جُـدْ رَبَّنَــا بِالْقَبُـولْ
bijāhi ṭahar rasūl
jud rabbanā bil qabūl
By the honor of Taha the Messenger
Grant us, O our Lord, acceptance
وَهَبْ لَنَــا كُلَّ سُــولْ
رَبِّ اسْــتَجِبْ لِي أَمِــينْ
wahab lanā kulla sūl
rabbis tajib lī amīn
And grant us every wish
O Lord, respond to me, Amen
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
O Most Merciful of the merciful
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
فَــرِّجْ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
farrij ʿalal muslimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
Relieve the Muslims
عَطَــاكَ رَبِّي جَزِيـلْ
وَكُلُّ فِعْلِـكْ جَمِيـلْ
ʿaṭāka rabbī jazīl
wakullu fiʿlik jamīl
Your gifts, O my Lord, are abundant
And all Your actions are beautiful
وَفِيـكَ أَمَلْنَـا طَوِيـلْ
فَجُـدْ عَـلَى الطَّامِعِــينْ
wafīka amalnā ṭawīl
fajud ʿalaṭ ṭāmiʿīn
And in You, our hope is long
So be generous to the hopeful
يَارَبِّ ضَـاقَ الْخِنَـاقْ
مِنْ فِعْلِ مَـا لَا يُطَـاقْ
yārabbi ḍāqal khināq
min fiʿli mā lā yuṭāq
O Lord, the stranglehold has tightened
From actions that cannot be endured
فَامْنُنْ بِفَـكِّ الْغَـلَاقْ
لِمَـنْ بِذَنْبِــهِ رَهِـــينْ
fam nun bifakkil ghalāq
liman bidhanbihi rahīn
So grant release from the bonds
For those imprisoned by their sins
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
O Most Merciful of the merciful
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
فَــرِّجْ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
farrij ʿalal muslimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
Relieve the Muslims
وَاغْفِـرْ لِكُلِّ الذُّنُـوبْ
وَ اسْــتُرْ لِـكُلِّ الْعُيُــوبْ
wagh fir likullidh dhunūb
was tur likullil ʿuyūb
And forgive all sins
And conceal all faults
وَاكْشِـفْ لِـكُلِّ الْكُرُوبْ
وَ اكْـفِ أَذَى الْمُؤْذِيـــينْ
wak shif likullil kurūb
wak fi adhal mu’dhīīn
And remove all distress
And suffice against the harm of the harmful
وَاخْتِـمْ بِأَحْسَـنْ خِتَـامْ
إِذَا دَنَـا الْاِنْصِـــرَامْ
wakh tim bi aḥsan khitām
idhā danal inṣirām
And conclude with the best conclusion
When the end draws near
وَحَـانَ حِـينُ الْحِمَامْ
وَزَادَ رَشْـحُ الْجَبِـــينْ
waḥāna ḥīnul ḥimām
wazāda rashḥul jabīn
And the time of death approaches
And the forehead sweats increase
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
O Most Merciful of the merciful
يَا أَرْحَـمَ الرَّاحِمِينْ
فَــرِّجْ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينْ
yā arḥamar rāḥimīn
farrij ʿalal muslimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
Relieve the Muslims
ثُـمَّ الصَّـلَاةْ وَالسَّـلَامْ
عَـلَى شَـفِيْعِ الْأَنَــامْ
thummaṣ ṣalāh was salām
ʿalā shafiyʿil anām
Then prayers and peace
Upon the intercessor of mankind
وَالْآلِ نِعْـمَ الْكِــرَامْ
وَ الصَّحْــبِ وَالتَّابِعِــينْ
wal āli niʿmal kirām
waṣ ṣaḥbi wat tābiʿīn
And the family, the noble ones
And the companions and followers

3.بُشْرَى لَنَا نِلْنَا المُنَى
Glad Tidings To Us, Our Aim Is Fulfilled

بُشْرَى لَـنَـا نِـلْـنَـا المُـنَى
زَالَ العَنَا وَافَى الهَـنَـا
bushrā lanā nilnal munā
zālal ʿanā wāfal hanā
Glad tidings to us, we have attained our wish
Hardship has vanished, and joy has arrived
واللهُ أَنْجَـزَ وَعْدَهُ
وَالبِشْرُ أَضْحَى مُعْلَـنَـا
wāllhu anjaza waʿdahu
wal bishru aḍḥā muʿlanā
By Allah, His promise has been fulfilled
And the good news has become openly declared
يَا نَفْسِي طِـيْـبِـي بِاللِّقَاءْ
يَا عَيْنُ قَرِّي أَعْيُنَا
yā nafsī ṭiybī bil liqā’
yā ʿaynu qarrī aʿyunā
O my soul, rejoice in the meeting
O eyes, be comforted, our eyes are blessed
هَذَا جَمَالُ المُصْطَفَى
أَنْوَارُهُ لَاحَتْ لَنَا
hadhā jamālul muṣṭafā
anwāruhu lāḥat lanā
This is the beauty of the Chosen One
His lights have shone upon us
بُشْرَى لَـنَـا نِـلْـنَـا المُـنَى
زَالَ العَنَا وَافَى الهَـنَـا
bushrā lanā nilnal munā
zālal ʿanā wāfal hanā
Glad tidings to us, we have attained our wish
Hardship has vanished, and joy has arrived
واللهُ أَنْجَـزَ وَعْدَهُ
وَالبِشْرُ أَضْحَى مُعْلَـنَـا
wāllhu anjaza waʿdahu
wal bishru aḍḥā muʿlanā
By Allah, His promise has been fulfilled
And the good news has become openly declared
يَا طَـيْـبَةُ مَا ذَا نَقُول
وَفِيكِ قَدْ حَلَّ الرَّسُولْ
yā ṭaybatu mā dhā naqūl
wafīki qad ḥallar rasūl
O Taybah, what shall we say
And in you, the Messenger has settled
وَكُلُّنَا يَرْجُو الوُصُول
لمُِحَمَّدٍ نَبِـيِّـنَـا
wakullunā yarjūl wuṣūl
lmiuḥammadin nabiyyinā
And all of us long to reach
To Muhammad, our Prophet ﷺ
بُشْرَى لَـنَـا نِـلْـنَـا المُـنَى
زَالَ العَنَا وَافَى الهَـنَـا
bushrā lanā nilnal munā
zālal ʿanā wāfal hanā
Glad tidings to us, we have attained our wish
Hardship has vanished, and joy has arrived
واللهُ أَنْجَـزَ وَعْدَهُ
وَالبِشْرُ أَضْحَى مُعْلَـنَـا
wāllhu anjaza waʿdahu
wal bishru aḍḥā muʿlanā
By Allah, His promise has been fulfilled
And the good news has become openly declared
يَا رَوْضَةَ الهَادِي الشَّفِيع
وَصَاحِبَـيْـهِ وَالبَقِيع
yā rawḍatal hādīsh shafīʿ
waṣāḥibayhi wal baqīʿ
O garden of the guiding intercessor
And his two companions and those in Al-Baqi
اُكْتُبْ لَنَا نَحْنُ الجَمِيع
زِيَارَةً لِـنَـبِـيِّــنَا
uktub lanā naḥnul jamīʿ
ziyāratan linabiyyinā
Write for all of us
A visit to our Prophet
بُشْرَى لَـنَـا نِـلْـنَـا المُـنَى
زَالَ العَنَا وَافَى الهَـنَـا
bushrā lanā nilnal munā
zālal ʿanā wāfal hanā
Glad tidings to us, we have attained our wish
Hardship has vanished, and joy has arrived
واللهُ أَنْجَـزَ وَعْدَهُ
وَالبِشْرُ أَضْحَى مُعْلَـنَـا
wāllhu anjaza waʿdahu
wal bishru aḍḥā muʿlanā
By Allah, His promise has been fulfilled
And the good news has become openly declared
حَيْثُ الأَمَانِي رَوْضُهَا
قَدْ ظَلَّ حُلْوَ المُجْتَنَى
ḥaythul amānī rawḍuhā
qad ẓalla ḥulwal mujtanā
Where wishes bloom like a garden
And the sweetness of what is gathered endures.
وَبِالحَبِيبِ المُصْطَفَى
صَفَا وَطَابَ عَيْشُنَا
wabil ḥabībil muṣṭafā
ṣafā waṭāba ʿayshunā
And with the beloved, Chosen One
Our lives become pure and pleasant
بُشْرَى لَـنَـا نِـلْـنَـا المُـنَى
زَالَ العَنَا وَافَى الهَـنَـا
bushrā lanā nilnal munā
zālal ʿanā wāfal hanā
Glad tidings to us, we have attained our wish
Hardship has vanished, and joy has arrived
واللهُ أَنْجَـزَ وَعْدَهُ
وَالبِشْرُ أَضْحَى مُعْلَـنَـا
wāllhu anjaza waʿdahu
wal bishru aḍḥā muʿlanā
By Allah, His promise has been fulfilled
And the good news has become openly declared
صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ يَا سَلاَم
عَلَى النَّبِي بَدْرِ التَّمَام
ṣalli wasallim yā salam
ʿalan nabī badrit tamām
Send blessings and peace, O Source of Peace
Upon the Prophet, the full moon of perfection
وَالْآلِ وَالصَّحْبِ الكِرَام
صَلَّى عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّنَا
wal āli waṣ ṣaḥbil kirām
ṣallā ʿalayhim rabbunā
And upon his noble family and honored companions
May our Lord send blessings upon them

Source: Qasida Collection: https://www.qasidacollection.com/

English Mawlid:American Mawlid Project:Imam Shane Atkinson-Southern Hospitality Islamic Collective-Dec3,2017

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Pray my Lord and grant your blessings always eternally on the Prophet Muhammad his companions and family When the Prophet came among us there was sweetness in the air for the ones who listened closely and desired to be aware And the word of God poured through him and eternity unrolled and in human form among us ..we saw the way unfold All great idols stood before us and we bowed with all our hearts but the Prophet smashed them all down for God has no counterparts He was strong and pure as light is and his face shone like a star and his heart so deeply radiant that it’s rays have reached this far and the gardens of instruction they have bloomed in constant flower with sweet-scented forms and meanings bathed in God’s majestic power he was gentle with believers disbelievers felt his force for God sent, him here, as messenger to perfect the human course O Muhammad we do greet you with our hearts and souls and minds with each breath, we do repeat you for God sent you to mankind O Muhammad O Rasool through this world of cosmic night guide our lives through all our days to Allah light upon light In this age of much corruption needing mercy, seeking grace may your teaching be before us to seek out and see Gods face Oh Allah please bless our Prophet all believers far and wide all your angels all creation for Your truth can’t be denied Every human in this world who should hear the Prophets name and then know that God is living when nothing else remains Oh Allah please bless our Prophet may we see him with our eye In the highest realms of Jannah with your servant Abdul Hayy Verses adapted from the writings of Daniel Abdal Hayy Moore may God have mercy on his soul. Chorus adapted from the writings of Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, may God bless him.

YouTube Video:Meaningful Relationships Matter:Imam Shane Atkinson-Elon TLT- Nov3,2023

YouTube Video:Redneck Muslim(Shane Atkinson): Shortfilm by Mustafa Davis: Sout Ilaahi- Aug31,2020

Mustafa Davis, born and raised in the Bay Area in Northern California, was trained as a photojournalist and documentary filmmaker. Mustafa picked up his first camera at the age of 11 and learned how to develop film in a make-shift home closest darkroom. Photography quickly became his hobby and took his camera with him everywhere he went. Mustafa studied to become a photojournalist in film school at the New York Film Academy. Since graduation he has directed and produced several feature length documentary films and many short films and commercials and showcased his photography internationally in galleries and exhibitions. His films have won a few awards and been showcased on PBS, POV, The Atlantic, WNET, Discovery, BBC, Amazon Prime, and others.

Shane Atkinson:Associate Chaplain for Muslim Life:Elon University

Shane Atkinson:Associate Imam,As Salam Islamic Center of Raleigh:

Article PDF:The Illuminating Lamp: A Four-Step Model for Islamic Chaplaincy in North America: Journal of Islamic Faith and Practice | Vol. 6, No. 1  Sondos Kholaki, (The Majlis), Shapla Shaheen (Bayan Islamic Graduate School), Shane Atkinson (Elon University)

Saturday, September 12, 2026

The Secrets of Creative Love: The Work of Muhammad Iqbal: Professor Annemarie Schimmel: Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation-Feb13,2016

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“The Secrets of Creative Love: The Work of Muhammad Iqbal”, by Professor Annemarie Schimmel This public lecture was delivered by the German orientalist, Professor Annemarie Schimmel, on 11th of November 1996, at the lecture theatre in Victoria & Albert Hall in London. The lecture is printed in a book, and can be found at Al-Furqan's website: http://www.al-furqan.com/publication/...

Abc Books:The Secrets of Creative Love. The Work of Muhammad Iqbal:Annemarie Schimmel: Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation

The pivotal theme of this book is the mystical orientation in the poetry and thoughts of Pakistani Muslim poet, Muhammad Iqbal. Iqbal. discovered the secrets of creative love through the gate of sufism. He considered such love, according to Schimmel, as the force which creates values and can never be content with its creation, a force that changes man incessantly. He believed love an experience that may offer itself to the believer at the middle of the road or at its very end, the supreme form of the creation of values and ideals and the endeavour towards achieving these.

Article PDF: Iqbal: The Man and His Mission in Life: Dr.Mohd Abbas Abdul Razak Dept. of Fundamental & Inter-Disciplinary Studies Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge & Human Sciences, IIUM 
https://irep.iium.edu.my/100448/31/Iqbal%27sMission
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Article PDF:Iqbal Studies and Annemarie Schimmel/Muhammad Javed:Majallah-e-Tahqiq Research Journal of the Faculty of Oriental Learning
https://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/uocc/pdf/9_v40_115_20.pdf

Article PDF:An exposition of Iqbal’s ideas on human nature and personality  Mohd Abbas Abdul Razak* and Nik Ahmad Hisham, International Journal of Islamic Thought

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Nietzche in Paradise:Tea Over Books:Dr Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre in Conversation with Professor Timothy Winter-Cambridge Muslim College- September10,2026

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Dr Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre joins Cambridge Muslim College for Tea Over Books to discuss her new book, Nietzche in Paradise.

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Cambridge Muslim College: Nietzche in Paradise:Dr Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre

Congratulations to our former student Dr Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre on her new book Nietzsche in Paradise, published today. The book takes Muhammad Iqbal’s dialogue with the philosopher Nietzsche as a prompt for the discussion of Muslim influence on several key Western writers, including Daniel Defoe, Tolstoy, and others.

Review:Medioriente Dintorni Blog

“Nietzsche in Paradiso” is the latest and most precious book by Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre, able to help us discover the connections between the greats of European thought and the “Islamic world”.
Nietzsche in Paradiso
Nietzsche is in Heaven on Dante’s journey of the Muslim poet Muhammad Iqbal, while Victor Hugo tells with devotion the last moments of the life of the Prophet of Islam in the Légende des siècles. They are not anecdotes, but examples of an ever-present path between Islam and the West, which has not yet been told. Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre wanted to do it, revealing the unsuspected cultural echoes in the Western imagination – like Robinson Crusoe, modeled on an Arab novel of the year 1000 -, pairing not only lives, but a thought. The very Western Cartesian doubt can be read through the lens of al-Ghazali; the end of Heidegger’s metaphysics is linked to that of ibn ʿArabı-. Nietzsche in Paradise is manifest for Islam which often takes refuge in the East, and a new possibility for the West worn out by the clash of civilizations.
The author is one of Italy’s leading Muslim thinkers, and has written a number of books on Islamic thought, literature. She also writes poetry and stage plays.

Nafs Center: A Project of Muslim Association of Puget Sound:
Nafs Center partners with Dr. Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre for five lecture series on mental wellness issues impacting our community

Dr. Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre is an Italian scholar, educator, author, and practitioner whose work bridges psychology, neuroscience, Islamic spirituality, and traditional Islamic learning. Her academic background includes studies in cognitive psychology, neuro-cognitive psychology, and systemic neuroscience, while her Islamic studies include formal diplomas, traditional ijazat, and training in Islamic Psychology.
Her journey into Islam began in Damascus in 2009, where she was introduced to Islamic spiritual learning and the foundations of Islamic Psychology through women’s study circles. Since then, she has dedicated her work to understanding the human being through both modern psychological sciences and the Islamic spiritual tradition.
She has authored several books, directed the Averroè Institute for Italian-speaking Muslim children, and teaches Islamic Psychology at Cambridge Muslim College. Her work is rooted in scholarship, lived spiritual tradition, and years of service to Muslim communities.

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Sheikh Hassan Al-Fatih Qaribullah: His Life & Legacy: Sudanese Sufism: History & Development-Mar 8, 2025

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Amazon:Shaykh Ḥasan al-Fātiḥ Qarīb Allāh His Life & Teachings [1933-2005]: Dr Abdulgalil Abd Allah Salih

This book tries to handle the life and the teachings of Shaykh Ḥasan al-Fātiḥ Qarīb Allāh [1933-2005]. The book is an attempt of transmitting the teachings of one of the most outstanding Sudanese Ṣūfi scholars.Shaykh Ḥasan Shaykh al-Fatiḥ was born at Omdurman, in 1933, into a renowned Sudanese scholarly family, well-known for their deep-rooted attachment to guidance, learning and teaching religious knowledge.Ḥasan al-Fātiḥ Qarīb Allāh was one of the Sudanese scholars who
contributed to Islamic thought and its spread among the Muslims and mainly the Sudanese Ṣūfīs.
Ḥasan al-Fātiḥ literary and scientific output is wide-ranging and comes into categorizes. He wrote extensively on almost all issues affecting his society and that served as a reference point for generations about two hundred years ago. He wrote extensively on Islamic issues and Ṣūfīsm. Over more than one hundred books were refereed among his literary works.
Abdulgalil Abdallah Salih

Born and grew up in central Sudan, Hag Abdallah. Studied at Khartoum University, specialized in English language. Assistant professor of applied linguistics. Interested in Islamic mysticism and Sufi thought. Now a member staff at al-Baha University, College of Arts, KSA.

YouTube Video:Sheikh Muhammad bin Hassan Al-Fatih Qarib | International Milad Conference 2026: Markazu Saquafathi Sunniyya: September 8,2026

Sheikh Muhammad bin Hassan Al-Fatih Qarib (Son of Shaykh Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah (1933–2005)—former President of Omdurman Islamic University) addressing (in Arabic) the International Milad Conference 2026, organised by Markazu Saquafathi Sunniyya, held in Kozhikode, Keralam.India

Amazon:The Sammaniyya: Doctrine, History & Future: Major Sufi orders in Sudan: Dr Abdulgalil Abdallah Salih

This book explores the doctrine, history and the future of one of the most famous and major Sufi orders in the Islamic world, the Sammaniyya.


Tuesday, September 8, 2026

In the Light of the Beloved ﷺ | Reflections on The Luminous Moons by Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī: Shaykh Ahmed El Azhary (10 Lessons)-Islamic Society of Algester-May 4, 2025

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In the Light of the Beloved ﷺ | Reflections on The Luminous Moons by Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī Join us for a soul-nourishing series exploring The Luminous Moons (al-Aqmar al-Munīrah) — a profound and poetic celebration of the life and light of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, authored by the revered Azhari saint and scholar, Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī. Led by Shaykh Ahmed El Azhary, this weekly class offers a reflective reading of this unique text, which beautifully blends prophetic biography, Qur’anic verses, hadith, metaphysical reflections, and devotional poetry. It captures the spirit of love and veneration that generations of Muslims have held for the Beloved ﷺ — his birth, his qualities, and his unmatched legacy.

Playlist 10 Videos:

Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī Biography: Imam Ghazali Institute

Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari:The Light of Azhar Facebook:
Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari says:"My path is the Quran, Knowledge, Taqwa and Praise of the Messenger of Allah, The Eraser of Misguidance"

Shaykh Ahmed El Azhary Biography: Madina Institute

Shaykh Ahmed Hussein El Azhary, a scholar in Islamic intellectual history and traditional Islamic sciences, presently holds the position of Visiting Fellow at the Tabah Foundation. He is also the Director of Religious Affairs and Social Enterprise at MIJ International Hub and The Forgotten Souls. His contributions extend to founding Miftah Academy, offering specialized curricula in Islamic Psychology, and Qiyas Institute, providing courses in Islamic Philosophy and classical Islamic Logic.Source: Usul Academy https://www.usul.academy/

Islamic Society of Algester Website:

Amazon:The Luminous Moons: The Seerah of the Prophet Muhammadﷺ: Shaykh Salih al-Ja'fari (Author), Ahmad Muhammad (Editor), Abdul-Latif Shamsoduha (Editor) amazon.com

The scholars have been honored with the writing of the blessed Prophetic biography because of what it contains of wisdom and lessons. For example, Shaykh al-Barzanji r wrote a Prophetic biography and named it ‘Iqd al-Jawhar fi Mawlid al-Nabi al-Azhar (The Jewelled Necklace of the Resplendent Prophet’s Birth) and it is commonly known as the Mawlid al-Barzanji.
Sayyid Muḥammad ʿUthmān Sirr al-Khatm, one of the students of Sidi Aḥmad b. Idrīs r, wrote a Prophetic biography , al-Asrar al-Rabbaniyya, which is known as the Mawlid al-Uthmani. These books are written in such a beautiful way that no one is able to achieve this except for those who have mastery in the Arabic language and have abundant knowledge of the religious sciences. As our Shaykh, Sayyidi Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī r is from the greatest of the scholars of his time, and the most eloquent of the poets of his era, he did not hesitate in giving us something like this and wrote for us a Prophetic, Muḥammadan biography and named it al-Aqmār al-Nūrāniyya (The Luminous Moons).
Shaykh Salih al-Jafari was one of the most famous scholars of the Azhar, the Muslim world’s premier institution of religious learning and its most authoritative voice, in the 20th century. He was also the imam of its mosque and a famous teacher and spiritual guide. He authored 15 works on various Islamic sciences, edited many others, and composed 12 volumes of poetry.

Light of the Azhar:Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Jaʿfarī: Website:

Thursday, September 3, 2026

The Forgotten Covenant at the Heart of Islam | Professors Halim Rane & Ibrahim Zein:Blogging Theology(Paul Williams)-Sep 3, 2026

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Covenants with Allāh: Keystone of Islam by Halim Rane, Ibrahim Zein: https://www.routledge.com/Covenants-w...


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Covenants with Allāh: Keystone of Islam explores the binding commitments between God and humanity that define the terms and conditions of human existence and coexistence. It presents an illuminating study of the Qurʾān, covenants of Prophet Muḥammad, and the historical record of Muslim governance. In this timely and ground-breaking work, Halim Rane and Ibrahim Zein recover the centrality of covenant (ʿahd and mīthāq) in Islam and its enduring imperative for ensuring accountability, building trust, upholding justice, and safeguarding peace and security.
In an era of profound global fracture and moral uncertainty, this book demonstrates that covenants are not peripheral but foundational to Islam’s theological and ethical architecture. It reveals how the Qurʾān’s covenantal ethos shaped Muslim consciousness, diplomacy, and interreligious relations―and how the violation of modern covenants and treaties threatens the very foundations of international law, justice, and order. Bold and urgent, rigorous but accessible, this is essential reading for anyone concerned with Islam, global justice, and our shared humanity.
Review:
This is a very erudite and indeed an eye-opening book. It is a thorough and exhaustive treatment that addresses a critical deficiency in modern scholarship on Islam. As the authors put it, a covenantal architecture is at the very heart of Islamic theology and law, and yet this most foundational dimension has been largely over-looked by most contemporary scholars. This book is a vital source for anyone, Muslim or non-Muslim, seeking to engage meaningfully with Islam’s rich tradition and its unfolding normative path and future trajectory.
Professor Khalid Abou El Fadl, Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law and world leading authority on Islam.

This important book makes a vital and much-needed intervention in the study of covenants in Islam, showing how they lie at the heart of Islam’s moral and theological vision. Drawing on close readings of the Qurʾan, the Prophet Muhammad’s practice, and formative historical texts, the authors argue persuasively for placing the covenantal tradition at the centre of Islamic ethics. Their analysis is both rigorous and original, offering fresh insight into questions of justice, coexistence, and interreligious relations, while also contributing meaningfully to wider debates on religion, law, and human dignity.
Abdullah Saeed, Sultan of Oman Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Melbourne.

Covenants with Allāh is a remarkable work of scholarly research that sheds new light on the early history of Islam by extensive examination of the Qur’ān and affirming the authenticity of several foundational documents attributed to Prophet Muḥammad. In contrast to the injustices and exclusions that occurred under some later caliphal regimes, this book shows how the Prophet established an inclusive and ethical model of community―one in which all inhabitants, regardless of faith, were bound together in a shared ummah under his moral leadership. The authors remind us that Islam must be understood through its primary sources―the Qur’ān and the teachings of the Prophet―rather than through legal opinions or theological doctrines that emerged later and often deviated from the original covenantal vision. Their critical analysis helps readers, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, to grasp the true ethical foundations of Islam as a faith in the one just and merciful God. This study is both rigorous and deeply meaningful. It offers not only a powerful reappraisal of Islamic history, but also a hopeful basis for interfaith understanding grounded in trust, justice, and shared spiritual values.
Professor Wasim Salman, Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Rome.

This is a profound and illuminating scholarship that centralises the covenantal architecture of Islam and its ethical and moral foundations. Halim Rane and Ibrahim Zain argue eruditely and beautifully that Islam’s covenantal principles are crucial imperatives for upholding human rights and dignity and fostering equitable interreligious and international relations. At a time of when Islamophobia is on the rise, and divisive discourses are becoming mainstream, this timely book restores our faith in shared humanity, justice and compassion.
Professor Karima Laachir, Director, Centre for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Australian National University.

This is a timely and much-needed correction of an Islamic fundamental concept―the covenants (mithaq, 'ahd) with Allah. Covenants are the truthful and most fundamental 'keystone of Islam' that every Muslim should maintain. Establishing salah, giving zakah, performing Hajj, and fasting Ramadan, in addition to uttering the shahadah, are popularly known as 'the five pillars of Islam'. However, these actions, despite their importance, are merely practical manifestations of the 'Covenants with Allah' and not equal to them. The rest of the fundamentals of Islam that the Quran and Sunnah teach us are detailed in this book and necessary for every Muslim to know and practice. May Allah reward the authors for this contribution to the Islamic concepts and Quranic study.
Professor Jasser Auda, Founding Chairperson, Maqasid Institute.

This bold and necessary intervention challenges dominant narratives on Islam by centering Covenants with Allah as the foundation of the Islamic tradition. With intellectual clarity and analytical rigour, professors Halim Rane and Ibrahim Zein draw on scripture, prophetic precedent and Islamic history to recover a covenantal ethic rooted in trust, responsibility and moral reciprocity. A vital contribution for scholars, practitioners and all committed to a more just and faithful global order.
Raihan Ismail, His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford.

The covenantal tradition in Islam is too often overlooked. This timely and compelling book reminds us just how deeply covenantal thinking is woven into Islamic thought and Muslim practice―from the time of the Prophet Muḥammad to the present day. In an era when human relationships and the international order have become overwhelmingly transactional―bereft of integrity and ethical grounding―this work powerfully underscores the enduring relevance of covenants, contracts, and commitments. It is a vital contribution for those seeking to address the various political and social crises in late modern societies and to reimagine a just and peaceful global order. A profoundly timely book.
Ebrahim Moosa, Mirza Family Professor of Islamic Thought & Muslim Societies, University of Notre Dame.
About the Author:
Halim Rane is a Professor of Islamic studies and sociologist of religion in the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. He is internationally recognised for his research and scholarship on covenants in Islam, Islam-West relations, and Muslim diaspora communities.
Ibrahim Zein is a Professor of Religion and specialist on Islam in the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Doha, Qatar. He is a world-renowned scholar on the study of the covenants of Prophet Muhammad, the history of religion, and Islamic education.

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Amazon:The Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad: Ibrahim Mohamed Zein, Ahmed El-Wakil

Through analysis of the Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad, which pledge protection to diverse faith communities, this book makes a profoundly important contribution to research on early Islam by determining the Covenants’ historicity and textual accuracy.
The authors focus on the Prophet Muḥammad’s relationship with other faith communities by conducting detailed textual and linguistic analysis of documents which have received little scholarly consideration before. This not only includes decrees of the Prophet Muḥammad, ‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib, and Mu‘āwiya ibn Abī Sufyān, but also of important Muslim rulers. They present their findings in relation to contemporaneous historical writings, historic testimonies, official recognition, archaeological evidence, historic scribal conventions, date-matching calculations, textual parallelisms, and references in Muslim and non-Muslim sources. They also provide new and revised translations of various Covenants issued by the Prophet Muḥammad which were attested by Muslim authorities after him. The authors argue that the claim of forgery is no longer tenable following the application of rigorous textual and historical analysis.
This book is essential reading for Muslims, Christians, Jews, Samaritans, and Zoroastrians, as well as anyone interested in interfaith relations, Islamophobia, extremist ideologies, security studies, and the relationship between Orthodox and Oriental Christianity with Islam.
Review:
An official endorsement was granted to the authors on 24 March 2022, in Doha, on the day that the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates St. Sophronius of Jerusalem by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Qatar:
"This book has confirmed the stance of the Orthodox Church throughout the centuries as it concerns the authenticity of covenants of Muslim rulers issued mainly to Christian clergy, which had the purpose to protect monasteries, churches, or communities.
The Patriarch of Jerusalem Sophronius received the covenant from Caliph ‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, respected also by Ottoman rulers, which explains why a number of copies have been preserved in the official archive of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, including even micro-sized scrolls that were used by the bearers for traveling. This historical memory and experience of co-existence is maintained until today.
Belonging to the Church of Jerusalem, I have the privilege to be consecrated as the first Archbishop of Qatar by the successor of Patriarch Sophronius, our current Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, witnessing the historical connection between the Church of Jerusalem and Qatar, and at the same time renewing and extending this shared historical memory to peaceful co-existence.
It is a well-documented and useful book, thanks to the authors’ academic efforts, offering fruitful conclusions and a significant contribution that sheds light on a very important field for understanding the common history of co-existence between Christians and Muslims in the East."
Archbishop Makarios of Qatar, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese

"Professor Ibrahim Zein and Ahmed El-Wakil’s book, The Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad: From Shared Historical Memory to Peaceful Co-existence, is particularly important for many reasons. It is a work that delves into the historical sources, with a detailed examination of Islamic historical works concerned with co-existence between Christians and Muslims. These are key to understanding the historical events which took place many centuries later, for there is no Caliph or Sulṭān who did not issue fermāns recognizing the historical and religious value of the Monastery of St. Catherine in Mount Sinai, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, and Mount Athos. This study sheds light on the reasons behind this protection and why it was extended over the centuries.
Living on Mount Athos, a place exclusively dedicated to God with its 20 monasteries and theocratic status, we find the tradition of Muḥammad and the ahdnāme to be very much alive. All monasteries which have copies of the ahdnāme have preserved them with great esteem. In our time, where people can easily succumb to extremism, this book is an important reminder to return to the sources, history, and to tradition. Though there may have been conflicts, these do not define the essence of the relationship between Christians and Muslims, for there was also peace, co-existence, and mutual respect. As the pages of this study show, these are the values that reflect the Will of God. I thank the authors for this wonderful and useful work. May God bless you."
Father Theophilos Pantokratorinos, Monastery of Pantokratoros, Mount Athos

"This book is an important and extremely interesting contribution for the study of Islam, its traditional characteristics, its life in its earliest historical context, its relations with people of other religious traditions, especially Christians and Jews, as well as its encounter with various other people. What makes this study particularly distinct is the kind of "sources" it examines and on which it is based; something which makes the discussion about these sources, their very survival, their origin, authenticity, tradition, geography and any kind of information unveiled through them, topics of very important scholarly interest. The material is impressive; so is its treatment."
Daniel J. Sahas, Professor Emeritus University of Waterloo, Canada

"For its scholarship and its thoroughness of analysis, this book can open a new era in Muslim/Christian collegiality as Abrahamic Religions. This study of the covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad with Christians and other communities puts into practice and brings into our consciousness the ideals of the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together issued by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University, Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, the words spoken by the Grand Ayatollah Sistani when the Pope visited him in Najaf – "You are part of us. We are part of you", and the encyclical Fratelli Tutti of Pope Francis.

The research of Ibrahim Zein and Ahmed El-Wakil confounds intolerant hearsay regarding the beliefs and practices of the Prophet Muḥammad, founder of Islamic faith in the God of Abraham, traditions, both Christian and Muslim, which have not accurately conveyed the deeds of the Prophet with respect to Christians. These mistaken traditions have, over centuries, contributed to unnecessary hostility of some Muslims towards Christians and of some Christians towards Muslims. Now, with the publication of this book, there is no need for such intense suspicion and animosity between the faiths to continue.
Both Muslims and Christians should read this book and reframe their appreciation of each other.
Zein and El-Wakil have rigorously brought forward historic references to the covenants of the Prophet, carefully considered and authenticated the texts of such covenants convincingly, and so have given us confidence that the texts we have received of those covenants can be accepted as the testimony and the aspirations of the Prophet himself."
Dr. Steve Young, Global Executive Director of the Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism (CRT), USA

"The publication of The Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad: From Shared Historical Memory to Peaceful Co-existence marks a watershed moment in the history of Islam, one that may help provoke a paradigm shift in Muslim-Christian relations on a planetary scale. This monumental scholarly undertaking, rooted in rigorous archival research and groundwork, recenters our understanding of the religious and socio-political philosophy of the Prophet Muḥammad and contributes to realigning relations between Islam and Christianity. God and His Messenger will most certainly be pleased. Blessed be this book, blessed be its authors, and blessed be the peacemakers for they will be called children of God."
Dr. John Andrew Morrow, author of The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the World, The Messenger of Mercy, The Islamic Interfaith Initiative, and Islam and the People of the Book

"This book merits careful consideration. Full of new research and fresh arguments about the Covenants, Zein and El-Wakil’s work could substantially revise many scholars’ understanding not just of Muḥammad’s relationships to Christians, but of early Islam and other religions. Thought-provoking!"
Dr. Jason Welle, O.F.M. The Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Rome

"I am particularly happy with the high-level and outstanding results that accompany The Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad: From Shared Historical Memory to Peaceful Co-existence, a study conducted by Professor of Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion, Dr. Ibrahim Zein, and Ahmed El-Wakil, a distinguished scholar on Islamic texts of early Islam, both of whom are active researchers at the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad bin Khalifa University in Qatar.
Anyone who has followed the publications of these two authors will find that this book is a culmination of their previous studies concerning what happened during the first century of Islam. By respectfully treating the sources at their disposal, their new approach contests what has been almost universally established from the post-Crusade period up to our own times by mainstream academia. The authors’ methodology is based on etymology and the semantic study of terms used in early Islamic texts to reveal important historical information not so obvious at first sight. Having studied an extensive number of copies of the ahdnāme, they uncover that Muḥammad, according to the Will of God, established a huge legislative framework during the last ten years of his life orientated at the co-existence of the nations of the Holy Bible and which aimed at restricting all manner of possible conflict between them."
Dimitrios E. Kalomirakis, Emeritus Director of Christian Antiquities of the Greek Ministry of Culture

"The Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad: From Shared Historical Memory to Peaceful Co-Existence sheds new light on documents of protection which the early Muslims granted to the various communities of the Near-East, among which were the Armenian people. The book demonstrates how the Caliph ‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb extended his protection to the Armenian Apostolic Church when he entered Jerusalem, making a convincing case that this was based on a precedent set by the Prophet Muḥammad. Ever since, the Armenian Apostolic Church’s uninterrupted presence in the Holy Land has been universally acknowledged by Muslim rulers, including Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Ayyūbī in his memorable fermān.
We thank the authors for their work which we believe will help strengthen the bonds of cooperation and brotherhood between Muslims and the adherents of the Armenian Apostolic Church."
Father Koryoun Baghdasaryan, Chancellor of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Armenian Apostolic Church
About the Author:
Ibrahim Mohamed Zein is a Professor of Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion at the College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Doha, Qatar). He was previously Dean of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).
Ahmed El-Wakil is a researcher on the covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad at the College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Doha, Qatar).