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Notes from the Desk of Author:

All true believers believe that mankind in the present

has come into existence through the first man and
woman, Prophet Adam (pbuh) and Eve (pbuh). The
complete code of life bestowed by God, The
Almighty, for the auspicious, righteous mode of
living of Adam (pbuh) and Eve (pbuh) is called
Islam. Islam is the code of life for all mankind,
prescribed by God, The Almighty, and
communicated through His Chosen Prophets. Since
Prophet Adam (pbuh), one hundred twenty four
thousand prophets have been chosen to serve
innumerable communities in different times. Prophet
Mohammad (SM) (pbuh) was the First & Last
Prophet for the Mankind and the Viceroy of God the
Almighty for all creation.
Therefore, Islam is the first, last and only religion,
and in essence it is the scientific and practical
philosophy of life. The Glorious Quran is the
Complete Code of Human life and God’s creation.
The basic tenet of Islam is to surrender absolutely to
God, and to conduct life in accordance with the
provisions of The Holy Al-Quran and the
prescriptions of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) & Ahle-
Bayet, and to inevitably get protection and happiness
in this life and the next.
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The Powerful Christian King Ashama (Nejash) was
the first King to convert to Islam at the time of
Prophet Mohammad (SM) at very earliest stage of
Islam. He also introduced the very first political
asylum in this planet Earth. By accepting all the
Arabian victim Muslims. Currently that, asylum
program are being used by America, Europe, South
Africa Australia and other countries.

Since 2005, His Eminency Dr. Alam accredited as UN

Representative to UNECA and researched King
Nejash (Ashama) of Abssynia, Ethiopia. Eminency
had tried more than 4 years to reveal the truth of
King Nejash’s contribution to Prophet Mohammad
(SM). He had worked two individuals of UNECA,
Senior Diplomat Dr. Abbasa, & Protocol officer Mr.
B. B but unfortunately those individuals could not
come into help of Eminency because of their fanatic
Christian Mentality.

Although after Eminency 5 years of research he had

met with Dr. Salah Uddin & Dr. Meskaram Melaku
of Ethiopia as gift from King Nejash. And Finally,
Eminency were able to complete his research. At last
January 2009 he had revealed the truth of King
Nejash of Abyssinia. Eminency Thanks Government
of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Ministry of Home affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Ministry of Cultural
Affairs for their help and assistance for this historic
research.

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 Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................. 6
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ................................................. 8
Christianity, Islam and Juddism ................................................. 9
What is Christianity? ..................................................... 9
The Foundational Principles of Christianity ............................ 12
Types of Christianity ................................................................ 14
What is Jewish or Juedaism? ................................................... 16
Roman Catholic Church ........................................................... 17
Orthodox Church ..................................................................... 19
The similarities and differences between various Christian
churches including Roman Catholic Orthodox and Protestan 21
Historical background of Christianity in Ethiopia .................... 22
Christianity to the Ethiopian society and its practices (division)
................................................................................................. 26

What is Islam? ......................................................................... 27

PILLARS OF ISLAM ................................................................... 32
SHAHADA (The First Pillar of Islam)......................................... 32
SALAH (The Second Pillar of Islam) ......................................... 33
Adhan (call to prayer)...................................................... 38
Performance of Salah ...................................................... 38
Historical background of Islam ................................................ 50
Historical background of Islam in Ethiopia.............................. 53

KING NEJASH (Negash) OF ABISSYNIA ..................................... 55

Major practice of Islam in Ethiopia ......................................... 60
How Nejash Treated the Immigrants? .................................... 63
The list of Sahabas who came to Ethiopia: ............................. 65
The Women Sohabyat Who came to Ethiopia ........................ 70
The Letter Exchanges between King Nejash and the Prophet
Mohammed (PBUH) ................................................................ 72

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Who Is Barakah? (R.A.) ............................................................ 77
Umme Aiman ........................................................................... 89
Beloved & Close Companions of Hazrat Mohammad (SM) .... 94
Hazrat Bilaal Ibn Rabah (A) .................................................94
The Great Hazrat Hamza (R) ................................................97
Hazrat Awais Qarni ® .........................................................101
The story of the great Ashiq‐e‐Rasool: ............................101
HAZRAT HUDHAIFA AL YAMANI (A.) .................................114
Hazrat Salman Parsi (A.) ....................................................116
The Battle of Ahzab or the Siege of Medina ....................128
Hazrat Abu Ayyub al‐Ansari (RA.) ..................................132
The Millennium Prophecy, Heralds a Golden Age, Proclaimed
by His Eminency Dr. M.N. Alam To the Heads of State and
World Leaders in Brazil: ........................................................ 138
Statements of the Union of Concerned Scientists Point to the
Validity of Millennium Prophecy: .......................................... 143
BACKGROUND HISTORY OF SUFI PROPHECY, HERITAGE AND
RECORD: ................................................................................ 143
Biography of Famous Sufi’s (Saints) of Islam who contributed
to the Millennium Prophecy ................................................. 151
Shah Sufi Hazrat Nyamatullah (RA): ...................................... 151
A Great Sufi Saint Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani RA ................ 155
He Reached the Status of Siddiqeen: ............................. 156
Sharia, Tariqa and Haqeeqi Ma'rifa .............................. 158
Nasiha ........................................................................... 161
Spread of Islam through Sufi Saints .............................. 164
His Aqeeda: ................................................................... 166
His Daily Life and Teachings ........................................ 168
Qasaid on the Shaykh :.................................................. 170
Summary of Biography Of His Eminency Dr. Sheik Shah Sufi
Mohammed Nurul Alam........................................................ 174
His Eminency Dr. Alam’s Remarkable Predictions for the
Famous World Leaders: ........................................................ 187

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Important Pictures of His Eminency Dr. M N Alam with the
World’s concerned dignified individuals & other historic places
for the contribution of Eminency’s Research Work &
Millennium Prophecy ............................................................ 204
History of Satan “Iblis” in the Heaven & Earth ...................... 215
“A Conspiracy led by British Empire” British Army General
William W. W. Hunter ........................................................... 220
His Eminency’s Fight Against Enemies of Islam ................... 227
Direct followers of GREAT Shaitan (Iblis) and descendant of
Yazid ibn Moabia as follows: ................................................. 239
The Biographies of the World Renown Islamic Scholars, True
follower of Prophet Mohammad (SM) .................................. 247

Introduction
The word religion is derived from the Latin noun religion,
which denotes both earnest observance of ritual
obligations and an inward spirit of reverence. In modern
usage, religion covers a wide spectrum of meanings that
reflect the enormous variety of ways the term can be
interpreted. At one extreme, many committed believers
recognize only their own tradition as a religion,
understanding expressions such as worship and prayer to
refer exclusively to the practices of their tradition.
Although many believers stop short of claiming an
exclusive status for their tradition, they may nevertheless
use vague or idealizing terms in defining religion—for
example, “true love of God,” or “the path of
enlightenment.” At the other extreme, religion may be
equated with ignorance, fanaticism, or wishful thinking.

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By defining religion as a sacred engagement with what is
taken to be a spiritual reality, it is possible to consider the
importance of religion in human life without making
claims about what it really is or ought to be. Religion is not
an object with a single, fixed meaning, or even a zone with
clear boundaries. It is an aspect of human experience that
may intersect, incorporate, or transcend other aspects of
life and society. Such a definition avoids the drawbacks of
limiting the investigation of religion to Western or biblical
categories such as monotheism (belief in one god only) or
to church structure, which are not universal. For example,
in tribal societies, religion—unlike the Christian church—
usually is not a separate institution but pervades the whole
of public and private life. In Buddhism, gods are not as
central as the idea of a Buddha (fully enlightened human
being). In many traditional cultures the idea of a sacred
cosmic order is the most prominent religious belief.
Because of this variety, some scholars prefer to use a
general term such as the sacred to designate the common
foundation of religious life.

Religion in this understanding includes a complex of

activities that cannot be reduced to any single aspect of
human experience. It is a part of individual life but also of
group dynamics. Religion includes patterns of behavior but
also patterns of language and thought. It is sometimes a
highly organized institution that sets itself apart from a
culture, and it is sometimes an integral part of a culture.
Religious experience may be expressed in visual symbols,
dance and performance, elaborate philosophical systems,
legendary and imaginative stories, formal ceremonies,
meditative techniques, and detailed rules of ethical conduct
and law. Each of these elements assumes innumerable

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 cultural forms. In some ways there are as many forms of
religious expression as there are human cultural
environments.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

For centuries in the world has been remembered by
different kinds of religion which has large number of
followers or dominant religion they are Christianity, Islam,
Jewish, and other religion.

Each religion has its own principles and rules. But because
of ideological difference and the interference of one
religion to the other they leads to conflict or it creates war.

The main concern of this research is to identify the

similarity and difference of dominant religions and to dig
out some important concepts by showing each religion or
each followers of the religion have there own true
principles and to come to mutual understanding or
agreement.

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

 To identify similarity of each religion
 To assess the difference of each religion
 To assess the reason of religious war
 To know what religion is
 The time carried each religion come to the world and
Ethiopia

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 METHODOLLOGY OF THE STUDY
 This research used the primary and secondary data, field
observation and unstructured interview for the former
literatures, books, Internet, etc… are used

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The study might provoke the concerned bodies in to future
research for better assessment in the case of religion.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

Due to our world have large number of religion this
research limited to assess only Christianity, Islam and
Jewish.
Christianity, Islam and Juddism
Context of Christianity
What is Christianity? And major principles of Christianity

What is Christianity?

Christianity is a religion based upon the teachings and

miracles of Jesus. Jesus is the Christ. The word "Christ"
means anointed one. Christ is not Jesus' last name. Jesus
is the anointed one from God the Father who came to this
world, fulfilled the Old Testament laws and prophecies,
Christ died on the cross, and rose from the dead physically.
He performed many miracles which were recorded in the
Gospels by the eyewitnesses. He is divine in nature as
well as human. Thus, He has two natures and is worthy of
worship and prayer.

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Christianity teaches that there is only one God in all
existence, that God made the universe, the Earth, and
created Adam and Eve. God created man in His image.
This does not mean that God has a body of flesh and
bones. Image means the likeness of God's character,
rationality, etc. Because we are made in the image of God,
every person is worthy of respect and honor. Furthermore,
this means that we did not evolve through random
processes from a single celled organism into rational,
emotional beings.

God created Adam and Eve and put them in the Garden of
Eden and gave them the freedom to choose between right
and wrong. They chose to sin. Sin is doing that which is
contrary to the nature and will of God. For example, God
cannot lie; therefore, lying is sin. The sin of disobeying
God that Adam and Eve committed resulted in them being
expelled from the Garden of Eden as well as suffering the
effect of death.

As a result of their sin, their children and all of us inherited

a sinful nature. In other words, our offspring are not
perfect in nature -- we don't have to teach children to be
selfish. They know it naturally. That which is sinful
cannot produce that which is not sinful.

Christianity teaches that God is a Trinity (Father, Son, and

Holy Spirit, not three Gods), that Jesus Christ is the second
person of the Trinity, that Jesus died on the cross and rose
from the dead physically, that all people are under the
righteous judgment of God because all people have sinned
against God. It teaches that Jesus is the only way to be
saved from the coming judgment of God and that salvation

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is received by faith in the work of Christ on the cross and
not by anything that we can do to please God

Where all other religions in the world teach that we must

do some sort of good in cooperation with God in order to
achieve the right to be in God's presence, Christianity is
the only religion that teaches salvation by grace. This
means that we are not made right before God by our
efforts, sincerity, or works. Instead, we are made right
before God by faith in what Christ did on the cross.

Christianity further teaches that once a person is "born

again" (becomes saved) that the Holy Spirit lives in that
person and the person is changed: "Therefore if any man
is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed
away; behold, new things have come," (2 Cor. 5:17). This
means that God actually lives in the person and the
Christian then experiences a true and living relationship
with God.

Therefore, "What is Christianity?" is best answered by

saying that it is a relationship with the true and living God
through the person of Jesus Christ by whom we are
forgiven of our sins and escape the righteous judgment of
God.

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 The Foundational Principles of
Christianity
The Basics
There are five basic principles which constitute the
foundational teachings of Christianity. They are, in effect,
the five pillars of Christianity. They are listed here in
chronological order.

• Inspiration and Inerrancy of Scripture

• Virgin birth and Deity of Christ
• Substitutionary atonement of Christ
• Bodily resurrection of Christ from the dead
 Second Coming of Christ

Note that one or two Scripture references accompany each

topic. These are meant as examples, not as exhaustive
proofs. It is dangerous to build too much from a single
verse. But that does not mean that there cannot be one
representative verse for a subject (which is how this
presentation should be taken). Remember, this site is for an
overview of Christianity, not a thorough discussion.

The Word of God

The Bible was given by God and is Truth. God, the Creator
and Ruler of this world and universe, has given us His
Book, the Bible. The Bible is to serve as a guide for life.

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Jesus Christ is God

The title just above this sentence pretty much says it all.
There is more to it than just that, however, since He was
also human. There is a verse given here to show that Jesus
was a man, but that point does not seem to be doubted by
anyone. This section is needed to counter the notion that
Jesus was a good man, a good teacher, an angel, or what
have you, but not God.

Jesus Christ Died for Your Sin

When Jesus was executed by means of crucifixion, there was

a divine reason. It was part of the death and resurrection of
a perfect man, to take, in your place, punishment for your
sin.

Jesus Christ Rose from the Grave

The death of Jesus would be meaningless without His

subsequent resurrection. Not only would He not be that
much different from other men, but also He would not
have as much authority to grant us freedom from eternal
death. Everyone still must face the death of the body, but
Christians do not need to fear the death of the soul.

Jesus Christ Is Returning Someday

The hope which motivates us as Christians comes from our

future home in heaven. Those who have acknowledged
Jesus as their Savior and Ruler will be welcomed to eternal
glory with Him. No one can know when the transition
from this temporary earth will occur, but we have the
promise of it.
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Types of Christianity
∗ Protestant
∗ Catholic
∗ Orthodox
Protestantism, one of the three major
divisions of Christianity, the others being Roman
Catholicism and Orthodoxy. Protestantism began as a
movement to reform the Western Christian church in the
16th century, resulting in the Protestant Reformation,
which severed the reformed churches from the Roman
Catholic Church. The declared aim of the original
reformers was to restore the Christian faith as it had been
at its beginning, while keeping what they thought valuable
from the Roman Catholic tradition that had developed
during the intervening centuries.

The four main Protestant traditions that emerged from the

Reformation were the Lutheran (known in continental
Europe as Evangelical), the Calvinist (Reformed), the
Anabaptist, and the Anglican. Despite the considerable
differences among them in doctrine and practice, they
agreed in rejecting the authority of the pope and in
emphasizing instead the authority of the Bible and the
importance of individual faith.

The term Protestantism was given to the movement after

the second Diet of Speyer (1529), an imperial assembly at
which the Roman Catholic majority withdrew the tolerance
granted to Lutherans at the first diet three years earlier. A

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protest was signed by six Lutheran princes and the leaders
of 14 free cities of Germany, and Lutherans in general
became known as Protestants. The term Protestant has
gradually been attached to all Christian churches that are
not Roman Catholic or part of the Orthodox or other
Eastern Christian traditions. In the late 1990s the world
had about 400 million Protestants (including some 64
million Anglicans), constituting about one-fifth of all
affiliated Christians.

The Protestant movement actually preceded the 16th-

century Reformation. Several dissident movements in the
late medieval church anticipated the Reformation by
protesting the pervasive corruption in the church and by
criticizing fundamental Catholic teachings.

Beginning in the 12th century, the Waldensians (see

Waldenses), followers of the merchant Peter Waldo of
Lyons, France, practiced what they believed to be the
simple, uncorrupted Christianity of the primitive church.
The movement, concentrated in France and Italy, survived
violent official persecution, and during the Reformation
many Waldensians adopted Calvinism.

In the 1380s the Lollards arose in England, inspired by the

teachings of the theologian John Wycliffe. Wycliffe denied
the authority of morally corrupted church prelates, rejected
transubstantiation and other traditional teachings, and
advocated biblical faith. The Lollards suffered persecution
but survived to play a role in the English Reformation.

Wycliffe’s teachings strongly influenced the Bohemian

reformer Jan Hus (John Huss), whose followers, called

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Hussites, reformed the Bohemian church and achieved
virtual independence after Hus’s martyrdom in 1415.
Many converted to Lutheranism in the 16th century.

A number of conditions in 16th-century Europe account

for the success of Martin Luther and the other reformers as
compared to their predecessors. Both the Holy Roman
emperor (see Holy Roman Empire) and the pope were
declining in power and were preoccupied with the threat
posed by the Ottoman Empire. The invention of printing in
the 15th century made possible the rapid dissemination of
the reformers’ ideas. Finally, the growth of secular
learning, the rise of nationalism, and the increasing
resentment of the pope’s authority among both rulers and
ordinary citizens made people, especially in northern
Europe, more receptive to Protestant teachings.

What is Jewish or Juedaism?

Context of Judaism
Judaism, religious culture of the Jews (also
known as the people of Israel); one of the world’s oldest
continuing religious traditions.

The terms Judaism and religion do not exist in premodern

Hebrew. The Jews spoke of Torah, God’s revealed
instruction to Israel, which mandated both a worldview
and a way of life—Halakhah. Halakhah derives from the
Hebrew word “to go” and has come to mean the “way” or
“path.” It encompasses Jewish law, custom, and practice.
Premodern Judaism, in all its historical forms, thus
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constituted (and traditional Judaism today constitutes) an
integrated cultural system encompassing the totality of
individual and communal existence. It is a system of
sanctification in which all is to be subsumed under God’s
rule—that is, under divinely revealed models of cosmic
order and lawfulness. Christianity originated as one among
several competing Jewish ideologies in 1st-century
Palestine, and Islam drew in part on Jewish sources at the
outset. Because most Jews, from the 7th century on, have
lived within the cultural sphere of either Christianity or
Islam, these religions have had an impact on the
subsequent history of Judaism.

Judaism originated in the land of Israel (also known as

Palestine) in the Middle East. Subsequently, Jewish
communities have existed at one time or another in almost
all parts of the world, a result of both voluntary migrations
of Jews and forced exile or expulsions (see Diaspora).
According to the American Jewish Yearbook, the total
world Jewish population in the year 2000 was estimated at
13.2 million, of whom 5.7 million lived in the United
States, 4.8 million in Israel, 530,000 in France, and
438,000 in the former Soviet Union. These are the four
largest centers of Jewish settlement. Other significant
Jewish communities are found in Canada (360,000), Great
Britain (276,000), Argentina (200,000), and South Africa
(80,000).

Roman Catholic Church

The largest single Christian body, composed of those
Christians who acknowledge the supreme authority of the
bishop of Rome, the pope, in matters of faith. The word
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catholic (Greek katholikos) means “universal” and has
been used to designate the church since its earliest period,
when it was the only Christian church.

The Roman Catholic Church regards itself as the only

legitimate inheritor, by an unbroken succession of bishops
descending from Saint Peter to the present time, of the
commission and powers conferred by Jesus Christ on the
12 apostles. The church has had a profound influence on
the development of European culture and on the
introduction of European values into other civilizations. Its
total membership in the late 1990s was about 1 billion
(about 52 percent of the total number of affiliated
Christians, or 16 percent of the world population). The
church has its greatest numerical strength in Europe and
Latin America but also has a large membership in other
parts of the world.

In keeping with early Christian traditions, the fundamental

unit of organization in the Roman Catholic Church is the
diocese, headed by a bishop. The church comprises nearly
2,000 dioceses and 561 archdioceses, which are more
distinguished sees (areas of jurisdiction) that have certain
responsibilities for governance in the dioceses attached to
them. The major church in a diocese is the cathedral,
where the bishop presides at worship and other
ceremonies. The cathedral contains the bishop’s “throne”
or “chair” (Latin cathedra), from which in the early church
he preached to his congregation.

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Orthodox Church
One of the three historic and distinctive types of
Christianity, along with the Roman Catholic Church and
the diverse body of Protestant churches. Orthodoxy is the
form of Christianity that developed first in the Eastern
Roman Empire (which spanned present-day Greece,
Turkey, and the Middle East) and later in the Slavic lands
of eastern Europe. The Orthodox Church sees itself as the
authentic continuation of the first Christian communities
established by the apostles of Jesus in the cities of the
ancient Mediterranean world and spread by missionary
activity throughout eastern Europe. Today most Orthodox
Christians live in Russia, eastern Europe, or on the Balkan
Peninsula, but there are also large Orthodox communities
in North and South America as well as Australia, and
smaller numbers in western Europe, Africa, and Asia. By
the year 2000 the Orthodox Church had about 210 million
adherents throughout the world. Of these, about 15 million
are Greek-speaking; the rest speak Slavic or other
European languages, or Arabic. Alternative designations,
such as Catholic Apostolic and Orthodox, Greek Orthodox,
and Eastern Orthodox, are also used in reference to the
Orthodox Church.

Christianity began in the Roman Empire in the first

century. It flourished especially in the eastern territories of
the empire. By the end of the 4th century, it had become
the official religion of the empire. By late in the 5th
century the Roman Empire in the Latin-speaking West had
fallen into political ruin, but it continued in the Greek-
speaking eastern Mediterranean region for another
thousand years, with a succession of emperors, a powerful
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army, and a lively Greek Christian culture. The later
Roman Empire is commonly known as the Byzantine
Empire, with its capital at the “new Rome” of
Constantinople (now İstanbul, Turkey). After the 5th
century the religious cultures of Greek-speaking and Latin-
speaking Christians began increasingly to diverge, and
cultural alienation set in. In 1054 the leaders of the Roman
Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians formally
condemned one another for having introduced innovations
into Christianity, and the alienation was given formal
status as a schism (division). Since that time Christianity in
eastern and western Europe has had decidedly different
histories.

The Orthodox Church asserts that it professes the original

Christian faith, transmitted accurately through the
centuries from the time of the apostles. The word
orthodoxy, in fact, comes from Greek words meaning
“right belief.” The church finds this original faith in the
Bible; in the writings of early church bishops or so-called
fathers—such as Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory of
Nazianzus, and Saint John Chrysostom; and in the ancient
traditions of the church, especially as expressed in the rites
of worship.

The Orthodox Church is very conservative in regard to

doctrinal purity. Even so, this
characteristic concern for continuity and tradition does not
imply obsession with the past for its own sake, but rather a
sense of identity and consistency with the original
testimony of the apostles. The Holy Spirit, bestowed on the
church at Pentecost, is seen as guiding the whole church
“in all truth” (John 16:13). The power of teaching and

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guiding the community resides in certain ministries,
particularly that of the bishop of each diocese, or certain
institutions, such as councils. Nevertheless, because the
church is composed not only of bishops, or of clergy, but
of the whole laity as well, the Orthodox Church strongly
affirms that the guardian of truth is the entire “people of
God.”

The similarities and differences between

various Christian churches including
Roman Catholic Orthodox and Protestant
churches?

The main differences are that the Orthodox Church was

founded by Jesus Christ in the year 33 AD and has
continued unchanged for more than 2,000 years, whereas
the Roman Catholics were formed in 1054 AD and the
Protestants were founded as late as 1517 by Martin Luther,
and have split into literally thousands of groups since then.

This does not mean that all Orthodox are going to heaven
and all Protestants are going to hell. But it does show that
they have a completely different history from their very
foundation.

Another major difference is that the Orthodox and

Catholics honors the Blessed Virgin Mary and venerate
holy icon, but the Protestants do not. Icons are venerated
and honored (in the same way that we would honor a
picture of our mother or father) but icons are not
worshipped. Worship is reserved for God alone.

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The Protestants also place all their faith on the Holy Bible,
whereas the Orthodox place equal emphasis on the Holy
Bible and the Holy Tradition. The reason for this is
because the Early Church for many centuries did not even
have a Bible, let alone a printing press or a population that
could read or write. So the oral traditions of the Apostles
which they handed down to us became the Holy Tradition.
After all, it was this same Holy Tradition of the Church
that gave us the Holy Bible we have today, and this was
many centuries before the Protestant groups had even
emerged.

The Roman Catholics place great emphasis on the Pope,

whereas the Orthodox do not accept the supremacy of one
man over the whole church, as this has never previously
existed in the history of the church. The Pope is the head
of the Roman Catholics whereas Jesus Christ is the head of
the Orthodox Church. The Orthodox Church has a
collegial hierarchy of equal Patriarchs and other bishops
who preside over church synods and councils, which is
similar to what the Protestants have, who also do not have
a Pope.

Historical background of
Christianity in Ethiopia
The adoption of Christianity in Ethiopia dates to the
fourth-century reign of the Aksumite emperor Ezana.
Aksum's geographic location, at the southernmost edge of
the Hellenized Near East, was critical to its conversion
and development. The kingdom was located along major
international trade routes through the Red Sea between
India and the Roman empire. The story of Ezana's
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conversion has been reconstructed from several existing
documents, the ecclesiastical histories of Rufinus and
Socrates Scholasticus. Both recount how Frumentius, a
youth from Tyre, was shipwrecked and sent to the court
of Aksum. Frumentius sought out Christian Roman
merchants, was converted, and later became the first
bishop of Aksum. At the very least, this story suggests
that Christianity was brought to Aksum via merchants.
Ezana's decision to adopt Christianity was most likely
influenced by his desire to solidify his trading relationship
with the Roman empire. Christianity afforded the
possibility of unifying the many diverse ethnic and
linguistic peoples of the Aksumite kingdom, a goal of
Ezana's leadership. Aksum was one of the earliest states
to develop a coin system in order to service its
sophisticated and prosperous economy. Emperor Ezana
was the first world leader to put the cross on coins that are
the earliest examples of Christian material culture from
Ethiopia.

Remains of distinctive Aksumite church architecture have

been located in Aksum, Matara, and Adulis. These are
oriented basilicas with stepped podia, which are accessed
by a monumental set of stairs. These churches include an
apse with lateral square chambers, introduced into the
design of basilicas along the south coast of Asia Minor,
Syria, and Palestine by the fifth century. The construction
of churches is believed to have served the religious needs
of the new administrative and military officials settling in
expanded territories. The growth of the Aksumite state
ended after the Persian conquest of South Arabia, which
displaced the trade routes of the Red Sea.

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While its origins are unclear, the Zagwe dynasty arose
sometime during this period of reduced wealth and
international prestige and probably lasted until 1270. The
almost complete lack of surviving manuscripts makes it
difficult to obtain a clear picture of the period. After the
abandonment of Aksum, the previous political and
economic capital, the city of Roha, now called Lalibela,
was established as the ceremonial center of the Zagwe
dynasty. Churches most likely based on Aksumite
precedents were hewn out of living rock in the mountains
of Lasta. The Church of the Redeemer, the largest and
perhaps most famous church at Lalibela, may be an
architectural copy of the Cathedral of Mary of Zion at
Aksum. The interiors of these magnificent structures were
covered with paintings and murals.

Yekunno Amlak's overthrow of the reigning Zagwe

dynasty in 1270 marks the beginning of the Early
Solomonic period (1270–1530). Amlak based his claim to
legitimacy on an alleged lineage with the ancient rulers of
Aksum originating with King Solomon and the Queen of
Sheba. This period was one of dramatic social and
cultural change and development. Extensive international
trade returned to Ethiopia since Europeans were seeking
alternatives to trading along Islamic-controlled routes.
This resurgence lasted until the Portuguese rounded the
Cape of Good Hope. Evoking the legend of King
Solomon, rulers of this period established royal churches
lavishly decorated with wall paintings, gold
ornamentation, and precious fabrics. These included the
famous rock-hewn churches of Tegre and Lasta. Through
affiliations with monastic leaders, these secular rulers
used artistic patronage, including the recruitment of

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European artisans, to establish their authority and enhance
their prestige. This interface with Europe exposed
Ethiopian artists to new mediums, technologies, and
aesthetic sensibilities. These influences are reflected in
wall paintings through a shift from rigid frontality and the
widespread use of geometric patterning to a three-quarter
pose, a greater fluidity of line, and the use of modeling to
describe three-dimensional volumetric figures. This new
style contained elements of both Byzantine and Italian
prototypes.

Monasteries, for example the Dabra Hayq Estifanos

monastery in Amhara, were established as centers of
learning. These complexes often contained extensive
scriptoria for extraordinary illuminated manuscripts, of
which very few survive. The labor-intensive work of the
scriptorium was often considered a crucial dimension in a
monk's spiritual training. There were many monasteries in
the region of Lake Tana, including that of Fré Seyon, one
of two known artists of this period. Seyon is credited with
the development of the devotional Marian Icon images
and style. Mary became an extremely important figure in
the Ethiopian church when Emperor Zar'a Ya'eqob (r.
1434–68) mandated the reading of the Miracles of the
Virgin Mary and that she be honored at most of the thirty
feast days in the liturgical year. Zar'a Ya'eqob was
particularly successful at utilizing the power of her visual
imagery to publicly emphasize teachings about her
centrality to Christian salvation.

The Islamic jihads of 1531 through 1543 by the

neighboring state of Adal destroyed many royal churches,
libraries, and monasteries, resulting in the loss of all of

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their records. Rare examples of the extraordinary royal
patronage of the Early Solomonic period that survived
were preserved in extremely remote, inaccessible
monasteries. A long period of chaos followed the Adalite
invasion, including subsequent incursions by enterprising
groups seeking to fill the power void left by the fall of the
Aksumites. In the seventeenth century, the significantly
reduced Christian empire established the new capital of
Gondar. Until its assault by Tigray in 1769, Gondar was
the spiritual, artistic, and political center of the empire
and therefore was a site for the principle scriptoria and
painters' workshops, as well as architectural innovations.

While earlier Aksumite churches were circular, later

constructions deliberately attempted to mimic those of the
description of King Solomon's temple in the Old
Testament. The churches built in Gondar have a square
sanctuary with two aisles running along the periphery.
The interiors are entirely covered in both murals and
paintings that were commissioned by the wealthy elite in
order to assist in their ascension to heaven. This was a
period of intense artistic production, including, in
particular, considerable quantities of icons devoted to the
Virgin Mary.

The Ethiopian royal dynasty remained intact until the

overthrow in 1974 of Haile Selassie, the last Christian
emperor, by a military coup.

Christianity to the Ethiopian society and its

practices (division)
Ethiopia is the second-oldest Christian state in the world,
after Armenia. Saint Frumentius of Tyre is said to have
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converted the King of Axum, King Ezana during the
fourth century AD. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church, an
Oriental Orthodox Church which is the largest Christian
denomination in Ethiopia (it claims that 50% of the
Ethiopian population are church members) and was part
of the Coptic Orthodox Church until 1959, is the only pre-
colonial Orthodox church in Sub-Saharan Africa.

According to the 1994 Census of Government and the

CIA World Factbook, 61.6% of the Ethiopian population
is Christian (these figures further state that 50.6% are
Ethiopian Orthodox, various Protestant denominations
(such as the Ethiopian Orthodox Tehadeso Church,
P'ent'ay, and the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane
Yesus, are 10.1%, and the Ethiopian Catholics constitute
0.9% of the population). However, data from surveys of
the U.S. Department of States claim that just over 50% of
the country is Christian (40 to 45% of the population
belongs to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, about 10% are
members of Christian evangelical and Pentecostal groups)

Context of Islam
What is Islam? And major principals of Islam
What is Islam?
Islam is an Arabic word that denotes submission,
surrender, and obedience. As a religion, Islam stands for
complete submission and obedience to Allah - that is why
it is called Islam. The other literal meaning of the word
"Islam" is "peace." This signifies that one can achieve real
peace of body and of mind only through submission and

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obedience to Allah. Such a life of obedience brings peace
of the heart and establishes real peace in society at large.

Those who believe and whose hearts find rest in the

remembrance of God-indeed it is in the remembrance of
God alone that the heart of man finds rest-those who
believe and act righteously, joy is for them, and a blissful
home to return to. (13: 28-29)

This message was preached by all the Prophets of God,

who guided man to the right path. But man not only
veered away from the right path again and again, but also
lost or distorted the code of guidance that the prophets
had bequeathed. That was why other prophets were sent
to restate the original message and guide man back to the
right path. The last of these prophets was Mohammed,
who Presented God's guidance in its final form and
arranged to preserve it for all time. It is this guidance that
is now known as Islam and is enshrined in the Qur'an and
the life-example (Sunnah) of the Prophet.

The basic Islamic concept is that the whole universe was

created by God, whom Islam calls Allah, and who is the
Lord and the Sovereign of the universe, which He Alone
sustains. He created man and appointed for each human
being a fixed period of life that he is to spend upon the
earth. Allah has prescribed a certain code of life as the
correct one for mankind, but has, at the same time,
conferred upon man the freedom of choice as to whether
or not he adopts this code as the actual basis of his life.
One who chooses to follow the code revealed by God
becomes a Muslim (believer) and one who refuses to
follow it becomes a kafir (disbeliever).

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A man joins the fold of Islam by honestly believing in and
professing faith in the oneness of God and the prophet
hood of Mohammed. Both of these beliefs are epitomized
in the kalimah (the article of faith):
La ilaha illa Allah, Mohammed Rasul Allah. (There is no
god except Allah; Mohammed is His Prophet.)

The first part of the kalimah presents the concept of

tawhid (the oneness of God) and its second part affirms
the prophet hood of Mohammed.

What does Islam mean?

islam isn't just a title or name of a religion, it's also a
word in Arabic which is rich in meaning and has many
connections to other fundamental Islamic concepts.
Understanding the concept of "Islam," or "submission," is
critical to understanding the religion which derives its
name from it — not only can it make critiques of Islam
better informed, but there are in fact good reasons to
critique and question Islam on the basis of the concept of
submission to an authoritarian god.

Islam, Submission, Surrender to God

The Arabic term 'islam means "submission" and itself

comes from the term 'aslama, which means "to surrender,
resign oneself." In Islam, the fundamental duty of each
Muslim is to submit to Allah (Arabic for "the God") and
whatever Allah wants of them. A person who follows
Islam is called a Muslim, and this means "one who
surrenders to God." It is thus clear that the concept of
submission to the will, desires, and commands and God is
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inextricably linked to Islam as a religion — it's an
inherent part of the name of the religion, of the religion's
followers, and of the basic tenets of Islam.

When a religion originally develops in a cultural context

where total submission to absolute rulers and total
submission to the head of a family are taken for granted,
it's hardly surprising that a religion would reinforce these
cultural values and add on top of them the idea of total
submission to a god. In modern society where we have
learned the importance of equality, universal suffrage,
personal autonomy, and democracy, though, such values
seem out of place and should be challenged.

Why is it good or appropriate to "submit" to a god? Even

if we assume that some god exists, it cannot automatically
follow that humans have any sort of moral obligation to
completely submit or surrender to the will of this god. It
certainly can't be argued that the sheer power of such a
god creates such an obligation — it might be prudent to
submit to a more powerful being, but prudence is not
something that can be described as a moral obligation. On
the contrary, if humans have to submit or surrender to
such a god out of fear of the consequences, it merely
reinforces the idea that this god is itself unethical.

We must also remember the fact that since no gods appear

before us to deliver instructions, submission to any "god"
entails on a practical level submission to this god's self-
appointed representatives as well as whatever traditions
and regulations they create. Many criticize the totalitarian
nature of Islam because it seeks to be an all-encompassing

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 ideology which controls every aspect of life: ethics,
manners, laws, etc.

For some atheists, rejection of belief in gods is closely

connected with believing that we need to reject all
totalitarian rulers as part of the development of human
freedom. Mikhail Bakunin, for example, wrote that "the
idea of God implies the abdication of human reason and
justice; it is the most decisive negation of human liberty,
and necessarily ends in the enslavement of mankind, in
theory and practice" and that "if God really existed, it
would be necessary to abolish Him."

Although the comments above focus on Islam in

particular, they should not be percussive as limited solely
to Islam. Other religions also teach that the most
important value or behavior for believers is to submit to
whatever that religion's god wants. Usually this principle
is only made explicit by conservative and fundamentalist
believers, but while more liberal and moderate believers
may downplay the importance of this principle, none go
so far as to teach that it's legitimate to disobey or ignore
their god.

PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM
BASIC BELIEF
• Allah
• Angles of Allah
• Books of Allah
• Messengers of Allah
• Al Qadar
• Akhirah
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 PILLARS OF ISLAM

1. SHAHADA (The First Pillar of Islam)

2. SALAH (The Second Pillar of Islam)
• Performance of Wudu
• Adhan (call to prayer)
• Iqamah
• Performance of Salah
3. ZAKAT (The Third Pillar of Islam)
4. SAWM RAMADAN (The Fourth Pillar of Islam)
5. Hajj (The Fifth Pillar of Islam)
• Pilgrimage has innumerable benefits
• Manner of Ihram
• After assuming the Ihram

PILLARS OF ISLAM
In Islam there are five basic duties which Muslims must
perform. They are known as the five pillars of Islam
(Arkanul Islam). These are: Shahadah, the establishment of
prayer (Salah), the payment of Zakah (paying the poor
due), the Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah and Sawm Ramadan
(fasting the month of Ramadan).

SHAHADA (The First Pillar of Islam)

“La llaha illal-lahu Muhammad resululah“
“There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the
messenger of Allah“
This declaration is called “Shahadah”.

1. Shahadah means that there is only One Lord, Allah, the

Creator, the Organizer, the Planner and the Sustainer of the
Universe.
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2. Shahadah means that Allah has the most Beautiful Names
and Qualities mentioned by the Qur’an or Prophet
Muhammad (SAW). ALL names and qualities of Allah are
taken without changing their meanings or neglecting them.
We should keep in mind that ”Nothing is like unto Allah”
(Qura’n 42:11). Therefore, it does not meet with Majesty
of Allah to be confined with a time or a place and it is not
accepted that Allah existed in any of His creation including
Jesus Christ (peace be upon him).
3. Shahadah means that Muhammad (SAW) is the messenger
of Allah, Allah Says: “Muhammad is the messenger of
Allah and the seal of the prophets” (Qura’n 33:40). “And
whatever the messenger (Muhammad) gives you, take it
and whatever he forbids you, abstain from it”. (Qura’n
59:1). “Say (O Muhammad) if you love Allah follow me
Allah loves you” (Qura’n 3:31).

Therefore, whatever any one says may be taken or rejected

as to whether his sayings are in accordance with the Book
of Allah (the Qura’n) or with the tradition of prophet
Muhammad (SAW) (Sayings and deeds).

In order to become a Muslim, you have to utter

“Shahadah” by your tongue and your actions should
confirm the meanings of Shahadah.

SALAH (The Second Pillar of Islam)

The second pillar of Islam is performing Salah (prayer).

The Muslim is enjoined to perform five obligatory prayers
every day to keep himself in relation with his Lord, to
invoke and implore Him, and to refrain himself from
committing lewdness or indecency. These prayers not only
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ensure psychological rest to the Muslim in this present life,
but they also pave the way to him to gain eternal happiness
in the hereafter.

To perform prayer, one should be clean, wearing clean

clothes and perform prayer in a clean place.

The Muslim should always cleanse himself by pure water.

He should remove all traces of stool, urine, or any other
dirt. Before prayer the Muslim should perform Wudu
(ablution).

Prayer is the pillar of religion. It succeeds in importance

the Shahadah Therefore, it is not only a duty on the
Muslim to observe performing prayers from his maturity
up to his death, but he should also order his household to
perform it. He should also order his children to start
practicing it from the time when they are 7 years old so
that they may be accustomed to perform it. Allah Says:

“enjoined on the believers.” (Qur’an 4:103).Performing

prayers at fixed times has been

The prophet (SAW) said: “The obligation which

distinguishes betus and the unbelievers is prayer”.
Therefore, whosoever resists prayer, becomes unbeliever.
Prayer is a duty on the Muslim in all circumstances. Even
if he is sick or frightened he should perform his daily
prayers, standing, sitting or even lying.

The five obligatory daily prayers are the Morning Prayer

(Fajr), the noon prayer (Zuhr), the afternoon prayer (Asr),
the evening prayer (Maghrib) and the night prayer (Ishaa).

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The time due to Morning Prayer begins at true dawn and
extends until the sun rises. It should not be delayed beyond
this span of time. The time for noon prayer starts from the
Zawal (a little after the sun passes the meridian) and
extends till one’s shadow becomes equal to its own length
plus the length of its noon- time shadow. The time
enjoined for afternoon prayer starts after the end of noon-
prayer time and extends until the sun turns yellow. One
must hasten to perform it while the sun is still bright. The
time for Maghrib prayer begins soon after sunsets and lasts
till the disappearance of the twilight. Its performance
should not be delayed. The time for Ishaa prayer begins
after the disappearance of the twilight and lasts till
midnight. If a Muslim delays one of these five prayers, he
commits a grievous sin. He should turn to Allah in
repentance and refrain himself from recommitting it. The
Qura’n warns those who delay their prayers from its fixed
times.
“Woe unto those who pray but delay their prayers from its
stated fixed time” (Quran 107: 7-4).

Performance of Wudu (Ablution)

Wudu is the act of washing those parts of the body that are
generally exposed. The water should be pure clean and
fresh with no change in its colour, taste and smell. Wudu is
done as follows:

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1. Make a full intention of performing the Wudu for offering
prayer and recite. “Bismillahir – rahmanir – rahim“, (in the
Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Most Merciful).

2. Wash hands up to the wrists three times, passing the

fingers in between each other.
3. Rinse your mouth with water three times.
4. Rinse the nostrils with water, sniffing up water and
blowing it out.

5. Wash the face from the forehead to the chin bone and from
ear to ear three times.
6. Wash the right arm followed by the left up to elbows three
times.

7. Brush up the whole head with wet hands.

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8. Pass the wet tips of the index fingers inside and the wet
tips of the thumbs outside the ears.
9. Wash the feet up to the ankles three times. The right foot is
washed first and then the left, taking care to wash in
between the toes.

The same Wudu may be used for several prayers.

However, if a Muslim urinates, defecates, passes wind or
loses his consciousness for any reason after Wudu he
should re-perform it again before prayer.

If a Muslim is in a state of major impurity (discharged

semen in erotic dreams, or practiced intercourse … etc), he
should clean his body by taking a bath. Women also
should carry out this cleansing bath to purify themselves
after menstruation or childbirth. Allah has disburdened
women and exempted them from performing prayer during
menstruation and childbirth till blood stops (for a
maximum of 40 days according to some scholars or 60
days according to others).

If a Muslim is in a desert area or on a journey and finds no

water, or if he fears that using water will harm him
(because of sickness), he is permitted to purify himself by
using good clean earth or sand instead of water. This is
called, Tayammum, (purification with earth). It is done in
the following way: you intend by heart to perform it, then
you strike the dust (or sand) with your hands and wipe
your hands over your face, your right hand by your left
hand and your left hand by your right hand. Purification
with earth is also permissible to women after the period of
menstruation or confinement if water is not available, or if
its could harm them.

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 Adhan (call to prayer)
The person who gives the Adhan is called the mu’azzin
(Caller).

While calling for prayer, he stands in the Minaret or in the

courtyard of the mosque, facing the Qiblah and raises his
hands to his ears and calls out.

Iqamah

Iqamah is another call to prayer said just before the actual

start of Salah. The following is aid (in Arabic language):

1. Allah is great twice.

2. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah once.
3. I bear witness that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger once.
4. Rush to prayer once.
5. Rush to success once.
6. The prayer has begun twice.
7. Allah great twice.
8. There is no god but Allah once.
9. It is similar to Adhan except that after Hayya alal falah the
following added:

Performance of Salah
A prayer consists of either two, three or four Raka’at: A
Raka’at is performed in the following way:

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 Stand erect, facing the direction of Ka’aba in makkah, and
make the Niyyat (the intention) in your mind of what
prayer you are about to offer, preferably uttering t to
yourself, Raise both hands up to the ears and say:

Bring them down or place the right hand upon the left
below the chest and above the navel.

2. Recite the Opening Chapter of the Holy ura’n (the Fatiha):

Alhamdu lillahi rabbil aalameen, ar-ahmanir-rahim,

maliki yawm-id-deen, iyyaka na’abudu wa iyyaka
nasta,een; ihdinas-siratal mustaqeema sirat-alla-zina
an,ammta alayhim ghairil magh-doobi alayhim a-lad-
daaleen (ameen).

The meaning of this glorious sura can be translated as

follows:

“In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Most-

Merciful. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds The
Most–Merciful the Most Compassionate. The Master of the

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 Day of Judgment: You Alone we worship, and you Alone
we ask for help. Show us the straight way, the way of those
whom you have blessed, who have not incurred your
displeasure, nor gone astray.”

These verses of Quran, and all other verses, should be

recited in Arabic language.

Then recite a passage from the Holy Qur’an. For this

purpose any one of the small chapters may be selected as,
for instance, the chapter termed, ‘The Unity,”

Bismillahir rahmanir rahim

“Kul Huwallahu ahad, Allahus samad, lam Yalid wa lam

yulad, wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad”.

In the Name of Allah the Compassionate, the Most

Merciful

“Say: He is Allah, the One, Allah, the eternally besought

of all.

He begets not no is He begotten. And there is none

comparable

Unto Him“.

3. Say: “Allaho-Akbar” and bow down in Ruk’u and say

thrice:

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 Subhan Rabbiyal-azeem (How gloriois my Lord the
Great).

4. Assume the standing position, letting the hands remain on

the sides and say:

(Allah has listened to him who has praised Him; Our

Lord, praise be to you)

5. Saying” Allahu-Akbar” and prostrate to perform the

Saidah, saying thrice: Subhan Rabbiyal-a’la (All glory be
to my Lord, the Most High)

6. Raise yourself sitting for a which in a reverential posture,

termed Jalsah and say once.

Allahummaghfirli warhamni. (O Allah ! forgive me and

have mercy upon me).

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 Perform the second sajdah exactly in the same way as the
first one. This finishes one Raka’at.

7. Say “ Allahu Akbar, stand erct once again, repeat all that
done in the perfomance of the first Raka’at.
8. After the second Raka’at second Sajdan is over, say
“Allahu-Akbar” and sit down in the reverential posture and
recite.

10. If more than two Raka’at are to be performed, say “Allahu

Akbar”, stand up again, and complete one two Raka’at as

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 the case may be, sit down in the reverential posture which
is also obviously adopted if the prayer consists of two
Raka,at only. In that reverential posture, recite in addition
to Tashahud, the Salawat

11. Turn your face to the right and say Assalamu-alaykum wa

rahmatullah (peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah).
Then turn it to the let and repeat the same. Here the prayer
is complete. .

ZAKAT (The Third Pillar of Islam)

ALLAH ordained every Muslim who possesses a certain
amount a certain amount of property to pay annually of
these possessions the Zakah to the poor, or to the other
categories mentioned in the Quran.

The minimum amount in the gold liable to payment of

zakat is 20 miskals ( miskal is equal to 4 68 grams ) and
the minimum amount of Silver is 200 dirhams ( dirham is
equal to 3.12 grams ) or an equivalent some of current
money to these amounts.

There is also a minimum amount for goods of commerce

liable to payment of zakat as for grains, its minimum
amount is 300 saa’a (about 650 kg ) .the minimum amount
for real estates prepared for sale should be estimated in
accordance with its value but if the real estate is prepared
for lease, the estimation is consid ered in accordance with
its rent.

The annual amount of Zakah fixed on money, gold, silver

and goods of commerce is 2.5% As for cereals grins and
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fruits, the fixed amount of Zakah fixed on money, gold,
silver and of 10% the crop is the yield of an easily irrigated
land (i.e. a land irrigated by rivers springs or rain). On the
other hand if the land is irrigated with difficulty by man
mad means as pump or other lifting apparatus, the amounts
of Zakah become only 5% Zakah of grains fruits and crops
is due at the harvest time. In case if a land yields two or
other harvests annually, one should pay the Zakah for each
harvest independently the amount of Zakah due on camels,
cows, and sheep is explained in books dealing with this
subject. Zakah is enjoined by the Qura’n.

In fact, the Zakah has a wonderful social role. It soothes

the poor’s feelings, satisfies their needs, and strengthens
the bonds of mutual love among poor and rich.

Zakah is not the only mean that Islam has used to maintain
social solidarity and cooperation among Muslims, but
Islam imposed also on the rich to support the poor at times
of famines. Islam prohibits the Muslim form being sated
with food while his neighbor is hungry. Islam enjoined
also Zakat-al-fitr (fitrfeast-Due) on all Muslims and has
made it a duty on every one of them to distribute a saa (a
cubic measure) of elementary substances for himself and a
similar saa for each one of those whom he supports,
including his servants. The amount should be distributed
among the poor, before the prayer of Feast day. Islam
imposed also expiatory gifts on the Muslim who commits
perjury (that is to feed ten poor or clothe them, or to fast
thee days, if he is unable to feed or clothe the poor). The
Muslim is commanded to perform his vows, and practice
voluntary charity. Allah promised to give the best reward
for those who spend their money for His sake. Their

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reward will not only be multiplied to ten folds, but to 700
folds, or even to a boundless number.

On the authority of Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased

with him), who said:

The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon

him) said: “There will be seven persons sheltered under
the shade of Allah on the Day of Judgement when there
will be no other shade be-besides His shade. They are: a
just ruler; a young man who passes his youth in worship
and service of Allah – the Lord of Honor and Glory ; one
whose heart is perpetually attached to the mosque; two
such persons who love each other for the sake of Allah,
they joined together for His sake and parted for His sake;
a man who is invited for sin by a rich beautiful woman but
declines, saying: I fear Allah; One who gives charity in a
secret way without making a show, in a way that his left
hand does not know what his right hand spent; and one
who remembers Allah in solitude so that his eyes overflow
( fill with tears).(Authentic Hadith)

SAWM RAMADAN
(The Fourth Pillar of Islam)
The fourth pillar of Islam is to fast during the month of
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Hijri calendar.

Before the dawn of the first day of Ramadan, the Muslim

in-tends to fast this month, and abstains every day from
drinking, eating, or practicing sex till after the sun sets, He
performs the fasting till the end of the month of Ramadan,

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fulfilling by that the commandment of Allah, and seeking
His pleasure.

Fasting has innumerable benefits. When man refrains

himself from lusts, abstains from eating and drinking for
the sake of Allah, he does this only for one purpose; this is
to obey Allah, worship Him and fill his heart with God-
fearing.

Fasting has also innumerable hygienic, economic and

social benefits which are perceived only be those who
perform it with strong belief and sincere faith. The Quran
states,

“O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as was

prescribed for those before you, so that you may be God-
fearing”…

“The month of Ramadan, in which was revealed the

Qur’an, a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of
guidance and the criterion (of right and wrong),
whosoever of you is present, let him fast the month, and
who is sick or on a journey let him fast the same number of
other days. Allah desires for you ease; He desire not
hardship for you. You should complete the period and you
should magnify Allah for having guided you and you may
be thankful.” (Qur’an 2: 183 – 185).

According to rules of the Qur’an and the prophetic

traditions it is permissible for a sick Muslim, a Muslim
travelling on a journey, a menstruating woman, or a
confined woman not to fast, but to make up for what they
missed.

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 Foster-mothers and pregnant women are also permitted to
break their fast if fasting will harm them or their babies,
but they should compensate this fully by fasting other
equal days. If man drinks or eats absent-mindedly which
fasting, he should get out what is still in his mouth as soon
as he remembers that he is fasting. In this case his fasting
is not broken and he can continue his fasting.

Hajj (The Fifth Pillar of Islam)

Pilgrimage (Hajj) is the fifth pillar of Islam. It is a duty for
a Muslim to perform pilgrimage to the House of Allah
once in lifetime, however it is permissible to him to do
pilgrimage voluntarily more than once.

Pilgrimage has innumerable benefits:

1. In fulfilling this service, man expresses his devotion to

Allah, not only by performing rites which need physical
effort, but he expresses also his deep spiritual devotion to
Allah and spends of his money for His sake.
2. Pilgrimage is an annual Muslim-congress, attended by
Muslims from all over the world.

Muslims in pilgrimage meet in one place, Makkah, dressed

in one uniform, worshipping Allah, the One God, and
performing the same rites during the fixed period of Hijj.
There is on discrimination between them since all are
Allah’s bondsmen. No white man has preference over a
black man, neither the rich over the poor. In this way,
Muslims are acquainted one to the other, cooperate one
with the other, and they remember the day when they will
be resurrected and gathered before Allah who will account
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them for their deeds. Thus they prepare themselves for the
Hereafter and do their best to obey Allah, their Lord.

The Kaaba is the Qibla of all Muslims. They direct their

faces towards it when they perform their prayers. It should
be well-Known that all the rites of pilgrimage, as
circumambulating round the kaaba, attending Arafat,
Muzdalafa, and staying for several for several days in
Mina have one objective that is to worship Allah according
to the method He commanded during the time He fixed.
Worshipping is neither dedicated to the Kaaba nor to any
of these other places which are no more than objects
created by Allah and that can never bring benefit or cause
harm to any one. Worshipping is dedicated to Allah alone,
the Lord of everything, Who alone has the Absolute
Sovereignty and Power.

According to Muslim faith, all forms of worshipping are

enjoined by Allah and should never be based on individual
judgement or taste. Therefore, hadn’t Allah commanded
people to perform pilgrimage to the Sacred House at
Makkah, Muslims would have never performed it. Allah
say in the Qur’an:

Performing Umra (a lesser pilgrimage) once in lifetime is

also a duty that a Muslim should fulfil either in Hajj time
or in any other time.

It is not an indispensable duty for every Muslim to visit the

Mosque of the prophet in Al-Madina in Hajj-time or in any
other time, but this is an advisable deed and who performs
it will be recompensed by Allah.

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 The Muslim leaving for Madina intends to visit the
mosque of the prophet. When he arrives there, he prays in
mosque and then visits the tomb of the prophet (SAW).
The visitor salutes the prophet politely and leaves the place
adopting by that the same manner that the companions of
the prophet used to do. He should not ask the prophet or
supplicate for any thing from him. In fact those who
supplicate the prophet (SAW) for help or ask him for what
they need, are committing idolatry and the prophet is
innocent of their ill deeds.

After visiting the prophet’s mosque the pilgrim visitor also

visits the tombs of Baqeih. He should ruin his noble
pilgrimage .The prophet (saw) said: whatever flesh that
comes grow out of illicit gains is rather doomed to Hell-
fire. It also advisable for the pilgrimage to select a man of
good faith to accompany him on the pilgrimage- journey.
The pilgrim, whether travelling by car or train, assumes the
Ih-ram as soon as he arrives at the miqqat (the station for
Ihram), and the pilgrim by plane, assumes Ihram when he
approaches the miqqat. According to prophetic traditions,
there are five mawaqit (five stations for Ihram):

1. Zul Hulaifa ( abyar ali): for pilgrims from madina.

2. Al- Jahfa, place near, rabigh, for people coming from the
direc-tions of Syria, egypt and maghrib.
3. Qarn al- manazil, for peolep coming from najd, al-Taif and
oth-er regions of that direction.
4. Zat Irq, for people coming from Iraq.
5. Yal, for people coming yemen.

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These mawaqit are not only people coming from the
above- mentioned regions, but for those who travel by
these ways.

As for inhabitants of Makkah and those who live within

the area bounded by these mawaqit, they assume their
Ihram from their homes?

Historical background of Islam

In the Arabic language, the word Islam means “surrender”
or “submission”—submission to the will of God. A
follower of Islam is called a Muslim, which in Arabic
means “one who surrenders to God.” The Arabic name for
God, Allah, refers to the God worshiped by Jews and
Christians. Islam’s central teaching is that there is only one
all-powerful, all-knowing God, and this God created the
universe. This rigorous monotheism, as well as the Islamic
teaching that all Muslims are equal before God, provides
the basis for a collective sense of loyalty to God that
transcends class, race, nationality, and even differences in
religious practice. Thus, all Muslims belong to one
community, the umma, irrespective of their ethnic or
national background.

Within two centuries after its rise in the 7th century, Islam
spread from its original home in Arabia into Syria, Egypt,
North Africa, and Spain to the west, and into Persia, India,
and, by the end of the 10th century, beyond to the east. In
the following centuries, Islam also spread into Anatolia
and the Balkans to the north, and sub-Saharan Africa to the
south. The Muslim community comprises about 1 billion
followers on all five continents, and Islam is the fastest-
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growing religion in the world. The most populous Muslim
country is Indonesia, followed by Pakistan and
Bangladesh. Beyond the Middle East, large numbers of
Muslims live in India, Nigeria, the former republics of the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), and China.

One of the reasons for the growth of the Muslim

community has been its openness to new members.
Children born to Muslim parents are automatically
considered Muslim. At any time, a non-Muslim can
convert to Islam by declaring himself or herself to be a
Muslim. A person’s declaration of faith is sufficient
evidence of conversion to Islam and need not be confirmed
by others or by religious authorities

Around the year AD 570 Muhammad, the founding prophet

of Islam, was born in Mecca, at the time the central city of
the Arabian Peninsula. Some 40 years later Muhammad
started preaching a new religion, Islam, which constituted
a marked break from existing moral and social codes in
Arabia. The new religion of Islam taught that there was
one God, and that Muhammad was the last in a series of
prophets and messengers. Through his messengers God
had sent various codes, or systems of laws for living,
culminating in the Qur’an (Koran), the holy book of Islam.
These messengers were mortal men, and they included
among many others Moses, the Hebrew prophet and
lawgiver, and Jesus, whom Christians believe to be the son
of God rather than a prophet.

During the early 7th century, a trader named Muhammad

was meditating in a cave near Mecca in what is now Saudi
Arabia, when he experienced a vision of the archangel

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Gabriel who declared Muhammad to be a prophet of God.
Other revelations followed, and Muhammad began to
preach to others, reciting in verse the instructions he had
received from God. These revelations became the Koran,
the sacred scripture of Islam. In this passage from
Muhammad’s teachings, he teaches his followers, called
Muslims, to lead a righteous life through their faith and
works.

Islam also taught that the Christian Bible (which includes

the Hebrew Bible as the Old Testament and an additional
27 books referred to as the New Testament), and the
Qur'an were all holy books. According to the Qur’an, the
two earlier Scriptures had been altered over time from their
original forms given by God, while the Qur'an would
remain perfect, preserved by God from such distortion. In
addition to distinguishing itself from the Hebrew and
Christian traditions, the new religion taught that the God of
Islam had provided humanity with the means to know
good from evil, through the prophets and the Qur’an.
Therefore, on the Day of Judgment people will be held
accountable for their actions.

Muhammad’s teachings met with severe and hostile

opposition, and in the year 622 he left Mecca and sought
refuge in the city of Yathrib, as a number of his followers
had already done. Upon Muhammad's arrival, the name
Yathrib was changed to Medina (meaning “the city”). The
date of Muhammad's immigration was later set as the
beginning of the 12-month lunar Islamic calendar.

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Historical background of Islam in Ethiopia
There is a common and established image and
understanding about the spread of Islam in the world.
Several people including intellectuals who write on the
issue assume that Islam is a militant religion. Samuel P.
Huntington, for example, in his so called thesis of “clash of
Civilizations”, described Islam as a militant religion
starting from its origin. However, one can find Ethiopia,
the first country, which allowed the migrants of Prophet
Mohammed (PBUH) to exercise their faith peacefully. His
Eminency Dr. M. N Alam 43rd direct dissecent of the
Prophet of Islam, president of the world spiritual assembly
New York USA, UN Head Quarter Permanent
representative of the UNECA, Addis Ababa since 1985
and 2004 visited this country. He has been here for the
great respect of king Nejash and his contribution for the
Prophet of Islam. I am lucky that I got to know him and
took several life changing knowledge and experience.
While I was trying to grasp knowledge of Islamic thought,
His Eminency told me that, Ethiopia is a shelter for the
good people as well as for the bad people. This shows that
this country is an umbrella for those who were following
the doctrine of Islam and for those who couldn’t find a
place in their home place. During that time the king who
ruled Abyssinia was a Christian king. This paper deals
with biography of this great king Nejash. He was the
contemporary of Prophet Mohammed. It was during his
time that Arabian society including near and dear relatives
of the Prophet Mohammed refused to accept Islam, which
was introduced for the first time then by the last prophet of
Islam and mankind. Because of this, the Prophet of Islam
sent his people to Abyssinia. The king received them and
asked about their faith, they answered that it is a
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monotheistic belief by refering some versions of the Holy
Quran. His Eminency Dr. Alam’s opinion is that “human
being is a crown creation of God. Descendents of
Abraham, the Jewish, Christian and Muslim are cousin
brothers”. The king was convinced by Islamic teaching in
accordance of the holy Quran and allowed them to practice
their religion in the Abyssinian territory. So that today, in
Ethiopia there are approximately 50% Muslim population
while there are 20% Muslims in the African region. Since
then Islam has been practiced peacefully in all parts of
Ethiopia. Till now there is a 100% freedom of the practice
of Islam due to the current government’s effort of religious
freedom in the country. In the later days, the king himself
was convinced by Islam and became a believer of the faith
“The first Muslims in Ethiopia were refugees from Mecca,
persecuted by the new leading tribe, the reactionary
Quraysh. They were honerly received by the ruler of
Ethiopia, whom Arabic tradition was named Ashama ibn
Abjar, and he settled them in Negash. Located in the
northern Tigray province, Negash is the historical center
of Islam in Ethiopia and parts of East Africa” Berry
(1991).
Due to this, The Prophet of Islam ordered all Muslims not
to declare Jihad on Ethiopia. What makes Islam peculiar in
Ethiopia, unlike from the rest of the world, is that, in the
first place it was preached, spread and accepted peacefully
throughout the whole territory of Ethiopia. Secondly, Islam
always co-existed in peace with other religions. That is
why that one can find family members in Ethiopia who
exercise different religions in the same roof. I will try to
say more on Islam and Ethiopia in the near future. This
paper assess the background of the introduction of Islam to

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Ethiopia (the then Abyssinia). For this reason the lion’s
share of the story gives emphasis on King Nejash.
KING NEJASH (Negash) OF
ABISSYNIA
(Most powerful Christian King became Muslim over 1400
years ago by the influence of the founder of Islam, the
Prophet Mohammad (SAW), the first refugee Asylum
proclaimed and introduced to the world history)
There is a common and established image and
understanding about the spread of Islam in the world.
Several people including intellectuals who write on the
issue assume that Islam is a militant religion. Samuel
P. Huntington, for example, in his so called thesis of
“clash of Civilizations”, described Islam as a militant
religion starting from its origin. However, one can find
Ethiopia, the first country, which allowed the migrants
of Prophet Mohammad (SAW) to exercise their faith
peacefully. His Eminency Dr. M. N Alam 43rd direct
descendent of the Prophet of Islam, President of the
World Spiritual Assembly, UN Head Quarter, New York,
USA, Permanent representative of the UNECA, Addis
Ababa since 1985 and 2004 visited this country. He has
been here for the great respect of king Negash and his
contribution for the Prophet of Islam. His Eminency
expressed that, Ethiopia is a shelter for the good people
as well as for the bad people. This shows that this
country is an umbrella for those who were following the
doctrine of Islam and for those who couldn’t find a
place in their home place. During that time the king who
ruled Abyssinia was a Christian king. This paper deals
with biography of this great king Negash. He was the

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contemporary of Prophet Mohammed (SAW). It was
during his time that Arabian society including near
and dear relatives of the Prophet Mohammad
(SAW) refused to accept Islam, which was introduced for
the first time then by the last prophet of Islam and
mankind. Because of this, the Prophet of Islam sent
his people to Abyssinia. The king received them and
asked about their faith, they answered that it is a
monotheistic belief by peacefulness and recited some
verses of the Holy Quran. His Eminency Dr. Alam’s
opinion is that “human being is a crown creation of God.
Descendents of Abraham, the Jews, Christians and
Muslims are cousin brothers”. The king was convinced
by Islamic teaching in accordance of the holy Quran
and allowed them to practice their religion in the
Abyssinian territory. So that today, in Ethiopia there are
approximately 55% Muslim population while there are
20% Muslims in the African region. Since then Islam
has been practiced peacefully in all parts of Ethiopia.
Till now there is a 100% freedom of the practice of
Islam due to the current government’s effort of religious
freedom in the country. In the later days, the King
Negash himself was convinced by Islam and became
Muslim.
“The first Muslims in Ethiopia were refugees from
Mecca, persecuted by the new leading tribe, the
reactionary 0o3. They were honorly received by the
ruler of Ethiopia, whom Arabic tradition was named
Ashama ibn Abjar, and he settled them in Negash.
Located in the northern Tigray province, Negash is the
historical center of Islam in Ethiopia and parts of East
Africa” Berry (1991).
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Due to this, The Prophet of Islam ordered all Muslims
not to declare Jihad on Ethiopia. What makes Islam
peculiar in Ethiopia, unlike from the rest of the world,
is that, in the first place it was preached, spread
and accepted peacefully throughout the whole territory
of Ethiopia. Secondly, Islam always co‐existed in peace
with other religions. That is why that one can find
family members in Ethiopia who exercise different
religions in the same roof.
For centuries, the then Abyssinia, Ethiopia had been
remembered as an Orthodox Christian state. There was no
separation of state and religion, secularism. This makes the
perception towards this state is that; Ethiopia is a state of
Christians. It is true that several brutal rulers of the
kingdom slaughtered Muslims. It is also true that Muslims
were considered as secondary citizens. In addition,
forceful conversion of their belief to Christianity was
evident particularly during the reign of King Yohannes 4th.
This kind of system and perception towards the system
does not only have domestic consequences. In addition,
the perception and understanding of the international
community towards Ethiopians Muslims has been
blurred. People know Ethiopia by its Christian kingdom
and Christian kings. Due to lack of the separation of
state and religion, also, the history of this country was
recorded by the church.
King Nejash

Since Ethiopians evacuated from Yemen, the relationship

with the Arabian Peninsula was interrupted. According to
several Arabian authentic history and resourceful record,
between the years 575-630 G.C, there were two attention-
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seeking kings in Ethiopia. The first king was ruling the
state of Abissinya or the Habesha peole before the Holy
Koran came in to existence as a guiding document of
human beings. The second one lived during the era of
Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). The former one was known
by the name Abhar while the latter’s name is Ashama Ibn
Abhar. Ashama had a friendly relationship with the Arab
world.
After a successful coup detats on the throne of king
Abhar, he was assassinated. Architects of the coup
brought his brother to the throne (who was the uncle to
Ashama). Due to the fear of revenge from Ashama for his
father’s death, they excluded him from rivalry to power.
According to Abubakar Bin Abdurahuman, Prophet
Mohammed’s beloved wife Aisha (RA) said, “Except
Nejash (Ashama), Abhar had no child at all. But his uncle
who became a king had twelve sons and daughters. They
were all members of the Habesha Royal family. The
coups d’état and assassination was also based on this
calculation of lack of children except one Nejash”. The
young Nejashi was obliged to live with his uncle. During
his childhood, he was smart and able to attract the
attention of his uncle. This success and attention seeking
created insecurity within the coup makers. They
demanded his uncle to avoid him or warned that they will
kill Nejash. The king (his uncle) refused the plan of the
assassination. And he suggested them to make Nejashi far
away from the territory of their state. They took him to
the market and sold him as a slave for 6 dihram and send
him by boat to abroad. During the same night, the king
was dead by a wave while he was praying in order to get a
rainfall. All the sons of the king were unfit to the Palace.
There were demands to appoint Al-Nejash as a king. Most
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people agreed on the suitability of his ability to become
the king’s successor. “The responsibility of the kingship
can only be accomplished by the boy who was sold this
morning. If you are concerned for the Habesha people,
bring him back.” Suggestions were strong like this.

By hardship they somehow found Prince Nejash and bring

him back to the capital city. They gave him the throne.
And he stayed as a king of Habesa until he passed away
by the 9th year of the Hijira (Muslim calendar), as Prophet
Mohammed migrated from Mecca to Medina. There are
several names that are sited in different historical
documents. For example Pankhurst and Hancock call him
Armah. Tadesse identified him as AL-Asmaha, son of
Abdjar and father of Arma. Munnro Hay refers to him as
Asmaha Ibn Abjar. And others called him as Ashama, the
Kings local name. His Eminency Dr. Alam 43rd direct
decendent of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH)
acknowledged the information from the Hadis and several
references of Islamic scholars quoted as the king Nejash
as a great King of Abissynia became a Muslim in the
beginning of the 7th Century from the Prophet
Mohammed influence. After the king received Islam, the
Prophet Mohammed put his name as Ahmed Al- Negash.
His family members also accept Islam. And he was died
after 15 years he left his kingdom of Aksum to Wukro
which is found 60 kilo meters north of Mekele. He
established spiritual kingdom with Negash’s new vision
of Islam to preach Islam around the Abyssinian territories
and across the African countries of Algeria, morocco,
South Africa, Mauritania, Cameroon, Zambia, Nigeria,
and other African territories. King Nejash died in 630 AD
in his spiritual kingdom of Negash town and he was lay
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down in front of the Negash mosque with Prophet
Mohammed’s important suhabis. They were trying to
cross to Mecca but due to their old ages they are sick by
the undesirable mysterious diseases. So that he couldn’t
attend Haji (pilgrimage) and had no chance to meet the
Prophet Mohammed directly. But his near and dear
children and relatives succeeded to meet the Prophet in
Medina, 630kms from the Holy city of Mecca. When the
Prophet received the messages of the death of King
Ahmed Al-Negash Prophet with his Caliphs and followers
celebrate the prayer Gavai of Jenaza in holy Medina
mosque. We feel proud the powerful orthodox Christian
king become a Muslim caliph for African region. He
preached Islam about 15 years in the African territories
including Abyssinia. So that today 55% Muslim in
Ethiopia. 95% in Cameroon, 65% in Nigeria, 80% in
Sudan, 25% in Kenya are believed to be Muslim citizens.
R. Rudol Unf (western scholar who studied the Arabian
and Ethiopian History), in his book, 2nd edition page 249:
stated that “Historians agreed that, there was a king
during the Era of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) in
Ethiopia by the Name Asmaha (Armaha II). There are
archiological findings of coins minted by his name. The
text on the coins reads as ‘king Armaha, the kind and
peaceful one.’ Asmaha (Armaha II) is another name of
King Nejash. The administration of the king prevailed
justice and peace in the territories.

Major practice of Islam in Ethiopia

The First March to Ethiopia
In the book written on the biography of the Prophet
Mohammed (PBUH), Ibn Eshaq said the following:
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“The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) realized that he could
not protect his followers form the attacks, and said ‘go to
the Habesha, there is a Christian king there. There is
justice in his kingdom. Habesha is the land of truth.
Therefore, go there until we achieve victory with the help
of Allah’ ”.
Amu Aymen, an Ethiopian woman, had influenced the
psychology of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). She was
the slave of Abdalah Bin Abdul Mutolib. She was there
when Abdalah married the prophet’s mother, Amina. In
addition, Amu Aymen was behind Amina when she gave
birth to the Prophet. While Amina went to visit her
relatives in Medina, Amu Aymen feed her breast to the
Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). Amina could not come
back to Mecca, rather passed away while she was in the
middle of her journey. Since then, Amu Aymen along
with Arabian mother Halima, became the second mother
of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). She nourished the
Prophet while he was living with his grandfather Abdel
Mutolib and his uncle Abu Tualib. The Prophet
Mohammed (PBUH) witnessed this after he became
matured by saying “she has been my second mother”.
This historical attachment made the Prophet to love and to
have a positive attitude towards Habeshians. Therefore,
Islam was introduced to Ethiopia before the majority
sections of the quraysh societies in Mecca accepted it.
The Prophet sent his relatives and intimate friends to
Ethiopia (Habesha) due to the above-mentioned strong
attachments that created confidence to him on the king
and his people. By the leadership of Osman Bin Afwan,
third Kalif of Islam and son in law of Prophet Mohammed
along the Prophet’s daughter 120 people among them 26
are women, left Mecca to Abissynia.
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 Habesha became the first Diaspora for Islam. It was not a
simple incident; rather there was prior trade and economic
ties between the Habeshans and the Arab world.
The first march (Hijira) in 615 AD had a group of eleven
men and four women. The list of the Sahhbas who
migrated to Ethiopia in the first march includes the
following.
1. Osman Bin Affan
2. Rukya Bint Resul (Mohammed)-The wife of Osman
3. Abu Huzeyfa Bin Outba
4. Shelet Bin seid-wife of Abu Huzeyfa
5. Zubeyr Bin Al-Awam
6. Musab Bin Oumr
7. Abdurahman Bin Awuf
8. Abu Selemah Bin Abdel Ased
9. Amu Selemah- wife of Abu Selmah
10. Ousman Bin Mezun
11. Amir Abin Rebiah-Leader of the group
12. Layla Bint Abi Asmah –Wife of Amir
In the second hijirra to Al-Nejash there were 83 men and
11 women who started their life in Ethiopia.

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 How Nejash Treated the Immigrants?
The Quraysh Messengers
Fearing the spread and preach of Islam in Ethiopia, the
Kureish people send delegates to Ethiopia (Al-Nejash).
Two persons were selected.
1. Abdalah Bin Abi Rebiah
2. Amr Ibnel As
They also came up with lots of gift to Al-Nejash and the
priests. During this time Abu Tualib was disturbed
because his son Jafer was in Ethiopia. Therefore, Abu
Tualib (the Prophet’s grandfather) sent a message to Al-
Nejash in a form of poem, which demanded the safe
living of the Muslims in Ethiopia or return back them.
Abdellah and Amr demanded Nejash not to accept those
Muslims who betrayed their society and their traditional
belief. And the priests supported them because of the gifts
that they brought in. The king (Nejash) sent delegates to
the Muslims who were living in Ethiopia and Jafer (the
spoken person of the Muslims) answered the questions by
going in presence to the king.
“We were ignorant, we believed in the gods, we ate dead
animals those which are not halal), we performed
adultery, we commonly had conflict with our relatives,
abuse women, we didn’t like our neighbors. But Allah
(SW) sent us the messenger and made us one under the
umbrella of Islam and the Glorious Holy Quran” said
Jafar. The king asked Jafer if he has any document, which
is given from Almighty God to Mohammed (PBUH).
He said, “YES” and read them “Suretul Meryem”, the
chapter of description of Jesus Christ and his Holy virgin
mother. King Nejash cried and the Priests also cried and
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Nejash said, “This has similar source with the message
that was brought by Jesus Christ. My religion and your
religion Islam are almost same. I am very glad to say that
to my council of Ministers, the prophet Mohammed
followers and relatives may stay in Abyssinia in peace as
long as they want. God Bless them”. The Holywood film,
“the Message, the Story of Islam” in a CD.
Then, Nejash refused the demands of Amr and Abdelah
Bin Rabiah and expel them immediately from Abyssinia.
According to sources the king said to them “If you have
given a mountain of gold, I would not give up these
people who have taken asylum with me”. Then, King
Nejash cut of the relation with Abu Sufian who was the
Kuraysh leader and king of Saudi Arabia. Considering the
actions of that king at that point in time, we can say that,
King Nejash is the one who introduced political asylum,
care for refugee, human rights protection and care for the
human nature irrespective of any prejudice or bias.

Their Relation after Islam achieved Victory

The relationship between Nejash and Prophet Mohammed
(PBUH) created a very tight friendly and peaceful
relationship between the Muslims and Christians in
Ethiopia.
According to several sources the Holy Quran also
acknowledged the actions of Nejash. And the prophet
Mohammed (PBUH) said that: “In the Holy Kuraan, we
found the positive contributions of Christians. It is
concerned with king Nejash and his colleagues”.
In the first Hijira, I mentioned the issue of messengers
who were sent from The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) to
King Nejash. In this section in will focus on the list of
members of the Sahbas and Sahabyat. Their number
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 amounts 94 Sahbas and 26 female Sehabyat. They are all
listed as follows

The list of Sahabas who came to Ethiopia:

1. Arbed Ibn Humeyr
2. Aswed Bin Newfel
3. Beshir Bin Al-Haris
4. Temin Bin Al-Haris
5. Jafer Bin Abu-Tualib
He was the spokesperson of the delegates and he was
very articulate in his speeches.
He lost his hands during the war
He was shot more than 70 times while he was dead
6. Jehim Bin Keys Bin Abd
7. Al –Haris Bin Al-Haris
8. Al-Haris Bin Halid Bin Sohir
9. Haris Bin Abd Bin keys
10. Hatib Bin Al-Hirs
11. Hatib Bin Amr Bin Abdshems
12. Hajaj Bin Hars Bin Keys
13. Hetuab Bin Al-Hars Bin Muimer
14. Halid Bin Hazam Bin Huweylid

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15. Halid Bin Seid Ibnul As
 He accepted Islam following Abubeker Sediq
16. Huneys Bin Huzafa Bin Keys
17. Zubeyr Bin Al-Awam
18. Saib Bin Al-Hars Bin Keys
19. Saib Bin Mezur Bin Habib
20. Seid Bin Hewla Bin Amir
21. Seid Bin Abdeyn Keys Bin Lukeyt
22. Seid Bin Al-Hars Bin Keys Bin Seid
23. Seid Bin Amir At-Temimiy
24. Sufiyan Bin Amir Bin Rezik
25. Sekran Bin Amr Bin Abdshems
26. Selemet Bin Hisham Bin Mugirah
27. Selit Bin Amr Bin Abdshems
28. Sehl Bin Wehib Bin Rebiah Bin Amr
29. Sehil Bin Wehb Ibn Rebiah Bin Amr
30. Suweybit Bin Seid Bin Hermelah Bin Malik
31. Shejai Bin Abi Wehib Bin Wehib Bin Rebia
32. Shemenas Bin Ousman Bin Sherid Bin Haremiyi
33. Tolib Bin Azhar Bin Abd
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34. Tuablib Bin Oumeyr Bin Wehil Bin Abd
35. Amir Bin Rebiah Bin Kaib Bin Malik
36. Amir Bin Abdeluah Bin Al-Jerrah Bin Hilal

• He is one of those who were confirmed to be in the

Heaven
37. Amir Bin Malik Bin Uhaib Bin Abdmenaf
38. Ubeydulah Bin Jehish Bin Rebab Bin Yeimer
39. Abdelah Bin Hirs Bin Keys Bin Adey
40. Abdelah Bin Huzafah Bin Keys Bin Adey
41. Abdelah Bin Sufian Bin Abdel Ased Bin Helal
42. Abdelah Bin Sahil Bin Amr
43. Abdelah Bin Abdel Ased Bin Hilal
44. Abdelah Bin Mehremah Bin Abdeluziza
45. Abdelah Bin Mesud Bin Gafil Bin Hubeyb
46. Abdelah Bin Meziun Bin Habib Bin Wehib
47. Abdelah Bin Mugera Bin Muaykeb
48. Abdurahman Bin Awf Bin Abdawf
He has been remembered in his Islamic charity
49. Abd Bin Jehsh Bin Rebab Bin Yeimer
50. Utbet Bin Gezwan Bin Jebir Bin Wehif
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51. Utbet Bin Mesud Bin Gafil Bin Habib
52. Usman Bin Rabiah Bin Ahban Bin Wehib
53. Usman Bin Abd Bin Genem Bin Zehir
54. Usman Bin Sherid Bin Suweyd
55. Usman Bin Affan Bin Abel As Bin Ummeyah
56. Usman Bin Mezun Bin Habib Bin Wehib
57. Adiy Bin Nedlah Bin Abdeluzza Bin Harsan Bin Awf
58. Urwet Bin Asaseh (Ibn Abi Asaseh) Bin Abdeluzza
59. Ammar Bin Yasir Bin Amir Bin Malik Bin Kinanar
60. Omer Bin Sufian Bin Abdelased Bin Hilal Bin Abdelah
61. Omer Bin Umeya Bin Hirs Bin Ased Bin Abdeluzza
62. Amr Bin Umeya Bin Huweylid Bin Abdelah
63. Amr Bin Al-Jehim
64. Omer Bin Abi Serh Bin Rabiah Bin Hilal Bin Malik
65. Amr Bin Seid Bin Al-As Bin Umeya Bin Abdshems
66. Amr Bin Al-As Bin Wail Bin Hashim Bin Seid
67. Amr Bin Usman Bin Keib Bin Seid Bin Teym
68. Omer Bin Rebab Bin Huzeyfah
69. Ayyash Bin Amr
70. Ayyad Bin Zehir Bin Abi Shedad Bin Rebiah Bin Hilal
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71. Firas Bin Nedir Bin Hirs Bin Ilkima Bin Kuldah
72. Kudamah Bin Mezun Bin Habib Bin Wehib Bin Huzafah
73. Keys Bin Huzafah Bin Keys Bin Ady Bin Seid Bin
Sehim
74. Keys Bin Abdelah
75. Malik Bin Zemah Bin Keys Bin Abdshemis Bin Abdowd
76. Malik Bin Wehib Bin Abdemenaf Bin Zahra Bin Kilab
77. Muhamya Bin Juzi Bin Abdyegus Bin Uweyj Bin Omer
78. Musab Bin Omer Bin Hashim Bin Abdmenaf Bin
Abdedar
79. Mutolib Bin Azhar Bin Abdawf Bin Abdel Hirs Bin
Zahra
80. Muateb Bin Awf Bin Amir Bin Al-Fedl Bin Afif
81. Meimer Bin Al-Hirs Bin Keys Bin Ady Bin Seid Bin
Sehim
82. Meimer Bin Abdelah Bin Nedlah Bin Abdel Uzaz Bin
Harsan
83. Muaykib Ibn Abi Fatimet
84. Mikdad Bin Amr Bin Seileba Bin Malik Bin Sherid Bin
Rebiah
85. Nebih Bin Osman Bin Rebiah Bin Wehib Bin Huzafah
86. Hebar Bin Sufian Bin Abdel Ased Bin Hilal Bin Abdelah

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87. Hisham Bin Abi Huzeyfa Bin Mehishem Bin MUgira
88. Hesham Bin Alas Bin Wail Bin Hisham
89. Yezid Bin Zemia Bin Al-Aswed Bin Mutolib Bin Ased
90. Abu Huzeyfa Bin Utba Bin Rebia Bin Abd Shems Bin
Abdmenaf
91. Abu Rum Bin Umeyr Bin Hashim Bin Abdmenaf Bin
Abddodar
92. Abu Sebret Bin Bbi Rehm Bin Abdel Uzza Bin Abi Keys
Bin Abd
93. Abu Fekiha Mewla Beni Abdedar
94. Abu Keys Ibnel Hirs Bin Keys Bin Adiy Bin Seid Bin
Sehim

The Women Sohabyat Who came to Ethiopia

1. Asmai Bint Selema (Bint Mehrem Bin Jendel Bin Abir
Bin Nehshel)
2. Asmai Bint Umeys Bin Meibed Ibnel Hirs Bin Keib Bin
Teym Bin Malik
3. Umeyma Bint Helef Bin Asad Bin Amir Bin Beyaduah
Bin Sebi
4. Bereket Bint Yesar
5. Hasna Amu Shurehbil
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6. Hamnet Bint Jehsh Bin Rebab
7. Hewlet Bint Aswed Bin Huzeyman
8. Raituah Bint Alhirs Bin Habilah Bin Amir Bin Keib Bin
Seid
9. Rukyah Bint Muhammed, Daughter of the Prophet
Mohammed (PBUH)
10. Remlah Bint Abu Sufian Bin Sohir Bin Harb Bin Umeya
Bin Abdshems
11. Remlah Bint Abi Awf Bin Subeyret Bin Seid
12. Zeyneb Bint Jehsh Bin Reyyab
13. Sehlet Bint Sehil Bin Amr
14. Sewda Bint Zem’a Bin Keys Bin Abdshems Bint Abdwd
Bin Nesr
15. Omra Bint Sedy Bin Wekdan Bin Abdshems Bin Abdwd
16. Fatimet Bint Al-MujelilBin Abdelah Bin Keys Bin
Abdwd
17. Fatimet BinT Sofwan Bin Umeya Bin Muhris Bin Sheq
18. Fekiha Bint Yesar
19. Qehtom Bint Alkemah Bin Abdelah Bin Abikeys
20. Leyla Bint Abi Hasma Bin Huzeyfa Bin Ganim Bin Amir
21. Hamiyet Bint Khalid (Khelef)
22. Hend Bint Abi Umeyah
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23. Amu Habiba Bint Jehsh Bin Rebab Al-Asedya
24. Amu Kulsum Bint Sehil Ibn Amr
25. Amu Yekezot Bint Alkima Amu Selit Bin Selit
26. Amu Aymen Bereket Alhabeshiya

The Letter Exchanges between King

Nejash and the Prophet Mohammed
(PBUH)
The relation between King Nejash and the Prophet
Mohammed has dated back to the early years of the
expansion of Islam. Through time there was exchange of
messages between the two. Their relation became stronger
due to the influence of Amu Aymen and Bilal Al-Habesh
on the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). One of the letters of
the Prophet of Islam reads as follows.

“In the name of Allah the most merciful the most beneficent,
from Mohammed the Prophet of Allah to Alnegashi the king
of Al-Habesha (Abyssinia), greetings I thank Allah the
Almighty the all dominating and I witness and testify that Issa
(Jesus) is the Spirit of Allah and his word which He gave to
Merriam (Mary) the virtuous, and created him from his spirit.
And I am inviting you very honestly to accept Islam and
become a good Muslim. And rule in peace and prosperity to
the Habesh-Abyssinia with peace and believe in Allah the
Almighty only without any partner to obey him and follow me
and what was revealed to me for I become the messenger and
Prophet of Allah. I have sent my cousin designated as a
special envoy Jaffer and my beloved Muslims. When they
come to you, receive them well and stay away from arrogance
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and call you and your solders to believe in Allah. And I have
given my message and may Allah’s blessings fall on those
who follow the snail path”.

It is necessary to ask why the Prophet had chosen

Abyssinia. There can be two main explanations. The
first reason is the influence of Amu Aymen, a slave
Habesha (Abyssinian) woman who shaped and
nourished the Prophet during his childhood. According
to several sources Amu Aymen is the most important
figure to the Prophet of Islam. The second reason is
what we can call the “Bilal effect”, who was another
slave from the same origin and a slave bought by the
Arabian king Umeyah and crown prince Abu Sufian and
Princes Hindia, the cruel and unmerciful women at that
time. They tried to destroy the kingdom of Islam,
Prophet Mohammed and his beloved followers. The
Great Bilal is the first person to make the prayer call
(Azan) for Muslims. He upgraded himself from being an
ordinary slave to become commander in chief for the
Muslim world. He was very strong, obedient, brave, and
innocent person. He made history and dedicated all of
his life to the Prophet of Islam. His works are waking up
calls for all the Habeshan people. According to His
Eminency Dr. Alam direct descendant of the Prophet of
Islam, in the visit of the grave of King Nejash on the
11th of January 2009, “the Great Bilal is now rest in
Damasks, the capital of Syria”.

Therefore, these two personalities played their own role

to influence the Prophet’s perception towards the
Habesha (Abyssinian) land. The Prophet Mohammed
directed his followers to left Mecca immediately
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towards to Abyssinia. The Prophet cousin, the Great
Hamza supported this journey which was led by Jafer
Bin Abutualib along with Hazrat Osman Bin Afuan and
Prophet Daughter Rukya and other 121 most influential
Muslims left from Mecca to Abyssinia, to King Nejash,
who was the Great Christian King who has a knowledge,
spirituality, capacity and qualified in all testimony of
bible which originated by Almighty from Allah to Jesus
Christ. There is a prescription and declaration about
Prophet Mohammed’s arrival with the glorious Koran.
The holy Koran also indicates the human being is a
crown creation of God. The Jewish, Christian and
Muslim are cousin brothers who are the descendents of
Abraham. According to these main religions, Jesus
Christ will emerge and co creates heaven on earth with
Imam Mehedy (PBUH). King Nejash understood that
and in a humble way received the followers of Islam.
And with dignity and status and assured them to stay in
Abyssinia with peace as long as they want, and he
converted to be a Muslim. According to Islamic
literatures King Nejash is remembered among the first
non-Arab African Muslim next to Bilal and Amu
Aymen.
His Eminency advised his spiritual son Dr. Selahadin
and Dr. Meskerem Melaku (Meryem) to send official
proposal to the UN Secretary General from the World
Human Rights Council to record King Nejash’s
contribution to world as the first political asylum offer.
This was the first political asylum in world history.
Unfortunately, the UN does not recognize this history.
His Eminency argues that, Nowadays 55% of the
Ethiopia people is Muslims. In accordance of His
eminency Dr. Alam’s statement the Muslims of Ethiopia
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are neglected politically, officially and mentally by the
Christian rulers for the last 1400 years.
There were several letter exchanges between King
Nejash and Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). The letter that
was sent to the Prophet from King Nejash stated the
following.
“In the name of Allah the most merciful and the most
beneficent, to Allah’s Prophet Mohammed (SAW), from
Alnegash (Abyssinia) Armaha the son of Abhar the king
of Al-Habasha (Abyssinia). A greeting, the Messenger of
Allah, there is no true God but Allah who guided me to
accept Islam.I have received your letter and what you
said about Issa. In the name of the God of the skies and
the earth that Issa is exactly what you said he is in your
letter. And we have received your cousin Jaffer, chief of
the delegation and his companions, I witness that you
are Allah’s Prophet and messenger. In the name of
Allah, the Almighty I have sent you my son Arha son of
Al Asmha the son of Abhar. If you wish I will come to
you myself and I give my word that what I said is the
truth”.
What we can see from this letter is that King Nejash has
an interest to go and visit the Arabia as a Muslim ruler
of Abyssinia. The final seat of King Nejash is found in
“Negash” town of northern Ethiopia, which is named
after the name of the great king. This town is found in
the Plateau of the Wukro area which is located 60 kilo
meters north of Mekele town, the capital of the Tigray
Regional State. His Eminency visited the area with so
much hardship by crossing the road from Addis to
Negash. He Prayed Selatel Zuhur and Asir in the 12 &
13 of January 2009.

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Several historic record and findings suggest that, King
Nejash came to the south from his Palace which was
situated between “Atsbi” (East of Negash) and Hawzien
(west of Negash). Negash town is found in exactly
equidistant from Atsbi and Hawzien. There are also
arguments that King Nejash’s seat was in Aksum, one of
the Ancient civilized areas of the world, before he came
to the Negash area. This shows the seat of King Nejash
was located in the Northen part of Ethiopia. The
marching to the south was to cross to the holy city of
Mecca. In his last years King Nejash stopped his
political leadership and started to serve the Almighty
Allah. And he had a plan of fulfilling one of the pillars
of Islam by visiting the Holly City of Mecca for
pilgrimage. However, King Nejash found the area of
Negash comfortable to live with a suitable weather
condition. Local residents and religious leaders witness
that King Nejash stayed in that area for 15 years. It is in
this location that King Nejash’s soul rest in peace. Even
if king Negash could not make the journey to the holy
city of Mecca, one of his sons was able to reach and
reside there. Another son was dead while he was trying
cross the Red Sea.
The settlement of King Nejash in the Negash area was
accompanied by the sahbas who came from the Arabia.
The grave of those Sahbas is found in there. Total of 15
descendents of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) were
dead in Negash town, 10 men and 5 women. 12 of them
rest together with King Nejash’s body. King Nejash was
dead by 630 AD. Three of the Sahbas rest in the same
compound but outside of the house in which King
Nejash’s grave is found. The local residents have only
the record of the name of those three:
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1. Hazrat Mussa Bin Harris

2. Sharif Abdalla

3. Alley Bin Nadla

His Eminency Dr. Alam 43rd decedent of the Prophet, as

the capacity of the President of the World Spiritual
Assembly and chief of the mission of the WHRSC and
UNECA Civil Society Representative tried to find out the
history of King Nejash. In the month of Muhrem 11th
January 2009, after 4 years of search, finally find out the
King Nejash’s mosque and grave accompanied by his
spiritual son Dr. Selahadin and his secretary Dr.
Meskerem Melaku (Meryem), Orthodox Christian, the
gift of King Nejash.

Who Is Barakah? (R.A.)

Figure 47: Barakah (RA) the closest beloved servent

of Prophet’s Family
We do not know precisely how the young
Abyssinian girl ended up for sale in Makkah. Nor
do we know her 'roots'— who was her mother, her
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father or her ancestors. There were many like her,
boys and girls, Arabs and non‐Arabs, who were
captured and brought to the slave market of the city
to be sold.

A terrible fate awaited some who ended up in the

hands of cruel masters or mistresses. Many
exploited their labor and treated them with the
utmost harshness.

A few in that inhumane environment were rather

more fortunate. They were taken into the homes of
more gentle and caring people. Barakah, the young
Abyssinian girl, was one of the more fortunate
ones. She was saved by the generous and kind
Abdullah, the son of Abd al‐Muttalib. In fact, she
became the only servant in his household and when
he got married to the lady Aminah, Barakah looked
after her affairs as well.

Two weeks after the couple were married,

according to Barakah, Abdullah's father came to
their house and instructed his son to go with a
trading caravan that was leaving for Syria. Aminah
was deeply distressed and cried:

"How strange! How strange! How can my husband

go on a trading journey to Syria while I am yet a
bride and the traces of henna are still on my hands?"

Abdullah's departure was heartbreaking. In her

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anguish, Aminah fainted. Soon after he left,
Barakah said: "When I saw Aminah unconscious, I
shouted in distress and pain: 'O my lady!' Aminah
opened her eyes and looked at me with tears
streaming down her face. Suppressing a groan she
said: "Take me to bed, Barakah."

"Aminah stayed bedridden for a long time. She

spoke to no one. Neither did she look at anyone
who visited her except Abd al‐Muttalib, that noble
and gentle old man. "Two months after the
departure of Abdullah, Aminah called me at dawn
one morning and, her face beaming with joy, she
said to me:
"O Barakah! I have seen a strange dream."
"Something good, my lady," I said. "I saw lights
coming from my abdomen lighting up the
mountains, the hills and the valleys around
Makkah." "Do you feel pregnant, my lady?"

"Yes, Barakah," she replied. "But I do not feel any

discomfort as other women feel." "You shall give
birth to a blessed child who will bring goodness," I
said.

So long as Abdullah was away, Aminah remained

sad and melancholic. Barakah stayed at her side
trying to comfort her and make her cheerful by
talking to her and relating stories. Aminah however
became even more distressed when Abd al‐Muttalib
came and told her she had to leave her home
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and go to the mountains as other Makkans had
done because of an impending attack on the city by
the ruler of Yemen, someone called Abrahah.
Aminah told him that she was too grief‐stricken and
weak to leave for the mountains but insisted that
Abrahah could never enter Makkah and destroy
the Kabah because it was protected by the Lord.
Abd al‐Muttalib became very agitated but there was
no sign of fear on Aminah's face. Her confidence
that the Kabah would not be harmed was
well‐founded. Abrahah's army with an elephant in
the vanguard was destroyed before it could enter
Makkah.

Day and night, Barakah stayed beside Aminah. She

said: "I slept at the foot of her bed and heard her
groans at night as she called for her absent
husband. Her moans would awaken me and I
would try to comfort her and give her courage."

The first part of the caravan from Syria returned

and was joyously welcomed by the trading families
of Makkah. Barakah went secretly to the house of
Abd al‐Muttalib to find out about Abdullah but had
no news of him. She went back to Aminah but did
not tell her what she had seen or heard in order
not to distress her. The entire caravan eventually
returned but not with Abdullah.

Later, Barakah was at Abd al‐Muttalib's house

when news came from Yathrib that Abdullah had
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died. She said: "I screamed when I heard the news.
I don't know what I did after that except that I
ran to Aminah's house shouting, lamenting for
the absent one who would never return,
lamenting for the beloved one for whom we
waited so long, lamenting for the most beautiful
youth of Makkah, for Abdullah, the pride of the
Quraysh.

"When Aminah heard the painful news, she fainted

and I stayed by her bedside while she was in a state
between life and death. There was no one else but
me in Aminah's house. I nursed her and looked
after her during the day and through the long
nights until she gave birth to her child,
"Muhammad (SM) (SAW)", on a night in which the
heavens were resplendent with the light of God."

When Muhammad (SM) (SAW) was born, Barakah

was the first to hold him in her arms. His
grandfather came and took him to the Kabah and
with all Makkah, celebrated his birth. Barakah
stayed with Aminah while Muhammad (SM) (SAW)
was sent to the desert with the lady Halimah who
looked after him in the bracing atmosphere of the
open desert. At the end of five years, he was
brought back to Makkah and Aminah received him
with tenderness and love and Barakah welcomed
him "with joy, longing and admiration".

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When Muhammad (SM) (SAW) was six years old,
his mother decided to visit the grave of her
husband, Abdullah, in Yathrib. Both Barakah and
Abd al‐Muttalib tried to dissuade her. Aminah
however was determined. So one morning they set
off‐ Aminah, Muhammad (SM) (SAW) and Barakah
huddled together in a small covering mounted on a
large camel, part of a huge caravan that was going
to Syria. In order to shield the tender child from any
pain and worry, Aminah did not tell Muhammad
(SM) that she was going to visit the grave of his
father.

The caravan went at a brisk pace. Barakah tried to

console Aminah for her son's sake and much of
the time the boy Muhammad (SM) slept with his
arms around Barakah's neck.
The caravan took ten days to reach Yathrib. The
boy Muhammad (SM) was left with his maternal
uncles of the Banu Najjar while Aminah went to
visit the grave of Abdullah. Each day for a few
weeks she stayed at the grave. She was consumed
by grief.

On the way back to Makkah, Aminah became

seriously ill with fever. Halfway between Yathrib
and Makkah, at a place called al‐Abwa, they
stopped. Aminah's health deteriorated rapidly. One
pitch dark night, she was running a high
temperature and called out to Barakah in a choking

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voice.
Barakah related: "She whispered in my ear: 'O
Barakah, I shall depart from this world shortly. I
commend my son Muhammad (SM) to your care.
He lost his father while he was in my abdomen.
Here he is now, losing his mother under his very
eyes. Be a mother to him, Barakah. And don't ever
leave him.'
"My heart was shattered and I began to sob and
wail. The child was distressed by my wailing and
began to weep. He threw himself into his mother's
arms and held tightly onto her neck. She gave
one last moan and then was forever silent."

Barakah wept. She wept bitterly. With her own

hands she dug a grave in the sand and buried
Aminah, moistening the grave with whatever tears
were left in her heart. Barakah returned with the
orphan child to Makkah and placed him in the care
of his grandfather. She stayed at his house to look
after him. When Abd al‐Muttalib died two years
later, she went with the child to the house of his
uncle Abu Talib and continued to look after his
needs until he was grown up and married the lady
Khadijah.

Barakah then stayed with Muhammad (SM)

(SAW) and Khadijah in a house belonging to
Khadijah. "I never left him and he never left me,"
she said. One day Muhammad (SM) (SAW), may

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Allah bless him and grant him peace, called out to
her and said: "Ya Ummah!" (He always called
her "Mother") "Now I am a married man, and
you are still unmarried. What do you think if
someone should come now and ask to marry
you?" Barakah looked at Muhammad (SM) (SAW)
and said: "I shall never leave you. Does a mother
abandon her son?" Muhammad (SM) (SAW) smiled
and kissed her head. He looked at his wife Khadijah
and said to her: "This is Barakah. This is my mother
after my own mother. She is the rest of my family."

Barakah looked at the lady Khadijah who said to

her: "Barakah, you have sacrificed your youth for
the sake of Muhammad (SM) (SAW). Now he wants
to pay back some of his obligations to you. For my
sake and his, agree to be married before old age
overtakes you."

"Whom shall I marry, my lady?" asked Barakah.

"There is Ubayd ibn Zayd from the Khazraj tribe of
Yathrib. He has come to us seeking your hand in
marriage. For my sake, don't refuse."

Barakah agreed. She married Ubayd ibn Zayd and

went with him to Yathrib. There she gave birth to
a son whom she called Ayman and from that time
onwards people called her "Umm Ayman", the
mother of Ayman.

Her marriage, however, did not last very long.

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Her husband died and she returned once more to
Makkah to live with her "son" Muhammad (SM) in
the house of the lady Khadijah. Living in the same
household at the time were Ali ibn Abi Talib and
Zayd ibn Harithah.

Zayd was an Arab from the tribe of Kalb who

was captured as a boy and brought to Makkah to
be sold in the slave market. He was bought by
Khadijah's nephew and put in her service. In
Khadijah's household, Zayd became attached to
Muhammad (SM) and devoted himself to his
service. Their relationship was like that of a son to a
father. Indeed when Zayd's father came to Makkah
in search of him, Zayd was given the choice by
Muhammad (SM) of either going with his father or
staying with him. Zayd's reply to his father was:

"I shall never leave this man. He has treated me

nobly, as a father would treat his son. Not a single
day have I felt that I am a slave. He has looked
after me well. He is kind and loving towards me
and strives for my enjoyment and happiness. He
is the most noble of men and the greatest person in
creation. How can I leave him and go with you?...I
shall never leave him."

Later, in public Muhammad (SM) proclaimed the

freedom of Zayd. However, Zayd continued to live
with him as part of his household and devoted
himself to his service.
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When Muhammad (SM) was blessed with
Prophethood, Barakah and Zayd were among the
first to believe in the message he proclaimed. They
bore with the early Muslims the persecution which
the Quraysh meted out to them.

Barakah and Zayd performed invaluable services to

the mission of the Prophet (SAW). One night the
mushrikun blocked off the roads leading to the
place where the Prophet (SAW) gathered his
companions regularly to instruct them in the
teachings of Islam. Barakah had some urgent
information from Khadijah which had to be
conveyed to the Prophet (SAW). She risked her life
trying to reach this gathering. When she arrived
and conveyed the message to the Prophet (SAW),
he smiled and said to her:
"You are blessed, Umm Ayman. Surely you have a
place in Paradise." When Umm Ayman left, the
Prophet (SAW) looked at his companions and
asked: "Should one of you desire to marry a woman
from the people of Paradise, let him marry Umm
Ayman."

All the companions remained silent and did not utter

a word. Umm Ayman was neither young nor
attractive. She was by now about fifty years old and
looked rather frail. Zayd ibn al‐Harithah however
came forward and said:

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"Messenger of Allah, I shall marry Umm Ayman.
By Allah, she is better than women who have grace
and beauty."

Zayd and Umm Ayman were married and were

blessed with a son whom they named Usamah. The
Prophet (SAW), may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, loved Usamah as his own son. Often he
played with him, kissed him and fed him with his
own hands. The Muslims would say: "He is the
beloved son of the beloved." From an early age
Usamah distinguished himself in the service of
lslam, and was later given weighty responsibilities
by the Prophet (SAW).

When the Prophet (SAW) migrated to Yathrib,

henceforth to be known as al‐ Madinah, he left
Umm Ayman behind in Makkah to look after
affairs in his household. Eventually she migrated
to Madinah on her own. She made the long and
difficult journey through the desert and
mountainous terrain on foot. The heat was killing
and sandstorms obscured the way but she
persisted, borne along by her deep love and
attachment for Muhammad (SM) (SAW), may God
bless him and grant him peace. When she reached
Madinah, her feet were sore and swollen and her
face was covered with sand and dust.

"Ya Umm Ayman! Ya Ummi! (O Umm Ayman! O

my mother!) Indeed for you is a place in Paradise!"
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exclaimed the Prophet (SAW) when he saw her. He
wiped her face and eyes, massaged her feet and
rubbed her shoulders with his kind and gentle
hands.
At Madinah, Umm Ayman contributed her full
part in the affairs of the Muslims. At Uhud she
distributed water to the thirsty and tended the
wounded. She accompanied the Prophet (SAW)
on some expeditions, to Khaybar and Hunayn for
example.

Barakah's son, Ayman, a devoted companion of

the Prophet (SAW) was martyred at Hunayn in
the eighth year after the Hijrah. Also, her
husband, Zayd, was killed at the Battle of Mutah in
Syria after a lifetime of distinguished service to the
Prophet (SAW) and Islam. Barakah at this time
was about seventy years old and spent much of
her time at home. The Prophet (SAW), accompanied
by Abu Bakr and Umar often visited her and
asked: "Ya Ummi! Are you well?" and she would
reply: "I am well, O Messenger of Allah, so long as
Islam is."

After the Prophet (SAW), may Allah bless him and

grant him peace, had died, Barakah would often be
found with tears in her eyes. She was once asked,
"Why are you crying?" and she replied: "By Allah, I
knew that the Messenger of Allah would die but I
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Barakah was unique in that she was the only one

who was so close to the Prophet (SAW)
throughout his life, from birth till death. Her life
was one of selfless service in the Prophet
(SAW)'s household. She remained deeply devoted
to the gentle and caring Prophet (SAW). Above all,
her devotion to the religion of Islam was strong and
unshakable. She died during the caliphate of
Uthman. Although her roots were unknown, her
place in Paradise is assured.

Umme Aiman
Barka, daughter of Tha’alabeh ibn Amar; known
as “Umme Aiman” ‐ was a great personality.
Among women in the early years of Islam, she
was an outstanding figure.

By her wisdom and enlightenment, she was in

the vanguard against the enemies of the Prophet
(SAW) and Imam Ali (AS) in holy wars (Jihad) and
self‐ sacrifice during the Prophet’s (SAW) migration
from Mecca to Medina. The life of such a woman
was fraught with the praise of the past, present and
future as read in the brilliant words of the Prophet
(SAW). Imam Ali (AS) and Fatima az‐ Zahra (SA)
and the Prophet (SAW) called her “A woman
from Paradise”. The great honor of Umme Aiman
was that when the Prophet (SAW) lost his mother
at the age of seven, he was left in the charge of this
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woman and only the sympathetic and affectionate
service of Umme Aiman could make up for the loss
of the Prophet’s (SAW) mother. The Prophet (SAW)
never forgot her services and said: “Umme
Aiman mothered me after my own mother.” She
was from Ethiopia and loved the divine knowledge
and with her sublime character, she cared
wholeheartedly for the grandson of Abdul‐Mutallib
(RA) and followed his sagacious advice.

Whereas the learned‐men, while having read

the divine scriptures that Prophet (SAW) gave
tidings of his advent had understood that
Prophet Muhammad (SM) (SAW) would be the last
of the divine Messengers and, added to which
Abdul‐Mutallib (RA) worried and mentioned to
Umme Aiman that she not neglect him because he
was believed to be the same promised Prophet of
these people.

Umme Aiman’s care of Prophet Muhammad

(SM) (SAW) took 18 years and thereafter
Prophet Muhammad (SM) (SAW) called her
“Mother” and after he was appointed as the
Messenger, he said: “This woman is a survivor of
my family.” After having married Bibi Khadija
(SA), the Prophet (SAW) set Umme Aiman free
because she was a slave‐maid belonging to his
father Abdullah son of Abdul‐Muttalib (RA). And
some said she was the slave‐maid of Bibi Amina

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(the Prophet’s mother) and after Amina passed
away, Umme Aiman became the Prophet’s
property.

At the same time Ubeid Khazarji married Barka

and she bore a boy named Aiman and thus she
was called “Umme Aiman”. Fate had thus
bestowed this honor on Umme Aiman because she
had nursed a boy who afterwards became the
Prophet (SAW) of a revealed religion. In the
Battle of Hunain Aiman attended to the Prophet
(SAW) and never left him alone and after showing
valor, was martyred. After Umme Aiman’s
husband was killed in the Battle of Khaibar, the
Prophet (SAW) said to his devoted companions: “He
who wants to be happy should ask for the hand of
Umme Aiman, the woman of Paradise.” Umme
Aiman had the honor of attending to five
infallible Imams (AS). Umme Aiman was a loving
nurse for Fatima az‐Zahra (SA). Before the birth of
the daughter of the Prophet (SAW), she served in
the house of the Prophet (SAW) and had shown
her devotion. Fatima az‐Zahra (SA) loved her and
she also humbly loved and respected the
daughter of the Prophet (SAW). In the migration
(Hijrat) of Muhammad (SM) (SAW) from Mecca to
Medina, Umme Aiman went along with Hazrat
Fatima az‐Zahra (SA) separately. When Imam Ali
(AS) married the daughter of the Prophet (SAW),
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trustworthy companion to prepare the dowry for
the newly‐ wed couple was to Umme Aiman. She
wished the couple well and she tried her best to
make all happy.

Imam Ali (AS) was quoted as having said that “the

wives of the Prophet (SAW) asked me whether I
wanted them to speak to the Prophet (SAW) about
Fatima az‐Zahra’s (SA) becoming my wife.” Umme
Aiman said to the Prophet (SAW): “O God’s
Messenger, if Bibi Khadija (SA) was alive today,
she would be very glad to see Fatima (SA) married.
Imam Ali (AS) would like his wife to come to his
home. We pray you to allow their union.” The
Prophet (SAW) said that why did Ali (AS) not ask
me! Imam Ali (AS) said that modesty didn’t allow
him to ask. Thus Umme Aiman caused the marriage
of Ali (AS) and Fatima (SA) to take place.

Now let us recall a dream of Umme Aiman: One day

a neighbor of Umme Aiman called on the Prophet
(SAW) and said that Umme Aiman had wept
bitterly all night. The Prophet (SAW) called her and
asked what the matter was. She said that she had a
shocking dream that the parts of his body fell into her
home. The Prophet (SAW) said “Fatima (SA) will
bear a child which you will bring up.” Days later
Imam Hussain (AS) was born. On the 7th day after
his birth Umme Aiman took the infant in her arms
to the Prophet (SAW). The Prophet (SAW) said this

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is what your dream meant. Hazrat Fatima (SA) loved
and respected Umme Aiman and occasionally
shared their food with her. Hazrat Fatima (SA)
trusted Umme Aiman so much that she called her
forward as thewitness in the case of Fadak that
wasusurped. Umme Aiman had an abiding love
for Hazrat Fatima (SA) and after her departure
from this world, Umme Aimanleft Medina or
Mecca. On her way she reached Juhfa and the sting of
thirst led her to take a drop or two of water there, but
she feared that she might die. She looked up and
said: “O Allah! Let me, the slave of Your Prophet’s
(SAW) daughter die thirsty!” In no time a jug of
water was brought from Paradise and she
drank. Finally at the beginning of the caliphate of
Uthman she died at the age of 85. May her soul rest
in peace ‐ Ameen

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 Beloved & Close Companions of
Hazrat Mohammad (SM)
Hazrat Bilaal Ibn Rabah (A)

Figure: 52 Holy Grave of Hazrat Bilal (A) at Damascus, Syria

Bilaal ibn Rabah (May Allah be pleased with him)
was a black Ethiopian slave who was freed for the sake
of Allah by Abu Bakr As‐Siddeeq. Bilaal was amongst
the first of the companions to embrace Islam and he
became the caller of the prayer during the lifetime of the
Prophet (May Allah be pleased with him) and he
fought alongside the Messenger of Allah (May Allah
be pleased with him) in all of the battles including the
Battle of Badr. He was also one of the companions who
were tortured by the disbelievers for no other reason
than he was a Muslim. Bilaal patiently suffered while
Abu Jehl (a pagan Arab) tied him to the ground in the
hot desert sun and put hot rocks on his chest. Abu Jehl
would say to him: "Disbelieve in the Lord of Muhammad
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(SM) (and I will stop torturing you)." And Bilaal would
say: "(Allah is) one, (Allah is) one."
Another of Bilaal's tormentors was called Umayyah
ibn Khalf and Allah decreed that Bilaal would kill him
during the Battle of Badr.
Bilaal was the muadhdhin (caller of the prayer)
during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah peace be
upon him and he was the first Muslim to call the adhaan.
In an hadith, narrated upon the authority of
Abd‐Allah ibn Buraidah who said that his father said:
"(One day) the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him
woke up, summoned for Bilaal and said to him: 'With
what (deed) have you preceded me to Paradise with? I
have never entered Paradise (in my dreams) except that I
have heard the sound of your footsteps in front of me.
Last night (in my dreams) I entered Paradise and I heard
the sound of your footsteps in front of me. I came to a
castle made of gold and I asked: 'whose castle is this?'
They (the angels) said:
'It is for a man from amongst the Arabs.' I said: 'I am an
Arab so who does this castle belong to?' They (the
angels) said: 'It is for a man from the Quraish.' I said: 'I
am from the Quraish so who does this castle belong
to?' They (the angels) said: 'It is for a man from the
nation of Muhammad (SM).' I said: 'I am Muhammad
(SM) so who does this castle belong to?' They (the angels)
said: 'It is for
'Umar ibn Al‐Khattaab.' Bilaal said: 'O Messenger of
Allah, I have never called the adhaan except that I
prayed two rak'aat (afterwards) and I have never broken
my wudoo except that I renewed it (immediately) and I
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Allah (i.e. after every wudoo).' The Messenger of
Allah peace be upon him then said: 'It is because of
those two (rak'aat)”.
And in another hadith narrated upon the authority of Jaabir
ibn Abd‐Allah who said that 'Umar ibn Al‐Khattaab said:
"Abu Bakr is our chief and he freed our chief (referring to
Bilaal)."

His Eminency Dr. Shah Sufi M N Alam Author of this Book

At front of Hazrat Belal (RA) Holy Shrine, Damascus, Syria

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The Great Hazrat Hamza (R)

Figure 51: The Holy Grave of Hazrat Hamza (R) At Uhud Battle
Field at Madinah
There have been a number of brave and self‐sacrificing
officers and strong and powerful champions in the army
of Islam but the bravery of Hamzah bin Abdul Muttalib
is recorded in the pages of history and in fact constitutes the
golden leaves of the history of the battles of Islam.
Muhammed Mustafa, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah
bless him and his Ahlel‐Bayt), though safe under the
protection of his uncle, Abu Talib, was not immune
from harassment by the infidels. Whenever they found an
opportunity for baiting him, they didn't miss it. On one
occasion, Abu Jahl found him alone, and used much
offensive and vulgar language toward him. That same
evening when his uncle, Hamzah bin Abdul Muttalib, came
home from a hunting expedition, his slave‐girl recounted to
him the tale of Abu Jahl's gratuitous insolence toward him
(Muhammed), and the latter's forbearance, of which she had
been an eye‐witness.
Hamzah was a warrior, a hunter and a sportsman, and was
little interested in the day‐ to‐day affairs of the city. But
Abu Jahl's conduct toward his nephew so roused his anger

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that he seized his bow, went into the assembly of the
Quraysh where he (Abu Jahl) was reviewing the events of the
day to his compeers, struck him at his head with his bow,
causing it to bleed, and shouted: "I too have become a
Muslim."
This was a challenge to Abu Jahl but he figured that silence
was the best part of valor, and did not tangle with Hamzah,
even restraining his friends who wished to rise in his defense.

Hamzah, the uncle of the Prophet of Islam, was one of the

bravest men of Arabia and a well‐known officer of Islam. It
was he, who insisted earnestly that the army of Islam should
go out of Madina and fight against Quraysh. It was Hamzah,
who protected the Prophet in Makkah during the delicate
moments with all his might. Hamzah accepted Islam in the
fifth year of the Proclamation. May God be pleased with
him, and bless him.
He was the same senior and valiant officer who killed the
brave champion of Quraysh Shaybah and others and also
wounded a group of the enemies in the Battle of Badr ‐ the
first battle of Islam. He had no object in mind except to
defend truth and virtue and to maintain freedom in the lives of
human beings.
Hamzah had killed Utbah, the father of Hinda, in the
battle of Badr. In the battle of Uhud, she slaked her thirst
for vengeance which had given her no rest since the battle
of Badr.Hinda, the wife of Abu Sufyan and the mother of
Muawiya, nursed a grudge against Hamzah and was
determined to take her father's revenge on the Muslims at
any cost.
Wahshi, an Ethiopian warrior, was the slave of Jabir Mut'am
and an uncle of Jibir had also been killed in the Battle of
Badr. He (Wahshi) had been appointed by Hinda to help
achieve her object by hook or by crook. She asked him to

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kill one of the three persons (viz. the Prophet, Imam Ali or
Hamzah) so that she might avenge her father's death. The
Ethiopian warrior said in reply: "I cannot approach
Muhammad at all, because his companions are nearer to him
than anyone else. Ali too is extraordinarily vigilant in the
battlefield. However, Hamzah is so furious that, while
fighting, he does not pay any attention to any other side and
it is possible that I may be able to make him fall by some
trick or by taking him unawares". Hinda was contented with
this and promised that if he was successful in performing the
job she would set him free. Some believe that Jibir made this
promise with his slave (Wahshi) as his (Jibir's) uncle had
been killed in the Battle of Badr.
Wahshi, the slave, says: "On the Day of Uhud I was
pursuing Hamzah. He was attacking the centre of the army
like a ferocious lion. He killed every one whom he could
approach. I hid myself behind the trees and stones, so that he
could not see me. He was too busy in fighting. I came out of
ambush. Being an Ethiopian, I used to throw my weapon like
them (i.e. like the Ethiopians) and it seldom missed the
target. I, therefore, threw my javelin towards him from a
specific distance after moving it in a particular manner. The
weapon fell on his flank and came out from between his two
legs. He wanted to attack me but severe pain prevented
him from doing so. He remained in the same condition
till his soul departed from his body. Then I
approached him very carefully and having taken out my
weapon from his body returned to the army of Quraysh and
waited for my freedom.
In the battle of Uhud the Muslims were defeated.
After their rout, Hinda and the other harpies she had brought
with her from Makka, mutilated the bodies of the slain
Muslims. Hinda cut open Hamzah's abdomen, plucked out his
liver and chewed it up. Muhammad ibn Umar Waqidi, the
historian, says that she made a fire in the battlefield,
roasted Hamzah's heart and liver and ate them. Not satisfied
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with this, she cut the limbs, the ears and the nose of
Hamzah, strung them into a "necklace," and entered Makka
wearing it as a "trophy" of victory.
Muhammed Mustafa, the Apostle of God, was deeply
aggrieved at the death and at the mutilation of the body of
such a stalwart of Islam as Hamzah. He bestowed upon him
the titles of the "Lion of God," and the "Chief of the Martyrs."
After the Battle of Uhud, I continued to live in Makkah for
quite a long time until the Muslims conquered Makkah. I
then ran away to Ta'if, but soon Islam reach that area as
well. I heard that however grave the crime of a person
might be, the Prophet forgave him. I, therefore, reached the
Prophet with Shahadatayn on my lips (i.e., I testify that
there is no god but Allah and I also testify that Muhammad is
His Prophet). The Prophet saw me and said "Are you the
same Wahshi, an Ethiopian?" I replied in the affirmative.
Thereupon he said: "How did you kill Hamzah?" I gave an
account of the matter. The Prophet was moved and said: "I
should not see your face until you are alive, because the
heart‐rending calamity fell upon my uncle at your hands".
It was the same great spirit of the Prophet of Islam which
made him set this man free although he could execute him on
many grounds.
Wahshi says: "So long as the Prophet was alive I kept
myself hidden from him. After his death the battle with
Musaylimah Kazzab took place. I joined the army of Islam
and used the same weapon against Musaylimah and succeeded
in killing him with the help of one of the Ansar. If I killed
the best of men (i.e. Hamzah) with this weapon, the worst
man, too, did not escape its horror".
The participation of Wahshi in the battle against
Musaylimah is something which he himself claims, but lbn
Hisham says: "During the last days of his life Wahshi was
like a black crow who was always hated by Muslims on
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account of his being a drunkard and was punished twice on
account of drinking wine. On account of his indecent actions
his name was struck off the army records and Umar bin
Khattab used to say: "The murderer of Hamzah does not
deserve to be pardoned in the other world

Hazrat Awais Qarni ®

The story of the great Ashiq‐e‐Rasool:
Once the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him), while
speaking to Sahaba‐Ikram (companions), said: "There is a
person in my Ummah (followers) whose prayers would bring
forgiveness to as many sinners as the number of hair of the
sheep in the tribes of Rabia and Mazar." The two tribes
were well known for raising sheep during the time of the
Holy Prophet. The disclosure made the Sahaba‐Ikram very
curious. They asked the Holy Prophet about the name of that
person and the place he lived in. The Holy Prophet first
hesitated, but on their insistence told them the name of a
person who lived in Qarn, Awais Qarni.

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Figure 53: Mazar of Beloved Ashique of Prophet (SM) at
Zabid City, Yemen
The Holy Prophet continued: "On the Day of Judgment,
Awais would be accompanied to paradise by 70,000 angels
who'd resemble him." The reason the Holy Prophet gave for
this was: "Since Awais prayed all his life in seclusion so as
not to be noticed, Allah would also keep his purdah (cover)."
When people asked the Holy Prophet whether Awais Qarni
had even come to see him, he said: "No, he never saw me,
but he has the privilege of seeing me through Kashf
(spiritual revelation), and he has reasons for not being able to
see me. He is the only one to take care of his blind mother."
Again Sahaba‐Ikram asked if they could see him, to which the
Holy Prophet replied: "No, only Umer bin Khattab and Ali
would meet him, and his identification is ‐ he has thick hair
all over his body, and a white patch on his left hand." He
directed Hazrat Umer and Hazrat Ali: "When you see him,

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convey to him my salaam (greetings) and ask him to pray for
my Ummah."
"And who'd be the right person to receive your Abaya (the
cloak the Holy Prophet used over his clothes) after you
leave the world?" the Sahaba asked. "Awais Qarni," said the
Holy Prophet.
When the Holy Prophet left the world and Hazrat Umer
became the caliph, he, along with Hazrat Ali, went to Qarn
to look for Awais Qarni. No one knew about him.
However, the people of Qarn told them that outside the
town there lived an insane person who laughed at the
crying people and cried for those who laughed. When
Hazrat Umer and Hazrat Ali reached there they saw a
person praying amidst the grazing sheep. When he finished
his prayers, he saw the visitors and said: "It is the first time
anyone has ever seen me praying."

"What's your name?" Hazrat Umer and Hazrat Ali asked.

"Abdullah (the servant of Allah)." "Tell us your real name?"

"Awais."
"Show us your hand," Hazrat Umer and Hazrat Ali
immediately kissed the white patch the Holy Prophet had
talked about. Then they presented to him the holy dress and
asked him to pray for the Ummah as directed by the Holy
Prophet.

Hazrat Awais Qarni took the dress and stepped away to offer
prayers: "O Allah, unless you forgive the sins of the followers
of the Holy Prophet I won't wear his dress." Then they heard
a voice: "I've forgiven some of them." All of a sudden came
in front of him Hazrat Umer and Hazrat Ali. "Why did you
come in front of me? Unless I had sought Allah's
forgiveness for the entire Ummah I would not stop my
prayers." Then he donned the Abaya of the Holy Prophet

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and disclosed that Allah had forgiven the number of people
equivalent to the hair of the sheep of the Rabia and Mazar
tribes.

Afterwards, Hazrat Umer asked him why he didn't receive

the honour of seeing the Holy Prophet. In response to this
Hazrat Awais asked them to tell whether the brows of the
Holy Prophet were wide or dense? Both Sahabas could
not answer the question. Then he asked another question:
"Which tooth of the Prophet was martyred in the battle of
Uhad? Why didn't you break all your teeth for the love
of your Prophet?" Saying this, he showed his toothless
mouth. "When I broke my first tooth I thought it might be the
other one. Then I broke the other one. Still I was not satisfied.
When I had broken all my teeth only then I received some
relief."
Seeing so much devotion to the Holy Prophet and his
extraordinary Tasawwaf, Hazrat Umer wished to give up his
Khilafat and adopt the ways of Hazrat Awais Qarni. Sensing
his thought, Hazrat Awais said, "You should have given up
Khilafat for anyone else, and dedicated yourself entirely to
Allah."

Hazrat Umer asked him for some advice. "O Umer, you
recognize Allah and there is nothing better than the sense that
no one recongizes you but Allah." Then he thanked them for
taking all the trouble to come and see him. Very much
impressed, Hazrat Umer and Hazrat Ali returned home filled
with great regard for Hazrat Awais Qarni. Soon after that,
the people of Qarn came to know about his spiritual
excellence and they started regarding him as a great saint of
Allah. Since he didn't like to be known as a saint, he left for
Kufa where, while fighting for Hazrat Ali in the battle of
Safain, he was martyred.

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Hazrat Awais Qarni always considered worldly life a
temporary sojourn and often said, "Sleep with the
remembrance of death, and rise with the thought that you will
not live long." He received spiritual training directly from the
Holy Prophet.
Often the Holy Prophet said: "Awais is the best amongst
Ta'beens (the successors of the companions of the Holy
Prophet)."
His Eminency Dr. Alam in 2005, visited Adis Ababa,
Ethiopia to submitted his official accreditation to United
Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). He had
an great opportunity to visit King Negush’s Mosque also his
Holy grave. During his visit he also had the opportunity to
pay respect to Queen of Saba (Queen Bilkis Kingdom) in
Yemen, which is 160 kilometers from Sana. His Eminency
Dr. Alam also visited the Holy grave of Hazrat Awais
Al‐Qarni and beloved Prophet’s Sahaba Abu Ayub Ansaari
along with the holy grave of Prophet Ayub, Prophet
Shoheb, Prophet Hud (Alaihesallam) and other Holy
prophet’s grave. He also had visited Prophet Noah’s
historic mountain in Sana, Yemen. It maybe mentioned
here that, because of His Eminency Dr. Alam’s holy visit
to Ethiopia and Yemen, the old cities of the poor
countries have been gradually rebuild and redeveloped since
2005 to 2009.

In a Hadith Qudsi recorded by the Companion, may Allah be

pleased with him, the Prophet Muhammad (s) said speaking
from his Lord:

"Allah, Exalted and Mighty is He, loves of His creation the

God‐fearing, the pure in the heart, those who are hidden, and
those who are innocent, whose face is dusty, whose hair is
unkempt, whose stomach is empty, and who, if he asks
permission to enter to the rulers, is not granted it, and if he
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were to ask for a gentle lady in marriage, he would be
refused, and when he leaves the world it does not miss him,
and if he goes out, his going out is not noticed, and if he
falls sick, he is not attended to, and if he dies, he is not
accompanied to his grave."

They asked him, "O Messenger of Allah, how can we find

someone like that?" He, (s), said, "Uwais al‐Qarani is such a
one." They asked him, "and who is Uwais al‐Qarani?" He,
(s), answered, "He is dark skinned, wide shoulder, and of
average height. His complexion is close to the color of
earth. His beard touches his chest. His eyes are always
looking downwards to the place of prostration, and his right
hand is on his left hand. He weeps about himself with such a
flow of tears that his lips are swollen. He wears a woolen
garment and is know to the people of the heavens. If he
makes a promise in the Name of Allah, he keeps it. Under
his left shoulder there is a white spot. When the Day of
Resurrection comes and it is announced to the slaves, "Enter
the Garden," it will be said to Uwais, 'Stop and intercede.'
Allah, Mighty and Exalted is He, will then forgive them to
the same number as are the people of Rabi'a and Mudhar.
(These are the two tribes that Uwais, (RA), belonged to). So,
O Umar and O Ali, if you can find him, ask him to intercede
for you. Then Allah will forgive you."
Ten years passed by which they inquired about him, but
without being able to find him. In the year 21H./644CE, the
same year that Umar ibn al‐Khattab (RA), the Second
Righteous Caliph after the Prophet's death, (s), Umar (RA)
went to the Mountains of Abu Qubays (mountain
overlooking Makka) and called in his loudest voice, "O
people of the Yemen, is there anyone up there called Uwais?"

An old shaykh with a long beard stood up and replied, "We

do not know who this Uwais is about whom you ask, but
my brother's son is called Uwais. But he is too unimportant
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to be asked about, and too poor and submissive that he should
be raised up to your level. He is our camel‐herder, and he has
no standing amongst our people." But Umar again asked him
if he knew Uwais.

The man answered, "Why do you ask about him, O

Commander of the Faithful, for by Allah there is not one of us
who is more foolish and more needy than he."

Umar, (RA), then wept and said to him, "You are so, but
not he. For I heard the Messenger of Allah. (s), say, "Those
who enter the Garden through Uwais, asking for forgiveness
for them, are the people of the tribe of Rabi'a and Mudhar."
Umar, (RA), asked him where he could find him, and was
told, "On the Mount of 'Arafat."

Umar and Ali, (RAA), then went quickly to Arafat where

they found Uwais praying under a tree with camels grazing
around him. They approached him and greeted him, saying,
"As‐salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmut Allahi wa Barakatuh."
Uwais cut his prayer short, and when he had finished it,
returned their greeting. They asked him, "Who are you?" He
replied, "A herdsman of camels and a hired workman for a
tribe." They said, "we do not ask you about your tending
of animals, nor about your being a hired worker, but what
is your name?" He answered, "Abdullah." They said, "All the
people of the heavens and the earth are the slaves of Allah,
but what is the name in which your mother named you?" He
said, "O you two, what do you want from me?" They said,
"The Messenger of Allah (s) once spoke to us about Uwais
al‐Qarani. He gave us a description of the bluish‐black color
of his eyes, and he told us that he has a white mark under
his left shoulder. So please show us if you have this mark, for
then it is you for whom we are searching."

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Uwais then bared his left shoulder, and they saw a white
mark. They then embraced him and kissed him and said,
"We declare that you are Uwais al‐Qarani, so ask for
forgiveness for us and May Allah forgive you."

He answered, "I cannot even forgive myself, nor one of

Adam's children. But there are on land and in the seas
believing men and women, Muslim men and women, whose
invocations to Allah are answered." They replied, "Surely
this is so." Then he said, "O you two, you know about me and
I know about my state, but who are you?"

Ali, (RA), answered, "This is the Commander of the Faithful

(al‐amir al‐muminin), Umar ibn al‐Khattab, and I am Ali ibn
Abu Talib." Uwais stood up straight and said, "As‐salaamu
alaikum ya 'amir al‐mumminin. And you, O Ali, may Allah
repay you with goodness for this Community (Ummah)."
They said, "May Allah repay you for yourself and your
goodness."

Then Umar, (RA), said to Uwais, "Your place is here until I

return to Madinah, and may Allah have mercy upon you.
Then I will bring you help from my provision and some of
my clothes. This has been the meeting place between you and
me."

But Uwais, (RA), answered him, "O Commander of the

Faithful, there will be no other meeting place, in the
knowledge of Allah, between you and me, but this one. So
tell me, what should I do with your provision, and what
should I do with your clothes? Do you not see that I am
wearing a woolen gown and a woolen wrapper, so when do
you see me tearing them? Or do you see that my sandals are
worn out and torn? When do you see me out wearing them?
Between your hand and mine there is a higher barrier which

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cannot be crossed by a weighty person, So leave these
things, and Allah will have mercy upon you."

When Umar, (RA) heard these words, he struck the ground

with his stick and shouted out at the top of his voice, "O
would that Umar had not been born by his mother, and that
she had been sterile!"

Then Umar (RA), returned to Al‐Madinah, and Uwais (RA),

herded his camels back to his tribe.

Not long after this, Uwais left his work as a herdsman and
went to Kufah where he continued in his bondsmandship
until Allah, Glory be to Him took him back to Himself.

When Umar ibn al‐Khattab, (RA), heard that Uwais wanted

to go back to Kufah, he said tho him, "Where do you want to
go to?" Uwais said, "to Kufah." Umar, (RA), then said, "Shall
I write a letter for you to its Governor?" Uwais replied, "I
would rather be with the people who are near to my heart."

In a Authentic Hadith of Muslim, it is recorded that Umar

(RA) said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, (s), say, "Uwais
ibn 'Amir will come with a number of the people of the tribe
of Mudar from the region of Qarn as if he had a sickness on
his skin. He had a mother to whom he was most perfectly
devoted, and if he asked anything of Allah it would be
granted to him. If you meet him, ask him to ask forgiveness
for you."

It was said of the Companion 'Alqama ibn Marthid, (RA),

that he said, "Asceticism is specially associated with eight
people, one of whom is Uwais al‐Qarani. His family
thought that he was mad, and they built him a room near
the door of their house. Days would pass by when they

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would not see him, and his food was what he took from
plants and herbs of the earth which he would sell to buy food
for himself.

Also the Companion 'Amar ibn Saif, (RA) said, "When a

man once asked Uwais al‐ Qarani, "How did you begin the
morning and how did you finish the evening?" He (RA)
answered, 'I began in the morning by loving Allah, and
I finished the evening in praising Him. Do not ask about
the state of a man who, when he wakes up in the morning
thinks that he will not see the evening, or when he is alive
in the evening thinks that he will not wake up in the
morning. Death and its mentioning and remembering does
not leave the believer any space for happiness." For, as he
then said, "In Allah's Eyes, Exalted is He, what a Muslim
possesses does not gather any silver or gold, for one should
only be doing what is permitted and avoiding what is
forbidden, and whatever does not have leave a believer with a
single friend. When we ask them to do what is permitted
they insult us, and in that they are helped by the unbelievers
and sinful people. By Allah they have thrown terrible things
at me, but O Allah I will not leave them until I show them the
right way."

One of them said, "A number of people had spoken to me

about Uwais al‐Qarani, so hearing that he was then living in
Kufah, I went there to find him, for I had no other desire
except to see him. I found him sitting by the shore of
the Tigris, and I recognized him by the description that I
had been given of him. A thin man looked at me, and I
stretched out my hand to greet him, but he did not return my
greeting. I felt discouraged but I asked him, "Are you Uwais:"

His clothes were poor, and he seemed to be in a state of

unwrapped isolation, for it was this state of his which led the
ignorant people to say about him that he was mad and
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deranged. But I knew that his ascetic and surrendered state
was that of the true faqir, who does not listen to those who
say that such a state is contrary to the Sunnah. Such people are
ignorant of the true Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, (s),
which is to leave the material world and the business of
creation, and to draw near to one's Lord; to leave all bonds
which are other than to Allah, Exalted and Mighty is He."
Haram ibn Hayyan continued his account of this meeting by
saying, "Then I addressed him saying, 'May Allah have mercy
upon you, O Uwais, and forgive you, How are you?' "Then
my voice halted. For I could not speak my heart which was
moved with deep gentleness towards him when I saw his state
and that he had started weeping. I found myself also weeping.
"Then Uwais said to me, 'May Allah greet you. How are you
my brother, ibn Hayyan, and who showed you the way to
me?" "I answered him, 'It was Allah." "He said, 'There is no
God but Allah, praise be to our Lord. If it is the Wish of
Allah, a thing is done. So this is Allah's Wish." I said,
'How did you know my name, andmy father's named? For
my name was Haram ibn Hayyan.' Uwais said, 'The
Knower told me, for my soul knows your soul when my self
talks to your self.' For the believers know each other in their
love for Allah, even if they never met; and when they come
to our resting place, they know each other even if they
come from somewhere far distant. "I said, 'Tell me about the
Messenger of Allah, (s).' "Uwais said, 'I have never seen the
Messenger of Allah face to face and I have never been in
his presence, but I would give my life for him. But I do not
like to talk about that.' "I said to Uwais, 'Recite me some
verses of the Book of Allah, so that I may hear it from you
and so that I may learn them by heart from you. For know
that I love you in Allah.' "Uwais took my hand, and said,
'I seek refuge in Allah, the All‐Hearing, the All‐
Knowing, from the accursed shaytan.' Then he recited, 'We
created not the heavens and the earth and what is between
them for mere play.' (44:38) . Then he sighed a deep sigh,

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and I looked at him with they eye of the Love, for he had
become absent.

"A little while later he said to me, 'O son of Hayyan, your
father has died and soon you will die, going either to the
Garden or the Fire. My brother and friend Umar ibn al‐
Khattab has died.' I said to him, 'May Allah forgive you,
but Umar has not died." "Uwais said, 'Yes, and the people
have announced his death, and so has Allah, Mighty and
Exalted is He, and He has announced my own death. For you
and I are both of the dead." "Then he prayed upon the
Prophet, (s), and murmured some short invocations. "Then he
said, 'This is what I leave you, the Book of Allah and the
Sunnah of the Prophet, (s), and you should always remember
death, and this should never ever leave your heart for a
moment. And warn your people when you go back to them,
and say to the whole Community, 'Do not forsake the
people, for if you do, you will forsake your religion without
being aware of it, and you will enter the Fire. So pray for me
and yourself.'

Then Uwais, (RA), said to me, 'O Lord this is a claim, for he
loves me in You, and he has visited me because of You, and
permit me to see his face in the Garden, and make him enter
the Home of Peace, and protect him in this world, as long
as he is alive. Keep him from the material world (dunya)
through the walking on the Path, and make him to be thankful
for the blessings YOU give him, and give him goodness from
me.'

Then he, (RA) said, 'As‐salaamu alaikum wa Rahmutullahi

wa Barakatuh, for I will not see you after this day. May Allah
have mercy upon you, but I do not like to be known, and I
love to be solitary, for I am in deep anxiety when I am with
people. So do not ask about me, and do not call upon me, but
know that you are in my heart even if I do not see you nor you
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see me. Mention me and pray for me, for I will mention you
and pray for you, if Allah, Exalted is He, so wishes. So go
away from here.'"

Haram ibn Hayyan said, " I deeply wanted to walk with him
for an hour, but after that he did not allow me anymore, so I
left him and I started to weep, and he also wept.

I kept watching him until he went into a road...After that I

asked about him, and I called to him, but no one could tell
me anything about him. But then, after a week or so had
passed by, I saw him once or twice in my sleep. Uwais said,
'The Messenger of Allah died,' but he did not say, 'The
Messenger of Allah, sall‐Allahu `Alayhi wa sallam,' although
he said it about the Prophets before him. By this he meant
that the grace of the Messenger of Allah is well known, and
he is known for the perfection of his honor, and he does not
need to be praised by people."

Some said that when night came, Uwais, (RA) would say,
"This night is for prostrating." Then he would prostrate until
morning. And also when night came he would distribute the
food in his house to the poor, and he would say, "O Lord,
if someone dies this night out of hunger, excuse me, and if
someone dies naked, excuse me."

Abdullah ibn Salma, the Companion, (RA) said, "We

went to Azerbaijan in the company of our Mater Umar ibn
al‐Khattab, (RA), and Uwais was with us. On our way back
he became ill and we carried him, but he did not last long and
he died. We went to bury him and found a grave that
was already dug. Water was available and everything was
ready to receive a dead body. We washed him, put him in a
shroud, prayed over him, and then we left. Some of us said
that we should go back and mark the grave so that we would

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be able to find it later. So we returned to the place, but there
was no trace of the grave to be found."

May Allah be pleased with him, and for he himself alone

was equal to an entire Ummah (Community).."

Figure 54: Holy Grave of Hudhaifa Al-Yamini beloved

Companion of Rasool (SM)

HAZRAT HUDHAIFA AL YAMANI (A.)

He was one of the most trusted companions of the Holy
Prophet (SAWW) and a near associate of Hazrat Imam Ali
(AS). He was one of those seven persons who joined the
funeral prayers of Bibi Fatemah (AS). There are several
instances in history where Hazrat Hudhaifa has proved
steadfast in his loyalty to our Holy Prophet (SAWW).
Hazrat Hudhaifa had responded to the Prophet's call in
battle of Trench (Khandak) when the Prophet had promised
Paradise to the person who would venture out to the enemy's
camp with the intention of spying their activities. Hazrat
Hudhaifa was known as "the possessor of the Secret", since
the Holy Prophet (SAWW) had revealed to him the names
and specific identity of those hypocrites who intended to
kill him on his return journey from Tabuk, but had strictly
instructed him not to disclose the secret. Hudhaifa was
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appointed governor of Madain (which is a place near
Baghdad, Iraq) by Caliph Omar and held that post for many
years. He was holding that post till Hazrat Imam Ali (AS)
assumed the caliphate. Hazrat Imam Ali (AS) then sent a
letter to the people of Madain, informing them of his
caliphate and that Hudhaifa would continue to be the
governor of Madian. Hudhaifa al Yamani died just before the
battle of Jamal in 36 A.H. He was buried in Madain.

Mosque of Shrine of Hazrat Salman Parsi (A.) Iran

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 Shrine of Hazrat Salman Parsi (A.)

Hazrat Salman Parsi (A.)

Early Years in Persia (Iran)
According to the investigations and researches of the Arab
historians, Salman was born in or around the year 568 A.D.,
in a small town in Persia called Jiyye. The modern city of
Isfahan stands on the site of Jiyye. Incidentally, Salman was
not the name given to him at his birth. His Persian name was
Rozeba. Many years later when he became a Muslim, his
master, Muhammed Mustafa, the Messenger of Allah (May
Allah bless him and his Ahlul‐Bayt), changed his name to
Salman. During the years when he was at the court of his
master, Muhammed Mustafa, his friends sometimes,
also addressed him, as Abu Abdullah (the father of Abdullah).

Salman's father was a rich landlord and a powerful political

figure in Jiyye and the surrounding areas. He had much
prosperity in the city, and vast estates in the country, and he
had numerous slaves and many herds of horse. Since Salman
was his only son he lavished all his love upon him.
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Most Persians (Iranians) in those days were Magians or
Zoroastrians (followers of the Persian prophet Zoroaster).
Salman was also taught the principles and doctrines of
Zoroastrianism. He was in his early teens when he
grasped the highly complex, sometimes esoteric doctrines
and dogmas of the Persian national belief and soon he knew
as much as his own teachers and the priests of the
Zoroastrian fire temples of Jiyye did.

In those days in Persia, it was considered a great honor to

be a priest in one of the fire‐temples. Service in a
fire‐temple provided the priests with status, prestige and
numerous perquisites. Since in Persian also, the priests could
reach high position in local and "national" governments,
Salman's father managed to get him appointed as a priest in
the local fire‐temple while he was only sixteen years old.

For three years, Salman played priest in the fire‐temple of

Jiyye but then he began to lost interest in his work. It had
become too monotonous and wearisome for him. The priests
were men of limited vision and limited knowledge and they
were too dogmatic. If he posed any creedal question to them,
they were, in most cases, unable to answer him; or, they
spoke in a language of allusions, historical allegories and
parallels.

One day in spring (circa 586 A.D.), Salman's father had

some important business to attend to at one of his country
houses. But before he could go to the country, some
merchants arrived in Jiyye from the ancient city of Balkh and
to entertain them he had to stay in Jiyye itself. He, therefore,
asked Salman to go in his stead, and briefed him on what he
had to do at the country house.

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The following day Salman left Jiyye for his father's country
estate. When Salman had traveled a few miles from the city,
he came upon a fork in the road, and standing upon the brow
of an eminence, he paused for a few minute to survey the
surroundings and to determine the direction of his destination.

The light was now rapidly advancing from the east, and
was tinting the landscape. Presently the sun rose and as
Salman was still basking in the stream of the rays of the rising
sun a grey stone edifice, partly veiled in golden mist, caught
his eye. It was some distance from the road, and Salman
decided to find out what it was and to whom did it belong.
He, therefore, went near it to take a closer look at it.

Salman, propelled by his curiosity, entered the building to

investigate. Inside, people were conducting a religious
service and a choir was singing a hymn in a foreign
language, which he did not understand. When the service
was over, one member of the congregation came to him,
greeted him, and asked him who he was, and what was the
purpose of his visit.
Salman told him who he was, and explained that he wished
to know who they were, and what creed they professed. He
was taken to the "high priest" who explained to him that
they were Christians from Syria and explained to him the
Oneness of God, the Day of Judgment, and the role of the
Apostles, Messengers and Prophets of God. Salman
questioned the Christian priest regarding their beliefs and
eventually the priest initiated him into Christianity.

When Salman was late coming home, his father became very
anxious. His father sat, hacked with nameless fears and dark
forebodings, in the court of his palatial house, surrounded by
his friends who were trying to comfort him. Suddenly,
Salman entered through the gate. His father threw his arms
around him and asked him where he had disappeared.
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Salman proceeded to explain to his father that he had
ridden past a church of Christians and was with them all
day long. His father then said that he hoped that those
people hadn't misled him and his religion and the religion of
his forefathers was the right one. Salman refuted his father
by proclaiming that their religion was better than
Zoroastrianism.

Angered by this, his father threatened him with

imprisonment and torture if Salman did not swear that he
had not and will not change his religion. Salman,
however, refused and was beaten and tortured, and was kept
hungry and thirsty in his prison day after day.

One of the servants of Salman's father was a young man called

Mehran. He had reared Salman from his infancy, and he
loved him like his own son. Salman knew that he could
trust Mehran, and asked him one day if he could put
him touch with the Christian priest who might assist him in
escaping to Syria.

Mehran was only too glad to give this service to his young
master and he arranged for his escape. After a few days
Mehran came to see Salman and informed him that a
caravan was ready to leave for Syria. The following night
Mehran entered his cell, removed the shackles from his feet,
gave him a new set of clothes to wear, and led him quietly
out of the house while everyone was sound asleep.

Outside the house, a horse was awaiting Salman. He

thanked Mehran for his invaluable help, bade him a silent
and tearful farewell, and rode out of Jiyye. Upon arrival in
the church, Salman thanked his Christian friends for what
they were doing him. The priests gave special instructions to
the leader of the caravan regarding the welfare of Salman.
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The high priest then committed Salman to the protection of
God. The caravan left Jiyye the same night, and moving at a
brisk pace, put considerable distance between itself and the
city before daybreak.

The Years in the Wilderness

Nearly a month after its departure from Jiyye in Persia, the
caravan arrived in the ancient city of Damascus. Salman had
come to the journey's end but quite frequently; the end of one
journey is the beginning of another. Salman too had a new
journey ahead of him but he knew that the new journey would
be in the realm of spirit.

Salman at this time was in the nineteenth year of his life. He

was rangy and muscular, and he had a powerful build. He was
endowed with a highly retentive memory, and a most
penetrating intelligence. He had a critical and an analytic
mind that applied logic to every situation. In his physical
characteristics and his mental attributes he surpassed all
the young men of his age and generation. Just as he was tall,
broad and robust beyond his years, he was also wise, prudent,
and sagacious and his experience. Early in his life, he had
cultivated a temperate personality. In Jiyye ‐ his hometown ‐
he had riches, luxury, and high status ‐ all within grasp. But
he spurned them all, and he did so not withstanding his
extreme youth. Instead of seeking power and pleasure, as
other young men of his generation did, he made the pursuit
of Knowledge and Truth the "vocation" of his life. He was the
idealist par excellence.

After leaving Jiyye in Persia, Salman lived in four other

cities. He lived for ten years in Damascus, and then during
the next twenty years, he lived in Mosul, Nasibin and

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Ammuria. In each of these cities, he read, studied, observed,
and he assimilated all the religious knowledge that was
extant. He also spent much time in devotions in the hope of
finding the gift of enlightenment and inner peace. But his
religious experience during this period was almost entirely
subjective. It arose out of and was identified by means of his
awareness of his own mental states and psychological
processes. There were times when his interior world
became so vivid that he lost touch with the exterior
world. This alarmed him. One question that arose persistently
in his mind was if it was right to turn one's back upon the
world and its problems, and to try to win felicity and inner
peace for one's owns self.

With the passage of time, the specter of doubt began to

rear its head in Salman's thoughts. He felt that Truth ‐ the
Ultimate Truth ‐ was still hidden from his, and this after an
effort to find it that had spanned more than a quarter century.
When Salman was tormented too much by these thoughts,
and when he knew he had come to and impasse, he turned to
God, and prayed to Him to give him deliverance from doubt
and skepticism, and lead him to the destination which He had
chosen for him. Little did he know, the light of guidance that
he wished and hoped to see, was soon to appear on the
horizon.

Slavery
The last city, in which Salman lived, was Ammuria ‐ a city
in the eastern part of Asia Minor ‐ then a province of the
Eastern Roman Empire or the Byzantium Empire. It was in
Ammuria that he heard, for the first time, vague reports of
the appearance, in Makkah in Arabia, of a new prophet.
According to these reports, this new prophet forbade the
worship of idols and images and preached the doctrine of
the absolute sovereignty and Oneness of God.

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It occurred to Salman that the Flame of Truth, which he was
seeking, might be the one burning in Makkah in Arabia.
Suddenly, Makkah appeared to be beckoning him to come.
He, therefore, made up his mind to go to Makkah to meet the
Arabian prophet as soon as his circumstances would allow,
and to interrogate him personally on the problems, which had
been perplexing him.

Toward late summer in that year, some travelers arrived in

Ammuria from the south. Salman's enquiries revealed that
these travelers were horse traders from a city called Yathrib
in Arabia. They told him that after selling their horses, they
would return to Damascus to make connection with a
caravan that was being "assembled" there for the return
journey to Yathrib. Salman met the leader of these horse
traders and requested him to allow him to travel with them to
Damascus, and thence to Yathrib. In return for his favor, he
offered to pay him his modest savings. The Leader of the
horse traders agreed.

The journey was long and arduous. But Salman endured

the travail with stoical courage. While other travelers rode
their camels or horses. Salman walked, a feat of endurance
that astonished them.
Eventually, Salman's carvan arrived in the oasis of
Wadi‐ul‐Qura in the Hijaz, and the leader of the caravan
announced that they would halt there for three days and three
nights. In this time, Salman made plans for the last leg of his
journey from Yathrib to Makkah. What he did not know at
this time was that bitter disappointment was lying in wait for
him "just around the corner." They offered Salman for sale
to the highest bidder among the Jews. Salman protested that
he was not a slave, and could not be sold or bought but he
could not produce any "witnesses" who would vouch that he
was a free man. His Jewish master made him a prisoner,
and the caravan left for its destination without him.
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 Salman attracted much attention in Wadi‐ul‐Qura due
to his gigantic stature and many showed an interest in
buying him. One of the bidders, however, was a cousin
of Salman's master; He lived in Yathrib and visited
Wadi‐ul‐Qura on business. He became so insistent on buying
Salman that his (Salman's) master agreed to sell him.
Before long, in Yathrib also, a competition began
among the Jews to buy Salman. His master did not want to
sell him but he found one of the offers so attractive that he
accepted it, and sold him. The new master sold him again.
Thus he passed through many hands. Eventually, a rich Jew ‐
one Uthman bin Ashhel ‐ bought him.
Uthman and the other Jews had never seen a slave like
Salman. They noted that he didn't talk much but whenever
he did, he spoke words of profound wisdom. His
judgment, they noted, was like the judgment of
Solomon himself. His master benefited, not only from his
work but also from his advice and his opinions, which he
sought from him quite frequently. But he was a vicious and
brutal taskmaster, and made Salman work almost non‐stop.
Salman's work was difficult and laborious but
he did not allow his adverse circumstances to extinguish
the flame that the hope of meeting Muhammed (S.A.W) had
kindled in his breast. The hope of meeting Muhammed
(S.A.W) revived him each day, there was magic in the name
of Muhammad (S.A.W) that never failed to work. Whenever
Salman had a rough day, he reminded himself that he had a
"rendezvous" with Muhammed (S.A.W), he bounced back.
One morning when Salman began his descent from
the top of a tree, he noticed that his master, who sat at its
foot, was engaged in talking with a stranger. From this
stranger it was gathered that Muhammed (S.A.W) had come
to Yathrib and the Aus and Khazraj had taken an oath of
loyalty to him. Immediately upon hearing this Salman's
mind constantly wondered how he could finally meet
Muhammed (may Allah bless him and his Ahlul‐Bayt).

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Salman's Meeting with Muhammed Mustafa
(S.A.W) and his Induction into Islam
One evening Uthman bin Ashhel was away from
the oasis on some business, and Salman availed of the
opportunity to realize his wish, He put the ripe and fresh
dates which he had earned that day as his wages, in a bag,
and went into the city to find Muhammed (may Allah bless
him and his family), and to have audience with him.

Muhammed Mustafa (S.A.W) was living, at this time, in

the house of Hadhret Abu Ayub Ansari (may Allah be
pleased with him), as his guest, each step that Salman took
toward his destination heightened his anticipation. And then
the great moment came. Salman the Persian was escorted into
the presence of Muhammed Mustafa (S.A.W), the beloved of
God, and his (Salman's) own unseen beloved. His heart was
bounding inside his ribs like a bird fluttering in a cage but
he was making a supreme effort to steady himself. Suddenly,
he was arrested in mid‐motion by the vision framed in the
arch.

Muhammed Mustafa (may Allah bless him and his family)

was seated in the reception room of the house. A few
companions sat in front of him. Salman's first glance fell
upon his face, and all at once he felt himself dazzled by a
thousand sparkling lights. He heard himself saying quietly:
"By God, this cannot be the face of a man who has ever told
a lie. If there is any face that can be the face of a messenger
of God, that is the face of this man."

After the exchange of preliminary greeting, Salman stated

the purpose of his visit. Muhammed Mustafa (S.A.W) told
Salman that the message that he had brought, was called
Islam, and he explained its meaning to him as total surrender
of a man, without reservation, to the Will and pleasure of
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Allah. Salman could not wait long enough and begged
Muhammed Mustafa (S.A.W) to admit him to the company
of those slaves of Allah who surrender themselves to His Will
and His pleasure.
Muahmmed Mustafa, the Messenger of Allah (may
Allah bless him and his family), thereupon, inducted Salman
the Persian into Islam. The first requirement for Salman in
this induction was to believe that God was One and had no
partners or associates, and that Muhammed was His
Messenger. The doctrine of the Oneness of God is called
Tauheed, and it is the axis of Islam. The mission of
Muhammed as God's last messenger to mankind is called
Risalet. The second requirement for Salman was to declare
his faith in Tauheed and in Risalet.
Salman had been enlisted into the service of
Allah by His Own Messenger ‐ Muhammed
Mustafa(S.A.W) ‐ an honor and a distinction he was to remain
proud of all his life, At the same time, he was also admitted
into the ranks of his (Muhammed's) friends.
Induction into Islam was an appropriate occasion for
change of Salman's name. His Persian name was Rozeba.
Muhammed Mustafa, the Messenger of Allah, changed it to
Salman. Salman loved his new name; he forgot his Persian
name, and he is known to history only by his Islamic name.
Then Muhammed Mustafa (may Allah bless him
and his family) read, for Salman's edification, some
passages from Quran Majid ‐ the book revealed to him by
Heaven ‐ and he was carried away by its magisterial
cadences. Those words, which he heard, were
"incandescent". And he sensed that they could not have
been put together anywhere but in Heaven itself.
After this momentous event, Salman came to see the
Messenger of Allah as often as he could, and each time, he
brought, either a present for him or sadaqa (charity) for his
companions. He brought only what he had earned as his
wages.

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 It was inevitable that Salman would arouse the
curiosity of the Muslims who had seen him; just as earlier, he
had, that of the Jews. Eventually, Muhammed Mustafa (may
Allah bless him and his Ahlul‐Bayt) himself asked him to
tell the story of his life. Salman then recounted the saga of
his life.
Muhammed Mustafa (may Allah bless him and
his Ahlul‐Bayt) embraced Salman, kissed him on his
forehead, rubbed his hand over his (Salman's) face, and
over his heart; prayed for him, and invoked Allah's mercy
and His blessings upon him. It was a poignant moment in the
life of both of them.
Seemingly the long journey for Salman had
ended. He had discovered the fountainhead of Eternal
Truths and Everlasting Bliss in Islam, and he has become a
personal friend of Muhammed Mustafa, the Messenger of
Allah. However, his status as a slave hung like a dark cloud
over his life.

Muhammed Mustafa (may Allah bless him and his

Ahlul‐Bayt) who was a mercy for all Creation, was aware of
Salman's distress, and suggested to him one day to ransom his
freedom. Salman broached the subject to his master hoping
that he would agree to set him free for a ransom. But the
latter who knew Salman had become Muslim, refused to
ransom him because he believed he would become a
soldier in Muhammed's army and fight against the Jews.

Eventually, however, after the expulsion of two of the three

Jewish tribes of Medina, after their betrayals at the Battle of
Badr and the Battle of Uhud, Uthman bin Ashhel become a
little less unreasonable. Therefore, when Salman broached
the subject of paying ransom for his freedom once again, he
(Uthman) was willing to listen, and he was willing to
negotiate the terms of his emancipation with him.

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Uthman specified to Salman the price of his freedom.
Salman would have to plant in Uthman's gardens, three
hundred young date palms, and he would pay him 40 oz. of
gold.

Salman presented these terms to Muhammed Mustafa

(S.A.W). The latter, thereupon, turned to his companions, and
said to them: "Assist your brother."

All the companions rose to assist their brother. One of them

brought thirty saplings; another brought twenty; a third
brought fifteen; a fourth ten, and so on, until they had
collected all three hundred as required by the Jew. The
Prophet then ordered the companions to dig the earth in
which the saplings were to be planted. When the ground
was ready for planting, he himself came, and planted the
first tree with his own hands. Then the companions took
charge of the project, and planted the other trees. Every tree
struck roots, and not one out of the three hundred was lost.

Three hundred date palms were planted in the garden of

Uthman bin Ashhel but Salman still had to pay 40 oz. of gold
to him. He was not free yet.
A few more weeks passed, and then one day Muhammed
Mustafa (may Allah bless him and his Ahlul‐Bayt) sent for
Salman. When the latter came into the Mosque, he noticed
that he was seated on the floor, and his companions sat
around him. In front of him there was a tray and in the tray
there were some nuggets of gold.

The Messenger of Allah gave the gold to Salman and told

him to take it and give it to his master as the balance of his
ransom.

Suddenly everything changed for Salman. The gulf between

slavery and freedom had appeared to him to be unfathomable
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and unbridgeable. But he had called Allah and His
Messenger for aid. They had responded, and with their aid,
he had cleared the "gulf."

Islam and Freedom had extricated Salman from the vast

wilderness of time which his past had been until then, and
from that moment, he became "future‐oriented," as five years
earlier, he had become "Islam‐oriented."

After his emancipation from the slavery of a Jew, Salman the

Persian became a slave once again ‐ voluntarily. This time he
chose his own master, and they were Allah and His
Messenger, Muhammed Mustafa (S.A.W). This new
"slavery" became his greatest pride and his greatest pleasure.

The Battle of Ahzab or the Siege of Medina

Salman the Persian had just redeemed his freedom when
Medina, the capital of Islam, was threatened by an
unprecedented peril. In early February 627, Muhammed
Mustafa (may Allah bless him and his Ahlul‐Bayt),
received intelligence that the polytheists of Makkah had
completed their preparations for the invasion of Medina with
a cavalry and infantry of ten thousand seasoned warriors
of Arabia, and also learned that their resolution was to
obliterate Islam in one massive, coordinated attack.

The Makkan generals might have captured Medina with

their "hit‐and‐run" fighting strategy but for the presence in
that city of a "foreigner" ‐ Salman the Persian. He worked
out strategy of his own, and his counter‐strategy foiled the
Makkan strategy. He said to the Prophet that if a trench, too
deep and too wide for the horses to leap over, were dug on
the exposed section of the perimeter of the city, it
would immobilize the enemy cavalry.

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When the trench was being dug, one of Muhajireen who
was watching Salman, claimed him as a Muhajir
(Immigrant from Makkah). "Salman is one of us,
Muhajireen," he said. But he was at once challenged by the
Muslims of Medina (the Ansar) when they heard this, and one
of them said: "No. Salman is one of us, Ansar."

A lively argument began between the two groups of Muslims ‐

the Muhajireen and the Ansar ‐ each of them claiming that
Salman belonged to their group, and not to the other group.

Presently, the Apostle of Allah arrived on the scene, and he

too heard the argument of the Muhajireen and the Ansar. He
was amused by the claims of the two sides but he soon put
an end to their argument by saying: "Salman is neither
Muhajir nor Ansar. He is one of us. He is one of the People of
the House."

This is the greatest honor ever bestowed upon anyone

by Muhammed Mustafa (S.A.W), the Messenger of Allah.
As recipient of revelations from Heaven, and as its
interpreter, he declared that Salman was a member of his
house ‐ the Family of the Chosen one of Allah. No one else
in the entire history of Islam has ever been elevated to such
high rank as Salman the Persian.

Hardly the last spiteful of earth had been cast out of the
trench, when the cavaliers of Makkah arrived, thundering
across the desert ‐ like a whirlwind. But suddenly they were
checked in their career by a strange new obstacle ‐ the trench.

The siege of Medina might have lasted a long time with

unpredictable results but it did not. One of the Makkan
generals ‐ Amr ibn Abd Wudd ‐ lost patience with this "static"
or "un‐Arab" mode of fighting, and he decided to change its

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character by hurdling the trench, and by carrying a
"dynamic" or an "Arab" war into the camp of the Muslims.
Amr ibn Abd Wudd and three of his staff officers, therefore,
went on an inspection of the trench and discovered a rocky
projection in it which the Muslims had been unable to cut and
used it to jump the trench.

Once inside the perimeter of the city, he boldly advanced

toward the encampment of the Muslims, and challenged
them to single combat in the classical tradition of
Arabian warfare. A duel between Amr ibn Abd Wud and
Ali ibn Abi Talib(A.S.) was fought, with Ali being
victorious. As soon as Amr fell to the ground, the other
three knights who had accompanied him hastily retreated
across the trench.

The death of Amr ibn Abd Wud was the deathblow to the
morale and the will‐to‐fight of the Makkan army. All its
hopes for quick victory over the Muslims had lain in him,
and with his death, it began to fall apart.

The failure of the Siege of Medina in 627 was a most

significant even in the history of Islam and of Arabia. It meant
that the infidels of Makkah could never be able to mount
another invasion of Medina ‐ the fortress of Islam. The
successful defense of Medina made Islam "invulnerable."
After the battle of Ahzab, the initiative passed, finally and
irreversibly, from the infidels of Makkah to the Muslims of
Medina, and Islam was able to move into a position of
dominance in the Peninsula.

The Eternal Rest Muhammed Mustafa (S.A.W),

the Beloved Messenger of Allah

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Muhammed Mustafa (S.A.W) was the sun and moon of the
world of Salman, and with his death, it was plunged into
darkness. Salman had known disaster and tragedy in life but
the loss of his friend, Muhammed Mustafa (S.A.W), was the
most staggering blow to him ever. It was a shock from which,
he thought, he might never recover. He felt as if he might lose
his grip on life itself. He was 65‐years old when his master
Muhammed Mustafa (S.A.W) died.

Next to Muhammed Mustafa, the Messenger of Allah (may

Allah bles him and his Ahlul‐Bayt), his first cousin, Ali ibn
Abi Talib(A.S.), was the focus of Salman's live and devotion,
The love of Muhammed and Ali was, for him, the perpetual
and unfailing touchstone of the faith of a Muslim. He loved
and served Ali with the same zeal as he had served
Muhammed Mustafa (S.A.W).

In June 656, Ali ibn Abi Talib(A.S.) ascended the throne of

the caliphate in Medina as the successor of Muhammed
Mustafa, The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and
his Ahlul‐Bayt). One of his first acts, upon taking charge of
the government of the Muslims, was to appoint Salman
el‐Farsi the governor of the city and the districts of Madaen
in Iraq.

At this time, Salman was quite advanced in years. But

thanks to his abstemiousness, and to the Spartan discipline
he had imposed upon himself all his life, he was in top
physical and mental condition.

He left Medina on his 800 miles long journey to Madaen

carrying online a "sajjada" made of palm‐leaf on which to
say prayers, a bag containing crusts of barley bread, a water
bag made of goat skin, a cup and a pillow. These
were all his worldly possessions. However, by the time he
arrived at his destination he had given all these things away,
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except the "sajjada", because he saw others in need of these
items.

Unfortunately within a few weeks of his arrival Salman the

Persian, the slave of Allah, and the bosom friend of
Muhammed Mustafa (S.A.W) and Ali ibn Abi Talib (A.S.),
died. He was 88 years old at his death, and was buried in
Madaen.

May Allah be pleased with His loving salve, Salman

el‐Farsi, and may He overwhelm his soul with His Bounty,
Grace and Mercy.

Hazrat Abu Ayyub al‐Ansari (RA.)

Mosque & Holy Shrine of Hazrat Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari (RA),

Whom Donated the land for Great Prophet’s first mosque. But
during Abu Bakr’s Chaliphate, He left Madina towards Zabid
City, Yemen to meet with Ashique –E-Rasool Hazrat Awais al-
Quruni and studied Science, Mathematics & Astrology. Later
he became a Great Sufi Master of Islam in the field of Science,
Astrology, Astronomy & Mathematics.

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Khalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb from the Banu Najjar was a great
and close companion of the Prophet. He was known as Abu
Ayyub (the father of Ayyub) and enjoyed a privilege which
many of the Ansar in Madinah hoped they would have.
When the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be on him,
reached Madinah after his hijrah from Makkah, he was
greeted with great enthusiasm by the Ansar of Madinah.
Their hearts went out to him and their eyes followed him with
devotion and love. They wanted to give him the most
generous reception anyone could be given.
The Prophet first stopped at Quba on the outskirts of
Madinah and stayed there for some days. The first thing he
did was to build a mosque which is described in the Quran as
the "mosque built on the foundation of piety (taqwa)".
(Surah At‐ Tawhah 9: 1O8).
The Prophet entered Madinah on his camel. The chieftains of
the city stood along his path, each one wishing to have the
honor of the Prophet alighting and staying at his house. One
after the other stood in the camel's way entreating, "Stay with
us, O Rasulullah." "Leave the camel," the Prophet
would say. "It is under command. "
The camel continued walking, closely followed by the
eyes and hearts of the people of Yathrib. When it went
past a house, its owner would feel sad and dejected and
hope would rise in the hearts of others still on the route.
The camel continued in this fashion with the people
following it until it hesitated at an open space in front of the
house of Abu Ayyub al‐Ansari. But the Prophet, upon whom
be peace, did not get down. After only a short while, the
camel set off again, the Prophet leaving its reins loose.
Before long, however, it turned round, retraced its steps and
stopped on the same spot as before. Abu Ayyub's heart was
filled with happiness. He went out to the Prophet and greeted
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him with great enthusiasm. He took the Prophet's baggage in
his arms and felt as if he was carrying the most precious
treasure in the world.
Abu Ayyub's house had two stories. He emptied the upper
floor of his and his family's possessions so that the Prophet
could stay there. But the Prophet, peace be on him, preferred
to stay on the lower floor.
Night came and the Prophet retired. Abu Ayyub went up to
the upper floor. But when they had closed the door, Abu
Ayyub turned to his wife and said:
"Woe to us! What have we done? The messenger of God is
below and we are higher than he! Can we walk on top of
the messenger of God? Do we come between him and the
Revelation (Wahy)? If so, we are doomed."
The couple became very worried not knowing what to do.
They only got some peace of mind when they moved to the
side of the building which did not fall directly above the
Prophet. They were careful also only to walk on the outer
parts of the floor and avoid the middle.
In the morning, Abu Ayyub said to the Prophet: "By God, we
did not sleep a wink last night, neither myself nor Umm
Ayyub." "Why not, Abu Ayyub?" asked the Prophet. Abu
Ayyub explained how terrible they felt being above
while the Prophet was below them and how they might
have interrupted the Revelation. "Don't worry, Abu Ayyub,"
said the Prophet. "We prefer the lower floor because of the
many people coming to visit us." "We submitted to the
Prophet's wishes," Abu Ayyub related, "until one cold night a
jar of ours broke and the water spilled on the upper floor.
Umm Ayyub and I stared at the water We only had one piece
of velvet which we used as a blanket. We used it to mop up
the water out of fear that it would seep through to the Prophet.
In the morning I went to him and said, “I do not like to be

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above you,' and told him what had happened. He accepted my
wish and we changed floors”.
The Prophet stayed in Abu Ayyub's house for almost
seven months until his mosque was completed on the open
space where his camel had stopped. He moved to the roots
which were built around the mosque for himself and his
family. He thus became a neighbor of Abu Ayyub. What
noble neighbor to have had!
Abu Ayyub continued to love the Prophet with all his heart
end the Prophet also loved him dearly. There was no
formality between them. The Prophet continued to regard
Abu Ayyub's house as his own. The following anecdote tells a
great deal about the relationship between them.
Abu Bakr, may God be pleased with him, once left his house
in the burning heat of the midday sun and went to the
mosque. Umar saw him and asked, "Abu Bakr, what has
brought you out at this hour? Abu Bakr said he had left
his house because he was terribly hungry and Umar said that
he had left his house for the same reason. The Prophet came
up to them and asked, "What has brought the two of you out
at this hour?" They told him and he said, "By Him in Whose
hands is my soul, only hunger has caused me to come out also.
But come with me."
They went to the house of Abu Ayyub al‐Ansari. His wife
opened the door and said, "Welcome to the Prophet and
whoever is with him."
"Where is Abu Ayyub?" asked the Prophet. Abu Ayyub,
who was working in a nearby palm grove, heard the
Prophet's voice and came hurriedly.
"Welcome to the Prophet and whoever is with him," he
said and went on "O Prophet of God, this is not the time
that you usually come." (Abu Ayyub used to keep some food
for the Prophet every day. When the Prophet did not come for

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it by a certain time, Abu Ayyub would give it to his
family.) "You are right," the Prophet agreed.
Abu Ayyub went out and cut a cluster of dates in which
there were ripe and halfripe dates. "I did not want you to eat
this," said the Prophet. "Could you not have brought only the
ripe dates?" "O Rasulullah, please eat from both the ripe
dates (rutb) and the half ripe (busr). I shall slaughter an
animal for you also. " "If you are going to, then do not kill
one that gives milk," cautioned the Prophet. Abu Ayyub killed
a young goat, cooked half and grilled the other half. He also
asked his wife to bake, because she baked better he said.
When the food was ready, it was placed before the
Prophet and his two companions. The Prophet took a piece
of meat and placed it in a loaf and said, "Abu Ayyub, take
this to Fatima. She has not tasted the like of this for days.
When they had eaten and were satisfied, the Prophet said
reflectively: "Bread and meat and busr and rutb!" Tears began
to flow from his eyes as he continued:
"This is a bountiful blessing about which you will be
asked on the Day of judgment. If such comes your way,
put your hands to it and say, Bismillah (In the name of God)
and when you have finished say, Al hamdu lillah alladhee
huwa ashbana wa anama alayna (Praise be to God Who has
given us enough and Who has bestowed his bounty on us).
This is best."
These are glimpses of Abu Ayyub's live during peace
time. He also had a distinguished military career. Much of
his time was spent as a warrior until it was said of him, "He
did not stay away from any battle the Muslims fought from
the time of the Prophet to the time of Muawiyah unless he
was engaged at the same time in another."
The last campaign he took part in was the one prepared by
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Abu Ayyub at that time was a very old man, almost eighty
years old. But that did not prevent him from joining the
army and crossing the seas as a ghazi in the path of God.
After only a short time engaged in the battle, Abu Ayyub fell
ill and had to withdraw from fighting. Yazid came to him
and asked:
"Do you need anything, Abu Ayyub?" "Convey my salaams
to the Muslim armies and say to them: "Abu Ayyub urges
you to penetrate deeply into the territory of the enemy as far
as you can go, that you should carry him with you and that
you should bury him under your feet at the walls of
Constantinople." Then h e breathed his last.
The Muslim army fulfilled the desire of the companion of the
Messenger of God. They pushed back the enemy's forces in
attack after attack until they reached the walls of
Constantinople. There they buried him.
(The Muslims beseiged the city for four years but
eventually had to withdraw after suffering heavy losses.)

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 The Millennium Prophecy, Heralds a
Golden Age, Proclaimed by His Eminency
Dr. M.N. Alam To the Heads of State and
World Leaders in Brazil:

Figure 31: His Eminency Dr. Hazrat Shah Sufi M N Alam

To the honorable heads of state, heads of government, kings,
emperors, distinguished religious leaders, intellectuals and
scientists; I am disclosing valuable information concerning
the future. It is the age of science and the era of utmost
improvement in human civilization. It is known from history
that this is the second human civilization on Earth. At the
time of the Prophet Noah (SM), the culture, developed
science and education of the first civilization vanished away
from the Earth by flood and earthquake. It is also known that
four thousand years ago the Atlantic Ocean was once the
shape of a continent with different nations, where many
cultures lived. According to historical findings, the Atlantic
Ocean (as a continent) collapsed in consequence of universal
cataclysm and earthquakes resulting into an ocean.

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Therefore, we see how tremendous the history of mankind
is. Archaeologists and scientists are discovering innumerable
relics of human civilization and history through digging and
searching the soil. Many aspects of our current civilization is
likely to be wiped away completely from the Earth after the
year 2002 AD. Human beings will build up the third
civilization as indicated in The Sacred Holy Al-Quran, The
Tawrat, and The Zabur, The Bible (Ingil), The Kalki Puran
(Hindu Sacred Text) and others.
The present civilization will end after the global year
2002, after the occurrence of a third world war if man
does not heed his inner voice. This inner spiritual
urging is given expression by the modern prophets. A
new civilization will begin by the permanent peace
messenger of Almighty God, the great Imam Mahdi (A)
who will come from a region in the Arabian Desert. As
desired by God, Jesus Christ (Nabi Isha (A)) is to
establish a world government based in Jerusalem
creating heaven on earth after the year 2002.
This statement refers to the great transformation, which will
occur at the time of the New Millennium. Similar
prophecies concerning this period are the subject of most of
the world's religions, as well as of astrologers and modern
western prophets like Nostradamus, Edgar Cayce and Jean
Dixon. This statement is made here as an appeal to the
Heads of State, as well as to the people of the planet, to
make every effort to bring peace to the planet and to prepare
ourselves spiritually for the great events, which are about to
occur in our lifetime.
According to the Holy Quran and the leaders of the Sufi
Orders, the course of human history and the present
conditions are leading to the Third World War and the
destruction of the planet. This will result in the dawning of
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an entirely different system of human values and
organizations. According to Sufi cosmology, civilization
began with Adam (SM) the first man. Biblical floods and
earthquakes destroyed that civilization at the time of the
Prophet Noah (SM) about four thousand years ago. That
gave rise to the second and present civilization, which may
come to an end unless humanity heeds its inner voice, given
expression by the prophets.
The present civilization, which is based on military might,
economic exploitation and the dependence of the
industrialized world on cheap crude oil, will pave the way
for the Third World War. Other factors contributing to the
war are the fragmentation of the Soviet Union and the
resultant economic chaos there, and the impoverishment of
Africa and Asia. The economic pressure that a unified
Europe will place on the United States and the competition
for diminishing natural resources will also create pressure.
Incomparable and beyond imagination, the Third World War
will cause famine and drought worldwide. The nations of
the West will face economic crisis and political instability.
There will be no rest in the landscapes or cities like New
York, San Francisco, Chicago, including other thirty states
of USA, Tokyo, Beijing, Rome, Addis-Ababa,
Johannesburg, Sana, Mount Himalaya of Nepal, New Delhi,
Calcutta, Bombay, Asham, Tripura of India, Bangkok of
Thailand, Dhaka, Khulna Chittagong of Bangladesh, Tel-
abib of Israel and Cairo of Egypt also many other cities,
lands, mountains of the World. Natural disasters caused by
man-made behavior will also add to the destruction. The
prophecy holds that three quarters of all living beings and
natural resources will be destroyed by this probable war.
In the course of the war, the descendants of Abraham (the
Jews, Christians and Muslims) will fight with each other, but

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none shall dominate. The Earth will be laid to waste in their
struggle.
The war will come to an end after the destruction of the oil
supply and technological infrastructure. At this time, when
humanity is facing extinction, a self-proclaimed king and
god named King Dajjal will appear in the area of the Red
Sea. He will declare himself the custodian of heaven and
make war on all who do not accept him as their god. While
this situation is occurring, after 2002 a spiritual being called
the Great Imam Mahdi (SM), an inhabitant of the Arabian
Desert, and a descendant of the Prophet Mohammad (SM),
will be proclaimed as universal leader in the Holy City
Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This will occur after the year 2002.
On the same year, Jesus Christ (Nabi Isa) (SM) is expecting
to appear from the blue sky in the city of Damascus, capital
of Syria, in the minaret of Holy Umayyad Mosque. Jesus
Christ (Nabi Isa) (SM) will expel King Dajjal. With the co-
leadership of great Imam Mahdi (SM) and Jesus Christ
(Nabi Isa) (SM) heaven on earth will be created for all
beings. The people of the Earth will be unified into one
Nation, having one Government, and worshiping one God.
The Great Imam Mahdi (SM) will establish this New World
order in Jerusalem, the unified center of world harmony and
peace. Imam Mahdi (SM) will then lead humanity into the
Golden Age, unifying Heaven and Earth. There will no
longer be any destructive intent, or any need for weapons of
mass destruction. Around the year 2011 Jesus Christ (Nabi
Isa) (SM), will lead the New World Government
approximately until December 2052. The people of the
Earth will be unified in a confederation of governments. All
will accept the Great Imam Mahdi (SM) as the universal
leader. The mindless power struggle will vanish under his
spiritual leadership. This period of peace and joy will last
until 2052.
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After the year 2052 another world leader named King
Zahzah will come to power to continue the spiritual legacy.
He will lead until 2102. At this time a leader from Africa
will emerge and thereafter descendants of his dynasty will
lead for the next 900 years. During this time confusion and
chaos will again come about. Eventually, the Holy Mosque
at Holy Mecca will be damaged and the spiritual strength of
Pure Islam will gradually decline and 7000 years of human
civilization may come to an end on the planet Earth.
Humanity can have an alternative future, however, if it
heeds in time the Holy Voice. The Prince of Peace, the
Merciful Source of life, the one living God in his infinite
love, speaks to mankind through the voice of the prophets. If
humanity heeds the warnings of its inner voice, given
expression by the modern prophets, to cease its inhuman
behavior, to care for the environment, to respect all life as an
expression of Divine intention, only then humanity will
sustain spiritual grace and dwell in the house of the Lord for
ever more. This too can be our "Destiny."
This gigantic task of research on the Millennium
Prophecy statement from the Holy Al-Quran, Old
Testament of The Bible, religious research books and
opinion of the concerned intellectuals, is also based on
astrology, astronomy, geography and philosophy.
Included are also the interfaith opinions of the religious
personalities of the world. Natural disasters in North
America and Europe, as well as many man-made
disasters prefigure many of the realizations of the
Prophecy. UN Secretary General Dr. Kofi Annan has
advised the Millennium Prophecy should be forwarded
to the US Mission in NY and taken into the General
Assembly and Security Council Agenda.

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 Statements of the Union of Concerned Scientists
Point to the Validity of Millennium Prophecy:
Prominent World scientists have warned humanity
that we must take certain actions on behalf of our
planet, if widespread human misery is to be avoided
in the new Millennium. These 1,600 senior
scientists, including 102 Nobel Laureates, target
resource management, population control, poverty,
sexual equality and maintaining ecological balance
of Earth's systems as the five critical areas requiring
attention. They tell us that a new attitude of
gratitude and responsibility is required by us, if we
are to create a harmonious balance between
humanity and our environment. The Union of
Concerned Scientists is headquartered in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
BACKGROUND HISTORY OF SUFI
PROPHECY, HERITAGE AND RECORD:
On the Arabian Peninsula in the sixth century, the
Prophet Mohammad (SAW) preached the religion of
humanity to establish permanent peace on the
surface of the planet Earth. After re-entering the
Holy City of Mecca with the prophet's new vision
for mankind, the prophet predicted Sufi Prophecy in
presence of 100,000 of his followers. According to
Sufi cosmology, it has been predicted that a child
would be born in the Arabian Desert around the
year 1962. The prediction cited that the child would
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farmer's house, and will be born within the
prophet's family, and His father's name would be
Abdullah and his mother's name Aminah. The
prophet also indicated that there would be two
occurrences after the year 2002; the miraculous
reappearance of Jesus Christ (SM) and the
enlightening arrival of the new messenger of God,
Imam Mahdi (SM). The child would lead humanity
together with Jesus Christ (SM) to co-create Heaven
on Earth.
This Sufi legacy has been predicted innumerable
times before, first by The Great Ali (A) of the
seventh century, fourth Khalifa of Islam at Kufa,
Iraq, during the ninth century by the Great Sufi
Saint Abdul Qader Jilani (R). In the eleventh
century, the Sufi Master Sheikh Nyamatulah (R), of
India, predicted the details of the prophecy in his
fifty-four Persian Poems. Sheikh Mujadded Al-
Fesani (R), another Sufi Master at Sher-Hind, West
Punjab, India, was detained by Mogul Emperor
Akbar in the sixteenth century for his prediction for
the year 2004.
The forty-third spiritual successor from the prophet
of Islam, Chief Khalifa and custodian of Dayera
Sharif, of the seven hundred years old Sufi Dynasty
and President of the World Spiritual Assembly,
Sheikh Shah Sufi Dr. Mohammad Nurul Alam,
confirmed this prediction as being true in the Earth
Summit & Global Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in
June 3rd 1992. Through his twenty-five years
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research of mathematics, astronomy, astrology,
theology, science, Sufi
cosmology and the
exploration of one
hundred Eighty six
countries, the prophecy
has been rationalized
and affirmed by the
presentation of the Ex-Executive Director, Seshadri
Gupta of India. This Prophecy was proclaimed in
the Earth Summit and Global Forum at Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, in June 3rd, 1992, for the sole reason
of safeguarding human society. It was recorded on
radio, television and with other competent
authorities.

Figure 32
His Eminency Shah Sufi Mohammed Dr. Nurul Alam detain by the
Brazilian govt. and surrounding by the tank and military of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil, at front of the Earth Summit Venue. During in 1992 after the
proclamation of The vision of the "Millennium Prophecy".

The vision of the "Millennium Prophecy" of Dr. Shah

Sufi Mohammad Nurul Alam can now be
recognized as a clarion call to man to awaken from
his dream of the naïve voice of antagonism. This
enlightened seer can be heard as the voice of
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Originally brought forth in the early 1980s, just as
the nuclear arms-race gathered geometric
momentum, and as mans strident hostility grew
ever louder and less rational, the prophecy pointed
to the extreme, yet very real, possibility of mans
annihilation. Initially, much abuse was heaped on
the well-meaning seer who is the 43rd spiritual
successor of The Prophet of Islam. Derision greeted
his "extremist" views, first expressed to a wide
audience at the Global Environment Summit at Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil. He has also expressed his views in
over seven hundred other conferences, symposiums
and in many noted international organizations and
meetings held at the five continents of the world.
It is not easy to wake a sleeping giant to a wider
reality, particularly if he is asleep, to the fact that he
is trapped in a naïve and hostile illusion. And it
follows that when it is necessary to awaken, the
sound of the alarm is always perhaps somewhat
jarring to a sleeping man. It may be mentioned here
that The Prophet Noah(SM) warned his followers,
sons and wife till the last moment before the biblical
flood of Mount Sana of Yemen, but they refused to
attend to his words even then.
Dr. T.H. Rampa, a Tibetan with supernatural powers, has
written a profound thesis on the Tibetans religion
mythological data entitled "Chapter of Life", in which he
mentions that near the year 2004 a world religious leader
will be heralded. With his arrival, the world’s state will
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through his leadership. People will be able to
communicate from far distances not only among each
other, but also with animals. They will also be able to
foresee the future with help of supernatural powers. A
revolution in religious rejuvenation in man and woman
will also occur. Dr. T. H. Rampa further stated on page
138 of his thesis, that on February 5th, 1962 the Milky
Way’s celestial bodies will fall into a sixteenth position.
Eventually, on May 5th 2004 these same bodies (Sun,
Moon, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Mercury and Saturn) will
fall into the same position. This phenomenon will bring
about a great change in civilization, as we know it. He
also states that on the 5th day of May 2004 A.D., the
history of mankind will enter a new age where peace will
reign.
This humble and gifted spiritual personality from
Asia, having spent his lifetime studying the wide-
sweep of forces, both within and without, that seem
to propel man along the path toward his destiny,
recognized that it would take a "shock", an extreme
event, to alter mans course. "If we continue the way we
are going", says the spiritual being and seer Dr. M. N.
Alam, "We will end up where we are headed", and
that, he points out, is in mutual destruction, the end
of our contemporary civilization.
The Prophets fundamental message is a simple one: That
we must awaken our gratitude for the extraordinary
privilege that it is to be heir to the possibility of what
being human is. And that out of the awareness, our
gratitude must lead us to take responsibility for a
harmonious balance between man and environment,
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between man and man. He suggests to us that only if we
step beyond our naïve antagonism can we avert the
consequences of the course we are on. Specifically, we
must recognize our unity and lay aside hostility between
national boundaries and religious schism. We must
manage our populations, our ecology and our resources
while we bring about equality and eliminate poverty.
Special Notes:
United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development (UNCED) organized the Earth Summit
under co-sponsorship of the Government of Brazil
on June 3rd to 14th 1992. It was first time of the
history of the Planet Earth, so many Heads of the
State, Scientists, Intellectuals and Civil Society
Leaders attended to the so called Earth Summit and
openly discussed the global issues. There were 172
countries representatives, 108 were the Heads of the
State, Emperors, Kings and Queens. The illiterate
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia did not
attend, sent her two cabinet ministers but they were
not allowed into the Heads of the State conference
venue. His Eminency arranged passes for the Heads
of the State conference venue for Govt. Official
Hasanul Hoque Inu and Salma Khatun
representative of the government of Bangladesh.
In the name of City Cleaning for so called Earth
Summit the Government of Brazil by the influence
of arrogant President Bush Sr. picked up 40,000
street children and thrown them in to the Amazon
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Almighty God human being, street children of Brazil
all 40,000 died because of the arrogant Bush legacy.
His Eminency Dr. Alam, President of the World
Spiritual Assembly, with the Authority vested in
him Proclaimed the Summery of the Millennium
Prophecy and protested the killing of 40,000 street
children of Brazil.
His Eminency criticized the Kings and Heads about
their current activities and their future and openly
criticized UN for not coming into a positive action
plan for the implementation and benefit of the
mankind. UN established the cantonment under so
called peace keeping is paralyzed by the single
super power, the United States of America. After
about 7 minutes of the Proclamation of the
Millennium Prophecy, Heralds a golden age,
arrogant Bush Sr., Arabian Kings and Brazilian
President got angry and stopped His Eminency’s
speech and broke down the conference venue
schedule. His Eminency along with Iron Women
Senator Belavzoo and many others protested and
demonstrated around the conference venue against
the so called Earth Summit. Then UN security
personnel took His Eminency’s ground pass and UN
conference card and escorted him out of the
conference venue. Outside, His Eminency while
talking to the journalist 7 tanks and 300 military
personnel detained him for three hours. Due to local
demonstration Bush had escaped thru helicopter to
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Brazil by evening. After three hours the Brazilian
authority apologized and returned the passes to His
Eminency. Later President Bush sent the US Senator
Mrs. Belavzoo from the Hotel Suite to His Eminency
with the invitation to visit him but His Eminency
refused. Bush on the way stopped over at Panama
airport to meet his long time business partner iron
man General Noriega. In the airport Bush Sr. had a
hot talk with General Noriega because of his absence
at the Earth Summit of Brazil. So, Bush planned and
by misusing his power brought Noriega to USA for
trial, convicted and jailed him for 120 years.
President George Bush Sr. also had crude oil and
other businesses with Bin Laden and Saddam
Hussein; he had problems with them too. So, he
made a long term plan to get rid of them. By
misusing his constitutional power, money and the
life of innocent sons and daughters of fellow
Americans he killed Saddam Hussein. He did the
same thing in Afghanistan and killed Osama Bin
Laden. His Eminency challenged Al-Jazzier TV to
present Bin Laden to the TV channel if he is alive.
They cannot because, he is already dead. He
warned Al-Jazzier TV to be responsible and truthful
to the viewers. Bush’s family by abusing the
constitutional power destroyed the American
Economy and it reached to its lowest level in the
history of USA. The President Barack H. Obama is a
good man but he is surrendering to the peer
pressure and he will not be able to keep up with his
campaign promises and restore the economy.
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His Eminency also proclaimed the Millennium
Prophecy Statement at the Global Forum at Rio de
Janeiro on June 7th 2009 in the presence of 30,000
Civil Society leaders and scientists. And they all
agreed on the Millennium prophecy. His Eminency
also, prophesized about the president of Brazil that
he will lose his power shortly. The President of
Brazil resigned after seven days of the Earth Summit
under the pressure of the people’s protests.
Another Funny King Hasan Balkier of Brunei
Richest man on the Earth came to the Earth Summit
for the Humanitarian call, but he was too busy
hunting women then attending the conference.
Sultan Hasan Balkier rented entire floor of a most
expensive hotel and spent 1 million dollars every
night for the prostitutes and wine. The result of the
Earth Summit was nothing but zero. This is a
clarion call to the people of the Planet Earth to wake
up and save the planet from the Destruction.

Biography of Famous Sufi’s (Saints)

of Islam who contributed to the
Millennium Prophecy
Shah Sufi Hazrat Nyamatullah (RA):
The historical prophecies in verse of Hazrat Shah
Nyamatullah about the imminent THIRD WORLD
WAR (WWIII) and the coming of the Imam Mahdi
(peace be upon him).

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A Brief Account of the Life and Prophecies of Hazrat
Shah Nyamatullah:
Hazrat Shah Nyamatullah was born during the rule
of the Sultan Raju Khan Turkman. His father was
the venerable Mir Sayed Ataullah, and he was born
in the city of Naranwal in Kashmir; this is why he is
renowned everywhere as Oley Kashmir and Shah-E-
Hamdan.
By the Grace of God the Almighty, Hazrat Shah
Nyamatullah began to speak fluently even before he
was weaned from his mother’s breast. His respected
father, who loved learning, left this world when he
was just a child. His father was a notable personage
in Sultan Raju Khans court and upon hearing about
his death, the Sultans wife Yateem took on the
responsibility of bringing him up and educating
him. She arranged to have him tutored together
with her sons. Only at the age of thirteen, Hazrat
Shah Nyamatullah became well versed in the
spiritual instructions as well as in archery,
swordsmanship and other aspects of warfare. But
he was always disinterested in everyday life. He
received his first spiritual orders from the
contemporary Hazrat Sheikh Mohammad. To gain
further knowledge, he became a disciple of the very
learned Hazrat Hakim Jibrail Daulatabadi, who,
impressed with his student’s powers, had his
daughter married to him.
Hazrat Shah Nyamatullah then went to Ferozepur
and received his spiritual powers from his spiritual
teacher; spending sixteen years in hardship there
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People began to hear of his many extraordinary and
fabulous words there; at particular times he would
make certain pronouncements which could have
only come from someone blessed with The
Almighty Gods spiritual and special powers. For
this reason, he came to be known as Shah-E-
Hamdan of Kashmir.
His most notable composition is a translation of The
Holy Quran in Farsi; the number of words in the
translation equals exactly the number present in the
original Holy Quran. Of his many predictions
composed in prose and verse, none of the prose
versions are extant today, and only some of the
prophecies in verse have survived.
The predictions he made over eight hundred years
ago, in his fifty six poems in Farsi, have been proven
to be true from the rule of Timurlane, the First and
the Second World Wars and other world historical
events. Additionally, His Eminency Dr. Shah Sheik
Sufi M.N. Alam has based much of the work in his
“Millennium Prophecy” on the predictions made by
Hazrat Sheik Nyamatullah in his Farsi poems.

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Figure 85: The Holy Mazar Sharif of The Great Sufi Saint GaosePak
MuhiUddeen Abdul Qadir Jilani (RA) of Baghdad By Side Osman
Noormuhammad

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Figure 86: The Great Sufi Saint Founder of Qaderia Sufi Order
"Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (R)"

He is Hasani and Husaini:

The most universally acclaimed saint of all times
and the most celebrated, in all the aalameen
(worlds), among jinn and men as well as among the
arwaah (souls) and the malaika (angels), the
beloved of AllahTa'ala who throughout history has
been showered the titles of muhyudeen (reviver of
faith), qutbRabbani and ghauth-al-a'zam (the

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greatest helper), Sayyidi wa Imami Shaykh-ul-
AkbarAbu Muhammad Abdul Qadir Jilani, Radhu
Allahu Anh was born in Ramadan 470 A.H/1077 CE
in Jilan, Persia. His father's name was Abu Salih, a
man of taqwa (piety) and a direct descendant of
Hadrat Imam Hassan ibn Ali Rady Allahu Anh.
His mother Ummul-Khair Fatima was a saintly
daughter of a saintly father Shaykh Abdullah
Sawma'ee who was a direct descendant of Hadrat
Imam Husain ibn AliRady Allahu Anh.
Thus Muhyudeen Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani was
both Hasani and Husaini, a descendant of the Holy
Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam. For this
reason, the Sindhis for example, lovingly call him
"putarmithe mahboob jo" (the blessed son of the
sweet beloved Holy Prophet), Sallallahu alaihi wa
Sallam.
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum

He Reached the Status of Siddiqeen:

The Holy Prophet MuhammadMustafaSallallahu
alaihi wa Sallam is the last Prophet, there is no
prophet after him. But people can still aspire to
spiritual progress, acquire taqwa (piety) and
saintliness and become Awliya Allah (friends of
Allah). And the highest spiritual state after Ambiya
(prophets), belongs to the Siddiqeen (the truthful)
that is why the Holy Prophet taught us to make the
dua: Allahummaj 'alna min-as-Siddiqeen (O Allah
make us among the truthful). Well, Shaykh Abdul
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Qadir Jilani Rady Allahu Anh manifested to the
world that he ranked among the siddiqeen at the
ripe age of 18. At that age, his thirst for knowledge
and eagerness for the company of the Awliya Allah
took him to the city of Baghdad.
It is related that as he was about to leave home on
this momentous journey, his widowed mother
sewed forty gold coins inside his coat as part of his
inheritance, and as parting advice told him to be
forever truthful. The caravan with whom he was
travelling had gone as far as Hamadan when it was
attacked by a gang of robbers. In the course of their
loot, one of the robbers asked him whether he had
anything with him and he truthfully replied that he
had forty gold coins sewn in his coat. The robber
obviously thought he was joking and narrated this
incident to his chief who decided to come and see
this young man. When his coat was torn open, sure
enough there were forty gold coins. The gang leader
was astounded. He asked Shaykh Abdul Qadir
Jilani as to why he revealed this when he could
have very well kept it secret. Shaykh Abdul Qadir
Jilani told him that his mother had advised him not
to lie and he was duty bound to obey his mother,
Hearing this, the gang leader was overpowered with
remorse, repented, accepted Shaykh Abdul Qadir
Jilani as his Shaykh and so did all his followers and
they went on to acquire awliayah (sainthood)
themselves. This is how Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani
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Allahummaj 'alna min-as-Siddiqeen, Aameen Yaa
Rabbal 'Aalameen.
Sayyid Hajji Abdul Raheem Bin Sayyid
Muhammad Ismail Shirazi has captured the
essence of this incident most beautifully in the
following verses of his Urdu poem on the Gauth-al-
A'zam:
Choron pay tum nay kar kay tawajjoh Abdaal
banaaya 'aali shaan Yaa Gauth-al-A'zam ajab
tumhaaree shaan
Focusing your spiritual glance at the thieves You
turned them into great saints O, the great helper,
and your stature is truly astounding (Gulzare
Tayyiba, vol 3, p 18)
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum

Sharia, Tariqa and Haqeeqi Ma'rifa

In matters of Shariah (sacred Muslim law), Shaykh
Abdul Qadir Jilani Rady Allahu Anh followed the
Hanbal Madh-hab (school of sacred Muslim law)
but was an authority on the Shafi-i-Madh-hab as
well, and a chief exponent of the Ahl us-Sunnah wal
Jama'ah (the people who follow the Sunnah of the
Holy Prophet and the Jama'ah of his blessed
companions). The way to draw nearer to Allah
Ta'ala is through additional voluntary prayers day
and night, through constant remembrance (Zikr),
unceasing salawaat (Durood) on the Holy Prophet
Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam, Sunnah fasting,
charity, zuhd (abstinence) and juhd (exertion in the
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way of Allah Ta'ala) as exemplified by the Holy
Prophet himself. This then is the tariqa (spiritual
path leading to Allah Ta'ala) which is rooted in
sharia (sacred Muslim Law).
A Shaykh, musk-scented in shariah, tariqa and
haqeeqi-ma'rifa (knowledge of Allah Ta'ala) is able
to ascertain the spiritual level of a mureed (disciple)
and can assign additional awraad and azkaar
(voluntary prayers) to be performed to attain
spiritual progress. Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani
learned tariqa at the hands of Shaykh Hammad Bin
Muslim al-Dabbas, Rahmatullahi alaih.
Traditionally when someone is appointed a khalifa
of a Shaykh in tariqa, he is given a khirqa. Shaykh
Abdul Qadir Jilani was bestowed the khirqa by
ShaykhQadi Abi Said al-Mukhrami, Rahmatullahi
alaih.
The tariqa followed by Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani
Rady Allahu Anh came to be called after him the
Qadiriyya tariqa and it came to be universally
accepted as a divinely-guided path to spiritual
progress through zikr of Allah to polish one's heart
of all evil, to lead a virtuous life, to attain the love of
the Holy Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam, the
love of the sahaba (companions) and the Ahle Bayt
(the Prophet's blessed household), the love of the
awliya (saints), and to follow the sharia (sacred
Muslim law) according to the teachings of any one
of the four Imams of madh-hab, that is Imam Abu
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Ahmad bin Hanbal, may Allah Ta'ala be pleased
with them all.
Any tariqa has a silsila or spiritual chain linking the
teachings of the Shaykh to the teachings of
Rasulullah Sallallahu aliahi wa Sallam. The
spiritual genealogy of Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani
RadyAllahu Anh is traced back to the Holy Prophet
as follows:
Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani, disciple of
Shaykh Qadi Abi Said Ali Mubarak al-Mukhrami,
disciple of
Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Ahmad Qareshi al-
Hankari, disciple of
Shaykh Abu Farah Muhammad Yusuf Tartusi,
disciple of
Shaykh Raziuddin Abul Fazl Abdul Wahid Abdul
Aziz, disciple of
Shaykh Abu Bakr Abdullah Shibli, disciple of
Shaykh Abul Qasim Junaid of Bagdad, disciple of
Shaykh Abul Hasan Siri Saqti, disciple of
Shaykh Maroof Al-Karkhi, disciple of
Shaykh Sulaiman Dawood Tai, disciple of
Shaykh Habib ul Ajami, disciple of
Shaykh Hasan al-Basri, disciple of
Sayyidina Ali ibn Abi Talib, Khalifaof
Sayyidina Muhammad ibn Abdillah, Nurin-min-
Nurillah,
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim wa baarik alaih.
The names in this silsila (spiritual chain) are given
in the Tawassul of Qadiriyya in the kitab Abdul
Qadir Fee Eedahittasawwuf compiled by
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Nuriddeen ibn Shaykh Husain Mahmud al-
Ghasani as well as in the biography of the Shaykh
by Dr. Zahurul Hasan Sharib.
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum.
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum

Nasiha
Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani Rady Allahu Anh taught
Muslims and preached to non-Muslims in Baghdad.
His Khutbas (sermons) and Nasiha (advice) have
been compiled and handed down through centuries
as classics of Muslim spirituality.
His major spiritual works in the field are:
1. Sirr al-asrar (The secret of secrets).
2. Futuh al-ghayb (Revelations of the Unseen).
3. Ghunyat al-talibeen (Wealth for Seekers).
4. Al-Fat'hu Rabbani (The Endowment of Divine
Grace).
Besides the Qur'an Kareem and Hadith Shareef,
these are required minimum reading for someone
who aspires to be an aalim (learned). As we read
his masterpieces, we are struck by the fact that his
style of expression is different from that of any other
Shaykh, aalim or wali. He is so much saturated
with the spiritual power of Tawheed that his
exposition and its flow has a spiritually confident
personality all its own so that anyone who reads his
khutbas spontaneously admits that he is the qutb-
al-aqtaab, the Shaykh-ul-Mashaaikh, the Gauth-al-
A'zam and much more.... a Shaykh who epitomized

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mujaddidiyya (faith revival) and Awliyah
(sainthood).
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum
Azkaar, Salawaat and Qasida
The Qadiriyya tariqa is a tariqa of Zikrullah,
remembrance of Allah. The plural of Zikr is azkaar.
The azkaar and awraad (daily voluntary prayers) of
Shaykh Abdul Qadir JilaniRady Allahu Anh have
been compiled in many kitaabs (religious books),
one of which is Fuyudhaatur-Rabbaniyya, compiled
by al-Hajj Ismail Ibn Sayyid Muhammad Sa'eed
Al-Qadiri. It gives the awraad and azkaar of
Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani for each day of the week
as well as for various special occasions.
Then we have the salawaat (durood) on the Holy
Prophet Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam recited by the
Gauth-al-A'zam and we have to read Fuyudhaatur-
Rabbaniyya as well as his major classics to
appreciate how profuse Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani
was in sending salawaat and salaam on the Holy
Prophet, Allahumma salli wa sallim alaih. His
most famous salaat is called As-Salatu Gauthiya
after him while he also recited As-Salatul Kubra
(The big salaat) and kibritil ahmar (the
philosopher's stone). Kibritil ahmar is given in both
Fuyudhaatur-Rabbaniyya as well as in Miskaatus-
Salawaat of Mawlana Muhammad Elias Burney.
"The pholosopher's stone" means something very
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His emphasis in immersing yourself in the Asma
Allah-ul-Husna (the most Beautiful Names of Allah
Ta'ala) until they run through your veins is
breathtaking. He has woven a qasida (hymn) of 63
verses around this Asma-ul-Husna whose opening
verses are:
Shara'tu Bi Tawheedil Ilahi Mubasmilaa
Sa Akhtimu Bi-dh-dhikril Hameedi Mujammila
Wa Ash-Hadu Annallah Laa Rabba Ghairuhu
Tanazzaha 'an Hasril Uquli Takammulaa
(Transliteration from Fuyudhaatur-Rabbaniyya, p
52)
I start the Tawheed of Allah with Bismillah.
I will finish with the Zikr of Allah, the Most
Beautiful.
And I bear witness that there is no Lord other than
Allah.
Glorified is He, beyond human understanding, Most
Perfect.
And his qasida Gauthiya is universally popular. It
is chanted from Rabat to Lahor and from Mombasa
to Toronto. Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani Rady
Allahu Anh passed away on 11 Rabi-ul-Akhir 561
A.H/1166 C.E, at the age of 91. Those in the
Qadiriyya tariqa recite Qur'an Kareem and do Zikr
on that night. In the Indian sub-continent, it is
called Gyaarween shareef, or the blessed eleventh
night of the month. Qasida Gauthiya is also recited.
In it, ShaykhAbdul Qadir Jilani gives us some of
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spiritual force with which the opening lines burst
upon you:
Saqaanil hubbu kaasaatil wisaalee
Faqultu likhamratee nahwee ta'aalee
When we read the classics of Shaykh Abdul Qadir
Jilani Rady Allahu Anh like Sirr al-asrar, Futuh al-
ghayb, Ghunyat al-talibin, Al-Fat'hu Rabbani, and
qasida Gauthiya and recite the awraad and
salawaat that he recited, we begin to understand
why he is considered to be the Gauthul A'zam
(greatest saint). But the initiate sometimes wonders
why he revealed so many spiritual secrets when
most other Shaykhs are reticent. To answer that
question, we will need to turn to Sayyidi wa Imami
Mawlana Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad, Rady
Allahu Anh. In Gifts for the Seeker, he explains that
Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani, Rady Allahu Anh had
received permission to divulge these spiritual
secrets-"for the man who receives such permission is
under an order which he can but obey-and the secret
of the permission granted in such matters is itself
one that cannot be divulged." (Gifts for the Seeker,
translation by Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi, p.11).
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum.
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum

Spread of Islam through Sufi Saints

Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani, Rady Allahu Anh as the
model of a Sufi saint, through his nasiha, azkaar
and salawaat, through giving a living reality to
Islam, in his complete surrender to the Will of Allah
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and in his showing of tawakkul (trust in Allah) and
through his teachings and preaching converted
more than five thousand Jews and Christians to
Islam while more than a hundred thousand ruffians,
outlaws, murderers, thieves and bandits repented
and became devout Muslims and gentle dervishes,
explains Shaykh Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi al-Halveti
in his Introduction to Sirr al-asrar, p xxxi. And the
halaqa of Zikr (Zikr congregations) which he
instituted have continued to attract millions of
people to Islam through centuries and will continue
to do so, Insha-Allah, till the Day of Judgement,
Aameen.
A few examples suffice to illustrate this. The first
example is that of Mawlana Mu'eenuddin
ChishtiRahmatullahi alaih who acknowledged
Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani as his Shaykh and
spread Islam in India among the Hindus. He
achieved such a high spiritual stature that he is
called Sultanul Hind (the sultan of saints in the
Indian sub-continent) and all the saints in that
region are under his banner while he is under the
banner of the Gauth-al-A'zam. In the same way
Shaykh Uways ibn Muhammad Rahmatullahi alaih
of Somalia became a khalifa in Tariqatul Qadiriyya
at the shrine of Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani in
Baghdad and spread Islam in the whole of Eastern
Africa through congregations of Zikr. And Shaykh
Hamzah Fansuri, considered to be the greatest saint
in Indonesia and Malaysia proudly proclaimed that
he learned Islam from Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani.
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It can truly be said that the mureedeen and
muhibbeen (loving disciples) of Shaykh barakaat
Abdul Qadir Jilani Rady Allahu Anh have spread
Islam throughout the world through Zikr. The
(blessings) of zikr are truly unending. May Allah
Ta'ala make us among the Zaakireen, Aameen.
And the granting of awliyah (the stature of a saint)
by Allah Ta'ala to the Zaakireen (those who
remember Him), aabideen (those who worship Him)
and muhibbeen (those who love the Holy Prophet) is
in all instances mediated by the Holy Prophet
Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam, Shaykh Abdul Qadir
Jilani and one's own Shaykh. After all the awliya
and the ulama (learned) are the Khalifatullah,
vicegerents of Allah. And one must always aspire to
awliayah so that one becomes 'Aarif Billah (knower
of Allah). Allahummaj 'alna minal 'aarifeen,
Aameen Yaa Rabbal Aalameen.
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum

His Aqeeda:
His aqeeda (beliefs) was that of the Ahl us-Sunnah
wal Jam'ah based on the Qur'an, and the Sunnah of
the Holy Prophet Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam. All
the Sufi Saints through centuries have expounded
on and lived by this aqeeda. Its cornerstone is
Tawheed (Unity of Allah), its nurturing is with
Asma ul Husna and Ishq (love) of the Holy Prophet;
its daily life is governed by shariah (sacred Muslim
law); its growth and spread is through nasiha (good
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advice), zikr of Allah Ta'ala and salawaat and
salaam on the Holy Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi wa
Sallam, its peak is jihad and its ultimate is Fana
Fillah (annihilation of oneself in the Love of Allah
Ta'ala) after which Allah Ta'ala showers you with
Baqa Billah (spiritual life everlasting) in His Ridha
(pleasure).
So you start with Ridhal Waalidain (in the pleasure
of your parents) and end with Ridhallah (pleasure
of Allah Subhanahu WA Ta'ala). And the sahaba
(companions) of the Holy Prophet are referred to as
Rady Allahu Anhum WA Radhu Anh (Allah is well
pleased with them and they are pleased with Him).
And according to Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani, his
own position is equal to the dust under the feet of
the sahaba. If that is the case, what of the stature of
the blessed sahaba of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu
alaihi WA Sallam? Their spiritual stature derives
from the fact that they were blessed with the
opportunity of beholding the Holy Prophet with the
eyes of imaan (faith). That being the case how can
anyone be capable enough to explain in full the sifat
(attributes) of Mohammad-e-Arabi, Rasule-Rabbil
Aalameen, and Rahmatullil Aalameen. Only Allah
Rabbul Izzat is well aware of what he bestowed on
His beloved Prophet, Allahumma Salli WA sallim
alaih.
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum.

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His Daily Life and Teachings
Imam Shihabuddeen Umar Bin Muhammad
Suhrawardi Rahmatullahi alaih in his universally
acclaimed classic Awariful Ma'arif refers to Shaykh
Abdul Qadir Jilani as "Our Shaykh". He writes that
according to Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani, the Shaykh
has to cultivate these qualities:
Of Allah Rabbul Izzat (to cover up and forgive)
Of Sayyidina Mohammad Mustafa Sallallahu
alaihi wa Sallam (to intercede and to accompany)
Of Sayyidina Abu Bakr Siddiq Rady Allahu Anh
(truthfulness and benevolence)
Of Sayydina Umar Rady Allahu Anh (to command
and to forbid)
Of Sayydina Uthman Rady Allahu Anh (to feed the
poor and to pray when others sleep)
Of Sayydina AliRady Allahu Anh (to be knowing
and brave).
(Awariful Ma'arif, translated by Wilberforce Clarke,
p 162)
Imam Ibn Kathir Rahmatullahi alaih described the
admonitions of Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani saying:
"He enjoined the people to do what is good and
abstain from what is evil. His admonitions
addressed caliphs, ministers, and people in
authority, judges, companions and the masses.
Standing on the pulpits of the mosques, he
reprimanded them in the presence of witnesses as
well as during his public addresses. He disavowed
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Allah's blessings over anyone else's wrath, and was
not affected by any reproach."
In his book Zail Tabaqat Al-Hanabila, Ibn Rajab
quoted Shaykh Muwaffaq Al-Deen, author of the
book Al-Maghni, saying: "I have never heard of
anyone having as many noble deeds and miraculous
blessings (Karamat) as those attributed to Shaykh
Abdul Qadir Jilani".
Dr. Muhammad Haroon of the Raza Academy has
described this in detail in "The World Importance of
Ghaus al Azam Hadrat Sheikh Muhyiddin Abdul
Qadir Jilani". To gain baraka (blessings), let us at
this juncture recall one of these miracles. It is related
that as it was cloudy, the new moon of Ramadan
had not been sighted and people were confused
whether or not to fast the next day. They came to
Ummal-Khayr and asked if the child had taken food
that day. As he had not, they surmised that the fast
had begun. His mother relates; "My son 'Abdul
Qadir was born in the month of Ramadan. No
matter how hard I tried he refused to suckle in the
daytime. Throughout his infancy he would never
take food during the month of fasting." (Sirr al-
asrar, Introduction by Shaykh Tosun al-Jerrahi al-
Halveti, p xiii)
Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani, Rady Allahu Anh had
four wives, each a model of virtue and devoted to
him. He had forty-nine children, twenty-seven sons
and twenty-two daughters. Four of his sons, Shaykh
Abdul Wahhab, Shaykh Isa, Shaykh Abdul Razzaq
and Shaykh Musa became famous for their
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education and learning. This is how Sheikh Tosun
al-Halveti explains about the daily life of Shaykh
Abdul Qadir Jilani, Rady Allahu Anh: "He himself
had given all of himself to Allah. His nights passed
with little or no sleep in secluded prayer and
meditation. He spent his days like a true follower of
the Prophet in the service of humanity. Three times
a week he would deliver public sermons to
thousands of people. Every day in the morning and
the afternoon he gave lessons in Quranic
commentary, Prophetic traditions, theology,
religious law and Sufism. He spent the time after
the midday prayer giving advice and consultation to
people, whether beggars or kings, who would come
from all parts of the world. Before sunset prayers,
rain or shine, he took to the streets to distribute
bread among the poor. As he spent all his days in
fasting he would eat only once a day, after sunset
prayer, and never alone. His servants would stand
at his door asking passers-by if they were hungry, so
that they could share his table." (Sirr al-Asrar, p
XLIV)
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum

Qasaid on the Shaykh :

Given these realities of history, is it any wonder then
to find that more qasaid (poems) have been written
in praise of Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani Rady Allahu
Anh than on any other saint? Gulzare Tayyiba in
Urdu for example contains 17 poems in his honour
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while the Diwan (in Arabic) in Taraqatul Qadiriyya
has 27. In a short article like this, it is not possible to
do full justice to all the poetry in honour of the
Shaykh. It suffices to give a sprinkling from
Champay Dhee Bootee of Sultan Arifeen
ShaykhSultan Bahu in Punjabi, from the poetry of
Shaykh Hamzah Fanzuri of Indonesia in Malay,
from the salaam of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan in
Urdu and from the Diwan in Tariqatul Qadiriyya in
Arabic, in that order.
We begin with the translations of the abyaat
(couplets) of Sultan Bahu in Champay Dhee Bootee,
a classic in Kalaame Ma'rifat:
Talib Gauthul A'zam waalay
Shale kadhe na howan pandhe hoo
Jendhe andhar ishq dhee ratte
Rayn sadha kur landhe hoo
Jenun shawq dha howay
Lay khushyan nit andhe hoo
Dhono jahan naseeb tunhande Bahu
Jere zati alam kamadhe hoo
Followers of the Gauthul A'zam:
Would God, they are never ill
Those who have one grain of loving,
Ever are in pang and chill.
Lured by chances of a meeting,
Hopeful in their joyous drill
Lucky in both worlds are Bahu!
Lover’s who gain Allah's Will.

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(Sultan Bahu, Champay Dhee Bootee, (The Jasmine
Plant), p 33) (Translation by Maqbool Elahi, The
Abyat of Sultan Bahu, p 103)
Next, let us savour the following four lines in Malay
form Shaykh Hamzah Fansuri as given in Syed
Naguib al-Attas' Some Aspects of Sufism as
Understood and Practiced Among the Malays, p 22
Hamzah nin asalnya Fansuri
Mendapat wujud ditanah Shahar Nawi
Beroleh Khilafat ilmu yang ali
Daripada Abdul Qadir Sayyid Jilani
I Hamzah who am of Fansur a son
At Shahar Nawi my being have won
The knowledge sublime I acquired from one
Called Abdul Qadir Sayyid of Jilan.
A'la Hadrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan wrote
Salaams on the Holy Prophet Sallallahu alaihi wa
Sallam in which after profuse salutations on the
Holy Prophet, he also sent salaams on the Ahle-
Bayt and the sahabaRady Allahu Anhum, as well as
on the Imams of madh-hab, the awliya and the
saleheen, Rahmatullahi alaihim ajma'een.
Consider just two verses from A'la Hadrat on the
Gauth-ul-A'zam to appreciate his love for the
Shaykh.
Gauthul A'zam Imam-ut-tuqaa wan-nuqaa
Jalwae Shaane Qudrat pe lakhon salaam
Jis ke mimbar bane gardane awliya
Us qadam ki karamat pe lakhon salaam
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Gauthul A'zam Imam of saints and the pious
A million salutations on him who was pure by
nature
The one for whom the necks of saints became a
pulpit
A million salutations on the miracle of his feet
It is fitting to the end with the chorus of the Qasida
in Arabic in the Diwan of Qadiriyya.
Bi Rasulillahi wal Jilan
Wa Rijaalin Min Bani Adnaan
Salaku Fee Manhajjir-Rahmaan
Bi Rasulillahi Wal Jilan.
For the sake of the Holy Prophet and Shaykh Jilani
And those in the tribe of Adnaan
They have treaded the Path of the Merciful Lord
For the sake of the Holy Prophet and Shaykh Jilani.
(O Allah hear our prayers)
Tazkiratul Awliya (the Zikr of the friends of Allah)
is truly unending. May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala
forgive us and give us the hidaya (guidance) to live
Islam according to the Qur'an and the Sunnah of
Rasulullah, Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam as
explained and exemplified by Gauth-ul-
A'zamShaykhAbdul Qadir Jilani, Rady Allahu Anh,
Aameen Yaa Rabbal Aalameen.
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum.
Yaa Hayyu Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyum.
Abdul Qadir Jilani (R) is a direct descendant of
Prophet Mohammad (SAW) and 17th Direct
Spiritual Successor of Prophet Mohammad (SAW).
Seven Hundred years old Sufi Dynesty, Azimpur
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Dayera Sharif’s 43rd Spiritual Successor His
Eminency Sheikh Shah Sufi Dr. Mohammad Nurul
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Summary of Biography Of His

Eminency Dr. Sheik Shah Sufi
Mohammed Nurul Alam
The Author of this Book
His Eminency Dr. Sheik Shah Sufi
Mohammed Nurul Alam, religious
and spiritual leader of The Muslim
Sunni, 43rd spiritual successor from
the Prophet of Islam, President of
World Spiritual Assembly, NY,
USA, Custodian and Chief Khalifa
of 700-year old Sufi Dynasty, the
Holy Dayera Sharif, Dhaka, Bangladesh, World
Peace Envoy, United Nations NGO Permanent
Representative, Founder of Seven International
Orphanages in Bangladesh, Founder, World Human
Rights Service Council, NY, USA, Founder,
Secretary-General International Organization for
World Peace, Disarmament, Development and
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Human Rights, New York USA Founder President,
World Spiritual Institute, NY, USA, President and
Chief of the Mission World Human Rights Service
Council, New York, USA, Founding Member of
London Diplomatic Academy and its United
Nations Representative, NY Honorary professor,
European University Madrid, Spain, and Iowa, USA
and Chancellor, European Union University, Iowa,
USA, Member of Advisory Council of Ansted
University in Malaysia, Vice-President, CODE
International, Madrid, Spain. Pioneer Spokesman
and scholar researcher of "The Millennium Prophecy
Heralds a Golden Age, chief coordinator Imam-
Mahedi (SM), World Peace Mission, founder U.N
Peace Messenger Organization, three times
designated for the Nobel peace Prize between 1989
and 2000, designated first Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and Permanent
Representative of The Conch Republic to the United
Nations and designated special representative of
President of The Anjouan Islamic Republic to the
United Nations June 2001 to December 2001. His
Eminency Dr. M N Alam is Honorable Minister
Plenipotentiary to UN of the International States
Parliament for Safety & Peace since 2001. In
January 16, 2001 His Eminency Dr. Alam awarded
by Ansted University British Virgin Island, United
Kingdom. He has been awarded for the following
prestigious recognition: 1. International Academy of
Culture and Political Science Doctor of Philosophy
in Political Sciences 2. International Association of
Educators for World Peace Diploma DHonnaur. 3.
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Institute of International Affairs Certificate of
Honor. 4. Institutes for International Relations and
Intercultural Studies Diploma in International
Relations. 5. World Peace Academy Academician. 6.
Center Cultural Copt Orthodox Academic Doctor.
His Eminency also appointed as Chairman
Department of Comparative Religion Albert
Schweitzer International University, Switzerland
since December 4, 2000. In November 11, 2002 His
Eminency has been awarded as commander of
World order Peace The Medal of The World Order
Science-Education-Culture by the European
Academy of Information along with UN Secretary-
General His Excellency Dr. Kofi Annan in Madrid,
Spain.
His Eminency Dr. Alam is the World Peace
Envoy and Founder Director General of the Dayemi
Complex Bangladesh (DCB), established in 1969,
and its Permanent representative to the United
Nations since 1982. He is also the founder President
of the World Spiritual Assembly (WSA), New York,
established in 1990. In addition to all of these
organizations, His Eminency is the founder and
Secretary General of Bangladesh United Nations
Association (BUNA), established in Dhaka, 1972.
H.E. Mohammed Nurul Alam, son of the late
Mohammed Sirajul Islam, was born on February 28,
1953, at Mirsarai, Chittagong, Bangladesh and has
been a social, religious and humanitarian worker
since boyhood. Born in a respected Muslim religious
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he has been a voluntary social worker all his life. He
has developed an aptitude for universal humanism.
Through religious and spiritual capacity, His
Eminency Shah Sufi Mohammed Nurul Alam
became the spiritual successor of the Dayemi Sufi
Dynasty Since 1977 and received his spiritual
training from His Holiness Sheik Shah Sufi Syed
Dayemullah (R.A.), the religious and spiritual
leader and the Master of the Four Sufi Orders,
trained H.E.M.N. Alam in spiritual and religious
practices for Fifteen years. During his pilgrimage to
Makkha in 1987, His Holiness Sheik Shah Sufi
Sayed Dayemullah (R), the 42nd direct descendant
and spiritual successor to The Holy Prophet of
Islam Hazrat Mohammed (SM), bestowed 43rd
spiritual Successor ship upon H.E. Shah Sufi
Mohammed Nurul Alam. He also designated
H.E.M.N. Alam as Official Chief Khalifa and
custodian of Dayera Sharif, a Sufi Institution and
dynasty originated from the Holy Prophet of Islam
Mohammed (SM) and followed by his worthy
followers. After passing away of Shah Sufi Syed
Dayemullah (R.A.) in 1995, His Eminency
Mohammed Nurul Alam has become the custodian
of the seven hundred years old Holy Dayera Sharif
Sufi Dynasty. He is also rendering social welfare,
humanitarian and voluntary services already
started by H.H. Mahisawar (R.A.), one of the direct
descendants of the Holy Prophet of Islam who lived
his life for the cause of humanity seven hundred
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Bangladesh, Mynamar, Thailand, Singapore and
Malaysia.
His Eminency S.S.M.N.Alam, in serving the cause
of neglected humanity, looks after more than 100
educational institutions including high schools,
colleges, vocational training centers, madrashas,
mosques, as well 15 orphanages housing several
hundred parentless children in Bangladesh. His
Eminency M.N.Alam has served asthe Managing
Director of Dayemi Pharmaceutical Laboratory,
Joint Motawalli of Sufi Nurullah WAQF Estate
since 1987. He is also the Founder-Chairman of the
Bangladesh Youth Hostel Association. He has been
an Executive Member of the International
Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) Oxford,
England and an executive member of the IARF South
Asia Coordinating Committee India until 1997.
During His Eminency's leadership, the IARF was
granted consultative status with the U.N Economic
and Social Council (ESOSOC). Currently, he is the
President of the IARF Bangladesh Chapter.
Mr.Alam is the only representative of the Muslim
world who attends, on behalf of The Dayemi
Complex Bangladesh, the World Peace Congress,
organized by IARF since between 1982 to 1987.
During his lifelong work toward peace and human
rights, he has been associated with various national
and international organizations rendering valuable
services for the welfare of mankind. In December
1998 on the day of the observance of 50th
Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, he was designated As Secretary-General and
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Chief of mission of the World Human Rights Service
Council, New York, for the support of mankind and
refugees. US President Bill Clinton and U.N.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan are some of the
distinguished personalities of the World who have
acknowledged this humanitarian effort in 1999. In
the same year, His Eminency becomes a Founder
Member of the Diplomatic Council of the London
Diplomatic Academy, UK.
Since 1982 H.E. Mohammed Nurul Alam has
been acting as the permanent representative of the
Dayemi Complex Bangladesh to the United Nations
in New York, Vienna, Geneva and five Regional
Economic Commission offices in Thailand, Ethiopia,
Switzerland, Iraq and Chile. Under H.E.M.N. Alams
leadership, the Dayemi Complex Bangladesh
acquired consultative status with the Economic and
Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations as
well as associate status with the Department of
Public Information (DPI), and UNICEF. Also the
Dayemi Complex, Bangladesh, while working
towards peace in the Middle East since 1982, has
been given Associate Status with the Palestinian
Rights Division of the United Nations. H.E.M.N.
Alam has coordinated many international
conferences in support of the United Nations in
Dhaka, Bangladesh and worldwide from the office
in New York. He also visited the Holy Al-Aqsa
Mosque in Jerusalem and risked his life to negotiate
peace between the Palestinian and Israeli
authorities. This peace initiative included an eleven-
point peace proposal for Palestinian and Israeli
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authorities, which was adopted in the International
Peace Conference held in Dhaka under the auspices
of the Dayemi Complex Bangladesh and authorized
by the United Nations General Assembly. The Peace
proposal has been acknowledged by the Secretary-
General of The United Nations as well by President
Ronald Regan, Mr.Mikhail Gorbachev, Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II, the Chief Imam of the Holy
Kaba in Makkah, the Chief Justice of Saudi Arabia
and other Heads of State. For these and other
services and for contribution towards world peace,
the Secretary-General of the United Nations
designated the Dayemi Complex, Bangladesh as The
United Nations Peace Messenger Organization in
1986.
His Eminency Dr. Alam has visited Soviet
Union in 1986 by the special invitation of Mr.
Mikhail Gorbachev to attended the International
peace conference at BAKU as speaker His Eminency
predicted The all Muslim states and territories
should be free and independent from Soviet Union.
H.E.M.N. Alam organizes yearly seminars on
behalf of the Dayemi Complex Bangladesh and
World Spiritual Assembly to confer religious and
peace awards on distinguished personalities for
their outstanding contributions in various fields of
humanitarian, social and religious services. In the
service of the world peace, H.E.S.S.M.N. Alam has
undertaken a research project on the subject of
peace, progress, welfare and justice. This study
includes an analysis of the prophecy of the
emergence of the Great Imam Mehdi (SM). This
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research indicates that He will bring universal peace
and a lasting enlightenment for humanity in about
the year 2002. In a letter to Field Marshall
Mohammad Ayub Khan, then President of Pakistan,
His Eminency had predicted in 1968, that
Bangladesh is sitting on a bed of vast mineral
resources and natural gas. Recently in 2001, US
technical experts have identified eighteen locations
of oil and natural gas in Bangladesh, verifying His
Eminencys earlier prediction. Negotiations are
continuing presently between the governments of
Bangladesh and the US to excavate and retrieve the
newly discovered mineral resources.
In 1991, while President Bill Clinton was
Governor of Arkansas, His Eminency had predicted
that he Mr. Clinton will be elected President of the
United States for two terms and will not be facing
impeachment in relation to the Monica Lewinsky
affair. Additionally, He had also predicted that
George W. Bush will be elected 43rd president of the
US and he will remain in office for two terms. The
Mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas had conferred on
him its honorary citizenship, and made him its
honorary Ambassador. Since 1977, His Eminency Dr.
M. N. Alam’s Predictions are 100% Confirm for the
World Leaders, the Predictions for Bill Clinton,
George W. Bush, and finally in the history of the
USA first African American, Barack Hussein Obama
became the 44th President of The United States of
America. His Eminency Dr. M N Alam even
predicted African American Senator Barrack
Hussein Obama would win the Nomination for the
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Presidential Candidacy over Hillery Clinton and
after the Presidential Oath Senator Hillary Clinton
would work under him
H.E.M.N. Alam has traveled extensively in the
interest of world peace, visited more than 186
countries including Israel and, South Africa and has
attended over 700 conferences, seminars and
congresses where he presented his Thesis "The
Millennium Prophecy Heralding a Golden Age".
Many influential leaders such as former U.S
Presidents Bill Clinton and G. W. Bush and the U.N.
Secretary General Dr. Kofi A. Annan have
acknowledged the Millennium Prophecy. The
Secretary General has recommended His Eminency
to forward the Millennium Prophecy Statement to
the permanent US representative to the U.N. for
discussion to bring it to include it in the agenda of
the U.N. Security Council and U.N. General
Assembly. Accordingly, His Eminency has submitted
the Prophecy to the White House, Washington, D.C.
as well as to the President, U.N. General Assembly
andU.N. Security Council.
His Eminency has presented the Millennium
Prophecy at the Parliament of World Religions in
Cape Town in December, 1999 and at the
Millennium forum of the U.N. on May, 2000 and
also at hundreds of conferences worldwide over
twenty years. Many of the facts in the prophecy are
beginning to be realized. The London Diplomatic
Academy in its February edition highlighted
the Millennium Prophecy statement. Professor Dr.
Alfonso Roldan More, President of the European
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Union University in Madrid, Spain has included the
Millennium Prophecy Herald a Golden Age in the
University's curriculum for the Theology
department. His Eminency's associate Dr. Amarjit
Singh Anand and Dr. Ashoka Banerjee Paul is
preparing, editing and compiling the Millennium
Prophecy Thesis with the cooperation of Dr.
Richard T. Jordan. This will be submitted to the
European University of Madrid, Spain, Iowa, USA
and also to the Ansted University of Malaysia,
Damascus University of Syria, Al Azhar University
of Cairo, Egypt, King Abdul Aziz University of
Makkha, Saudi Arabia, U.N. World Peace
University, Costa Rica and U.N. University Tokyo,
Japan for the Millennium Thesis' round-table
conference.
The International Organization for World
Peace, Disarmament, Development and Human
Rights nominated His Eminency S.S.M.N. Alam,
who has devoted his life to the cause of world peace,
as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. In
1996 by the World Spiritual Assembly, New York,
designated him as a candidate for the Nobel Peace
Price and also the World Human Rights Service
council jointly with the friends of United Nations
Organizations, U.N. Office, New York, USA
designated his name for the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize.
The World Spiritual Assembly and its
international forum held in the New York City in
July 1989 have conferred three honorary Ph. D.
degrees (Doctor of Comparative Religion, Doctor of
Divinity and Doctor of Philosophy in Spirituality)
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upon H.E. Nurul Alam. European Union University
Iowa, USA and Ansted University, British Virgin
Island, United Kingdom, Malaysia have conferred
Honorary Ph. D. Degree Dr. in Philosophy and
Spirituality to H.E. Nurul Alam in July 2000. His
Eminency has received more than twenty-five
honorary Ph.D. degrees from very respected
educational institutions around the globe.
The American Biographical Institute awarded
him with the International Culture Diploma of
Honor, and designed His Eminency Dr. Mohammad
Nurul Alam as lifetime Deputy Governor. This
organization also listed him in 5000 Personalities of
the World 5th edition and on the International
Directory of Distinguished Leadership. The Order of
International Ambassador, and the Presidential
Seal of Honor are also among the numerous
recognitions awarded for his lifetime achievements.
He is also listed in Who's Who in the World - 11th
Edition, in 1993 and 17th Edition of Millennium
Edition dated January 2000, and also is listed Who's
Who in the East, Millennium Edition, 1999, a
publication of Marquis Who's Who in the World,
USA, International Who's Who Intellectuals - 12th
edition and was named "Man of the 20th Century".
His Eminency was awarded with the 20th Century
Award for Achievement for his outstanding
contribution towards world peace through the
Millennium Prophecy by the International
Biographical Center, Cambridge, England. He is also
listed in the 1000 Leaders of World Influence 9th
Edition, an American Biographical Institute
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publication which includes a summary of The
Millennium Prophecy. H.E.S.S.M.N. Alam also
appears of the 10th edition of 500 Leader of
Influence of the World. This book also provides
detailed information on the Millennium Prophecy.
His Eminency M.N. Alam is married and has two
daughters, Miss Sayeda Noor E Iynin(Declared
Abandoned), Sayeda Samiha Anjum and four sons,
Ata E Dayem Sayed Mahmudullah(Declared
Abandoned), Faize Hermain Sayed Khalilullah
(Bestowed successor ship on March 2nd 2009 by His
Eminency Dr. M N Alam & Acting Custodian of
Dayera Sharif), Mohiuddin Mohammad Alam,
Hazrat Nur M. Alam. Adopted Two son Faizi
Mohammadi Ahmadullah , Ata-E-Nur Anwarullah,
one adopted daughter Sayeda Noor-e-Sani (Children
of Erfan Uddin), Please note all adopted sons and
daughter had been abandoned because of their
misbehave, misconduct and for laundering millions
of taka & properties. Several cases had been started
against them at the court of Law. The abandoned
wife of Dayem Ullah so-called Sayeda “Saleha
Khatun”, who had been making all the conspiracies
to loot the Sufi Nurullah Waqf State for their
personal use along with her brother waliul Hoque
Khondokar former accountant gen. of Bangladesh,
Haji Ofa-ul Hoque Khondokar, Shefaul Hoque
Khondokar (Chief Architecht of all conspiracy & He
Passed away recently by the punishment of
Almighty Allah), Tahera Khondokar, Jamshed
Sanead Chowdhury Sayed Dayem Ullah (RA)’s step
brother Sayed Basharut Ullah and cousin brother
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Sayed Nur Ullah. The abovementioned inhuman
personalities had been working with So-called
“Sayeda” Saleha Khatun to destroy the backbone of
Dayera Sharif and to loot anything and everything
for their personal use.
A point should be noted and this point should be an
example for those inhuman characteristics whom
worked or working directly or indirectly against the
Awlias and their representative (Almighty Allah
directly declares war against them). Mrs. Sayeda
Rokeya Begum was an individual who was in war
with Allah accordingly for following the footsteps
to work and support her Mother Saleha Khatun as
well as misguided by her immoral children like
(Faizi Mohammadi Ahmadullah & Ata-e-Nur
AnawarUllah & Noor E Sani, along with Mahmud
& Aynin). Because of her notorious activities to
support illegal gratification for her family members,
she was punished by Allah to be dying a horrible
death thru Fire. Eminency has warned her several
times to rectify herself but unfortunately she never
listened.
Please also note, His Eminency could not work in
between all the conspiracies of Saleha Khatun and
her associates and because of that Eminency
bestowed his successor ship to his Son Faizi
Harmayen KhalilUllah as religious & Spiritual
leader also as a acting Custodian (May Allah bless
him)
Dr. Sheik Shah Sufi Mohammad Nurul Alam has
been designated by the competent authority of the
Conch Republic as First Ambassador to the U.N. in
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August 2000 and heads the diplomatic mission in
New York City for recognition of the Conch
Republic and designated special representative of
President of The Anjouan Islamic Republic to the
United Nations June 2001 to December 2001. His
Eminency Dr. M N Alam is Honorable Minister
Plenipotentiary to UN of the International States
Parliament for Safety & Peace since 2006. His
Eminency has been awarded The Medal of The
World Order Science-Education-Culture by the
European Academy of Information as commander of
World Peace. He also has been designated full time
Professor of European Academy of Information on
March 12, 2002, in the World Conference Madrid,
Spain.
His Eminency Dr. Alam’s Remarkable
Predictions for the Famous World Leaders:
His Eminency Dr. M.N. Alam predicted US President Bush
Sr., President Clinton, George W. Bush, President Barack
H. Obama, Nelson Mandela, Many Middle Eastern Kings
and many world Leaders.
WORLD SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY (WSA)
(A CONFEDERATION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE WORLD’S RELIGIOUS LEADERS)

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 605, New York, NY, 10163 USA,
Office/Fax: 212-591-6257
President – His Eminency Dr. Hazrat M N Alam
E-Mail: WSA786@yahoo.com, Website: http://wsany.tripod.com

Ref.: 786 April 10, 2008

To,
Sen. Barack Obama
P.O. Box 8102

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Chicago, IL 60680
Attn: Mr. David Plouffe
Campaign Manager of Barack Obama
Congratulation! "Great things are achieved thru the Great Danger"
The Presidency of the United States of America is on God's hands,
even if this process is done by the people's vote. Please note that,
from today of April 10th, 2008 Hilary Clinton’s candidacy for the
race of nomination for US Presidency will continue to fall.
Miraculously you will succeed to win the nomination process by the
Grace of Almighty God. Regarding your Presidency for USA I will
inform you in time; this matter is still on God’s hands.
Yours Most Faithfully,

His Eminency Dr. Hazrat Shah Sufi M. N. Alam

President World Spiritual Assembly
New York, NY 10163, USA.
WORLD SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY (WSA)
(A CONFEDERATION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE WORLD’S RELIGIOUS LEADERS)

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 605, New York, NY, 10163 USA,
Office/Fax: 212-591-6257
President – His Eminency Dr. Hazrat M N Alam
E-Mail: WSA786@yahoo.com, Website: http://wsany.tripod.com
Ref.: 786 July 4th, 2008
NOTE VERBAL
To,
Sen. Barack Obama
P.O. Box 8102
Chicago, IL 60680
Attn: Mr. David Plouffe, Mr. Jim Messina
Campaign Manager & Chief of Staff of Barack Obama
Congratulation! Your Presidency has been confirmed by the grace of
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Almighty God and by the support of country patriotic peoples of the United
States of America.

Ref: In reference# 786 of my letter dated on April 10th 2008 and your letter
dated April 25 & 28 of 2008 also several email communications.
The World Spiritual Assembly (WSA) New York USA presents its
compliments to the Democratic Presidential Candidate Honorable Sen.
Barack Hussein Obama of United States of America. The WSA New York
USA a confederation of World Religious & Spiritual leaders has the honor to
inform you that, your Presidency has been confirmed by the grace of
Almighty God also by the great support of the religious & spiritual leaders of
the World Spiritual Assembly in their 27th congress at New York, USA on
10:00 (AM) July 4th of 2008.
"Great things are achieved thru the Great Danger". Your strong
determination and proposed plans and programs for the future development
for fellow citizens of America will be the greatest achievement in your life.
The peoples of America want to see changes. The World economy and
international security are threatening the World for a Third World War along
with natural disaster and climate changes are the most important challenges
you may face during your Presidency. America is a single super powered
country, you will drive the nation as most influential and powerful President
also as a great leader of the World.
The World Spiritual Religious leaders are always praying for your great
success, good health and bright future.
Please note that, Prophet Abraham says, “The Human beings are crowned
creations of Almighty God and Jewish, Christians and Muslims are cousin
brothers”. You must keep this quote in your memory and consider all
religions of the world as well as the fellow citizens of America and treat them
as equal. There should be no discrimination between black and white in your
eyes. The World Spiritual and Religious leaders are always praying for your
great success. The road to the White House is confirmed to you Hon. Sen.
Barack Obama as you will be the 44th President of America. We hope to see
you at the White House for the 44th Presidential inaugural ceremony.
The World Spiritual Assembly (WSA) New York, USA avails itself of the
opportunity to renew to the Democratic Presidential Candidate honorable
Sen. Barack Hussein Obama of United States of America the assurance of its
highest considerations.
Congratulations! For your great achievement, God the Almighty Bless you.
Dated: July 4th, 2008

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His Eminency Dr. M. N. Alam
President World Spiritual Assembly
New York, NY 10163, USA

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Important Pictures of His Eminency Dr. M N Alam with
the World’s concerned dignified individuals & other
historic places for the contribution of Eminency’s
Research Work & Millennium Prophecy
Annex-1

His Eminency at Mount Hera, Makkah KSA, 2002 (This is where

Prophet (SM) stayed six years for the research of Spirituality & also
received the Holy Quran
Annex – 2

His Eminency Making Doa inside the Mount Ohud, during his
pilgrimage 2002, where Prophet (SM) lost one of his tooth by the
attack of rival group at the time of the Battle of Ohud
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His Eminency Dr. M N Alam sitting next to Grand

Mufti of Damascus, Syria in 1986 Dr. Ahmad Kaftaru
Annex – 4

His Eminency Shah Sufi Mohammed Dr. Nurul Alam with

the Chief Imam of Mosjidul Aksa At Jerusalem by risking
his life Eminency represented the UN as Peace negotiator for
Palestine & Israel conflict in February 19th 1988

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His Eminency at Mount Shurr, at Makkah KSA, (When

Prophet (SM) escaped from Makkah towards Madinah
Prophet (SM) stopped over at this cave of the Mountain)
Annex – 6

His Eminency Dr. M N Alam Praying INSIDE THE

ROCK OF THE DOME at Jerusalem during Eminency’s
Peace Mission as Chief Negotiator of Israel & Palestine
conflict in 1988
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This particular boy (son of Badr Uddin) received His

Eminency Dr. Alam from the cockpit of the Plane at
Damascus, Syria during Eminency’s Peace mission of
Middle-East
Annex - 8

His Eminency Dr. Alam along with his Research team Dr. Salah uddin
Imam Ahmed, Dr. Meskaram Melaku Feb 11, 2009 visiting King
Negash Mosque & Grave North Of Mekele of Wukro town Ethiopia

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Dr. Sheikh Shobhail Bin Abdullah Chief Imam of Holy

Makkah & Deputy Custodian of Two Holy Mosque
along with Sheikh Ta Ha, Sheikh Dayemullah,
Maolana Aminul Islam along with Justice Ruhul Islam
at inaugural ceremony Dayemi Complex Headquarter,
Azimpur Dayera Sharif, Feb 5th 1985
Annex - 10

The Sufi Sheikh Dayem Ullah, His Eminency Dr. Alam along with
Sheikh Sobael Bin Abdullah at DCB

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Sheikh Sobael Bin Abdullah taking Breakfast at

Dayemi Complex along with Dr. Alam & Sk.
Dayem Ullah
Annex - 13

His Eminency Shah Sufi Mohammed Dr. Nurul

Alam attending 28th IARF Meeting
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His Eminency Dr. Alam, Visited Jerusalem and

praying at Omar Mosque at Jerusalem Feb, 1988

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At The Gate of King Nejash Mosque, His Eminency with Dr. Salah
Uddin, along Imam of King Nejash’s Mosque, Please note that, Dr.
Salahuddin have tried to cheat Eminency but he had been punished.
Now fortunately he had been forgiven for his ill-motive.
Annex- 16

The King Nejash’s Mosque, found North of Mekele town

( 10 kms) North of Wukro town, in the Negash town.

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The wholly grave of King Nejash and the Sashbas found

inside the compound of the King Nejash’s Mosque
Annex-18

Prayer led by His Eminency Dr. Alam in the wholly grave

of King Nejash and the Sahibas
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The Duah in the King Nejash Holy grave Acknowledged

by His Eminency Dr. Alam

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His Eminency Dr. Alam discussing with the Imam of King

Negash’s Mosque Shek Mohammed Zeinu Ismael. And
teaching him from Hadith the way of the Imams life
Annex-21

Manager of the King Negash shek Ahmed Adem Dani

Receiving His Eminency Dr. Alam in the Manager’s
house wth the Imam of the Mosque
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 The kingdom of Satan, Deoband, UP, India, with his
Billions of Followers

Figure 9: The king of Devil/Satan, In his Kingdom

(Satan was expelled from Heaven to Deoband),
The Deoband Madrasa, Deoband, UP, India.
Because of direct influence of Satan there are
millions of fanatic Muslim and Kafer (Hindu, who
worship 330 million idols) all over the world.

History of Satan “Iblis” in the Heaven

& Earth
Satan traditional opponent of God and humanity
in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. In Scripture
and literature the role of the opponent is given
many names, such as Apolyon, Beelzebub,
Semihazah, Azazel, Belial, Iblis and Sammael.
Nicknames include the Tempter, Evil One, Father
of Lies, and Prince of Darkness. But in the New
Testament it is Satan, with its Greek equivalent
diabolos (the Devil), which came to dominate,
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displacing or demoting other names and figures.
In the Hebrew Bible, Satan plays only a minor role
as an ambiguous figure in the heavenly court. In
Job his function is described as a kind of
public prosecutor for God, suggesting his role as
adversary may have been in terms of jurisprudence.
The transformation of Satan from subordinate
official to independent adversary and rebellious
angel occurred during the Jewish apocalyptic
movement, which came under the influence of
the dualistic cosmologies of the ancient Middle
East. The New Testament, grown from the same
soil, speaks of Satan as the author of all evil (Luke
10:19), the personal tempter of Jesus (Matt. 4), and
the rebel cast to earth together with his angels (Rev.
12:7‐9). But these and many other passages in the
Bible said to allude to Satan were shaped into
coherent theological narratives only over time,
often in response to Christian heresies.

In intellectual circles in the West today the

tendency is to demythologize Satan. Certain
scholars argue that by the time the Old Testament
book of First Chronicles was completed Satan had
been transformed from an angel who questioned
God to a being dedicated to subverting God. It has
been further argued that this changing concept of
Satan paralleled a process of demonizing one's
opponents and attributing evil motives them. The
Essence sect in the late centuries BC portrayed

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other Jewish sects who disagreed with them as
allied with the forces of darkness and themselves
as "sons of light". Early Christians adopted this
approach and demonized Jews who did not
acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah. In later centuries
pagans and fellow Christians who had opposing
beliefs were characterized by Christians as evil
and to be opposed or eradicated.
In Islam, Satan is also known as Azazil, Iblish or
the evil jinn who in refusing to bow to Adam
disobeyed God and became "one of the
disbelievers." Azazil prayed so eagerly that he was
raised up into the first heaven, or according to one
narration, he worshipped so much in the first
heaven that he was raised up through all the
seven heavens and above them. He worshipped
on the earth, he worshipped on the heavens,
until Adam (A.S) was brought into existence.
Then the Lord ordered all the angels to bow down
before Adam (A.S) and all the angels obeyed except
Iblish.
From Hassan Al Basri (R.A): Iblis worshipped
above the seven heavens for more than 70,000
years, until he was raised to the station of Ridwan
which is very high station, Ridwan being the
guardian of Paradise. Iblis was the guardian of
Paradise for 1000 years. Once he read an
inscription on the gates of paradise, and it read:
There is a servant among the most highly favored
servants of the Almighty Lord and for a long time
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he will be obedient and serve his Lord well; there
will come a day, however, on which he will oppose
his Lord and disobey, and he will be driven from
His gates and be cursed. Iblis, who was then still
called Azazil, read and wondered at this prediction.
How can that be. He asked, that one of the closest
servants to the Lord should grow disobedient to
the Lord of the Worlds and be driven from His
Holy Nearness? Oh Lord, he pleaded. Give me
permission to curse that rebellious one, whoever he
may be. The Lord gave him permission, and Iblis
showered curses upon that future sinner for one
thousand years, knowing not that it was to be
himself. Western Media with the influence of
fanatic Jews & Christian making propaganda and
paralyzing the truth of Islamic Ideology, which
establishes Peace & Prosperity towards mankind
since 1400 years ago, “Islam does not approve
fanaticism or terrorism”. Subsequently, some sects
of Islam in the name so‐called “Jihad” encouraged
by misguided political groups and patroned by
Russia, USA and other powerful nations to carry
out terrorism activities to diminish the Islam from
its course. There is a conflict of opinion between
people as to whether Iblis was of the Angels or of
the Jinn, but in accordance of Holy Quran, “It is
confirmed, he was one of the Ordinary Jinn, but
by the recommendations of the Four crown angels
(Jibrael A:, Ajrael A:, Israfil A:, Mikaeel A:,),
Almighty God allowed and appointed him as the
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crown and commander of all Angels but he
disobeyed the Almighty God’s order to pay
respect to the first man Adam (A:) in heaven, So
Almighty God threw him out the heavens and he
became the great king of Satan (Devil). He was
expelled from Heaven and got thrown out to the
Earth’s Indian territory Of Uttar Prodesh location
“DeoBand Madrasha Compound (So‐called fanatic
religious Islamic Institute). It should be noted
that, Millions of students graduates from this type
of so‐called Islamic Institute and graduated as
fanatic Islamic Community leader around the
whole India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Myanmar and African Region also
Especially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia along with
whole Middle Eastern Region. They introduce
their group as following sects of Islam: Abdul
Wahab Najdi, Abdullah Bin Bazz of Saudi
Arabia, Wahabi group of Saudi Arabia, Qadiani,
Ahmadia and Jamaete Islami Group of
Pakistan, Deobandi & Qawami Madrasha group
of India, Pakistan & Bangladesh, Dr. Bari & Dr.
Elyias Ali’s Ahle Hadith Group of Bangladesh
(Salafe Group), Tabligue Jamat along with Wahabi
and so‐called Sunni Group of India, Bangladesh
and Pakistan, Hafezzi, Pirzi, Sadar Shab’s
followers along with Hat Hajari and Patia
Madrasha Group of Bangladesh, so‐called
intellectual and writer Salman Rushdi Bombay,
India, So‐ called Islamic leader (Mollah) Abul
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Kalam Azad, Principle Kamal Uddin Jaffri,
Delowar Hossein Syedi, Prof. Golam Azom,
Motiur Rahman Nizami of Jamat E Islam
Bangladesh.

In this respect there are two kinds of people in the world,

those who follow the commandants of God, and those
who are susceptible to the beguilement of Satan. There
has always been a mighty struggle between the followers
of Satan and the believers of God ever since the creation
of Adam in which the latter have always vanquished the
former.

“A Conspiracy led by British Empire”

A British Army General William W. W.
Hunter had published a book called “The
Indian Musalmans” ISBN# 81‐716‐769‐0‐1, in
the time of British ruling in India.
He stated that, he purchased all of the above
mentioned Muslim fanatic groups from Indian
Continent, Middle‐East and African region in
exchange of money to misguide and mislead them
with their own philosophy by the direct influence
of the devil (Iblis). In their long term ruling
period of Indian continent, Middle‐east and
African region, they had trained up fanatic group of
Jews, Christians and Hindus to become so‐called
Islamic Scholar to destroy the back bone of the truth
of Islam, it should also be noted that, those
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so‐called Islamic Scholars have played a huge role in
the British empire to appoint them as the
Principle/Director of Islamic Studies and
governmental Islamic Institutes with their own
curriculum to malpractice theology of Islam for the
elimination of the truth and the reality of Islam. So,
that all of this fanatic Islamic groups have become
very strong with their wrong ideology of
Islam by the sponsorship of British Empire. In
accordance of Dr. Iyas Ali’s (of Bangladesh) Phd.
Thesis, Those so‐called scholars have translated
the Arabic Quran into Bengali Urdu, Hindi and
English for example Dr. Girish Sen (Indian)
Migrated to Bangladesh also a list of So‐called
renown Islamic Scholars, translator of Bengali
Quran and Sia Sitta. The first principal of the Aliah
Madrasah was Dr. A. Sprenger, M. A. and the last
English principal was Mr. J. M. Botomely, B. A. who
ended his tenure in 1927 AD and thus the period of
seventy seven years (1850‐1927 A.D.) was being
governed by the English principals which was very
unfortunate and illogical in terms of Madrasah
education in Asian Continent, as it was intended to
produce a limited number of graduates for
serving the colonial government as Law Officers.
Being deprived of official support Madrasah

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1. Dr. A. Sprenger M. A. 1850‐1857

2. Sir William Nassanlees L.L.D 1857‐1870
3. J. Staklip, M. A. 1870‐1873
4. Henry Ferdinad Blockkman, M.A. 1873‐1878
5. A. E. Galf, M. A. 1878‐1881
6. Dr. A. F. R. Hornel, C. I. E. Ph.D. 1881‐1890
7. H. Prothero, M. A. 1890‐1891
8. F. J. Roe, M. A. 1891‐1892
9. Dr. A. F. R. Hornel, C. I. E. Ph.D. 1892‐1892
10. Dr. A. F. R. Hornel, C. I. E. Ph.D. 1892‐1895
11. F. J. Roe, M. A. 1895‐1895
12. Dr. A. F. R. Hornel, C. I. E. Ph.D. 1895‐1898
13. F. J. Roe, M. A. 1898‐1899
14. F. C. Hall, B. A. S.S.C. 1899
15. Sir, Eari, Stain Ph.D. 1899
16. H. A. Stork B. A. 1900
17. Lt. Colonel G. S. A. Ranking1900‐1901
18. H. A. Stork B. A. 1901‐1903
19. Sir, Edward Denison Rass, Ph.D. 1903
20. H. E. Stepleton, B. A. B. Sc. 1903‐1904
21. Sir, Edward Denison Rass, Ph.D. 1904‐1907
22. Mr. Chapman 1907‐1908
23. Sir, Edward Denison Rass, Ph.D. 1908‐1911
24. Mr. Alexander Hamilton Harley, M1911‐1323
25. Mr. J. M. Botomely, B. A 1923‐1925
26. Mr. Alexander Hamilton Harley, M1925‐1927
Table 2: Principles of the Deoband Madrasha
In accordance of Holy Quran & Sahi Hadith our
Holy Prophet Mohammad (SM) predicted, “After the
1400 Hijri Calendar…my disciples shall be divided in
73 divisions/sects.” The followers, who were
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present asked, “Oh! Prophet (SAW), who is that
group that shall proceed to Janna (heaven)?”
“those who guided by the Holy Quran and true
follower of Ahle‐Bayet” they will be true and real
Muslims and they will stay in paradise with Prophet
Mohammad (SM) and the other 72 sects will go to
hell with their King Iblis, Dajjal and fanatic groups
of Jews and Christians.
It is very painful to state that, the prophet
Mohammad (SM) the founder of Islam, when he
started his new religion in Holy City Makkah by
the order of Almighty God, God of Abraham,
Mosas and Jesus as well as the God of Devils,
Prophet’s family members, cousin brothers and close
relative like Umayya, Abu Zahel, Abu Lahab,
Abu‐Sufiyan, Henda (Wife of Abu Sufiyan),
Mughira Ibn Hesham, Moawaiya ibn Abu Sufiyan,
Yazid Ibn Mowaiya as true follower of devil by the
influence of fanatic Jews and Christians had been
trying to destroy the back bone of new religion
“Islam”. They have killed many innocent new true
believers and followers of Islam by force with the
influence of the devil. By this time, Prophet
Mohammad (SM) and along with his companions
migrated to Madina by the order of Almighty God.
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(Ansaar) along with the follower of Jews and
Christians. Since the migration of Makkah to
Madina the Holy Prophet (SM) worshiped God
facing towards the Al‐Aqsa Mosque, which was
built by the Prophet and King Solomon of
Jerusalem. But after the 16th Month, one day at the
time of Noon prayer in Madina by the order of
Almighty God, Prophet Mohammad (SM) and
his true followers (PBUT) turned their face
towards the Holy Kabaah of Holy city Makkah,
K.S.A. The king of Devil, (Iblis), had taken this
opportunity with his full will and power to
influence the fanatic Jews and Christians of Madina
as well as some tribal groups of Madina to work
against the Holy Prophet Mohammad (SM)’s new
religion by the cooperation of Prophet’s family
members Abu‐Sufiyan, his wife Henda and his
son Mauwiya subsequently by the influence of
devil the Ummaiya Dynasty and the Abbassiya
Dynasty except Ummiya Khalifa Umor Ibn Abdul
Aziz all the rulers worked against true Muslim
leadership and Ahle Bayet. By the active
cooperation of devils and influence of so‐called
Jews and Christians murdered Second Khalifh of
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Osman Ibn Afwan (R), Fourth Khalifh Ali Ibn Abu
Talib (R) along with 12 Imam of Prophet
Mohammad (SM)’s family.
It should also be noted that, in the time of Mauwiya
the so‐called Muslim ruler and self proclaimed
Quran Writer along with the fanatic follower of
Jews and Christians made a long term plan and
conspiracy against the Holy Prophet’s Grandson
Hazrat Hassan & Hazrat Hussein (A); killed
them but they could not eradicate the true
ideology of Islam. They also destroyed the Prophet
Mohammad (SM)’s Ahle Bayet Domes of the Saudi
Arabian Holy Places. Finally, they wanted to
steal the Prophet Mohammad’s (SM) Holy body
from the dome of the Holy Prophet’s (SM)
resting place, to devil’s Kingdom. At that time, a
strong ruler of Arab World Nur Uddin Jongi of
Egypt directed by Prophet Mohammad (SM) to take
appropriate action against the robber of Prophet
Mohammad (SM)’s Holy body and he identified
them by the Spiritual power of Prophet
Mohammad (SM), because Prophet Mohammad
(SM) is alive in his resting place, and eventually
He killed all of them and protected the Holy
Prophet’s Dome and true Islam. After that
whomever tried to speak the truth and the establish
the real ideology of Islam, they all were killed or
forced to migrate. Finally, the current King of
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power.
In accordance of His Eminency Dr. Alam’s
Millennium Prophecy Statement, the Saudi King
will receive exemplary punishment in his term by
the Almighty God along with all devil forces of 72
misguided or misled Islamic groups all will be
punished and destroyed by the messenger of
Almighty God great Imam Mahadi (A); along
with active cooperation of Prophet Isa (A)
(Jesus Christ). They will reveal the rule of
law, Peace, prosperity, Justice and co‐create
heaven on earth as well as eliminate all
fanaticism from this universe.
Because of the greedy women Eve in Heaven,
Satan/Devil misguided her easily and Adam also,
misguided by Eve accordingly to disobey the
God’s Order. Suddenly God become angry and
both of them got naked and Eve Urined Blood.
Angel brought some leaf to cover Adam & Eve to
maintain the Status in Heaven. Every woman on
earth has to go to same process every month with
menstruation seven days, with a stay with the dirty
blood. When they become pregnant this punishment
stops for 9 and ½ months. Till they are 55 years old
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 His Eminency’s Fight Against
Enemies of Islam

Figure 34: Salman Rushdie was born in Bombay, India,

to a middle‐class Urdu speaking family. At the age of
fourteen Rushdie went to England and studied at Rugby
School, England. By the patroned of Jews and Christians
he wrote the controversial book “Satanic Verses in 1988”.
One should know that he is a Bastard by birth. In
accordance of Holy Quran, Author of this book His
Eminency urging to the World Community to Punish
him by the law of the land, Also His Eminency send a
note verbal to Queen Elizabeth II and her Night Award
to this Devil on 17th June 2007, Rushdie is a friend of
Devil.

Letter 1: His Eminency Dr. M N Alam’s condemn

letter to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as follows:
WORLD SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY (WSA)
(A CONFEDERATION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE WORLD’S
RELIGIOUS LEADERS)
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 605, New York, NY, 10163 USA, Office/Fax: 212-
591-6257
President – His Eminency Dr. Hazrat Sheikh Shah Sufi Mohammad Nurul
Alam
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 43rd Direct Descendant of Great Prophet Mohammad SM. (PBUH)
E-Mail: WorldSpiritualAssembly@yahoo.com, Website:
http://wsany.tripod.com

NOTE VERBAL
Sub: The World Spiritual Assembly New York USA is Condemning
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s recent declaration of “The Knight”
Award to Controversial So-Called Writer and Enemy to the World
Muslim Community “Salman Rushdie”.
The World Spiritual Assembly (WSA) New York Headquarter USA
presents its compliments to Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II of
United Kingdom. The WSA NY Headquarter USA is condemning the
declaration of the Knight Award to the So-called Writer and most
controversial person to the World Muslim Community whom
criticized the Founder of Islam and Beloved Prophet of Almighty God
His Holiness Prophet Mohammad SM. (PBUH). I believe and hope
that your Majesty is must be aware of the Prophet Mohammad SM.
(PBUH). Your Majesty is also aware of the immoral activities of so-
called writer Salman Rushdie and his controversial book “The Satanic
Verses” which created chaos and complexities around World’s
Muslim Communities. Salman Rushdie has been migrated from India
to England and currently residing at UK as refugee. A group of
Muslim’s enemy somehow convinced your Majesty for their own
interest to misuse your Majesty’s power, position and respect to
declare the prestigious Award of United Kingdom of “The Knight” to
the controversial and So-called Writer Salman Rushdie.
Please note that, the Government of Iran have officially declared the
death penalty of “Salman Rushdie” for his controversial book “The
Satanic Verses”. Millions of Muslims around the World are angry at
Salman Rushdie’s immoral activities. And I am deeply shocked and
condemning your Majesty’s declaration of the Knight Award to the
International controversial person and enemy to the World Muslim
community Salman Rusdie and I on behalf of the World Muslim
Community also as I am the 43rd Direct descendant of the Founder of
Islam The Great Prophet Mohammad SM. (PBUH) urging your
Majesty Queen of United Kingdom to immediately Withdraw or
Cancel your Knight Award from Controversial Person and Enemy of
World Muslim community “Salman Rushdie”.

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It may be mentioned here that, Your Majesty’s humble mother Her
Majesty the Queen Elizabeth I is still alive and I am always praying
for her good health. The first man of mankind Prophet Adam (A:)
(PBUH) enjoyed the heaven with his life partner Eve but suddenly
Eve became ambitious and voluntarily disobeyed Almighty God’s
order and convinced and misguided by Satan (Devil), So Almighty
God was angry and expelled them from Heaven and threw them to
the Planet Earth. “What was the Reason? Your Majesty please find out
the reason”. We are the descendants of Prophet Adam (A:) and
Prophet Abraham (A:). In accordance of the Holy Quran “The Human
beings are Crown creations of Almighty God and Jewish, Christians
and Muslims are cousin brothers”, “but why today we are fighting
each other?” and Which is creating chaos and complexities around the
World and so the World has become unrest and has no peace and also
the situation of the Third World War is knocking the Door. Your
Majesty’s humble mother and Your Majesty took over responsibility
as Queens of United Kingdom for more than 100 years and ruled the
World successfully. We the people of the World Community respect
your Majesties as Queen and Symbol of the World. The geographical
territory of your Kingdom in this planet was very large which almost
covered the Globe. For your Majesty’s kindness and compromising
attitude your Kingdom has been divided into more than 200 countries.
The People of this unrest World still acknowledge your Majesty as
symbol of Peace and Symbol World. But I am assuring you now you
are going to be most controversial and be contempt by the World
Muslim Community for your declaration of the Knight Award to
Salman Rushdie. I am urging your Majesty personally to avoid more
chaos and complexities among the World Muslim community by
withdrawing or cancelling this controversial Knight Award from
Salman Rushdie and deport this person from the United Kingdom
immediately.
This World Spiritual Assembly’s condemning letter will be displayed
in the WSA’s official website for the attention of the World Muslim
Community until your Majesty gives her proper attention against the
enemy of the World Muslim Community “Salman Rushdie”.
Your Majesty’s kind cooperation, consideration and personal attention
in these regards will be highly considerable by the World Muslim
Community and me.
The World Spiritual Assembly (WSA) New York Headquarter USA
avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Her Majesty the Queen

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Elizabeth II of United Kingdom the assurance of its highest
consideration.

Dated: June 17, 2007 (WSA, NY)

His Eminency Dr. Hazrat Shah Sufi M. N. Alam
President World Spiritual Assembly
43rd Direct Descendant of Great Prophet Mohammad SM. (PBUH)
New York, NY-10163, USA
To,
Her Majesty The Queen
Queen Elizabeth II of United Kingdom
Buckingham Palace
London SW1A 1AA
CC: To all head of States, Emperors, Kings of Muslim of the World
CC: Press & Media of the World
Letter 2: His Eminency’s Appeal letter to Saudi King
Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz & other Relevant letters to curb
down present day associates of Shaitans of the World
WORLD SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY (WSA)
(A CONFEDERATION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE WORLD’S RELIGIOUS LEADERS)
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 605, New York, NY, 10163 USA
President – His Eminency Dr. Hazrat Sheikh Shah Sufi Mohammad Nurul Alam
43rd Direct Descendant of Great Prophet Mohammad SM. (PBUH)
E-Mail: WorldSpiritualAssemblyWSA@yahoo.com, Website: http://wsany.tripod.com

Ref: 786/WSANY/USA/09
Dated: Dec 30, 2009

NOTE VERBAL
An Appeal: The Dignity, Respect & Honor must be maintained for
The Two Holy Mosques Mosjidul Harmayen at Makkah-tul-
Mokarrama & Mosjidul-Nabawi of Madina-tul-Monwara, Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia by the concerned authority with immediate effect.

The World Spiritual Assembly (WSA) New York Headquarter USA

presents its compliments to His Royal Highness King Abdullah bin
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Abdul Aziz, the custodian of two Holy Mosques Masjidul Haramayen
of Holy Makkah and Mosjidul-Nabawi of Holy Madinah, Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia. The World Spiritual Assembly (WSA) is the World
Federation of Muslim Religious & Spiritual leaders of the World
based in New York, United States of America. The WSA New York
Headquarter USA has the honor to inform you that on behalf of the
World Muslim Community, a high level Religious & Islamic
community leaders has been designated to the Mosque of Holy
Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (SM) (Mosjidul Nabawai) & Mosjidul-
Haramayen of Holy Makkah. These religious and spiritual leaders
are from different parts of the Muslim World with the Scholastic
knowledge on Islam in accordance of The Holy Quran & authentic
Hadith. They also have the status of Grand Mufties of the World.
They have observed many immoral activities while they have
visited both of the Holy Mosques, Mosjidul-Haramayen in Holy
city Makkah and Mosjidul-Nabawi in Holy city Madinah of KSA.

The purpose and reasons of this most important letter with the
Note-Verbal to the honorable King His Royal Highness Abdullah
bin Abdul Aziz is fee-sabillillah, but if the honorable King and
custodian of the two Holy Mosques does not pay any attention to
the following information of this letter, he will be compelled to
answer to the Almighty Allah and Allah’s beloved Rasul Sallellahu
Alaihe Wasallam (SM) and also Wala-Ibad-diallahi Soalehin as well
as to the true Muslims of the World for his incompetency and
irresponsiveness as Custodian for the Holy Mosque of Mosjidul-
Nabawi & Masjidul-Haramayen of Holy Madinah & Holy Makkah.
In accordance of the recommendation of our high level Muslim
leader delegates with the status of grand muftis headed by His
Eminency Dr. Sheikh Shah Sufi Mohammad Nurul Alam admitted
into the Holy Prophet’s Mosque for their Itequf at last Ramadan 10th
of September, 2009. They also have visited and stayed at Mosjidul-
Haramayen in the Month of Ramadan nine days from 27th August,
2009 to 5th of September 2009. The honorable delegate members of
WSA stayed at the Holy Prophet’s Mosque about nine days as well,
till the final Jamaat of Eid-ul-Fitr. They have found the following
immoral activities inside the Holy Mosques:
Ajnabee (Visitors) from different parts of the Muslim World such as
Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and specially Pakistani
cleaning staff members (of both the holy mosques) are fully
destroying the dignity, respect and honor of the Mosjidul

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Haramayen of Holy Makkah and Holy Prophet’s Mosque Mosjidul-
Nabawi.
1. Our delegates found out that, one of the most important
ignorance is made by the disqualified people (Jahel) as they are
performing their so-called Omrah hajj. They are admitting into the
Holy Mosques with their cell phones being on as well as without
any proper ablution. After their immediate entrance, they tend to
follow the Pakistani cleaning staff members at both of the mosques
and they converse on the cell phone even without any trouble in the
presence of the authority like Police and guards. Most of the time
those ignorant and disqualified individuals from the
abovementioned countries along with local and other Arab
country’s pilgrims are sleeping in the mosques, as if they consider
the place like their hotel room. Only by force of the authorities they
wake up from their sleep and immediately join the prayer, again
without any ablution.
2. Our delegates had pointed one more ignorance and
dangerous disregards towards the Almighty Allah’s house
(mosque), the abovementioned disqualified individuals those who
perform their so-called Omrah Hajj and local Arab residents,
“without any reason almost everyone is using the “chair” (which are
available at every gate for immediate use for the disabled person)
even though they don’t have any physical problems. Because these
individuals are “Kullu Jahel” and they don’t have proper
knowledge “how to show proper respect towards Allah and his
beloved Prophet’s Mosque Mosjidul-Nabawi & Mosjidul
Haramayen.

3. Our delegates also reported that, the Pakistani, Indian and

Bengali staff members of the Mosques and nearby hotels are openly
selling phones and phone cards, which are directly encouraging
those ignorant individuals. Those Kullu Jahels are always having
unnecessary business, political, personal as well as terroristic
conversation with the people they accompany with. They are also
having domestic and international conversations on cell phones, in
the Holy Mosques constantly without facing any trouble from the
authority. It is very dangerous and threat for the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia. Most of the Political aliens are encouraged and directly
contributed by former Pakistani Prime Minister Newaz Sharif,
whom was exiled from Pakistan and currently residing in Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country of Peace and

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Prosperity. Our Muslim community leaders questions His Royal
Highness King Abdullah, “Why he have given shelter to the former
Prime Minister of Pakistan as well as other criminals? This
individual have looted the country’s wealth and destroyed his
political career. During his ruling period, he had misused his power
for his personal gains, and finally he was exiled from Pakistan.
Saudi government should pay strong attention towards the
activities of former prime minister when he arrives in Madinah-tul-
Monwara.

4. It was also pointed by our delegations that, People that

comes from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Myanmar and
Afghanistan, after their visa gets expired they use the Mosjidul-
Nabawi and Mosjidul Haramayen as their permanent shelter years
after years. These people are also pick-pocketing, men in the open
mosques and women stealing from the women’s camp in accordance
of the crime report of Holy Madinah & Holy Makkah Police
department.

5. There are several Markets, hotels and restaurants around

the Holy Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah and Mosjidul Haramayen
in Holy Makkah owned or ran by the illegal inhabitants from
Yemen, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh under the direct
Kofil/Partnership of several Saudi Arabian citizens. Those so-called
businessmen and their associates are dangerous and threat for the
Holy Mosques’ dignity and honor.

The Moral responsibility and duties of the Honorable Royal

Highness King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz as custodian of the Holy
Mosques (Mosjidul-Nabawi and Mosjidul Haramayen of Holy
Madinah & Holy Makkah) is requested to look into this most
important matter for immediate solution to eliminate all the nonsense
and illegal immoral activities done by the so called Omrah Hajjis as
well as the illegal occupants from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Yemen,
Afghanistan and Myanmar. Also permanently take administrative
strong actions to eradicate the Pakistani staff members and cleaners of
the Holy Mosque of Prophet and Mosjidul Haramayen to re-establish
the dignity, honor and peaceful environment for the true Muslim’s
attendance at the Mosques immediately. The Malaysian and
Indonesian Muslims are much better personnel to replace the

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cleaning staff members in place of immoral Pakistani staff
members.

His Royal Highness King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz is also requested
to make the arrangement during the time of Umrah Hajj & Regular
Hajj to issue Visa with the proper guideline for the visa applicants.
The applicants must be literate enough or must get short training to
maintain the dignity, honor and proper respect for the two Holy
Mosques, Mosjidul Haramayen at Holy Makkah and Mosjidul-
Nabawi at Holy Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. All Saudi
Arabian Embassy authorities must be cautious and careful to issue
visa for the following country’s applicants (Turkey, India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Myanmar) “Jahels & young adults
should not be allowed for Omrah Hajj visa”.
The World Spiritual Assembly (WSA) New York Headquarter USA
avails itself of this opportunity to renew to His Royal Highness
King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, the custodian of two Holy mosques
Masjidul Haramayen of Holy Makkah and Mosjidul-Nabawi of Holy
Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia the assurance of its highest
consideration.

Dated: December 30, 2009 (WSA, NY)

His Eminency Dr. Hazrat Shah Sufi Mohammed Nurul Alam
President World Spiritual Assembly
43rd Direct Descendant of Great Prophet Mohammad SM. (PBUH)
Citizen of United States of America
PO Box# 605, New York, NY-10163, USA
To,
His Royal Highness King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz
The custodian of two Holy mosques
Masjidul Haramayen of Holy Makkah, Mosjidul-Nabawi of Holy
Madinah
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

CC: To the Hon. Governor His Royal Prince Khaled Al-Faisal of

Makkah-tul-Mokarrama, For Necessary Action
CC: To the Hon. Governor His Royal Prince Abdul Aziz ibn Majed, of
Holy Mosque Mosjidul-Nabawi, For Necessary Action

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CC: Sheikh Abdul Rahman Ibn Abdul Aziz as-Sudais an-Najdi Chief
Imam of Holy Makkah, Mosjidul Haramayen, Deputy Custodian of
Two Holy Mosques, Makkha-tul-Mokarrama, KSA, For Necessary
Action
CC: Sheikh Abdur Rahman Al-Huzaify, Chief Imam of Holy Mosque,
Mosjidul-Nabawi, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, For Necessary Action
CC: To The President Barrack Hossein Obama President of USA,
For His kind attention
CC: To the Hon. Secretary-general H.E. Ban Ki Moon United Nations,
For his kind attention
CC: H.E. Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of OIC, For His
kind attention
Letter 3: To the Prime Minister of India to curb down
the so-called religious leader Mr. Zakir Naik of India
WORLD SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY (WSA)
(A CONFEDERATION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE WORLD’S RELIGIOUS LEADERS)
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 605, New York, NY, 10163 USA
President – His Eminency Dr. Hazrat Sheikh Shah Sufi Mohammad Nurul Alam
43rd Direct Descendant of Great Prophet Mohammad SM. (PBUH)
E-Mail: WorldSpiritualAssemblyWSA@yahoo.com, Website:
http://wsany.tripod.com

Ref: 786/WSANY/USA/10
Dated: Jan 18, 2010

NOTE VERBAL
To,
The Hon. Prime Minister Govt. of India
Doctor Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Secretariat
New Delhi, India

Subject: An Appeal to the Government of India to Curb Down the

immoral activities of so-called Islamic Scholar self-proclaimed
Muslim Religious leader as well as lecturer Doctor Zakir Naik,
Citizen of India; Founder & Owner of so-called Peace TV channel
and President of Islamic Research Foundation of Mumbai, India
with immediate effect. “If the Government of India does not pay

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any attention to take the appropriate action against this Great
Enemy of India and Mankind, then the Govt. of Doctor Manmohan
Singh will be compelled to pay proper compensation to the Muslim
World and to the fellow citizens of India”.
The World Spiritual Assembly (WSA) New York Headquarter USA
presents its compliments to the Honorable Prime Minister of India
Doctor Manmohan Singh, New Delhi, India. The World Spiritual
Assembly (WSA) is the World Federation of Religious & Spiritual
leaders of the World based in New York, United States of America.
The WSA New York Headquarter USA has the honor to inform you
on behalf of the World Religious & Spiritual leaders that, the
Indian citizen, so-called doctor Zakir Abdul Karim Naik was born
in Maharashtra, India on October 18, 1965. It is reported to us that,
he is a Bastard and abandoned child of his parents. Somehow he got
awarded the ordinary doctor certificate although he does not
practice it at all. Sometime in early 1980s he was sponsored by the
most wanted criminal and terrorist Osama Bin Laden and Saddam
Hussein. Accordingly, he had started the alleged Peace TV Channel
in India. He also has organized and established an Islamic Research
Foundation at Mumbai, India. He has been sponsored by various
terrorist groups such as Tamil Nadu of India, Tamil Tigers of Sri
Lanka, Shiv Sena Terrorist group of India, Al-Queda and Taliban of
Middle-East. Point should be noted that, his backbone was
generated and gradually developed by Osama Bin Laden great
terrorist of Saudi Arabia and Saddam Hussein of Iraq as well as by
the active support of the Saudi Arabian so-called fanatic religious
group Ohabi (Najdi) from since long.
Zakir Naik is actively supporting and preaching his so-called
Islamic ideology which are composed and sponsored by Osama Bin
Laden. This individual is actively engaged and utilized to speak
against the Great Prophet of Islam Prophet Mohammed (SM)
founder of Islam Religion as well as against the Great Sufi Saints of
India like Khaja MainUddin Chisti (RA) of Azmir Sharif, and
Nizamuddin Aoulia of New Delhi, India.
Since 1980, this bastard Zakir Naik had started the so-called lecture
programs with the alleged Islamic point of view of Osama-bin-
Laden. Now, he gradually became the so-called Islamic scholar and
self-proclaimed Islamic leader of the World. He has established the
so-called Peace TV Channel & Islamic Research Foundation to
facilitate all of his immoral and terroristic activities to disrespect
and disregard the founder of Islam, Greatest Prophet of Islam
Hazrat Mohammed (SM) as well as his direct descendants like
Great Sufi Saint of Azmir Sharif Khaja MainUddin Chisti and
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Hazrat Nizamuddin Aoulia of New Delhi along other great Sufi
Saints of Indian continent and Middle-East. The purpose of his
preaching of Islam’s so-called ideology and the tactics is to start
chaos and complexities inside the Indian Muslim groups along with
Sufism as well as to the Prophet of Islam.
It should be noted that, the so-called doctor Zakir Naik is the perfect
representative of Shoitan (Satan). As he being the so-called doctor
he never practiced even an hour in his lifetime. It is reported to us
that, by the curious group of Muslim groups of India had observed
his character, life, lectures as well as his daily activities. He is mal
practicing the Holy Quran along with other religious books like
Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Judaism. This individual
has no good relationship with his family or his parents not even
with his close relatives. Being a Muslim, He never prayed five times
in his lifetime even he doesn’t believe that Praying five times is one
of the important Pillar of Islam. He is actively working for the
terrorists groups among the Indian Territory and Asian Continent.
It should be also noted that, India is a great country with the largest
democratically based institutions in the World.
As you are the Prime Minister of Government of India Doctor
Manmohan Singh from the small minority and conservative Shikh
Family, Successfully leading the most largest democrat country of
the World, because you are honest, knowledgeable, loyal as well as
careful administrator. You have succeeded the founder of India’s
ideology, and you have really achieved the goal of Sri Gandhi.
As you have the faith in Shikh Religion, a very small group of
religious platform. We acknowledge you as you are the dreamer of
Modern India and also as a good moral person to urge you, please
carefully observe and investigate about this so-called Doctor Zakir
Naik thru your intelligence bureau.
It should also be noted that, last couple of months this individual
Zakir Naik’s speeches had been very aggressive and fabricated for
that reason he had been identified as a complete hypocrite and
representative of Osama Bin Laden and various terrorist groups of
India, Sri Lanka and Middle-East. He chose this focal time to start
chaos, complexities and riots among the Hindu, Muslim, Shikh
along with the peaceful fellow citizens of India. Recently,
thousands of demonstrating groups of Islam had condemned many
of his speeches along with his interviews on the Peace TV. He also
intentionally utilized one of the innocent Shikh minority group
leaders’ opinions about very sensitive matter of Prophet
Mohammed (SM) and Great Sufi Saints of India as well as of the
World. Please note that, Zakir Naik had responded very dynamic
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way to the innocent Shikh minority group leader’s question to start
chaos and complexities directly or indirectly towards your
administration.
Accordingly, the whole world’s Muslim communities as well as
many of the Indian Muslim groups have protested and condemned
his speeches and his interviews also have urged the Government of
India to take appropriate action against this notorious individual
but the government of India did not respond. If the government of
India stays silent, the huge quantity of fellow citizens of India will
be compelled to join in the riot to bring destruction to your
administration. If you will not take appropriate legal action against
this satanic individual Zakir Naik, then you will not find the proper
exit to save yourself. We the World Spiritual Assembly Religious &
Spiritual Leaders urging you as you are a moral, loyal and honest
administrator of India to curb down all the immoral satanic
activities of Zakir Naik with immediate effect.
The Honorable Prime Minister Doctor Manmohan Singh is
cordially requested to look into this matter very carefully and
personally for an immediate positive solution. Please note that, the
Government of USA had already been notified about this
individual’s profile along with the details of his immoral activities.
The World Spiritual Assembly (WSA) New York Headquarter USA
avails itself of this opportunity to renew to Honorable Prime
Minister of India Doctor Manmohan Singh, New Delhi, India the
assurance of its highest consideration.

Dated: January 18, 2010 (WSA, NY)

His Eminency Dr. Hazrat Shah Sufi Mohammed Nurul Alam
President World Spiritual Assembly
43rd Direct Descendant of Great Prophet Mohammad SM. (PBUH)
Citizen of United States of America
PO Box# 605, New York, NY-10163, USA

CC: To the Hon. US President Barrack Hossein Obama

The White House, Washington D.C.
**For His kind attention & immediate action

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 Direct followers of GREAT Shaitan (Iblis) and
descendant of Yazid ibn Moabia as follows:
ZAKIR NAIK OF INDIA, ABUL KALAM AZAD & PRINCIPLE
KAMAL UDDIN JAFREE AS WELL AS CHIEF IMAM OF HOLY
MAKKAH ABDUR RAHMAN AL-HUZAIFI AL NAJDI AL OHABI
The Pictures of PRESENT DAY DIRECT ASSOCIATES SHAITAN (IBLIS) OF THE WORLD
 In accordance of Holy Quran

Figure 35: King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, KSA

The Great Sponsor of Ohabi / Salafe Movement, & The LAST KING
OF SAUDI MONARCHY, The WORLD War III is knocking the door,
Reemergence of Jesus Christ & Imam Mahdi PBUH is awaiting to
eliminate all hypocrites and satanic activities.

Figure 36: Chief imam Mosjidul Haramayen is a Ohabi, Najdi Alem

WSA advises him to Learn Holy Quran Properly, Must be
respectful properly to the Founder of Islam & Last Beloved
Prophet of Mankind & Islam in accordance of Holy Quran
Surah Ahzab 56 or else You must pay at the court of Allah &
his Belovd Rasool as well as to Imam Mahdi PBUH
DO NOT MISGUIDE AND MISLEAD THE MUSLIM
COMMUNITY AS CHIEF IMAM OF MAKKAH
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 Figure 37: Zakir Naik Direct Descendent of Yazid ibn Moabia
This person will be eliminated soon, Govt. of India & USA Is
directed by WSA to curb down his hypocrisy and terroristic
Activities, this individual is an official bastard associate of Osama
Bin Laden of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Figure 38: Another Direct Descendent of Yazid ibn Moabia and true
bastard of this MODERN ERA, The WSA NY USA advises him to
rectify himself also to research the holy Quran properly as well as
Surah Ahzab Ayaat 56 and then talk about Holy Prophet & his
descendants or else you will also be held accountable.

Figure 39: This kullu Shaitan should be killed cause of translating

Holy Quran wrong Surah Ahzab 56. This notorious shaitan was the
great terror helped to kill several thousands of people in the time of
liberation movement of BANGLADESH as chief of Rajakar Albadr
at Norshingdi Area, Bangladesh, Current government is already
alerted and arranging a WAR tribunal against this criminal for
prosecution.

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The following Biographies are about
the World Renown Islamic Scholars,
True follower of Prophet Mohammad
(SM) & also working for the support to
reestablish the truth about Islam & Sufism with
the correct knowledge. Also announcing the
arrival of Last Imam Hazrat Mahdi (A:) along
with Jesus Christ to reestablish Peace and
international security for Mankind.
A Great Sheikh &
True Scholar as
well as beloved
follower of Great
Prophet Hazrat
Mohammad (SM)
Al-lama, Shaykh-ul-
Islam Professor Dr.
Muhammad Tahir-
ul-Qadri of
Pakistan
A man of manifold and staggering achievements,
Shaykh-ul-Islam Professor Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-
Qadri is the founding leader of Minhaj-ul-Qur’an
International (MQI), an organization with branches
and centres in more than 90 countries around the
globe, working for the promotion of peace and
harmony between communities and the revival of
spiritual endeavour based on the true teachings of

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Islam.Shaykh-ul-Islam was born on February 19,
1951 in the historical city of Jhang, Pakistan, and the
son of the great spiritualist and intellectual of his
time ash-Shaykh Dr Farida’d-Din al-Qadri. Since his
birth had been foretold through a spiritual dream to
his father, he was educated from the young age in
both the Islamic and secular sciences
simultaneously, imbued with the belief that his
entire life would be devoted to the renaissance of
Islam. Although he had already started his religious
education under his father two years earlier, his
formal classical education was initiated in Madina at
the age of 12, in Madrasa al-‘Ulum ash-Shar‘iyya
which was situated in the blessed house of
Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, the first residence
of the Holy Prophet (blessings and peace be upon
him) after his migration. By the time he had received
a First Class Honours Degree from the University of
the Punjab in 1970, he had also completed his
Classical Islamic Studies, having spent over ten
years under the tutelage of his father and other
eminent Shuyukh of his time and achieving an
unparalleled understanding of the classical shari‘a
sciences and Arabic language. He earned his MA in
Islamic Studies in 1972 with the University of the
Punjab Gold Medal, achieved his LLB in 1974 and
began to practise as a lawyer in the district courts of
Jhang. He moved to Lahore in 1978 and joined the
University of the Punjab as a lecturer in law and
completed his doctorate in Islamic Law. He was also
a member of the Syndicate, Senate and Academic
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Council of the University of the Punjab, which are
the highest executive, administrative and academic
bodies of the University.
However within a short span of time he emerged as
the country’s leading Islamic jurist and scholar and
revivalist of the Islamic ideology. He was appointed
as a Jurist Consult (legal adviser) on Islamic law for
the Supreme Court and the Federal Shari`a Court of
Pakistan and also worked as a specialist adviser on
Islamic curricula for the Federal Ministry of
Education of Pakistan. At various times between
1983-1987, he was offered the positions of Senator
for the Upper House of Parliament, Federal Minister
for Religious Affairs, Federal Minister for Education
and the Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary
Affairs. He was also nominated as ambassador for
Pakistan as well as being offered the post of Justice
of the Appellate Shari`a Bench, Supreme Court of
Pakistan and the position of being a member of the
Islamic Ideology Council of Pakistan (highest
constitutional body for Islamic legislation). All of
these positions were offered by the then president of
Pakistan.
However, Shaykh-ul-Islam refused to accept any of
these offers due to his colossal, profound and
lifelong commitment to the cause of peace, both
regional and global. He designed his peace
dynamics carefully and launched Minhaj-ul-Quran
International (MQI) as a peace phenomena
envisaging the realization of his goal of peace
through religious moderation and integration, an
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international process of ecumenism and interfaith
dialogue, development of womenfolk as a dynamic
peace force, promotion of humanitarian behavior
through welfare and altruistic programmes, conflict
resolution, mass education and spread of message of
love for humanity, promoting culture of Prophetic
love and mystic teachings, scientific interpretation of
Islam and vast scale research work dedicated to the
fairy of peace. Working in all these multiple fields of
international activity simultaneously in-country and
abroad included some of his most significant
ventures in the field of education, activation of
womenfolk, propagation of the true identity of
Islamic faith in the perspective of world peace, and
reviving the Prophetic version of Islamic and
Quranic teachings through electronic and print
media. He was to reawaken in the Muslim Umma
the real spirit of Islam to make possible the dawn of
peace all around the world. For this, he established
and spread a vast educational net-work with a
chartered University at the top, roused the
womenfolk to their role in achieving the goal of
peace in society and provided them an independent
forum of Minhaj-ul-Quran Women League to
promote the cause of peace in more than half of
humanity. The total volume of his audio-visual
contact with various societies over the globe so far
amounts to roughly 1000 books he has authored on
diverse subjects with 5000 lectures on a wide variety
of topics pertaining to his international peace
struggle from the MQI platform. Shaykh-ul-Islam
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has accomplished all these ventures simultaneously
in a short period of only two and a half decades not
only in Pakistan but in over 90 countries the world
over. These achievements speak of the relevance,
correctness and the underlying foresight and insight
pertaining to the true grasp of his peace struggle
that made him refuse to accept any of the offers he
was made to work in the government by the then
President of Pakistan.
In the 1980s, a number of historical judgments in the
legal and constitutional history of Pakistan were
passed by the Federal Shari`a Court and the
Appellate Shari`a Bench, Supreme Court of Pakistan
as a result of Shaykh-ul-Islam’s juristic arguments,
documented in the Pakistan Legal Decisions (PLD)
and Pakistan Legal Judgments (PLJ). In particular
the Federal Shari`a Court passed a judgment
denying the legal position of rajm as a hadd of
shari`a, in which almost all well known ‘ulama and
senior renowned classical scholars of the country
had appeared before the court giving their
arguments. In a review petition Shaykh-ul-Islam
presented his arguments before the court against the
judgment for three consecutive days. As a result, a
landmark decision was passed by the full bench of
the Federal Shari`a Court of Pakistan overturning
their prior judgment and the rajm was judicially re-
accepted as a hadd of shari`a.
In another case the Blasphemy Law protecting the
esteemed station and reverence of the Holy Prophet
(blessings and peace be upon him) was also passed
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for the first time in the history of Pakistan after
Shaykh-ul-Islam presented his arguments to the
court, over a period of three days, culminating in an
Act of Parliament. Another landmark and famous
enactment of Parliament concerning ad-diya (blood-
money) of a murdered woman resulted after
Shaykh-ul-Islam presented arguments in the
President House of Pakistan during a special
legislative session chaired by President Zia’ al-Haqq.
This session was attended by all Federal Ministers,
Secretaries, Governors of all provinces, all judges of
the Federal Shari`a Court and Appellate Shari`a
Bench of the Supreme Court, members of the Islamic
Ideology Council, selected top ranking classical
scholars and Shuyukh belonging to all schools of
law. Shaykh-ul-Islam presented arguments in favour
of equality of rights of women concerning ad-diya
for eight hours followed by a question and answer
session. This was a unique and unprecedented event
in the judicial and legislative history of Pakistan. As
a result of his arguments the discrimination clause
was removed and women were given equality of
redress. This shows the amount of concern that
Shaykh-ul-Islam has for the respect and
safeguarding of women’s rights in Islam. Moreover
during the 1980s hundreds of un-Islamic clauses
from the old civil and criminal laws of Pakistan,
which had existed since the period of colonial rule,
were amended according to Islamic principles upon
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He is also a former Professor of Islamic Law at the
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, and the
youngest person ever to have been awarded a
professorship in the history of the University.
Shaykh-ul-Islam has also previously held the
position of the Head of the Department for LLM in
Islamic Legislation.

Great Sheikh & True Scholar as well as beloved follower

of Great Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (SM)
Al-lama Dr. Imran Nazar Hossein of Trinidad & Tobago
He was born in the
Caribbean island of
Trinidad in 1942 from
parents whose ancestors
had migrated as
indentured laborer from
India. He is a graduate of
the Aleemiyah Institute
in Karachi and has
studied at several
instructions of higher
learning including the
University of Karachi,
the University of the West Indies, Al Azhar
University and the Graduate Institute of
International Relations in Switzerland

He worked for several years as a Foreign Service

Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
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his job in 1985 to devote his life to the mission of
Islam.
He lived in New York for ten years during which
time he served as the Director of Islamic Studies for
the Joint Committee of Muslim Organizations of
Greater New York. He lectured on Islam in several
American and Canadian universities, colleges,
churches, synagogues, prisons, community halls, etc.
He also participated in many inter-faith dialogues
with Christian and Jewish scholars while
representing Islam in USA. He was the Imam, for
sometime, at Masjid Dar al-Qur'an in Long Island,
New York. He also led the weekly Juma'ah prayers
and delivered the sermon at the United Nations
headquarters in Manhattan once a month for ten
years continuously.
He is a former Principal of the Aleemiyah Institute
of Islamic Studies in Karachi, Pakistan, Director of
Research of the World Muslim Congress in Karachi,
Pakistan, Director of the Islamic Institute for
Education and Research in Miami, Florida, and
Director of D'awah for Tanzeem-e-Islami of North
America. He has traveled continuously and
extensively around the world on Islamic lecture-
tours since graduating from the Aleemiyah Institute
of Islamic Studies in 1971 at age 29. And he has also
written more than a dozen books on Islam that have
invariably been received with public respect.
Indeed, 'Jerusalem in the Qur'an - An Islamic View of
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 has been translated and published in several
languages.
References / Notes:
The Authentic History of the World, Heralds a Golden
Age & The Millennium Prophecy, By His Eminency Dr.
Hazart Shah Sufi Mohammad Nurul Alam (MA).

Comparative Religion, By Meskerem Melaku,

UNECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(www.carm.org/seek/God.htm )
Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2007

(*) Please note that, the most of the information of

Chronological History of Jerusalem was cited from
Raheem Bawa Muhiyaddeen’s (RA) letter to the
Head of the states in 1980. He had many visions of
mass-destructions.
Note **: Information was taken from the article of
DR. Selahadin Eshetu, University Lecturer From
Ethiopia, under direct supervision of His Eminency
Dr. M. N. Alam.
Note***: (Chapter Biography) His Eminency Dr. M. N. Alam in
absolutely humanitarian ground He founded and running by
the Dayemi Complex Bangladesh Seven International Standard
Orphanages by the co-sponsorship of the Government of
Bangladesh.
(SAW): Sallalla Hu Alaihe Wa Sallam. Used only
After Prophet Mohammad (SAW).
: Alai Hi Wasilla. Used for All prophets
Except Prophet Mohammad (SAW).

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(R) : Radi Allahu Anhu, used for the
Companions of Prophet Mohammad (SAW) Means
“God is pleased with them, they are also, pleased
with God”.
(RA) : Rahama Tullah Alai, means “Allah give Him
peace”
(PBUH): Peace Be Upon Him
(MA) : Madda Jilluhul Ali. (God give him Peace and
Holy Life).
THE GLORIOUS QURAN & AUTHENTIC HADITHS

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 The Golden Dome is the Dome of the Rock & Gray
Dome is the Mosjidul Al-Aqsa (Mosjidul Qiblatain the
first Qibla of Muslim, when Prophet Mohammad (SM)
Migrated to Madina from Mecca)
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