Qasa'id for Rabi' al-Awwal & The Ahmadan Outpouring

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This luminous collection </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Qaṣāʾid wa Abyāt li-Rabīʿ al-Awwal wa al-Fayḍ al-Aḥmadī</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> gathers together the poems and devotional couplets of Shaykh al-Islām Ibrāhīm Niasse (1900-1975) one of the greatest Muslim scholars of the 20th century. Known to millions across West Africa and beyond as the bringer of the Fayḍah Muḥammadiyyah (the Muhammadan Outpouring) Shaykh Ibrāhīm recited these verses throughout the blessed month of Rabīʿ al-Awwal the season of the Prophet's ﷺ birth.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The poems themselves weave together praise history and awe. They describe the light of the Prophet ﷺ that existed before creation his safe transfer through the noble lineages of prophets and the miraculous events that marked his birth. Āminah's vision of castles illuminated the idols of Quraysh crumbling fires extinguished and seas stilled-all appear in vivid imagery that fills the heart with reverence.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The text repeatedly greets the month of Rabīʿ al-Awwal with joy: Welcome to the month of the birth the month of exaltedness and eminence the month of the Prophet Aḥmad the month of Rabīʿ al-Awwal. Each stanza connects the Prophet's ﷺ birth to divine mercy and cosmic renewal reminding the believer that his arrival was the beginning of hope the lifting of burdens and the illumination of the horizons.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Verses also highlight the Prophet's exalted character and unique station: the one who never wronged at all from whom only goodness issued forth. His name is described as joined with Allah's own proclaimed five times daily in the call to prayer. His virtues are without limit such that any honor or praise ascribed to him only falls short of his true reality.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The poems then move into collective supplication seeking from Allah guidance provision protection and a blessed end through the status of the Messenger ﷺ. These closing sections underline the purpose of the Mawlid: to remind the believer that love of the Prophet ﷺ is inseparable from seeking nearness to Allah.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Beyond the beauty of the poems themselves the edition is enriched with Arabic text and facing English translation making it easy for both for devotional recitation and for study.</span></p><p></p><p></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Author: Shaykh al-Islām Ibrāhīm Niasse</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Translator: Talut ibn Sulaiman Dawood</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Pages: 110 pgs</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Binding: Paperback</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Colour: Black & White</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Category: Spirituality Devotion Seerah</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Publisher: Imam Ghazali Publishing</span></li></ul>