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 UZBEKISTAN PRESIDENT
SALUTES NAQSHBANDI SHAYKHS
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| Uzbek Ambassador delivers personal
message from President Karimov to Naqshbandi World Leader Shaykh Muhammad
Nazim Adil al-Haqqani and to Shaykh Hisham al-Kabbani |
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After an announcement was sent
out regarding Tuesday’s meeting in Fenton, MI, mureeds flew in from
around the US, firstly in order to the commemorate the Night Journey and
Ascension of the Prophet (s) (Laylat al-Isra wal-Me`raj) which coincided
with Monday night and second to attend a meeting with the Ambassador of
Uzbekistan to North and South America, His Excellency Sodyq Safaev. |
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The mureeds began arriving
Monday morning, and continued streaming into Shaykh Hisham’s Michigan
farm on into Monday night and Tuesday morning. On Monday night, Shaykh
Hisham Kabbani led the gathering in commemoration of the Night Journey and
Ascension of the Prophet, by praying salat al-Tasbih and salat ash-Shukr,
reciting Mawlid, and giving a sohbat on that most auspicious event,
relating from the various commentaries on Quran by traditional scholars of
Ahl as-Sunna wal-Jama`at.
The commemorations continued to enliven the night with
salawat, recalling the details of that blessed night in detail, analyzing
and discussing what various scholars said about that event. Emphasis was
placed on Imam Nawawi’s observations regarding that blessed Night,
particularly his famous statement, “The Prophet (s) saw His Lord with
the eys of his head.” (ra’ rabbahu bi `ayni raasihi). After salat al-tahajjud
and Salat al-Fajr, followed by another sohbat by Shaykh Hisham, everyone
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As morning dawned, the ambassador
of Uzbekistan His Excellency Sadyq Sofayev reached the home of Shaykh
Hisham, where he was greeted by hundreds of senior mureeds and
representatives of various Naqshbandi-Haqqani tariqat locations gathered
from across the States. |
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left: mureeds
gather in Shaykh Kabbani's home.
right: Former Arizona Senator Davis
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After lunch was
served in Shaykh Hisham’s home, His Excellency the ambassador announced
that he had a message to be personally delivered from the President of
Uzbekistan His Excellency Islam Karimov to Shaykh Hisham al-Kabbani. |
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Listen to Ambassador's speech.
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| All the gathered
followers of Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani present at the Fenton
home, anxious to hear this important message, gathered in the mosque.
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Ambassador Safayev began my
stating that he was asked by to personally deliver the message, and two
gifts, he was carrying from the President of Uzbekistan to of Shaykh
Hisham Kabbani in his home, and it was for that reason he had flown from
Washington DC to Detroit that morning. One gift was for Shaykh Muhammad
Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, world leader of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Order and
the second was for his representative Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani. |
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Ambassador Safayev stated that
his president had said on public television, the day after his return from
the UN General Assembly and Millennium World Leader’s Summit that before
the start of the meeting in New York he was very blessed to begin his day
by meeting with the living Shaykh and world leader of the Naqshbandi
Order. He felt as if energized by a spiritual flow of energy from the
heart of Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani to his heart, something that he
had never felt before - a heart-to-heart connection had been established. |
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Ambassador Safayev presents a gift from Uzbek
President Islam Karimov for Shaykh Nazim to his daughter Hajja Naziha Adil.
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The ambassador said that
President Karimov realized that all he had planned to do in his dreams
suddenly became easier and all of his dreams for Uzbekistan were now in
the process of being realized. He felt unexpectedly special luck in his
speech before the UN. Moreover in a meeting with President of Turkey
Cesar, President Karimov conveyed his feelings about his meeting
with the two shaykhs, particularly with Shaykh Nazim, and how Shaykh Nazim
had made his dreams to be realized and the tremendous spiritual energy he
received from the Shaykh. Then Ambassador Safayev read a letter, written
in both Uzbek and Arabic, by President Karimov, which he then presented to
Shaykh Hisham. We will be posting its translation later as well as the
audio of His Excellency’s address later today, when the information has
been encoded. Please continue to check the Naqshbandi website for this
multimedia coverage. |
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Men posed for a group photo with His
Excellency Ambassador Safayev and Shaykh Hisham, followed by the ladies.
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The ambassador stated that President Karimov is
extendng an official invitation to Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani
with any and all his mureeds to Uzbekistan for a very special event, and
tour of the nation and its religious sites. The government appreciates all
that the Islamic Supreme Council is doing to educate Muslims around the
world on mainstream traditional Islam - the faith that spreads peace,
love and moderation, and builds bridges between the different Abrahamic
faiths to bring unity and peace to this world. Moreover he said that the
Islamic Supreme Council is considered a leading authority in Islamic
knowledge, something of which Muslims are in great need of around the
world, particularly in the US and North America. He stated that ISCA is
shedding light on issues that need great clarification, particularly in
the West, as these issues are better understood by Muslims themselves, not
as understood by researchers looking from the outside trying to understand
them. He salutes the council for taking a consistently firm stand against
violence, extremism, militancy and terrorism, and he applauded the
council’s support of peace and moderation. He confirmed that the people
of his nation are Muslims and Naqshbandis and that they will reject all
new ideologies that seek to remove that belief from their hearts. They
reject all intruders who are attempting to radicalize Islam by introducing
a foreign ideology. As Uzbekistan has always been a great nation for the
traditional understanding of Islam, as transmitted by its great scholars,
such as Imam al-Bukhari, Imam Tirmidhi and others, it will continue be a
haven for this understanding and its implementation.
His Excellency Sodyq Safayev then made a presentation
to Shaykh Hisham al-Kabbani of two gifts, one for Shaykh Nazim and one for
Shaykh Hisham, betokening the high esteem of President Islam Karimov and
his friendship and his love for the shaykhs.
audio
includes a questions and answers session with the ambassador.
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