The Muhammadi Trust is a charitable endowment that promotes Islamic spirituality and Self-Knowledge based on Prophetic traditions.
It publishes books, holds seminars and encourages contributions from established scholars that prioritise the universal and transformative nature of the Prophetic message; that in understanding the true nature of our own selves through outer practice and inner reflection, we learn to fulfil our real purpose in creation.
I did not create jinn and humans except to worship Me. (Quran 51:56)
He who knows himself knows his Lord – Prophet Muhammed (saw)
How could I worship Him whom I do not know – Imam Ali (as)
The divine message of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was conveyed through the revelation of the holy Quran, his traditions, his perfect character and conduct, and the continuation of this transmission through the Ahlul Bayt (as).
”If the heart is sound, then the whole body is sound; if the heart is sick, then the whole body is sick” – Prophet Muhammad (from The Prophetic Traditions in Islam)
Al-Sadiq (as) said, “Surely the heart is constantly murmuring in the recess of the body, demanding the Truth; if the Truth reaches it, then it finds ease and rest.” (from The Prophetic Traditions in Islam)
In a time of major global upheaval and uncertainty, it is our sincere and humble aim, God willing, to promote these teachings of Islam that bring with them the pathway to the perfect balance of inner light and tranquillity with outer practices and courtesies.
The Muhammadi Trust has been in existence for more than four decades. During the early seventies, the number of Islamic institutions in the West were very few, as was Islamic literature in the English language. With migration from the subcontinent and other parts of the world, creating a growing Muslim population within the UK, there was an evident need for establishments that would serve the community at all levels.
Through inspiration from the late Raja of Mahmudabad, the then Director of the Islamic Centre in Regents Park (which was later built into the present day Regents Park Mosque) and the stewardship of the late Cmdr Qasim Husain as well as from the participation of energetic members of the community, the Muhammadi Trust of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was established.
This book comprises a selection of sayings of the Imam, revealing his profound wisdom and far-sighted comprehension of truths on all planes-spiritual and moral, individual and social.
A revered collection of supplications and prayers attributed to Imam Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, the fourth Imam of the Ahl-ul-Bayt. The Sahifa-e-Sajjadiya comprises over 50 supplications with penetrating insights into the psychology of the soul, acute observations of the nature of life in this world, and meditation upon the divine qualities and attributes. In addition, the book contains moral and ethical teachings -the ideal inner and outer courtesy or adab of the Muslim in daily life, with regards to one's self, parents, children, friends and enemies -that are all the more compelling in being presented in the context of a dynamic relationship between the soul and its Creator.
1- Praise belongs to God, who appointed the night to be a garment, and sleep for a rest, and day He appointed for a rising!
2- To Thee belongs praise, for Thou roused me from my sleep, - and hadst Thou willed, Thou wouldst have made it everlasting - an everlasting praise that will never be cut off and whose number the creatures will never count!
3- O God, to Thee belongs praise, for Thou created, then proportioned, ordained and decreed, gave death and bestowed life, made sick and healed, made well and afflicted, sat upon the Throne and encompassed the Kingdom!
4- I supplicate Thee with the supplication of one whose mediation is weak, whose stratagems have been cut off, whose term has drawn near, whose expectation from this world has shrunk, whose neediness for Thy mercy has intensified, whose remorse for his neglect has become great, whose slips and stumbles have become many, and whose repentance is devoted sincerely to Thy face.
5- So bless Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets, and his Household, the good, the pure, provide me with the intercession of Muhammad (God bless him and his Household) and deprive me not of his companionship! Surely Thou art the Most Merciful of the merciful!
6- O God, decree for me on Wednesday four things: Induce me to be strong in obedience to Thee, to be joyful in worshipping Thee, to be desirous of Thy reward, and to abstain from that which would make incumbent upon me Thy painful punishment! Thou art Gentle to whom Thou wilt!
Fatima al-Zahra (sa) is arguably the holiest lady in Islam not because she was the daughter of the Prophet but for her own spiritual attitude and personal achievements. Revered by all Muslim persuasions, she is only comparable to highly esteemed women in history like Mary mother of Jesus. Although she did not live long life, her spiritual impact on Muslim history and culture is long lived. The present book explores the life and times of Fatima (sa) in a chronological order and with a novel approach.
Author: M S Bahmanpour
Translated by: Abbas Jaffer
ISBN: 9781908031006
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Muhammadi Trust of GB & NI
First Published: June 2011
Pages: 200
Language: English
