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Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse, “Rope of Arrival”
Poem from Diwawin al-Sit (pp. 108-109)
Translation by Zakariya Wright
May all those who hold to my rope attain arrival,
May he attain true knowledge of Him, whoever has not given lie to the Lord
And my traversing the deserts of gnosis is beyond (another’s) aspiration
So the cardinal poles have failed to realize my objective
(This) by the preference of the God of mankind, mighty and exalted is He
And (by) the love of the Messenger of God, my Prophet, Ta Ha.
I took an oath, indeed no one loves me
Except the most felicitous, and the opposite for him who hates me
And the people (have come to) know that I am his servant
Since the link to the beloved of God is found in my bond
And I have not said my words astray or boastfully
And no drunkenness, no departed reason, has touched me
My writings are felicity for the human race
So he is not miserable who has seen me (or) my writing, (even for) a day
And I have not said this without authorization, and surely I
In order to conceal a secret, it was not disclosed to other than me
And the possession of all of this is from the love of the master of messengers
Upon him the blessing of Allah, (a blessing which) exalts my affair
I have been filled with light from him, until I (myself) was overwhelmed, however
(It was) the might of the Messenger of God (that) overwhelmed my thoughts
His exuberance, love, from Him to Him
And glory to the Lord whose manifestation has annihilated my being
And from the secret of this, I died yearning, passionately in love
The closer I came,1 the more my longing increased
So who is for me is for the beloved, and would that I be
His intimate in both of his states, my (sincere) wish.
(So) upon him the blessing of God, then peace
(A blessing that) equals the prayer of (all) the people of remembrance prior to me
Upon him and his noble family and companions (peace)
(A blessing equal to those) who have traveled the open road of love before me.
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Links
African American Islamic Institute
The official website of AAII, the international, humanitarian non-governmental organization founded by Shaykh Hassan Cisse.
Tariqa Tijaniyya
Information on the Tariqa Tijaniyya, a path of self-purification based on the Qur’an and Hadith
Noor Ala Noor
Large selection of articles, including the famous text Spirit of Good Morals, arranged by Abdul Hakim Halim of Detroit.
The Faydah Visual Media
Website devoted to the visual media of the Faydah (spiritual flood) of Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse, by way of Shaykh Hassan Cisse.
Nasrul Ilm School in Atlanta
Full-time Islamic studies school in Atlanta, GA, run by Ihsan Muhammad.
Imam Hassan Cisse
More information on Shaykh Hassan Cisse.
Ansar al-Din, France
French language site devoted to the followers of Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse in France.