๐ทSicilyโฆ The sister of al-Andalus.
These stories bring tears to ones eyesโฆ ๐คฒ๐ผ
The Last Masjid of Sicily by Shaykh Hamza Walad Maqbul
Today we visited a very special place.
On top of a mountain in the picturesque provence of Trapani, on the west coast of Sicily, south of Palermo is a very special site.
Trapani, known for its red colored rich soil, which is especially fertile due to its iron content from whence it gets its red color, and to the withered and dry mineral contents of the decayed dust of a special local sea kelp, which washes ashore, where its dessicated remains are scattered on the land by the winds, housed the last bastion of Islฤm in the island after the Hohenstaufen Dynasty of Frederick II decreed a general genocide and deportation of the entire Muslim population of the island.
A site on a remote village, known today as Calataberbaro, or ููุนุฉ ุงูุจุฑุจุฑ: the Fortress of the Berbers. It was a refuge of the rebellion of Muhammad 'abd-Allฤhi bin 'Abbฤd. After his martyrdom, it's said that his daughter was their last leader before being surrounded.
It was here that the last functional Masjid on the island kept the congregation of the five sacred prayer times and the call to prayer: even though the population was all decimated by the crusader army, who destroyed their village and replaced it with a military garrison.
Interestingly enough, however, the ruined remains of the Masjid were not destroyed, but left in ruins. The village was never populated again.
The entire premises is a preserved historical archeological site known as Segesta, with layers from old antiquity, as well.
Well, today we visited.
Our friendly local Catholic tour guide, Davide, discreetly and charismatically took permission from a worker for us to enter the ruined enclosure of the old Masjid. He got permission for us to enter.
With a cautious optimism, we scaled the mountain and jumped the chest high fence to enter the Masjid, which was by now just foundation stones and rough and soft thorny brush.
According to our plan, a small module of Allฤh's plan, Hฤjj Muhammad made the Adhฤn and I announced that as once a Masjid, always a Masjid, thus despite my preference to pray every prayer in its time, we will pray Zuhr and then 'Asr, as it is permitted for travelers, only in order that another prayer time amidst the litany of the passing centuries should not be annulled from the celestial record, we would pray both Zuhr and 'Asr together.
After the prayers, Hฤjj Muhammad made du'ฤ for the souls of the Shuhadฤ and I gave a few words about the reality of sacrifice which is written for everyone who said that there is no god except Allฤh.
As my words finished a tall Italian middle aged man and woman in a black dress entered the sacred premises. The director of the archeological site and the secretary: in Italian, he told us that he saw us praying on the security cameras and came straight over.
I have to admit I was tense, as this could go either way.
He spoke, with Davide translating: "I saw from downhill in my office, through the security cameras (I looked up and all of the sudden saw the camera bank hanging from a pole) that you had entered the ruins to pray.
This is the first time a group entered and prayed like this.
It makes me think of Sicily's heritage, where Muslims and Christians lived and prayed side by side and it filled me with happiness and I wanted to share this with you all."
After a group photo, he remarked that he would see to it that a gate which opens be installed, in order that future groups be able to pray.
In Allฤh's control is all destiny and it is only by His permission that nations rise and fall and that His blessed name is taken, and to Him is praise.
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These stories bring tears to ones eyesโฆ ๐คฒ๐ผ
The Last Masjid of Sicily by Shaykh Hamza Walad Maqbul
Today we visited a very special place.
On top of a mountain in the picturesque provence of Trapani, on the west coast of Sicily, south of Palermo is a very special site.
Trapani, known for its red colored rich soil, which is especially fertile due to its iron content from whence it gets its red color, and to the withered and dry mineral contents of the decayed dust of a special local sea kelp, which washes ashore, where its dessicated remains are scattered on the land by the winds, housed the last bastion of Islฤm in the island after the Hohenstaufen Dynasty of Frederick II decreed a general genocide and deportation of the entire Muslim population of the island.
A site on a remote village, known today as Calataberbaro, or ููุนุฉ ุงูุจุฑุจุฑ: the Fortress of the Berbers. It was a refuge of the rebellion of Muhammad 'abd-Allฤhi bin 'Abbฤd. After his martyrdom, it's said that his daughter was their last leader before being surrounded.
It was here that the last functional Masjid on the island kept the congregation of the five sacred prayer times and the call to prayer: even though the population was all decimated by the crusader army, who destroyed their village and replaced it with a military garrison.
Interestingly enough, however, the ruined remains of the Masjid were not destroyed, but left in ruins. The village was never populated again.
The entire premises is a preserved historical archeological site known as Segesta, with layers from old antiquity, as well.
Well, today we visited.
Our friendly local Catholic tour guide, Davide, discreetly and charismatically took permission from a worker for us to enter the ruined enclosure of the old Masjid. He got permission for us to enter.
With a cautious optimism, we scaled the mountain and jumped the chest high fence to enter the Masjid, which was by now just foundation stones and rough and soft thorny brush.
According to our plan, a small module of Allฤh's plan, Hฤjj Muhammad made the Adhฤn and I announced that as once a Masjid, always a Masjid, thus despite my preference to pray every prayer in its time, we will pray Zuhr and then 'Asr, as it is permitted for travelers, only in order that another prayer time amidst the litany of the passing centuries should not be annulled from the celestial record, we would pray both Zuhr and 'Asr together.
After the prayers, Hฤjj Muhammad made du'ฤ for the souls of the Shuhadฤ and I gave a few words about the reality of sacrifice which is written for everyone who said that there is no god except Allฤh.
As my words finished a tall Italian middle aged man and woman in a black dress entered the sacred premises. The director of the archeological site and the secretary: in Italian, he told us that he saw us praying on the security cameras and came straight over.
I have to admit I was tense, as this could go either way.
He spoke, with Davide translating: "I saw from downhill in my office, through the security cameras (I looked up and all of the sudden saw the camera bank hanging from a pole) that you had entered the ruins to pray.
This is the first time a group entered and prayed like this.
It makes me think of Sicily's heritage, where Muslims and Christians lived and prayed side by side and it filled me with happiness and I wanted to share this with you all."
After a group photo, he remarked that he would see to it that a gate which opens be installed, in order that future groups be able to pray.
In Allฤh's control is all destiny and it is only by His permission that nations rise and fall and that His blessed name is taken, and to Him is praise.
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When Muslims Ruled Europe: Madina al-Zahra, Cordoba, al-Andalus.
By Ustadh Adnan Rashid
By Ustadh Adnan Rashid
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๐ทConference of Imam Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi al-Andalusi
Recently in city of Oujda, Morocco there was a conference dedicated to Andalusian Imam Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi who is considered of the greatest scholars of Islam. He was a student of the famous Imam al-Ghazali and wrote many books which are studied today. Such as Ahkam al-Quran and his commentary of the Muwata of Imam Malik.
Many scholars, teachers and researchers turned up to the event. Many topics were conducted revolving around the life and works of the Imam even after more then 870 years after his death.
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Recently in city of Oujda, Morocco there was a conference dedicated to Andalusian Imam Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi who is considered of the greatest scholars of Islam. He was a student of the famous Imam al-Ghazali and wrote many books which are studied today. Such as Ahkam al-Quran and his commentary of the Muwata of Imam Malik.
Many scholars, teachers and researchers turned up to the event. Many topics were conducted revolving around the life and works of the Imam even after more then 870 years after his death.
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The Jewish community in Morocco and al-Andalus enjoyed the dhimmi-freedom they received under the Islamic rule to such an extent that they learned Arabic, wrote religious books in Arabic, studied the Maliki fiqh and even incorporated it into their Talmudic law.
๐Source: By Dr. Abdulaziz Benabdellah (ู ุนูู ุฉ ุงูููู ุงูู ุงููู)
Taken from brother Musa al-Maghribi
๐Source: By Dr. Abdulaziz Benabdellah (ู ุนูู ุฉ ุงูููู ุงูู ุงููู)
Taken from brother Musa al-Maghribi
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Another conference about Imam Abu Bakr ibn Al-Arabi al-Andalusi in Agadir, Southern Morocco.
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280,000 Books Were Burned in Al-Andalus | Shaykh Muhammad Awwamah
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