Devotion
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Moulana ya Moulana (Track 6)
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Undoubtedly in the remembrance of Allah (do) the hearts find contentment.
Chapter 13: Verse 28
Devotion is a collection of classic dhikr performed in the uniquely melodious style for which Cape Town, South Africa is renowned, known as al-Hājah, the Gaddad or ‘werk’.
The practice of the Ḥājah can be traced back to Shaykh Yūsuf al-taj al-Khalwati al-Maqasari who subscribed to the Khalwatiy-yah Ṣ ūfi order in Indonesia. The Shaykh arrived in the Cape in April 1694.
The Ḥājah is a unique handpicked compilation of various sections of the Riwāyāt Sūrāt. The compilation, in detail, includes:
- the recitation of Sūrahs Yāsīn, 'al-Mulk, 'al-'Ikhlāṣ, 'al-Falaq, 'an-Nās, al-Fātiḥah
- the first and last part of 'al-Baqarah including 'āyāt 'al-Kursi,
- the recitation of the 99 names of Allah ('Asmā 'al-Husnā),
- salutations on the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), his family and companions,
- a part of the Qasīdat 'al-Burdah referred to locally as the “Yā ‘Akraman” or the “Dhikr Jalālī”,
- a part of the Maulūd of 'al-Barzanjī,
- finally the 'Ashraqal and concluded with a supplication (du`ā').
The
first part, up to the salutations on the Prophet and the concluding supplication
(du`ā') is included in the Du`ā' khatam al-Qur’ān.
The complete compilation, with the exception of SūrahsYāsīn
and 'al-Mulk , have been taken from various texts in the Riwāyāt
Sūrāt and are called a hājah, werk and
an ‘arwāh.
Wahied and his younger brother Faeez render the Hājah.
Devotion has been released as 'Divine Blessings' in the United Kingdom on Meem Music's label (View News Item).
