VESSEL OF SPIRITUAL FLOOD (GORAN FAYDAH)

VESSEL OF SPIRITUAL FLOOD
(GORAN FAYDAH)

{Popular Hausa Eulogy on Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse}

 

Originally written in Hausa by:

Shaykh Balarabe Haroon Jega (d1953)

 

Translated to English by:

Khalifa (Dr.) Awwal Baba Taofiq

 

Goran Faydah is a Spiritual Ode (i.e. An elaborately structured poem praising or glorifying an event or individual, describing nature intellectually as well as emotionally).

 

The ode was written in hausa, though some stanzas contained some arabic words. The poem depicts the Spiritual Reality of Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse. The author also emphasised on the miracles and contribution of Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse to the spread of Islam in West-Africa and beyond.

 

Furthermore, Jega also clarified the doctrines and influence of Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse on his followers, in all of these, in the light of the Qur'an and the Sunnah (Prophetic Traditions).

 

1st Chapter: “Faydah (Spiritual Flood)”

 

1. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. Dear friends, lovers and followers, come along.

 

2. May perfect blessing and peace be upon the Prophet, his family and his followers.

 

3. May satisfaction of Allah and that of the Prophet in every period be upon Shaykh (Ahmad) Tijani and his companions.

 

4. Specifically, his (Tijani's) vicegerent, Ibrahim (Niasse) our guide, and should include all the righteous sages.

 

5. May immortal, perfect and sufficient glory (be upon Allah), by virtue of His favour and the emergence of the Spiritual Flood.

 

6. We should once again give glory (to Allah) for the emergence of the spiritual Flood of Tijani that permeates nook and cranny of the world.

 

7. It's (Faydah) rain wets the whole land and consequently, the seeds germinated and the trees became fruitful.

 

8. It's axe gets rid of all awkward, and it's pickaxe eradicates all knotty roots.

 

9. It's flood permeates all over the earth and it bewildered all and sundry without relenting.

 

10. Recently, it's flood became palatable and sufficient against any other drinkable water such as river or well respectively.

 

11. Whoever wants to drink from it, will not be hindered, save that its prerequisite is to have faith and be righteous.

 

12. It's light has prevailed on earth, to the extent that you will not find darkness anywhere.

 

13. It's shade has covered all places and all and sundry are under its shade, wittingly or unwittingly.

 

14. It has filled up all dangerous pot holes and found solutions to all impending awkwards.

 

15. Dear pals, there is nothing to fear about, come out openly and embrace it (Faydah). It has pacified all impending catastrophies.

 

16. He (Niass) opened the doors of Spiritual flood and good virtues. Some people understood its concept while some remained ignorant.

 

17. May Allah increase our knowledge proficiently in order to understand the mystery of the manifestation of this Spiritual Flood and embrace it whole heartedly.

 

Ameen thumma Ameen!!!

 

Other books authored by:

Khalifa (Dr.) Awwal Baba Taofiq

 

1. Collection of Eulogy Works of Shaykh Ibrahim {Majmuu'at Ad-Dawawinul sitt} - (Translation)

 2. Spiritual Flood (Al-Faydah), by Shaykh Abdul-Qadir ibn Ali An-Nupewy (Zaria) - (Translation of Nurul Faydah al-Ahmadiyyah fii Mad'hi Ash-Shaykh Ibrahim (The Light of Spiritual Flood in praise of Shaykh Ibrahim))

 3. Rihlat Konakriyah (A trip to Conakry) - (Translation)

4. Shariah and Haqeeqah: In the Light of the Qur'an and the Prophetic Traditions

 5. The Icon of Mystics: Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse Al-Kawlakhy

 6. Al-Khusuusiyah fii Mujadid Tariqah Tijaniyyah

 7. Miftahu l Khayrat fi Mad'hi Saahib al-Karaamat

 8. Who is this Shaykh?

 

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Du’â:

Allahuma bârik lanâ fii Rajab wa Sha'aban, wa ballaghinâ ilâ Ramadhân

 ["O Allâh bless us in the month of Rajab and Sha’bân and let us see the month of Ramadhân."]

 

Aameen...