Bismillah.
As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh.
Al-hamdu lillah, there are some great programs coming up in Singapore this month and something is indeed in the air. Can you feel it?
As soon as I learnt that my dear friend and brother on the spiritual path, Sidi Yahya Rhodus (may Allah bless and preserve him), was going to be in Singapore for a wonderful series of programs, my heart immediately yearned to witness such a great occasion and to participate with an attentive ear and a positively engaged mind and heart. So I made my initial intention to be there and I prayed to Allah to facilitate the way...
At first it was a bit of wishful thinking (due to limited resources and even more limited time), but when I then learnt that Sayyidi al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz would be there right after Sidi Yahya's programs, I knew what needed to be done. I made my intention even more firm, prayed a serious istikharah, and then the pieces began to fall into place, al-hamdu lillah wahdah...
So.... By the permission, grace, and mercy of Allah, this faqir (poor and needy servant of Allah) will be in Singapore from Friday, April 17th up until Sayyidi al-Habib Umar and Sidi Yahya finish their programs there, inshaAllah. May Allah help us to benefit from such a momentous occasion and may He guide our steps, speech, actions, states, and hearts... Amin.
There is also a chance that I will have the honor of engaging in da'wah in the great country of Sri Lanka sometime around the weekend of April 30th, inshaAllah. May Allah reward all those who seek to arrange this part of the trip and may Allah place blessings in it all, whether it happens or not... Amin.
As with everything, this is all in the hands of Allah, but we have made our intention and we humbly ask Allah to accept, for He is powerful over all things.
Sincerely looking forward to seeing and hearing from all of the wonderful and beloved brothers and sisters of Singapore once again! This time we will be joining you with some truly incredible company!!! Ya Allah, accept us amongst them and help us to benefit from them... Amin.
Sidi Yahya's Program Details: http://simplyislam.com.sg/new/lectures-programs-with-shaykh-yahya-rhodus
And: http://simplyislam.com.sg/new/the-search-for-beauty-in-islam/
Sincerely your brother,
khalil abu asmaa