The sheep are lambing and most are giving birth to twins, MashaAllah.

Sahih Bukhari Book 7, Number 2994:

Anas b. Malik (Allah be pleased with him) reported: When Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) had thrown pebbles at the Jamra and had sacrificed the animal, he turned (the right side) of his head towards the barber, and i. e shaved it. He then called Abu Talha al-Ansari and gave it to him. He then turned his left side and asked him (the barber) to shave. And he (the barber) shaved. and gave it to Abu Talha and told him to distribute it amongst the people.

Anas also said: “The Prophet threw stones at al-Jamra, then sacrificed, then told the barber to shave his head right side first, then began to give the hair away to the people.” Sahih Muslim.

Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 72, Number 784:

Narrated IsraiI:

Uthman bin ‘Abdullah bin Mauhab said, “My people sent me with a bowl of water to Um Salama.” Isra’il approximated three fingers (’indicating the small size of the container in which there was some hair of the Prophet. ‘Uthman added, “If any person suffered from evil eye or some other disease, he would send a vessel (containing water) to Um Salama. I looked into the container (that held the hair of the Prophet) and saw a few red hairs in it,”

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On the night marking the anniversary of the birth of the Prophet (S), Shaykh Abdul Kerim gave a powerful sohbet, and we also unwrap the hair of the Holy Prophet (S) and present it.

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Shaykh Effendi is back alhamdulillah, I will still be posting some more saved entries of the trip in Turkey and Cyprus after completing some editing inshaAllah. Thanks to Tahir for the video, mashAllah.

In Cyprus, Shaykh Abdul Kerim would walk with Shaykh Maulana Nazim to and from his home. This night, Shaykh Maulana addresses the cameraman with Shaba Khair a Pakistani way of saying “good night!” The original is available for viewing in High-Definition here:

HD Version

Shaba Khair - Shaykh Maulana Nazim & Shaykh Abdul Kerim from Yursil on Vimeo.

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The Prophet (Sallalahu’alaihewassalam) - said as narrated from Anas:

“The Hour will not rise until “Allah, Allah” is no longer said on the earth.”

Through another chain from Anas, Allah be well-pleased with him:

“The Hour will not rise on anyone saying: Allah, Allah.”

Both hadith are narrated in Sahih Muslim, Book of Imaan (66), Tirmidhi and others.

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On this day a group of very friendly mureeds from England recited Naat for Shaykh Maulana. I was in the audience, and Shaykh Maulana gestured to me. He asked me if I was Pakistani, and I replied, “Yes, Shaykh Maulana”. Then he gestured me to join them. That is what is happening in this video:

Here are some pictures: