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Pantun Al-Qur’an, by Shaikh Husain: The Challenge

TM — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:12:30 +0000

In The Diwan of Shaikh Husain Ash-Shadhili Ad-Darqawi, a diwan of three languages: Arabic, Indonesian and English, the pantun Al-Qur’an stands alone in one language only: Indonesian. This eloquent pantun [i] is a poem based on the Noble Qur’an, the sunnah (prophetic tradition) and ilham (inspiration). Direct quotations from the Qur’an have been italicized. It…

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Mulai Baca: Syaikh Husain Asy-Syadhili Ad-Darqawi

TM — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 09:59:11 +0000

These wise words have been extracted in their original language, Bahasa Indonesia from The Sunday Series: Majlis Tafsir Al-Qur’an with Shaikh Husain at the Foundation of The Happy Heart Zawiyah in Parung, Indonesia. The Pantun Al-Qur’an is from ilham (inspiration). Although Shaikh Husain is originally from Malaysia and of Chinese descent, he speaks both English…

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Bunga Api Keduaan

TM — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 14:32:22 +0000

Oleh Syaikh Husain Asy-Syadili Ad-Darqawi Shaikh Husain’s original poem was written in Bahasa Indonesia, as you see here. If you would like to view an English version of this poem, you can find it here. Dari pengejawantahan Cinta ini, Tercetuslah sepasang bunga api keduaan, Menyalakan dua api daya-ciptaNya yang perkasa. Yakni, sifat ke-qahar-an (Yang Maha…

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QEG: Free Energy at Last

TM — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 08:45:01 +0000

In Aouchtam, Morocco, villagers plant and harvest their crops by hand, walk with their donkeys for a full day’s journey to the nearest town for supplies and pull water from a well to fill plastic bottles and then haul them home. But on May 25, 2014, those Moroccan villagers went down in history along with…

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Plastic Bottle Walls: First Time in Indonesia

TM — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 10:39:44 +0000

First Time in Indonesia: Plastic Bottle Walls, Anyone? The Majlis Dhikr of the Happy Heart Foundation (Yayasan Majelis Dzikir Hati Senang) in Indonesia, intends to build its first zawiyah (center) from recycled plastic bottles in Parung-just south of Jakarta, the nation’s capital. In a country where time and energy are often more available commodities than…

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