It is narrated in a hadeeth that one day the Prophet (SAW) – sat with his companions when a Bedouin came.

Ample proof for this is the wide and extensive use made of two central wirds or dhikrs of the Alawiyyah Tariqah, the Ratib al-Haddad (Known as the “Gadat” in the local dialect) and the Ratib al-'Attas, by the Muslims here. The al-Tariqah al-Alawiyyah al-Haddadiyyah, in addition to other major Sufi movements like the Khalwatiyyah and the Qadiriyyah, has impacted profoundly on the local Muslim community here in South Africa.

There was also a great revival of Sufism in the Hadramawt under the remarkable guidance and tutelage of Imam 'Abdullah Alawi Haddad whose influence and leadership was acknowledged by the scholars of both Yemen and the Hijaz. He is considered the primary reviver of Islam among the revivers of Islam in the 12th Islamic Century. The Imam is perhaps the most well known of the Hadrami scholars because of his numerous books and litanies. The Ratib al-Haddad is one of Imam al-Haddad's most widely recited litanies. It is a tradition for many local Muslims in Cape Town to recite the Ratib al-Haddad, more commonly known as the ' Gadat' on selected evenings or special occasions. Discussion between Dr Yusuf Patel of Cape Town and Abdul-Rehman Malik of SeekersGuidance Global.The influence of Imam 'Abdullah ibn 'Alawi al-Haddad, is quite evident in Cape Town, South Africa. A brief history of how Islam flowered in the Cape, despite the colonial ban.In this very special recording, you’ll hear the following: Little did his slavemasters know that through him would spring forth the birth of Islam in this part of the world. The Ratib came to this part of the world with the Muslim scholar, Shaykh Yusuf Makassar, exiled by the Dutch colonisers of 17th century Indonesia. The Ratib al-Haddad is recited by hundreds of millions across the Muslim world but the Cape Malays of South Africa have an extraordinary history with it. Our qari (Qur’an reciter) for the month of Ramadan is a young hafidh (one who has has memorised the Qur’an) from the heart of the Cape Malay tradition of South Africa.Īt a special gathering at SeekersGuidance Toronto, Hafidh Abdullah Francis recited the Ratib al-Haddad, which is a collection of invocations and supplications from the Qur’an and the sayings of the Prophet, compiled by Imam Sayyid Abd Allah ibn Alawi al-Haddad (1634-1720), may Allah have mercy on him. : Play in a new window | Download to your device (16.3MB)

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