Habib Umar ibn Ahmad ibn Sumait (RA)

Habib Umar ibn Ahmad ibn Sumait (RA)

June 10, 2006

Habib Umar ibn Ahmad ibn Sumait, Shaykh of the Ba`alawi Order By Habib Tauheed Qadiri  The people of Yemen were at one time famous for their seafaring prowess. By means of their dhows, small lateen-rigged ships designed for speed and navigability, they were able to traverse most of the Indian Ocean from their homeport of Aden. Returning from India and points further east, they would stop in Oman to exchange spices, perfumes, medicines, and carpets for dates, pearls and incense. Following monsoon winds they plied the length and breadth of the mysterious Indian Ocean, trading in Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and further south to South Africa. The Yemeni seafarers eventually established colonies along the African coast, in Mogadishu, Mombasa, Lamu, and Zanzibar, where they operated lucrative clove plantations. Wherever the seafaring Arabs of Yemen went, they brought with them one constant: love of Allah and His Prophet (s). Millions entered the faith of Islam at their call, for as the Prophet (s) said about these gentle people, "Faith is a Yemeni trait." After migrating from Hadramaut to the Comoros Islands in the late 19th century, among those who settled on the sea-trek to Zanzibar were the parents of Habib Umar. His father was a highly respected judge and scholar in Zanzibar. Habib Umar studied Qur`an, hadith and the bases of jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh). A descendent of the great shaykh of Yemen Sayyid Abubakar Bin Aidarous, Al-Habib Umar became an erudite scholar and judge. He was also a Sufi shaykh of the Ba-`Alawi tariqat. Well-versed in all of the four madhhabs (schools of Islamic thought), as chief qadi (judge) in Zanzibar he was often called to go overseas to settle disputes in Muslim lands due to his incredible insight and knowledge of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). Thus he became the de facto Chief Justice of all Islamic East Africa. During his young adulthood Habib Umar spent four years in seclusion on the island of Madagascar. Under the direction of his shaykh, he stayed in the wild hills of the island, building up his spiritual stamina and perfecting his character through a strict regimen of worship, fasting and remembrance of Allah. Many miracles are related about Habib Umar. His Miracles (karamat) It is related that at age 16 or so, Habib Umar's father would find him late at night studying Islamic texts under the light of a lamp. Worried for his health, his father one night told him, "I am ordering you to sleep at night and stop this late studying." So saying, he blew out his lamp. He stopped by his son's room some time later. Much to his astonishment, Habib Umar was still studying – with the lamp off. The source of his light: one raised finger glowing brightly in the dark. His father said to him, "I see I cannot stop you. That means your intentions are accepted, study as much as you like." One day as he was teaching in his Qur`anic school he suddenly exclaimed, "Recite Fatiha for my student so-and-so who is drowning in the sea!" He began relating, "Now he is being lifted out of the water; now he is being pulled ashore to the beach; now he is at the beach, let's go and get him!" So they all went to the beach and there was the student laying on the sand. Once Habib Umar used to sit in his favorite chair that had always been kept in a certain corner of the room. Suddenly he ordered his chair to be placed in a different position. He sat there and a flood of tears poured from his eyes. When his students inquired as to what happened, one of his close companions said "When they moved his chair to the other position the heavens were moving above him and he was perceiving that." Shaykh Umar's calipha, Habib Ahmad Mashur al-Haddad would always maintain rabita, the heart connection with his master. It was often seen that when Habib Umar stood up in one room, Habib Haddad would stand up in his room, out of respect (adab) for his shaykh, despite the intervening walls. Habib Ahmad Mashur would never go upstairs to the upper floor if his shaykh was downstairs. One day Shaykh Umar Abdallah went to West Africa to meet with one of its great awliya. The shaykh asked Habib Umar Abdallah "Who is your shaykh?" Habib Umar took out the photo of his shaykh and showed it to that saint. In agitation the shaykh said, "Ya Allah ! This is the man I saw in my house several times and I wondered who he was."

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Habib Umar bin Ahmad bin Sumait (RA)

10 Juni 2006

Habib Umar bin Ahmad bin Sumait, Syekh Ordo `Ba Alawi

Dengan Habib Tauheed Qadiri

Orang-orang Yaman berada di satu waktu terkenal kecakapan pelaut mereka. Dengan cara dhow mereka, kecil lateen-kecurangan kapal dirancang untuk kecepatan dan dilayari, mereka mampu melintasi sebagian besar Samudra Hindia dari homeport mereka Aden. Kembali dari India dan poin lebih jauh ke timur, mereka akan berhenti di Oman untuk rempah-rempah pertukaran, parfum, obat-obatan, dan karpet untuk tanggal, mutiara dan dupa. Setelah angin monsoon mereka menghujani panjang dan luasnya Samudera Hindia misterius, perdagangan di Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, dan lebih jauh ke selatan ke Afrika Selatan. Para pelaut Yaman akhirnya mendirikan koloni di sepanjang pantai Afrika, di Mogadishu, Mombasa, Lamu, dan Zanzibar, di mana mereka beroperasi perkebunan cengkeh menguntungkan. Dimanapun Arab pelaut Yaman pergi, mereka membawa bersama mereka satu konstan: cinta kasih Allah dan Rasul-Nya (s). Jutaan memasuki iman Islam pada panggilan mereka, untuk sebagai Nabi (s) mengatakan tentang orang-orang yang lembut, "Iman adalah suatu sifat Yaman."

Setelah migrasi dari Hadramaut ke Kepulauan Komoro di akhir abad 19, di antara mereka yang menetap di laut-perjalanan ke Zanzibar adalah orangtua dari Habib Umar. Ayahnya adalah seorang hakim yang sangat dihormati dan sarjana di Zanzibar. Habib Umar mempelajari Qur `an, hadits dan dasar yurisprudensi (ushul al-fiqh). Sebuah keturunan dari syekh besar Yaman Sayyid Abubakar Bin Aidarous, Al-Habib Umar menjadi seorang sarjana terpelajar dan hakim.

Dia juga seorang syekh sufi dari Ba-Alawi `tariqat. Berpengalaman dalam semua empat mazhab (mazhab pemikiran Islam), sebagai kepala kadi (hakim) di Zanzibar ia sering dipanggil untuk pergi ke luar negeri untuk menyelesaikan perselisihan di negeri-negeri Muslim karena wawasan yang luar biasa dan pengetahuan tentang fiqh (hukum Islam) . Dengan demikian ia menjadi Ketua de facto seluruh Afrika Timur Islam.

Selama muda Habib Umar nya dewasa menghabiskan empat tahun di pengasingan di pulau Madagaskar. Di bawah arahan syekhnya, dia tinggal di perbukitan liar pulau, membangun stamina spiritual dan menyempurnakan karakternya melalui rejimen ketat ibadah, puasa dan mengingat Allah. Banyak keajaiban yang terkait tentang Habib Umar.

Mujizat-Nya (karamat)

Diriwayatkan bahwa pada usia 16 atau lebih, ayah Habib Umar akan menemukannya larut malam mempelajari teks-teks Islam di bawah cahaya lampu. Khawatir untuk kesehatan, ayahnya satu malam mengatakan kepadanya, "Aku memerintahkanmu untuk tidur di malam hari dan menghentikan Belajar terlambat." Jadi mengatakan, ia meniup lampu nya. Dia mampir ke kamar anaknya beberapa waktu kemudian. Semakin besar kekaguman nya, Habib Umar masih belajar - dengan lampu off. Sumber cahaya-Nya: satu jari mengangkat bersinar terang dalam gelap. Ayahnya berkata kepadanya, "Saya lihat Saya tidak dapat menghentikan Anda Itu berarti niat Anda diterima, belajar sebanyak yang Anda suka.."

Suatu hari saat ia sedang mengajar di sekolah `Qur anic dia tiba-tiba berseru," Ucapkan Fatiha untuk mahasiswa saya jadi ini dan itu yang tenggelam di laut! " Dia mulai berhubungan, "Sekarang dia sedang diangkat keluar dari air, sekarang dia sedang ditarik ke darat ke pantai, sekarang dia di pantai, mari kita pergi dan mendapatkan dia!" Jadi mereka semua pergi ke pantai dan ada siswa berbaring di pasir.

Setelah Habib Umar digunakan untuk duduk di kursi kesayangannya yang selalu disimpan di sudut tertentu dari ruangan. Tiba-tiba ia memerintahkan kursinya untuk ditempatkan di posisi yang berbeda. Dia duduk di sana dan banjir air mata mengalir dari matanya. Ketika murid-muridnya bertanya untuk apa yang terjadi, salah satu sahabat dekatnya mengatakan "Ketika mereka pindah kursinya ke posisi lainnya langit bergerak di atasnya dan ia mengamati itu."

Syaikh Umar calipha, Habib Ahmad Mashur al-Haddad akan selalu menjaga Rabitah, koneksi jantung dengan tuannya. Itu sering terlihat bahwa ketika Habib Umar berdiri dalam satu ruangan, Habib Haddad akan berdiri di kamarnya, karena menghormati (adab) untuk syekhnya, meskipun dinding intervensi. Habib Ahmad Mashur tidak akan pernah naik ke lantai atas jika syekhnya adalah lantai bawah.

Suatu hari Syaikh Umar Abdallah pergi ke Afrika Barat untuk bertemu dengan salah satu awliya besar. Syaikh meminta Habib Umar Abdallah "Siapa Anda Syekh?" Habib Umar mengambil foto dari syekhnya dan menunjukkan kepada suci itu. Dalam agitasi syekh berkata, "Ya Allah ini adalah orang yang saya lihat di rumah saya beberapa kali dan saya bertanya-tanya siapa dia.!"