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May 3, 2001
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On Thursday morning, after Salat al-Tahajjud, Salat al-Fajr, breakfast at the Firdaus home, Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and the entire ISCA delegation boarded a train to Western Java. There they were hosted by Shaykh Ahmed Syahid, mushrif of Al Falah Pesantren zawiyah in Nagrek West Java. Following a lovely dinner for the official delegation by Shaykh Ahmed, the delegation proceeded from his home to the zawiya |
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At the Zawiya entrance, Mawlana Shaykh Nazim, Mawlana Shaykh Hisham and HRH Raja Ashman were greeted by thousands of mureeds in a torchlight welcome. There at the door, a group recited lovely qasidas to the pounding of huge drums, all under the flickering torchlight. |  |
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Inside the Zawiya were gathered 10,000
mureeds.
A marble plaque, over 12 meters wide, expressing the greatness of the Tariqat al-Naqshbandiyya-t-il `Aliyya. |
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There, in the huge hallway, after recitation of Quran by the now-famous Indonesian Quadravox reciters, Shaykh Ahmed introduced Mawlana Shaykh Nazim. |  |
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Mawlana Shaykh Nazim addressed the gathered audience in a lovely suhbat. |  |
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The Naqshbandi Eastern World Tour 2001 is
presented by the Islamic Supreme Council of America
and its Chairman, Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani.
1400 Sixteenth Street NW, #B112, Washington DC 20036 USA
Members of the media, public sector,
research and interfaith groups are encouraged
to contact our Washington offices for more information.
Please email dilshad@islamicsupremecouncil.org
