May 20

Interfaith Brunch

Our Sri Lankan brothers and sisters have seen to it that Mawlana's every day is punctuated by breakfast, brunch, lunch, high tea and dinner. Alhamdulillah, this way they have enabled thousands of people in Sri Lanka to meet the World Leader of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani tariqat.

On May 20, brunch was an interfaith event attended by over 500 participants representing the many faiths of Sri Lanka. The seven-course meal was prepared by a famous French chef [left], and served in a beautiful open air home that was won many arcitechtural awards. The home is modeled after Moghul Muslim homes of the subcontinent. 

MSN was interviewed by Young Asian Television, which broadcasts in 24 countries.

Listen to the Interview - .MP3 File (23 MB) Recommended for Broadband users only

Here Dr. Rosman of Malaysia takes a delightful and relaxing rest on a porch swing

Sri Lanka Malay Association
Cricket Club

That afternoon, Shaykh Nazim visited the Colombo Malay Association's Cricket Club. He was welcomed by hundreds of men and women. As always with Mawlana Shaykh, the most important aspect of the event was prayer, in which all present joined in Asr and Maghrib prayers (outdoors), and the accompanying tasbeeh, recitation and invocations. Then all waited in line to greet the Shaykh and one another with salaams. The Shaykh patiently greeted every person in attendance.

[Listen to Mawlana's speech that day: on video]

[Join Asr prayers: on video]

The line for greeting Mawlana Shaykh stretched across the width of the pitch.

Dinner and Isha at the 5-star Galadari Hotel. 

To close the day, Mawlana enjoyed a splendid dinner at the 5-star Galadari Hotel. In Attendance were the Minister of Labor and former Speaker of the Parliament, several MPs, and local business leaders. At every stop, every day, there are hundreds of people are pushing their way through the crowds to take shahada or bay'a.