Kneeling at the feet of Shaykh Ismail

Bismillah.

Oh what a blessed name

Ismail...

the father I so love

the prophet we all admire

THE saint of 'Big Island' and beyond

whose barakah cure hearts in mire

Ismail bin Abdul Qadir lived from 1463 - 1520 CE

Sultan al-Ariffin Shaykh - honors of a Sufi

Murshid to Wali Songo and many more

A saint who could walk on water

In the footsteps of Prophet Muhammad his ancestor

Laurels as great as al-Jilani's his great grandfather

In the leagues of tariqah he's master

Shattariah, Chistiah, Qadiriah and Naqshbandi

Made hijrah from Baghdad to Malacca

Accompanied by Shaykh Yusuf Siddiq his teacher

In his 30s he marked 1495 a crucial year

Leader and healer for many a seeker

Thank you

O Sultan al-Ariffin Shaykh Ismail

for the invitation

THANK YOU!

I will not say more than that

let my whispers to you

remain a secret

I cherish deep in my heart

To that one fish swimming and jumping

escorting the boat ride

Thanks for the kind gesture

I sure felt welcomed

to kneel at the feet of our forefather

- Ezza Ismail

Commemorating the ziyarah to Shaykh Ismail's Maqam in Pulau Besar ('Big Island'), Malacca, Malaysia led by Shaykh Hisham Kabbani on 20 October 2009. Also present was Hajjah Naziha (Sh. Hisham's wife/daughter of Shaykh Nazim Haqqani - pic below, in pink scarf).

All historical facts are based on a book published by Malacca Museum. Credit: Ahmad Azam Madinah al-Nur blog