FAIDHA ~ The Divine Flood
FAIDHA الفيضة… وما أدراك ما هي The truth, indeed, the absolute truth is that this Fayḍah manifested at the hands of Shaykh al-Ḥājj Ibrāhīm ‘Abdullāh Niasse al-Kawlakhī in the year 1349 AH, in the village of Kossi, a remote settlement in south-eastern Senegal. Allah chose that land as the place where this Fayḍah would burst forth and spread, as He says: ذَٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ “That is the bounty of Allah; He grants it to whom He wills, and Allah is the Possessor of immense bounty.” Years before its appearance, Shaykh Ibrāhīm Niasse alluded to the nearness of this Fayḍah in his words: وتأتي قريبًا فيضةُ الختمِ هيِّئوا بتفريغِ أغيارٍ فتحظى بموضعِ “Soon shall the Fayḍah of the Seal arrive Prepare yourselves by emptying the heart of all that is other than Him, And you shall attain your rightful station.” The manifestation of the Fayḍah at the hands of Shaykh Ibrāhīm Niasse (may Allah be pleased with him) was affirmed by the for...