FAYDAH IN MAURITANIA: AL-USTAZ AHMED OULD ADDA

AL-USTAZ AHMED OULD ADDA

(Eminent Khalifa of Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse in Mauritania)

Written by: Mustafa Briggs (05/02/2018)

We regret to inform you all and offer our condolences for the loss of one of the eminent Khulafa of Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse in Mauritania, al-Ustaz Ahmed ould Adda.

An Arif, an Alim, an Imam, a Qadi, and a complete Wali, Ustaz was born in 1924 in the Boutilimit department of Mauritania, and memorised the Qu’ran at a very young age before mastering all the other Islamic Sciences and being known as one of the foremost scholars in all areas of knowledge in his early youth.

He then connected to Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse in 1954 and obtained the Tariqa Tijaniya and its Tarbiya from him, and alongside his sisters Daaiya and Abdallah ould Abdallah became one of the most prominent muqaddams of Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse in Mauritania. In 1956 he attended Shaikh Ibrahim Niasse’s famed Tafsir of the Qur’an and became one of those who was given a turban by Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse to signify his completion and mastery of the Tafsir, and in 1957, Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse ordered him to accompany Sidi Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Kabir ibn Muhammad al-Bashir ibn Muhammad al-Habib ibn Sidina Shaykh Ahmad Tijani, to his house in Dakar where he lived with him and taught his children (which includes the current Khalifa of Sidi Ahmad Tijani in Morocco, Sidi Muhammad el-Kabir Tidjani) the Qur’an and the Islamic Sciences, then in 1958 when Sidi Muhammad al-Mishry established his village of Mata Mawlana, he moved there and served as the Imam, Qadi, Ustaz and Mayor of the Village, overseeing most of the villages activities and teaching the sons of the most prominent Tijani Shuyukh in Mauritania such as Muhammad al-Mishry, Muhammad al-Nahwi, Shaykhani Ould Tulba, Shaykh Abdallah ould Jayjubi, Sidi Abdallah ould Khayri and even the sons and grandsons of Shaikh Ibrahim Niasse who were resident there during that period.

In 1975 after the deaths of his Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse, and his mentor and companion Muhammad al-Mishry with whom he lived with and assisted as a right hand for over 20 years, he renewed his affiliation in the Tariqa with his nephew and former student Cheikh Ould Khayri, and took him as his Sheikh, despite being 30 years his senior, and in 1978, he accompanied his nephew, Cheikh ould Khayri, to establish the village of Boubacar where he served him as he served Muhammad al-Mishry as the Imam, Qadi, Ustaz and Mayor of the Village before handing the Imamate to his Son, Imam Muhammadan Ould Adda in 2008.

Ustaz Ahmad Ould Adda with Cheikh ould Khayri

Ustaz Ahmad Ould Adda passed away on the first weekend of Febrary 2018, and was buried in Boubacar by his nephew and Sheikh, Cheikh Ould Khayri, after more than 50 years of service as an Imam and teacher and Caller to Allah.

He was given Ijazatul Itlaq (Unlimtied Ijaza/License) in the Tariqa Tijaniya by Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse, Saydi Ali Cisse, Muhammad al-Mishry, Sheikh Abdallah ibn Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse and Cheikh Ould Khayri.

SUFI LITERATURE AND PRAYER BOOKS COLLECTION (AVAILABLE FOR ORDER)

NEW BOOKS AVAILABLE

1. Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse's Annual Mawlid Nabiyy Lectures at Senegal - Arabic text & English Translation.

2. Selected Prayer Poems (Qasaa'id) of Shaikh Ibrahim Niasse from Kanzul Masun - Arabic, Transliteration & English Translation.

3. Jawahir Rasail (A Collection of Priceless Expositions via Letters "Letters 1 to 10"): Diamond Sparkles - Arabic text, English Translation and Commentary by Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse

4. Tahniah (Congratulatory Ode) of Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse to the Prophet Muhammad (Part 1) – Selected, Transliterated & Translated by Alhaji Abdul-Quadri Okeneye

5. Handbook for Every Tijaniyyat - (Compiled by Sayyid Ahmad Bello As-Suufi Harazimi)

FODIO LITERATURE AVAILABLE

1. Selected Writings of Shaykh Usman Dan Fodio (Mukhtarat min Mualafaat Sheikh Usman Fodio) 3vols.......in English, Hausa and Arabic

2. Selected Writings of Shaykh Abdullahi Dan Fodio (Mukhtarat min Mualafaat Sheikh Abdullahi Fodio) 3vols.......in English, Hausa and Arabic

3. Selected Writings of Shaykh Muhammad Bello ibn Usman Dan Fodio (Mukhtarat min Mualafaat Sheikh Muhammad Bello ibn Usman Fodio) 2vols.......in English, Hausa and Arabic

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1. Tafsir al-Jalalayn...warsh
2. Quran...written in warsh style with hausa leather pouch
3. Quran....very old manuscript...written in warsh with hausa leather pouch
4. Diya at-Ta’wil fi Ma’ani at-Tanzil (hafs)...Published copy the tafsir by Abdullahi bin Fodio
5. Shifaa Qadi Iyadh (warsh)

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CLASSICAL QUR'ANIC CALLIGRAPHY & MANUSCRIPTS (Available for order)

1. Qur’an (warsh) - Handwritten, with Barnawi/Kanawi calligraphic style (neatly wrapped in a leather skin-bag)

2. Qur’an (warsh) - Handwritten (Over centuries old manuscript, loosely bounded in leather case)

3. Qur’an (warsh) - Electronic print

4. Dalail al-khayrat (warsh) - Electronic print

5. Shifaa of Qadhi Iyadh (warsh) - Electronic print

6. Fii Riyadh Tafsir of Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse (7volumes)

7. Majmuu’at at-ta‘areef bi Shaikh Ibrahim Niasse (7volumes)

1. Dala'ilu l khairat of Shaikh Sulaiman Jazuli (Arabic text, Translation, Transliteration by Imam Marooph Raji)

2. Hizbu Sayfi & Hizbul Mughni (Arabic text, Translation, Transliteration by Imam Marooph Raji)

3. Hizbul Bahri (Arabic text, Translation, Transliteration by Imam Marooph Raji)

4. Hizbu Suwar al Manee'hi – ‘Arabic (composed like Hizbu Sayfi)’ (by Shk. Muhammad Gibrima)

5. Sidratul Muntaha ad-daa'een– ‘Arabic’ (by Muhammad Gibrima)

6. Jihazu Sarih – ‘Arabic prayer book on Salatul fat’hi’ (by Shk. Muhammad Gibrima)

7. Tibbul faa'ihi – ‘Arabic prayer book on Salatul fat’hi’ (by Shk. Abdul-Waahid Nazeefii)

8. Nataa'ij Safar – ‘Arabic prayer book on Salatul fat’hi’ (by Shaikh Muhammad Gibrima)

9. Itbaau Tazyeel – ‘Arabic prayer book on Salatul fat’hi’ (by Shaikh Muhammad Gibrima)

10. Sirrul Jaleel fii l Khawaas 'Hasbunallahu wa ni'mal Wakeel (by Shaikh Abul Hassan Shadhili)

11. Afdalu Salawaat ala Sayyidi Saadaat – ‘Arabic collection of Salat upon the Prophet’ (Shaikh Yusuf ibn Ismaa'eel an-Nabahani)

12. Kanzul Masun wa luuluu l Maknuun – ‘Arabic collection of prayers written by Shaikh Ibrahim Niasse. Compiled by Imam Hassan Cisse’.

13. Ahzab wa Awrad (Litanies) of Shaikh Ahmad Tijani

1. Vessel of Spiritual Flood, Translation of Goran Faydah by Shaykh Balarabe Haroon Jega - (Translated by Khalifah Awwal Baba Taofiq)

2. Rihlat Konakriyah (A trip to Conakry), Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse - (Translated by Khalifah Awwal Baba Taofiq)

3. Shariah and Haqeeqah: In the Light of the Qur'an and the Prophetic Traditions (Compiled by Khalifah Awwal Baba Taofiq)

4. The Icon of Mystics: Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse Al-Kawlakhy (Compiled by Khalifah Awwal Baba Taofiq)

5. Kano Conferences (Majlis Kano) and the khutba titled (Hadiqat al-Anwar fii ma ihtawa alayhi qawaaid al-Islam minal hikam wal asrar) - (Translated by Sayyidah Bilqis Grillo)

6. Katsina and Kaduna Conferences (Jadhbul ahbab ila hadrat Rabbil arbab) and Mecca Conference - (Translated by Sayyidah Bilqis Grillo)

7. A Brief Biography of the Shaykh al-Islam Ibrahim Niasse (Compiled by Sayyidah Bilqis Grillo)

8. Risalat at-Tawbah (Epistle of Repentance) of Shaykh Ibrahim Niyass al-Kawlakhi" – (Translation & Commentary by Dr. Razzaq Solagberu)

9. Islamic Law of Inheritance, by Sayyid Ali ibn Abubakar al-Muthanna ibn Abdullah Niasse (Translated by Dr. Sulaiman Shittu)

10. Muassasah Nasr al-'ilm Int. (AAII) Magazines No. 13, 14 & 15 (with Articles like Outline of Life of Sufi Heros & Heroines like Shaikh Ibrahim Niasse, Shaikh Abdus-Salam Oniwiridi Pakata, Shaikh Muhammad Bello Eleha, Shaikh Ahmad Rufa'i Nda Salati, and others...this magazines also features other interesting Articles).

11. Numerous “English” Sufism & Tijaniyyah Tariqah E-books/Journals/Articles (soft copies - to be sent via email)

12. Numerous “Arabic” Sufism & Tijaniyyah Tariqah E-books/Journals/Articles (soft copies - to be sent via email)

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