These are photos of Al Rashid Mosque in Canada which was originally bought from Christian organisation with the support of Abdullah Yusuf Ali, the scholar of Islam and UK citizen, translator of the holy Quran in English language. I have included background zikr of Allah with ghazal nazm and music of the bird songs. This suits very well with Mosque buildings where you will find birds singing and doing zik of Allah. In Masjid Al Haram at the kaaba in Mecca you will find Ababil blue birds and pigeons doing tawaf of the holy kaaba, praying salaat and doing zikr of Allah with bird songs. In Masjid Nabvi in Madinah you will find pigeons and birds and also in Masjid Al Aqsa in Jerusalem you will find pigeons, hoopie, robbins and many species of birds doing zikr of Allah with bird songs and pray salaat 5 times daily. PROFILE AND INFORMATION OF ABDULLAH YUSUF ALI ( Translator of Holy Quran in English language with interpretation, transliteration and teachings in English.) 1. Manuscript awas completed on 4/4/1937 in Lahore, India ( Now Pakistan) and published in Wimbledon, England on 14/11/1937. 2. Laboured for 3 tears to do this work. At that time he was 65 years old. Has worked as an artist and has produced work of art in association with publishers and young students and scholars in Lahore, has travelled to many western European countries and has held intellectual discussions with people at academic levels. 3. He had an ambition for 40 years to do translation of Holy Quran in English language and wished to make English an Islamic language. Embarked on a project in a field of unlimited scope and sublime compared to all ordinary knowledge, sought advancement in spiritual knowledge, understanding and advancement. English translation was aimed at gaining understanding. Yusuf Ali was artistic, has quoted few poems also in his preface and profile. He says " We do not blame the artist who tries to catch in his picture something of the glorious light of a spring landscape". 5. At the age of 3 years he learnt to read the holy Quran in arabic language under the guidance of his father, and since then has wondered at it's rythm, music and meaning. Has spiritual awakening as something told him in his heart that all the world's literature, beautiful languages are but vehicles for that message which comes to heart in rare moments of ecstacy. He believes that the soul of mysticism and ecstacy is in the Quran. Has collected books and materials, travelled, taken notes, visited places for this purpose. Had carried his manuscript thousands of miles and guarded it well till at length he was helped by young people in Lahore who held him in high esteem and arranged for his manuscript to be published in Lahore. 6. Had the task of understanding the original, reproducing it's nobility, it's beauty, it's poetry, it's grandeur and sweet, practical, reasonable application to everyday experience. He wanted to ensure that the rythm, music and exalted tone of the original should be reflected in English language by the readers.

• published: 20 Aug 2013
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