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Gift of Life: A song originally written by Nazima Cassim, it was transformed into a song in honour of one's teacher - in generic terms referring to anyone from whom one takes knowledge of God and His religion, but specifically the realised spiritual teacher who guides one along the path to Allah. The 'gift of life' refers to the awakening and deepening of faith, understanding, spiritual certainty and love that occurs in the transformative presence of one of the enlightened inheritors of the Blessed Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings upon him and his family). It was written in tacit acknowledgement of the fact that traditional Islam has been transmitted not by books, but by teachers in every generation who have learnt, mastered and adopted the wisdom before passing it on to others. It is dedicated specifically to Talib and Nazima's shaykh, Hazrat Ghulam Muhyi ad-Din Kazi al-Habibi.

Ya Habibi Sayyidi: The closing song on the album is, fittingly, a beautiful soaring salam (greeting) in praise of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (s). As with Beloved Nabi, it concerns itself less with the attributes of the beloved than with the emotion and yearning that it causes in the heart of the lover. It ends the album with the plea to the Prophet (s) to, 'bless this seeker of your love with the vision of you.'

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