FOLLOW THE QUR’AN AND THE SUNNAH
We pray in the Holy Qur’an Kareem:
Truly, Allah and His angels shower blessings on the Prophet. O you who believe! Ask blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation. (33:56)
In this verse, Allah, The Glorified and the Exalted, The One and Only Who is worthy of worship, The Creator, The Nourisher and The Sustainer, The Sovereign Lord Who has no partner in His Kingdom, issues two commands to the mu’mineen (believers): to send salawaat (blessings) on the Holy Prophet Sayyidina wa Mawlana Hadhrat Muhammad al-Mustafa Sall‘Allahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam and to send salaams (salutations) on him.
We pray in the Hadith Shareef:
Hadrat Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud Rady Allahu Anhu reports that the Holy Prophet Sallallahu alaihi wa Sallam said, “The person who asks blessings upon me abundantly will be nearest to me on the Day of Judgement” (Tirmidhi).
Sayyidina al-Imam al-Habib ‘Abdallah bin ‘Alawi al-Haddad Rady Allahu ‘Anhu (1044-1132 A.H) of Hadhramaut has explained the importance of sending blessings and salutations on the Holy Prophet Sall‘Allahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam in Risalatu’l Mu‘awanah (The Book of Assistance). Translation is by Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi.
“Adopt a wird of prayers for the Messenger of God, may blessings and peace be upon him, for this will be a connection between you and the Prophet, and a door through which assistance and his presence flows in abundance to you. He has said, may blessings and peace be upon him: ‘The one who prays upon me once, upon him God prays ten times’. And: ‘The most beloved to me and the nearest in sitting to me on the Day of Rising are those of you who pray on me the most.’ God has exhorted you to do this, so obey, do it abundantly if you wish, add salutations (salam), and include his family. In particular, repeat it frequently on Thursday night and on Friday, for he has said, may blessings and peace be upon him: ‘Increase the number of your prayers on me in the White Night and the Bright Day.’ May God bless him and his family, and grant them peace. And praise belongs to God, the Lord of the Worlds”. (p.30)
He reports another Hadith Shareef in An-Nasaaih-id-Diniyya (Religious Advices, p.94):
Inna Lillahi Malaikatan Sayyaheena fi’l Ardhi
Yuballigunahu ‘alayhi’s Salaatu wa’s Salaamu
Salaata man yusallee ‘alahyi min ummatihi.
Truly, Allah has angels who go about the earth
and bring to the Prophet the blessings and salutations offered by his followers.
To fulfil these Qur’anic and Prophetic exhortations, all Muslims pray every day at least one tasbih (100 times) of salawaat and salaams on the blessed Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdillah Sall‘Allahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam. And the awliya (saints), the saleheen (pious) and the ulama (learned) have compiled many kutub (books) of salawaat and salaams on the beloved Prophet Sall‘Allahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam.
SALAAMS ON OUR BELOVED PROPHET MUHAMMAD
Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam
An Appreciation by Siddiq Osman Noormuhammad
SALAAMS AT THE RAWDHA
When the Muslims visit the Holy Prophet Sall‘Allahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam in Madina, they greet him with salaams at his tomb, (popularly referred to as “Rawda” or garden of paradise) in Masjid Nabawi. These salaams are given in Azkaar (Supplications to Allah) of Imam Muhyuddin Abu Zakaria bin Sharaf an-Nawawi Rahmatullahi ‘alaih (631-676 A.H).
Assalamu ‘alaika Yaa Rasul‘Allah
Assalamu ‘alaika Yaa Kheerata’llahi min khalqihi
Assalamu ‘alaika Yaa Habib‘Allah
Assalamu ‘alaika Yaa Sayyida‘l Mursaleen wa Khaatama‘n Nabiyyeen
Assalamu ‘alaika wa ‘alaa aalika wa as‘haabika
Wa ahli baytika wa ‘alan Nabiyyeen-a wa saairi’s saaliheen
Ash-hadu annaka ballaghta‘r Risalah
Wa addayta‘l amaanah wa nasahta‘l ummah
Fajazaak‘Allahu ‘annaa afdhala maa jazaa Rasulan ‘an ummatihi
Salaams on you, O Messenger of Allah.
Salaams on you, O Allah’s choicest one in all his creation.
Salaams on you, O the beloved of Allah.
Salaams on you, O the leader of all the Messengers and the last of the Prophets.
Salaams on you and on your family and your companions
and your household and on all the prophets and on all well-known pious people.
I bear witness that you completed your duties as the Messenger of Allah,
fulfilled your trusts, and sincerely advised your community.
May Allah reward you on our behalf better than
the reward that any Messenger received on behalf of his community.
Imam an-Nawawi Rahmatullahi ‘alaih reports in Manasik (Muslim Ceremonies And Rituals) that Imam u’l ‘Utbi Rahmatullahi ‘alaih narrated that one day while he was sitting before the tomb of the beloved Prophet Sall‘Allahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam, a bedouin came, offered salaams to the Holy Prophet and recited this verse from Surah an-Nisaa:
Wa Law Annahum Idh-dhalamoo Anfusahum Jaa’uka
Fastaghfarullaha Wastaghfara Lahum u’r Rasulu
Lawajadullaha Tawwaaban Rahima.
And had they, when they were unjust to themselves
come to you and asked forgiveness of Allah
and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them,
they would have found Allah Forgiving, Merciful. (4:64)
Then, he requested the blessed Prophet Sall‘Allahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam to intercede for him with Allah and recited these two verses of a qasida (hymn).
Yaa Khaira Man Dufinat Bilqaai A’dhumahu
Fa Taaba Min Teebihinnalqaa‘u Wa‘l Akamu
Nafsi‘l Fidaau Liqabrin Anta Saakinuhu
Feehi‘l ‘Afaafu Wa Feehi‘l Joodu Wa‘l Karamu
O the best person ever laid to rest! When his blessed body touched the earth
His perfumed bones made the earth and the surrounding forest fragrant
May my soul be sacrificed for the tomb you reside in
In it there is purity, generosity, munificence
Having recited these two verses, the bedouin left. Imam u’l-‘Utbi then saw the Holy Prophet Sall‘Allahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam in a dream who told him to give the bedouin the glad tidings that Allah Ta‘ala had forgiven him! Sub‘hanAllah!
Muslims intending to go for Hajj, Umra and Ziyara inevitably learn the dua (invocation) and salaams they will recite while on pilgimage from a kitab (book) they have handy, that has been especially compiled for that purpose. We find that in most such kutub (books), the main features of the dua to be recited at the Rawda of Rasul’Allah Sall‘Allahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam are salaams on him, followed by verse number 64 from Surah an-Nisaa, then a request to the blessed Prophet to intercede with Allah, and the two verses from the qasida (hymn) quoted earlier. If this brought forgiveness for the bedouin in the time of Imam u’l ‘Utbi as narrated by Imam an-Nawawi himself, why can’t it bring forgiveness for the rest, so burns the eternal hope in the heart of every Muslim!
To gain special blessings, the saalik (traveller on the spiritual path) might be guided to recite the very first salaat from Lataaif i’l ‘Arshiyyah (Mercies from Allah’s Throne) of Sayyidina al-Imam al-Habib ‘Ali bin Muhammad al-Habshi (1259-1333 A.H) of Hadhramaut who composed it on the occasion of his ziyara (visit) to the Holy Prophet, Sall‘Allahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam. It begins:
Bismi‘llah i‘r Rahman i‘r Raheem
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim wa Baarik ‘alaa Sayyidina Muhammad
Awwali mutalaqqi li-faydhika‘l awwal.
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
O Allah! Shower Your Blessings, Salutations and Favours
on Sayyidina Muhammad who is the first person
to receive the first blessing from You
While at the blessed Rawda of the beloved Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam, seize the opportunity to recite the qasida of Sayyidina al-Imam al-Habib ‘Abdallah bin ‘Alawi al-Haddad Rady Allahu ‘Anhu that is engraved in the hujra (room) of Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam where he used to live with Sayyidatna ‘Aisha Rady Allahu ‘Anha. It is the same hujra where he rests in eternal peace now and above it is the qubba (green dome). From the outside can be discerned the sixteenth couplet of this qasida which reads:
Nabiyyun azeemun khuluquhu’l khuluqul-ladhee
Lahu ‘azzam ar-Rahmanu fee Sayyid i’l Kutbi
A great Prophet whose character was the character
Which the Most Beneficent has exalted in the Master of Books.
Here, Sayyidina al-Imam al-Habib ‘Abdallah bin ‘Alawi al-Haddad Rady Allahu ‘Anhu is referring to this verse of the Qur’an Kareem in praise of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
Wa Innaka La’alaa Khuluqin ‘Azeem
Assuredly, you are of a most excellent character (68:4)
The blessed Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam and Mawlana al-Haddad Rady Allahu ‘Anhu obviously have a very special relationship of mutual love for Mawlana al-Haddad’s qasida to be selected to adorn the hujra. This qasida is in his Diwan (Collected Hymns) titled Ad-Durru’l Mandhoom Li Dhawi’l ‘Uqool wa’l Fuhoom (Poetic Pearls for Discerning and Understanding Minds). It has been reproduced by Imam as-Sayyid Muhammad bin ‘Alawi al-Maliki of Makkah in Shifaa-u’l Fuaad bi Ziyaarati Khayri’l ‘Ibaad (The Cure Of The Heart Arising From The Visit To The Best Servant of Allah). He has captioned it: “Al-Qasida al-Haddadiyyah al-Daakhiliyyah Lil-Hujratin Nabawiyyah Ash-Sharifah” (“The Eulogy by Mawlana al-Haddad Engraved Inside The Blessed Room Of The Prophet”). And he has provided an explanation (sharh) of its spiritual and historic significance. It has 41 verses all of which rhyme in the letter “Ba“, praising the Holy Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam. Each verse contains the teachings of one or more verses of the Holy Qur’an Karem or the blessed Hadith Shareef.
The last 14 of its 41 verses contain salawaat and salaams. So we are not surprised to find that Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi has given these verses in his Ziyarah Sayyidi’l Kawnayn Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa aalihi wa Sallam (Visit To The Leader Of Both The Worlds) among other salawaat and salaams to be recited by the pilgrim when he visits the blessed Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam. So let us take the opportunity to benefit from the transliteration and translation of these 14 verses.
‘Alayka Salaatu‘llahi yaa khayra man talaa
Kitaaban Muneeran ja‘a bi‘l-Fardhi wa‘nnadbi
‘Alayka Salaatu‘llahi yaa khaira muhtadin
Wa Haadin bi Nuri‘llahi fi‘sh-sharqi wa‘l gharbi
‘Alayka Salaatu‘llahi yaa khaira man da’a
Ila‘llahi ba’da‘rrifqi bi‘ssumri wa‘l qudhbi
‘Alayka Salaatu‘llahi yaa sayyidan saraa
Ila‘llahi hatta marra bissab’i wa‘l hujbi
Wa qaama bi “aw adnaa” fanaaheeka rif’atan
Wa majdan samaa hattaa anaafa ‘ala‘sh-shuhbi
‘Alayka Salamu‘llahi maa saara mukhlisun
Ilayka yaqool: Allahu wa‘l Mustafa Hasbi
‘Alayka Salamu‘llahi maa as‘harassaba
Faharraka arwaha‘l muhibbeena lilqurbi
‘Alayka Salamu‘llahi maa baariqun saraa
Wa maa gannati‘l atyaaru fee ‘azab-i‘l-qudhbi
‘Alayka Salamu‘llahi maa harraka‘l hidaa
Qulooban ilaa maghnaaka bi‘sh-shawqi wa‘l hubbi
‘Alayka Salamu‘llahi ‘addannabaati warrimaali
Wa ‘addal qatri fee haalat i‘s sakbi
‘Alayka Salamu‘llahi anta malaazunaa
Lada‘l yusri wa‘l i’saari wa‘ssahli wa‘ssa’bi
‘Alayka Salamu‘llahi anta habibuna
Wa Sayyiduna wazzukhru yaa khaira man Nubbi
‘Alayka Salamu‘llahi anta Imamuna
Wa Matbu’una wa‘l kanzu wa‘l gauthu fi‘l khatbi
Wa Salla ‘alaikAllahu da‘ban wa sarmadan
Wa Sallama Yaa Mukhtaru wa‘l aali wa‘ssahbi
Allah’s blessings be on you O the best one to have recited
The shining Book which came with the obligatory and the voluntary
Allah’s blessings be on you O the best of the rightly guided
Guiding with the Light of Allah in the east and the west
Allah’s blessings be on you O the best inviter to Allah with kindness
Then, (against those in battle) with spears and swords
Allah’s blessings be on you O master who travelled by night
To Allah until he passed the seven heavens and all the veils
And your position of (a distance of two bow lengths) “or even less”
Is enough exaltation and a gallery so high as to vie with the stars
Allah’s salutations be on you as long as a sincere person
Says to you: “Allah and Mustafa are sufficient for me”
Allah’s salutations be on you as long as dawn breaks
And you quicken the souls of loving disciples with nearness
Allah’s salutations be on you as long as lightening flashes
And birds chirp on branches of trees
Allah’s salutations be on you as long as camel drivers
Move hearts (of people in their caravan) to your wealth with yearning and love
Allah’s salutations be on you as many times as the number of plants
And grains of sand and the number of rain drops in a downpour
Allah’s salutations be on you; you are our only helper
In prosperity and poverty, in ease and difficulty
Allah’s salutations be on you, you are our beloved
And our master, our treasure, O the best of the Prophets
Allah’s salutations be on you, you are our leader
And our master, and treasure and helper in problems
And blessings on you from Allah for ever and ever
And salutations O chosen one, and on your family and companions
At this time, tears are flowing down your cheeks in loving agony for the beloved of Allah, Muhammad u’r Rasulullah Sall‘Allahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam. This is a manifestation of the baraka (blessing) of your Shaykh.
Sallu ala‘r-Rasul
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim ‘alaih.
SALAAMS ON OUR BELOVED PROPHET MUHAMMAD
Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam
An Appreciation by Siddiq Osman Noormuhammad
SALAAMS IN MAWLID EULOGIES
But you don’t need to be present at his Rawda to offer salawaat (blessings) and salaams (salutations) on Habib-Allah, Nurin Min Nurillah, Muhammad ibn ‘Abdillah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam. Indeed, Muslims wherever they are, send salawaat and salaams on the Holy Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam as he has assured us the angels take such salawaat and salaams and present them to him. And Muslims offer him salawaat and salaams in both prose and verse and the malaika (angels) join in the chorus.
The most well-known salaams that have been composed in verse are inevitably to be found in mawlid (birth) eulogies of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam. The most famous salaam in ‘Arbi is in the kitab of Mawlid-un-Nabi Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam by Imam as-Sayyid Ja’far al-Barzanji, Rahmatullahi ‘alaih, in Urdu by Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Rahmatullahi ‘alaih, and in Turkish by al-Allamah Sulaiman Chelebi Effendi Rahmatullahi ‘alaih.
The mashaaikh (spiritual masters) explain that the beloved Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam, his sahaba (companions) and the awliya (saints) are present together with the angels at the majlis (spiritual gathering) where the salaam is recited provided it is done with adab (respect), devotion and proper ‘aqeeda (belief). May Allah Ta’ala increase our spiritual benefits by giving us the hidaya (guidance) to recite these salaams as well as the ones composed by other great mashaaikh to achieve maghfira (salvation), Aameen Yaa Rabba’l ‘Aalameen.
Let us now look at some of the more well-known salaams that have been composed in verse in ‘Arbi, Urdu, Turkish and English languages, in that order.
SALAAMS ON OUR BELOVED PROPHET MUHAMMAD
Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam
An Appreciation by Siddiq Osman Noormuhammad
SALAAMS IN MAWLID U’N NABI OF IMAM BARZANJI
The mawlid eulogy by Imam as-Sayyid Ja’far ibn Hasan ibn ‘Abdal Karim al-Barzanji (1690-1766 C.E) Rahmatullahi ‘alaih is popular Muslim poetry in praise of the Holy Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam, universally recited to celebrate his birth (mawlid) on twelfth Rabi’ u’l Awwal. It is a poetic biography of the Holy Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam with his birth as its main theme. And when a Muslim says ‘mawlid‘, every other Muslim knows it is the birth of the sweet beloved Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam that is being referred to. This mawlid eulogy, just like dozens of others, is based on the Holy Qur’an Kareem, Hadith Shareef and books of seerah (history). It is in two parts. The first is Mawlid Barzanji Nathr, a 19 fasl (chapter) history of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam in poetic prose with 355 verses while the second is Mawlid Barzanji Nazm, a similar 16 chapter history in poetic form with 205 verses all of which rhyme with the letter ‘noon‘.
After the recitation of each verse in this mawlid eulogy as in all mawlid eulogies, the congregation responds:
Sallallahu ‘Alaih
Allah’s blessings be upon him
or
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim ‘Alaih
Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him.
The spiritual benefits of reciting these salawaat are obviously immeasurable.
Mawlid Barzanji is in ‘Arbi, it has been translated into Kiswahili by Mzee bin Ali Muhammad from the Comoro Islands of Africa, it is printed in Singapore, its introduction is in the Indonesian language in the Java dialect, it has been transcribed by Mawlana Uthman Abdulkarim Nasserpuri Rahmatullahi ‘alaih of Kenya, it has been applauded in Zikr-e-Habib (Rememberance of the Beloved Prophet) by Ad-Daa’ee al-Kaamil Mawlana Abdul ‘Aleem Siddiqi, Rahmatullahi ‘alaih who incidentally composed salaams in Urdu, it has been reproduced in countless other kutub (books) including Baaqatun ‘Atirah (A Perfumed Bouquet) of Imam as-Sayyid Muhammad ‘Alawi al-Maliki of Makkah, and it is recited from Makkah to Mombasa, from Madina to Singapore, from Arafat to Jakarta and from Mina to Toronto, that is throughout the world by Muslims of all the four Madh’habs and all Tariqas.
When the munshid (reciter) reaches the narration of the actual birth of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam, all rise with respect and devotion in a standing ovation to the Holy Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam and they all offer him salaams from the depths of their hearts with deep love and affection in a resounding chorus which practically all Muslims know by heart, and indeed many other salaams whether in Arabic, Urdu or English have adopted this very same chorus.
Yaa Nabi Salaam ‘alaika
Yaa Rasul Salaam ‘alaika
Yaa Habib Salaam ‘alaika
Salawaatu’llah ‘alaika
Salutations on you, O Prophet
Salutations on you, O Messenger of Allah
Salutations on you, O Beloved
Blessings of Allah be upon you.
Although this Qiyam (standing ovation) is normally printed together with the Mawlid-u’n-Nabi Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam composed by Imam Barzanji, it cannot yet be established who actually composed it because it is also reproduced in the Mawlid-u’n-Nabi Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam titled Sharaf al-Anaam (Noble In The Whole World) composed by al-‘Allamah Shaykh Ahmad bin Qasim Rahmatu’llahi ‘alaih, as well as the one composed by al-Hafiz Shaykh Abdirrahman ibn Ali ad-Dayba’ee Rahmatu’llahi ‘alaih. Interestingly, Shaykh ad-Dayba’ee is called al-Hafiz because he knew more than 100,000 Hadith Shareef of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam by heart. Such is the stature of the ulama who have composed Mawlid-u’n-Nabi Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam.
Of the 35 verses in this qiyam following the chorus, the ones that are normally recited are:
Ashraqa’l Badru ‘alaina
Fakhtafat Minhu’l Buduru
Mithla Husnika Maa Ra’aina
Qattu Yaa Wajhas-SurooriAnta Shamsun Anta Badrun
Anta Noorun Fawqa Noori
Anta Ikseerun wa Ghaali
Anta Misbaahu’s-SudooriYaa Habibee Yaa Muhammad
Yaa ‘Arusa’l Khaafiqayni
Yaa Muayyad Yaa Mumajjad
Yaa Imama’l QiblatainiMan-ra’aa Wajhaaka Yas’ad
Yaa Kareem al-Waalidaini
Hawdhuka’s-Saafi’l Mubarrad
Wirdunaa Yawm an NushooriA full moon rises over us
The other moon disappears
We never saw the like of your beauty
O face of gladnessYou are the sun, you are the moon
You are light upon lights
You are gold and even more priceless
You are the light of heartsO my beloved, O Muhammad
O star of east and west
O supporter, O praised one
O leader of both QiblasWhoever sees your face, gets happiness
O the kind one to both parents
Your clear and cool fountain
Is our goal on the Day of Reckoning
It ends with the following dua (prayer):
‘Aalim-us-Sirri wa Akhfaa
Mustajeeb-ud-Da’awaati
Rabbi Farhamnaa Jamee’a
Bijamee-‘is-SaalihaatiThe Knower of the secret and even more hidden
One who accepts supplications
O Lord forgive us all
For the sake of all the good deeds.
The munshideen (reciters) love to add to the qiyam these verses of the qasida that the children of Madina recited on daf in greeting the beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam and his noble companions when they entered that blessed city, as narrated by Imam al-Ghazali Rahmatullahi ‘alaih in his Ihya ‘Ulum al-Deen (Revival of the Religious Sciences).
Tala’al Badru ‘Alayna
Min Thaniyyaatil Wadaa’
Wajabah Shukru ‘Alayna
Maada’a Lillahi Daa’
The full moon rises on us.
From Thaniyyatil Wadaa’
And it is abiligatory on us to express thanks
Whenever called upon by a summoner for the sake of Allah
Muslims never tire of sending salaams on the beloved Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam and they keep on finding novel and more interesting ways of sending salaams. An alternative resounding chorus for this salaam is:
Marhaban Yaa Nura ‘Ainee Yaa Nura ‘Ainee
Marhaban Jadda’l Husaini
Marhaban Ahlan wa Sahlan Ahlan wa Sahlan
Marhaban Yaa Khaira Daa’ee
Welcome! O the light of my eyes, O the light of my eyes
Welcome! The grandfather of Imam Husain
Welcome! Greetings! Greetings!
Welcome! O the best caller and inviter to Islam.
A variation to this chorus is:
Yaa Habibee Marhaba Yaa Nura ‘Ainee Marhaba
Yaa Habibee Marhaba Jadda’l Husaini Marhaba
O my beloved: Welcome! O the light of my eyes: Welcome!
O my beloved: Welcome! The grandfather of Imam Husain: Welcome!
Yet another variation that forms a preliminary before the start of the “salaam” proper is:
Marhaba Yaa Marhaba Yaa Marhaba
Rahmatullil ‘Aalameena Marhaba.
Welcome! O Welcome! O Welcome!
Welcome the mercy for all the worlds.
Yet another way of offering salaams in this mawlid eulogy is to recite the second part of its fourth chapter in which the verses end in the letter “Hamza“. All stand and the munshid (reciter) leads in rapturous resonance:
Wa Muhayyan Kash-shamsi Minka Mudeeun
Asfarat ‘Anhu Laylatun GarraauLailatu’l Mawlidilladhee Kaana Liddeeni
Suroorun Biyaumihi WazdihaauYauma Naalat Biwad’ihibnatu Wahbin
Min Fakhaarin Maa Lam Tanalhu’nnisaauWa Atat Qaumahaa Bi-Afdali Mimmaa
Hamalat Qablu Maryamu’l ‘AdhraauMawlidun Kaana Minhu Fee Taali’il Kufri
Wabaalun ‘Alaihimoo wa WabaauWa Tawaalat Bushra’l Hawaatifi an qad
Wulida’l Mustafa wa Haqqa’l HanaauAnd your face that shines like the sun
Has been unveiled on the finest nightThe night of your birth bestowed happiness on religion
And splendour on its dayThe day the daughter of Wahb succeeded in getting
Of prestige what other women never succeeded in attainingShe came to her people with a pregnancy
Superior than that of the blessed virgin Mary before herA birth that resulted for the disbelievers
In nothing but woes and epidemicsAnd the glad tidings of rejoicers came one after another
That the chosen one was born and happiness was a must.
After each verse, the congregation responds:
Rabbi Salli ‘ala’l Habibi Muhammad
Wa ‘Ala’l Aali Man Humu’l Kuramau
O Lord bless the beloved Muhammad
And his family members who were (all) benevolent people
Imam Barzanji Rahmatu’llahi ‘alaih has borrowed these verses from the “Hamziyya” of the universally acclaimed Imam Sharafuddin Muhammad al-Busiri Rahmatu’llahi ‘alaih (608-695 A.H., 1212-1296 C.E) of Egypt. The “Hamziyyah” is a qasida in praise of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam with 456 verses, all of which rhyme in the letter “Hamza“, hence the title “Hamziyyah“. Then came Imam Yusuf Ibn Ismail an-Nab’haani Rahmatu’llahi ‘alaih of Lebanon who tried to emulate Imam al-Busiri Rahmatu’llahi ‘alaih and composed a “Hamziyyah Alfiyyah” in praise of the beloved Prophet Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam, with almost 1000 verses (987 to be exact), all rhyming in the letter “Hamza“! You begin to wonder whether miracles will ever cease! And you begin to understand what is meant by the phrase “love for the Prophet”, Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam. And you surely realise that the mashaaikh (spiritual masters) are madly in love with their very own Muhammad-e-‘Arabi, Rasuli Rabbi’l ‘Aalameen, Rahmatullil ‘Aalameen, Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam.
Sallu ala’r Rasul
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim ‘Alaih.
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Salawat Nuraniyyah / Salawat Badawi Kubra
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَباَرِكْ عَلىَ سَيِّدِناَ وَمَوْلاَناَ مُحَمَّدٍ شَجَرَةِ اْلاَصْلِ النُّوْرَانِيَّةِ، وَلَمْعَةِ الْقَبْضَةِ الرَّحْمَانِيَّةِ، وَأَفْضَلِ الْخَلِيْقَةِ اْلاِنْسَانِيَّةِ، وَأَشْرَفِ الصُّوْرَةِ الْجِسْمَانِيَّةِ، وَمَعْدِنِ اْلاَسْرَارِ الرَبَّانيِّةِ، وَخَزَائِنِ الْعُلُوْمِ اْلاِصْطِفَائِيَّةِ، صَاحِبِ الْقَبْضَةِ اْلاَصْلِيَّةِ، وَالْبَهْجَةِ السَّنِيَّةِ، وَالرُّتْبَةِ الْعَلِيَّةِ، مَنِ انْدَرَجَتِ النَّبِيُّوْنَ تَحْتَ لِوَائِهِ، فَهُمْ مِنْهُ وَاِلَيْهِ، وَصَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَباَرِكْ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلىَ آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ عَدَدَ مَاخَلَقْتَ، وَرَزَقْتَ وَأَمَتَّ وَأَحْييْتَ اِلَى يَوْمِ تَبْعَثُ مَنْ أَفْنَيْتَ، وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيْماً كَثِيْراً وَالْحَمْدُ ِللهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ.
Allahumma salli wa sallim wa baarik `ala Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammadin shajarati ’l-asli ’n-nooraaniyyati wa lam`atil qabdati ’r-rahmaaniyyati wa afdali ‘l-khaleeqati ’l-insaaniyyati wa ashrafi ’s-soorati ’l-jismaaniyyati wa m`adini ’l-asraari ‘r-rabbaniyyati wa khazaaini ’l-`uloomi ’l-istifaaiyyati, saahibi ’l-qabdati ’l-asliyya wa ’l-bahjati ’s-saniyya wa ’r-rutbati ’l-`aliyya, man indarajati ’n-nabiyyoona tahta liwaa’ihi, fahum minhu wa ilayhi, wa salli wa sallim wa baarik `alayhi wa `ala aalihi wa sahbihi `adada maa khalaqta wa razaqta wa amatta wa ahyayta ilaa yawmi tab`athu man afnayta wa sallim tasleeman katheera wa ‘l-hamdulillahi rabbi ‘l-`alameen.
When Muhammad al-Talmaysani completed Dala’il al-Khayrat 100,000 times, he saw the Prophet in a dream, saying, “O Muhammad al-Talmaysani! If you read the Salat an-Nuraniyya of Ahmad al-Badawi, it will be as if you have completed Dala’il al-Khayrat 800,000 times!”
O Allah! Exalt, greet and bless our master and liege lord Muhammad, the Tree of Original Light, the Sparkle of the Handful of Divine Mercy, the Best of All Humankind, the Noblest of Physical Frames, the Vessel of the Lord’s Secrets and Storehouse of the Sciences of the Elect, the Possessor of the Original Divine Grasp, Resplendent Grace, and Uppermost Rank, under whose flag line up all the prophets, so that they are from him and point to him. Bless, greet and sanctify him and his Family and Companions, to the number of all that You have ever created, sustained, caused to die, and caused to live again, to the Day You resurrect those You reduced to dust, and greet him with an abundant and endless greeting. Glory and praise belong to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!
Salawat Al-Fatih / The Salutation of the Victor
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ اَلْفَاتِحِ لِمَا أُغْلِقَ وَ اَلْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ نَاصِرِ الْحَقِّ بَالْحَقَّ وَ الْهَادِي إلى صِرَاطِكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ وَ عَلَى آلِهِ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ و مِقْدَارِهِ الْعَظِيم
Allahumma salli `alaa Sayyidinaa Muhammadini ‘l-faatihi limaa ughliq, wa ‘l-khaatimi limaa sabaq, naasiri ‘l-haqqi bi ‘l-haqq, wa ‘l-haadi ilaa Siraatika ‘l-Mustaqeem, wa `alaa aalihi haqqa qadrihi wa miqdaarihi ‘l-`azheem.
Scholars have said if you recite this once, it is as if you recited Dala`il al-Khayrat 600,000 times! Another says if you recite salawaat on the number of human beings from the time of Sayyidina Adam (a) until Judgment Day, that is the value of Salaat al-Faatih!
O Allah, bless our Master Muhammad, who opened what was closed and sealed what was before. He makes the truth victorious by the truth and he is the guide to Your Straight Path. And bless his Household as it befits his immense stature and splendor.
Salatu Munajiyyah
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلاَةً تُنْجِينَا بِهَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ اْلاَحْوَالِ وَاْلآفَاتِ وَتَقْضِى لَنَا بِهَامِنْ جَمِيعَ الْحَاجَاتِ وَتُطَهِّرُنَا بِهَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ السَّيِّئَاتِ وَتَرْفَعُنَا بِهَا عِنْدَكَ اَعْلَى الدَّرَجَاتِ.وَتُبَلِّغُنَا بِهَا اَقْصَى الْغَايَاتِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْخَيْرَاتِ فِى الْحَيَاتِ وَبَعْدَ الْمَمَاتِ.
Allahumma salli `ala sayyidina Muhammadin salaatan tunjinaa bihaa min jamee`i ’l ahwaali wa’l-aafaat, wa taqdee lanaa bihaa min jamee`i ’l-haajaat, wa tutahhirunaa bihaa min jamee`i ’s-sayyi’aat, wa tarfa`unaa bihaa `indaka `alaa ’d-darajaat, wa tuballighunaa bihaa aqsaa ’l-ghaayaat min jamee‘i ’l-khayraati fi ’l-hayaat wa ba`d al-mamaat.
Mawlana Shaykh Hisham قدس سرّه said that Mawlana Shaykh Nazim قدس سرّه highly recommends to recite Salaat at-Tunjeena:
O Allah! Exalt Muhammad with blessings that deliver us from every fear, and by means of them fulfill our every need, and purify us by means of them from every sin, and by means of them raise us to the highest stations, and by means of them make us attain the furthest degrees in all that is good in this life and in the life after death.
Salawaat of Sayyidina Ali
صَلَواتُ اللهِ تَعَالَى وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَأَنْبِيَائِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَجَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ عَلَى مُحَمِّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَلْيِهِ وَعَلْيِهِمُ اْلْسَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالَى وَبَرَكَاتُهُ.
Salawaatu ‘Llaahi ta`ala wa malaa’ikatihi wa anbiyaaihi wa rusulihi wa jami`ee khalqihi `alaa Muhammadin wa `alaa aali Muhammad `alayhi wa `alayhimu ‘s-salaam wa rahmatullaahi ta`ala wa barakaatuh.
Sayyidina `Ali said, “If you read this salawat three times daily and a hundred times on Jumu`ah, it will be as if you have read the salawat of all Creation, including ins, jinn, angels, and anything that makes salawat on Sayyidina Muhammad , and the Prophet will take you by the hand to Paradise.”
Blessings of Allah Almighty, of His Angels, of His Prophets, of His Messengers, and all Creation be upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad; may the Peace and Mercy of Allah Almighty and His Blessings be upon upon him and upon them.
Sayyid as-Salawaat (The Master of Salawaats)
عَلَى أَشْرَفِ الْعَالَمِينَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْصَلَوَات
عَلَى أَفْضَلِ الْعالَمينَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الصَلَوَات
عَلَى أَكْمَلِ الْعالَمينَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الصَلَوَات
صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ تَعَالَى وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَأَنْبِيَائِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وًجَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ عَلَى مُحَمِّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَلْيِهِ وَعَلْيِهِمُ الْسَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالَى وَبَرَكَاتُهُ . وَرَضِىَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَنْ سَادَاتِنا أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ أَجْمَعِين وَعَنِ الْتَّابِعِينَ بِهِم بِإحْسَانٍ وَعَنِ الْأئِمَّةِ الْمُجْتَهِدِينَ الْمَاضِين وَعَنِ الْعُلَمَاءِ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَعَنِ الْأوْلِيَاءِ الْصَالِحِينَ وَعَنْ مَشَايخِنَا فِي الْطَرِيقَةِ الْنَقْشْبَنْدِيّةِ الْعَلِيّةِ، قَدَّسَ اللهُ تَعَالَى أَرْوَاحَهُمُ الْزَكِيَّةَ وَنَوَّر اللهُ تَعَالَى أَضْرِحَتَهُمُ الْمُبَارَكَةَ وَأعَادَ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلْيْنَا مِن بَرَكَاتِهِم وَفُيُوضَاتِهِم دَائِمًا وَالْحَمدُ للهِ رًّبِّ الْعَالَمِين
ʿalā ʾashrafi al-ʿālamīn sayyidinā Muḥammad al-ṣalawāt.
ʿalā ʾafḍali al-ʿālamīn sayyidinā Muḥammad al-ṣalawāt.
ʿalā ʾakmali al-ʿālamīn sayyidinā Muḥammad al-ṣalawāt.
ṣalawātu allāhi taʿālā wa-malāʾikatihi wa-ʾanbiyāʾihi wa-rusulihi wa-jamīʿi khalqihi ʿalā muḥammad wa-ʿalā āli Muḥammad, ʿalayhi wa-ʿalayhim al-salām wa-raḥmatu allāhi taʿālā wa-barakātuhu.
wa-raḍiya allāhu tabāraka wa-taʿālā ʿan sādatinā aṣḥābi rasūli allāhi ʾajmaʿīn wa-ʿani al-tābiʿīn bihim bi-ʾiḥsān wa-ʿani al-ʾaʾimma al-mujtahidīn al-māḍīn wa-ʿani al-ʿulamāʾ al-muttaqīn wa-ʿani al-ʾawliyāʾ al-ṣāliḥīn wa-ʿani mashāyikhinā fī al-ṭarīqa al-naqshbandiyya al-ʿaliyya, qaddasa allāhu taʿālā ʾarwāḥahum al-zakiyya wa-nawwara allāhu taʿālā ʾaḍriḥatahum al-mubāraka wa-ʾaʿāda allāhu taʿālā ʿalaynā min barakātihim wa-fuyūḍātihim dāʾiman wa-al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīn.
As an addition to Sayyidina `Ali’s salawaat, this salawaat was given by Sayyidina Muhammad in a vision of Shaykh Sharafuddin ad-Daghestani قدس سرّه, who said, “Reciting this salawaat even once in your lifetime is heavier than if the whole of Creation was standing twenty-four hours in salawaat, repeating it all their lives; this salawaat will be heavier on the Scale then all of their salawaats combined!”
Upon the Noblest of all Creation, our Master Muhammad, blessings.
Upon the most Preferred of all Creation, our Master Muhammad, blessings.
Upon the most Perfect of all Creation, our Master Muhammad, blessings.
Blessings of God (Exalted is He!), of His angels, of His prophets, of His Emissaries, and of all creation be upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad; may the peace and mercy of God (Exalted is He!) and His blessings be upon him and upon them. May God, the Blessed and Most High, be pleased with every one of our Masters, the Companions of the Emissary of God, and with those who followed them in excellence, and with the early masters of juristic reasoning, and with the pious scholars, and the righteous saints and with our Shaykhs in the exalted Naqshbandi Order. May God (Exalted is He!) sanctify their pure souls, and illuminate their blessed graves. May Allah, the Exalted, always bestow upon us their blessings and bounties. All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, al-Fatihah.
Salaat al-`Aali al-Qadr
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكَ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْنَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ الْحَبِيبِ الْعَالِي الْقَدْرِ الْعَظِيمِ الْجَاهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلِّمْ
Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik `alaa Sayyidina Muhammad an-Nabiyyi ‘l-Umiyy al-Habeebi ‘l-`alil-qadri ‘l-`azheemi ‘l-jaahi wa `alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallim.
As mentioned by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani (qs) and many other awliyaullah, from the Sharh Salawat ad-Dardir al-`allamah as-Saawi, reciting this salawat will eliminate claustrophobia and bring ease to you in the grave. It will also remove the fear of the interrogating angels, Munkar and Nakir. It is mentioned that whoever recites this salawat once every Friday, upon his death Prophet will go with him to his burial and bury him with his own blessed hands!
Numerous awliyaullah have said, “Whoever recites it even once on Friday or from Thursday evening onward, Allah will allow his soul to see the Exemplar of All Souls ,” not only when his soul is leaving the body, but also when he is taken to the grave, until he sees the Prophet is the one taking care of him in that grave.
Awliyaullah say to be consistent in reading as-Salaat al-`Aali al-Qadr ten times daily and once on the night of Jumu`ah will bring you khayr al-jaseem, the uncountable good that comes from it. Also, the book Fath ar-Rasool states that who reads it ten times after `Isha will be rewarded as if they recited it all night.
O Allah exalt and greet and bless our master Muhammad the Unlettered Prophet, the Beloved of Highest Value, Possessing Immense Status and on his family and companions and send them peace.
Jawharat al-Kamal (The Jewel of Perfection) (7 times daily)
اَللَّهُـمَّ صَـلِّ وَسَلِّـمْ عَـلَى عَيْـنِ الـرَّحْـمَـةِ الرَّبَّــانِـيَـةِ وَاليَاقُـوتَـةِ المُتَـحَقِّـقَـةِ الحَـائِطَةِ بِمَـرْكَزِ الفُـهُومِ والمَعَـانِي،
وَنُـورِ الأَكْـوَانِ المُتَـكَوِّنَـةِ الآدَمِـي صَـاحِبِ الحَـقِّ الـرَّبَّانِي، البَرْقِ الأَسْطَعِ بِمُزُونِ الأَرْبَاحِ المَالِئَةِ لِكُلِّ مُتَعَرِّضٍ مِنَ البُحُورِ وَالأَوَانِي، وَنُـورِكَ اللاَّمِعِ الـذِي مَـلأْتَ بِهِ كَوْنَكَ الحَـائِطِ بِأَمْكِنَةِ المَـكَانِي،
اَللَّهُـمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى عَيْنِ الحَقِّ التِي تَتَجَلَّى مِنْهَا عُرُوشُ الحَقَـائِقِ عَيْــنِ المَـعَارِفِ الأَقْـوَمِ صِـرَاطِـكَ التَّـــامِّ الأَسْـقَــمِ، اللَّهُـمَّ صَـلِّ وَسَلِّـمْ عَلَى طَلْعَةِ الحَـقِّ بَالحَـقِّ الكَـنْزِ الأَعْـظَمِ إِفَـاضَتِـكَ مِنْـكَ إِلَيْــكَ إِحَـاطَـةِ النُّـورِ المُطَــلْسَــمِ صَلَّـى اللهُ عَلَيْـهِ وَعَـلَى آلِـهِ، صَـلاَةً تُعَرِّفُنَـا بِـهَا إِيَّـــاهُ
Allahumma salli wa sallim `alaa `ayni ‘r-rahmati ‘r-rabbaaniyati wa ‘l yaaqootati ‘l-mutahaqqiqati ‘l-haaitati bi-markazi ‘l-fuhoomi wa ‘l-ma`anee. Wa noori ‘l-akwaani ‘l-mutakawwinati ‘l-aadami sahibil haqqir-rabbani al barqil asta’i bi muzoonil arbahil maliati li kulli muta’arridhin min al-buhoori wa ‘l-awaani. Wa noorika ‘l-laami`u ‘Lladhee malaata bihi kawnaka ‘l-haa’iti bi-amkinati ‘l-makaani.
Allahumma salli wa sallim `alaa `ayni ‘l-haqq allatee tajalla minhaa `urooshu ‘l-haqaaiqi `ayni ‘l-ma`aarifi ‘l aqwami siraatika ‘t-taami ‘l- asqam.
Allahumma salli wa sallim `alaa tal`ati ‘l-haqqi bil haqqi al-kanzil `azham. Ifaadatika minka ilayka ihaatati ‘n-noori ‘l-mutalsam. Sallallahu `alayhi wa `alaa aalihi salaatan tu`arrifunaa bihaa iyyaah.
If you read this salawat seven times a day or more, yuhibbahu mahabbatan khaasah wa laa yamootu illa waliyyan, Prophet will love you with a special love and you will not leave dunya without being a wali. Whoever recites this salawaat is mentioning the highest names of Prophet , Allah will open for him as He opened for His awliyaullah!
O Allah, send benediction upon and salute on the Essence of Divine Mercy, the Accomplished Ruby encompassing the center of comprehensions and meanings, the Light of all created universes, the Adamic who possesses Lordly Truth; the all-filling Lightning in the rain-clouds of gains that fill all the intervening seas and receptacles; Your Bright Light with which You have filled Your creation and which surrounds all possible places. O Allah,bless and salute the Essence of Truth from which are manifested the thrones of realities; the Essence of the Most Righteous Knowledge, Your Complete and Most Straight Path. O Allah, bless and salute the Advent of the Truth by the Truth; the Greatest Treasure, Your Outpouring from Yourself to Yourself; the Encompassment of Talismanic Light. May Allah bless the Prophet and his household, a prayer which brings us to knowledge of him.
As-Salatun-Naariyah (As-Salat u’l Tafreejiyyah)
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ صَلاَةً كَامِلَةً وَسَلِّمْ سَلاَماً تَامًّا عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الَّذِي تَنْحَلُّ بِهِ الْعُقَدُ وَتَنْفَرِجُ بِهِ الْكُرَبُ وَتُقْضَى بِهِ الْحَوَائِجُ وَتُنَالُ بِهِ الرَّغَائِبُ وَحُسْنُ الْخَوَاتِمِ وَيُسْتَسْقَى الْغَمَامُ بِوَجْهِهِ الْكَرِيمِ وَعَلى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ فِي كُلِّ لَمْحَةٍ وَنَفَسٍ بِعَدَدِ كُلِّ مَعْلُومٍ لَكَ.
Allahuma salli salaatan kaamilatan wa sallim salaaman taaman `alaa Sayyidina Muhammadi ‘Lladhee tanhallu bihi ‘l-`uqadu wa tanfariju bihi ‘l-kurub wa tuqda bihi ‘l-hawaa’iju wa tunaalu biihi’-r-raghaa’ib wa husunu ‘l-khawaatim wa yustasqaa ‘l-ghamaa’im bi-wajhihi’l-kareem wa `alaa aalihi wa sahbihi fee kulli lamhatin wa nafasin bi-`adadi kulli m`aloomin laka.
This salawat is from the Kanzu ‘l-Asraar and it opens the seven heavens and it was been tested by great Awliya such as Imam Sanusi, Sidi Omar Mukhtar, Sidi ibn Hajar al-Asqalani and Imam al-Qurtubi. It is used very much in Morocco. Whenever a calamity, distress or danger manifests usually the Sufis and the Ahlu-Khayr (the people of goodness), gather together and read it 4,444 times after which they do tawwasul through the Prophet (saws) and by Allah’s Will, safety will come.
O Allah, send a perfect prayer and complete greeting of peace upon our master Muhammad — the one by whom problems are solved, and anxieties are relieved, and needs are fulfilled, and aspirations are attained and good endings are received, and by whose noble face the clouds give rain — and upon his Family and Companions, with every glance and every breath, by the number of everything that is known to You.
Salawat Imam Shafi`i
اللَّهُمَّ صَلَّى عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَدَدَ مَا ذَكَرَهُ الذَّاكِرُونَ وَغَفَلَ عَنْ ذِكْرِهِ الْغَافِلونَ
Allahumma salli `ala Muhammadin `adada maa dhakarahu ‘dh-dhaakiroon wa ghafala `an dhikrihi ‘l-ghaafiloon.
AbdAllah al-Hakam said, “I saw Imam ash-Shafi`i in my dream and asked him, ‘What has Allah done with you?’” and he replied, “He poured His Mercy on me, forgave me and decorated Paradise for me, which came to me as a bride adorned with all her ornaments and decorations for her husband. They showered me with angels and heavenly ornaments like they throw (rose petals) over the bride and groom in dunya.” I asked him, “How did you attain this level, what did you do?” He said, “Someone told me to recite a specific salawat, which I did.” Recite this salawat to enter Paradise without questioning:
Oh Allah! Bestow Your Mercy and Blessings upon Muhammad whenever he is remembered, and bestow Your Mercy and Blessings upon Muhammad whenever he is not remembered.
Grand Shaykh `Abdullah Daghestani’s Salawat (100 times daily)
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَلِّم
Allahumma salli `ala Muhammadin wa `ala aali Muhammadin wa sallim.
Grandshaykh قدس سرّه said that if you are unable to recite Dala’il al-Khayrat as part of your daily wird, then recite this salawat 100 times, which is the easiest and simplest form of salawat on the Prophet , as it shows the humility of the Prophet towards His Lord.
O Allah! Send blessings and peace upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad.
Salawat al-Askandari
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ السَّابِقِ لِلْخَلْقِ نُورُهُ وَرَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمينَ ظُهُورُهُ عَدَدَ مَنْ مَضَى مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَمَنْ بَقِيَ وَمَنْ سَعِدَ مِنْهُم وَمَنْ شَقِيَ صَلَاةً تَسْتَغْرِقُ الْعَدَّ وَتُحِيطُ بِالْحَدِّ صَلَاةً لَا غَايَةَ لَهَا وَلَا إِنْتِهَاء وَلَا أَمَدَ لَهَا وَلَا اِنْقِضَاءَ صَلَاةً دَائِمَةً بِدَوَامِكَ بَاقِيةً بِبَقَائِكَ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيمًا مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاَجْزِ مُحَمَّداً عَنَّا مَا هُوَ أَهْلُه ُاللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَدَدَ مَا عَلِمْتَ وَزِينَةَ مَا عَلِمْتَ و َمِلْءَ مَا عَلِمْتَ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَ سَلِّم وَ بَارِك عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَ مولَاناَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى كُلِّ نَبِيٍّ وَ عَلَى جِبرِيلَ وَ عَلَى كُلِّ مَلَكٍ وَ عَلَى اَبِي بَكْرٍ وَ عَلَى كُلِّ وَلِيٍّ
Allahumma salli `ala Sayyidina Muhammadini ’s-saabiqi li ’l-khalqihi nooruhu wa rahmatan li ’l-`alameena zhuhooruhu `adada mam-madaa min khalqika wa mam-baqiya wa man sa`ida minhum wa man shaqiya salaatan tastaghriqu ’l-`adda wa tuheetu bi ’l-haddi salaatan laa ghaayata lahaa wa laa muntahaa wa laa amadala wa lanqidaa salaatan daa’imatan bi-dawaamika baaqiyatan bi-baqaaika wa `ala aalihi wa sahbihi kadhaalik wa ‘l-hamdulillahi `ala dhalik.
Allahumma yaa Rabbee salli `ala Muhammadin wa `ala aali Muhammad wajzihi Muhammadan `anna maa huwa ahluhu. Allahumma salli `ala Muhammadin wa `ala aali Muhammadin `adada maa `alimta wa zeenata maa `alimta wa mil’a maa `alimta. Allahumma salli wa sallim wa baarik `ala Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammadin wa `ala kulli nabiyyin wa `ala Jibraa’eela wa `ala kulli malakin wa `ala Abi Bakrin wa `ala kulli waliyyin.
Al-`Allamah Jamaluddin ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Askandari, the judge, the walking perfect scholar of his time, said, “Every day my wazifa (wird/) was to recite prayers on the Prophet (s) 1000 x 1000 times.”
[In seclusion we are ordered to go up to 24,000 Salaat `ala an-Nabi (s) in 24 hours]
It took his night and his day to complete. That means he was always busy with Salawat `alaa an-Nabi (s) even though he is involved in working with people as a judge, but his heart is busy with Salawat on the Prophet .
One day Jamaluddin bin `Ali Askandari saw the Prophet in a dream who said to him, “Yaa Muhammad Ibn `Ali al-Askandari! I will teach you some words that if you read them, it will be as if you read the whole wird with all its rewards! Repeat it ten times, it will be as if you have recited your entire wird all day and all night, and you will get the benefits of that reward in addition to the wird you are already doing. Repeat after me,” and we are saying after the Prophet :
O Allah! Exalt our Master Muhammad, whose light preceded all Creation, whose appearance is Mercy to All the Worlds, on the number of Your Creations that have passed before and the number of those that remain, those who are fortunate and those who are not, with blessings that exceed all count and that encompass all limits, blessings with no limits, no boundaries, ceaseless blessings that are eternal, enduring as You endure! And likewise bless his Family ² and his Companions ², and grant him and them abundant peace in like measure.
O Allah, O my Lord! Exalt our Master Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad, and reward our Master Muhammad just as he deserves to be rewarded. O Allah! Exalt Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad on the number of Your Decorations and on the beauty of Your Decorations and as full as what You know. O Allah, O my Lord! Exalt and greet and bless our Master Muhammad and every Prophet, Jibril and every angel, Abu Bakr and every saint.
As-Salat al-Kaamil (Between Maghrib and `Isha especially to remove forgetfulness and strengthen the memory)
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ كَمَا لاَ نِهَايَةَ لِكَمَالِك َوَعَدَدَ كَمَالِه
Allahumma salli wa sallim wa baarik `ala Sayyidina Muhammadin wa `ala aalihi kamaa laa nihayata li-kamaalika wa `adada kamaalih.
The most honored salawat which awliyaullah said one recitation equals 70,000 salawat, and in the Shafi`i school of thought they say it is “rewarded with no end,” as Allah’s Perfection has no end! It is read between Maghrib and `Isha, especially to remove forgetfulness and strengthen the memory:
O Allah! Grant salawat on the Prophet without end on the number of perfection with which You dressed him!
Darood Shifaa to See Prophet in a Dream (recite until you fall asleep)
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ فِي الْأَرْوَاحِ وَعَلَى جَسَدِهِ فِي الْأَجْسَادِ وَعَلَى قَبْرِهِ فِي القُبُورِ وَعَلَى آلِهِِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلِّمْ
Allahumma salli `ala roohi Sayyidina Muhammad fi ‘l-arwaahi wa `ala jasadihi fi ‘l-ajsaadi wa `ala qabrihi fi ‘l-quboori wa `ala aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallim.
Imam Sha`arani related that the Prophet said:
Whoever makes salawat in this way will see me in the dream, whoever sees me in the dream will see me in the Day of Judgment, whoever sees me in the Day of Judgment I will intercede for him, whoever I intercede for will drink from my basin, the Hawd al-Kawthar in Paradise, and whoever drinks from al-Kawthar will be prohibited from entering Hellfire.
Imam ash-Sha`arani said:
I said to myself, “I must recite this,” and I recited it before I slept and kept reciting until I fell asleep. I looked at the moon and saw the Prophet’s honorable face, and I spoke with him. Then ghaba fi ‘l-qamar, I felt he was in the moon until he disappeared. I asked Allah that for sake of this salawat, give me all the favors He gives, not the normal provision but the one He gave to His Beloved One, Sayyidina Muhammad , that he promised to every mu’min, and I felt that I am getting it. (Afdal as-Salawat, Page 58)
O Allah! Shower Your Blessings on the soul of Muhammad amongst all souls, and on the body of Muhammad amongst all bodies, and on the grave of Muhammad amongst all graves. (Dala’il al-Khayrat, Chapter 3)
Salawat Dhatiyyah
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى الْذّاتِ الْمُطَلْسَمِ وَاْلْغَيْبِ الْمُطَمْطَمِ لاَهُوتِ الْجَمَالِ َناَسُوتِ اْلوِصَالِ طَلْعَةِ اْلْحَّقِّ كَنْزِ عَيْنِ اِنْسَانِ اْلأزَلِ فىِ نَشْرِ مَنْ لَمْ يَزَلْ فىِ قَابَ نَاسُوتِ اْلوِصَالِ اْلاَقْرَبِ. اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ بِهِ مِنْهُ فِيهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Allahumma salli `alaa ‘dh-dhaati ‘l-mutalsam wa ‘l-ghaybi ‘l-mutamtam laahooti ‘l-jamaali naasooti ‘l-wisaal tal`ati ‘l-haqqi kanz `ayn insaan al-azali fee nashri man lam yazal fee qaabi naasooti ‘l-wisaali ‘l-aqrab. Allahumma salli bihi minhu feehi `alayhi wa sallim.
Who knows Arabic knows how profound this salaat is. Allahumma salli `alaa ‘dh-dhaat al-mutalsam wa ‘l-ghayb al-mutamtami laahooti ’l-jamaal. Here it expresses that there is no one more beautiful than Prophet , he is the beauty of this universe and he is the beauty of heavens and here Allah sends His prayers and praises on that Essence that no one knows about, for it is hidden and you cannot penetrate its realities without knowing the secret codes needed to open it and decode them. For example, if you have a rough diamond it is a large rock which you break down and break down until you reach the gem, then you cut it nicely and then after that you have to polish it. He then mentions the Dhaat al-Mutalsam, that essence that is covered and which no one can open, and al-Ghayb al-Mutamtam, the unseen ghayb that no one can reach or discuss. It then mentions al-Laahoot al-Jamaal. “Laahoot” means that which belongs to earth and “Naasoot” is the connection from earth to heavens, the appearance of Truth, which is Sayyidina Muhammad , where Allah dressed him with the dresses of Justice, Beauty and …of human beings.
Insan al-azal fee maa nashari maa lam yazal, “the human being that is living from azal to abad who will open from the secrets of heavenly Names and Attributes.” Fee qaabi naasoot al- wisaal al-aqrab. He opens only to those who reached the connection between earthly life and heavenly life, he opened to them as they are moving forward to heavens. Yaa Allah salli bihi. Salli bihi is different than salli `alayh. It means make the salaat through him. Salli bihi minhu. Make the salaat from him to him from the Prophet to the Prophet and in him, wa sallim, and give greetings of peace. Amin.
Salaatu Ulu’l ‘Azm
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَيِّدِنَا آدَم وَسَيِّدِنَا نُوحٍ وَسَيِّدِنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَسَيِّدِنَا مُوسَى وَسَيِّدِنَا عِيسَى وَمَا بَيْنَهُمْ مِن النَّبِيّين وَالمُرْسَلِين صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ وَسَلَامُهُ عَلَيهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ.
Allahumma salli `ala Sayyidina Muhammadin wa Adama wa Noohin wa Ibraahima wa Moosa wa `Isaa wa maa baynahum min an-nabiyyeena wa ‘l-mursaleena salawaatullahi wa salaamuhu `alayhim ajma`een.
Reciting this salawat three times is equal to reading the whole Dala’il ul-Khayrat.
O Allah! Bestow blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad, Sayyidina Adam, Sayyidina Nuh, Sayyidina Ibrahim, Sayyidina Musa and Sayyidina `Isa and all the other Prophets and Messengers who came in between. Allah’s Blessings and His Salutations be upon them all.
Salawat Kamaaliya
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَباَرِكْ عَلىَ سَيِّدِناَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ عَدَدَ كَمَالِ الله وَكَمَا يَلِيقُ بِكَمَالِهِ
Allahumma salli wa sallim wa baarik `ala Sayyidina Muhammadin wa `ala aalihi `adada kamaalillah wa kamaa yaleequ bi kamaalih.
This salawat is similar to as-Salat al-Kaamil, but with the difference of adding `aala aalihi `adada kamaalillaah wa kamaa yaleequ bi kamaalihi, “on the number of Allah’s Perfection and on the greatness of the word ‘perfection,’ itself” which is not what we understand, but rather Divine Perfection that has no less or no more, the highest level of perfection that is divine, not created. In some narrations which are more commonly followed in the Shafi`i School and Middle Eastern countries its recitation is similar and it is said that there is no end to the reward for this salawaat. For that reason they cannot say it is equal to 600,000 salaat, nor 1,000,000 salaat, this salaat has no end, as Allah’s Perfection has no end, this salaat has no end to its reward and benefit.
O Allah! Bestow Your Blessings, Peace and Grace upon our Master, Muhammad, and upon His Family according to the Perfection of Allah and as befits his perfection!
Salawat to See Prophet In a Dream (71 times)
اَللّهُمَ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا أَمَرْتَنَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ عَلَيهِ وَصَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُصَلَّى عَلَيهِ
Allahumma salli `ala Sayyidina Muhammadin kamaa amartana an nusalliya `alayhi wa salli `ala Sayyidina Muhammadin kamaa yambaghi an yusallaa `alayh.
Whoever likes to see the Prophet , let him recite this 71 times and you will see the Prophet and smell his Holy Fragrance!
O Allah, exalt our Master Muhammad as You ordered us to exalt him and bless our Master Muhammad as he should be blessed.
Salawat that Equals 100,000 Salawat (1 time daily)
اَللّهُمَ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمّدٍ عَبدِكَ ونَبِيِّكَ ورَسُولِكَ الْنَبِىّ الْأُمِّىّ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلِّمْ تَسلِيمَاً. بِقَدرِ عَظَمَةِ ذَاتِكَ فِى كُلِّ وَقتٍ وَحِين
Allahumma salli `alaa Sayyidina Muhammadin `abdika wa nabiyyika wa rasoolika an-nabiyy al-ummiyy wa `alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallim tasleeman bi qadari `azhamati dhaatika fee kulli waqtin wa heen.
If you recite the following salawat once, it is equal to reciting 100,000 salawat that you recite daily:
O Allah, please send prayers upon Sayyidina Muhammad, Your Servant and Your Prophet and Your Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, and upon his Family and his Companions and send peace and greetings as plenty as the Greatness of Your Reality in all times and moments.
Erase 100,000 Grand Sins with One Salawat
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْسَّابِقِ لِلْخَلْقِ نُوْرُهُ وَ رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ ظُهُورُهُ عَدَدَ مَنْ مَضَى مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَمَنْ بَقِيَ وَمَنْ سَعِدَ مِنْهُمْ وَمَنْ شَقِيَ صَلَاةً تَسْتَغْرِقُ الْعَدَّ وَتُحِيطُ بِالْحَدِّ صَلَاةً لَا غَايَةَ لَهَا وَلَا مُنْتَهَى وَلَا انْقِضاءَ تُنِيلُنَا بِهَا مِنْكَ الرِّضَا صَلَاةً دَائِمَةً بِدَوَامِكَ بَاقِيَةً بِبَقائِكَ اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ اللَّذِي مَلَأْتَ قَلْبَهُ مِنْ جَلَالِكَ وَعَيْنَهُ مِن جَمَالِكَ فَأَصْبَحَ فَرِحاً مٌأَيَّداً مَنْصُوراً وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيماً وَالْحَمْدُ لِلهِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ
Allahumma salli `alaa Sayyidina Muhammadini ’s-saabiqi li ’l-khalqihi nooruhu wa rahmatan li ’l-`alameena zhuhooruhu `adada mam-madaa min khalqika wa mam-baqiya wa man sa`ida minhum wa man shaqiya salaatan tastaghriqu ’l-`adda wa tuheetu bi ’l-haddi salaatan laa ghaayata lahaa wa laa muntahaa wa laa ‘nqidaa tuneeluna biha minka ‘r-ridaa salaatan daa’imatan bi-dawaamika baaqiyatan bi-baqaaika.
Allahumma salli `alaa Sayyidina Muhammadini ’Llalladhee mala’ta qalbahu min jalaalika wa `aynahoo min jamaalika fa-asbaha farihan mu’ayyadan mansooran wa `alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallim tasliman wa ‘l-hamdu lillahi `alaa dhaalik.
If you read this one time, Allah will waive 100,000 sins! Allah will forgive 100,000 big sins, min al-kabaair. With one recitation of this salawat Allah takes away even 100,000 great sins and with two recitations, 200,000 great sins, and with three recitations, 300,000 great sins, and with ten recitations, one-million great sins!
O Allah! Exalt our master Muhammad, whose light preceded all Creation, whose appearance is mercy to all the worlds, on the number of Your Creations which have passed before and the number of those which remain, those who are fortunate and those who are not, with blessings which exceed all count and which encompass all limits, blessings with no limits, no boundaries and without cessation, through which You grant us Your pleasure, blessings which are eternal with Your eternality, enduring as You endure.
O Allah! Bless our Master Muhammad , whose heart is so full with Your Glory, and whose eyes are so full of Your Beauty that he came to be overjoyed, supported and victorious, and bless likewise his Family and Companion and grant him and them abundant peace, and praise be to Allah for all of that! (in first half of Dala’il al-Khayrat)
To See Your Lord’s Manifestations in the Dream (1000 times on Jumu`ah)
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّد النَّبِيِّ الأُمِّيِّ جَزَى اللَّهُ عَنَّا مُحَمَّدً مَّا هُوَ اَهْلُه
Allahumma salli `ala Muhammad an-nabiyy al-ummiyy jazAllahu `anna Muhammadan maa huwa ahluh.
It is said, “Who recites this will see in dream his Lord, or an angel, or the Prophet , or he can see his place in Paradise.” Inshaa-Allah whoever recites this salawat a thousand times on Jumu’ah, Allah will grant them to see His Manifestations or His Prophet or your place in Paradise. If you don’t see it, continue to recite it for five weeks, and it was tried and they were able to see.
O Allah! Bless our Master Muhammad, the Unlettered Prophet. May Allah reward Muhammad the reward which is benefiting as he deserves.
The Salawat in at-Tahiyyat
اَلْسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
As-salaamu `alayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh.
The Prophet said that anyone who reads this salawat once every day will not feel sakharaat al-mawt, the pain of death, and his soul will go smoothly, as the hadith mentions that the soul of the mu`min will leave the body like a hair being pulled from ghee, so easily. So recite the above mentioned salawat together with the recitation of the Jawharat al-Kamaal at least once daily.
O Prophet! Allah’s peace, blessings and grace be upon you.
Salawaat as-Sa`adah
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ عَدَدَ مَا فِي عِلْمِ اللهِ صَلاَةً دَائِمَةً بِدَوَامِ مُلْكِ الله
Allahumma salli wa sallim `alaa Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammadin `adada maa fee `ilmillahi salaatan daa’imatan bi-dawaami mulkillah.
From the book Afdal as-Salawaat by Shaykh Ahmad as-Saawee is said if you read this salawat once, it is rewarded as if you said salawaat 600,000 times and if you recite it seventy times a day you will be released from Hellfire!
O Allah! Exalt and send peace on our Leader and Master Muhammad on the number of what exists in Allah’s Knowledge with ongoing prayers as long as Allah’s Kingdom exists.
Salat-i Tibbiyya
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ طِبِّ الْقُلُوبِ وَدَوَائِهَا وَ عَافِيَةِ اْلاَبْدَانِ وَ شِفَائِهَا وَ نُورِاْلاَبْصَارِ وَ ضِيَائِهَا وَ عَلَى اَلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَ سَلِّمْ
Allahumma Salli `ala Sayyidina Muhammadin Tibbil qulubi wa dawaa’iha, Wa `afiyatil abdaani wa shifai’ha, Wa nuril absari wa dhiya’iha, Wa `ala Aalihi wa Sahbihi wa Sallim.
Also known as Durood Shifaa i Qulub, this Salawat is a cure for Spiritual and Physical illnesses and protects against the whispering of the accursed shaytan and the interference of the nafs in good works.
O Lord! Send blessings on our master Muhammad, The medicine of hearts and their cure, The health of bodies and their healing, The light of eyes and their illumination, and upon his family, companions, and send peace.
Salawaat for Shifaa/Healing (3 times at Fajr)
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّد بِعَدَدِ كُلِّ دَاءٍ وَ دَوَاءٍ وَ بَارِك وَ سَلِّمْ عَليهِ .وَعَلَيْهَمْ كَثيرًا كثيرَا وَالحَمْدُ لله رَبّ العَالَمِينْ
Allahumma salli `alaa Sayyidinaa Muhammad wa `alaa aali Sayyidinaa Muhammad bi `adadi kulli daa`in wa dawaa`in wa baarik wa sallim `alayhi wa `alayhim katheeran katheera, wa ‘l-hamdulillahi rabbi ‘l-`aalameen.
Through this salawaat, as soon as we say, “O Allah! Praise the Prophet (s) on the number of sicknesses and cures,” Allah takes away all (spiritual and physical) illnesses from us and gives us the cure, as every illness has its cure. This salawaat is to cure every spiritual illness from the 800 bad characteristics; you must make salawaat on the Prophet (s) in this form before illnesses burst into new forms in your body. Reciting this salawaat will take away all the rust from our hearts and give provision for the soul.
O Allah! Upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad be blessings, according to the number of every illness and cure. Bless and grant peace to him and them, many times, endlessly. And praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the Worlds.
Salawat to Remove Difficulties and Sicknesses
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى آلٍ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ قَدْ ضَاقَتْ حِيلَتِي أَدْرِكْنِي يَا رَسُولَ الله
Allahumma Salli A’la Sayyidina Muhammad Wa A’la Aali Sayyidina Muhammad Qad Dh’aqat Heelati Adrikni Ya Rasul Allah
Found in old books by Shaykh Nabahani, reading this salawat 200 to 300 times will remove difficulties, sicknesses and bring ease, relief and happiness.
O Allah, raise our Master Muhammad and His Family. (O Allah!) I can’t find my way out of this most terrible situation, get me out! Adriknee, reach me, ya Rasul Allah!
Life of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him): From Birth to Death
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the final prophet in Islam, revered for conveying Allah’s message to humanity. His life, from birth to death, serves as a model for Muslims worldwide.
Birth and Early Life
Born around 570 CE in Mecca, Arabia, Muhammad was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father passed away before his birth, and his mother died when he was six, leaving him an orphan. He was subsequently raised by his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, and later by his uncle, Abu Talib. In his youth, Muhammad was known for his honesty and integrity, earning the nickname “Al-Amin” (the trustworthy). WikipediaEncyclopedia Britannica
Marriage to Khadijah
At 25, Muhammad entered the service of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, a wealthy merchant widow. Impressed by his character, she proposed marriage, which he accepted. Their union was blessed with several children, including daughters Zainab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum, and Fatimah, and sons Qasim and Abdullah, who died in infancy.
First Revelation
Seeking spiritual solace, Muhammad often retreated to the Cave of Hira near Mecca. At 40, during one such retreat, he received his first revelation from the angel Gabriel (Jibril), marking the commencement of his prophethood. This event is detailed in Surah Al-Alaq (96:1-5):
Arabic: اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Transliteration: “Iqra’ bismi rabbika allathee khalaq, khalaqa al-insana min ‘alaq, iqra’ wa rabbuka al-akram, allathee ‘allama bil-qalam, ‘allama al-insana ma lam ya’lam.”
Translation: “Recite in the name of your Lord who created—created man from a clinging substance. Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous—who taught by the pen—taught man that which he knew not.” Wikipedia
Public Preaching and Opposition
Initially, Muhammad shared his revelations privately, but after three years, he began public preaching. He called for monotheism and social justice, challenging Mecca’s polytheistic and tribal norms. This led to persecution of Muhammad and his followers by the Quraysh tribe. Wikipedia+1Wikipedia+1
Migration to Medina (Hijra)
In 622 CE, facing escalating hostility, Muhammad and his followers migrated to Yathrib (later Medina). This migration, known as the Hijra, marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar. In Medina, Muhammad established a cohesive Muslim community and served as both spiritual and political leader. Wikipedia
Battles and Treaty
The Muslims faced several battles against the Quraysh, including Badr, Uhud, and the Trench. In 628 CE, the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was signed, allowing Muslims to perform pilgrimage the following year. This treaty exemplified Muhammad’s strategic acumen in fostering peace. Wikipedia
Conquest of Mecca
In 630 CE, following the Quraysh’s violation of the treaty, Muhammad led a peaceful conquest of Mecca with 10,000 followers. He cleansed the Kaaba of idols, reestablishing it as a monotheistic sanctuary. This event solidified Islam’s prominence in Arabia. Wikipedia
Farewell Pilgrimage and Death
In 632 CE, Muhammad performed his Farewell Pilgrimage, delivering a sermon emphasizing equality, justice, and adherence to the Quran and his teachings. Shortly after, he fell ill and passed away in Medina at 63. His legacy endures, guiding over a billion Muslims today. Wikipedia
Mentions of Prophet Muhammad in the Quran
Prophet Muhammad is referenced in several Quranic verses, highlighting his role and attributes:
Surah Al Imran (3:144):
Arabic: وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ أَفَإِين مَّاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ انقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَىٰ أَعْقَابِكُمْ وَمَن يَنقَلِبْ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ فَلَن يَضُرَّ اللَّهَ شَيْئًا وَسَيَجْزِي اللَّهُ الشَّاكِرِينَ
Transliteration: “Wama muhammadun illa rasoolun qad khalat min qablihi alrrusulu afain mata aw qutila inqalabtum AAala aAAqabikum waman yanqalib AAala AAaqibayhi falan yadurra Allaha shayan wasayajzee Allahu alshshakireena.”
Translation: “Muhammad is no more than a messenger; many were the messengers that passed away before him. If he died or was slain, will you then turn back
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