AL-MUSTAPHA INSTITUTE OF BRISBANE

Compiled by Br. Abdul-Halm Khall (09-05-14)

The Gift of Al-Muawwir
(To earnestly tread the Path of Rasl Allh)







~ The Wish of a Wistful Heart ~
(Whist! Upon the wintry wind clippd keen, an ardent whisper pleads, Harken.)
To the Most Loving Lord, a meek khadm doth entreat:
Please greet Thy Sweet Habb with all Prayers and Peace
For Thy blessed Srat, Al-Adb,
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thus Decrees.
O Wadd! I bessech Thee, O Pure One!
Send upon him Thy Purest Love!
O Muizz! I pray Thee I, a lowly being!
O Rfi! Raise high his remembrance, laudation, and esteem!
As he draws all worldly love, send upon him such, up Above!
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1
Al-Qurn Al-Majd, Surat Al-Adb (The Chapter of the Combined Forces), 33:56.
2
A brief poesy passage, composed by Abdul-Halm Khall (Quinton Hadley), in utter admiration of our
most Beautiful Habib ( ), 2014 .
Upon the twelfth of Rabi l-Awwal, in the year 570 (of the Common Era), Allh Al-
Muawwir (The Shaper of Beauty)
3
bestowed upon Sayyida Aminah (radi Allhu anha),
and certainly upon all of creation, a gift of immeasurable beauty: Habb Allh ( ),
a mercy for all that exists.
4
For approximately 23,000 days, he ( ) adorned all of
creation, his rhythmic heart-beat, a celestial metronome of Dhikr, for our remembrance of
Allh, Al-Latf.
5
Indeed, the Beloved Prophet ( ) was, is, and always shall be
(InshaAllh Tala) at the greatest, most unreachable, level of noble morality amongst
creation: he is the coolness of our eyes,
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whose heart never slept;
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from the Sublime Lord
(Al-Mutali)
8
he was sent to unite humanity, and through unrelenting effort cried and
cried and cried that we may, too, accept his message ( ), and find peace and
contentment.
9



3
Refer to Al-Qurn Al-Majd, Srat Al-ashr (The Chapter of the Exile), 59:24.
4
Refer to The Glorious Qurn, Surat Al-'Anby' (The Chapter of the Prophets) 21:107.
5
Refer to The Glorious Qurn, Surat Al-Mulk (The Chapter of Dominion) 67:14.
6
The expression coolness of the eyes refers to the experience of contentment, peace, and
tranquillity. Indeed, a mother experiencing her child leaving upon a vast journey shall experience
warmness of the eyes, an experience of immense heartache and sorrow. Yet, that mother,
experiencing the return of her child (from such sojourn) shall be overcome by a merciful relief of
grief, to experience true jocundity and solace:
e.g. [And Allh favored you (O Moses!)] when your sister went and said, Shall I direct you
to someone who will be responsible for him? So Allh restored you to your mother that she might
be content and not grieve.
(Refer to The Glorious Qurn, Surat Ta Ha, 20:40).
7
Indeed, it is understood that the heart, the soul (or rh, in Arabic), of the Blessed Messenger
( ) the source of his consciousness of, and connection with, his Lord never slept, even
when his eyes were surrendered to slumber. Indeed, (from an excerpt of a narration of Ibn Abbas
[May Allh be pleased with him], reported on the authority of Kuraib [May Allh be pleased with
him], in Sahh Al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 4, Hadth Number 140 [cf. Volume 1, Book 12, Hadth
Number 818] and Volume 2, Book 21, Hadth Number 248):
Sufyan said to 'Amr that some people said, "The eyes of the Apostle of Allh sleep but his heart
does not sleep." 'Amr replied, "I heard 'Ubaid bin 'Umar saying that the dreams of Prophets were
Divine Inspiration, and then he recited the verse: 'I (Abraham) see in a dream, (O my son) that I
offer you in sacrifice (to Allah)." (37.102)
(Refer to Hadth No. 183).
8
The Supremely High: refer to the Glorious Qurn, Surat Ar-Rad (The Chapter of the Thunder)
13:9.
9
Consider the genuine grief that the Blessed Messenger ( ) experienced, when many, many of
the people of his time rejected the pure message of Islam, given that he hoped for all of humanity
from beginning to end only the Peace of our Lord: see The Glorious Qurn, Surat Al-Kafh (The
Chapter of the Cave) 18:6, and Surat Al-Anm (The Chapter of the Cattle), 6:33.
In the words of 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allh be pleased with him), one of the remarkably
clement Companions of the Blessed Prophet ( ), no one was more beloved to me than
the Messenger of Allah ( ), and no one was dearer in my eyes. I could not look him in
the eye, because of awe. If I were to be asked to describe him, I would not be able to, because
I could not look him in the eye.
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The Exaltation of Srat Al-Inshirah (The Chapter of Expansion)


English Roman script
1. Have We (Allh) not expanded thee thy
breast? (O Rasl Allh [ ])
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Alam nashrah laka sadraka

2. And removed from thee thy burden
12

W-wadan anka wiz'raka

10
Reported on the authority of Ibn Shumsah Al-Mahr (May Allh be pleased with him), in Sahh
Muslim (translated by Nasiruddin al-Khattab), Chapter 54, Hadth Number [321] 192 (121).
11
According to Ibn Kathir (ramtullahi alay), ayah one refers to Allh Al-Fatth, Al-Latf
inquiring of Rasl Allh ( ), have We not opened your chest for you? (viz., has not Allh, As-
Salm, illuminated it, and made it spaciou, vast and wide). Allh, Azza Wa-Jal, confirms this
verity in Surat Al-Anam (The Chapter of the Cattle), wherein He similarly proclaims: And
whomsoever Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam (6:125). See Tafsir I bn Kathir
(Darussalam, 2000), Volume 10, 524-525.
12
According to Ibn Kathir (ramtullahi alay), ayah two (of Surat Ash-Sharh, Chapter 94) refers to
Allah Al-Ghaffr, Al-Ghafr, Al-Afw removing from His Blessed Habib ( ) all past and

3. Which did gall thy back? al-ladh anqada zahraka

4. And raised high the esteem (in which)
thou (art held)?
W -rafan laka dhik'raka

5. So, verily, with every difficulty there is
relief:
fa-inna maa l-us'ri ys'ran

6. Verily, with every difficulty there is relief
inna maa l-us'ri ys'ran

7. Therefore, when thou art free (from thine
immediate task), still labour hard
fa-idh faraghta fa-insab

8. And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention
attention.
w il Rabbika fa-ir'ghab



1. Alam nashrah laka sadraka
English Roman script Arabic
Have not

We expanded

for you

your breast
Alam

nashra

laka

adraka




2. W-wada n anka wizraka

future sins (although, rather than suggesting that Rasul Allah [ ] would have inclined to sin,
otherwise, one may deem this to mean that Allh, Al-Muizz, was bestowing upon him [ ] the
Honour of prophet-hood and perfect character). Indeed, Allh, Azza Wa-Jal clarifies this perfect
statement, in Al-Qurn Al-Majd, Surat Al-Fat (The Chapter of the Victory): That Allh may
forgive you your sins of the past and the future (48:2). See Tafsir Ibn Kathir, above n 11, 525.

And We removed

from you

your burden
w-wada n

anka

wizraka




3. Al-ladh anqada zahraka
Which

weighed upon

your back
al-ladh

anqada

zahraka




4. W rafa n laka dhikraka
And raised high

for you

your remembrance (repute,
laudation, esteem, etc.)
w rafa n

laka

dhikraka




5. Fa-inna maa l-usri ysran
So, indeed,

with

(the) difficulty

(is) relief
fa-inna

maa

l-usri

ysran




6. Inna maa l-usri ysran
Indeed,

with

(the) difficulty

(is) relief
inna

maa

l-usri

ysran




7. fa-idh faraghta fa-insab
So, when

you have finished,

then labour hard
fa-idh

faraghta

fa-insab




8. w il Rabbika fa-ir'ghab
And to

your Lord

turn (all) your attention
w la

Rabbika

fa-irghab





Allh Ar-Rfi Raised High the Esteem of our Beautiful Habib
(Sall Allahu alayhi wa-alihi wa-sahbihi wa-salm)
According to Ibn Kathir (ramtullahi alay),
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ayah four (of Surat Al-Inshirah, Chapter
94)
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is an incredibly precious Verse of Revelation, for it contains the praises of Rasl Allh
( ).

Indeed, it is reported upon the authority of Mujhid (radi Allhu anhu), in the blessed
text of Tafsir At-Tabari, that Allh directly addressed His Most Beloved
( ):
I (Allh, Azza Wa-Jal) am not remembered except that you are remembered with Me: I
[testify] that there is no [deity] worthy of worship except Allh, and that Muhammad is
the Messenger of Allh.
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Furthermore, Qatdah (radi Allhu anhu) supports this meritorious observation,
stating:
Allh raised his ( ) fame in this life and in the Hereafter. There is no one who gives
a sermon, declares the Testimony of Faith (Shahdah), or prays a prayer (Salh) except that
he proclaims it: I [testify] that there is no [deity] worthy of worship except Allh,
and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allh.
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Indeed, our Lord
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Exalts and Honours Rasl Allh ( ) throughout the infinitely
intricate Wisdom of His Creation and Revelation, granting our Beautiful Habb ( )

13
In Tafsir Ibn Kathir, above n 11.
14
And raised high the esteem (in which) thou (art held)? (94:4). Refer to Al-Qurn Al-Majd.
15
Refer to Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Tafsir At-Tabari (Dar al-Kotob al-Ilmiyah, 1999) 24:494
(Cf. Tafsir Ibn Kathir, above n 11, 525).
16
Tafsir Ibn Kathir, above n 11, 525-526 (citing Tafsir At-Tabari, above n 5).
17
Refer to the Most Beautiful Names of Allh (Al-Qurn Al-Majd, Surat Al-Araf [The Chapter of
the Elevations] 7:180), Al-Muizz (The Bestower of Honours), Ar-Rfi (The Exalter), and Al-
Khafd (The Abaser; the Humbler), Who Honours and Exalts whomever He Wills, and Abases and
Humbles others.
true Abundance (kauthar, in Arabic), in the life of the present, and in the Hereafter
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(forevermore, InshaAllh Tala). Certainly, Allh is Dh-l-Jalli wa-l-Ikrm,
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al-Ghan,
20

al-Mughn.
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The Sublime Provision of Srat Al-Kauthar (The Chapter of Abundance)





To thee have We granted the Fount (of Abundance).
Therefore to thy Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice.
For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off (from Future Hope).
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From this Blessed Revelation, we may ponder the meritorious laudation of the Blessed
Prophet ( ).
It is reported on the authority of Anas bin Malik (radi Allhu anhu):
Rasl Allh ( ) said,
While I was walking in Paradise (on the Night of Mi'raj), I saw a river, on the two banks
of which there were tents made of hollow pearls.
I asked, What is this, O Jibrl? He said, That is Al-Kauthar, which your Lord has given
to you.'

18
Or, in the florid Arabic tongue: f l-ayati l-dun'y w f l-khirati. (Cf. Al-Qurn Al-Majd,
Srat Yunus, 10:62-64).
19
Al-Qurn Al-Majd, Srat Ramn (The Chapter of the Most Merciful), 55:27.
20
Al-Qurn Al-Majd, Srat Al-Anm (The Chapter of the Cattle), 6:133.
21
The Enricher.
22
Al-Qurn Al-Majd, Srat Al-Kauthar, 108.
Behold! (observed Rasl Allh [ ]) Its scent (or its mud) was sharp smelling
musk!
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In the venerated text of Msnad Imam Ahmad,
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Anas (radi Allhu anhu) continues:
Its water is whiter than snow and sweeter than honey mixed with milk, and its vessels are
more numerous than the stars.
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In conclusion, it is reported upon the authority of Ibn Abbas (radi Allhu anhu):
The word 'Al-Kauthar' means the abundant good which Allh gave to him (Rasul Allah
[ ]).
Abu Bishr (radi Allhu anhu) said:
I said to Said ibn Jubayr, Some people claim that it (Al-Kauthar) is a river in Paradise.
Said replied, The river which is in Paradise is one item of that good which Allh has
bestowed upon him ( ).
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Can there truly be any dispute in our hearts as to why Allh, Al-Wadd, would choose to
elevate the esteem His Beloved Rasl ( ), easing him through the seals of the Seven
Heavens?

La! Al-Isra Wal-Miraj was The Sublime Visitation,
Betwixt Mahbb and Muhib,
The affinity of the Loved and the Lover.


23
Refer to the respected text, Sahh Al-Bukhari (Volume 8, Book 76, Hadth Number 583). Also, refer
to the narration of Abu Ubaida (radi Allhu anhu), reported on the authority of Aisha (radi Allhu
anha), in Sahh al-Bukhari, Prophetic Commentary on the Qr'an (Tafsr of the Prophet
[ ]), Volume 6, Book 60, Hadth Number 489. Furthermore, consider the narration of Anas
(radi Allahu anhu), in the text of Imam Ahmad (viz., Msnad Imam Ahmad, 3:103).
24
Refer to Msnad Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal (translated by Nasiruddin Al-Khattab, Darussalam,
2012).
25
Refer to the narration of Anas (radi Allhu anhu), in the text of Msnad Imam Ahmad (3:220 [cf.
2:67]). Furthermore, consider the words of Sahh Muslim (translated by Nasiruddin Al-Khattab,
Darussalam, 2007), [581] 36 (247), and Sahh Al-Bukhari (#4,965).
26
Refer to Sahh Al-Bukhari, Fath Al-Bri (8:603) (cited in Tafsir Ibn Kathir, above n11, 610).