A Glimpse into the Poetry of Has’saan ul Hind Sayyiduna Aala Hazrat

Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌

Compiled From The FOOD For Thought Series

With Additional Notes

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By a humble servant of Allah

Muhammad Afthab Cassim Qaadiri Razvi Noori

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 Compiler’s Note

All Praise is due to Almighty Allah, The Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. Peace,
Blessings, and Salutations, upon him whose excellence is above the entire creation
and who has been blessed with being Imam ul Ambia. Peace and Blessings upon his
Beloved Companions, who are the manifestation of his  blessings, and upon his
Noble Family who are the Gates to the City of His  Love, and upon the Awliyah e
Kiraam and Ulama e Izaam, especially upon his beloved descendant, the Imam ul
Awliyah, Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jilani ؓ◌, and upon all those who follow in
his way with sincerity.

By the Grace of Allah, the Mercy of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  and the Karam of
Ghauth o Khwaja Raza, and my Masha’ikh especially Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush
Shariah, Huzoor Sayyidi Muhad’dith Kabeer and Huzoor Syed Shah Turabul Haq
(Alaihir Rahma), you have before you a book which has been compiled from our
‘Food For Thought’ Series. This book is an easy explanation of the selected couplets
from the blissful poetry of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan
Qaadiri Barakaati ؓ◌ and is titled, ‘65 Roses from the Gardens of Salvation.’

I have chosen sixty-five (65) couplets from the world-renowned Hada’iq e

Bakhshish of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ and named this book ‘65 Roses from the
Gardens of Salvation’ so that I may pay tribute to Imam e Ahle Sunnat Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat ؓ◌. In other words, I have dedicated one Spiritual Rose for each year in the
life of The Aashiq e Rasool  Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan
ؓ◌. Through the Wasila of Nabi Kareem , I thank Almighty Allah for affording me
the opportunity of being part of those who attempted to explain the Na’at of
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , as penned the by Great Mujad’did Aala Hazrat ؓ◌.

I have presented an explanatory translation of the couplets in this book, rather than
the literal translation, as this makes it easier to understand. The objective of this is
to allow the reader to easily understand the message in the couplets.

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It is my humble Dua that this book will be a means of benefit for all those who read
it. I must humbly request that not only should we read these Deeni Books, but we
should make a sincere effort to make Amal (practice) in accordance with what we
have read.

I would like to thank all those who assisted in proofing this document, and making
other valuable suggestions, especially Brother Rukhsar Husain and beloved
daughter. I must also thank all those who contributed to making this publication a
success. I pray that Allah rewards you all with the best of rewards. Aameen.

Sag e Mufti e Azam

Muhammad Afthab Cassim Qaadiri Razvi Noori

Imam Mustafa Raza Research Centre (IMRRC)

Durban, South Africa

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 This Book is dedicated to

Has’saan ul Hind

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat

Ash Shah Imam

Ahmed Raza Khan

Radi Allahu Anhu

Allah Bless us with always remaining under the shade

of their spiritual blessings. Aameen.

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 This Edition has been printed in the Honour of

Mujahid e Ahle Sunnat Hazrat Allama

Syed Shah Turabul Haq Qaadiri
Alaihir Rahma

For the Esaal e Sawaab of

Marhooma
Majida Anwar
And All Marhooms of the Ahle Sunnat

Allah exalt her and all our Marhooms in Holy Paradise,

and forgive hers and their shortcomings through the Wasila of
Nabi Kareem .
Aameen
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Allah’s Name (we) begin with, The Compassionate Most Merciful
As Salaatu Was Salaamu Alaika Ya Rasool’Allah 

A Brief Introduction to Aala Hazrat’s Poetry

There is no doubt that Imam Ahle Sunnat Sayyiduna Aala Hazrat Ash Shah
Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Qaadiri Barakaati ؓ◌ is an Aashiq e Rasool , and
his entire life revolved around the love of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . Aala
Hazrat ؓ◌ is thus known as the ‘Imam e Ishq o Muhab’bat; due to his deep
and endless love for Sayyiduna Rasool .

He manifested his love for the Beloved Rasool  in all his writings and
discourses, and this could be seen at a very deep and passionate level in the
poetry which he composed in his love for Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .
Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ wrote many Kalaams, and each has its special beauty
in the Gardens of Salvation.

His poetry mostly consisted of Hamd in Praise of Allah; Na’at Shareef in

praise of the Beloved Rasool Hazrat Sayyiduna wa Maulana Muhammad ,
and Manqabats in praise of the Awliyah Allah, especially in the love of
Huzoor Sayyiduna Ghauth ul Azam Al-Jilani Al-Baghdadi ؓ◌. When reciting
or listening to the Na’ats composed by Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, it becomes very

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evident that both his heart and soul were absorbed in the profound love of
the Beloved Rasool .

His Na’atiya Kalaam was written within the confines of the Shariah. Never
did he transgress the sacred Shariah in words or actions. Every stanza
flowed with pearls of Divine Inspiration (Ilhaam). Each stanza of his poetry
either presents the Tafseer (Commentary) of the Holy Qur’an, the
annotation (Tashreeh) of the Hadith of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , or it
captures moments of love from lives of the Noble Companions and pious
predecessors. ‘Mustafa Jaan e Rahmat Pe Laakho(n) Salaam’ is one of the
most recited Salaams in the world today. This too is a gift of love given to
us by Imam Ahle Sunnat Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌.

Sayyiduna Aala Hazrat’s poetry was compiled to form the world renowned
‘Hada’iq e Bakhshish’ (Gardens of Salvation). This famous Na’at
compilation is used throughout the world by those who wish to recite the
praise of the Beloved Rasool  in the correct manner.

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 The First Rose

 
 





Waah! Kya Jood O Karam He Sha e Batha Tera

Nahi(n), Sunta Hee Nahi(n), Maangne Waala Tera

Ah! So Exquisite Is Your Generosity And Kindness, O King of Makkah

No, Is Never Heard By The One Who Is A Beggar At Your Court

This couplet is the opening couplet of the first Na’at presented in Aala
Hazrat’s ؓ◌ Hada’iq e Bakhshish. It is written in spiritual delight and
demonstrates the deep love which Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ possessed for the Beloved
Nabi .

In the first stanza, the word ‘Waah’ in the Urdu language is used to
demonstrate astonishment. Hence, its use here is to show positive
admiration and to show how exquisite and how blessed the generosity of
our Nabi  is.

In other words, the generosity of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  is far beyond

what we could have ever imagined. In this stanza, the word ‘Batha’ refers
to the Valley of Makkah.

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The second stanza explains that those who seek the aid and the blessings
of Nabi  never receive a negative response from his  Blessed Court.
They are always greeted with a positive reaction from the generous court
of Nabi Kareem . This couplet is thus explaining the uniqueness,
generosity and the kindness of our Beloved Rasool Hazrat Muhammad
Mustafa .

It is, in reality, depicting the message of the Hadith which is reported by

Sayyidatuna A’isha Siddiqa ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬where she says that:

The Beloved Nabi  was more generous than all people. His generosity
flowed more swiftly than the powerful winds. He would never turn away
any mendicant empty handed, by saying ‘No’ to him.

It must be noted that this generosity and kind-heartedness of our Beloved

Nabi , whereby He  never rejected those who sought anything from
him, is not only confined to that particular era, but it is unconditional. His
 generosity flows even today and will continue to flow, for He  is Alive

even today, and His  generosity and kindness continues to flow. Look
through the pages of history, and you will notice that:

• Those who asked for wealth became wealthy

• Those who asked for power became powerful
• Those who asked for knowledge became Men of Knowledge
• Those who asked for his  love and closeness became his
Companions in Paradise

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 The Second Rose


  


Chor Haakim Se Chupa Karte Hai(n), Yaa(n) Uske Khilaaf

Tere Daaman Me Chupay Chor Anokha Tera

The Criminals Are (Always) Hiding From The Authorities,

(But) Here It Is The Opposite, For These Rare Criminals Are Seen
Hiding In The Shade of Your Mercy

A criminal (here meaning sinner) is one who is guilty of a crime, and we

all know well that every criminal tries to stay hidden from the sight of the
relevant authorities, but the Merciful Court of Rahmatul’lil Aalameen 
(i.e. The Mercy unto the Worlds) is a unique Court. The situation here is
opposite to that of all the other authorities. Here the transgressors seek to
look for safety and purification in the shade of the Beloved Rasool .

Almighty Allah commands the criminals, in other words, those who have
sinned, to go to the Court of His Beloved Rasool  and to seek his 
blessings. For those who have sinned in the Court of Allah, will have their
sins forgiven if they sincerely take shelter in the Mercy of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah  by begging him  to intercede and seek forgiveness on
their behalf.
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Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an,

ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ‫ﻮا اﻧۡﻔﺴ‬
ۤۡ ۡ ْ
  ‫اﺳﺘﻐ ﻔﺮ ﻟ‬‫ﺎﺳﺘﻐ ﻔﺮوا اﷲ و‬‫ ﺟﺂء ۡوك ﻓ‬   ‫ﻤ‬
 ‫ﻠ‬
 ‫ﻇ‬
  ‫وﻟ  ْﻮ اﻧ  ا‬
‫ذ‬
           
‫ﺣ ۡﻴ ًﻤﺎ‬
 ‫ﺟ ﺪوا اﷲ ﺗ  ﻮاﺑًﺎ ر‬ ‫اﻟﺮﺳ ۡﻮل ﻟﻮ‬
     

‘And when they commit injustice unto their souls, then O Beloved, they
should present themselves before you and then seek forgiveness from
Allah, and (if) the Rasool should intercede on their behalf, then
undoubtedly they shall find Allah Most Forgiving, Most Compassionate.’
[Surah An-Nisa (4), Verse 64]

It has been reported in the books of Tafseer concerning this verse that,
after the apparent passing of the Beloved Rasool  from this physical
world, a villager presented himself at the Rauda-e-Anwar of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah  and placed the blessed dust from the Rauda Shareef on his
head. While doing this, he said: ‘Ya Rasool’Allah ! That which you have
said, we have obeyed, and in that which was revealed to you is this verse ‫وﻟ ْﻮ‬

‫ ﺍ ﻧ   ْﻢ ﺍذْ ﻇﻠ ﻤ ْﻮﺍ‬. ‘And verily, I have done injustice to my soul, and I am here before
you to ask repentance from Allah.’ On this, a voice was heard from the
Rauda-e-Anwar which said, ‘(Go) you have been forgiven.’

Subhaan’Allah! Our Beloved Nabi  gives us shelter in His  Mercy even

though we are so sinful and weak. We should always use the Wasila of Nabi
Kareem  when asking Dua in the Court of Allah.

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 The Third Rose




 

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Teri Sarkaar Mai(n) Laata He Raza Us Ko Shafee’

Jo Mera Ghauth He, Awr Laadla Beyta Tera

In Your Exalted Court, Raza Presents As His Intercessor,

He, Who Is My Ghauth, And Your Dearly Beloved Son (Descendant)

The Beloved Rasool  is the Most Beloved of Almighty Allah, and Huzoor
Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌ is indeed the Beloved of Rasoolullah .
If we keep this in mind, we will better understand what Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
ؓ◌ is saying.

He is saying, Ya Rasool’Allah ! Neither am I in such a position, nor do I

feel worthy enough to directly address You, so Ya Rasool’Allah ! I am
presenting Sarkaar e Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌ as my intercessor in Your 

exalted Court, in hope that Ya Rasool’Allah  You will accept my humble

requests.

So, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is basically saying, Ya Rasool’Allah ! I have

presented in your Court such an intercessor whom I know is truly beloved

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and accepted by you. Thus, I have no doubt that I too will be accepted in
your blessed Court by his virtue and blessings.

Here Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is reminding us about
the Maqaam (exalted station) of Huzoor Sarkaar Ghauth e Paak ؓ◌ and at
the same time he is teaching us a valuable lesson.

He is teaching us that we should humble ourselves at the feet of the pious

and not have pride over our knowledge, piety and accomplishments, but
rather we should take shelter in the blessings of the Awliyah Allah, for our
success rests in this.

Subhaan’Allah! What a great personality Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is! In just

one couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ has taught us
a lesson of true love, humility, loyalty, respect and devotion. Also, he has
shown us the path to receiving acceptance in the Sacred Court of The
Beloved Nabi  and the path to success.

He taught us that if we remain obedient to Allah and His Rasool , and

love those who are Beloved to Allah and His Rasool , then we will be in
their blessed company in the Hereafter (i.e. in the company of the beloveds
of Allah).

This concept and manner is one which we have learnt from the Holy
Qur’an. The Holy Qur’an teaches us to be obedient to Allah and His Rasool
 and to remain in the company of the pious. The Holy Qur’an advises us

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to keep the company of the pious on this earth, if we wish to be in their
sacred company in the hereafter.

Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an

‫ﲔ‬ ۡ  ‫ﻳۡﻦ اﻧْﻌﻢ اﷲ ﻋﻠ ۡﻴ‬+‫ا‬  ‫ﻚ ﻣﻊ‬ . / ‫ﻄ ﻊ اﷲ واﻟﺮﺳ ۡﻮ ل ﻓﺎوﻟ‬ ‫وﻣ ۡﻦ ﻳ‬

 ٖ ‫اﻟﻨ ﺒ‬
 ‫ﻦ‬
‫ ﻣ‬                   
ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
2‫ﲔ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ﻠ ﺤ‬
 ‫اﻟﺸ ﻬ ﺪآ ء و‬  ‫ﲔ و‬  ‫اﻟﺼ ﺪﻳ ﻘ‬
 ‫و‬

﴾ؕ۶۹﴿ ‫ﻚ ر ﻓ ۡﻴ ًﻘﺎ‬  . / ‫وﺣﺴﻦ اوﻟ‬
    

‘And whosoever obeys the Command of Allah and His Beloved Rasool, then
they will be with them, upon whom Allah has bestowed His Special
Blessings, they being, The Ambia (The Prophets), and the Siddiqeen (The
Truthful Servants), and the Shuhada (The True Martyrs), and the Saaliheen
(The Pious Servants); And such wonderful companions are they.’ [Surah
An-Nisa (4), Verse 69]

Sayyidi Sarkaar Aala Hazrat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Qaadiri
Barakaati ؓ◌ spent his entire life striving to protect the Imaan of the
believers. He strived tirelessly to save the unsuspecting Muslims from the
evil ploys of the deviants and their agents.

In propagating the teachings of love for the Beloveds, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
ؓ◌ opened the hearts of the unsuspecting Muslims to the truth and by
Allah’s Grace and Mercy, he was able to protect the Imaan of millions of

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Muslims and their generations to come from deceit of the wahabi,
deobandi and raafdhi and sulhe-kulli fitnas.

He continuously attempted to instil in the hearts of the believers the love

for the pious servants of Allah, as he observed that the deviants main
objective was to distant the Muslims from the beloveds of Allah and His
Beloved Rasool .

Hence, in this beautiful couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has given us many
valuable lessons about the importance of keeping ourselves connected to
the Awliyah Allah.

In doing so, Imam Ahle Sunnat has given us the formula for success, as
explained in the Holy Qur’an. May Allah keep us always in the company of
the righteous ones. Aameen.

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 Fourth Rose

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Sar Ta Ba Qadam He Tan e Sultaan e Zaman Phool

Lub Phool Dahan Phool Zaqan Phool Badan Phool

From His Sacred Head To His Blessed Feet,

The Entire Body of The King of Every Era, is Elegant

Elegant are His Lips, His mouth, and His Chin;

Truly Elegant is His Entire Body

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ uses the word ‘Phool’ (flower) to
express the exquisiteness of the Blessed Body of the Beloved Rasool , but
it is being applied in the sense of elegance and fragrance. The message here
is that the Blessed Body of Nabi Kareem  is the most elegant and most
fragrant, and this is such elegance and fragrance which is incomparable.

Hazrat Mujad’did Alf Thaani ؓ◌ states, ‘In the entire creation there is none
more elegant than Rasoolullah . This is why Almighty Allah did not give
him  a shadow, because a shadow is regarded as being more elegant (i.e.
graceful) than the elegance of everything. If He  had a shadow it would
make it more elegant (i.e. more delicate) than his Blessed Body, and since

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there is nothing which is more elegant than His  Blessed Body, He 
did not possess a shadow.’

The fragrance from the Blessed Body of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  was

unique in every way, and no fragrance compared or compares to it. Hazrat
Halima Sa’adiya ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬states that as a child when she brought the Beloved
Rasool  home with her, not only did her home become fragrant through
the fragrance of Nabi Kareem , but every house in the neighbourhood
of the Banu Sa’ad gave off the fragrance of a uniquely special Musk.
Subhaan’Allah!

It is reported that when the Beloved Rasool  would emerge from His 
Blessed Home to enter the Masjid, then all would become aware of His
Blessed Arrival due to the unique fragrance which originated from His 
Blessed Body. In this couplet, Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is
beautifully and elegantly portraying in elegant words, the special and
unique elegance and fragrance of the Beloved Rasool . In doing so, he is
passing an Imaan inspiring message. He is saying that none in Allah’s
creation can compare in any way to the Beloved Rasool .

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is teaching us a vital lesson in Aqaa’id (belief). He is

announcing that, ‘The Beloved Rasool  is The Greatest and Most Unique
in Allah’s Creation, and none can compare to him in any way possible.’

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 The Fifth Rose

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Wa-Allah Jo Mil Jaae Mere Gul Ka Paseena

Maange Na Kabhi Itr Na Phir Chaahe Dulhan Phool

By Allah! If The Blessed Perspiration of My Rose

(My Beloved ) Is Obtained

Never Will A Bride Request Any Perfume Again,

Nor Will She Ever Desire Any Flower

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is explaining the beauty and the
blessed fragrance which was found in the Blessed Perspiration of The
Beloved Rasool . Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is explaining that if a bride at
the time of her wedding obtains some drops of the Blessed Perspiration of
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , then never will she desire any perfume of this
world again, and nor will she ever have the desire to smell a flower again.

It is reported that a man presented himself in the Blessed Court of

Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  and requested for some perfume for his
daughter who was to be married.

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He had no perfume to give her on the day of her wedding. The Beloved
Rasool  asked for a little bottle and put some drops of his Blessed
Perspiration into the bottle.

Some narrations say that he mixed it with a small amount of perfume that
he had in his possession. Nabi  then asked the man to let his daughter
use the drops of the Holy Perspiration as her perfume. It is reported that
the girl used the Blessed Perspiration as her perfume, and not only did she
become fragrant, but her entire home became fragrant, with a fragrance
that remained, so much so that the people of Madina Shareef began to refer
her home as, ‘The House of the Fragrant Ones.’

Similar narrations have been presented by Hazrat Allama Imam Isma’eel

bin Yusuf Nabhani ؓ◌ and Shaykh-ul-Muhad’ditheen Hazrat Shaykh Abdul
Haq Muhad’dith Delhvi ؓ◌.

Imam Ahle Sunnat Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ in this couplet is explaining this incident,
and simultaneously he is helping us to fortify our Imaan and Aqida, by re-
iterating that the Beloved Rasool  is the Most Unique in Allah’s Creation.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is also allowing us to observe the Aqida of the

Companions. In other words, when they could not find what they wanted
anywhere else, the Companions did not lose hope, but they went to the
Beloved Rasool  as they knew that they would obtain what they wished
for from the Court of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

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Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has further shown us the love, the Aqida and Yaqeen
(conviction) of the Companions (Allah is pleased with them all), that when
this person asked for the perfume, and he was given the Blessed
Perspiration, he did not question why he was being given perspiration, but
immediately he happily took it to his daughter, because he believed that he
had received the most beautiful fragrance in the universe. He believed that
there was none like Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  and that the Holy
Perspiration of The Beloved Nabi  was not any ordinary perspiration,
but it was a fragrance more beautiful and sweeter than the sweetest of
Musk.

Subhaan’Allah! Look at how Sayyidi e Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ taught us about the

love, excellence and uniqueness of our Nabi , and yet today there are
those who want to question why we unconditionally love and follow this
Great Imam and Aashiq e Rasool ! This is that Imam Ahmed Raza ؓ◌

whose heart was immersed and fragrant in the love of Sayyiduna

Rasoolullah . He used his poetry to teach us lessons through which even
after almost a century, we can understand the blessings that arrived more
than fourteen hundred years ago.

On the topic of perspiration, I must say that we all know well that when we
perspire it gives off a foul odour and causes discomfort to us and those
around us, but Subhaan’Allah, the blessed perspiration of Sayyid ul Abraar
Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa  possessed a sweet smelling fragrance and
was unique in every way.

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It is reported that the Beloved Rasool  used to go to the house of Hazrat
Umme Sulaym ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬ at times, to take rest. Hazrat Umme Sulaym ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬

used to lay out a bedspread made from skin on the ground for Nabi  to
rest upon. He would rest on the skin spread and would perspire while
resting. She would collect the Blessed Perspiration of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah  and mix it as her perfume. The Beloved Nabi  asked, ‘O
Umme Sulaym! What is this?’ She said, ‘Ya Rasool’Allah ! It is your
blessed perspiration. I mix it in my perfume because your Blessed
Perspiration is the best perfume amongst all perfumes.’

It is reported in Tabrani Shareef that a Sahabi ؓ◌ said, ‘I have not observed

anything cooler and more fragrant than the Blessed Hand of the Beloved
Nabi .’

Indeed, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ passed the love of
Nabi  to us through his spiritual poetry. If one wishes to understand the
Seerah of Nabi Kareem  through poetry, he should study the Hada’iq e
Bakhshish of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌.

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 The Sixth Rose

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Kya Baat Raza Us Chamanistaan e Karam Ki

Zahra He Kali Jis Mai(n) Husain Awr Hasan Phool

What Can Be Said O’ Raza! About That Garden of Blessings

In Which Zahra Is The Bud, And Hasan And Husain Are The Flowers

In this beautiful couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is beautifully depicting the

blessedness of Sayyidatuna Faatima Zahra ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬ and her Beloved sons,
Imam Hasan and Imam Husain ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻤﺎ‬.

The word Zahra here is used to explain the pureness, excellence and
blessings of Sayyidatuna Faatima ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬.

Zahra refers to a flower or a Bud, and more so it refers to a Bud of Jannat.

Zahra was the title given to Sayyidatuna Faatima ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬.

Here, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ shows that the Beloved daughter and
grandchildren of Rasoolullah  are also manifestations of the blessings,
generosity and fragrance of Nabi Kareem .

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This couplet is actually praising Nabi Kareem  because it is He  who is
the Garden of Blessings. The bud and flowers in this blessed garden of
blessings are Sayyidatuna Faatima, Hazrat Imam Hasan and Imam Husain
(Allah is pleased with them all).

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is admiring the excellence and the unique status
afforded to The Ahle Bayt (i.e. The Noble Household) of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah . In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is also educating us
about the importance of loving the Ahle Bayt of Nabi Kareem .

He is simultaneously also passing a crucial message. Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌

is explaining that if you wish to attain the blessings of the generosity of
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  and if you want to become beloved to Nabi
Kareem , then honour his Noble Family and you will obtain the true
fragrance of Imaan.

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Utha Do Pardah Dikhado Chehra

Ke Noor e Baari Hijaab Mai(n) He

Zamaana Taareek Ho Raha He

Keh Mehr Kub Se Niqaab Mai(n) He

(Please) Raise The Veil, And Show (Us)Your Blessed Face,

For The Light of The Almighty, Is Veiled (From Our Sights)

The Era Is (Now) Becoming Darker,

For The Sun Has Been Veiled For Such A Long Time

Here Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is saying, Ya Rasool’Allah ! Please remove

the veils that cause your Blessed Face to be hidden from us, and allow us to
make your Ziyaarah (see Your Blessed Face), for you are The Noor of
Almighty Allah and The Noor of Almighty Allah is veiled.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is presenting a plea in the Court of Sayyiduna

Rasoolullah  and saying, Ya Rasool’Allah ! The entire world is now
falling back into darkness, for your Blessed Face that is a Bright Sun, has
been veiled for so long.
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Subhaan’Allah! Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza ؓ◌ is on the one
hand begging to see once again the Holy Face of Nabi Kareem , and he is
also saying that, ever since our Nabi  has journeyed into His Blessed
Abode in the Hereafter, the world has not seen such brightness, radiance
and guidance, like has been observed in the time of Nabi Kareem .

This is indeed true as there was no Era like the Blessed Era of Nabi Kareem
. Our Beloved Nabi  said:

 ‫ﺧ
ﺍﻟون‬

‘The Best Era of All Eras is My Era.’

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ in the light of this Hadith is explaining that, as time
progresses the people will move further and further away from the light
into the darkness. This will happen if they leave the bright teachings of the
Beloved Rasool . He is further saying that, as much as we wish that we
could be in that Bright Era, it is an Era that is never to return to this earth.

However, if we wish to see the Noor of Almighty Allah with all His 
splendours and if we want to be in His  shade, we should safeguard our
Imaan, for when we leave this dark world, our hereafter will be brightened
by His  uniquely special radiance and blessings.

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I have understood through Imam Ahle Sunnat Aala Hazrat’s ؓ◌ Ruhani
blessings that Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is giving us very important advice.

The great and noble Imam is advising us that the times will become darker,
and if we really want to receive the blessings of Allah’s Noor  and if we
want that He  should show us His  Blessed Face, then we should live
with Imaan and leave this world with Imaan, and we will be removed from
the darkness of this mundane world and be afforded the honour of seeing
the Beloved of Allah .

In one context the veils which are being mentioned, are the veils of this
world which veil us from seeing Nabi Kareem  in all His  splendour.

In other words, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is not only asking for the veil to be
removed from the Blessed Face of Nabi Kareem . Imam e Ahle Sunnat,
Imam e Ishq o Muhab’bat, Has’saan ul Hind, Aala Hazrat, Ash Shah Imam
Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is asking a Dua on our behalf.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is asking that the veils of our eyes should be
removed so that we may be blessed with such light in our eyes which will
remove the veils of darkness of our misdeeds, and allow our eyes to be
cleansed, so that we may see the radiant face of Nabi Kareem .

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In one of his celebrated Salaams ‘Kaabe Ke Badru-Duja Tum Pe Karoro
Durood’, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ mentions

Aankhe Ata Ki Jiye Us Me Zia Di Jiye,

Jalwa Qareeb Aa Gaya Tum Pe Karoro Durood

Bless Us with Such Eyes, And Afford Us True Light In Them,

For The Blessed Manifestation Is (Now) Near,
May There Be Millions of Durood Upon You

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Kareem Aisa Mila Ke, Jis Ke Khule He Haath Awr Bhare Khazaane
Bataawo Ai Mufliso Ke, Phir Kyu(n) Tumhara Dil Iztiraab Me He

Such A Generous Master We Have Been Blessed With,

Whose Hands Are Always Opened, Overflowing With Treasures

So Tell Me Why, O The Poverty Stricken;

Your Heart Is Still Absorbed in Anguish?

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat Imam Ahmed Raza
Khan ؓ◌ is giving us confidence and encouraging us to have complete faith
in the Generosity and Mercy of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat ؓ◌ is reminding us of our good fortune. He is mentioning that
Almighty Allah has blessed us with such a Nabi whose Generosity knows no
bounds.

He is telling us that, our Generous Master  is He, whose blessed hands

are always opened, and always giving, for Allah has blessed Him  with
the keys to His Treasures. Thus there is no shortage in His  Blessed
Court.
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In other words, The Blessed Hands of Nabi Kareem  are opened and the
entire world is taking from His  blessed hands, yet His  generosity
does not diminish in any way. These treasures continue to flow, for Allah
gives Him , and He  distributes it to the entire world.

The message which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat is giving in this stanza is one which
is proven from the Hadith Shareef. Nabi Kareem  said,

‫ﺍﻧ  ﻤﺎ ﺍﻧﺎ ﻗﺎﺳ ٌﻢ وﺍﷲ  ْﻌ ﻄﻲ‬

“Verily I am the distributor (of Allah’s Bounties),

and Allah is the Giver.” [Bukhari, Muslim]

In the second stanza, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is explaining, that the

Generosity of Rasoolullah  is so abundant, that we should not be in
despair about our condition in this world and the hereafter, be this because
we are poor as we have no financial means in the world, or because we are
poor because we do not have enough virtuous deeds. In both instances,
Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is saying, do not despair, become truly His  and
through His  Blessed Hands, your Dunya (this world) and Aakhirat (the
hereafter) will be in order.

In His  Blessed Hands are the keys to the treasures of the world, the keys
to intercession, and the keys to admission into Jannat. All these are in the

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Blessed Hands of Our Nabi , so do not despair, for his Generosity will
shade you in his Mercy.

However, all this generosity will truly be yours, and you have no need to
despair, only if you are true to Nabi Kareem , and this can only be done
by keeping away from deviants (bud-mazhabs) and those who sympathise
with the deviants. Otherwise, you will never be able to reach His  Blessed
Hands, and you will be deprived of taking from the real share of His 
generosity. We must understand that whatever we receive from the
Blessings of Almighty Allah, we receive through the Sacred Hands of our
Beloved Nabi .

The narration about Hazrat Rabee’a bin Ka’ab Aslami ؓ◌ is very well known,
that when the Beloved Rasool  commanded him to ask whatever he
wished for, Hazrat Rabee’a bin Ka’ab Aslami ؓ◌ made the following request
in the Court of the Beloved Rasool , “I ask from you that I may be with
you in Jannat.”

The Beloved Nabi  was informing him that, you may ask as you wish, as
I have the authority to give whatever you ask. Hazrat Rabee’a ؓ◌ knew that
if he asked for wealth, he would receive it, if he asked for power he would
receive it, if he asked for the palaces of the world he would receive them,
because he knew that the one whom he was asking from, and the one who
had commanded him to ask, is the keeper of the keys to all the treasures of
this world and the hereafter, but Hazrat Rabee’a ؓ◌ did not ask for any of
the worldly things.

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He asked to be in the sacred company of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  in
Jannat. He asked for this because he knew that this too was through the
Blessed Hands of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

This is why Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is reminding us
that if you desire peace and true wealth, then take the Blessed Hands of
Nabi , for He  will guide you into Jannat, which is the eternal Palace
of Peace and Comfort.

As for the deviants (bud-mazhabs) who say (Allah Forbid) that the Ambia
Alaihimus Salaam cannot give anyone anything, then it is clear that in the
hereafter they will be deprived of the generosity of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
, and one who is deprived of the generosity of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah 

is deprived of all goodness, and such a person will even be deprived of the
fragrance of Holy Paradise, for by Allah’s Grace, admission into Jannat will
be awarded by the Sacred Hands of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

May our lives be sacrificed for our Beloved Nabi , whose generosity
continues to rain down upon us. Have you realised how blessed we are to
have been blessed with being the slaves of such a Generous King !

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Khare Hai(n) Munkar Nakeer Sar Par

Na Ko’ee Haami Na Ko’ee Yawar
Bata Do Aa Kar Mere Payambar,
Ke Sakht Mushkil Jawaab Mai(n) He

Munkar And Nakeer Are Standing Over Me;

I Have No (Other) Supporter And No One Else To Help Me

Please Advise Me, O My Beloved Prophet; For I Am In A Stressful Situation,

Having To Answer (These Intense Questions)

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza ؓ◌ is portraying the difficult and
crucial moment when each of us will be alone in our graves, and all those
who claimed to love and support us would have left us alone, and returned
to their families, to continue with their lives as normal.

There will be none there to help and assist us when the Angels of the Grave,
Munkar and Nakeer enter our graves in their fierce form, to question us.
Let me first share with you a short description of Munkar and Nakeer, and
about how they will enter our graves.

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Huzoor Sadrush Shariah Qadi Amjad Ali Qaadiri Razvi Aazmi Alaihir Rahma
says:

‘When the people return after burying him, the deceased hears the sound
of their footsteps. Just then, two Angels appear, tearing through the earth
with their teeth. Their appearance is ferocious and dreadful. Their bodies
are black, and they have huge blackish blue eyes, which are as huge as
cauldrons, blazing with fire. They have long dishevelled hair and teeth that
are many hand lengths long, with which they rip open the ground as they
come towards the deceased. One is called Munkar, and the other is called
Nakeer. They awaken the deceased by jolting him aggressively, before
questioning and interrogating him in a severely harsh tone.’

Now keep the above in your mind and think of what Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌
has mentioned in his couplet. He is explaining to us about the difficulty of
this moment, and he says that in such a difficult and testing time, there will
be none of those whom you supported or helped.

You will be alone, and there is only one hope at that moment, and that is
none other than our Saviour, our Master, our Beloved Nabi Hazrat Ahmad
e Mujtaba Muhammad Mustafa , who will assist us in this testing time,
and who will ease for us this crucial juncture, so that we may answer the
questions of the grave with ease.

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We the Ahle Sunnat believe that our Nabi  will be in our graves, and His
 assistance and Mercy will be our means of salvation.

Hence, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is explaining that if you keep friendship and
honour the deviants (bud-mazhabs), then you will remain alone in your
grave, but if you remain loyal to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  then indeed He
 will be there to support and help you in your dark grave as you face
Munkar and Nakeer.

To further understand this couplet we will examine the following

statements of Imam Abdul Wahab Sha’raani ؓ◌ who says in Mizaan Al Kubra
that:

‘Indeed All the great A’imma, and the great Fuqaha, and the Sufiyah
(Awliyah) intercede for their disciples (followers) when their souls are
removed, and when they are questioned by Nakeerain, and when their
book of deeds are opened, and when he is made to stand for accountability,
when his A’maal (deeds) are weighed, and when he walks on Pul Siraat.
They watch over him at all times in all situations. They are never unaware
of his condition at any time.’

Subhaan’Allah! If this is the authority given to the Awliyah and A’imma

through the blessings of Nabi Kareem , then what can we say about the
Special Blessings and Special Assistance of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah !

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Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has taught us in this couplet, that you will only be
alone if you deviated from the Path of Truth, but if you hold firm to it, and
leave this world in this manner, then you have no worries of loneliness
during this difficult moment, for The Beloved Rasool  will be there to
assist you.

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 The Tenth Rose

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Wo Jo Na Thay To Kuch Na Tha, Wo Jo Na Ho To Kuch Na Ho

Jaan Hai(n) Wo Jahaan Ki, Jaan He, To Jahaan He

When He Was Not, There Was Nothing; If He Is Not, There Is Nothing

The Soul Is He, of The Universe; If The Soul Exists,
Then (Only) Exists The Universe

Subhaan’Allah! In this one couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has presented

the entire discussion about the Beloved Rasool  being the ‘Means of the
Existence of the Universe.’

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is reminding us that;

• Our Beloved Rasool  is the first and the greatest of Allah’s

Creation.

• The entire universe and all which is in it, are through the Blessings
of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

• The Beloved Rasool  is the Soul of the Universe.

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This is also proven from the Blessed Words of the Beloved Nabi , when
asked a question by His  Beloved Companion.

The distinguished Sahabi e Rasool, Hazrat Jabir ؓ◌ respectfully enquired

from the Beloved Rasool ,

‫ ﻳ ﺎر ﺳ ْﻮ ل ﺍﷲ ﺑ  ﺎ  ْ ﺍ‬
‫ﻧﺖ وﺍ ْ ﺍ ْﺧ  ْ
  ْ ﻋ ْﻦ‬
‫ ﻌﺎ* ﻗ ْ ﺒ ﻞ ﺍْﻻ ْﺷ ﻴﺂ ء‬, ‫ ﺍﷲ‬%‫ﺍ "و ل ﺷ ْﺊ)ٍ ﺧ ﻠ ﻘ‬

‘Ya Rasool’Allah ! (May) my parents be sacrificed upon you. What did

Almighty Allah create before everything else?’

The Beloved Rasool  replied,

‫ ﻌﺎ* ﺧﻠ ﻖ‬, ‫ﷲ‬

‫ ﻳﺎ ﺟﺎﺑﺮ ﺍ  "ن ﺍ‬
 ‫ﻴﻚ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ ْﻮ رﮦ‬:  ; ‫ﻗ ْ ﺒ ﻞ ﺍْﻻ ْﺷ ﻴﺂ ء ﻧ ْﻮر ﻧ‬

‘O Jabir! ؓ◌! Undoubtedly, before creating anything else, Almighty Allah

created the Noor of your Nabi  from His Noor’

This narration or a similar one can be found in the authentic books such as
Mawahib ul Laduniya Shareef, Zarqani Shareef and Sharah Dalaa’il ul
Khayraat Shareef etc.
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Further discussing this beautiful couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam e
Ishq o Muhab’bat ؓ◌ it must be said that Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul
Barkat ؓ◌ is actually explaining that everything in this world is alive and in
motion because of the Beloved Rasool .

To better understand this couplet, we should go back to the blessed Miracle

of the Me’raj of our Beloved Nabi .

From the narrations when Nabi Kareem  returned from the Me’raj, it is
established that

• The blessed Wudu water from his Wudu was still flowing,

• The leaf which fell from a tree as He  departed for this

Miraculous Heavenly Journey was still falling,

• The Blessed Bed on which the Beloved Nabi  was resting before
departing for this Blessed Journey, was still warm when He 
returned.

Why did all this happen? It was because the Soul of the Universe  had
left the boundaries of this universe and had gone beyond time and space,
causing the entire universe to come to a standstill.

Hence, in this couplet, our Imam Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is teaching us our
Aqida that Nabi Kareem  is Alive.

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This is our Aqida and our Yaqeen (conviction) that our Nabi  is alive, and
He  is present in this physical world, but He  is hidden from our weak
eyes.

We should always commemorate the Moulood Shareef, but during the

month of the Moulood (i.e. in Rabi ul Awwal Shareef), we should make
special arrangements and preparations to celebrate and honour the Birth
of the Beloved Nabi , because to honour the Meelad is to honour our
Beloved Nabi , and without our Nabi , there is nothing.

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 The Eleventh Rose

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Too Zinda He Wallah Too Zinda He Wallah

Meri Chashm e Aalam Se Chup Jaane Waale

You Are Alive, By Allah! You Are Alive, By Allah!

O You Who Are Hidden, From My (Weak) Worldly Vision

This couplet is one of the most beautiful, glowing and well-read couplets of
Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌.

The great Imam with deep love, spiritual emotion and full faith is taking an
oath by saying, ‘By Allah.’ In other words, he is announcing his and our
Aqida, which is that our Beloved Nabi Kareem  is Alive, and in doing so,
he is taking an oath to emphasise that we have no doubt that our Nabi 
is alive, even after journeying away from our weak worldly sights.

The fact that our weak worldly eyes cannot see Him  does not mean that
He  is not alive. There is no doubt that the Ambia e Kiraam Alaihimus
Salaam are alive, and this is at a greater level for Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

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Allama Ibn Hajr Asqalani ؓ◌ who is the distinguished annotator of Bukhari
Shareef presents an exquisite fact when discussing the lives of the Ambia
Alaihimus Salaam after they journey away from our worldly sights. He says

“And since it is evident (from the Qur’an) that the martyrs are alive and
this can also be proven logically, then it is open proof that the Ambia,
whose status is far greater than that of the Shaheeds, are undoubtedly
alive.” [Fathul Baari Sharah Bukhari]

This is a very logical, yet beautiful point which Imam Ibn Hajr ؓ◌ makes.
There is no doubt that the Shuhada e Islam (The True Martyrs of Islam) are
alive, and this is proven from the Holy Qur’an. Thus, when the Shuhada are
alive, and this is proven from the Holy Qur’an, then there can be no doubt
or dispute about the lives of the Ambia e Kiraam Alaihimus Salaam. Hence
there can be no doubt that the one who is the means of the lives and the
excellence which has been bestowed upon all of them, in other words,
Sayyiduna Wa Maulana Muhammad Mustafa , is alive. Further
discussing this beautiful and renowned couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Ash
Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌, and supporting his words, is a narration
reported on the authority of Hazrat Abu Dardah ؓ◌ that the Beloved Nabi
 said:

‫  ﻜ ﺔ‬Ò ‫ ﺪ ﮦ ﺍﻟ ْﻤﻶ‬B ‫ ْﺸ‬, ‫ ْﻮ ٌد‬B ‫ ﺷ‬%"‫ " ﻳ ْﻮ م ﺍ ْﻟ ﺠ ﻤ ﻌ ﺔ ﻓﺎ ﻧ‬I‫

 ْوﺍ ﺍﻟﺼ" ﻠ ﻮ ة ﻋ‬L‫ ْﻛ‬N
"   "‫ " ﺍﻻ‬I‫ ْ ﻋ‬I‫ ﺼ‬S ‫ و ﺍ  "ن ﺍ ﺣ ﺪ ﻛ ْﻢ ﻻ‬
ْ S YZ‫ ﺣ‬%‫ " ﺻﻠ ﻮﺗ‬I‫ ْﺿ ﺖ ﻋ‬R
‫ﺎ‬B ‫غ  ﻣ ْﻨ‬X

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‘Recite Durood upon me in abundance on a Friday since it is a respected
day. On that day the Angels are present (as witnesses), and whosoever
sends Durood upon me on that day, his Durood is presented to me up to the
time when they have completed sending Durood.’ Hazrat Abu Dardah says,

‫ﻗ ﺎ ل ﻗﻠ ْﺖ و \ ْﻌ ﺪ ﺍﻟ ْﻤ ْﻮ ﺕ‬

‘I enquired, (O Beloved Nabi ) (will you receive it, i.e. will you still Hear
the Durood) even after your passing.’ The Beloved Nabi  said,

‫ﻳ ْﺮ ز ق‬a
b c ‫ ﺍﷲ‬Y" d ‫  ﻞ ﺍ ْﺟ ﺴﺎ د ﺍْﻻ ﻧْ;  ﻴﺂ ء ﻓ ﻨ‬fْ‫ض ﺍ ْن ﻳ"ﺄ‬

 ‫ ﺍْﻻ ْ ر‬I ‫ﺍ  "ن ﺍ‬
‫ﷲ ^ "م ﻋ‬

‘Verily Almighty Allah has made it Haraam upon the earth that it may
devour the bodies of the Ambia. So, the Nabis of Allah are alive, and they
are given sustenance.’ This Hadith has been reported in Ibn Majah, Jaami
us Sagheer and Mishkaat Shareef, etc.

By the Grace of Allah and the Mercy of His Beloved Rasool , and by taking
shade in the Karam of Huzoor Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌ and seeking the blessings
of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ and all my Masha’ikh, I have attempted to analyse
this Hadith Shareef with my humble knowledge and with the eyes of love,
and I have understood that this Hadith answers some crucial issues, which
I will attempt to present here:

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1. I must explain that by Nabi  saying, ‘up to the time when they have
completed sending Durood.’ (i.e. even before they finish) shows that the
Angels continue to present the Durood to Nabi Kareem  until the person
continues to recite the Durood. In other words, Nabi Kareem  continues
to hear the Durood of the reciter, and to grant more honour to the reciter,
the Angels mention who is reciting the Durood, which our Nabi  is
hearing. Here receiving means hearing because, in another Hadith which
Imam Al Jazuli ؓ◌ quotes in Dalaa’il ul Khayraat Shareef, the Beloved Nabi
 says, ‘I hear the Durood of those who love me, and I recognise them.’

Further to this there is a Hadith Shareef which is presented in Tabrani

Shareef that Nabi  said, ‘Recite Durood Shareef abundantly on Fridays
since it is a day of witnesses, as the Angels present themselves there. When
any servant recites Durood, no matter where he is, his voice reaches me.’

From this we understand that when Hazrat Abu Dardah ؓ◌ said, will you
still receive it even after passing, he was saying, will you still ‘hear the
Durood’ even after passing.

2. This Hadith also explains that the earth cannot eat the bodies of the
Ambia Alaihimus Salaam, and our Nabi  clearly said that Allah has made
their bodies Haraam upon the earth.

3. When Hazrat Abu Dardah ؓ◌ asked as to whether the Durood will be

presented to Nabi  even after passing, then here the great scholars have
shown this to mean hearing as well, on the basis of other similar narrations.
In response to Hazrat Abu Dardah ؓ◌, Nabi Kareem  responded by saying
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that the earth does not eat the bodies of the Ambia Alaihimus Salaam and
that they are alive and receive sustenance. By giving this answer, the Nabi
 is telling us that, the fact that the earth does not eat their blessed bodies

is evidence that they are alive with body and soul, even after passing away
and the Durood is presented to Him , and He receives it while in his
physical condition.

4. By saying that they receive sustenance again proves life with body and
soul, as sustenance is for the body and not the soul.

5. This Hadith also gives the message that, do not simply think that because
the Qur’an says that the Shuhada are alive and receive sustenance, it is only
unique to them, but in reality the Ambia Alaihimus Salaam already have
this excellence, and this is being afforded to them (the Shuhada) by
Almighty Allah through the blessings of the Ambia Alaihimus Salaam.

6. By saying that the earth does not eat the bodies of the Ambia Alaihimus
Salaam and by saying that they are alive and receive sustenance in
response to whether He  will receive (i.e. Hear) our Durood and Salaam,
proves that He  is saying that He  does hear our Durood and Salaam
physically as well as spiritually, because saying the sand does not eat the
bodies proves he is speaking about hearing with the ears, as the ears belong
to the body, otherwise what need was there to mention the bodies being
untainted when being asked about receiving (i.e. Hearing) the Durood?

7. Again, by saying that the earth does not eat the bodies of the Ambia
Alaihimus Salaam and that they are alive and receive sustenance in answer
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to the query about receiving (i.e. Hearing the Durood), proves that
receiving (hearing) the Durood is not restricted to a Friday, rather, it refers
to everyday, because the Ambia Alaihimus Salaam are not only ‘Alive’ on a
Friday, but are alive as always. Hence the answer was not bound to hearing
only on a Friday, or only from one place, but it was generalised and open
to always hearing, from anywhere, be this from a distance or from nearby.

Now, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ swears an oath in this couplet because he does
not have even the slightest doubt in the word of Nabi Kareem . Thus he
swears an oath twice, emphasising that By Allah! He  is alive with His
 body, and By Allah! Nabi  is alive with soul, even though He  is
hidden from our worldly sights.

To further support the view presented by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ in this

couplet, we will present a narration which is very similar to the one we
presented earlier, and with it, we will present here the explanation given
by one of the masterful annotators of Hadith.

It is reported that Nabi Kareem  said:

‫ " ﻗ ﺎ ل ﻗ ﺎﻟ ْﻮﺍ ﻳ ﺎر ﺳ ْﻮ ل ﺍﷲ ﻛ ْﻴ‬I‫ " ﻣ ﻦ ﺍﻟﺼ" ﻠ ﻮ ة  ﻓﺎ  "ن ﺻﻠ ﻮ ﺗﻜ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻌﺮ ْو ﺿ ٌﺔ ﻋ‬I‫ ْ
وﺍ ﻋ‬L‫ ﻓ ﺎ ْﻛ‬
‫ ْﻌﺮ  ض‬, ‫ﻒ‬
‫ض ﺍ ْن‬ ‫ﷲ ﻋﺰ" و ﺟ "ﻞ ^ "م ﻋ‬
 ‫ ﺍْﻻ ْ ر‬I  ْ ‫ ﺻﻠ ﻮﺗﻨ ﺎ ﻋﻠ ْ ﻴﻚ و ﻗ ْﺪﺍ‬
‫ ﻘ ْﻮﻟ ْﻮ ن ﺑ ﻠ ْ ﻴ ﺖ ﻓ ﻘﺎ ل ﺍ  "ن ﺍ‬S ‫ ْﻣ ﺖ ﻗ ﺎ ل‬j
‫  ﻞ ﺍ ْﺟ ﺴﺎ د ﺍْﻻ ﻧ;  ﻴﺂ ء‬fْ‫ ﺗﺄ‬

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‘So send Durood upon me in abundance (on a Friday) for your Durood is
undoubtedly presented before me.” He (Hajaam) asked, “O Prophet of Allah
! How will our Durood reach you once you have been placed in the
grave?” The Beloved Rasool  said, “Allah has made it Haraam upon the
earth that it may eat (devour) the bodies of the Ambia-e-Kiraam.”

This and similar narrations are present in Mishkaat Shareef, Abu Dawud,
Nasa’i Shareef, Ibn Majah Shareef, and in many other Books of Hadith.
Hazrat Imam Badrud’deen Ayni ؓ◌ in the annotation of Bukhari says:

 "‫  ﻞ ﺍ ْﺟ ﺴﺎ د ﺍْﻻ ﻧْ;  ﻴﺂ ء ﻓ ﺘ ﺤﺼ‬fْ‫ و ﺳ "ﻠ ﻢ ﺍ "ن ﺍْﻻ ْ ر ض ﻻ ﺗﺄ‬%‫ﷲ ﻋﻠ ْ ﻴ‬

‫ ﺬﺍ‬n ‫ﻞ ﻣ ْﻦ ﺟ ْﻤ ﻠ ﺔ‬  ‫ " ﺍ‬I‫ ﺻ‬% ‫ ﺻ "ﺢ ﻋ ْﻨ‬
‫  ْ ﺍﻟ ْﻤﻶ‬v ‫ ﺎ ْﻟ ﺤﺎ ل‬f ‫ ﺎﻧ ْﻮﺍ ﻣ ْﻮ ﺟ ْﻮدﻳْ ﻦ ﺍ ْﺣ ﻴﺂ ٌء وذ ﺍﻟﻚ‬f ‫ ْﻢ و ﺍ  ْن‬B ‫ﺒ ْﻮﺍ ﻋ "ﻨﺎ ﺑ  ﺤ ْﻴ ﺚ ﻻ ﻧ ْﺪ ر ﻛ‬r: ‫ ْﻢ ﻏ‬B " ‫ﺍ ْﻟ ﻘ ْﻄ ﻊ ﺑ  ﺎﻧ‬

 ‫ ﺍ‬% "‫ﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ ْﻮﻋ  ﻨﺎ ﺍﻻ" ﻣ ْﻦ ﺧﺼ‬: ‫ ْﻢ ﺍ ﺣ ٌﺪ‬n‫ ْﻢ ﻣ ْﻮ ﺟ ْﻮد ْو ن ﺍ ْﺣ ﻴﺂ ٌء ﻻ ﻳ ﺮﺍ‬B " ‫ﺍﻟﺴﻼ  م ﻓﺎﻧ‬
‫ﷲ‬ " ‫  ﻢ ﺍﻟﺼ" ﻠ ﻮة و‬B‫  ﻜ ﺔ ﻋﻠ ْ ﻴ‬Ò
‫ ْﻢ ﺍ ْﺣ ﻴﺂ ٌء‬B " ‫ ر ﺍ ﻧ‬
" , ‫ وﺍذ ﺍ‬%‫ﺍ ﻣﺘ‬x
 ‫ ﻌﺎ * ﺑ‬,

‘It is from Nabi Kareem  that, the earth does not eat the bodies of the
Ambia Alaihimus Salaam. From this saying a clear conclusion is derived
that the Ambia Alaihimus Salaam are alive and they have only been hidden
away from us, and we cannot understand their position, like the Angels
(peace and blessings upon them) who are alive and present but we cannot
find (see) them. Yes! Those whom Allah has blessed with special abilities
can even see them.’

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I will now present another similar narration and its explanation by another
great Master of Hadith, which will further support and confirm the view
given in this Imaan brightening couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌. The
distinguished Hadith Master Allama Mullah Ali Qaari ؓ◌ mentions as
follows in Mirkaat, the annotation of Mishkaat that the Beloved Rasool 
has stated that, ‘Allah has made it Haraam upon the earth to devour the
bodies of the Ambia.’ The great Imam after quoting the above words of the
Hadith states:

‘The reason for this is because the Ambia Alaihimus Salaam are alive in
their graves, and from the answer given to (the question of the Sahabi
concerning how the salaam will be received after passing), it concludes
that the Ambia Alaihimus Salaam are alive in this condition whereby they
are personally able to hear whoever sends Salaat o Salaam upon them.’

The Grand Master of Hadith Hazrat Shaykh Abdul Haq Muhad’dith Delhvi
ؓ◌ in his book Takmeel ul Imaan says,

‘There is no (continuous) death for the Ambia Alaihimus Salaam. They are
alive and existing. Death only comes to them for a single moment. After
that, their souls are returned to their bodies and the life that they had on
earth is given back to them.’

These blessed statements further support and confirm the view presented
in this Imaan brightening couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza
Khan ؓ◌ and confirms our understanding that Nabi Kareem  hears the
Durood Shareef which is presented to him.
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I will now complete the explanation of this beautiful couplet of Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat ؓ◌ by presenting two more statements from the Grand Masters of
Knowledge and Wisdom.

The Great Jurist Hazrat Imam ibn Aabideen Shaami ؓ◌ says,

" ‫  ﻢ ﺍﻟﺼ" ﻠ ﻮة و‬B‫ﺍ  "ن ﺍْﻻ ﻧْ;  ﻴﺂ ء ﻋﻠ ْ ﻴ‬

‫ ْﻢ‬n‫  ْ ﻗﺒ ْﻮر‬v ‫ﺍﻟﺴﻼ  م ﺍ ْﺣ ﻴﺂ ٌء‬

‘Verily, the Ambia Alaihimus Salaam are alive in their graves’

The Great Master of Hadith Mullah Ali Qaari states,

 ‫ﻗ ﺎ ل ﺍﺑْ ﻦ ﺣ ﺠﺮ ٍ و ﻣﺎﺍ ﻓ ﺎ دﮦ’ ﻣ ْﻦ ﺛﺒ ْﻮ‬

" ‫  ﻢ‬B‫ﺕ ﺣ ﻴﻮ ة ﺍْﻻ ﻧْ;  ﻴﺂ ء ﻋﻠ ْ ﻴ‬
‫ﺎ ﻳ ﺘ ﻌ "ﺒ ﺪ ْو ن و‬B  ‫ﺍﻟﺴﻼ  م ﺣ ﻴ ٌﻮة ﺑ‬
%‫  ﻜ ﺔ ﺗﺎﻣﺮ ﻻ ﻣﺮﻳﺔ ﻓﻴ‬Ò ‫ ﺎﻟ ْﻤﻶ‬f ‫ﺍﺏ‬  {‫ﺍﻟ‬ " | ‫  ْﻢ ﻣ ﻦ‬B Ò‫ ْﻢ ﻣ ﻊ ﺍ  ْﺳﺘ ْﻐ ﻨﺂ‬n‫  ْ ﻗﺒ ْﻮر‬v ‫ﻠ ْﻮ ن‬a ‫ ﺼ‬S
‫ﺍﻟﻄ ﻌﺎم  و‬

‘Ibn Hajr has mentioned that the greatest proof regarding the fact that the
Ambia Alaihimus Salaam are alive is that they perform Ibaadat in their Holy
Graves, and they perform Namaaz therein, and they have no real need to
eat and drink, just like the Angels. In other words, they are alive, but they
do not need to eat and drink.’

In other words, even though they receive sustenance, they are not
dependent on it to live. They are alive without the need to eat or drink.

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We have attempted to explain the above to help strengthen our Aqida
regarding our Nabi  being alive. This is what Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ did
when he penned this couplet.

Those of us who believe that our Nabi  is alive and, receives and hears
our Durood and Salaams, then verily we will celebrate His Blessed Moulood
by reciting Salawaat and Salaams upon him , and by discussing and
learning from his blessed Seerah (Life), and by reciting Na’at in his praise.
As for those who do not believe that our Nabi is alive, then, in reality, they
have no right to celebrate, which is why they reject it.

We should always remember that those who accept and those who reject
are not alike, so remain with those who accept and stay away from those
who reject. For us, is that which we have learnt from the pious; all of which
was gathered into one beautiful couplet by our Imam Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌.

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 The Twelfth Rose

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Mere Kareem Se Gar Qatrah Kissi Ne Maanga

Darya Baha Diye Hai(n), Dur Be-Baha Diye Hai(n)

If Anyone Requested A Drop From My Generous Master ,

A Sea He Caused To Flow, Granting Them Its Priceless Pearls As Well

This is another beautiful couplet penned by Imam e Ishq o Muhab’bat

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ in the love of our Generous
Master .

Firstly, let us examine Sayyidi Aala Hazrat’s ؓ◌ choice of words in this

couplet, thereby observing the intellect and eloquence of Imam Ahle
Sunnat ؓ◌.

In the first stanza he uses the word, ‘Qatrah,’ which means ‘drop’ and in the
second stanza he uses the word, ‘Darya’ which means ‘sea’ or ‘river.’ He
then follows this up by using the word ‘Dur’ which means ‘pearl.’

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In the first stanza he also uses the word ‘Baha’ which means ‘cause to flow’
or to ‘generously give’ and in the second stanza he uses the word ‘Be-Baha’
which means ‘priceless’ or ‘to give in abundance.’

Now when we examine these words (flow, drop, sea, and pearl), we will
realise that they are all related to water, and water is that which is natural
and flows in abundance. Pearls are also found in the sea, and are priceless,
whereas even a single drop of water is priceless when needed in absolute
thirst.

Therefore, in this couplet, the great Imam is once again explaining the
unique nature of the generosity of our Beloved Nabi . In other words,
when we ask our Nabi  for a drop, meaning something small in our time
of need, our Nabi Kareem  is so generous that not only does he give us a
drop but he causes the seas of blessings to flow; and with this He  even
blesses us with the priceless pearls of His  Special Blessings.

In other words, we ask according to our understanding, as per our need,

and He  generously bestows upon us, not just according to our need, but
as per His  Excellence and Generosity.

An example of this is evident from the incident related to the instance

when Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ asked to be blessed due to his weak memory,
and our Nabi  asked him to spread out his shawl, and placed his
(apparently) empty hands into his shawl, asking him to clutch it tightly to
his chest.

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Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ requested a drop, and the Nabi  blessed him
with seas of knowledge and wisdom, and a memory that was amazing. So
incredible was his memory that Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ says,

‘From that day on, I have never forgotten anything which I heard from the
Beloved Nabi .’

Here we can see that Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ asked as per his need, and
Nabi Kareem  blessed him as per His  Excellence and Special
Generosity, making Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ one of the most reliable and
foremost narrators of Hadith e Mustafa .

Indeed, the words of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ demonstrate this great

generosity of Nabi Kareem , and at the same time, it refreshes our Aqida
that the treasures to the blessings of this world and the hereafter are in the
Sacred Hands of our Generous Master .

We should continue to celebrate the Blessed Birth of Nabi Kareem , and

His  Generous Blessings will certainly descend upon us.

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is also explaining the blessings and
the bounties of the Beloved Nabi . He is explaining that whatever you
ask for, you will receive more than you could have imagined because you
are not about to ask as much as He  can give, for His  Blessings are
without limits.

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When people asked for material things, our Nabi  granted them more
than they could imagine.

Once, a Bedouin came to Nabi Kareem , and our Beloved Master  gave
him an entire valley of goats. He was astonished and went back to his tribe
and announced to them about the generosity of Nabi Kareem .

When anyone asked Deen from Nabi , He  blessed them with such
excellence in Deen that none can be compared to them after their era. He
 blessed those who asked for a drop with seas of Blessings and Mercy.

Hazrat Rabee’a bin Ka’ab ؓ◌ requested on the command of Nabi  and was
blessed with glad-tidings of being in Jannah with Nabi Kareem .

No matter what a person sincerely requests, he will always receive much

more than his expectation. Thus, we should be loyal and faithful slaves, and
we should strive with sincerity and devotion to celebrate the Meelad of
Nabi Kareem . We should let the world know that we love our Nabi ,
and we are celebrating not just the birth of Nabi Kareem , but we are
celebrating and honouring our Nabi .

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 The Thirteenth Rose

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Khuda Ki Raza Chahate Hai(n) Do Aalam

Khuda Chahata He Raza e Muhammad 

Both The Worlds, Desire The Pleasure of Almighty Allah

The Pleasure of Nabi Muhammad , Is What Pleases Allah

This is another beautiful and Imaan strengthening couplet of Sayyidi Aala

Hazrat ؓ◌. In this couplet again, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is presenting the
real Aqida of the Muslims and the teachings of the Holy Qur’an. He is
explaining that if you wish to please Allah, then you must strive to please
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . Almighty Allah is pleased with whatever makes
our Nabi  happy.

Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an,

ْ ‫و ﻟﺴ ْﻮف ﻳ ْﻌﻄ ۡﻴﻚ رﺑﻚ ﻓ‬

‫ﱰ ٰﺿﻲ‬  
   
   

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‘And it is near that your Rub will bless you so abundantly, that you will be
pleased.’ [Surah Ad-Duha (93) Verse 5]

In other words, Almighty Allah wants Nabi Kareem  to be completely

happy.

Almighty Allah changed the Qibla from Baytul Muqaddas to Makkah

Mu’azzamah as it was this which pleased Nabi Kareem .

After a Muslim understands and realises that pleasing Sayyiduna

Rasoolullah  pleases Almighty Allah, he should ask himself or herself a
very simple question;

Will it not please Almighty Allah if we show love, respect and honour to
our Nabi ? The answer to this is very clear. Indeed it will.

Thus, those who celebrate the Moulood un Nabi  show love, respect and
honour to Nabi Kareem  when commemorating the Moulood, and in it
they recite verses of the Holy Qur’an, and explain proper narrations about
the Blessed Life of Nabi , and they praise His  Excellence as bestowed
upon Him  by Almighty Allah.

• Will all of this not please Almighty Allah?

• Will it not please Nabi Kareem ?

Indeed it will please Allah and His Rasool .

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Hence, Moulood Shareef is not forbidden, but rather it is a means by which
we may attain the pleasure of Almighty Allah and His Beloved Rasool .
As we have already mentioned, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed
Raza Khan ؓ◌ is explaining to us our correct Aqida. He is telling us that
every sincere person wishes to strive to attain the pleasure of Almighty
Allah, but the truth of the matter is that Allah wants His Nabi  to be
pleased.

This teaches us that the correct manner of attaining the pleasure of

Almighty Allah, is through achieving the pleasure of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
.

The Holy Qur’an announces:

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 ‫ﻄ ﻊ اﻟﺮﺳ ۡﻮ ل ﻓ  ﻘﺪ ا ﻃ‬
  ‫ﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ‬
   

‘One who has obeyed the Rasool, indeed it is he, who has obeyed Almighty
Allah.’ [Surah An-Nisa (4), Verse 80]

It is written in Tafseer Khaza’in ul Irfan concerning the Shaan e Nuzool of

this verse, that the Beloved Rasool  said,

‘Whomsoever obeyed Me, has obeyed Almighty Allah;

and whomsoever loves Me, loves Allah.’

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Like some of the deobandis of today (who falsely claim that we equate the
Nabi  to Allah; Allah Forbid), some of the Munafiqeen (hypocrites) in the
time of Nabi  said that Nabi Muhammad  wants us to believe in Him
 as Allah, just as the Christians believed in Hazrat Esa ibn Maryam
Alaihis Salaam as the Almighty. In refutation of those people (and those
like them), Almighty Allah revealed this verse, and supported and verified
the words of the Beloved Rasool , that indeed to obey the Beloved Rasool
 is to obey Almighty Allah. [Khaza’in ul Irfan]

Now, this clearly supports that which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has explained
in this beautiful couplet, that everyone wishes for Allah to be pleased with
them, but Allah will only be pleased with them if His Beloved Nabi  is
pleased.

Today, those who object to the Meelad Shareef and other blessed practices
which are a means of becoming close to Nabi , use the same ploy which
the hypocrites of that time used.

They say to the people, ‘Those celebrating Moulood imitate the Christians
who celebrate Christmas.’ They compare the Muslims to the Christians, and
this is what the hypocrites in the time of Nabi Kareem  did, and the
Qur’an refuted these hypocrites.

In this couplet Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has refuted by Allah’s Grace, all those
who have such corrupt and deviant beliefs.

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If we truly wish to please Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , and thereby attain
the pleasure of Allah, we should stay away from all ‘Bud-madhabs’
(Deviants), no matter what their level of deviancy is.

Do not befriend them, and keep yourself away from them, and from those
who associate with them. If you associate with deviants or those who give
deviants respect and honour, how do you expect to attain the pleasure of
Allah and His Rasool ?

I request you to honestly and sincerely ask yourself these questions from
the depths of your heart, without any bias, and by making Allah and His
Rasool  your witness:

• Can those who say that Nabi  is Alive and aware of us, and those
who claim (Allah Forbid) He  is ‘dead’, be alike?

• Can those who claim that it is permissible and a great blessing to

remember the Birth of our Nabi  through whom we received our
Imaan and everything else in our lives, and those who believe it is
forbidden to remember the Nabi  through whom we got Imaan,
be alike?

• Will a real Muslim keep association and sympathise with those who
have such malicious views about remembering and honouring the
Beloved Rasool ?

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 • Bearing in mind that we will all die one day, and death is closer to
us than we know, how will you stand in the Court of Allah and His
Rasool  on the Plains of Reckoning, after you have intentionally
befriended and sympathised with those who have such malicious
views about remembering and honouring Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
?

• If someone intentionally does all this, does he still think he will

attain the pleasure of Allah?

We should strive to please Allah and His Beloved Rasool , so that our
Aakhirat (hereafter) may be safe, and we should never compromise Haq
(Righteousness) to please the people of the world, by displeasing Allah and
His Rasool , thereby destroying our hereafter.

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 The Fourteenth Rose

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Dil He Wo Dil, Jo Teri Yaad Se Ma’moor Raha

Sar He Wo Sar, Jo Tere Qadmo(n) Pe Qurbaan Gaya

A Heart In Reality, Is A Heart Which Is Absorbed In Your True Love,

A Head, In Reality, Is A Head Which Is Sacrificed At Your Sacred Feet

This is a truly marvellous couplet which flows with fountains of love for
the Beloved Nabi .

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan
ؓ◌ is explaining what the condition of a heart should be, and he further
tells us what the condition of a head should be.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is explaining one of the greatest lessons of ‘Love.’ He

is explaining that a heart is just a piece of flesh, which is responsible for its
physical duty in the body. Everyone's heart fulfils the same responsibility.
The heart in every person’s body is responsible for pumping blood
throughout the body.

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Imam e Ahle Sunnat is explaining that, yes it is a heart, but ‘A Heart’ is ‘That
Heart’ which is absorbed in the love of the Beloved Rasool . Why?
Because when the heart is absorbed in the love of Nabi Kareem , then it
does not just pump blood to the body, but it filters the foreign elements
and the whispering of shaitaan.

When the heart is absorbed in the love of Rasoolullah , it does not just
pump blood through the body, but it pumps spiritual blessings to the entire
body, and when this blessedness reaches the hands, then when one raises
his hands, it is to say the Takbeer for Salaah; when it reaches his eyes, he
shuns the evil sights of the world and looks towards the Holy Qur’an, and
longs to see the Gumbad e Khazra; When it reaches his ears, he does not
wish to listen to the sinful sounds, but he strives to listen to the words of
Imaan and piety.

This is why the Beloved Rasool  said, ‘There is a piece (lump) of flesh on
the left of the body of Bani Adam (humans). If that is in order, then the
entire body is in order, and if that is damaged (corrupt) then the entire
body is damaged.’ [Bukhari Shareef]

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ؓ◌, the great Mujad’did (Reformer and
Reviver) is explaining that the heart and the head are found in all humans,
but the heart and the head of a Believer, has an excellence beyond it just
being a physical part of the body.

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He explains that the heart of a Believer is the sanctuary of the love of Allah
and His Beloved Rasool . The heart attains its true excellence and
spiritual capability when it is adorned by the true love and remembrance
of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

When a heart is absorbed in the remembrance of Nabi Kareem , then the

deeper it becomes absorbed in the love and remembrance of the Most
Beloved of Allah , the more powerful and radiant it becomes.

The hearts of the Sahaba e Kiraam were totally absorbed in the love of Nabi
Kareem . Hence the hearts of none in the Ummah can be compared to
their hearts, for their hearts were absorbed in the profound love and
remembrance of Nabi Kareem .

The hearts of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique, Hazrat Umar e Faruq, Hazrat
Uthman e Ghani, Hazrat Ali e Murtada, Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra, Hazrat
A’isha Siddiqa, Hazrat Faatimatuz Zahra, Hazrat Imam e Hasan, Hazrat
Imam e Husain, Hazrat Sayyidush Shuhada Amir Hamza, Hazrat Bilal e
Habshi, Hazrat Has’saan ibn Thaabit, Hazrat Abdullah ibn Rawaaha, and the
hearts of all the Ahle Bayt and all the Sahaba (Allah is pleased with them
all) were ‘The Real Hearts.’ In other words, the hearts that fulfil their
maximum purpose.

Their hearts were so radiant and so pure that the radiance of their hearts
manifested into the hearts of the Tabi’een, and the radiance of their hearts
manifested into the Tab-be’ Tabi’een, and the radiance of their hearts
manifested into the hearts of the Awliyah Kaamileen, and so on and so
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forth, causing their hearts to be absorbed in the remembrance and deep
love of Nabi Kareem .

Their hearts serve as ‘Power-Houses of Spiritual Light,’ and these

magnificent ‘Power-Houses of Spiritual Light’ are none other than Hazrat
Imam e Azam, Huzoor Ghauth e Azam, Hazrat Khwaja e Azam, Hazrat
Mujad’did e Azam, Hazrat Mufti e Azam and all the Great A’imma and
Awliyah (The Mercy of Allah is upon them All).

It is through their hearts that the hearts of the Ulama e Haq of every era
have been enlightened, just as in this era, through the blessedness of the
hearts of personalities like Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush Shariah, Huzoor Sayyidi
Muhad’dith e Kabeer (Allah exalt their secret), Huzoor Syed Shah Turab ul
Haq Alaihir Rahma and all the true Ulama and Masha’ikh, the hearts of the
believers of this era are enlightened, so that we too may taste the
blessedness of adorning our hearts in the love and remembrance of our
Beloved Master .

This is why Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza ؓ◌ says that the real and
genuine hearts are those which are absorbed in the love and remembrance
of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

I will now attempt to explain the second stanza briefly. Here, Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ؓ◌ is saying, ‘A head, in reality, is that head which
is sacrificed at your Sacred Feet.’

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Firstly, I must clarify that this does not refer to those evil ones who
terrorise and kill people mercilessly in the name of Islam, and then claim
that they have ‘sacrificed their lives for Islam.’ These are misled and evil
people who in reality have nothing to do with Islam.

Now, going back to this stanza, then just as we spoke about the heart of the
general people and the hearts of those with ‘Real Hearts,’ the same applies
here to the head. In other words, a head which is special is one that is
sacrificed at the Sacred Feet of Nabi Kareem .

This is not only in the literal sense, where the Blessed Companions
sacrificed their lives for the sake of Islam, in the real love of Allah and His
Rasool , but it is also metaphorical, in the sense where one sacrifices all
his worldly wishes for the sake of attaining the pleasure of Nabi Kareem
. Therefore, in this sense he is sacrificing his life, in other words, his
worldly desires, to achieve the pleasure of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . And
this will indeed bring him to the sacred feet of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah 
when he is awarded Jannah through the intercession of Nabi Kareem .

If we look at the entire couplet, we will also notice one vital point. Sayyidi
Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ uses the word ‘Heart’ in the first stanza, and then he uses
the word ‘Head’ in the second stanza.

This is the eloquence of the words used by the great Imam. He is giving the
benefit of the meaning of the Hadith Shareef.

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We mentioned before that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  said, ‘There is a piece
(lump) of flesh on the left of the body of Bani Adam (humans). If that is in
order, then the entire body is in order, and if that is damaged (corrupt)
then the entire body is damaged.’ [Bukhari Shareef]

Now, look at how Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ says ‘heart’ and then ‘head.’ He
does this to show the message of the Hadith Shareef, that if the heart is in
order and adorned in the love of Rasoolullah , then the head too will be
in order and will follow the heart in the love of Nabi Kareem . This will
allow the heart to be sacrificed at the Sacred Feet of Nabi Kareem ,
meaning in being obedient to the Command of Allah and following in the
blessed manner of Nabi , by prostrating in Salaah for the sake of Allah,
and this will surely please Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . This was another
metaphorical explanation of the words of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌.

There are those who usually object to such words and say that, we must
sacrifice everything for Allah. Why is it being stated that we should
sacrifice our lives at the feet of Rasoolullah ? Sacrifice is only for Allah
etc.

Firstly, they have failed to realise and understand that when one sacrifices
anything, be it his time, wealth, life or anything for the pleasure of Nabi
Kareem ; then this is a sacrifice for the pleasure of Allah.

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However, to explain this futile objection, let me remind you that you will
find many times in the Hadith Shareef the words,

‘Fidaaka Abi Wa Ummi’

In other words the Sahaba e Kiraam said, ‘Ya Rasool’Allah ! May my

parents be sacrificed for you.’

This was mentioned by the Sahaba e Kiraam as a statement of honour and

respect, and we were taught how to respect, honour and address the
Beloved Nabi  by the Sahaba e Kiraam (Allah is pleased with them all).

As mentioned earlier, the word ‘sacrifice’ is not always literal but is also
used as a metaphor, and even this is permissible and proven, from the
above example.

At this juncture, thinking about those who sacrificed everything for the
love of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , the incident of Hazrat Khubaib ibn Adi
ؓ◌ comes to mind, which has been beautifully presented by Shaykh
Muhaq’qiq Shaykh Abdul Haq Muhad’dith Delhvi Alaihir Rahma in
Madarijun Nubuw’wah.

It is reported that, when the kuffar e Makkah took him towards Tan’eem,
with the intention of martyring him, then on the way they said to him, ‘Do
you wish Muhammad  was here now, instead of you, while you sat safely
in your home.’

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When Hazrat Khubaib ibn Adi Radi Allahu heard this comment from the
kuffar e Makkah, he said,

‘By Allah! I cannot even bear this, that a thorn should pierce the Sacred
Feet of my Nabi , while I sit safely in my home.’

Allahu Akbar! Look at his love for the Beloved Rasool , and observe how
even though he was about to be martyred, he announced his profound love
for Nabi Kareem  by saying he would rather sacrifice his life than have
a thorn pierce the Sacred Feet of Nabi Kareem .

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Ta’zeem Bhi Karta He Najdi, To Marey Dil Se

A True Believer Is One, Who Is Sincerely Sacrificed

For The Honour of Nabi 

Yet A Najdi Is One; If He Even Shows Any Respect,

It Is With A Dead (Unwilling) Heart

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is presenting an excellent

comparison, and clarifying who is a true believer, and who is a hypocrite
and an impostor.

Here Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has used the word ‘Najdi’ which refers to the
followers of the heretic known as Mohammed bin Abdul Wahab Najdi, who
founded the corrupt and deviant wahabi sect, which became the base and
the ideology of the deobandis, and many other deviant sects. It is his evil
ideology which has given rise to the current modern day wave of terrorism,
which has caused turmoil on the earth.

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In 1209 Hijri, he unleashed a reign of terror and corruption in Arabia,
mainly targeting Makkah Shareef and Madina Shareef. He mercilessly
executed many Ulama and demolished and dug up many Mazaars of the
Sahaba-e-Kiraam, Ulama and Shuhada. (Allah Forbid) He referred to the
Blessed Rauda-e-Anwar of the Beloved Rasool  as ‘As Sanam al-Akbar,’
meaning ‘The biggest Idol.’

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is explaining that the sign of a true
believer is one who is willing to sacrifice his all for the love of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah . Whereas on the contrary, the deviants try to stop us from
announcing our love for Nabi , by labelling the actions of the true
believers as ‘Shirk’ and ‘Bid’at.’

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is explaining reality, that even when these deviants
are heard or seen showing honour to Nabi , then it is clear that this is
with a dead and unwilling heart, which they only use as a means to trap the
unsuspecting believers in their web of deceit.

Here Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ؓ◌ is presenting a crucial

differentiating factor between the believers and the deviants, and that is
the love, honour and respect of Nabi Kareem , for which the believers
will sacrifice everything they have. Also, they will always show the highest
respect possible for Nabi Kareem  from the depths of their hearts,
compared to the unwilling fake gestures of the deviants.

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Tere Qadmo(n) Me Jo Hai(n), Ghayr Ka Munh Kya Deykhe(n)

Kaun Nazro(n) Pe Charhe, Dekh Ke Talwa Tera

What Need Is There To Look At The Face Of Any Other,

For Those Who Are In Your Sacred Feet

Who Else Can Be More Admirable In Their Sight,

After They Have Seen The Sacred Soles of Your Sacred Feet

What a beautiful couplet penned by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ in the love of

Nabi Kareem !

Every time we recite a couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, we can feel the
deep sea of love for Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  flowing in it.

This is why great scholars like Mubal’ligh e Islam Hazrat Allama Syed Shah
Turab ul Haq Qaadiri Alaihir Rahma always referred to Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
ؓ◌ as ‘Imam e Ishq-o-Muhab’bat.’

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In this couplet, the words, ‘Tere Qadmo(n) me jo hai(n),’ meaning ‘Those
who are in your Sacred Feet’ refers to those who have been blessed with
seeing and having had the honour of being in the service of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah .

Hence, this initially refers to the illustrious Household and the

distinguished Companions of Nabi Kareem  (Allah is pleased with them
all).

After that, it refers to all those who are absorbed in the love of Nabi Kareem
.

It also refers to those who have been blessed with seeing the Beloved Nabi
 in their dreams.

Here Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is also explaining that when you fall in love
with someone you are usually attracted to the beauty of their face.

He says that falling in love by looking at the face is one thing, but those
blessed ones who just saw the Sacred Soles of the Sacred Feet of Nabi
Kareem  fell so deeply in love with Him , that they did not wish to
look at the face of any other with the same love again.

The Sahaba e Kiraam loved Nabi Kareem  so dearly, and they were so
absorbed in his unique beauty that after seeing Nabi Kareem , they
believed that their eyes did not need to see anyone or anything else in this
world.
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A beautiful and Imaan reviving incident is that of Hazrat Abdullah ibn Zaid
Ansari ؓ◌.

He was known as a personality whose Dua was swiftly accepted. He was

present in his orchard when he received news that the Beloved Nabi 
had journeyed from this world into the hereafter.

On receiving this sad news, Hazrat Abdullah ibn Zaid ؓ◌ made Dua in the
Court of Almighty Allah. He said,

‘O, Allah! Take away my vision (sight) with which I look at this world. Now,
what need do I have for these eyes, whereas I will be unable to (physically)
see the beautiful face of your Nabi  any longer (in this world)? I do not
want to see anything else with these eyes except your Beloved Nabi ,
who is now hidden from my sight, so what need do I have for these eyes
any longer.’

The Dua of Hazrat Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Zaid Ansari ؓ◌ was accepted and
he immediately lost his vision in the deep love of Nabi Kareem . [Ref
Madarijun Nubuw’wah]

Subhaan’Allah! Look at the love which Hazrat Abdullah ibn Zaid Al Ansari
ؓ◌ possessed for Nabi Kareem .

It shows that all he wished for was to be in the sacred presence of Nabi
Kareem .

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When we look at this incident from the life of Sahabi e Rasool Hazrat
Abdullah ibn Zaid ؓ◌, we can better understand this enlightening couplet
of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌.

It further explains that if we think about it very carefully then we were

blessed with eyes so that we may one day be blessed with seeing our
Beloved Nabi .

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Kis Ka Munh Takiye, Kaha(n) Jaa'iye, Kis Se Kahiye

Tere Hee Qadmo(n) Pe Mit Jaa'e, Ye Paala Tera

Towards Whom Should I Look With Hopeful Eyes?

Where Else Should I Go? Whom Should I Share (My Feelings) With?
It Is Best For This Servant, Nurtured By You,
To Be Sacrificed (In Love) At Your Sacred Feet

Subhaan’Allah! Here we have yet another touching couplet written in

profound love and pure emotion by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌.

In this couplet it feels as if Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is telling us that, when

we know there is not much we can do to help ourselves, and there is
nowhere else left for us to go, and no one else to share our sorrows and
feelings with, then even in such a time, the best and the most peaceful place
is at the Sacred Feet of Nabi Kareem .

For the Sahaba e Kiraam, it was their wish and desire to sacrifice
everything, even their lives, in the love of Nabi Kareem , and for those

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who did not get that Most Blessed Era, it meant to wish for death with
Imaan in the Blessed City of Nabi Kareem .

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ explains that, what better place to pass away than
at the Sacred Feet of the Master , who By Allah’s Grace has nurtured us
and blessed us with everything which we have, and there is no doubt that
our Nabi  nurtures us with His  Love, Blessings and Mercy; and there
is no doubt that all we have is through His  blessings.

It is clearly mentioned in the Hadith that Nabi  said, ‘I am the

Distributor, And Allah is The Giver.’

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Kar Ke Tumhare Gunah, Maange(n) Tumhari Panaah

Tum Kaho Daaman Mai(n) Aa, Tum Pe Karoro(n)Durood

After Wronging You, We Seek Refuge (Pardon) From You,

(Yet) You (Still) Say, 'Come Into My Mercy'.
Tens of Millions of Durood Be Upon You

This is yet another amazing couplet from the magnificent Salaam ‘Tum Pe
Karoro Durood’ penned by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌
in the love of Nabi Kareem . Subhaan'Allah! This is the Mercy of our Nabi
. No matter what anyone did to Nabi  personally, our Nabi  forgave

them when they sincerely asked for forgiveness. Our Beloved Nabi  is
indeed ‘Mercy unto the Worlds.’

Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur'an,

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ٰ ‫ﺣﻤ ًﺔ ﻟ  ْﻠ‬

        
‘And We sent you not, but as Mercy unto the worlds.’
[Surah Al Ambiya (21), Verse 107]
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If we flip through the pages of history since mankind entered this earth,
you will never find examples of Mercy compared to the Mercy of the
Beloved Nabi .

Look through history and study the episode of ‘Fateh Makkah’ (The Grand
Victory at Makkah), and you will not find an example of Mercy like that
before, or after.

Those who were responsible for causing so much of pain and hurt to the
Beloved Rasool , He  forgave and pardoned in the Name of Allah.

To better understand how forgiving and Merciful Nabi Kareem  is, and
how in the blink of an eye, with an open heart, He  forgave those who
were criminals before him and His  illustrious family, let us go back in
history more than 1400 years ago.

Hab’bar ibn Al Aswad caused immense pain to Nabi Kareem . After

Hijrat, Nabi Kareem  sent Hazrat Abu Raafi’ and Salama bin Aslam to
bring His  Beloved Daughter Sayyidatuna Zainab ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬ to Madina
Shareef.

When Hab’bar ibn Al Aswad heard that Sayyidatuna Zainab ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬ was
about to make Hijrat (migrate) to Madina Shareef, he took some people
from the Quraish and obstructed her from leaving. He struck her with a
spear, which caused her to fall off her camel, onto a rock. She was pregnant
at this time and was severely injured and miscarried her baby. She became
very ill and later passed away due to this illness.
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Nabi Kareem  was immensely upset by this despicable act of Hab’bar ibn
Al Aswad and ordered that if he is found, he should be executed. He fled
after Fateh Makkah and could not be found.

When Nabi  returned to Madina Shareef after Fateh Makkah, he

suddenly appeared one day in the Court of Nabi Kareem . He said,

‘Ya Rasool’Allah ! I have come here accepting Islam. I am a criminal in

your court, and I am ashamed of my sins.’

Nabi Kareem  lowered His  Blessed Head, and then instead of

retaliating against Hab’bar ibn Al Aswad, and because he had accepted
Islam, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  said,

‘O Hab’bar! I have forgiven you. Islam wipes out all wrongs and destroys
the foundations of past sins.’

Allahu Akbar! Who would so easily forgive such a huge wrong? Who would
not retaliate in such a situation? Only Rahmatul lil Aalameen !

Our Nabi  also forgave people like Hind bint Utbah and Wahshi bin Harb
who were those responsible for the martyrdom of His  uncle, Sayyidush
Shuhada Hazrat Sayyiduna Amir Hamzah ؓ◌.

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They were responsible for the mutilation of his blessed body, yet when they
repented and accepted Islam Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  pardoned them,
and gave them a place in His  Mercy, and they were counted amongst
the Sahaba e Kiraam. This is why after saying,

‘After wronging You, we seek refuge (pardon) from You;

(yet) You (still) say, Come into my Mercy.’

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ praises and Salutes the Mercy of the Beloved Rasool
 by saying, ‘Tens of Millions of Durood be upon You.’

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 The Nineteenth Rose

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Dahan Me Zubaa(n), Tumhaare Liye, Badan Me He Jaa(n), Tumhaare Liye

Hum Aa'e Yahaa(n), Tumhaare Liye, Uthe(n) Bhi Waha, Tumhaare Liye

The Tongue In Our Mouth Is For You, The Soul In Our Body, Is For You
We Have Come Here (In This World), For You,
(And) When We Rise There (In The Hereafter), It Will Be For You

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam e Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ is reminding us that, we are

here in this world to praise and remember Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , so
our tongues are a means of praising Him , who taught us how to Praise
Allah Almighty. We have been blessed with lives, and these souls which are
in our bodies are there so that we may live our lives in accordance with the
Sunnah of Nabi Kareem , by which we have learnt to be obedient
servants of Allah. We have been put here on this earth so that we may be
tested in the love of Nabi Kareem . We have been put here so that we
may be grateful for the Message which our Nabi  brought to us,
commanding us to believe in, and worship One Allah. We will die one day,
and we will be raised again on Maydaan e Mahshar (i.e. on the Plains of
Reckoning). There, we will give accountability for our entire lives, but we
will not be able to proceed until all the people praise the Beloved Nabi 
on Maqaam Al Mahmud (The Station of Praise) as He  stands under ‘Liwa
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ul Hamd’ (The Flag of Praise). On that day Almighty Allah will let the entire
creation see that Nabi Kareem  is the Most Beloved and the Most Exalted
in the Court of Allah, and the entire creation was indeed created to honour
His Beloved  on Maydaan e Mahshar. We all know that Allah has created
us for His Ibaadat. Almighty Allah says,

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‫ﺲ ا ﻻ ﻟﻴﻌﺒ ﺪ ۡو ن‬B‫اﻻ‬ ‫ﺖ اﻟ ﺠ ﻦ و‬
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‘And We have created not man and Jin, but for the sole purpose of our
Worship.’ [Surah Az Zariyat (51), Verse 56]

Indeed, Almighty Allah created us to worship Him, but this message of

worship and the message of His Oneness, He sent through His Beloved Nabi
. Hence, Almighty Allah taught us that we can never truly worship Him

unless we follow the manner of worship which was taught to us by Nabi

Kareem . It is mentioned in the Hadith e Qudsi;

‫ ْﺮﺕ ﺍﻟ "ﺮﺑ  ْﻮﺑ  "ﻴ ﺔ‬B ْ‫ﻟ ْ ﻮ ﻻ ک ﻟ ﻤﺎ ﺧ ﻠ ْﻘ ﺖ ْﺍﻻ ﻓ ْﻼ ک و ﻟ "ﻤﺎ ﺍﻇ‬

‘(O Beloved ) If I had not created you, I would have not created the
universe, and I would have not disclosed that I am The Rub (Cherisher and
Sustainer).’

Subhaan’Allah! In this couplet Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has in a beautiful

manner explained the Hadith e Qudsi, that if Allah had not created Nabi
, He would not have created the universe or mankind.
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Waah! Kya Martaba Ay Ghauth He Baala Tera

Oonche Ooncho Ke Saro Se Qadam Aala Tera

Ah! O Ghauth! So Exalted Is Your Blessed Station of Excellence (That),

Above The Heads of The Distinguished Amongst The Distinguished,
Is Your Blessed Foot

In this couplet Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has per say gathered the essence of
the sea of excellence of Sarkaar e Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌ into a goblet. In just
one couplet he has passed the message of the excellence of Huzoor Ghauth
e Azam ؓ◌.

He is explaining that leave alone all the greatness and excellence that
Almighty Allah has bestowed upon this Beloved of Nabi Kareem , just
try to understand that this is such a personality that in the Domain of
Wilaayah, even the most distinguished amongst the distinguished accept
and regard his blessed foot above their heads.

He is explaining that to say that the foot of Ghauth e Paak ؓ◌ is above the
heads of the distinguished is one thing. The distinguished themselves have

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said this about the blessed foot of Ghauth e Paak ؓ◌. A very well-known
example of this is the incident which occurred at the Court of Shaykh ul
Masha’ikh Sayyiduna Junaid e Baghdadi ؓ◌, who lived almost two hundred
years before Sarkaar Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌.

It is recorded that once, while absorbed in a profound spiritual condition,

Hazrat Junaid e Baghdadi ؓ◌ said, ‘His foot is on my neck, His foot is on my
neck.’

After he exited this spiritual condition, his disciples questioned him about
these words, and he said, ‘I have been informed that a great Saint will be
born towards the end of the fifth century. His name will be Abdul Qaadir
and his title will be Muhiyud’deen. He will be born in Jilan, and he will
reside in Baghdad. One day, on the command of Allah, he will say, ‘My foot
is on the necks of all the Awliyah Allah.’ While in my deep spiritual
condition, I saw his excellence and these words were uttered by me without
my control.’

Subhaan’Allah! This was the statement of Sayyiduna Junaid Al Baghdadi ؓ◌,

who is indeed amongst the distinguished Grand Masha’ikh. Hence, more
than a thousand years later, the heartbeat of the Masha’ikh of his era,
Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ announces the message of
Sayyiduna Junaid Al Baghdadi with these beautiful words:

Waah! Kya Martaba Ay Ghauth He Baala Tera

Oonche Ooncho Ke Saro Se Qadam Aala Tera

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Jo Wali Qabl The, Ya Baa’d Huwe, Ya Ho(n)ge

Sub Adab Rakhte Hai(n) Dil Me, Mere Aqaa Tera

The Walis Before You, Or After, Or Who Will Come Thereafter

All of Them Revere You In Their Hearts, O My Master

This couplet can also be understood from the narration we quoted earlier
about Hazrat Junaid e Baghdadi ؓ◌. However, this love and honour for
Huzoor Ghauth e Paak ؓ◌ is evident from all the Awliyah Allah. This is
because the Mantle of Wilaayat is distributed by the blessed hands of
Sarkaar e Ghauth e Paak ؓ◌. Shaykh Abu Bakr Bin Haw’waar ؓ◌ lived before
the era of Huzoor Ghauth e Azam and is amongst the distinguished
Masha’ikh of Baghdad Shareef. Once during his Majlis he said, there are
seven Aqtaab of Iraq:

• Shaykh Ma’ruf Karghi ؓ◌

• Imam Ahmad bin Hambal ؓ◌
• Shaykh Bishr Haafi ؓ◌
• Shaykh Mansur bin Am’maar ؓ◌

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 • Sayyiduna Junaid Al Baghdadi ؓ◌

• Shaykh Sahl bin Abdullah Tastari ؓ◌

• Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jilani ؓ◌

On hearing this, Sayyidi Abu Muhammad ؓ◌, who was a mureed of Shaykh
Abu Bakr ؓ◌ asked, ‘We have heard and know six of these names, but the
seventh, we have not heard of (him). O Shaykh! Who is Abdul Qaadir Jilani?’
Shaykh Abu Bakr ؓ◌ replied,

‘Abdul Qaadir will be a non-Arab (and a) pious man. He will be born towards
the end of the fifth century Hijri, and he will reside in Baghdad.’

Sayyidi Shaykh Khaleel Balkhi ؓ◌ is a great Wali-Allah and lived before the
time of Ghauth e Paak ؓ◌. He said:

‘A pure servant of Allah will appear in Iraq towards the end of the fifth
century. The world will attain brightness through his presence. He will be
the Ghauth of his time. Allah’s Creation will be obedient to him, and he will
be the Leader of the Awliyah Allah.’

Subhaan’Allah! The feelings of these great Awliyah have been beautifully

echoed by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ in this beautiful
couplet.

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Mazra e Chisht o Bukhara o Iraq o Ajmer

Kaun See Kisht Pe Barsa Nahi(n) Jhaala Tera

Be It The Meadows of Chisht, Bukhara, Iraq, Or Ajmer,

On Which of The Sown Fields, Have The Showers
(of Your Blessings) Not Rained Down

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is explaining the excellence of

Huzoor Sayyidi Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌. He is illustrating a vital point concerning
his status and how all the Awliyah are under the blessing of Huzoor Ghauth
e Paak ؓ◌. In other words, be it the spiritual meadows of Chisht, Bukhara,
Iraq or Ajmer, all of them depend on the rains of blessings which are
distributed to them by Huzoor Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌.

Here Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has used two words which are fascinating and
give a beautiful meaning. In the first stanza he used the word ‘Mazra’ which
refers to a field or a bare field, and in the second stanza he uses the word
‘kisht’ which refers to a field which has already been sown with seeds. How
beautifully he has used these two words to explain the blessings of Huzoor
Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌.

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If we observe carefully and take note of what Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has
said, we will understand his message. He is saying, be it the Spiritual Courts
of the Awliyah of Chisht, Iraq, Bukhara or Ajmer, when they are just open
fields of spiritualism, Ghauth e Azam showers upon them his rains of
blessings by Allah’s Grace, thereby preparing them to sow the seeds of
Spiritual success, like bare land which becomes fertile after the rains,
making it easy to plant seeds into it. Likewise, once these Awliyah have
planted the seeds of spiritual blessings, then once again Huzoor Ghauth e
Azam showers over them his special blessings, allowing them, their Silsilas,
their Khanqahs and their mureeds to flourish, through his showers of
Ruhani Blessings.

It has been accepted and acknowledged by all the Awliyah of every place,
every city and every town, that they depend on the blessings distributed
by Huzoor Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌. To better understand this, we go back to
when he announced that his foot is on the necks of all the Awliyah. At this
time all of them lowered their necks, and the great Khwaja Mu’eenud-deen
Chishti ؓ◌, while in a deep state of spiritual meditation, said, (Not just on
my neck but) ‘On my head,’ and the showers of Huzoor Ghauth e Azam’s
blessings rained down upon him and he flourished spiritually, and was
blessed with being Sultan ul Hind ؓ◌.

Thus, Huzoor Sayyidi Aala Hazrat beautifully mentions this excellence and
this blessing of Ghauth e Paak ؓ◌ in this couplet, so that we may all know
that the Blessings of Wilaayat are distributed through Sarkaar Ghauth e
Azam ؓ◌.

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Raza Tujh Se Tera Saa’il He Ya Ghauth

You Have Said, Ask What You Desire, You Will Receive It,
(So) Raza Asks You, From Yourself, O Ghauth

Subhaan’Allah! This couplet is flowing with the fragrance of the firm

conviction which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ has in
Sarkaar e Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌.

There is no doubt that Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ was absorbed in the deep love
of Sarkaar Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌, who is the Beloved of the Beloved Nabi .

When Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ addressed Huzoor Ghauth
e Paak ؓ◌, he did not just address him, or direct his love towards him, on
the basis of him being the Imam ul Awliyah, but it was on the basis of
Sarkaar e Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌ being the Noble Descendant and the Beloved
of the Beloved Rasool .

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This is clearly evident from this couplet. Here Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is
calling out to Huzoor Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌ and saying that, O Ghauth e Azam
ؓ◌! You have said that you will give whatever we ask of you, so O Ghauth e
Azam ؓ◌! Listen to Raza’s plea! He is not asking for anything else from your
treasures of Wilaayat, He is asking you of yourself, for I know that if I have
you, I have your love, your special attention and your special sight, and
once I have that, then I have indeed attained the Special Blessings of Nabi
Kareem , for you are His  Beloved.

Once, I have this, I will surely be blessed with the special Mercy from the
Court of Almighty Allah, for O Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌, you are the Beloved of
The Beloved Nabi , and my Beloved Nabi  is The Most Beloved of
Allah.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is further teaching us the lesson of love, which he

learnt from Hazrat Rabee’a bin Ka’ab Aslami ؓ◌, when Nabi  commanded
Hazrat Rabee’a ؓ◌ to ask for whatever he wished, Hazrat Rabee’a ؓ◌ asked
the Beloved Nabi  of Himself, when he said, ‘I ask for your
companionship in Holy Paradise.’

In response to Ghauth e Azam’s statement that, I will bless you with

whatever you ask of me, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ manifests this blessed
scenario and follows in the footsteps as the spiritually enlightened student
of Hazrat Rabee’a ؓ◌ as he asks Huzoor Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌ of himself, for he
knows that this is the manner of asking, for Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌ is Imam ul
Awliyah through the Special Blessings of Imam ul Ambia .

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Wali Kya; Mursal Aae(n), Khud Huzoor Aae(n)

Wo Teri Wa'z Ki Mehfil He, Ya Ghauth

Let Alone The Walis, The Rasools Came, Even Our Nabi  Himself Visited;
Such Is The Assembly of Your Discourses, O Ghauth!

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is explaining the excellence
of the gathering and the assembly of Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌. His Mehfils
(assemblies) were so blessed that even the Awliyah Allah visited and
presented themselves at his Mehfils. Scores of Awliyah Allah frequented
the gatherings during each time. This alone is sufficient to understand the
excellence of the gatherings of Sarkaar e Ghauth e Azam Shaykh Abdul
Qaadir Al Jilani Al Baghdad ؓ◌. However, for us to better understand how
blessed these gatherings were, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is telling us that, you
know well that the Walis frequented his Mehfils, but let alone the Walis,
the Mehfils of Ghauth e Paak ؓ◌ were blessed by the presence of the
Rasools. It is well-known that Hazrat Khidr Alaihis Salaam blessed these
gatherings on many occasions. Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ then says that not

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only the Rasools but the Imam of Nabis and Rasools, Our Beloved Nabi 
often blessed the Mehfils of Ghauth e Paak ؓ◌ with His ؓ◌ Blessed Presence.

Hazrat Allama Mulla Ali Qaari ؓ◌ quotes the following blessed incident in
his Nuzhatul Khaatir Al Faatir. Hazrat Shaykh Baqa ؓ◌ reports, I was once
present listening to the discourse of Huzoor Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌ when
suddenly he stopped his discourse and descended from the Mimbar (Pulpit)
onto the ground. He then ascended the Mimbar and sat on its second step.
I then saw that the first step became so vast (i.e. it turned into a huge
platform), which spread out for as far as my eyes could see. On it was set a
soft covering, and I saw that the Beloved Rasool  was present there,
sitting on this (large platform). I also saw that Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat
Umar, Hazrat Uthman and Hazrat Ali (Allah is pleased with them all) were
also seated with Nabi Kareem . By The Grace of Allah, a light manifested
upon the heart of our Shaykh, and he bent over, and it was near that he
may fall to the ground, but the Beloved Nabi  supported him. He then
began to reduce in size, until he became as small as a bird. After few
moments he began to grow in size until he took an awe-inspiring form.
Then, suddenly all of this disappeared from my sight.

Huzoor Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌ was later asked about the three conditions which
Hazrat Baqa ؓ◌ had witnessed, and he said that, when the initial first light
was manifested on his heart by Allah’s Grace, then none can withstand this
without the support of Nabi Kareem . Hence the Beloved Nabi 
supported him before he fell due to the intensity of this manifestation. In
the second instance, it was the manifestation of Jalaal (Majesty), which
caused him to reduce in size, and the third was the manifestation of Jamaal
(Beauty), which caused him to take this awe-inspiring form.
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Jila De Dee(n), Jala De Kufr O Ilhaad

Ke Tu Muhy He, Tu Qaatil He, Ya Ghauth

Revive The Deen, Incinerate unbelief and heresy

For You Are The Reviver, You Are The Eradicator, O Ghauth

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza ؓ◌ is calling out to
Huzoor Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌ spiritually and asking him to fulfil his plea, by
Allah’s Command.

What is the plea of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌? It is that disbelief (kufr) and
heresy should be incinerated (i.e. It should be destroyed) by the light of
Deen e Mustafa .

Here Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is presenting an important point when he

refers to Ghauth e Paak ؓ◌ as the Reviver and the Eradicator.

In other words, by the grace of Allah, Huzoor Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌ is the

Reviver of Deen and the lamp of Deen which gives light and freshness to
the Deen and at the same time, he is an eradicator of false beliefs and
heresy.
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Huzoor Ghauth e Paak ؓ◌ was once asked as to how he received the title
Muhiyud’deen, and he said,

‘In 511 Hijri, I was on my way barefooted towards Baghdad. On the way, I
came across a person who was very ill, weak and pale. He conveyed Salaam
to me and then addressed me by my name. He requested me to come close
to him. As I approached him, he asked me to support him (to stand up).
Then suddenly before my eyes, he started to become healthy, and his
colour and condition looked very healthy. On seeing this, I was in awe. He
then said to me, do you recognise me? I answered in the negative, so he
said to me, I am Deen and (the condition of) Deen e Islam was as you saw
me initially. In this current society, I was in a frail state, but due to your
sincere efforts, Allah has given me a fresh life (i.e. I have been revived).’

This incident explains the words of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ about Ghauth e
Azam ؓ◌ being the helper and reviver of Deen by Allah’s Grace. Hence,
Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ calls out to Ghauth e Paak ؓ◌ asking him to revive
the Deen once again, as the Muslims have once again become weak and the
Deen needs to be revived. In doing so, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is requesting
the spiritual assistance of Huzoor Ghauth e Paak ؓ◌.

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Allah, Kya Jahan'nam Ab Bhi Na Sard Hoga?

Ro-Ro Ke Mustafa Ne, Darya Baha Diye Hai(n)

O, Allah! Will The Intensity of Hell-Fire, Still Not Turn cold?

Whereas The Weeping of Our Nabi , Caused Oceans To Flow

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza ؓ◌ is initially telling
us about the intensity of the fire of Hell. Then he asks respectfully in the
Court of Allah that, O Allah, we know that Hell-Fire is extremely intense,
but has the fire of Hell still not become cool for the believers, so that when
the Ummah of your Nabi  passes over it, they will not feel its intensity?

Our Nabi  wept and made so much of Dua for us that His  tears would
surely form rivers (seas). Through the blessings of His  tears, our path
over the fire of hell will be eased. He  would often weep in the love of
his Ummah. The Beloved Nabi  would spend long hours in the dark of
night weeping in the Court of Allah for His  Ummah. Our Nabi  loves
us so dearly that He  has kept for us, the most distinctive Dua which was
granted to Him .

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It is reported in Muslim Shareef on the authority of Hazrat Abu Hurairah
ؓ◌ that our Beloved Nabi  said,

‫ ﻳ ْﻮ م‬YZ‫ وﺇ
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‫{ ≈ ﺑﺎﷲ ﺷ ْﻴﺌًﺎ‬ ‫  ﻠ ٌﺔ ﺇ  ْن ﺷﺎ ء ﺍﷲ ﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ‬Ò‫ﺍ ْﻟﻘ ﻴﺎ ﻣ ﺔ ﻓ‡ 
ﻧ ﺎ‬

‘Every Nabi has been blessed with a special Dua, the acceptance of which is
guaranteed. Every Nabi has swiftly made use of this Dua (in the world), but
I have saved this Dua for the intercession of my Ummah on the day of
Qiyaamah. And if Allah Wills, then it will (surely) be granted, for every such
person in my Ummah, on condition that he passes away without
associating any partner with Allah.’ [Muslim Shareef - The Book of Imaan]

Allahu Akbar! Look at how much our Nabi  loves us! Think about all the
times that our Nabi  wept for us, and then look at our lives and think
about how many times have we wept in the love of our Nabi . Sayyidi
Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ in this couplet is reminding us that we cannot receive
salvation without the Mercy of our Nabi . He is telling us that if the fire
of hell becomes cool upon us, it is because of our Nabi , and if we are
saved from the fire of hell, then this too is through the Mercy and Dua of
our Beloved Nabi . Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ wants us to realise that Allah
has blessed us with a Nabi who loves us so dearly that he spent nights
weeping for our forgiveness and salvation, and it is only due to this that we
will be pardoned and saved from hell-fire.

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Soona Jangal, Raat Andheyri, Chaayi Badli Kaali He

Sonay Waalo Jaagte Rahiyo, Choro Ki Rakhwaali He

The Forest Is Deserted, The Night Is Dark, Black Clouds Are Hanging Over, O’
Those In Slumber! Remain Alert;
For Robbers Are Prowling (All Over)

This is an amazing and very deep couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌. It has
an apparent and a hidden meaning and gives us a crucial message.
Apparently, it seems that Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is warning a person who
is travelling through a deserted forest, during a dark, overcast night, to be
very careful when he decides to rest, for even though the forest seems
deserted, there are bandits and robbers lurking in the darkness of night
waiting to rob him of his valuables. However, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam
Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ has written this couplet, as a deterrent, to caution the
Muslims about protecting their Imaan. He is explaining to us that the world
which we live in today is like a deserted forest, during a dark, overcast
night. He uses the word ‘Sonay Waalo’ which seems to refer to those in a
slumber, in other words, those who are asleep, but the hidden meaning is
more prevalent, and that is, ‘Sonay Waalo’ means ‘those possessing gold
(valuables).’

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Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is explaining to the Believers that you possess the
most precious treasure and the most cherished belonging, and that is your
Imaan, and like a man who has gold will not sleep when travelling through
a deserted forest on a dark night, but rather he would remain awake to
protect his gold, you too should realise that this world and this present
time is like a deserted forest, on a dark, overcast night, covered by thick
black clouds. It is so dark that you are unable to see much, not even the
thieves who are prowling around, looking to rob you of your greatest
treasure, which is your Imaan. Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is warning us that
there is darkness of unbelief, deviancy, and hypocrisy all around us, and
the deviants, meaning those who claim to be believers but in reality are
wolves in sheep skin, are trying to mislead us and plunge us into kufr and
deviancy, by trying to take away our Imaan, and by trying to weaken our
love for the Beloved Rasool . He is warning us to be alert and not to fall
into the trap of the deviants. All his life Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ cautioned
the Muslims to stay away from the Bud-mazhabs (deviants), as he firmly
believed in the words of the Hadith Shareef. He thus passed the message of
the Hadith Shareef to the Muslims, so that they may protect their Imaan
and be wary of the evil, deceitful deviants. He passed this message from the
Hadith concerning the deviants:

‫ ْﻔ„ ﻨ ْﻮﻧ ﻜ ْﻢ‬S ‫ﻠ ْﻮﻧ ﻜ ْﻢ وﻻ‬a ‫ ﻀ‬S ‫ ﻻ‬،ْ ‫ﻢ‬n‫ ﻓﺈ ﻳ"ﺎ ﻛ ْﻢ و ﺇ)ﻳ"ﺎ‬

‘So stay away from them and keep them away from you, so that they may
not cause you to be misguided or plunged into corruption (deviance).’
[Muslim on the authority of Abu Hurairah ؓ◌]

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Madinay Ke Khit’tay, Khuda Tujh Ko Rakhe

Ghareebo(n), Faqeero(n), Ke Theyraane Waale

O The Region of Madina, May Allah Keep You Always,

As The Place Which Always Shelters The Poor And The Mendicants

Subhaan’Allah! Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is
making Dua for the preservation of the area of Madina Shareef (i.e. The
Madni Region). In other words, he is making Dua for the preservation of
the Blessed City of Madina. This couplet indicates that Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
ؓ◌ was in a state of spiritual bliss at the time of writing it, as it seems as if
he is either looking at or thinking of all the different types of people that
travel from all over the world to spend some blessed days in the Blessed
City of Rasoolullah .

He is also admiring the beauty of Madina Shareef and observing the

generosity of the City of Madina, wherein even the poor and the
mendicants are sheltered and given space, as this is the speciality of the
Blessed City of the Beloved Rasool .

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In writing this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is also telling us that no
matter how wealthy and how powerful we are, when we go to Madina
Shareef, we have come to The Kings of Kings, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , so
we are all beggars and mendicants in his exalted Court, and it is His 
Mercy that He  has afforded us some place in His Blessed City. It can also
mean that indeed Madina Shareef is the Blessed City of Salvation, for
entering the Court of Nabi Kareem  grants salvation to those who come
sincerely to the Court of Nabi  as beggars before their Master .

In this couplet Sayyidi Aala Hazrat is also presenting his love and
admiration for Madina Shareef, reminding us to appreciate the excellence
and the beauty of ‘The City of Light’. He knows that Madina Shareef is
protected and will be preserved because, by Allah’s Grace, our Nabi 
rules the universe from Madina Shareef, but Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ still
makes Dua for the surroundings (i.e. the area) of Madina Shareef to be
preserved. This is his love for the Blessed City and the outpouring of his
excitement as he observes the blessings upon those who present
themselves there.

It is reported in Tabrani Shareef concerning this Beautiful and Most Blessed

City, that Nabi Kareem  said,

‘On the Day of Reckoning, I will first intercede for the people of Madina,
then (I will intercede) for the people of Makkah, followed by the people of
Taa’if.’

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Aasiyo Thaam Lo Daaman Un Ka

Woh Nahi(n) Haath Jhatakne Waale

O, Sinners! Hold Firmly To His Merciful Mantle

For He Is Not One Who Will Turn You Away (From His Mercy)

Here Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is reminding us about
how important it is for us to hold firmly to the Beloved Rasool . He is
telling us that in times of difficulty and hardship, those closest to us will be
worried about saving themselves, and even if you try to hold on to them,
they are likely to shake your hands off. In other words, they are likely to
push you away to save themselves, but our Nabi  is not one who will
push you away or shun you even in the most difficult time, but He  will
take you with Him , and He  will assist you to reach the final stage of
success. Here the word ‘Jhatakne Waale’ means one who pulls his hand
away by shaking you away, with a jolt, and our Nabi  is not one who will
do that to those who hold to Him  with true faith. Even though we are
weak and sinful, we have belief in the Mercy of Allah, and in the
intercession of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . It is reported in Tirmizi Shareef
that Hazrat Anas ؓ◌ once asked Nabi  to intercede for him on the day of

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Qiyaamah, so Nabi Kareem  said, ‘I am the one who will do this (i.e.
intercede)’ So Hazrat Anas ؓ◌ says, I said, Ya Rasool’Allah ! Where should
I look for you (on the day of Reckoning)? Nabi Kareem  said, look for me!
First look for me at Siraat. Hazrat Anas ؓ◌ says, I said, and if I am unable to
find you at Siraat (The Bridge)? Nabi  said, then look for me at the
Mizaan (The Scale). Hazrat Anas ؓ◌ says, I said, and if I am unable to find
you at the Mizaan? Nabi  said, then look for me at the Haudh (i.e. Pond
of Kauthar), for certainly, I will not be unnoticeable at these three places
(i.e. you will not miss me at any of these three places).’ While discussing
the Day of Reckoning, Qadi Sadrush Shariah ؓ◌ says,

• Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  will be at every juncture comforting his

Ummah.
• Everyone will be calling out to Him  for his assistance, and who
else will there be to respond to our calls at such a critical moment?
He  will be the only one not concerned about himself.
• He  will be carrying the responsibility of the entire Universe.

What Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is telling us is that, when all will turn us away,
and there will be none to assist us, our helper will be Nabi Kareem . He
is advising us to hold firmly to our Nabi  and to shun all those who try
to divert us from his true love.

Shun and reject the deviants, and hold firmly to the Beloved Nabi , and
He  will take you towards the gardens of Paradise, for he never shuns
the one who holds to him sincerely.

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Pul Se Utaaro Raah Guzar Ko Khabar Na Ho

Jibreel Par Bichaae(n) To Par Ko Khabar Na Ho

Let Us Pass Over The Bridge, Without The Path Even Realising It,
As Jibra’eel Spreads Out His Wings, Without His Wings Even Realising It

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza ؓ◌, is making a plea in the
Court of the Beloved Rasool  concerning the moment when the Ummat
will have to pass over Pul Siraat (The Bridge of Siraat) on the Day of
Reckoning. We should first remind ourselves about what the Pul Siraat is.
This is a bridge which is constructed over the fire of Hell. It is thinner than
a hair and sharper than a sword. This is the only route that can be taken to
enter Jannat. The Beloved Rasool  will be the first to cross the Pul Siraat
followed by all the Ambia and Mursaleen Alaihimus salaam, followed by the
Ummat of the Beloved Rasool  and then the Ummats of all the other
Prophets.

We know that our Saviour, our Beloved Nabi  will be waiting on the
other end of Pul Siraat praying for his Ummah to pass safely. He will be
saying: ’O Allah grant them (my Ummah) safe passage.’
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Concerning this scenario on the Day of Qiyaamat, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌

says, Ya Rasool’Allah ! By the Blessings and the Mercy of Your  Dua

for us on that day, may we pass over Pul Siraat so quickly, that the path to
Paradise which lies over Hell, should not even feel us moving over it. In
other words, Ya Rasool’Allah ! May your Duas carry us over the Bridge
so swiftly that even the bridge itself should not realise that we have passed
over it.

On the eve of Me’raj when Nabi Kareem  asked Hazrat Jibra’eel Alaihis
Salaam if he had any special request to be presented in the Court of Allah,
Hazrat Jibra’eel wished that he should be allowed to spread his wings over
Pul Siraat when the Ummat e Mustafa  pass over it, so as to ease their
crossing over the Pul Siraat.

Hence, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ requests that when the Ummah passes over
the wings of Hazrat Jibra’eel Alaihis Salaam on that day, as he spreads them
over Pul Siraat, then even the wings of Hazrat Jibra’eel Alaihis Salaam
should not feel the Ummah passing over his Wings.

Subhaan’Allah! Here Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is also showing his Yaqeen

(conviction) that the request and wish of Hazrat Jibra’eel Alaihis Salaam
was indeed accepted and he will spread out his wings over Pul Siraat on the
Day of Reckoning, because it was our Nabi  who asked him if he had any
special requests, and when the Nabi  asks you to make a special request
there is no doubt that it is accepted.

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Raza, Nafs Dushman He, Dum Me Na Aana

Kahaa(n) Tum Ne Dekhe Hai(n), Chandraane Waale

Raza! Inner Self-Desire Is Your Enemy, So Never Be Deceived By It,

Where Have You Ever Got To See, Such Deceitful Pretenders

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is passing a very important message.

He is warning us about the attack of the Nafs. However, his humility is such,
that before he advises us, he is warning and advising himself. We know that
Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is a great Imam, Wali, and
the Mujad’did (Reformer) of the time, and a truly loyal servant of Allah and
a true and sincere Aashiq (Devotee) of The Beloved Rasool . However, he
is still addressing himself first, by saying, Raza! Beware, your inner self-
desire (i.e. your Nafs) is your enemy, so never allow it to dupe or trick you,
by causing you to divert from the path of truth. Allahu Akbar! Look at who
is saying this? It is being said by that Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ who by Allah’s
Grace saved us from the enemies of our Imaan, yet he is cautioning himself
about the dangers of the Nafs. In reality, he is not only addressing himself,
but he is addressing all of us and warning us to be careful of the deceit of
our Nafs, as the Nafs is our enemy.
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The nafs wishes to destroy us by duping us into following it, rather than us
following what is Haq (Righteous). Concerning the Nafs (inner self-desire/
ego) it is well-known that the greatest battle is the battle against the Nafs.
In other words, the biggest battle is for a person to battle his ego. This is
what leads many people astray. Their inner self-desire and their ego take
control of their hearts and their lives, thus making them the slaves of their
desires and slaves to their ego. This is what Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is
warning us about in this couplet. What he means in the second stanza is
that O Raza! You have grown up in a pure and pious environment, and you
have not seen or experienced deceitful pretenders, so you should be very
careful of the deceit of your nafs, and the deceit of those pretentious ones
who aim to harm your faith.

We should bear in mind this warning of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, as even in
this time we find many who have become slaves of their desire. They follow
their addictions and ignore the restrictions. We should never let our Nafs
come in the way of following Shariat e Mustafa . Even if we commit
wrong or make an error, we should accept it as our personal weakness and
not try to justify it as being correct, just to satisfy our Nafs and save face.
This causes many to oppose the teachings of the pious predecessors and
brings them into direct conflict with the teachings and verdicts of the
Akaabireen. Such people, due to pride over their knowledge and being
duped by their Nafs, find themselves on the path to self-destruction, a path
deviously carved by their worldly aspirations, and their love for the dying
fame of this world. May Allah protect us from the deceit of our nafs, and
from the deceit of the deviants! Aameen.

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Haa(n) Chalo Hasrat Zado, Sunte Hai(n) Wo Din Aaj He

Thee Khabar Jis Ki, Ke Wo Jalwa Dikhaate Jaae(n) Ge

Yes, Come On O Eager Ones,

We Hear That Today Is The Day We Have Always Heard About,
When He  Will Allow Us To Marvel At His Beautiful Radiance

Subhaan’Allah! Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat Imam Ahmed Raza

Khan ؓ◌ is sharing his eagerness with all the real lovers of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah . He is speaking about Maydaan e Mahshar (The Plains of
Reckoning). The Day of Qiyaamat is a frightening day when we will all stand
on the plains of reckoning and be accountable for our entire life’s doings.

Every person fears this day, as none knows what his outcome will be and
what is in store for him, but look at the eagerness of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌.
He is taking us towards the scenario on the day of reckoning, but he is
taking us away from the troubles and fears of that day, towards a genuine
greatness of this day.

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He is saying to all those who are sincerely absorbed in the love of
Rasoolullah ; we have all been summoned to the Plains of Reckoning, so
let’s all go there eagerly, for it is the day when our Beloved Nabi  will be
before our eyes. No matter what difficulties we face on that day, the one
and the most beautiful part of that day will be when we see the beauty and
the radiance of our Beloved Nabi , whom we have been waiting
restlessly and eagerly to see.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ says in eagerness and love for Nabi  that day is
the day we were informed about; it is the day when our Beloved Nabi 
will be before our eyes. It is a day of difficulty, but when we see our Beloved
Nabi , all our sorrows and grief will fade away, as we absorb ourselves in
admiring His  beauty and radiance. That will be ‘The Day’ when our Nabi
 will be on the Most Radiant Mimbar (Pulpit).

It is in the Sahih of Ibn Hib’baan that the Beloved Nabi  said, ‘On the Day
of Qiyaamat, every Nabi will have a Mimbar (Pulpit) of Noor (Light), and I
will be on the Highest and Brightest Pulpit.’

In a couplet which follows this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ refers to this
day and moment when we get to see our Nabi  as ‘Eid e Aashiqaa(n)’, in
other words, the day of Eid (Rejoicing and Joy) for the Aashiqaan e Mustafa
. Subhaan’Allah! Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ has given us

such a beautiful glimpse into that day, that it has increased our eagerness
to be present on the Plains of Reckoning, waiting eagerly to see the most
Beautiful and Radiant Face of our Beloved Nabi .

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Kyu(n) Raza Aaj Gali Sooni He

Uth Mere Dhoom Machaane Waale

O, Raza! Why Are The Streets So Deserted (And Silent) Today?

Rise! O My Exuberant Communicators (Of The Truth)

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ is again

addressing himself apparently, but in reality, he is addressing the entire
Muslim Ummah. He is saying, why is everything so silent and inactive
today? Where are the Aashiqs (lovers) of Nabi Kareem ? Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat ؓ◌ is telling us to rise from our worldly slumber and enter the
domain of love for Allah and His Rasool . He is asking us to exuberantly
rise and make an effort to spread the Deen of Almighty Allah. Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat ؓ◌ is noticing the heedlessness of the people and their relaxed
attitude concerning the matters of Deen. He is advising us to rise and let
the name of Allah and His Rasool  be the echo of our spirit of true Imaan.

It is our duty to spread the love of Allah and His Rasool  and to warn the
true Believers against the deviants who try to divert them from the true
Love of Almighty Allah and His Beloved Nabi .
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In a time when many were silent, and the station of The Beloved Rasool 
was targeted by the deviants and the apostates, and when the wahabis,
najdis, deobandis and the likes were writing and uttering blasphemy in the
Court of Nabi Kareem , Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza ؓ◌ stood
up for the truth and broke this silence. He spoke openly against the bud-
mazhabs (deviants/heretics) who on the one hand claimed to be Muslims,
but on the contrary committed blasphemy in the Court of the Beloved Nabi
.

This couplet also seems to show this critical part of the life of Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat ؓ◌ as he addresses himself and encourages himself and those with
him to stand for what is Haq (righteousness) in a time of deafening silence.

This was also the sign of him being the Mujad’did (Reformer and Reviver)
as it is the duty of the reformer to stand up against falsehood and to
encourage the believers to publicise and announce the truth when it is
most needed.

Hence, even today this couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ stands as a call to
the believers to stand up for what is Haq, even if all others are silent, for
this was the way of our pious predecessors and the way of Imam ul Awliyah
Sarkaar e Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌, and the manner of Sultan ul Hind Hazrat
Khwaja e Paak ؓ◌ and all the Grand Masha’ikh.

Let us all rise from our slumber and put an end to the silence, by following
Maslak e Aala Hazrat sincerely. Let us do so in the shade of the blessings of
Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ and all the Awliyah Allah.
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 The Thirty-Fourth Rose

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Sub Ne Safey Mahshar Me, Lalkaar Diya Hum Ko

Ay Be-Kaso Ke Aaqa, Ab Teri Duha-ee He

All Those In The Ranks of Reckoning, Have Left Us In Awe

O Master of The Helpless! Now You Are Our Only Saviour!

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is taking us towards the Day of

Reckoning and onto the plains of Reckoning.

It will be a tough time when none will care for the next. Parents will not
recognise their children, and even children will not recognise their
parents. Each one will be concerned about saving himself.

Huzoor Sadrush Shariah Alaihir Rahma says, ‘On the Day of Reckoning, the
earth will be made of copper, and the sun will be only one mile above our
heads.

The narrator of the Hadith states, ‘It is not known whether one mile, in this
case refers to the applicator used to apply surmah (collyrium) or the
standard distance of a mile.’
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Even if it refers to a mile, the intensity of the sun’s heat on that day is
evident.

Presently, it is said that the sun is at a distance of about 4000 years from
the earth with its rear facing us, whereas on the day of reckoning it will be
a mile above our heads and facing us directly.

We all know what the intensity of the sun’s heat feels like when the sun is
at its peak on a regular summer’s day.

It makes it almost impossible to venture outdoors. Now, imagine the

intensity of the sun’s heat when it will be only one mile over our heads?

Presently, the ground is made of sand, and we have shoes, etc. to wear. On
the day of reckoning, the ground will be made of copper and we will be
standing upon it barefoot.

There is none that can actually understand the intensity of the heat at that
critical hour!

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ is explaining that
on this day of immense difficulty people will go out in search of a helper,
an intercessor and a saviour from the punishment and the wrath of Allah.

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The people will go from Hazrat Adam Alaihis Salaam right up to Hazrat Esa
Alaihis Salaam, but all will ask them to go elsewhere as they have never
seen the Wrath of Allah like this before.

Qadi Sadrush Shariah Alaihir Rahma says, the people will go around in
circles, weeping, lamenting, begging helplessly, and looking for the
Beloved Rasool  until finally, they find him.

On seeing him, they will say, O Muhammad ! Almighty Allah has blessed
you with the power to open the doors of intercession. You are the only one
who is completely at peace today.

They will praise the Beloved Nabi  in the best manner possible and beg
his assistance. The Beloved Nabi  will answer by saying,

‘I am (here) for this reason.

I am the one you have been seeking out.’

Subhaan’Allah! On that day when none will be of assistance to us, our

Beloved Nabi  will be waiting to intercede for us.

It is He  who will open the doors of intercession, and only then will the
other Ambia e Kiraam Alaihimus Salaam be allowed to intercede for their
nations. Our Beloved Nabi  will be the only True Saviour on the Day of
Reckoning.

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We should always ask through the mediation (Wasila) of our Beloved Nabi
, for even in the hereafter, in the most difficult time, the only True
Wasila, Saviour and Intercessor will be our Nabi Muhammad .

We should make it part of our daily litanies to say,

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‫ﺍﻟﺸﻔ ﺎ ﻋ ﺔ ﻳﺎ ر ﺳ ْﻮ ل ﺍﷲ‬ ‫ ﺍ ْﺳ ﺌﺎﻟ‬

As Alukash Shafa’ata Ya Rasool’Allah 

‘O Allah’s Rasool ! I beg of You for your intercession.’

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Dushman e Ahmed Pe Shid-dat Ki Jiye

Mulhido(n) Ki Kya Muraw-wat Ki Jiye

Be Hard Upon The Enemies of The Beloved Nabi 

What Need Is There To Be Polite Towards These Heretics!

This couplet explains the foundation of the love for Allah and His Beloved
Rasool .

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ explains that we need to be firm and hard upon the
enemies of Nabi Kareem  and not show any gentleness or compromising
policy when it comes to them.

He is explaining this so that we understand that this is according to the

command of the Holy Qur’an. Being hard means we should not have any
Deeni relations with them.

This primarily refers to the deviants and heretics. We should not pray
Salaah behind them or spend time in their company, or make them
arbitrators and representatives or partners in matters of Deen.
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Today, we find people looking for every excuse in the book to forge unity
with bud-mazhabs (deviants / heretics), and they then try to attribute this
so-called unity to the need of time, and due to political and governmental
reasons. Yet, this makes no sense as they also sit with them and make joint
decisions in matters of Deen.

They do such things and then sadly say that we are on the ‘way of Aala
Hazrat.’ This couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ is proof
of the firm stance of Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ against the deviants.

All his life Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ preached and wrote against unity and
friendship or association with deviants and with those who are lenient
towards them.

He firmly advises in this couplet that we should be hard and firm against
the deviants and that we should not give the slightest upper-hand or ‘the
time of day’ to them.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ teaches us to never give the
slightest regard to the deviants.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ kept this firm and strict policy to
protect the Imaan of the Muslims from the deviants.

He knew that if we keep away from them, then there will be no association,
and when there will be no association, then there will be no leniency
towards them.
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Thus, when there will be no leniency, there will be no unity with them,
and when there is no unity with them, then we will not make them partners
in any of our Deeni matters.

Thus our Imaan and Aqida will be safe and the Imaan of our future
generations will be safe from these wolves in sheep skin.

This is why he taught us the way of the pious predecessors, which was to
keep the door of fitna and deviance shut.

In others words, association and unity with deviants should never cross our
minds.

This will cause the Muslims to become lenient towards the deviants who
will soon plunge them into fitna.

By writing this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is
teaching us to keep a non-association, non-unity policy with deviants.

In simple terms, if you want your valuables safe, do not invite a thief into
your home, or have him as a partner in your transactions.

The one who knowingly brings a thief as a partner into his transactions is
indeed foolish, and has harmed himself by his foolishness.

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Thus, even more foolish are those who think that unity with deviants will
benefit them in issues of Deen.

Keep in our hearts and minds this couplet of Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat
ؓ◌, as it serves as a deterrent and a caution against the heretics.

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 The Thirty-Sixth Rose

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Ghaiz Me Jal Jaae(n) Be Deeno Ke Dil

Ya Rasool’Allah Ki Kasrat Ki Jiye

Let the Hearts of the Deviants, Incinerate in Vexation

Constantly Increase The Chanting of, Ya Rasool’Allah 

Here, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is informing us about the reality concerning

the deviants, such as the Wahabis and Deobandis, etc, who become furious
and irritated when they hear us chanting or saying, Ya Rasool’Allah .

They say that we should say ‘Ya Allah’ only and not ‘Ya Rasool’Allah’ .
According to them when we say Ya Rasool’Allah  we are calling out to
Nabi Kareem , and they say that to call out to other than Allah is not
allowed, as it is associating partners with Allah. This is their ignorance and
lack of knowledge.

There is no harm in calling out to Nabi Kareem . We say Ya Rasool’Allah

 because we believe that He  hears us by Allah’s Grace, He 

recognises each one of us by Allah’s Grace, He  assists us by Allah’s Grace,

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and He  is Alive by Allah’s Grace. Whatever our Nabi  can do is indeed
by the Grace of Allah.

We call out to our Nabi  because we believe that:

• Our Nabi  is Alive

• Our Nabi  can hear us

• Our Nabi  is aware of our condition

• Our Nabi  assists us when we call out to him

Those who have love for Nabi Kareem  will have no problem or difficulty
in believing the above about that Nabi :

o Who told us That Allah is One?

o Who told us to believe in Allah?
o Who brought to us the Word of Allah?
o Who told us about Heaven and Hell?
o Who brought us the Key to Jannah?
o Who told us what Imaan is?
o Who gave us the Deen of Islam?
o Who told us about the Qur’an?

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After knowing all of this, can a person who claims to be a Muslim still refer
to our Beloved Nabi  as:

o ‘Dead and mixed in the sand’ (Allah Forbid)

o Unaware of the condition of his Ummah (Allah Forbid)

o Unable to be of any assistance to His Ummah (Allah Forbid)

o Unable to hear his Ummah (Allah Forbid)

Such people who say ‘Do not say Ya Rasool’Allah ,’ do so because they
believe the above about our Nabi . Shame on them for calling
themselves Muslims and for claiming to love Nabi Muhammad .

Hazrat Allama Mulla Ali Qaari ؓ◌ says:

‘There is no difference in the worldly lives of the Ambia e Kiraam

(Alaihimus Salaam) and their lives after passing from this world. It is for
this reason that it is said that the Beloved Servants of Allah do not die
(forever), but they just move from one home to another home.’

According to the words of the great Muhad’dith Allama Imam Mulla Ali
Qaari ؓ◌ it is evident that just as the Ambia Alaihimus Salaam were alive in
this world, they are alive in the hereafter, and like they were aware of our
condition in this world, they know after journeying into the next abode.

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It is evident that just as they assisted us and heard us when we said Ya
Rasool’Allah in their worldly life, they can hear us and help us even today.

Alhamdu Lillah, Our Nabi  is Alive, He  Hears us, He  is Aware of our

condition and He  has helped us, still helps us and will always help us, so
just as Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ said, we will let them burn in their vexation
and frustration, while we blissfully and devotedly continue to say:

Ya Rasool’Allah! 

Ya Rasool’Allah! 

Ya Rasool’Allah! 

Ya Rasool’Allah! 

Ya Rasool’Allah! 

Ya Rasool’Allah! 

Ya Rasool’Allah! 

Ya Rasool’Allah! 

Ya Rasool’Allah! 

Ya Rasool’Allah! 

Ya Rasool’Allah! 

Ya Rasool’Allah! 

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Unhai(n) Jaana Unhai(n) Maana, Na Rakha Ghayr Se Kaam

Lil-Laahil Hamd Me Dunya Se Musalmaan Gaya

We Recognised Him  & We Believed In Him 

Without Keeping Association With Anyone Foreign (To Him )
Praise Be To Allah, I Am Departing From This World, As A Muslim

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is giving us the
best and most powerful formula and blueprint for success in our worldly
lives. We must first understand that we are here in this world to go through
a very important test. This world to us (without comparison) is like a
massive exam to a student. We have to live in this world following the rules
and the regulations which have been set out for us, and our lives are
controlled and governed by these rules and regulations. However, these
rules and regulations are not man-made, but have been set out for us by
our Creator Almighty Allah, and to pass us into either Paradise or Hell,
Almighty Allah has sent towards us two very important guides, one being
the Holy Qur’an and the other being His Beloved Rasool . If we follow
the guidelines presented to us by the Holy Qur’an and by our Beloved
Rasool , we have met the criteria for admission into Jannah, and if we
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deviate from this, then we have failed to meet this criterion. To achieve
this standard we must secure a fruitful and blessed departure from this
world, into the hereafter, so that we may finally be allowed admission into
Paradise. Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ advises us
concerning the best and most powerful formula for our successful exit
from this world, and for our forthcoming journey towards Paradise. He
explains that if you want success, then realise that success means a
successful exit from the world, whenever the appointed time for your
departure comes. However, he is saying that to fulfil the criteria, you have
to understand the formula, and here the formula is to recognise and realise
the greatness of Nabi Kareem  and to believe in Him  truly and to
accept with your heart the excellence and honour which Allah Almighty
has bestowed upon Him . He is saying, let your entire life revolve around
Nabi Muhammad . Love him more than anyone or anything in the
universe; make Nabi  the most important part of your life and stay away
from all those people and things which are foreign to His  love and His
 honour. In other words, keep away from the deviants, heretics and all
those things which are the cause of distancing you from His  love, and
all those people and things which hinder you in His  love. Learn to love
Nabi Kareem  truly, and honestly believe in Him  as you should, and
you will find that you will have a successful exit from this world, for then
you will surely depart as a Muslim. To please Nabi  and to believe in Him
 is to love, and to believe in Almighty Allah, and in all His Commands;
for the Greatest Representative of Allah towards the world is Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah . Hence, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam of the Ahle Sunnah ؓ◌
says, if you do this, then you can say that I am departing from this world as
a Muslim.
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 The Thirty-Eighth Rose

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Aap Sultan e Jahaa(n), Hum Be Nawa

Yaad Hum Ko Waqt e Ne’mat Ki Jiye

You Are The King of The Universe, We Are Destitute,

When Distributing Your Prophetic Blessings, Please Remember Us

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ is telling us that
it is our Aqida that the Beloved Nabi  is the King of the Universe as
appointed by Almighty Allah.

Almighty Allah has appointed Him  as the Sovereign Ruler over all the
rest of the creation. Our Nabi  himself spoke about His  Kingdom
which Almighty Allah has bestowed upon him, by telling us about his
Ministers on the earth and in the skies.

The Beloved Nabi  said, ‘I have four ministers. Two in the skies, and two
on the earth. My two ministers in the sky are Jibra’eel (Alaihis Salaam) and
Mika’eel (Alaihis Salaam), and my two ministers on the earth are, Abu Bakr
ؓ◌ and Umar ؓ◌.’ [Mishkaat Shareef]

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Subhaan’Allah! By Nabi Kareem  mentioning His  Ministers in the
skies and on the earth, it proves that He  is informing us about his Rule
and Kingship, for only a King and Ruler has ministers. Also, Nabi Kareem
 mentioning His  Ministers in the skies and on the earth, further
proves that the Kingship and control of our Beloved Nabi  is in the skies
and on the earth, and over all the creation of Almighty Allah. It further
shows the excellence of Hazrat Jibra’eel and Hazrat Mika’eel (Alaihimas
Salaam) over all the other Angels, and the excellence of Hazrat Abu Bakr
and Hazrat Umar ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻤﺎ‬ over all the other people (excluding the Ambia
Alaihimus Salaam). Subhaan’Allah! In just two words, ‘Sultan e Jahaa(n)’
Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza ؓ◌ has gathered the entire
annotation of this beautiful Hadith of Nabi Kareem  into this couplet.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ then goes further to mention that we are needy and
destitute in the presence of our Nabi , and we are nothing without him.
In doing so, he is begging like a destitute person, before the King of Kings
Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa , by saying that when the Beloved Nabi
Kareem  distributes His  special Prophet Blessings, then He  should
remember us at this moment as well. Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has no doubt
in the fact that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  will bless us from His 

Prophetic Blessings, but he still presents the plea and request as this is the
manner of a servant before his Master. This is the love and humility of
Imam Ahle Sunnat in the Exalted Court of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . We
should make this beautiful couplet part of our litanies, by asking
Rasoolullah  to bless us with His  Special Blessings.

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 The Thirty-Ninth Rose

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Shirk Tehre Jis Mai(n) Ta’zeem e Habeeb

Us Buray Mazhab Pe Laa’nat Ki Jiye

Wherein To Honour ‘The Beloved’ Is Regarded As Polytheism

Upon Such An Evil Way (Movement), Continue Directing Curses

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has written this couplet in refutation of the

malicious wahabis, deobandis and all the other deviant sects, who slander
and utter blasphemy against the Beloved Rasool .

He has written it against those who label and brand the Muslims as
‘mushrik’ and ‘bid’ati’ (polytheists and innovators), because of the special
love and honour that they show for the Beloved Rasool .

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ says that we should indeed curse such an evil way
and such evil, malicious movements, wherein to do things in honour of
Rasoolullah  are regarded as ‘Shirk’ (Polytheism).

Today, there are those who claim to be ‘Ahle Sunnah’, but they want to
unite and take the support of such evil movements and sects who regard
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the vast majority of the Muslims in the world as ‘mushriks’. Shame on such
people, and such organisation, that are comfortable with having these
deviants as partners in their Deeni issues.

Today we have those who claim to follow ‘Maslak e Aala Hazrat’, but they
say to the Muslims, ‘Do not waste your time speaking against the deviants.
Just learn our way and educate our public about Sunniyat. There is no need
to waste time refuting such people and speaking against them in our
lectures’ I ask such people,

• Did Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ not know this when he said, ‘Us buray
mazhab pe laa’nat ki jiye?’

• Did Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ not know this when he said, ‘dushman e
Ahmad pe shid-dat ki jiye?’

• Did Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ not know this when he wrote volumes
refuting the deviants?

We will follow what our Imam Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has taught us, and we
will address them as he has taught us to address them, as it is what they are
deserving of, for their disloyalty and blasphemy in the Court of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah .

The message of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is a vital message to us all, and it is

the need of the time that we realise who the real enemy of Islam are.

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Instead of uniting with such miscreants, we should follow in the way of
Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌.

It is amazing that some claim to follow Maslak e Aala Hazrat, but are taking
a soft approach to such serious matters.

Do they not realise that if they stop the refutation of deviants, the Muslims
will not recognise the evil schemes of these bud-mazhabs and be plunged
into fitna?

Do they not realise that soon the unsuspecting Ahle Sunnah will think that
it is fine to sit with deviants and to marry them and to have friendship with
them, because they will not be able to recognise their camouflaged ways
any longer?

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ says curse them, this is so that the people may
realise that they are evil and dangerous to our Deen and Imaan. This is why
the Ulama e Haq mention the names of these deviants in their discourses
and address them with words of curse. They do this so that the Muslims
should know how evil they are, and so that they may become aware of their
fitna.

If we stop refuting the deviants, we will end up with more of the modern
day terrorism which the entire world is battling today. Go back in history
and look at who were the founding fathers of these deviant ways, who were
the ones that made the blood of the people Halaal? Who were the people
who first started the destruction of the graves of the Sahaba e Kiraam and
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the other pious servants of Allah? Who were the people who started the
execution of innocent Muslims in the name of fighting ‘shirk?’

These deviants write, ‘If I get the power to do so, I will demolish the Rauda
of Rasoolullah ().’

Allah Forbid! Why did they write this? They wrote this because their leader
Abdul Wahab regarded visiting the Rauda e Mubaarak as an act of ‘shirk.’
He writes in his ‘Kitaabut Tauheed’:

‘Undoubtedly, to journey towards the grave of Muhammad, and to visit it,

and to go towards his Masjid, and towards his signs (vestiges), or towards
the grave of any other Nabi or Wali, or towards all other idols, etc. are all
major acts of shirk.’

Astaghfirullah! Look at what their leader says about visiting the Rauda e
Rasool , and he compares all these blessed actions to visiting places of
idol worship. Na’oodhubillah!

May such people and their followers and their ways be cursed countless
times, for they have labelled and branded the acts of respect for Nabi 
and all the Ambia Alaihimus Salaam as polytheism. Aameen.

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Jis Ke Do Boond He Kawthar O Salsabeel

He Wo Rahmat Ka Darya Hamara Nabi

Kauthar And Salsabeel Are Only Two Drops of His (Mercy)

Such An Ocean of Mercy, Is Our Beloved Nabi 

There is no doubt that our Beloved Nabi  is Rahmah (Mercy), and indeed
He  is Mercy unto the worlds. Here Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is mentioning
the excellence of our Beloved Nabi  and pointing out the greatness of
His Mercy. In other words, the River of Kauthar and the Fountain of
Salsabeel are both such great bounties of Almighty Allah to the believers,
but Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is saying, these are such great blessings, yet they
are only two drops from the vast shoreless seas of the Mercy of our Beloved
Nabi . What Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is saying, is that these are indeed
great blessings which Almighty Allah bestowed upon Nabi , but they are
only two drops from the endless blessings which Allah has bestowed to Him
.

To better understand this, let us first take a glimpse into the greatness of
Kauthar and Salsabeel.
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Kauthar: Kauthar is the River of Jannat. The length and breadth of which
is equal to the distance covered during one month’s journey. On its banks
are exquisite dome-shaped structures made from pearls. Its four ends are
equal, in other words, all equal right angles. Its sand is fragrant with musk;
its water is whiter than milk, sweeter than honey and purer than musk.
Once you take a sip of Kauthar, you will never be thirsty again. Goblets are
floating on Kauthar, which are more than the number of stars in the sky.

Salsabeel: Salsabeel is the Fountain of Jannat, the pure water of which

will be blessed only to the pious servants of Allah, and it will also be mixed
with the drink of all the other dwellers of Jannat. This fountain flows from
under the Arsh, through Jannat Al Adan, and it passes through all the
Jannats. It is about this very same Fountain of Jannat which Almighty Allah
says:

ً ْ ٰ
‫ﺴ ﻤﻲ ﺳﻠﺴ ﺒ ۡﻴﻼ‬H ‫ﻓ ۡﻴ ﻬﺎ‬
  

‘It is a fountain in Paradise, known as Salsabeel.’

[Surah Ad Dahr (76), Verse 18]

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is saying that, can you imagine when these two great
Jannati blessings are just two drops from the ocean of our Beloved Nabi’s
 Mercy, then what can be said about that entire sea of Mercy, who is
known as Rahmatulil Aalameen Sayyiduna Muhammad Mustafa .

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Wasl e Maula Chahate Ho To Wasila Dhoond Lo

Be Wasile Najdiyo(n), Har-giz Khuda Milta Nahi

If You Wish To Attain Closeness To The Almighty,

Then Seek Out A Mediation

O’ najdis! You Can Never Attain Closeness To The Almighty,

Without A Mediation

There is no doubt that without a mediation (Wasila) one can never reach
special closeness in the Court of Almighty Allah.

Our Salaah and our virtuous deeds are a mediation and means of attaining
closeness to Almighty Allah, but the greatest and most accepted Wasila
(mediation) is The Beloved Rasool . Almighty Allah says in the Qur’an
Azeem;

 ‫ﻳﺂ ﺍ ﻳ ﺎ ﺍﻟ ﺬﻳْ ﻦ ﺍ ﻣﻨ ْﻮ ﺍ ﻘ ْﻮﺍ‬

‫  ْﻴﻠ ﻟ ﻌ ﻠﻜ ْﻢ  ْﻔﻠ  ﺤ ْﻮ ن‬$‫  ْ" ﺳ‬# ‫ﷲ وﺍﺑ ْ ﺘ ﻐ ْﻮﺍ ﺍﻟ ْﻴ ﺍ ْﻟﻮﺳ ْﻴ ﻠ ﺔ و ﺟﺎ  ﺪ ْوﺍ‬

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“O you who Believe, Fear Allah and seek a means (Wasila) towards Him and
strive (make jihad) in His way, in hope of attaining salvation”. [Surah
Maa’idah, Verse 35]

The Najdis fire a barrage of ‘shirk’ missiles upon us because we believe in

and depend on the Wasila of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  in the Court of
Allah.

Have they forgotten or are they ignorant of the fact that even Sayyiduna
Adam Alaihis Salaam used the Wasila of Nabi Kareem  to please
Almighty Allah!

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is addressing the Najdis and all those
deviants who reject our Nabi  as a Wasila. At the same time, he is
warning us about the deviants and also telling us that those who go around
denying the Wasila of Nabi Kareem , can never attain any closeness to
Almighty Allah. We ask, why are the people wasting their time and
damaging their Imaan by keeping closeness and association with such
cursed ones? Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is also teaching us to follow the way of
the Qur’an. Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an:

ْ ‫ﻮا اﻧۡﻔﺴ‬ ۤۡ ۡ ْ
‫ ﺟﺂء ۡوك‬    ‫ﻤ‬
 ‫ﻠ‬
 ‫ﻇ‬
  ‫ذ‬‫وﻟ  ْﻮ اﻧ  ا‬
    
ْ ْ ْ ْ
‫ﺣ ۡﻴ ًﻤﺎ‬
 ‫ﺟ ﺪوا اﷲ ﺗ  ﻮاﺑًﺎ ر‬ ‫اﺳﺘﻐ ﻔﺮ ﻟ   اﻟﺮﺳ ۡﻮ ل ﻟﻮ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘﻐ ﻔﺮوا اﷲ و‬‫ﻓ‬
           

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‘And when they commit injustice unto their souls, then O Beloved, they
should present themselves before you and then seek forgiveness from
Allah, and (if) the Rasool should intercede on their behalf, then definitely
they shall find Allah Most Forgiving, Most Compassionate.’ [Surah An-Nisa
(4), Verse 64]

Concerning the above-mentioned verse the commentators of the Holy

Qur’an (Mufas’sireen) have quoted an incident which; ‘After the passing of
the Beloved Rasool  from this physical world, a villager presented
himself before the Rauda-e-Anwar of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . He placed
the Sacred Dust from the Rauda Shareef on his head and then said, Ya
Rasool’Allah , that which you have said, we have obeyed, and in that
which was revealed to you is this verse (i.e. the verse of Surah An-Nisa). He
then said, ‘And verily I have done injustice to my soul, and I am before you
to ask repentance from Allah.’

On this, a voice was heard from the Rauda-e-Anwar which said, ‘You have
been forgiven.’ [Jazb ul Quloob]

Imam e Azam Abu Hanifa ؓ◌ writes in his poetry,

‘(Ya Rasool’Allah ) You are the Blessed One whom Hazrat Adam Alaihis
Salaam used as his Wasila and was thus successful in having his Dua
accepted, whereas He (Alaihis Salaam ) is your forefather.’

Imam Ahmed Raza ؓ◌ is announcing the Aqida of the Ahle Sunnat. He is

announcing that we are those who use the Wasila of the Beloved Nabi ,
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as this is what the Holy Qur’an has taught us, and this is the manner of the
Beloveds of Allah.

Hazrat Uthman bin Hunaif ؓ◌ says that a blind man presented himself in the
court of the Nabi  and said, “O Messenger of Allah! Pray for me that I may
regain my sight” Nabi  said, “Perform ablution and read two Raka’ats of
Nafil Namaaz and read this Dua:

‫
ﺬﮦ‬/ ْ
,‫
ْ ﺣﺎ ﺟ‬+ ْ * ‫ﺍ ﻟﻠ  ﻢ ﺍ
 ْ ﺍ ْﺳﺌﻠﻚ و ﺍ ﺗ ﻮ ﺟ ﺍ
ﻟ ْﻴﻚ ﺑ
ﻤ ﺤ ﻤ ٍﺪ ﻧ 
  ﺍﻟ ﺮ ْﺣ ﻤﺔ
ﻳﺎ ﻣ ﺤ ﻤ ﺪ ﺍ
 ْ  ﻗ ْﺪ ﺗ ﻮ ﺟ ْ ﺖ ﺑ
ﻚ ﺍ
( ر‬

+ ‫ﻔ ْﻌ‬3 ‫ ﺍ ﻟﻠ  ﻢ ﻓﺸ‬0ْ ‫ﻗ‬1
‫ﻟﺖ‬

‘O Allah! Verily I ask of you and towards you I use the mediation of Nabi-e-
Rahmat my Muhammad Mustafa  O Muhammad! Verily I turn through
your Wasila to your Creator for my needs so that my needs may be fulfilled. O
Allah, accept for me the intercession of Muhammad ” [Ibn Majah, Jaame
Tirmizi, Mustadrak, Shifa Shareef, Hisn Haseen Pg.202]

Explaining this Hadith, Allama Abdul Ghani says,

  ‫ﺳ
ﻞ وﺍْﻻ ْ
ﺳﺘ
ﺸْ ﻔﺎ
ع ﺑ
ﺬﺍﺗ

ﺍﻟ ْﻤ‬8 ‫ ﺟ ﻮﺍز
ﺍﻟ ﺘ ﻮ‬:


‫ ْﻌ ﺪ ﻣ ﻤﺎﺗ‬D ‫
ْ ﺣ ٰﻴﻮﺗ

و‬+
‫م‬B  ‫ل ﻋ‬8 ‫وﺍ ْﻟ ﺤ
ﺪﻳْ ﺚ ﻳﺪ‬

“And the Hadith proves the permissibility of mediation and that of the
Prophet's  intercession. This command is during his lifetime and also after
his passing from the world.” [Misbahuz Zujaaja Explanatory notes of ibn
Majah]

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 The Forty-Second Rose

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Na Kyunkar Kahu(n) Ya Habeebi Aghithni

Isi Naam Se Har Museebat Talee He

Why Should I Not Say, O My Beloved ! Assist Me,

Through This Blessed Name, Have All (My) Calamities Vanished

Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is saying,
‫‘ ﻳﺎ ﺣ  ْﻴ 

ْ
ﺍﻏﺜ‬Ya Habeebi Aghithni.’ O my Beloved,
Assist me! In other words, Ya Rasool’Allah , please come to my aid. Here
Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is explaining the
importance and the Barkat of calling out to Sayyiduna Wa Maulana
Muhammad . He says that why should I not call out to my Beloved Nabi
 when I am in need, and when I require His  assistance, for whenever

I have taken His  Blessed Name, and whenever I have remembered Him
, all my difficulties faded away, and all calamities were alleviated. By
saying this, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is announcing his Aqida and the Aqida
of the entire Ahle Sunnah. He is announcing that we call out to the Beloved
Nabi  and seek His  assistance and ask for Him  to bless us and
remove our calamities and intercede for us, so that we may be entered into
Jannat, for this authority and excellence has been bestowed upon Him 
by Almighty Allah.
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The narration about Hazrat Rabee’a bin Ka’ab Al Aslami ؓ◌ is very well
known. Explaining that narration Hazrat Shaykh Muhaq’qiq Shaykh Abdul
Haq Muhad’dith Delhvi ؓ◌ states:

‘By Rasoolullah  saying ‘Ask’ and not specifying anything in particular,

we come to know that the authority (relating to everything) is in the
Blessed Hands of Rasoolullah . He may give whatever He wishes to
whomsoever He wishes, by the command of His Rub, as this flourishing
world is from His  Generosity, and the Lauh and Qalam (i.e. The
Protected Tablet and The Pen) are a portion of His Blessed Knowledge. If
you wish to attain the blessings of this world and the hereafter, then
present yourself at His  Sacred Court, and ask whatever it is you wish
for.’ [Ash’atul Lam’aat]

Subhaan'Allah! What a beautiful explanation by Shaykh Muhaq’qiq about

seeking the blessings of Rasoolullah . Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ explains
this same view by telling us to call out to Rasoolullah  and to ask
whatever we desire from the Beloved Nabi , for He  blesses us by the
command of Allah.

A Muslim will have no problem with accepting that Almighty Allah has
afforded the Beloved Nabi  with this greatness and excellence. When
one loves Nabi Kareem , and accepts Him  and accepts His 

excellence from the depths of his or her heart, then one will never doubt
that Rasoolullah  is our Helper and our Guide, by the Grace of Almighty
Allah. We refer to our Nabi  as our Beloved , for He  is the most
Beloved of Allah.
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 The Forty-Third Rose

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Aaj Le Un Ki Panaah, Aaj Madad Maang Un Se

Phir Na Maanenge Qiyamaat Me, Agar Maan Gaya

Take His  Refuge Today, Today Ask For His  Help,

It Will Not Be Acknowledged On The Day of Reckoning,
If You Only Acknowledge It Then!

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is addressing the deviants and those
who are caught in their web of deceit.

He is telling them, that if they wish to be forgiven and if they want to enter
the gardens of bliss and salvation, then they should take the protection of
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  today, and they should seek His  help.

Here ‘Today’ refers to this world. In other words, he is warning them that
if they wish to gain salvation and wish to be regarded as Muslims and leave
this world with Imaan, then they must take the refuge of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah  in this world, and they should seek His  help and
blessings in this world, and only then can they receive blessings in the
hereafter.

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Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ is warning them, that you have
to believe in Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  as Allah commanded us to believe
in Him , and not as we wish to.

He is saying that the point of refuge in this world and the distribution point
for the Blessings of Allah, is Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

The deviants misinterpret this verse of the Holy Qur’an,

‘We worship only You and from You only do we seek help’

They use this to try and mislead the believers by misinterpreting it to mean
it is forbidden to seek the help of Rasoolullah  or the Beloveds of Allah
and His Rasool .

They take some verses and then ignore other verses of the Holy Qur’an.
Almighty Allah says,

ۡ ْ ْ ٰ ‫ﻞو‬ ۡ‫ﻪ و ﺟ ْﱪﻳ‬Rٰ‫ﻓﺎن اﷲ ﻫﻮ ﻣ ْﻮﻟ‬

2T‫ﲔ‬ ‫ﻨ‬
 ‫ﻣ‬
 ‫ﺆ‬ ‫ﻤ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﺢ‬ ‫ﻠ‬
 ‫ﺻ‬      
         
ٌ ۡ ‫ﻜﺔ ﺑ ْﻌﺪ ٰذﻟﻚ ﻇﻬ‬./‫و اﻟْﻤﻠ‬
‫ﲑ‬          

‘Then undoubtedly, Allah is his helper and Jibra’eel and (all) the pious
believers, and after this, even the Angels will support him.’ [Surah At-
Tahreem (66), Verse 4]

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Concerning this verse the great Mufas’sir of the Qur’an Allama Sayed
Mahmud Al Aalusi Al Baghdadi Al Hanafi ؓ◌ the author of the renowned
Tafseer Ruh Al Ma’ani, who’s blessed Mazaar is adjacent to the Maqaam of
Sayyiduna Imam Ma’ruf Al Karkhi ؓ◌ states,

‘The word Maula in this verse means Nassir which means helper.’

It is in Surah Al Maa’idah as follows,

ۡ ۡ ۡ‫ﻳ‬+‫ا‬ ۡ  ‫[ و‬ ٗ ‫اﻧﻤﺎ وﻟﻴﻜﻢ اﷲ و رﺳ ۡﻮ‬

‫ﻮة‬ٰ
 ‫اﻟﺼﻠ‬
 ‫ﻦ ﻳ  ﻘﻴ ﻤﻮ ن‬   ‫ﻳﻦ ٰاﻣ ﻨﻮا‬+‫ا‬   
              
ٰ ۡ ‫وﻳ ْﺆﺗ‬
‫ﻛ ﻌ ۡﻮن‬  ‫ﻫ ْﻢ ٰر‬
 ‫ﻮة و‬ ] ‫اﻟﺰ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ﻮ‬
    
  

‘Your helpers are Almighty Allah and His Rasool and those Muslims who
perform Salaah and give alms and make Ruku.’ [Surah Al Maa’idah (5), Verse
55]

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ is announcing that if we seek refuge
in the Mercy of Rasoolullah  and seek His  help, then indeed we will be
successful in the hereafter.

Those who reject this, should be warned that believing is in this world,
because on the Day of Reckoning, all will see the excellence and the exalted
status afforded to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  when He  stands on Maqaam

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e Mahmud under the Banner of Praise, when all the people from the
beginning up to the end will be chanting his praises.

Thus, to believe then will not be accepted, for the time to accept and believe
is in this world, as here we are to believe without seeing, and there all will be
able to see the excellence of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

Therefore, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is warning the deviants to mend their ways
and follow the path of righteousness by becoming true servants of Allah by
believing in the Beloved Nabi  as we have been commanded.

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 The Forty-Fourth Rose

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Kyu(n) Janaab e Bu Hurairah, Kaisa Tha Wo Jaame Sheer

Jis Se Satar Saahibo Ka Doodh Se Munh Phir Gaya

Well, Beloved Abu Hurairah! How Was That Goblet of Milk?

From Which Seventy Blessed Ones, Drank Their Fill of Milk

The incident of Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ and the Ashaab-us-Suffa is a very

well-known one. In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has gathered this
entire event into one beautiful couplet. In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
ؓ◌ also points to the power and the authority of the Beloved Nabi , and
the miracle of the Barkat (abundance) from the Blessed Hands of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah . To better understand this couplet, I will present the
explanation of the Hadith in which this incident is mentioned, and I will do
so in the words of the Great Muhad’dith of this Era, Huzoor Sayyidi
Muhad’dith e Kabeer Hazrat Allama Zia ul Mustafa Qaadiri Amjadi (Allah
exalt him excellence). Huzoor Sayyidi Muhad’dith e Kabeer reports;

Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ states, for many days, I had not had anything to
eat. My condition became very feeble, and I felt a sense of obscurity in my
vision. I could not even go to anyone and beg for any assistance, as the
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Beloved Rasool  had forbidden us from begging. Finally, an idea
(justification) came to my mind. I decided to stand on the corner of the
street, with this thought in mind, that if someone passes by and sees my
distressed face and witnesses the weakness on my face, he will enquire
about my condition. I will thus inform him that I had not eaten for many
days, so he will immediately take me by the hand and direct me to his
home, where he will feed me. In this way, I will not be begging, and my
need will also be fulfilled. He further says, I walked out and stood at the
corner of the street. The very first person to pass by me was Hazrat Abu
Bakr Siddique ؓ◌. I took a step forward and greeted him by saying, As-
salaamu Alaikum wa-Rahmatullahi wa-Barakaatuhu. He kept his gaze
lowered and said, wa-Alaikumus Salaam. I then took another step forward
and asked regarding a verse of the Qur’an.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ said, I knew that verse very well, but I asked so that
while answering my query he would have looked up at my distressed face
and he would have sensed my difficulty, and in this way, the arrangement
for my meal would be fulfilled, and I would be protected from begging.
However, he passed by as if in deep meditation. He kept his gaze lowered,
explained the meaning of the verse and then walked away. I immediately
felt a sense of anxiety. (I thought) O, Allah! The intention with which I have
come here at the corner of the street has not been successful. Hazrat Abu
Hurairah ؓ◌ says, just then I saw Hazrat Umar-e-Farooq ؓ◌ walking-by. I
stepped forward and said, As-salaamu Alaikum. He too kept his gaze
lowered and said, Wa-Alaikumus Salaam. I thought that I should also ask
him about the same verse, so that he may be able to see my face. When I
queried from him about the said verse, he too explained it to me with his
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gaze lowered, and then left, so I became even more anxious, thinking that
even here my intention has not been successful.

At that moment, I noticed the Mercy unto the worlds, the Intercessor unto
the sinful, the comfort to troubled hearts  coming in my direction. On
seeing the Beloved Rasool , I became hopeful. I respectfully said, As-
Salaamu Alaikum Ya Rasool’Allah ! Rasool-e-Paak  raised his blessed
eyes and said, ‘Wa-Alaikumus Salaam, O Abu Hurairah, why is your face so
pale?’

In the manner in which Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ explains his plight, the
Beloved Rasool  holds his hand and takes him to his blessed residence
with the same compassion. The Beloved Rasool  goes into the house of
Hazrat A’isha Ummul Mo’mineen ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬and says, ‘Do you have anything to
eat in the house?’

Hazrat A’isha ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬ replies, ‘We have not lit the stove for more than a
month or two at home, how then will there be anything to eat, but Ya
Rasool’Allah ! Just a little while ago an Ansari sent a bowl of milk.’ My
Master  says, ‘That is sufficient.’

The Beloved Rasool  took the milk in His  Blessed Hand and walked
with it towards Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌. On seeing this, he began to glow
with happiness, but then my Beloved Master  said, ‘Go and summon all
the Ashaab-us-Suffa, so that they may also partake in this invitation.’
Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ says that when he heard this, he became anxious
(again), as to what will happen now? Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ did not know
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how many people were present there and could not understand how his
need would be fulfilled if all of them came over. He says that he could not
do otherwise and thus fulfilled the command of Rasoolullah  by
summoning the Ashaab-e-Suffa. He mentions that after summoning them,
he became even more concerned as to what would happen if he was asked
to feed those who arrived? The reason he thought of this was that the
Beloved Rasool  has said, ‘The one, who has the duty of feeding the
people, should be the last one to drink.’ [Tirmizi]

Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ mentions that because of this, he tried very hard
to conceal himself from the blessed physical sight of the Beloved Rasool
, but then, the Beloved Rasool  called out his name and asked him to

get all those who arrived to be seated in a row. He then commanded Hazrat
Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ to pass the milk over to each one of the Ashaab-us-Suffa.
Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ says that he passed the milk to each one of them
until every single one of them had drank a full stomach from the very same
bowl of milk. Once all of them were done, Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ held the
bowl in his hand and wished to pass it over to the Beloved Rasool . He
says that on the one hand he wanted to pass it over to the Beloved Rasool
 and on the other hand his thirst and hunger was overcoming him.
There was a war (of feelings) taking place within him. His hunger was
saying that he should drink it first and his Imaan (and love) was saying that
he should pass it over to the Beloved Rasool . In this battle within him,
his Imaan overpowered his hunger, and he handed the bowl of milk to the
Beloved Rasool , which was now still as full as it was when he initially
took it in his hands. He says, ‘Nabi  smiled at me and passed the bowl
back to me and said, ‘O Abu Hurairah! You drink (first), so I drank.’
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He (Abu Hurairah ؓ◌) drank and then passed it over to the Beloved Rasool
. The Beloved Rasool  commanded him to drink more. Again he drank

and then passed it to the Beloved Rasool , and the Beloved Rasool 
commanded him to drink even more.

He said, drink more! You have been waiting for a long time. You have been
hungry for many days. Again he passed it towards the Beloved Rasool ,
and the Beloved Rasool  asked him to drink more, and he did so and then
passed it on again, and the Beloved Rasool  yet again asked him to drink
more. He says, ‘The Beloved Rasool  did not take the bowl from my hand,
until I said that now I cannot drink anymore. I do not even have space for
one single drop.’ Only then did the Beloved Rasool  drink. [Bukhari]

Subhaan’Allah! Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ presents such a long narration in

such a beautiful and eloquent manner in just one couplet. Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat ؓ◌ taught us many valuable lessons on Aqida in the light of this
Hadith. He taught that:

• Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  has been blessed with Unique Authority

by Almighty Allah

• That which is held by the Blessed Hands of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah

 becomes full of Barkat

• Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  is aware of the condition and thoughts

of his Ummah

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 • Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  is the Distributor of the Blessings from
the Court of Allah

• Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻤﺎ‬ knew the condition of
Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ but passed by because they knew that Nabi
Kareem  would soon bless him with a greater blessing

• The Sahaba e Kiraam had complete faith in the Blessings of Nabi

Kareem .

There is no doubt that our Nabi  is the Distributor of Blessings, and there
is no question that when He  touched the bowl of milk and said that it
was sufficient, He  knew that it would feed the seventy Ashaab-us-Suffa,
as well as quench the thirst and the hunger of Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌.

My Imaan says that leave alone seventy Ashaab-us-Suffa and Hazrat Abu
Hurairah ؓ◌. If my Nabi  so wished, then that single bowl of Milk would
suffice for the entire Ummah until Qiyaamat.

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 The Forty-Fifth Rose

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Haa-e Ghaafil Wo Kya Jagah He Jahaa(n)

Paanch Jaate He, Chaar Phirte He

Woe O’ Oblivious One! Which Place Is That?

To Which Five Go, And Only Four Return!

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ is asking those
who are heedless and oblivious of reality, to reflect on their lives, and in
doing so, he is reminding them of their sad state.

There are two general interpretations of this couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
ؓ◌. One interpretation is that those who are heedless and oblivious of the
excellence of the Blessed Court of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  are being
reminded that this is such a great and Blessed Court, that daily Angels
present themselves at the Sacred Court to convey their Salutations to the
Beloved Rasool , and the example of five going and four returning,
means that the Sacred Court of Nabi  is never empty of Angels.

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If there are five Angels conveying their Salaams, then four return, while
the fifth remains, again more Angels descend. In other words, this is being
given as an example to understand the continuous flow of Angels at the
Sacred Court of Rasoolullah .

Hazrat Ka’ab Al Ahbar ؓ◌ reports that ‘A single day does not pass without
seventy thousand Angels descending over the sacred Grave of Rasoolullah
, encircling and sending Salaams upon Him, until evening. When they
return, another group of Angels descend, taking their place, doing the
same; (and this will continue) until Nabi  rises from His Holy Grave
surrounded by Seventy Thousand Angels.’ [Baihaqi, Hilya]

Based on this interpretation of this couplet, it would mean that Imam Ahle
Sunnat ؓ◌ is reminding us of the excellence of visiting the Rauda e
Mubaarak and he is asking us to realise how fortunate we are to be there,
in the shadow of the Angels.

The second interpretation refers to the condition of a person after death,

and we are being reminded of a place to which five will go, and four will
return. Which place is this? It is the cemetery.

In other words, if there are only four people available to carry the Janaazah,
the four plus the Janaazah make five, but when all is done, then only four
return, for the fifth, who is the deceased is left alone in his grave.

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Here Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza ؓ◌ is reminding us to snap out
of our oblivion, and realise that one day you will be ‘the fifth.’

In other words, a huge crowd of people or at least four people will carry us
to our grave, but those who carry us to our grave will return, while we are
left alone in our graves to face the Angels of the grave; to answer the
questions of the grave. Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is asking us to remember our
final resting place, and for us to realise that soon we will leave behind all
the luxuries of this world, and we too will rest on the same sand of the
cemetery.

He is reminding us to rise from our sleep of oblivion and to change our lives
and think of our death and our graves, as the remembrance of our graves
and the thought of death, is a means to allow us to reflect on our lives and
our sad state of affairs.

The Beloved Rasool  said, ‘Frequently remember that which destroys

pleasures, in other words, ‘Death’.’

Some pious personalities have mentioned that the one, who remembers
death frequently, will be awarded three things:

• He will be blessed with Divine Guidance of repenting swiftly

• He will have contentment in his heart

• He will find pleasure in Ibaadat (worshipping Allah)

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They have also mentioned that three calamities will grip the one who does
not remember death:

• He will delay in making Tauba (repenting)

• He will be impatient (i.e. never content)

• He will be lazy in Ibaadat

Hazrat Abu Dardah ؓ◌ reported, ‘(Soon) after (listening to) an eloquent

piece of advice (people) quickly become oblivious. Death is sufficient as
advice. Time is sufficient to cause separation. Today we are in our homes
and tomorrow we shall be in our graves.’

Hazrat Ka’ab ؓ◌ reported, ‘For the one who recognises death, the hardships
and sorrows of the world become easy upon him.’

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Wo Khuda Ne He Martaba Tujh Ko Diya

Na Kisi Ko Milay Na Kisi Ko Mila
Keh, Kalaam e Majeed Ne Khaa-ee Shaha
Tere Shahr o Kalaam o Baqa Ki Qasam

Such Excellence Has Been Blessed To You By Allah (That),

Neither Can Anyone Ever Get, Nor Has Anyone Ever Got;
For The Holy Qur’an Has Taken An Oath,
By Your Blessed City, Your Blessed Word, And Your Blessed Life

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is
mentioning the special excellence which has been bestowed upon
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . He is mentioning that the unique excellence
which has been bestowed upon Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  is unique in
every way.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ is telling us that His 

excellence is such that the Holy Qur’an takes an Oath on the Blessed City,
the Blessed Words and the Blessed Life of our Master Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah .

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In other words, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is reminding us that the Holy Qur’an
is the ‘Divine Word of Allah’, so when it is said that the Holy Qur’an takes
an Oath by the Blessed City, the Blessed Words, and the Blessed Life of
Sayyiduna Wa Maulana Muhammad , it actually means that Allah
Almighty is taking an Oath by the Blessed City, the Blessed Words, and the
Blessed Life of Nabi Kareem .

In taking the Qasm (Oath) of the Blessed City of Nabi Kareem , Almighty
Allah says in the Holy Qur’an:

ْ ٌۢ ْ
ٰ ۡ ٰ ْ ۤ
﴾ۙ ۲﴿ 
  ‫ﻞ ﺑﻬ ﺬا اﻟﺒ‬  ‫ﺣ‬
 ‫ﺖ‬ ‫ ۙ﴾ و اﻧ‬۱﴿ 
  ‫ﻻ اﻗ ﺴﻢ ﺑﻬ ﺬا اﻟﺒ‬
     
‘I take an Oath by this City. For (O My Beloved)! You are present in this
city.’ [Surah Al-Balad (90), Verses 1-2]

In Tafseer Khaza’in ul Irfan of Sadrul Afaadil Allama Sayed Na’eemud’deen

Muradabadi Alaihir Rahma which is based on Kanz ul Imaan, the Qur’an
translation of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, it is mentioned that the city being
referred to in the Holy Qur’an is Makkah Mukarramah.

Concerning the verse, ‘For (O My Beloved)! You are present in this city’,
Sadrul Afaadil Alaihir Rahma states, ‘From this verse we learn that this
honour which has been afforded to Makkah Mukarramah is because of
Sayyid e Aalam  gracing Makkah.’ [Khaza’in]

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In taking the Qasm (Oath) of the Blessed Words of Nabi Kareem ,
Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an:

ْ ٓ
ۡ ٌ ْ % ‫* ٰﻳﺮب ان‬
﴾۸۸ۘ ﴿ ‫ﻫ ﺆ ﻻ ء ﻗﻮم  ﻻ ﻳﺆ ﻣ ﻨﻮن‬     ٖ  ‫و ﻗ ۡﻴ‬
   
An Oath by this statement of the Rasool:
‘O my Rub, These people do not want to Believe.’
[Surah Al Zukhruf (43), Verses 88]

Sadrul Afaadil Alaihir Rahma says that here the one being referred to is
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

He further says, ‘For Almighty Allah to take an Oath by the Blessed

Statement of Huzoor Sayyid e Aalam , is to honour Huzoor  and to
show the respect and honour which is afforded to the Dua, and supplication
of Huzoor . [Khaza’in]

In taking the Qasm (Oath) of the Blessed life of Nabi Kareem , Almighty
Allah says in the Holy Qur’an:

ْ
ْ ْ
﴾۷۲﴿ ‫ ﻳﻌ ﻤ ﻬ ۡﻮن‬/ ْ ‫ﻟﻌ ْﻤﺮك اﻧ‬
ۡ ‫ ﻟ ﻔ‬/
 ‫ﻲ ﺳﻜﺮ ﺗ‬
       
  
‘(O Beloved, I take an Oath) By your life! Undoubtedly, they are astray in
their debauchery.’ [Surah Al Hajr (15), Verses 72]

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Concerning this verse Sadrul Afaadil Alaihir Rahma says,

‘And from amongst Allah’s creation, no life is more honoured and sacred
than His  Blessed Life, and except the life of Sayyid e Aalam ,
Almighty Allah has not taken an Oath by the age or life of anyone else. This
excellence is uniquely bestowed upon Huzoor .’

Subhaan’Allah! Look at how Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat Imam
Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ has presented a Tafseer (commentary) to all these
verses of the Holy Qur’an in one beautiful couplet.

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 The Forty-Seventh Rose

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Unke Nisaar Ko-ee Kaise Hee Ranj Me Ho

Jub Yaad Aa Gaa-e He, Sub Gham Bhula Diye Hai(n)

May We be Sacrificed Upon Him, No Matter How Aggrieved We are;

When We Remembered Him , All Our Sorrows Were Forgotten

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is saying
that why should we not be sacrificed upon you Ya Rasool’Allah , for no
matter whatever hardships or difficulties we face, when we remember you,
all our sorrows and hardships fade away.

In other words, when we face any hardship, and when we call out to you by
saying, ‘Ya Rasool’Allah  Assist us’, then by the Grace of Almighty Allah
all our hardships and difficulties are alleviated for when we remember you,
and the Mercy of Allah descends upon us in abundance, and we are blessed
with your  assistance.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is saying, when we remember you Ya Rasool’Allah

, you always place your special attention and special blessings upon us,

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because O’ Beloved Nabi , you love your Ummah so dearly, that you
cannot bear to see us in unnecessary pain and difficulty.

In mentioning this Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ is also

reminding us about, and authenticating another important Aqida of the
Ahle Sunnat, that our Nabi Kareem  is aware of the condition of those
who love and honour him at all times. At the same time, Nabi Kareem 
can hear what we say and know what we feel.

About being aware of our condition at all times, Hazrat Shah Abdul Aziz
Muhad’dith Delhvi Alaihir Rahma states:

‘By the power of Noor-e-Nubuw’wah, the Beloved Rasool  is aware and well
informed of the condition and status of every follower. He knows of the point
which that person has reached in his Deen and is aware of the status of his
Imaan. (He is aware) Due to which evil it is that he is deprived of (spiritual)
elevation. Thus He  is aware of our sins, intentions and hypocritical
schemes. This is why according to the Shariat, His  testimony about the
Ummah in this world and the hereafter will certainly be accepted.’ [Tafseer-
e-Azeezi]

Now, let us examine this couplet a bit deeper, with the eyes of love for Nabi
Kareem , and we will also find a secret message within this couplet.
Observe carefully, and we will realise the secret, yet very clear message.

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Firstly, let me ask, which is one of the most beautiful ways to remember
Rasoolullah ? Both you and I know the answer to this. It is by reciting
Durood Shareef upon Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

If we look at this couplet from this perspective, we will realise that Sayyidi
Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is telling us,

May We be Sacrificed Upon Him, No matter How Aggrieved We are,

When We ‘Send Durood Upon Him’, All Our Sorrows Are Forgotten

Now, here I have understood through the Blessings of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
ؓ◌ that he is saying to us, ‘when we remember him’ actually means, ‘when
we send Durood upon Him .’ Subhaan’Allah!

There is no doubt that no matter how sad or how severe a difficulty we may
be facing, but when we sit down sincerely, close our eyes and bow our
hearts towards the Court of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , visualising the
Sacred Green Dome and His  Blessed Rauda e Anwar, and then send
Durood and Salaams upon Him , then all our grief and our sadness starts
to fade away. The message of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Radi Allahu which is
hidden yet apparent in this couplet is so pure and blessed.

It can also be understood from this couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ that
not only do the living benefit when Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  is
remembered but also the deceased benefit and they are removed from the
sadness, grief, difficulties and punishment which they are facing in their
graves.

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A beautiful incident relating to this is mentioned in Tafseer Roohul Bayaan
of Allama Isma’eel Haqqi ؓ◌. It is mentioned that a lady dreamt of her son
after his death. She saw that he was facing the torment of the grave. She
was deeply depressed after seeing his condition. After this, again she
dreamt of her son, but this time he was enveloped by Noor and Mercy. She
asked the reason for the sudden change in his condition. The young man
said, a person passed by the cemetery, who recited Durood Shareef upon
Rasoolullah  and then sent the reward of this recitation to the dwellers
of this cemetery. I have also been given a share in this blessing, which is
what you are witnessing.

Subhaan’Allah! Look at how a person who was passing the cemetery

remembered the Beloved Rasool , and the Blessings of the Durood
Shareef which he recited caused the punishment and difficulty of the
deceased person to be alleviated.

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 The Forty-Eighth Rose

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Haajiyo Aawo, Shahanshah Ka Rauza Dekho

Kaa’ba Ko Dekh Chuke, Kaa’be Ka Kaa’ba Dekho

O Hajis Come! Look At The Rauza Mubaarak of The King of Kings,

The Kaa’ba You Have Already Seen, Now Look The Kaa’ba of The Kaa’ba

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Khan ؓ◌ is motivating the
Hajis (and all those who go to Makkah Mukarramah). It is as if Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat ؓ◌ is saying to all the Hajis, come and take a look at the Rauza e
Rasool ! Come and share in what I have experienced when I looked with
love at the Rauza e Anwar of the Beloved Rasool . On the one hand, it
seems that Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is inviting the Aashiqaan e Mustafa 
to share in his blessed and brilliant experience at the Court of the Beloved
Rasool , while at the same time, he is presenting Na’at in the Court of
The Beloved Rasool , by saying ‘Kaa’be Ka Kaa’ba Dekho.’

In other words, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ؓ◌ is saying, I too saw
the Mercy and the Blessings of Allah descending over the Kaa’ba and I too
observed the great excellence around the Holy Kaa’ba, for it is the Qibla
and the Kaa’ba of the Believers, and the Sacred House of Allah.

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It then seems as if after passing this message in the words, Kaa’ba to Dekh
Chuke’, he says, now come to Madina Shareef, to the Court of the Most
Beloved of Allah , who is the Kaa’ba of the Kaa’ba. Come here and see
the Special Mercy which Allah is showering upon His Habeeb , come
here and look at the uniqueness of the Greatest Court in the Universe, the
Court of Nabi Kareem . The spiritual ecstasy and excitement of Ishq e
Rasool  can be felt in these words of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ is also reminding us of the

incident during the Blessed Birth of Nabi Kareem , when the Holy Kaa’ba
bowed in the direction of the blessed home of Sayyidatuna Amina ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬.
This incident is also one way of understanding that the Beloved Rasool 
is the Kaa’ba of the Kaa’ba.

There are those deviants who say that when visiting Madina Shareef we
must make Niyyat of Masjid un Nabawi, but Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ and the
Great Ulama have said that when visiting Madina Shareef make special
intention for visiting the Beloved Rasool .

In his notable work ‘Anwaar ul Bashaarah’ Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ says,

Imam Ibn Al Humaam states, ‘On this occasion, do not even make the
Niyyah of visiting the Masjid (but make Niyyah of visiting Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah ).’

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Now let me ask a question. What is the Kaa’ba? The Kaa’ba is ‘The House of
Allah’ and the direction (i.e. The Qibla) towards which the Believers face
when worshipping Almighty Allah. How did the Kaa’ba become the Qibla?
This is what is most important to understand.

It is well-known that Baytul Maqdis was the original Qibla, and the Beloved
Rasool  used to face the direction of Baytul Maqdis when performing
Salaah in the beginning.

According to most narrations, Nabi  performed Salaah facing Baytul

Maqdis while in Madina for either sixteen or seventeen months. However,
for the pleasure of Nabi Kareem , Almighty Allah commanded that the
Kaa’ba should be regarded as the Qibla.

Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an,

B‫ﻬﺎ‬D ‫ﺿ‬ ٰ ‫ ﺗ ْﺮ‬G ً ‫ ﻓﻠﻨﻮ ﻟﻴﻨﻚ ﻗ ْﺒ‬:‫ﺟﻬﻚ ﰲ اﻟﺴﻤﺂ ء‬ ْ ‫ﻗ ْﺪ ﻧ ٰﺮي ﺗﻘﻠﺐ و‬
    
                
ۡ ۡ ‫ وﺣ‬K‫ام‬ ْ ْ ‫ﺟﻬﻚ ﺷ ْﻄﺮ اﻟْﻤ‬ ْ ‫ﻓﻮل و‬
‫ﻛﻨﺘ ْﻢ ﻓﻮﻟ ۡﻮا‬  ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺚ‬
 ‫ﻴ‬  ‫ﺮ‬ ‫ﺤ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﺪ‬
 ‫ﺠ‬
 ‫ﺴ‬         
      
ْ ْ ْ
ۡ
‫ﻜﺘﺐ ﻟﻴﻌ ﻠ ﻤﻮن ا ﻧ  ﻪ‬ ٰ  ‫ﻳۡﻦ ا  ْوﺗﻮا اﻟ‬S‫ا‬    ‫ و ا  ن‬K‫ﻜ ْﻢ ﺷﻄﺮ ٗه‬  ‫وﺟ ۡﻮ ﻫ‬
       
ۡ ْ ٰ ْ ۡ ْ
﴾۱۴۴﴿‫ وﻣﺎ اﷲ ﺑﻐ ﻔ ٍﻞ ﻋ  ﻤﺎ ﻳﻌ ﻤﻠﻮن‬K/ ‫اﻟﺤ  ﻖ ﻣﻦ  ر ﺑ‬
      

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‘We are seeing you time and over turning your face towards the sky, so
surely We will turn you towards that Qibla (Direction), with which you are
pleased. So immediately turn your face towards the Masjid Al Haraam, and
O Muslims! Wherever you may be, you (too) turn your faces towards it; And
(as) for those who received The Book, they surely know well, that this
(command) is the truth from their Rub; And Allah is not unaware of their
actions (misdeeds).’ [Surah Al Baqarah (2), Verse 144]

In the commentary of this verse Sadrul Afaadil Allama Sayed

Na’eemud’deen Muradabadi Alaihir Rahma says,

‘Sayed e Aalam  preferred for the Kaa’ba to be made the Qibla, and in
expectation of this, Huzoor  would turn his face towards the sky (i.e.
look towards the sky). It was due to this that this verse was revealed. While
in the state of Salaah, He  turned towards the Kaa’ba, and the Muslims
also turned towards this direction with him. This proves that Almighty
Allah wants the pleasure of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , and the Kaa’ba was
made the Qibla, due to the Beloved Rasool . This also shows that to
perform Namaaz in the direction of the Qibla is Fard.’

On the issue of the people of the Book being addressed in this verse, Sadrul
Afaadil Alaihir Rahma says, ‘This was because it was explicitly mentioned
in their books that one of the signs of the Beloved Rasool  was that He
 will turn from Baytul Muqaddas towards the Kaa’ba. And when their
Prophets gave glad-tidings about the coming of Nabi , it was mentioned
that He  will perform Salaah facing Baytul Muqaddas and the Kaa’ba, i.e.
both Qiblas.’

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Now after examining Verse 144 of Surah Baqarah and the commentary
from Khaza’in ul Irfan, it is clear that the Kaa’ba was blessed with being the
Qibla due to the wish and the pleasure of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , hence
the Beloved Rasool  is indeed ‘the Kaa’ba of the Kaa’ba.

I will now attempt to take this discussion into yet another direction, which
will support the fact that our Nabi  is the Kaa’ba of the Kaa’ba.

Firstly, concerning the above-mentioned discussion on the changing of the

Qibla, I must mention that the great scholars have said that one wisdom
behind the changing of the Qibla was also that it was a test upon those who
prayed Salaah behind Nabi Kareem .

It is mentioned that this was done for the pleasure of Rasoolullah , and
also to make clear as to who were the hypocrites, and who were the real
Muslims.

The scholars further mention that this also happened, so that it may
become clear as to who were the real followers of Nabi Muhammad , and
who were the mischief-makers

The Scholars have mentioned that there is a narration from Hazrat

Abdullah ibn Umar ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻤﺎ‬that he looked at the Holy Kaa’ba and said,

‘O Kaa’ba! You are truly exalted and honourable, but the honour and
excellence of a Momin (Believer), is much more than you in the Court of
Allah.’ [Tirmizi]

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Once, while performing Tawaaf of the Kaa’ba, Nabi Kareem  said,

‘O Kaa’ba! Surely you are pure, and your air (i.e. the atmosphere around
you) is also pure. I swear by Him in Whose Divine Power is the life of
Muhammad ; In the Court of Allah, the honour of a Momin (Believer) is
far greater than you.’ [Tirmizi]

After reading these blessed Ahadith, it proves that indeed, the Holy Kaa’ba
is exalted and honoured. The wind which passes over and around the
Kaa’ba is truly blessed, but far greater is the excellence of a Momin e Kaamil
(i.e. a faithful and sincere believer, i.e. the Beloveds of Allah).

Now we ask a question, who is the greatest and the most honoured and
most exalted among the Believers? It is none other than Sayyiduna Wa
Maulana Muhammad . Hence, it is clear that He  is ‘the Kaa’ba of the
Kaa’ba.’

Another point to note here is that the Holy Kaa’ba is a creation, and the
Beloved Nabi  is the greatest of all the creation, and the most Beloved of
the Creator, is our Nabi , who is indeed ‘the Kaa’ba of the Kaa’ba.’

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Jis Khaak Pe Rakhte Thay Qadam Sayyid e Aalam

Us Khaak Pe Qurbaa(n) Dil e Shayda He Hamara

The Dust on Which The Leader of The World, Placed His Sacred Feet,
Upon That Dust Is Sacrificed, Our Ecstatic Hearts

In this couplet Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza ؓ◌ is mentioning four
crucial things;

1. The Beloved Rasool  is the Leader of The World

2. The Distinction of the Sacred Feet of Nabi Kareem 

3. The Sacredness of the Dust on which The Beloved Nabi  kept his
Sacred Feet

4. The condition of a Heart which is ecstatic in the love of Rasoolullah



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I will now attempt to briefly discuss the first point made by Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌, in other words, that our Beloved Nabi
Kareem  is the ‘Leader of the Worlds.’
Alhamdu Lillah, it is a very clear and apparent fact, that our Beloved Nabi
 is the Leader of the World. As mentioned in earlier discussions, the
Beloved Nabi  is indeed ‘Sayyid ul Aalameen’, for the entire universe and
everything in it was created for the sake of the Beloved Rasool .

The keys to the treasures of Allah have been blessed to Sayyiduna wa

Maulana Muhammad . This is reported in Bukhari Shareef on the
authority Hazrat Uqbah bin Aamir ؓ◌. The words which discuss this are:

‫ض‬  ‫ وﺇ ﺃ  ْﻋ ﻄ‬،‫ﺍﻵن‬

 ‫ ﻦ ﺍﻷ  ْر‬Ò‫ﻴﺖ ﻣﻔﺎﺗ ﻴﺢ ﺧﺰﺍ‬  ! ‫ ﺣ ْﻮ‬$ %‫وﺇ وﺍﷲ ﻷﻧ ْ ﻈﺮ ﺇ‬

‘And By Allah, I am looking at my Fountain right now, and I have been

given the keys to the treasures of the earth.’

These words of Nabi Kareem  show that the treasures to the keys of the
earth were blessed to Nabi , and indeed the keys to the treasures of the
earth are given to the one who is the most Beloved of Allah, and one who
is the ‘Sayyid ul Aalameen’ meaning ‘leader of the world.’

It is mentioned in Mishkaat from Muslim Shareef on the authority of Hazrat

Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ that the Beloved Rasool  said,

‘I am the leader of the children of Adam Alaihis Salaam.’

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The Beloved Nabi  also says, ‘I am the leader of the people, both on this
Earth and in the Hereafter, and I do not say this out of pride.’

It is mentioned Mawahib ul Laduniya, ‘From amongst the unique attributes

of the Beloved Rasool , one such attribute is that the keys to the
treasures of (Allah) have been given to Him.’

It is in Madarijun Nubuw’wah, ‘The Beloved Rasool  has been made the

Master of everything, by the keys being given to Him.’

In this couplet first Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ talks about Nabi Kareem 
being Sayyid ul Aalameen, and then he explains the excellence of the
Sacred Dust on which Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  placed His  Sacred Feet,
so that we may understand that this is not just any ordinary dust.

It is the sacred dust which has come into contact with the Sacred Feet of
Sayyid ul Aalameen .

We will now attempt to discuss the second point which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
ؓ◌ mentioned, and that is, ‘the Excellence of the Sacred Feet of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah .’

We all know that everything about the Beloved Rasool  is  Blessed

and Sacred. The Beloved Nabi  is the Best of Allah’s Creation. This means
that even all His  physical features and attributes are the best and most
unique in every sense.

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Hence, we come to understand that none has a more beautiful set of feet
than the Beloved Rasool . Allahu Akbar!

• These are the Sacred Feet with which the Beloved Rasool 
journeyed into the Heights of the Heavens on the eve of Me’raj.

• These are the Sacred Feet which marked the Me’raj of Sayyiduna
Jibra’eel Alaihis Salaam, when on the eve of Me’raj to gain the
blessed attention of Nabi  he touched them with his forehead,
and then kissed the Sacred Feet of our Master Nabi Kareem .

• These are the Sacred Feet concerning which Hazrat Abdullah Bin
Buraidah ؓ◌ said, ‘The Sacred Feet of Rasoolullah  were more
beautiful than that of all the people.’

• These are the Sacred Feet concerning which Hazrat Abu Salama ؓ◌
said, ‘After Him , I have never seen feet more beautiful than His
.’

• These are the Sacred Feet which defied the norms of nature, for
when placed on a rock, the rock would take the imprint of the
Sacred Footprint of Nabi Kareem .

It is about this miraculous marvel that, the True Representative of Sayyidi

Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, the Splendour of Sayyidi Hajjatul Islam, the Spiritual
Successor of Sayyidi Mufti e Azam, the Light of Sayyidi Mufas’sir e Azam,
the Imam of This Era, Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush Shariah Hazrat Allama Mufti
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Muhammad Akhtar Raza Khan Qaadiri Azhari (Allah exalt his brilliance)
says:

Batana Tha Ke Nature Unke Zer Pa Musak-khar He

Bana Phat-tar Pe Yu(n) Naqshe Kafe Paa Mere Sarwar Ka

So That It May Be Known, That Nature Is Subdued Beneath His Sacred Feet
Hence, Appeared Upon The Rocks, The Imprint of My Master’s Sacred Feet

Thus, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ in this couplet wants us to understand that

even before learning the excellence of the Sacred Dust which those Sacred
Feet touched, try to understand the excellence of those Sacred Feet.

We will now attempt to discuss the third point which Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
ؓ◌ mentioned, and that is ‘The Sacredness of the Dust on which The
Beloved Nabi  kept his Sacred Feet.’

So sacred is the dust on which our Beloved Nabi  place His  Blessed
Feet that the great scholars have mentioned that this Sacred Dust is the
cure for all illnesses and the means of tremendous blessings.

It is proven from the Hadith Shareef, that the Dust of Madina is a blessing
and Shifa, and this is indeed through the blessing of the Sacred Feet of the
Beloved Rasool .

It is reported by Zubair Ibn Bakkar that, ‘The (Sacred) Dust (sand) of Madina
is a cure for leprosy.’ [Abu Nu’aim]

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Further, there is a narration of Bukhari on the authority of Sayyidatuna
A’isha Siddiqa ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬that the Beloved Nabi  used to say, ‘Allah’s Name
(we) Begin with, the soil of our land and some of our saliva, cures our ill, by
the Will of Allah.’

Hazrat Anas ؓ◌ reported that The Beloved Rasool  said, ‘O Allah, bless
Madina with twice the blessings which you have blessed to Makkah.’

In simple terms, one should note that the dust which touched the Blessed
Feet of Nabi Kareem  became blessed because it was attributed to the
Beloved Nabi  and thus became worthy of excellence.

Likewise, all those things which are attributed to the Beloved Rasool 
are blessed and a means of Shifa (cure) and blessing. It was the manner of
the Sahaba e Kiraam that they would attain blessings from the sacred
belongings of the Beloved Rasool .

It is reported that Hazrat Asma’ bint Abi Bakr ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬had in her possession
a Blessed Kurta (Upper garment) of the Beloved Rasool . When anyone
would become ill, he would go to her home. They would rinse that Holy
Kurta and then drink its water, and the person would immediately attain
Shifa (cure). [Muslim Shareef]

The dust of Madina Munawwarah is indeed sacred, and most sacred in the
entire world is the Sacred Dust from the Sacred Court of the Beloved Rasool
.

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The younger brother of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, Ustaz e Zaman Hazrat
Allama Hasan Raza Khan Alaihir Rahma beautifully said,

Na Ho Araam Jis Bimaar Ko Saare Zamaane Se

Utha Le Jaae Thoree Khaak Un Ke Aastaane Se

For The Ill Person Who Finds No Respite in Anything in the World,
Let Him Take (As Cure) Some Sacred Dust From His Sacred Court

I will now attempt to discuss the fourth point which we find in this couplet
of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, in other words, ‘The condition of a Heart which
is ecstatic in the love of Rasoolullah .’

Indeed, those hearts which have been blessed with the true love of the
Beloved Rasool  are the most blessed of all hearts. I have mentioned
once before that all people have been blessed with hearts, but the true
hearts are those that are treasure troves of the love of the Beloved Rasool
. The hearts with the most love for Rasoolullah  are the hearts of
those who are the most beloved in the Court of Almighty Allah.

Amongst these hearts, are the hearts of those who are ecstatic in the love
of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . These are hearts which are so deeply
absorbed in the love of the Beloved Rasool , that they are willing to
sacrifice their feelings and all which they have, in the love of everything
which is attributed to the Beloved Nabi .

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In the second stanza of this couplet, two vital and apparent yet veiled
points are seen. In the first, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is explaining that the
hearts of those who are ecstatic in the love of the Beloved Rasool  are so
deeply in love with Him  that they are prepared to sacrifice their all, just
to take the blessings of the Sacred Dust which touched the Sacred Feet of
Nabi Kareem .

The second point Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ mentions in a very veiled manner,
when he says, ‘Our Ecstatic Hearts.’

Here ‘Our’ is referring to the hearts of the Beloveds of the Beloved Nabi ,
and by saying ‘Our’ Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Azeem ul Barkat ؓ◌ is telling us that
he too is included in that selected category of Beloveds, whose hearts are
ecstatic in the love of Nabi .

‘Our Ecstatic Hearts’ here can also translate to, ‘My Ecstatic Heart’, and in
saying this, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ by the Grace of Allah and by the Blessing
of Nabi Kareem  is speaking about the condition of his heart when he
penned this couplet.

He is yearning in the love of Nabi Kareem , and his heart is being drawn
overwhelmingly towards the Sacred Court of the Beloved Rasool . So, in
this deep spiritual ecstasy, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ pens this beautiful
couplet in the love of Sayyiduna wa Maulana Muhammad , and the voice
of his heart takes the form of this fascinating couplet, through which we
get to listen to the heart of a true Aashiq e Rasool .

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As we all know and as we always say, the love for the Beloved Nabi  is
the soul of our Imaan. True love for Nabi Kareem  is to love everything
which is affiliated to the Beloved Rasool . This includes His  Noble
Family (The Ahle Bayt), His distinguished Companions (The Sahaba), His
Beloved Wives (Azwaaj e Mutaharaat), who are indeed the Ummahaatul
Momineen (Mothers of the Believers), and all the those beloveds who are
beloved to Nabi Kareem , and to love and honour all the Blessed Relics
which are attributed to Nabi Kareem .

Also, to love and honour Makkah Mukarramah which is the Blessed City of
His  birth, and Madina Munawwarah which is His  present home, and
the most blessed garden from the gardens of Paradise. Those who truly love
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  indeed loved and respected the dust on which
our Nabi  walked.

They honoured the sacred water which flowed over his blessed body
during Wudu. They would not let the droplets of water fall onto the ground.
They would take it in their hands and rub it over their faces and their hands
etc.

All these personalities and beloveds are those who were totally absorbed
in the love of our Beloved Nabi , and whose hearts were sacrificed in the
love of even a speck of dust which touched the Sacred Footwear (Naa’lain)
of Nabi Kareem .

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Sayyiduna Imam Qadi Iyaad ؓ◌ mentions in his world renowned ‘Ash Shifa’
that Sayyiduna Imam Maalik ؓ◌ would never ride an animal or sit on a steed
in Madina. He would say,

‘I feel guilty before Allah to trample with the hooves of an animal, on that
ground in which the Beloved Rasool  is resting.’ [Ash Shifa]

Allahu Akbar! Observe in the words of Sayyiduna Imam Maalik ؓ◌, the love
for the dust and the ground of Madina. This love was based on his sincere
love for Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

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Kham Ho Ga-ee Pusht e Falaq, Us Ta’an e Zamee(n) Se

Sun! Hum Pe Madina He, Wo Rutba He Hamaara

The Sky’s Back Bent Over, Upon The Critic From The Earth (That),
Listen! Upon Me Is Madina; Such Is The Excellence Afforded To Me

This couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is amazing. We all know that the
presence of the sky above the earth portrays a sense of superiority and
special excellence. The sky is high above everything else. The Angels
descend from the skies, and the blessings of Allah descend through the
skies. Hence, the sky is truly blessed and exalted. The sky boasts all the light
and the radiance which the earth depends upon. In other words, we need
sunlight on the earth for brightness and for many other reasons, and the
sun which gives off that light is in the sky. We need stars to guide us and to
help us navigate our paths, and these bright stars are in the sky. We look
forward to a moonlit night to ease the darkness of night, and the moon
which gives us this light is in the sky. In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
Azeem ul Barkat ؓ◌ is saying that the sky is high above the earth and looks
down over the earth, whereas the earth and those on the earth have to look

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up to see the beauty of the sky, and all this makes the sky feel very special
and superior.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ then comments on behalf of the earth in this

couplet, in which he is saying: O Sky! You have the sun and the moon and
stars and all good descends through you, so yes indeed you are very blessed
and high above me, but have you forgotten that upon me is Madina! In
other words, have you forgotten that upon me is the Blessed City in which
the Beloved Rasool  is resting? There is none in the creation more
exalted that Nabi Kareem  and He  is resting on me (the earth), and
all the stars and the sun and the moon and the Angels attain their light and
blessings through the Mercy of Nabi Kareem . O’ Dear Sky! Remember
that you are indeed high, and all the lamps of the world are in you, but the
Sun and the Lamp which brightens, and the One through whom all these
lamps gain their light, is upon me. In other words,

‘Upon Me Is Madina; Such Is The Excellence Afforded To Me’

We know that every day seventy thousand Angels descend in the morning
and seventy thousand Angels descend in the evening upon the Rauda e
Anwar of Nabi Kareem , so that they may attain the blessings of Nabi
Kareem . To achieve this special blessing they have to leave the heights
of the heaven and descend towards the earth. Subhaan’Allah! This couplet
shows the excellence of the earth, and shares a critical point. It tells us and
reminds us that always remember, no matter how bright, and how radiant
all the lamps of the world may be, they are all shining, glowing and
glittering because of The Noor of Nabi Muhammad Mustafa .
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All Those Who Attain Brightness, Attain It from You;

Also Brighten My Heart, O’ You Who Brightens

This couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is a very well-known and well-recited

couplet. In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ is
explaining that all the light and blessings which we attain are through the
blessings and Wasila of Nabi Kareem . Almighty Allah says in The Holy
Qur’an,

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‘O Proclaimer of the Unseen (Nabi)! Verily We have sent you present and
seeing (as a witness), and as a Proclaimer of glad-tidings, and as a Warner.

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And as an Inviter towards Allah, by His Divine Command, and (as a) Sun
which brightens.’ [Surah Al Ahzaab (33) Verse 45-46]

As stated earlier Hazrat Allama Naqi Ali Khan ؓ◌ the father of Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ has mentioned that, just as a lamp takes
away darkness and brightens a house, the arrival of Nabi Kareem 
removed the darkness of kufr and shirk, and the entire universe was
brightened with the Light of Imaan and Irfan (correct understanding).

The verse of the Holy Qur’an is very clear that the Beloved Rasool  is ‘A
Sun which brightens’ and according to some commentators, they have
mentioned the word ‘Siraaj’ to mean ‘A Radiant Lamp.’

Now, in both cases, it is clear that according to the Holy Qur’an, the Beloved
Rasool  is one who distributes light and blessings.

This is also evident from numerous Ahadith e Mubaaraka, so Sayyidi Aala

Hazrat ؓ◌ again is passing a crucial message from the Qur’an and Hadith, in
the form of Na’at e Rasool .

Imam Bukhari has reported in his Taarikh and Abu Nu’aim and Baihaqi
have reported from Hazrat Hamzah Aslami ؓ◌ that he says,

‘We were on a journey with the Beloved Rasool , and we became

separated from one another in the darkness of night, when (suddenly) my
fingers began to glow until such time that we were all able to gather and
load our belongings onto our steeds, and we did not lose even a single item
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belonging to us. The situation was such that my finger continued glowing
(for as long as it was needed).’

Abu Nu’aim reported from Hazrat Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah ؓ◌. He says,

‘On a very dark night, Hazrat Imam Hasan ؓ◌ was with the Beloved Rasool
, as Nabi  loved him dearly. Nabi  then said, ‘Now you may go to
your beloved mother’, so I (Abu Hurairah ؓ◌) said, Ya Rasool’Allah ! I will
go with him. The Beloved Rasool  said, ‘No’ (i.e. there is no need). Then
a Noor (Bright Light) shone from the sky, and he (Imam Hasan ؓ◌) walked
in the brightness of that light until he reached his blessed mother.’

There is a similar narration from Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ which mentions

such an incident relating to both Imam Hasan and Imam Husain ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻤﺎ‬.

Subhaan’Allah! Both these narrations clearly show that the Beloved Rasool
 is one who blesses us with brightness. It further proves that
whomsoever received any light and blessing, he has received it through the
blessings of Nabi Kareem .

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ in the light of the Qur’an and
Hadith is strengthening our Aqida and reminding us that we should
remember that our Nabi Kareem  is ‘Noor’ (Light), and through His 
Light, the entire creation receives brightness by the Grace of Allah.

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Hence, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ uses the Wasila of the Beloved Nabi  being
‘Siraajum Munira’ (A Sun which Brightens) and through this Wasila, he asks
a special Dua that his heart should be brightened by the Noor of Rasoolullah
. There is no doubt that this Dua of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ was accepted,

as this great Imam distributed these rays of light to the entire Ummat e
Mustafa , by spreading the message of the Love for Nabi Kareem .

It must be noted that this couplet is also a beautiful Dua and a very
powerful wazifa (litany) to cleanse and purify the heart. I have personally
experienced the blessings of reciting this couplet as a litany.

I thus request that you too should attempt to make this a part of the blessed
litanies which you recite. Keep your hand on your heart after your Salaahs,
and whenever you feel any anxiety or pain in your heart, and with sincerity
and devotion, directing your heart towards the Beloved Nabi , recite this
glowing couplet and In’sha Allah, you will attain peace and composure.

On this couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, I would like to present few more
narrations which further support the fact that the Beloved Rasool  is the
one who brightens and blesses us by Allah’s Grace.

It is reported in Bukhari Shareef from Hazrat Anas ؓ◌ that two companions

of the Beloved Rasool  left His  Blessed Court on a dark night, and
(through the blessing of Nabi ) their sticks became glowing lamps, and
when their paths separated (in order to reach their homes), the stick of
each glowed separately, until both of them reached their homes. Ibn Sa’ad

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and Haakim have mentioned this narration to be Sahih and Baihaqi, and
Abu Nu’aim have reported it on a different merit from Hazrat Anas ؓ◌.

Ubaid bin Bishr and Usaid bin Hudair ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻤﺎ‬ were in the Court of Nabi
Kareem  due to some need. After some portion of the night had passed,
both of them returned (to their homes). When the both of them exited, it
was a very dark night. Each one of them had with them a stick, so one of
their sticks began to glow (like a lamp), and both of them walked in the
light of this stick. When they had to go in separate directions, then
(through the blessing of the first stick) the other stick also began to glow,
and each of them reached their home through the help of the light of their
stick.

Subhaan’Allah! Both these narrations once again support the fact that the
Beloved Rasool  brightens and blesses those who have true faith in Him
.

In this couplet, when Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ says, ‘Also
Brighten My Heart, O’ You Who Brightens’, he is not only asking Dua for his
own heart to be brightened, but he has made this couplet the means of Dua
for us all.

He is teaching us the manner of asking in the Court of Sayyiduna

Rasoolullah , and he is advising us that there is no harm in asking for
blessings from the Beloved Nabi , for Almighty Allah has made Nabi
Kareem  the Distributor of His Blessings.

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Why does Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ ask for a bright and radiant heart? He does
so because he knows well the Hadith of the Beloved Rasool , that if the
heart is in order, then everything is in order, and if the heart is corrupted
then the entire body is corrupt. Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is thus asking Nabi
Kareem  to allow his and our hearts to be bright and glowing with the
love of Allah and the love of Nabi .

Look at the first and righteous Khalifa of Islam Sayyiduna Abu Bakr
Siddique ؓ◌. His heart was glowing and radiant in the love of Allah and His
Beloved Nabi . He remained as close as he could to the Beloved Nabi ,
and hence none in the Ummah received the excellence which has been
afforded to Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ؓ◌.

He was glowing, and his heart was shining in the pure love of Allah and His
Beloved Nabi . It was the blessing of this Noor in his heart which he had
attained in the love of Nabi Kareem  that made him the most glowing
personality in the universe, after all the Ambia e Kiraam Alaihimus Salaam.

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Thaabit Huwa Ke Jumla Faraa’id Furu’ Hai(n)

Aslul Usool Bandagi Us Taajwar Ki Hai(n)

It Is Proven, That All Other Obligations,

Are Secondary Issues,

In Fact, The Fundamental Principle of All Principles,

Is Servitude of The Beloved King 

In this couplet Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is explaining
that when it comes to love and obedience to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , we
should realise that this is the fundamental principle of all principles.

We must understand that all other obligations are in fact secondary,

compared to obeying the Beloved Rasool , for without love and
obedience to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , one can never be accepted in the
Court of Allah.

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The best and most beautiful Imaan refreshing example by which to
understand this, is the famous incident which is related to Sayyiduna Abu
Bakr Siddique ؓ◌.

There is no doubt that Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ؓ◌ honestly and sincerely
loved Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . His love for the Beloved Rasool  was a
unique one, and this was evident from every action of Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique ؓ◌.

It was evident throughout his life and could be seen day in and day out. The
love for Nabi  was deeply embedded in his heart and soul, and hence he
was blessed with such great excellence in the Court of the Beloved Nabi 
by virtue of this faithful and sincere love.

It is reported that in the Cave of Thawr, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ؓ◌

entered first. He tore up his clothes, using it to cover the holes in the cave.
One hole was still uncovered, so he covered it with his toe.

He then requested the Beloved Rasool  to enter. Nabi Kareem 

entered the cave and placed his Blessed Bead to rest on the lap of Hazrat
Abu Bakr Siddique ؓ◌.

In the hole, there lived a snake which yearned to see the Beloved Rasool
. It rubbed its head against the foot of Hazrat Abu Bakr ؓ◌ but he did not

move his foot, thinking that it would disturb the rest of the Beloved Nabi
.

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Finally, the snake bit him on his foot. When Hazrat Abu Bakr’s ؓ◌ tears fell
upon the Blessed Face of the Beloved Nabi , Nabi Kareem  opened His
 Blessed Eyes, and Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ؓ◌ explained what had
happened.

The Beloved Nabi  applied His  Blessed Saliva to the snake bite, and
this gave him immediate relief.

Every year, the potency of the poison caused a relapse. After twelve years,
he received martyrdom due to this.

It must be noted that Nabi Kareem  placed His  Blessed Saliva on the
bite, allowing Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique ؓ◌ to gain relief from the pain and
discomfort.

The poison, however, remained in him, and the effects of this caused his
demise.

This in reality is Shahaadat e Sirri (a veiled form of martyrdom) because if

it had not been for the Blessed Saliva of the Beloved Rasool  the potency
of the snake bite would have caused immediate death.

Thus, the passing of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique was, in reality, his sacrifice
in the love and honour of Nabi Kareem .

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Thus, explaining this great love, Sayyiduna Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat
Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ says:

Thaabit Huwa Ke Jumla Faraa’id Furu’ Hain

Aslul Usool Bandagi Us Taajwar Ki Hain

It Is Proven, That All Other Obligations,

Are Secondary Issues,

In Fact, The Fundamental Principle of All Principles,

Is Servitude of The Beloved King 

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Acceptance Bowed Over And (Ardently) Embraced It,

As The Dua of Muhammad  Advanced With Honour

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is explaining the excellence and the
beauty of the Dua of our Beloved Rasool .

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is explaining that when any one of us makes any Dua
we look forward and hope for its acceptance. We are not sure whether the
Dua (invocation) which we have asked for will be accepted or not, but he
explains that the Dua of Nabi Kareem  is different, unique and most
blessed, for acceptance itself waits for the Dua of Nabi .

We wait for our Duas to reach a level of acceptance, and acceptance rushes
towards the Dua of Nabi Muhammad . We search for acceptance and
acceptance awaits His  Dua. Subhaan’Allah! The Dua of none other is
more exalted and more blessed than the Dua of the Beloved Rasool .

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Sahabi e Rasool Hazrat Anas ؓ◌ is very well-known, and he is that Sahabi
who was groomed at the home of Hazrat Abu Talha ؓ◌ because his blessed
mother had married Hazrat Abu Talha ؓ◌. Hazrat Anas ؓ◌ says that one of
the sons of Hazrat Abu Talha ؓ◌ became very ill and then passed away while
Hazrat Abu Talha ؓ◌ was away from Madina at this time. When his blessed
wife saw that the child had passed away, she prepared a meal, and placed
the child in a section of the house. When Hazrat Abu Talha ؓ◌ returned
from his journey (that night), he asked, how is the child? She replied, he is
in peace, and I am sure that he has attained relief (in other words, she
meant that he had passed away, but she spoke with a veiled reference).
Hazrat Abu Talha ؓ◌ thought that the child was now well. That night he
came close to his wife (intimately). Later after he had performed Ghusl (the
ritual bath), his wife informed him of the entire situation. Hazrat Abu Talha
ؓ◌ performed his Fajr Salaah with the Beloved Rasool . He then
mentioned to Nabi Kareem  about the situation with his child. Referring
to the situation of the night (which passed), Nabi Kareem  said, ‘I am
certain that Almighty Allah will bless both of you with Barkat in your
night.’

Hazrat Sufyan ؓ◌ says, one of my friends from the Ansaar mentioned to me

that, I had seen that Hazrat Abu Talha ؓ◌ was blessed with nine sons, and
all of them were (masterful) reciters of the Qur’an.

Subhaan’Allah! This was the Barkat of the Dua of Nabi Kareem . Hazrat
Abu Talha ؓ◌ lost one child, and by the Dua of Nabi Kareem , he was
blessed with nine sons after that, who were great reciters and teachers of
the Holy Qur’an.
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One other important point to be noted here is the patience of the wife of
Hazrat Abu Talha ؓ◌. She did not inform him immediately of the child’s
passing away as he had just returned from a lengthy journey, so instead of
allowing him to fall into grief, she comforted him first and then explained
the situation to him. This Dua of Nabi Kareem  was also due to her
patience and her devotion towards her husband.

I will now attempt to present two more narrations to substantiate the

excellence of the Dua of Nabi Kareem  and the greatest level of
acceptance which is afforded to the Dua of Nabi Kareem . There is a
Hadith narrated by Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ which Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Tirmizi,
etc. have recorded. He says that the Beloved Rasool  sent me as the Qadi
and Justice to Yemen and He  said that I should go there and resolve the
issues of the people and make decisions (give judgements) regarding their
cases. Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ said, ‘Ya Rasool’Allah ! I am a very young man.’ He
then said, ‘I am not very well versed in the intricacies of the duties of a
judge (and issues relating to the passing of judgement).’ [Ibn Majah, Abu
Dawud Kitaabul Qada]

My Beloved Master  struck Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ with his blessed hand on his
chest and said, ‘O Allah, grant him guidance’ (in other words strengthen his
heart with confidence). [Abu Dawud Kitaabul Qada]

Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ says, ‘After that day (i.e. right up to this very day), I have
never had any doubt or uncertainty in judging between two people (on any
case that has been presented before me).’ [Ibn Majah]

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Subhaan’Allah! Look at the immense blessing and power of the Dua of
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , that a young person like Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ was
blessed with such wisdom and acumen, through this Dua of Nabi Kareem
. While explaining this Hadith Huzoor Sayyidi Muhad’dith e Kabeer
(Allah exalt his excellence) says, in reality when my Beloved Master 
struck Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ on his chest, the sea of knowledge began to rise in the
depths of his heart.

Another beautiful example of the greatest level of acceptance afforded to

the Dua of Nabi Kareem  is the narration about Hazrat Abdullah ibn
Hisham ؓ◌. It is reported that when he was still an infant, his mother Zainab
bint Humaid ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬took him to the Beloved Rasool  to take the Oath of
Allegiance. Nabi  said he is still very small. Nabi Kareem  then placed
his Sacred Hand on his head and made Dua that he should be blessed with
Barkat (abundance). His paternal grandson Hazrat Zuhra bin Ma’bad ؓ◌

says, whenever my grandfather Abdullah ibn Hisham would go to the

marketplace to purchase grain Hazrat Abdullah ibn Umar and Hazrat
Abdullah ibn Zubair ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻤﺎ‬ would say to him, please include us in this
business dealing, as Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  made Dua of Barkat
(abundance) for you. So, Abdullah ibn Hisham ؓ◌ would include the Senior
Companions in his dealing, and at times it would happen such that they
would receive as profit a full camel.

Subhaan’Allah! Look at the Barkat of the Dua of Nabi . The Dua for Barkat
was made for him as a child, and he and others benefitted from this Dua for
the rest of his life.

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Jaan O Dil Tere Qadm Par Waare

Kya Naseebey Hai(n) Tere Yaaro(n) Ke

Their Lives And Hearts, They Sacrificed At Your Sacred Feet,

How Blessed Is The Destiny of Your Beloved Companions

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is talking about the blessed destiny
of the Beloved Companions of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . He is explaining
how blessed they were, and that it was not just by chance that they ended
up as Companions of Nabi Kareem , but they were chosen by Almighty
Allah and destined to be among the Companions of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
.

Before mentioning their great destiny and their good fortune, Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat ؓ◌ first speaks about their love and devotion in the Court of
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , by telling us that these were such blessed and
fortunate ones who without fear or favour offered their lives and hearts as
a sacrifice in the love of Rasoolullah . This couplet refers to all the
Beloved Companions of Rasoolullah , but at the same time specifically

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‫ر  ‪refers to Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar, Hazrat Uthman and Hazrat Ali‬‬
‫‪.‬ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻢ‬

‫‪Sayyidi Aala Hazrat‬‬ ‫◌ؓ‬ ‫‪mentions above, that the Sahaba e Kiraam loved‬‬
‫‪Nabi Kareem  dearly, and they showed immense respect for Nabi‬‬
‫‪Kareem . None can compare in the respect which they presented for‬‬
‫‪Nabi Kareem . This is evident from this Hadith Shareef which is reported‬‬
‫‪in Muslim Shareef,‬‬

‫ﺍﻟﺴ ْﻔ ﻞ وﺃﺑﻮ ﺃ ‪+‬ﻳ ‬

‫ﻮﺏ‬ ‫ﺃ ‪6‬ن ﺍﻟ ‪6‬ﻨ ‪ 6 5‬ﺻ‪ $3‬ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ‪ 2‬وﺳﻠﻢ ﻧﺰ ل ﻋﻠ ْﻴ‪ 2‬ﻓ ﻨﺰ ل ﺍﻟ ‪6‬ﻨ ‪ + 5‬ﺻ‪ $3‬ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ‪ 2‬وﺳﻠﻢ ‪+ .‬‬
‫ﻮﺏ ﻟ ْﻴ ﻠ ًﺔ ﻓ ﻘﺎ ل ﻧ  ْﻤ @ ﻓ ْﻮ ق رﺃ ْ ‬
‫س ر ﺳﻮ ل ﺍﷲ ﺻ‪ $3‬ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ‪ 2‬وﺳﻠﻢ ‪.‬‬ ‫‪ .‬ﺍ ْﻟ ﻌ ْﻠﻮ ‪ -‬ﻗﺎ ل ﻓﺎﻧْ‪ F‬ﺒ ‪ 2‬ﺃﺑﻮ ﺃ ‪+‬ﻳ ‬
‫ﻓ‪  F‬ﻨﺤ ْ‪6‬ﻮﺍ ﻓ ﺒﺎﺗﻮﺍ ‪ .‬ﺟﺎﻧﺐٍ ﺛ  ‪6‬ﻢ ﻗﺎ ل ﻟ ﻠ ‪6‬ﻨ ‪ H 5‬ﺻ‪ $3‬ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ‪ 2‬وﺳﻠﻢ ﻓ ﻘﺎ ل ﺍﻟ ‪6‬ﻨ ‪ + 5‬ﺻ‪ $3‬ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ‪ 2‬وﺳﻠﻢ‬

‫ﻞ ﺃ ْرﻓ ﻖ ‪ .‬ﻓ ﻘﺎ ل ﻻ  ﺃ ْﻋﻠﻮ ﺳﻘ ﻴ ﻔ ًﺔ ﺃﻧ ْ ﺖ ﺗ ْﺤ ﺘ ‪O‬ﺎ ‪ .‬ﻓ ﺘ ﺤ ‪6‬ﻮ ل ﺍﻟ ‪6‬ﻨ ‪ + 5‬ﺻ‪ $3‬ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ‪ 2‬وﺳﻠﻢ ‪  .‬ﺍ ْﻟ ﻌ ْﻠﻮ ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴ ْﻔ ‬‫‪+‬‬
‫ﺎن ‪ْ Y‬ﺼ ﻨ ﻊ ﻟ ﻠ ‪6‬ﻨ ‪ H 5‬ﺻ‪ $3‬ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ‪ 2‬وﺳﻠﻢ ﻃ  ﻌﺎ ًﻣﺎ ﻓﺈذﺍ ‪ S‬ء ﺑ‪ 2‬ﺇﻟ ْﻴ‪ 2‬ﺳﺄ  ل‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴ ْﻔ ﻞ ﻓ‪  Z‬‬ ‫ﻮﺏ ‪+ .‬‬ ‫وﺃﺑﻮ ﺃ ‪+‬ﻳ ‬
‫ﻋ ْﻦ ﻣ ْﻮ ﺿ ﻊ ﺃ ﺻﺎ_ ﻌ‪ 2‬ﻓ ‪6  FFa‬ﺒ ﻊ ﻣ ْﻮ ﺿ ﻊ ﺃ ﺻﺎ_ ﻌ‪ 2‬ﻓ ﺼ ﻨ ﻊ ﻟ ‪ 2‬ﻃ  ﻌﺎ ًﻣﺎ ﻓ ﻴ‪ 2‬ﺛ  ٌﻮم ﻓ ﻠ ‪6‬ﻤﺎ ر ‪6‬د ﺇﻟ ْﻴ‪ 2‬ﺳﺄ  ل ﻋ ْﻦ‬
‫ْ‬
‫‪ٌ f‬ﺍم ‪ e‬ﻮ‬‫ﻣ ْﻮ ﺿ ﻊ ﺃ ﺻﺎﺑ  ﻊ ﺍﻟ ‪6‬ﻨ ‪ H 5‬ﺻ‪ $3‬ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ‪ 2‬وﺳﻠﻢ ﻓﻘ ﻴ ﻞ ﻟ ‪ 2‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳﺄ‪ْ  b‬ﻞ ‪ .‬ﻓﻔﺰ  ع و ﺻﻌ ﺪ ﺇﻟ ْﻴ‪ 2‬ﻓ ﻘﺎ ل ﺃ  ‬
‫‪ l‬ﮦ ﺃ ْو ﻣﺎ  ‬
‫‪ْ eg‬ﺖ ‪ .‬ﻗﺎ ل‬ ‫‪ . 2 eg‬ﻗﺎ ل ﻓﺈ ﺃ ْ ‬
‫‪ g‬ﮦ ﻣﺎ ﺗ ْ ‬ ‫ﻓ ﻘﺎ ل ﺍﻟ ‪6‬ﻨ ‪ + 5‬ﺻ‪ $3‬ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ‪ 2‬وﺳﻠﻢ ﻻ  و ‪ j‬ﻜ‪ Hh‬ﺃ ْ ‬
‫ﺎن ﺍﻟ ‪6‬ﻨ ‪ + 5‬ﺻ‪ $3‬ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ‪ 2‬وﺳﻠﻢ ﻳ ْﺆ‪$m‬‬
‫و‪  b‬‬

‫‪When Nabi Kareem  made Hijrat (migrated) from Makkah to Madina, He‬‬
‫‬ ‫‪lived in the lower section (ground floor) of the home of Hazrat Abu‬‬

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Ayub Ansari ؓ◌, while Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari ؓ◌ used to live on the upper
floor. One night Abu Ayub Ansari ؓ◌ woke up, and he thought (i.e. said to
himself), we are living (and walking) above the Beloved Rasool , so the
entire night they sat in one corner. In the morning he went to Nabi Kareem
 and mentioned it to Nabi , so Nabi Kareem  said, I am more
comfortable with the ground floor, but Abu Ayub Ansari ؓ◌ said, I will not
live above the roof beneath which you live. Nabi Kareem  (appreciated
his love and) moved to the upper floor, and Abu Ayub Ansari ؓ◌ moved to
the ground floor. Then, when Abu Ayub Ansari ؓ◌ would have food
prepared for Nabi Kareem , and when after partaking in the meal, Nabi
Kareem  would return the remaining food for the family (of Abu Ayub
Ansari ؓ◌). Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari ؓ◌ would ask, which portion was
touched by the Sacred Fingers of Rasoolullah  (and then in order to
attain its blessings), he would place his fingers in the same area (he would
eat from where Nabi  ate). One day they had food prepared which had
(raw) garlic in it, and when it was sent back (to the family), he asked about
the portion of the food which was touched by Rasoolullah , and it was
said that Nabi  had not eaten from it. Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari ؓ◌ became
very stressed by this and went to Nabi Kareem  and said, is this food
forbidden? Nabi  said, No! It is not forbidden, but I do not like it (due to
the garlic). Hazrat Abu Ayub ؓ◌ said, I too do not like that which you do not
like (or he said), I do not like that which you did not like.

Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari ؓ◌ stated that (the reason for Nabi  not
preferring food which had garlic was because) Wahi (Revelation)

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descended upon him  (and the odour of garlic caused the Angels
discomfort).

Subhaan’Allah! Look at how many points which prove the practices of the
Ahle Sunnat are evident from this one Hadith Shareef:

1. Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari’s respect for Nabi  and his heart not
being content with living above Nabi .

2. Nabi Kareem  agreeing to the request and moving to the upper

floor, acknowledging and appreciating the love and respect shown
by Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari ؓ◌.

3. Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari ؓ◌ specifically looked for the portion

touched by the Blessed Hands of Rasoolullah  so that he may eat
from that portion to attain the blessings.

4. Nabi  sent back the remaining portion of food from which He

 ate, to the family of Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari ؓ◌.

5. When Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari ؓ◌ found out that Nabi Kareem 
did not prefer garlic, he did not ask the reason, but he too said he
did not like it because Nabi  did not like it.

This narration thus serves as evidence for all these blessed practices of the
Ahle Sunnah. No Nabi shall come after Nabi Kareem  and the Awliyah,
Masha’ikh and Ulama e Haq are the representatives of the Ambia Alaihimus
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Salaam. Therefore, when we show respect to them and honour them, it is
in following the ethics of respect as taught by the Sahaba e Kiraam and as
acknowledged by the Beloved Rasool .

This Hadith also clearly explains the good fortune and the sacrifices of the
Sahaba e Kiraam like Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansari ؓ◌, who sacrificed his comfort
and pleasures for the love of Rasoolullah , and was blessed with the good
fortune of having Nabi Kareem  live in his home and the good fortune
of eating the food left for him and his family by Sayyiduna Rasool .

In further explaining this couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, I will share with
you an incident from the life of a Sahabiya of the Beloved Rasool .

Hazrat Sayyidatuna Ansaariya ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬ was a Sahabiya of Sayyiduna

Rasoolullah . The difficulties and calamities she faced meant nothing to
her. She was the embodiment of patience. Her husband and sons were
martyred in the way of Allah, but all she wanted was to see the Beloved
Nabi . She sacrificed everything she had for the pleasure of Allah and
His Rasool . The incident concerning her is one that truly touches the
heart.

Hazrat Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik ؓ◌ states, ‘On the day of the Battle of
Uhud, there was uneasiness amongst the Ahle Madina, and from all over
Madina announcements were being made, that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah 
had been made Shaheed (martyred). Hence, a lady from amongst the
Ansaar emerged, and she saw the bodies of her brother, her son and her
husband, but she could not recognise whom she had passed by first. When
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she reached the last martyr, she asked, ‘Who is this?’ The people said, ‘This
is your brother, your father, your husband and your son.’ She said, ‘How is
the Beloved Rasool ?’ The Sahaba e Kiraam said, ‘The beloved Rasool 
is at the front.’ The Ansari Sahabiya ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬went towards Rasoolullah 
and held the blessed clothing of Nabi Kareem  and said, ‘Ya Rasool’Allah
! May my mother and father be sacrificed upon you! If you are well,
then I have no worry about anyone else.’

Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Look at what she has just gone
through, but observe the Sabr (patience) of this Beloved Sahabiya ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬

and her sincere and true love for Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

Her entire family has been martyred, her brother, her father, her husband
and her son, and she does not complain. All she is concerned about is the
well-being of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . Look at her words to Allah’s
Beloved . Allahu Akbar!

Learn my mothers and sisters! Learn my Beloved Brothers! Learn how to

love Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  from this blessed Sahabiya ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬. Indeed
they are the most blessed and most fortunate amongst the people. Hence
they were destined to be chosen as the Companions of the Greatest of
Allah’s Creation Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

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Jo Na Bhula Hum Ghareebo(n) Ko Raza,

Yaad Uski Apni Aadat Ki Jiye

He  Who Never Forgot Us Mendicants, O Raza!

Make His Blessed Remembrance, Your Way of Life

This is yet another beautiful couplet penned by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam
Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ in the love of Nabi Kareem .

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is explaining that we are all mendicants (beggars) at

the Court of the Beloved Rasool . We are blessed and fortunate to be
beggars in the Court of such a King who is the King of Kings, and the true
beggars and slaves of His  Court are more exalted than the kings of this
world.

He says that the Beloved Rasool  never left us (His Ummah) out in all His
 Blessings. At every stage and during every blessed moment, Nabi
Kareem  remembered us, and even on the day of Qiyaamat He  will be
remembering us and interceding for us, as the Doors of Intercession will be
opened only by Him .

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Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is reminding us that all which we have been afforded
is through the blessing and the mercy of our Master Muhammad Mustafa
.

Thus the remembrance of Nabi Kareem  should be our way of life. We

should not have to be reminded to send Durood upon Nabi ; we should
not have to be reminded to recite his Na’at or to speak about his beautiful
personality. All this should be part of our lives, without which we should
not be able to pass a single day.

How can we not remember Him  who stood the entire night weeping in
the Court of Almighty Allah for our forgiveness and salvation?

Even when our Nabi  was amongst His  Sahaba e Kiraam, He  cared
about every one of them and addressed every one of their difficulties. Even
today, our Nabi  cares about every one of us and all our difficulties are
alleviated through His  Wasila and Blessings.

There is a beautiful Hadith in Bukhari Shareef which explains one of the

incidents relating to His  love and sentiments towards His  followers,
and indeed this love for his Ummah is on-going even today,

، ‫ﻮد‬# ‫ و ﺗ ﺮ ≈ ﻋﻠ ْﻴ ﺛﻼﺛ   و ْﺳ ًﻘﺎ ﻟﺮ ﺟ ٍﻞ ﻣ ﻦ ﺍﻟ ْﻴ‬، ‫ﻤﺎ ـ ﺃﻧ ﺃ ْﺧ   ﮦ ﺃ ن ﺃﺑﺎ ﮦ ﺗﻮ‬#‫ﻋ ْﻦ ﺟﺎﺑﺮ ﺑْ ﻦ ﻋ ْﺒ ﺪ ﺍﷲ ـ ر(' ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨ‬
‫ ﻓ ﺠﺎ ء ر ﺳﻮ ل‬،‫ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻟ  ﻴﺸْ ﻔ ﻊ ﻟ  ﺇﻟ ْﻴ‬67‫ ﻓ<  ﻠ ﻢ ﺟﺎﺑ  ٌﺮ ر ﺳﻮ ل ﺍﷲ ﺻ‬،‫ ﺃ ْن ﻳ ْﻨﻈ ﺮ ﮦ‬6@‫ ﻓﺄ‬،‫  ْﻨﻈ ﺮ ﮦ ﺟﺎﺑ  ٌﺮ‬B‫ﺎﺳ‬
ْ ‫ﻓ‬
‫ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ‬67‫ ﻓ ﺪ ﺧ ﻞ ر ﺳﻮ ل ﺍﷲ ﺻ‬،6@‫ﻮد ی ﻟ  ﻴﺄْﺧ ﺬ ﺛ ﻤ ﺮ ﻧ  ْﺨﻠ ﺑ  ﺎﻟ ﺬی ﻟ ﻓﺄ‬# ‫  ﻠ ﻢ ﺍﻟ ْﻴ‬L‫ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ وﺳﻠﻢ و‬67‫ﺍﷲ ﺻ‬

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‫ ﺍﷲ‬67‫ ْﻌ ﺪ ﻣﺎ ر ﺟ ﻊ ر ﺳﻮ ل ﺍﷲ ﺻ‬Q ‫ﺎ ﺛ  ﻢ ﻗﺎ ل ﻟ  ﺠﺎﺑﺮ ٍ ﺟ ﺪ ﻟ ﻓﺄ  ْوف ﻟ ﺍﻟ ﺬی ﻟ ﻓ ﺠ ﺪ ﮦ‬#‫ ' ﻓ ﻴ‬N‫ ﻓ ﻤ‬،‫وﺳﻠﻢ ﺍﻟ ﻨ ْﺨ ﻞ‬

  ‫ وﻓ ﻀﻠ ْﺖ ﻟ  ﺳ ْﺒ ﻌ ﺔ ﻋ‬،‫ﻋﻠﻴ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻓﺄ ْوﻓﺎ ﮦ ﺛﻼﺛ   و ْﺳ ًﻘﺎ‬
‫ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ وﺳﻠﻢ‬67‫ ﻓ ﺠﺎ ء ﺟﺎﺑ  ٌﺮ ر ﺳﻮ ل ﺍﷲ ﺻ‬،‫ و ْﺳ ًﻘﺎ‬R

 ‫ ﻓ ﻘﺎ ل ﺃ ْﺧْ ذﻟﻚ ﺍﺑْ ﻦ ﺍ ْﻟ ﺨ ﻄ‬،‫ ف ﺃ  ْﺧ   ﮦ ﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔ ْﻀ ﻞ‬V
. ‫ﺎﺏ‬   Wْ ‫ ﻓ ﻠ ﻤﺎ ﺍ‬،V   L ‫ﻟ  ﻴ ْﺨ   ﮦ ﺑ  ﺎﻟ ﺬی‬
 ْ ‫  ﺍﻟ ْﻌ‬7‫ ﺼ‬Y ‫ ﻓ ﻮ ﺟ ﺪ ﮦ‬،‫ﺎن‬
‫ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ وﺳﻠﻢ‬67‫ﺎ ر ﺳﻮ ل ﺍﷲ ﺻ‬#‫' ﻓ ﻴ‬N‫ ﻓ ﻘﺎ ل ﻟ ﻋ ﻤﺮ ﻟ ﻘ ْﺪ ﻋﻠ  ْﻤ ﺖ ﺣ   ﻣ‬.‫ ﻓﺄ  ْﺧ   ﮦ‬،‫ ﻋ ﻤ ﺮ‬6 `‫ﻓ ﺬ _ ﺐ ﺟﺎﺑ  ٌﺮ ﺇ‬
.‫ﺎ‬#‫ ﺒ ﺎر ﻛﻦ ﻓ ﻴ‬b‫ﻟ‬

It is reported on the authority of Hazrat Jabir ؓ◌ that his father died and he
owed thirty Awsaq (in dates) to a Jew. He asked him to give him some time
so that he may pay it, but he refused to do so.

He thus requested the Beloved Rasool  to intervene with the Jew (on this
matter). Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  approached the Jew and requested him
to accept the fruits (i.e. dates) from his trees as payment for the debt, but
he refused (this offer).

Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  went into the orchard of dates, and walked

among the trees, and then commanded him by saying, harvest the fruit and
give what is owed to him. So, he harvested the fruits (dates) after the
Beloved Rasool  departed, and he paid him his thirty Awsaq (of dates),
and after this, he still remained with an excess of seventeen Awsaq.

After this, Hazrat Jabir ؓ◌ says, I went to Rasoolullah  to mention about

what had happened, but I found Him  performing His Asr Salaah.

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After He  completed His Salaah, I mentioned to Him  about the extra
fruits (dates), so Rasoolullah  said, inform Umar ؓ◌ about this.

I went to Hazrat Umar ؓ◌ and mentioned to him about it. Hazrat Umar ؓ◌
said, when Rasoolullah  walked about in your orchard, I knew for certain
that Almighty Allah would surely bless you (with abundance).

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 The Fifty-Sixth Rose

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Gul e Taibah Ki Sana Gaate He

Nakhl e Tooba Pe Chahakne Waale

The Praises of The Beloved Rose of Madina They Chant,

Those Who Chirp Melodiously On The Heavenly Tree Tooba

The explanation of this couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, I included when
my dear brother in Deen Abdur Rauf Bhai from Chicago (USA) sent me a
message requesting what the meaning of the words ‘Nakhl e Tooba’
referred to in the above-mentioned couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌.

Firstly, Nakhl means Tree and Tooba is a Tree in Jannat. Now, this is
another amazing couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, and this one couplet
alone holds a treasure trove of knowledge.

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is addressing us and saying to us that,

do not think that you are the only ones chanting the praises of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah  in the form of Na’at, etc. in your Mehfils (gatherings).
However, let it be known that in the heights of the Heavens on ‘The Tree
of Tooba’ the Angels and the ‘Chief of The Angels’ Hazrat Jibra’eel Alaihis
Salaam melodiously chant the praises of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

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Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has referred to the Beloved Nabi  in this couplet
as the ‘Rose of Madina’, meaning the entire Madina is fragrant due to this
Blessed Rose.

Madina Shareef is the capital city of the entire universe, so the entire
universe is fragrant and thriving because of the blessings of the fragrance
of the ‘Rose of Madina’ .

Not only, the world, but also the hereafter and Holy Paradise are fragrant
by His  Fragrance and Blessings. Subhaan’Allah! Look at the choice of
the words, ‘Rose of Madina’ by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌.

If we just discuss the words ‘Rose of Madina’ this alone will become a
lengthy and vast discussion on the Blessings and the Mercy of Sayyiduna
wa Maulana Muhammad .

Now let me share with you some information about ‘Tooba’. Almighty Allah
says in the Holy Qur’an:

‫ب‬ ٰ ‫ وﺣ ْﺴ‬ ْ ‫ ﻟ‬aٰ ‫اﻟﺼﻠ ٰﺤﺖ ﻃ ۡﻮ‬ٰ ‫ﻳۡﻦ ٰاﻣﻨ ۡﻮا وﻋﻤﻠﻮا‬+ ‫ا‬
ٍ ‫ﻦ ﻣﺎ‬
                 

‘Those who brought Imaan (Believed), and did virtuous deeds, for them is
‘Tooba’ (happiness), and a wonderful end.’ [Surah Ra’ad (13), Verse 29]

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While presenting the commentary on this verse, Khalifa e Aala Hazrat
Sadrul Afaadil Allama Sayed Na’eemud-deen Muradabadi Alaihir Rahma
says,

‘Tooba is glad tidings of peace (comfort) and blessings, and of happiness

and joy. Sa’eed bin Jubair says that in the language of the Abyssinians
‘Tooba’ is the name given to Jannat (Paradise). It is reported from Hazrat
Abu Hurairah ؓ◌ and other Ashaab that Tooba is a tree in Jannat, the shade
of which will reach every (Garden of) Paradise. It is situated in Jannat e
‘Adan’, and its roots are in the Exalted Court (Heavenly Residence) of
Sayyid e Aalam . Its branches spread out to all the rooms and Palaces of
Jannat. Except blackness (darkness), it possesses all other colours and
splendours, and it bears all types of beautiful fruits. From its roots, flow
rivers of Camphor and Salsabeel (A River of Jannat). [Khaza’in ul Irfan]

Imam Jalaalud’deen As Suyuti ؓ◌ mentions in Sharhus Sudoor that Khalid

Bin Ma’daan reported,

‘There is a tree in Jannat which is called ‘Tooba’ which has breasts, so the
children who pass away receive milk from its breasts, and the one who
cares for them is Hazrat Ibrahim Alaihis Salaam.’

It is mentioned in Tirmizi Shareef, that if all the worlds have to be placed

into one level (of Jannat), then this one level is vast enough for everything.
There is a tree in Jannat that is so vast, that a fast horse can ride in its shade
for a hundred years and still not come out of its shade. [Tirmizi Shareef]

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In this couplet Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ chose the words, ‘Rose’ and then he
could have mentioned any other tree, but he mentions ‘Tooba’.

In doing so, he is passing a wonderful and Imaan refreshing message. He is

saying, the Angels and all the blessed souls on the Tree of Tooba in the
heights of Jannat, the roots of which are in the Sacred Residence of Nabi
, sit at such a great height and praise Sayyiduna Rasoolullah , so do
not pay attention to those evil deviants who forbid people from reciting
Na’at e Rasool , for the Angels do this in the heights of the Heavens.

We build platforms for those who recite the praise of Rasoolullah . We

stand or sit on platforms and attempting to praise our Nabi , and the
Angels sit on the Tree of Tooba praising Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat in this couplet is encouraging us to follow in the way

of the Angels and to continue reciting the Na’at of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
. Some scholars have mentioned that Tooba is a name.

Hazrat Ka’ab Al Ahbar ؓ◌ says, I asked Nabi Kareem  about the trees of
Jannat (Paradise), so He  said,

‘The biggest tree of Jannat is Tooba, and my heavenly abode will be

underneath it. Its trunk is made from (heavenly) Roses, and its branches
are made from (heavenly) Topaz, and its leaves are made from fine
(heavenly) silk. It has seventy thousand branches, and its largest branch is
embracing the legs (base) of the Arsh, and its lowest branch is in the sky of
the earth.’
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One narration states that Tooba will be in the courtyard of the Sacred Home
of Rasoolullah , and its branches will reach every house in Paradise.

Some analysts have mentioned that Tooba also refers to the Beloved Rasool
 or the blessings of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

This there is no doubt in because the Blessing and the Mercy to the entire
Creation is our Beloved Nabi Kareem .

In other words, the Heavenly tree has its roots in the Blessed Heavenly
Courtyard of Nabi Kareem , and it spreads out to the home of every
Jannati.

The scholars have said that this also denotes that the greatest tree of Imaan
is the Beloved Rasool , and His  Blessings and His  Mercy reaches
the home of every sincere believer.

Hence, even in the Aakhirat (hereafter) the Tree Tooba which will have its
roots in the Blessed Residence of our Master Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa
 will spread to the homes of all Jannatis (dwellers of Paradise).

This means that even in Jannat all the dwellers of Paradise will receive the
Blessings of Almighty Allah through the Mercy and the Blessings of our
Master and our Beloved Rasool Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa .

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This beautiful couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has indeed opened a
treasure of knowledge and Ruhaniyat, allowing us to explore the beauty of
Jannat, the great tree of Jannat, and the special blessings of the Rose of
Madina Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

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Your Day Is Spent In Amusement,

Your Night Is Spent Sleeping Until Late Morning,

No Shame Do Have, For The Beloved Nabi ,

No Fear Do You Have, For Allah Almighty

This couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is one which
should serve as an eye-opener, and his words should jolt the core of our
existence. Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is addressing and
talking to those who live their lives drowned in the world and the love of
the world, totally oblivious to their duties in this world, and oblivious to
their real reason for being on this earth. It is on the authority of Hazrat Abu
Hurairah ؓ◌ that the beloved Rasool  said,

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‘The world is a prison unto a believer, and paradise for an unbeliever.’
[Muslim Shareef]
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This Hadith Shareef is telling us that when a Muslim enters this world and
lives in this world, then he does not live a free-thinking and free-acting life,
but he lives a life governed by the commands of Allah and His Beloved
Rasool , which in simple words refers to the Pristine Shariat. Sadly
today, there are Muslims who claim to be free-thinkers, and they try to
adapt this ideology in Islam, whereas there is no place for this in the Deen
of Allah. Free-thinking or free-minded people are those who are regarded
as the non-conformists. They openly reject accepted views, especially
those concerning Religious beliefs.

They try to carve a new path in Deen claiming to give more space to people,
allowing them to make their own decisions in issues of Deen. Beware of
such people and their corrupt ideology. In Islam, our thinking and our
practices are based on the commands of Allah and His Rasool  and not
based on what pleases us, but it is all about what pleases Allah and His
Rasool .

Thus, this world and the love for this world becomes the object of desire,
and a person feels that he or she must strive for the success, acclamation,
and accolades of this materialistic world. We must remember that the
world and all which is in it will one day cease to exist. On the other hand,
we have those who are simply oblivious and think the world is one huge
amusement park, forgetting that the world is an examination centre. We
are here to go through the tests of life which have been set here for us by
Almighty Allah. Our success is when we pass this test and journey from this
world with Imaan. In’sha Allah, then we will be blessed with Paradise and
the bounties of Paradise.
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Those who do not believe, live free lives without being governed by any
real rules of faith, so they find their pleasures in this world, whereas the
true pleasures of a believer, he will attain in Jannat ul Firdaus.

It is reported that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  said, ‘There is a sign for

everything, and the sign (of recognition) for Imaan is Namaaz.’

Tabrani has reported from Ibn Umar ؓ◌ that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah 

said, ‘One who performs his Morning Prayer (Fajr) is in the Divine
Protection of Allah until evening.’

In another narration it is mentioned; ‘Do not break away from the

protection of Allah, for one who breaks away from the protection of Allah;
Almighty Allah will throw him face down into hell.’

This is what Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is warning us about in this couplet when
he mentions those who sleep without performing their Fajr in its appointed
time and those who spend their lives for the pleasure of the world, rather
than in the remembrance of Almighty Allah. Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is
waking us up from our deep sleep and saying to us:

Do you not realise that you are destroying yourself, by being so

oblivious?

Do you not know that by missing your Fajr you are breaking away
from the Protection of Allah?

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Do you not realise that one who is not in the Protection of Allah, is
in the hands of shaitaan the cursed?

Where is your modesty before your Nabi , and where is your fear
for Allah, who created you and who will cause you death?

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is also reminding us about our

obligations and responsibilities towards Allah and His Beloved Rasool .
After bringing Imaan, the greatest duty upon a Muslim is his Namaaz
(Salaah). Hence, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ in this couplet is warning us against
the dangers of sleeping through the entire night and only waking late in
the morning, with no care for our obligation in the Court of Almighty Allah.

He is saying that we spend our days in amusement and sinful ways, by

starting our day breaking away from the protection of Allah, due to missing
our Fajr Salaah.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is asking us:

• Do you have no fear that Allah will have you thrown into the
dungeons of hell, and that you will be in severe torment after your
death?

• Do you have no shame or modesty before Nabi  who was invited

into the heights of the Heavens, where He  was blessed with
Salaah, which He  brought down as a gift from Allah to the
Ummah, and such a gift which is the ‘Me’raj of a Believer?’
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 • Do we have no shame that we neglect that which Allah sends down
to us through His Most beloved Nabi ?

• How will you face Muhammad Mustafa  after your death, after
you have squandered such a blessed gift which He  brought to
you?

For those who sleep through the night oblivious of their Fajr Salaah and
spend the rest of their day ‘chasing the world’, have they forgotten the
words of the Hadith Shareef? Let us remind each other about what our Nabi
 said:

Tabrani reports from Ibn Mas’ud ؓ◌ that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  said,

‘The weightiest amongst the Salaahs for a hypocrite are the Esha and Fajr
Salaahs. If only you knew the virtues of these Salaahs, you would have
presented yourselves for them, even if it meant dragging yourself on your
rear end.’ (In other words, by any means possible).

It is reported in Sahihain from Naufil bin Mu’awiyah ؓ◌ that Sayyiduna

Rasoolullah  said, ‘For one who missed his Namaaz (Salaah), it is as if he
has lost his family and wealth.’

Abu Nu’aim reported from Abu Sa’eed ؓ◌ that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah 

said, ‘One who intentionally leaves out his Namaaz, has his name written
on the door of hell.’
Allahu Akbar! Look at the detrimental effects of this oblivion which is
overtaking many. Fear Allah! Have some modesty in the Court of Nabi
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Kareem , and rise from this slumber of oblivion, by going towards the
remembrance of Allah. Perform your Salaahs in their appointed time.

Remember! Death is at your doorstep! This is the message which Sayyidi

Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ has tried to instil in us by means of this couplet.

After having read the above mentioned Ahadith e Mubaaraka, let us ask
ourselves some crucial questions:

o Do we wish to be categorised as hypocrites in the Court of Allah

and His Rasool ?

o Do we wish to be amongst those who after having everything, still

die having nothing?

o Do we wish to be amongst whose names are engraved on the doors

of Hell?

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Ai Ishq Tere Sadqay Jalne Se Chutay Sastay

Jo Aag Bujha De Gee Wo Aag Laga-ee He

O, Profound Love! Through Your Blessings,

We Were Released Easily From Being Scorched,

For That Which Extinguishes The Fire,

Is The Flame Which We Have Kindled

This is yet another eloquent couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle
Sunnat ؓ◌. He has penned this couplet so beautifully that it causes one to
become ecstatic in the love of Nabi Kareem .

In this couplet, the word ‘Love’ refers to the faithful and profound love for
Sayyiduna wa Maulana Muhammad . In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
ؓ◌ used the word ‘Sadqay’ which we translated here as ‘your blessings’
which means due to being sacrificed in your love.

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The word ‘Sastay’ means cheap or easily acquired or having attained
something without having to do much; or being released after not having
to face the full force of what was due to you, for your offences.
In the first stanza the word ‘Aag’ refers to the fire of hell, and in the second
stanza it refers to the flame (i.e. the lamp) of Ishq e Rasool (i.e. the profound
love for Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ).

Now, after reading the above short explanation of some of the key words
in this couplet, we will understand what Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle
Sunnat Imam Ahmed Raza ؓ◌ is saying in the profound love of Nabi Kareem
.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is saying, O profound love of Nabi Kareem , due

to you, we were saved easily and released without much or any
accountability, thus being saved from the fire of hell, for we have kindled
in our hearts a flame, a lamp which is so blessed that it will extinguish the
raging flames of hell.

Another explanation of this couplet is that Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is telling

us that, you should be grateful that you have been blessed with Ishq e
Rasool , because the fire of hell will refuse to burn you, for you have in
you the profound love of Nabi Kareem . Therefore, due to the blessing
of this love for Nabi Kareem , you will be spared from the raging flames
of hell-fire.

Another important point to note here is a Hadith which is reported in

Tabrani and also mentioned in Futuh ul Ghayb by Sayyiduna Ghauth e
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Azam ؓ◌ in which it is reported that the Beloved Rasool  said, the fire of
hell will address the believers (as they pass over the Pul Siraat) and it will
say to them, O Believers! Move over me swiftly, for your light is
extinguishing my flames.

Now, this narration tells us that the fire of hell will say that the light of the
Believers is extinguishing its flames, and what is this light? This is the Light
of Imaan; the Light of Ishq e Rasool . We know that Pul Siraat is a bridge
which is over the raging flames of hell-fire and every person has to walk
over this bridge which is sharper than the sword and thinner than a hair.

From the Hadith Shareef we understand that the fire of hell will encourage
the Believers to pass over swiftly, and the other point which Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat ؓ◌ is mentioning here is that we have been blessed with such a light,
such a lamp, and such a flame in our hearts that even the raging flames of
hell will sense the power of the light of Ishq e Rasool , encouraging us
to pass over quickly, for it knows that the true believer should not be
allowed to fall in, for his light will extinguish the flames of hell.

Therefore, we have understood that due to the blessing of this light of Ishq
e Rasool  we will be allowed to pass Pul Siraat easily, and be saved from
falling into hell-fire.

Here there is also one hidden point. What is this point? At the end of Pul
Siraat will be standing our Beloved Nabi , as He  makes Dua for His 
Ummah to pass with peace, and as the true believers pass Pul Siraat,
knowing and observing Nabi Kareem  praying for our safe passage over
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Pul Siraat, this light within the hearts of the believers will now glow even
more in the love of Nabi Kareem .

So, we will be saved through the intercession of the Beloved Rasool 

which will allow the flame of Ishq e Rasool  which we have kindled in
our hearts to glow to its optimum on that day.

We should thus strive with sincerity and devotion to kindle in our hearts
the flame of Ishq e Nabi , for it is our means of success in this world, and
our saviour in the hereafter.

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Saahib E Kawthar Sha-e Jood o Ataa Ka Saath Ho

O, Allah! When Tongues Will Hang, Due To Immense Thirst,

Let Us Be Blessed By The Generous King, The Distributor of Kauthar

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan ؓ◌ is

reminding us of the difficult situation on the day of Qiyaamat when the
intensity of the heat will be beyond what we could have ever imagined.

The great scholars including Huzoor Sayyidi Sadrush Shariah have

mentioned that there is none that can actually understand the intensity of
the heat at that critical hour. On the day of Qiyaamat, due to the intensity
of the heat, the tongue will become so dry that it will feel like thorns. The
tongues of some will be hanging out of their mouths.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is explaining that on that day, nothing will be able
to quench our thirst, except the generosity of the ‘The Distributor and the
Owner of Kauthar (By The Will of Allah) Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .’

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This couplet can be understood in two ways;

One is that the Beloved Rasool  will quench the thirst of His  thirsty
Ummah on that day by offering them the heavenly drink of Kauthar, which
will quench their thirst forever.

The other is that when the Ummah and those who truly love Nabi Kareem
 see His  Blessed and Radiant Face, they will forget the difficulties and

the harshness of that day, as they will quench their thirst by becoming
absorbed in the Beauty of the Sacred Face of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ is telling us that on that day,
there is no way to be saved from the harshness and the difficulties of
Qiyaamat except through the intercession and the generosity of the
Beloved Rasool .

Hence, he is making this Dua that, O Allah! On the day when the intensity
of the heat will be so severe, and none will care about the other, then on
that day afford us the blessing of being amongst those who will be blessed
with Kauthar by the Blessed Hands of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

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Mustafa Jaane Rahmat Pe Laakho(n) Salaam

Shama-e-Buzm e Hidaayat Pe Laakho(n) Salaam

Upon Mustafa, The Soul of Mercy,

May There Be Hundreds of Thousands of Salutations

Upon The Lamp of The Assembly of Guidance,

May There Be Hundreds of Thousands of Salutations

Up to now, we have attempted to explain in this book sixty couplets of

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, but we have not come even close to explaining the
depth of the Spiritual Poetry penned by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌.

I find it befitting to end this book by discussing some couplets from the
world-renowned and marvellous Salaam penned by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌.

The blessed Salaam ‘Mustafa Jaane Rahmat Pe Laakho(n) Salaam’ is one

which I and many of you, and even our fathers and their fathers have been
listening to, and reciting since our childhood. It is one of the most well-
read Salaams in the world.
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People from the world over, many of whom do not even understand a
single word of Urdu can be heard ecstatically partaking in the recitation of
this beautiful Imaan refreshing Salaam.

This Salaam of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ has captured the
hearts and the minds of Muslims all over the world. It is recited in
thousands of Masjids after Jummah Prayer on a Friday, and on the Special
Nights and the days of Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha, and after our Meelad un
Nabi Mehfils and at the closing of many of our Nikahs, and even when
saying farewell to our deceased from this world.

It is a Salaam which is indeed accepted and blessed, and it being recited as

much as it has been is alone the proof of its acceptance. It is such a blessed
Salaam that not only is it well read among the general Muslims, but it is
loved and cherished and recited by thousands of Masha’ikh and scholars
ever since it was written by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌. The original Salaam of
Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ consists of one hundred and
seventy one couplets, written in the profound love of The Beloved Rasool
.

Before explaining this couplet which is the opening couplet of this

marvellous Salaam, which is primarily a Salaam upon Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah , and thereafter through the blessings of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah , it includes Salaam upon the Beloveds of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah  as well, I would like to present a brief discussion on sending
Salaams upon the Beloved Rasool .

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Those who oppose the practice of sending Salaams upon Rasoolullah  in
the manner presented by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ and the great pious
predecessors have always used lame excuses to divert the Muslims from
the practice of sending Salutations upon Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

Such deviants and their agents have tried for years to remove this practice
from our community, labelling it Shirk and Bid’ah, but the more they have
tried, the more this blessed practice has gained prominence, both in the
East and the West.

I have always said to my friends; like the sweetness of honey cannot be

removed from it, the sending of Durood and Salaams cannot be removed
from the gatherings of the Ahle Sunnah, for it is this which is the true
sweetness of our Mehfils.

In writing the first couplet of this magnificent Salaam, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
ؓ◌ has beautifully adhered to the Command of the Holy Qur’an. To help
understand this, I will attempt to present a discussion on sending Salaam
upon Nabi Kareem .

Sending Salaam upon Nabi Kareem  is not a new practice, but it is a

blessed and virtuous action which is commanded by Almighty Allah, The
Creator, The Cherisher, The Sustainer, The Giver of Life and Death.

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Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an:

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‘Undoubtedly, Allah and His Angels send Durood upon the Proclaimer of
the Unseen (Nabi), O Believers! (You too) Send Durood and Salaam in
abundance upon him.’ [Al Ahzaab (33), Verse 56]

Almighty Allah is commanding us to send Durood and Salaams in

abundance upon Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

Concerning this verse of the Holy Qur’an, Hazrat Allama Syed Shah Turab
ul Haq Alaihir Rahma in his Anwaar ul Qur’an beautifully states,

In this verse, the command concerning the sending of Durood and Salaam
is absolute. Hence, except disallowed instances, one may recite Durood
wherever and whenever he or she wishes to, as it would be following the
command which has been given in the verse above of the Qur’an, be this if
one does so while sitting or while standing.

Huzoor Shah Saaheb Alaihir Rahma further says that the reality and fact of
the matter is that none can ever diminish the remembrance of the one
whose remembrance is exalted by Allah Almighty.

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In the words of Aala Hazrat ؓ◌:

  


Mit Ga-e Mit-te Hai(n) Mit Ja-enge A’da Tere

Na Mita He, Na Mitega, Kabhi Charcha Tera

Your Enemies Were Ruined, Are Ruined, And Will Forever Be Ruined;
But Your Eminent Praises Were Never Ruined,
And Shall Never Ever Be Ruined

Leave alone humans sending Salutations upon Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ,

it is well-known and proven from Ahadith e Mubaarak that even the trees
and rocks, etc. conveyed Salaam upon Nabi Kareem .

Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ says I was accompanying the Beloved Rasool  to a place in

Makkah, and whichever Mountain or tree we passed, it would say,

‘As Salaamu Alaika Ya Rasool’Allah’ [Tirmizi]

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s Rasool ()

Do we not know that daily seventy thousand Angels descend in the

morning and seventy thousand in the evening and present themselves at
the Sacred Rauda Shareef of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  and convey Durood
and Salaams there? [Daarmi, Mishkaat]

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Now, look at the command of the Holy Qur’an,

‫  ْﺴ ﻠ ۡﻴ ًﻤﺎ‬H ‫ﺻ ﻠ ۡﻮا ﻋﻠ ۡﻴ ﻪ و ﺳ  ﻠ ﻤ ۡﻮا‬

   

‘Send Durood and Salaam in abundance upon Him.’

And then take a look at this beautiful couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, and
you will see how he commences this Salaam and how he follows and
adheres to the Command of Almighty Allah.

He does not commence by presenting one or two Salaams upon Sayyiduna

Rasoolullah  but look at the manner and the obedience of this faithful
and sincere devotee of the Beloved Rasool .

He is commencing by saying ‘May There Be Hundreds of Thousands of

Salutations’ upon You (Ya Rasool’Allah ).

What an Aashiq e Rasool  is Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌! Just this one couplet
alone displays the extent of his sincere love and devotion for the Best in
Allah’s Creation, The Mercy unto the Worlds, The Soul of Mercy Hazrat
Muhammad Mustafa .

Still discussing the opening couplet of this Salaam by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat
ؓ◌, I must reiterate that Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌ is
teaching us how to send Durood and Salaams in abundance upon Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah .
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He is also teaching us how to address the Beloved Rasool  with exalted
titles when sending Durood and Salaams upon Him .

This beautiful style can be found in the world-renowned Qasida Burdah

Shareef which is written by Sayyiduna Imam Sharfud-deen Abu Abdullah
Muhammad bin Sa’eed ؓ◌ who is well-known as Imam Buseeri.

Indeed when writing ‘Mustafa Jaane Rahmat Pe Laakho(n) Salaam’, Sayyidi

Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ attained special blessings from Imam Buseeri ؓ◌, and from
his beautifully penned Qasida Burdah Shareef. Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam
Ahmed Raza ؓ◌ in this Salaam teaches us the manner and ethics of Salaam.

To refresh our memories about some of the ethics and blessings of Durood
and Salaam I will present here the commentary of Verse 33 from Surah Al
Ahzaab, i.e. from the Ayat of Durood, as presented in Tafseer Khaza’in ul
Irfan by the Khalifa of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, Sadrul Afaadil Allama Sayed
Na’eemud-deen Muradabadi ؓ◌. He writes:

It is Waajib (compulsory) to send Durood and Salaam upon Sayyid e Aalim

. This is upon every person who makes His  Zikr (i.e. who takes His 

Name) in every sitting (gathering), and upon the person who hears it. To
do so is Waajib once, and to do so more than this is Mustahab
(recommended/desirable). This is the most reliable statement (view), and
this is the view of the majority (of the scholars). In Namaaz (Salaah), after
the Qa’da e Aakhirah (final sitting), to recite Durood Shareef is Sunnat, and
after Him , Durood can also be sent upon His  Noble Family, Blessed
Companions and other Believers. In other words, in Durood Shareef, they
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can be included after mentioning Nabi Kareem’s  Blessed Name, and to
send Durood upon any of them directly by leaving out Nabi , is Makruh
(disapproved).

Law: In Durood Shareef, to mention the Noble Family of Nabi Kareem 

and the Companions is something inherited (by them). It has also been
mentioned that without mentioning the Aal (Noble Family), the Durood is
not accepted. Durood Shareef is in honour of Nabi Kareem  from
Almighty Allah.

The Ulama have mentioned that the meaning of,

‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ‬
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Allahum’ma Salle Ala Muhammad

O, Allah! Afford special excellence to Muhammad Mustafa , by allowing

His  Deen to be exalted in this world, and by allowing His  invitation
(towards Deen) to be triumphant, and by granting permanence to His 
Shariah, and by accepting His  Shafa’at (intercession) in the hereafter,
and by increasing His  special reward, and by showing His  special
excellence over all the people from the beginning up to the very end, and
by exalting His  excellence over all the Ambia, Mursaleen, Angels and
the entire creation.

Law: There are numerous blessings and virtues in Durood Shareef. It is

mentioned in the Hadith Shareef that the Beloved Rasool  said that when

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the reciter sends Durood upon me, then the Angels make Dua (pray) for his
forgiveness. It is in the Hadith of Muslim Shareef that, the one who sends
Durood once upon me, Almighty Allah showers him with ten blessings. It is
mentioned in the Hadith Shareef of Tirmizi, a miser is one before whom I
am remembered, yet he does not send Durood upon me.

Subhaan’Allah! When Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ penned this couplet, he

followed the command of the Qur’an by sending Durood and Salaam in
abundance upon Nabi , and further he adhered to the Hadith Shareef
beautifully, so that maximum blessings can be attained. How did he do this?

1. He sent Durood and Salaam Hundreds of Thousands of times at

once, and in doing so, he was blessed with the Angels making Dua
for him hundreds of thousands of times. This is his faith in the
words of the Hadith.

2. He knows that one Durood affords ten Special Blessings from the
Court of Allah, so instead of sending one, he sends hundreds of
thousands, thereby amassing millions (i.e. abundant) Blessings
from the Court of Allah.

3. By sending hundreds of thousands of Durood and Salaams, he

saved himself and us from being in the category of the real misers.
In doing so, he also taught us to continue being generous in
sending Durood and Salaams upon our Beloved Nabi Kareem .

I would now like to share with you some interesting information I came
across while reading explanations on the blessed Salaam ‘Mustafa Jaan e

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Rahmat’. This information is based on the actual sequence in which Sayyidi
Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ wrote this blessed Salaam:

1. In the first thirty couplets of this Salaam, the unique attributes, marvels
and miracles of Nabi Kareem  are mentioned. These thirty couplets also
make it very clear that Nabi Kareem  is the Greatest Blessing of Allah
upon us, and that His  existence is unique, and the means and purpose
for the existence of everything else.

2. From couplet thirty-one up to couplet eighty-one of this Salaam, Sayyidi

Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ mentions the Blessed Physical Attributes of Nabi Kareem
. The beauty, excellence, uniqueness and miracles of the blessed
physical parts of the Sacred Body of Nabi Kareem  have been mentioned
in these couplets; the blessedness of His  Blessed Fingers, Blessed Eyes,
Blessed Ears, Blessed Face, Blessed Eyebrows, Blessed Hands, Blessed Hair
and Blessed Feet, etc.

3. From couplet eighty-two up to couplet ninety of this Salaam, the Blessed

Birth of Nabi Kareem  and His  blessed Childhood is mentioned. It
further mentions His  Blessed Fosterage and His  Blessed
Relationship to his Milk-Mother & Milk-Brothers and Sisters.

4. From couplet ninety-one up to couplet ninety-nine, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat

ؓ◌ mentions Nabi Kareem’s  spiritual retreat, remembrance and

thoughts. He also talks about The Beloved Rasool’s  Blessed Arrival and
Him  being blessed with being triumphant in propagating the Deen.

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5. From couplet one hundred up to couplet one hundred and four Sayyidi
Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ mentions Nabi Kareem’s  participation in military
expeditions and His  Courage and Valour.

6. From couplet one hundred and five up to couplet one hundred and
seventeen, the fragrance of the Noble Family of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah 
and the Blessed Family of Sayyidatuna Faatima Zahra ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬are mentioned.
(Allah is pleased with them all).

7. From couplet one hundred and eighteen up to couplet one hundred and
twenty-six, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ mentions the excellence of the Azwaaj e
Mutaharaat, i.e. the Blessed and Pure Wives of Nabi Kareem  who are
the Mothers of the Ummah. (Allah is pleased with them all).

8. From couplet one hundred and twenty-seven up to couplet one hundred

and forty-three, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ presents Salaam in the Court of the
Sahaba e Kiraam, especially the Khulafa e Raashideen, and the Ashara
Mubashara (The Ten Who Pre-Attained Glad-tidings of Salvation). (Allah is
pleased with them all).

9. From couplet one hundred and forty-four up to couplet one hundred and
forty-nine, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ presents Salaam to the Tabi’een, Tab-be
Tabi’een and the entire Household of Nabi Kareem . (Allah is pleased
with them all).

10. In couplet one hundred and fifty and couplet one hundred and fifty-
one, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ mentions the four A’ima e Mujtahideen, namely
Imam Azam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Shafi’i and Imam Ahmed bin
Hambal (Allah is pleased with them all).

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11. From couplet one hundred fifty-two up to couplet one hundred and
fifty-five, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ sends Salaam to Imam ul Awliyah Huzoor
Sayyiduna Ghauth e Azam ؓ◌.

12. From couplet one hundred and fifty-six up to couplet one hundred and
sixty-one, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ mentions the Masha’ikh (Spiritual Grand-
masters of His Silsila).

13. From couplet one hundred and sixty-two up to couplet one hundred
and sixty-nine, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ mentions the entire Ahle Sunnah,
his parents, his friends and relatives, and his teachers, in the form of Dua
as well.

14. In couplets one hundred and seventy and one hundred and seventy-
one, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ mentions his wish on the Day of Reckoning in
the form of Dua, for all to send Salutations upon the Beloved Rasool ,
and for him (Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌) to be honoured with the opportunity
of reciting ‘Mustafa Jaane Rahmat Pe Laakho(n) Salaam’ on that special day.

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Jis Suhaani Gharee Chamka Taibah Ka Chaand

Us Dil Afroz Saa'at Pe Laakho(n) Salaam

That Beautiful Moment, When The Moon of Madina Glowed,

Upon That Heart-Warming Moment,
May There Be Hundreds of Thousands of Salutations

This couplet of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is one which is regarded among the
reciters of this Salaam as the ‘Moulood Couplet’, as it mentions the
beautiful and heart-warming moment when the Beloved Nabi  entered
this physical world.

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is paying tribute and saluting that
spectacular moment in which the Best of Allah’s Creation, The Mercy unto
the worlds, The Coolness of our eyes, The Tranquillity of our hearts, The
Seal of The Prophets, The Comfort to the Faithful, The Hope of The
Desperate, my and your Nabi Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa  entered this
physical world. Something to think about is that in this couplet Sayyidi
Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ uses the words, ‘The Moon of Madina’ whereas the Beloved

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Rasool  was born in Makkah Shareef and Taibah is the name which is
given to Madina Shareef.

I thought about this for a while and then again looked at the first stanza of
this couplet, in which I feel I have found an answer to this question, by the
Karam of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌, which satisfied my heart.

The answer can be found in the word, ‘Chamka’, in other words, ‘Glowed’.
Here glowed means to appear for the first time. So in this context, it would
mean when the Beloved Rasool  physically arrived into this physical
world.

Hence, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat uses the word, ‘Taibah Ka Chaand’ to affirm that
‘The Moon of Madina’ is still ‘The Moon of Madina’ and is still glowing with
all His  splendour and radiance, even though He  is hidden from our
worldly eyes.

By Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ using the words the ‘Moon of Madina’, he is

announcing that yes, this Moon first shone in person in the blessed city of
Makkah, but now He  is the Moon of Madina, as He  is alive in His 
Blessed Rauda Mubaarak and Rules over the entire universe by Allah’s
Grace, from the Blessed City of Madina.

The words ‘Moon of Madina’ were used by Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ to affirm
our Aqida (belief) that ‘The Moon of Madina’  is still glowing as He 
first glowed in Makkah Mukarramah, and He  will continue to glow by

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Allah’s Grace, for the entire Universe is radiant due to ‘The Moon of
Madina’ .

It is clear that Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is conveying Salaam and paying

tribute to the most beautiful and most inspiring moment in the history of
the universe, in other words, the time when the Beloved Rasool  arrived
in person, on this physical earth. This couplet announces the Moulood of
the Beloved Rasool . Indeed, this was the most beautiful and heart-
warming moment.

• It was the moment when Allah sent His Most Beloved  to guide
the people out of the darkness of infidelity, bringing them towards
the Light of Imaan.

• It was the beautiful moment when the stars shone brighter than
ever as they drew closer to earth to make Ziyaarah of the Beloved
Rasool 

• It was the beautiful moment when three flags of excellence were

raised to celebrate His  Blessed Birth; one in the East, one in the
West and one on the Holy Kaa’ba.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is reminding us that everything and all the blessings
which we have, are through the blessings of that one special beautiful
moment, ‘The Meelad Moment.’

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 • Our Imaan is through the Blessing of that ‘Meelad Moment’

• Our Islam is through the Blessing of that ‘Meelad Moment’

• Our receiving the gift of Salaah is through the Blessing of that

‘Meelad Moment’

• Our receiving the Qur’an is through Blessing of that ‘Meelad

Moment’

If that beautiful and heart-warming moment had not happened, we would

not have been blessed with any of these blessings. This is why Sayyidi Aala
Hazrat ؓ◌ is conveying Salaam to the most beautiful and heart-warming
moment of all times.

Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is also encouraging us to look forward to that day

and moment when the Beloved Rasool  arrived, as it is a moment of
special blessings and a moment when Allah’s Mercy descends upon the
Believers. It is indeed the ‘Meelad Moment.’

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Kul Jahaa(n) Milk, Awr Jau Ki Roti Ghiza,

Us Shikam Ki Kana-at Pe Laakho(n) Salaam

The Entire Universe Is His Property,

Yet His Diet Is Raw Barley Bread,
Upon The Contentment of That Blessed Stomach,
May There Be Hundreds of Thousands of Salutations

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan
Qaadiri Barakaati ؓ◌ is conveying Salaam upon the humility, patience and
modest lifestyle of our Beloved Rasool .

As we have mentioned earlier in this Book, Almighty Allah has made Nabi
Kareem  ‘The King’ of this entire world and granted in his Blessed Hands
the keys to the treasures of this world, but despite all this, our Nabi 
lived a modest lifestyle.

It is reported in Mishkaat Shareef on the authority of Sayyidatuna A’isha

Siddiqa ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  said,

‘If I so wish, Mountains of Gold would walk with me.’

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The Beloved Rasool  always partook in whatever was prepared for Him
. He  never spoke badly about any food.

Nabi Kareem  would often eat bread made from raw barley, and he never
ate a full stomach of food.

It is in Tirmizi Shareef on the authority of Hazrat Abdullah ibn Ab’bas ‫ر  ﺍﷲ‬

‫ ﻋﻨﻤﺎ‬that,

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  i‫ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻳ‬67‫ﺎن ر ﺳﻮ ل ﺍﷲ ﺻ‬
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 ‫ﺍﻟﺸﻌ‬   L‫ون ﻋﺸ ﺎ ًء و‬
 ‫ﻻ ﻳﺠﺪ‬

‘The Beloved Rasool  spent several successive nights in which His 

Blessed Family did not have any supper, and (when they did then) they
usually ate bread which was made from barley.’

It is also in Tirmizi Shareef from Hazrat Abu Umamah ؓ◌ that,

'n o ‫ﻔ ْﻀ ﻞ ﻋ ْﻦ ﺃ_ْ ﻞ ﺑ ْﻴﺖ ﺍﻟ ﻨ‬Y ‫ﺎن‬

  L ‫ﻣﺎ‬
  ‫ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ وﺳﻠﻢ ﺧ ْﺒﺰ‬67‫ﺻ‬
 ‫ﺍﻟﺸﻌ‬

‘There was never extra barley bread available for the Noble Family of The
Beloved Rasool .’

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This should teach us to appreciate all which Almighty Allah has given us.

We should teach our family’s to be grateful to Allah, and we should explain

to them how the Noble Family of our Nabi  lived, and how patient they
were in adversity.

It is further reported in Tirmizi Shareef on the authority of Sayyidatuna

A’isha Siddiqa ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬that,

‫ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ وﺳﻠﻢ‬67‫ﻣﺎ ﺷﺒ  ﻊ ر ﺳﻮ ل ﺍﷲ ﺻ‬

‫' ﻗﺒ  ﺾ‬r‫ ﻌ ْ  ﺣ‬Q‫  ﺘﺎ‬B‫ﻣ ْﻦ ﺧ ْﺒﺰ  ﺷﻌ ٍﻳ ْﻮ ﻣ ْ  ﻣ‬

‘The Beloved Rasool  never ate a full stomach of barley bread on two
successive days, until He  was taken (from this world).’

Allahu Akbar!

Look at the words of the Hadith Shareef, and we will realise how simple a
life our Master  lived.

Today, through His  blessings, we eat the best of foods, and we live in
the best of homes on this earth, but many of us fail to adhere to the
commands of Allah and His Rasool .

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So many have no fear and shame in wasting food and rejecting food
because it does not suit our taste buds.

Our beloved Master  often lived on bread made from barley. The next
time any one of us thinks of being ungrateful for the food which we have,
think of the life of Nabi Kareem  and the hardships that the Ahle Bayt
faced.

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Noor Ke Chashme Lehraa-e(n), Darya Bahe(n)

Ungliyo(n) Ki Karaamat Pe Laakho(n) Salaam

Fountains of Light Rippled, (As) Seas Began To Flow;

Upon The Miracle of His Blessed Fingers,
May There Be Hundreds of Thousands of Salutations

In this couplet Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is mentioning one of the beautiful

miracles of our Beloved Rasool . He explains how fountains gushed forth
from the Blessed Fingers of Nabi Kareem . This can be understood from
two narrations reported by Hazrat Anas bin Maalik ؓ◌. Hazrat Anas bin
Maalik ؓ◌ reports, ‘I saw Rasoolullah  in a condition when the time of
Asr Salaah had already commenced, and the people needed water to
perform Wudu, but there was none to be found. Water was then presented
to Rasoolullah  so that He  may perform Wudu. Placing His  Blessed
Hand into the water Rasoolullah  commanded the people to perform
Wudu from that water. I saw that from beneath His  Blessed Fingers,
water was gushing out. The people started to perform Wudu until all of
them had done so.’ [Bukhari Shareef] Hazrat Anas ؓ◌ reports that ‘The time
of Salaah commenced, so those whose homes were close to the Masjid went
to their homes to perform Wudu, but many remained who had not done
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Wudu. A stone utensil (bowl) was brought to Rasoolullah , in which
there was some water. He  placed His  Blessed Hand into the water,
but because the bowl was small, He  was unable to spread open His
Blessed Hand in the bowl, so He  kept his fingers together and placed
His  Blessed Hand in the bowl, and all those that were present used the
same water to perform their Wudu.’ Hazrat Humaid ؓ◌ says, ‘I asked Hazrat
Anas ؓ◌, how many people were there (who performed Wudu)? He said,
eighty people.’ [Bukhari Shareef]

Subhaan’Allah, this was the Barkat and the Miracle of the Blessed Fingers
of Nabi Kareem . Where are the deviants who claim that Nabi Kareem
 was a mere human? Have you ever seen any human do this? Sayyidi
Aala Hazrat thus says, ‘Fountains of Light (Noor).’ By saying this, Sayyidi
Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is saying that Nabi  is not human as ordinary humans are,
but He  is Noor in the garb of the greatest super human, and the
fountains of water which flowed from His  blessed fingers, were actually
through the Barkat of His  Noor. It is our Aqida that our Beloved Rasool
 is Noor (light), but Almighty sent Him  towards us in the garb of man,

so that Nabi Kareem  may be an example to the people. We should also

note that even though Nabi Kareem  came to us in the garb of man, He
 is the greatest, the most blessed and the most unique amongst all the
humans. He is ‘Afdal ul Bashar’, i.e. The Most exalted of all humans. We
should thus understand that it is the Barkat of the fountains of Noor within
him  that caused the water to flow from His  Blessed Fingers. This is
not just water flowing from his fingers, but it was the generous flow of the
Blessings of Noor e Muhammadi .

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Sayyidah, Zaahirah, Tayyibah, Taahirah

Jaan e Ahmed Ki Raahat Pe Laakho(n) Salaam

The Leader of The Females, The Flower, The Pure, The Chaste;
Upon The Comfort To The Soul of Our Nabi 
May There Be Hundreds of Thousands of Salutations

In this couplet, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is paying tribute to Sayyidatuna

Faatima Zahra ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬. We all know that Sayyidatuna Faatima ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬is the
most Beloved Daughter of Nabi Kareem . Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is paying
tribute to her with words of immense honour and dignity. He is explaining
in the first stanza of this couplet that Sayyidatuna Faatima ‫ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬ is so
blessed and so beloved to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  that she should be
addressed with the best of words. Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ uses carefully
chosen words: The Leader of The Females: This is because indeed
Sayyidatuna Faatima Zahra ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬is the leader and Queen of the females in
this world and Holy Paradise. The Flower: This is because she is the beloved
daughter of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah  and has inherited His  beauty and
fragrance, and not only has she attained His  apparent beauty and
fragrance, but she has also inherited the fragrance and beauty of true
Imaan from the Beloved Rasool . The Pure: This is without any doubt, for
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the Holy Qur’an has announced the purity of the Noble Family of Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah , and Sayyidatuna Faatima Zahra ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬is the heartbeat of
the family of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . The Chaste: This is because
Sayyidatuna Faatima Zahra ‫ ر  ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﺎ‬was truly virtuous and chaste. She was
so pure that Imam Nabhani ؓ◌ mentions that she was always free from the
monthly cycle of women, and even after giving birth to her children she
would immediately become cleansed. He mentions that none of her Salaah
was ever made Qaza.

Hazrat Sayyiduna Ibn A’bad ؓ◌ states, ‘Ameerul Mo’mineen Hazrat

Sayyiduna Ali ؓ◌ said to me, ‘O Ibn A’bad! Should I not inform you about
Faatima and I?’ Then Hazrat Ali ؓ◌ said, ‘From amongst the Ahle Bayt, the
most honoured and respected by Rasoolullah  was my wife Faatima ‫ر  ﺍﷲ‬
‫ﻋﻨﺎ‬.’ She would run the mill until she had blisters in her hands, and she
would fill and carry water in the leather water pouch, to the extent that
she had a mark on her chest. She would also clean the house by herself, due
to which her clothes would become dusty, and she would also light the fire
under the pots (for cooking), due to which her clothes would become
stained. At times, due to having to do all the household chores by herself,
she would have to bear immense hardship.’ [Musnad Imam Ahmed bin
Hambal]

It is mentioned in Tirmizi Shareef that when she would visit Sayyiduna

Rasoolullah , then He  would stand up to welcome her, and he would
kiss her and make her sit where He  sat. Similarly, when Nabi  would
visit her, she would stand up to welcome Him  she would let Him  kiss
her (with affection) and let Nabi  sit where she usually sat.

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Mujh Se Khidmat Ke Qudsi Kahai(n) Haa(n) Raza

Mustafa Jaane Rahmat Pe Laakho(n) Salaam

The Angels Appointed To Serve (The Beloved Rasool),

Should Address Me Saying, Recite O Raza!
Upon Mustafa, The Soul of Mercy,
May There Be Hundreds of Thousands of Salutations

This is the closing couplet of the Salaam ‘Mustafa Jaane Rahmat Pe

Laakho(n) Salaam.’ Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ closes this Salaam with his wish
and his deep desire.

He speaks about the Angels who will be appointed to serve the Beloved
Rasool  on the Day of Reckoning and then mentions his heart’s desire.

He says that all his life he praised the Beloved Rasool  and in doing so,
he penned this beautiful Salaam, so he wishes that on the day of Reckoning,
he should be afforded the honour of reciting this Salaam to the Beloved
Rasool .

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It is mentioned on the authority of Hazrat Anas bin Malik ؓ◌ that while
speaking about the day of Qiyaamat, the Beloved Rasool  said,

‫ ْﻢ ﺍذﺍ ﻟﻐﺘ ْﻮﺍ وﺍﻧ ﺎ‬O ‫ﺒ‬aْ ‫ ْﻢ ﺍذﺍ و ﻓ ﺪ ْوﺍ وﺍﻧ ﺎ ﺧ ﻄ‬e‫  ﺪ‬Ò‫ ْو ًﺟﺎ ﺍذﺍ _ ﻌ ﺜ ْﻮﺍ و ﺍﻧ ﺎ ﻗﺎ‬q  ‫ﻨﺎ‬6 ‫و ل ﺍﻟ‬6 ‫ﺍﻧ ﺎﺍ‬
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‘I shall be the first to rise when the people rise from their graves. I will be their
leader when they go before Allah, and I will be their spokesperson when they
are all alone, and I will be their intercessor when they are detained (on that
day), and I will give them hope (glad-tidings) when they are in despair. The
keys of respect and the treasures of mercy will be in my hand on that day. On
that day, Liwa ul Hamd (The Flag of Praise) will be in my hand. From amongst
all the offspring of Adam (i.e. all the people), I am the most exalted near my
Creator. A Thousand (i.e. thousands) servant will be going around me as if
they were eggs which are kept with great care, or like pearls all extensively
spread out.’ [Mishkaat Shareef]

There is a narration mentioned in Qurtubi on the authority of Hazrat Ka’ab

ؓ◌, which mentions that daily seventy thousand Angels descend in the
morning and seventy thousand Angels descend in the evening in the
Sacred Court of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah .

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They stroke their wings against the Sacred Rauda (Grave) of Nabi ,
conveying Salaam taking blessings, and when Nabi  finally emerges
from his Blessed Rauda e Anwar on the last day, He  will be in the midst
of seventy thousand Angels. [At Tadhkirah Fi Ahwaalil Mawta Wal
Aakhirah]

Now, referring to these same Angels, who will be serving the Beloved
Rasool , in whose midst Nabi Kareem  will arrive on the Plains of
Reckoning, Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ is saying, that during this time, the
serving Angels should say to me, O Raza! Recite Mustafa Jaane Rahmat Pe
Laakho(n) Salaam!

Indeed it has been mentioned in the Hadith Shareef on the authority of

Hazrat Abdullah ibn Mas’ud ؓ◌ that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ,

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‘The closest to me on the day of Qiyaamat

Will be those who send Durood (and Salaam)
Upon Me in abundance.’

So Sayyidi Aala Hazrat ؓ◌ in this couplet is conveying Salaam upon Nabi

Kareem , and at the same time, he is presenting his wish.

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May Almighty Allah shower rains of Mercy and Blessings upon the Holy
Mazaar Shareef of Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat ؓ◌, who in this
era taught us and instilled in our hearts the true meaning of loving and
respecting the Beloved Rasool .

May we all be blessed on the Day of Reckoning to recite this blessed Salaam
together with Sayyidi Aala Hazrat Imam e Ishq o Muhab’bat Ash Shah
Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Qaadiri Barakaati ؓ◌.

May we all remain steadfast on Maslak e Aala Hazrat, which in this era is
the recognition of the path of Righteousness. Aameen

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