Sunday, January 20, 2013

اوراد فتحيه AWRADI-FATHIA


               Awrad-i-Fathiah-(author Mir Sayid Ali Hamdani d.786 AH)-English translation.
                                                   اوراد فتحيه AWRADI-FATHIA
 Hazrat Amir Kabir Mir Sayid Ali Hamadani (RA) has authored many books and pamphlets in Arabic and Persian, which lay stress on recognition of unity of God, worship of One God. His remembrance and reflection are also full of sublime teachings and guidance on mystic experiences.
Awarad-i-Fathia is one of these priceless compositions. Its English translation has been done by Er. Haji Ghulam Hasan Khan of Srinagar. (This is published by J&K Muslim Wakf Board and sold at Rs. 100/- per copy and the income is to be utilized for the construction of Islamic University of Science and Technology. However there have been found many errors in spelling, grammar, typing & printing. It appears that no one has done the proof reading before sending it to press.) This is a concise primer, describing in a grand and sublime style, the attributes of the one and only Deity Allah, His beautiful names, prayers for ourselves and for our brethren, blessings on the Holy Prophet (PBH) all written by Shah-i-Hamadan (RA) in Arabic. It is recited twice daily after Fajr (early dawn) and Isha (before going to bed) prayers at the Khanqahi Mualla Srinagar and after Fajr prayers in most of the mosques of the Kashmir valley. It is committed to memory by tens of thousands of Kashmiris and has been found very effective whenever faced with any problem. It has been found to serve as a real healer of the worried mind, when recited with full understanding of its meaning.
“Verily in the remembrance of Allah  hearts do find contentment.” (Q 13:28)
A brief sketch of Shah-i-Hamadan (RA) and that of Islam has been included by the translator for the benefit of English speaking people.
The recitation should not take more than 30 minutes. Have ablutions, sit facing the Qibla and recite it.
We must all seek the reward of fallah-felicity, salvation, the fulfillment of highest spiritual hopes – a supreme achievement indeed. Let us submit our will to Allah’s will, have faith, hope and trust in Him and in His benevolent government of the world. Let us offer our life, our wealth and goods in His cause and carry out His will, not attaching undue importance to the ephemeral things of this life.
Shah-i-Hamadan (RA) has himself given an account of how he came to give the title “AURAD-I-FATHIA” to this compilation in these words (translated from Persian)
“As I collected and compiled the Awrad obtained from 400 divines, the righteous, the scholars and was considering, what name to give to it, the Holy Prophet (PBH) graced me by his presence, when I reached Madina Munawara and said, “Hold this AL-Fathia”
When I took from the holy hands of the Holy Prophet (PBH), what was gifted to me and glanced over it, I saw it was the same ‘Awrad’ that had been compiled by me and these “Awrad are means to success and felicity.”

                                                                  SHAH-I-HAMADAN (RA)
Hazrat Amir Kabir Ali Sani, Mir Sayid Ali Hamadani (RA) was born in Hamadan, Iran in 714 AH/1314 AD. Hamadan was then a great center of Islamic learning. At a young age he (RA) mastered all the available knowledge in theology, philosophy, metaphysics and sufism and travelled extensively seeking knowledge and practicing spiritualism till he became a scholar of repute, a mystic and a perfect saint. He spent his life in propagating Islam and undertook several extensive tours through difficult terrains and over hazardous routes.
He came to Kashmir three times i.e. in 774 AH/1372 AD, 781 AH/ 1378 AD and 785 AH/ 1383 AD. The first visit lasted 4 to 6 months. During this brief stay he held intellectual and spiritual debates with a great Hindu Yogi Shahpore, the keeper and chief priest of the large temple built in the heart of the city of Srinagar by Raja Parversen in the second century AD. The learned Hindu Sadhu wielded great influence on the Hindu masses and also on the Hindu intelligentsia. The great Yogi accepted Islam amidst a large gathering. This in turn resulted in mass conversions.
The second visit lasted two and a half years. He was accompanied by 700 Sayids, whom he posted to various parts of the valley to give detailed instructions in the tenets of Islam to the newly converted Muslims. He left for Turkistan via Ladakh.
The third visit lasted a year. He left via Pakhli and breathed his last at Koner in 786 AH/1384 AD. His earthly remains were taken and buried at Khatlan, Turkistan besides his father Sayid Shahsab-ud-Din (RA).
The Muslims of Kashmir owe a great debt of gratitude to this luminary of Islam for bringing them en-masse within the fold of Islam. He is lovingly known as the founder of Islam in Kashmir -”Baniay-Musalmani.” He had brought two relics of the Holy Prophet (PBH) with him viz:
1.Tent Pole used in Jihad-e-Badr and 2. Standard of the Prophet (PBH). Being a great scholar he wrote many pamphlets and books in theology, sufism and pubic administration. Some of these are as under:
(1) “Awrad-i-Fathia” is a concise primer, describing the unity and attributes of Allah in a grand style. It is recited twice daily in unison after the Fajr and Isha prayers at Khanqahi Mualla and is otherwise also recited by tens of thousands of Kashmiris all over the valley. Even illiterate Kashmiris have committed it to memory. The word ‘Awrad’ means repeated short prayers.
(2) Chihil Asrar-’The forty secrets’ pertains to sufism.
(3) Zakhiratul Maluk relates to the Art of Government and was given as advice to Sultan Qutb-ud-Din of Kashmir.
(4) Sirat-ul-Talibeen (5)Risala Dah Qaida (6)Mirat-ul-Talibeen (6) Risala Mashia Meeriah (7) Risala Munajat  Vol 1 & 2 (8) Risala Fatwia (9) Risala Zikriya (10) Risala Farsia (11)Risala Hamadania (12) Risala Wajoodia (13) Risala Eitiqadia (14) Masharibul Azwaaq (15) Munqabatul Jawahir (16) Muwadatul Qurba (17) Sharah Fasoosul Hikam (18) Asrarul Nuqt (19) Sharah Qasida-i-Khumria Fardia (20) Maktoobat dar soorat-u-seerati Insan (21)Risala Istilahat-i-ilm-ul-Qiyafah (22) Kitab-u-sabeen-fe-fazail Amirul Mumineen Ali, (23) Arbayeen, Raudatul Firdous, (24) Firdausul Akhyar, (25) Manazil-us-Salikeen, (26) Khulasat-ul-Manaqib.
‘Khanqahi Mualla’ the great Masjid, built by the son of Shah-i-Hamadan (RA) Hazrat Mir Muhammad Hamadani (774-854 AH) in 798 AH/1395 AD is held in high esteem and is the Islamic center for all the Muslims of the Valley. According to ‘waqfnama’ -Donation Deed drafted by him:
01) The Khanqah has been built on the stone platform erected by Shah-i-Hamadan (RA) under the inspirational guidance of the Holy Prophet (PBH)
02) The keeper and the disciples have small rooms built for them on northern and southern ends of the Khanqah for devotional purposes.
03) A superintendent is appointed to look to the comforts of inmates of the sanctuary, devotees, strangers, pious men and seekers after truth. He is advised to serve the elderly, obey the pious, and be a brother to youngster’s and a father to orphans. He should clothe the naked and feed the hungry.
Hazrat Mir Muhammad Hamadani (RA) presented a valuable jewel for the cost of the land and constructions. The two relics are taken out and exhibited, when offering mass prayers on the occasion of any natural calamity afflicting the Muslims.
Shah-i- Hamadan belonged to Shafi school of fiqh. But as the Muslims of Kashmir belonged to Hanafi school of fiqh, he suggested no changes in this practice in the overall interests of Islam. When Sultan Shahab-ud-Din was engaged in a war with King Ferozshah, Hazrat Shah-i-Hamadan (RA) got peace restored between them.

GENEOLOGICAL/SPIRITUAL CHART of HAZRAT AMIR KABIR ALI SANI MIR SAYID ALI HAMADANI (RA)
                              THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBH)
GENEOLOGICAL  CHART                                   SPIRITUAL CHART
                               (01)  HAZRAT ALI MURTAZA (KTW)
(02) Hazrat Imam Husain (AS)              (02) Hazrat Kh.    Hasan Basri (RA)
(03) Hazrat Imam Zainul Abidin (AS)  (03) Hazrat Kh. Habib Ajmi (RA)
(04) Sayid Husain ul Asgar (RA)            (04) Hazrat Sayid Dawood Tai
(05) Sayid Abdullah Zahid (RA)             (05) Haz. Sh. Maroof Karkhi(RA)
(06) Sayid Jafar-ul-Mujjah (RA)            (06) Haz.Sh. Siri Mantaqi (RA)
(07) Sayid Husain (RA)                            (07) Haz. Sh. Junaid Baghdadi
(08) Sayid Ali (RA)                                    (08 )Haz.Sh. Abu Ali Rudbari(RA)
(09) Sayid Muhammad-Awal (RA)      (09) Haz. Sh. Abu Ali Katib Misri
(10) Sayid Abdullah (RA)                       (10) Haz. Sh. Abu Usman Maghribi
(11) Sayid Jafar (RA)                              (11) Haz.Sh.Abdul Qasim Gurgani
(12)Sayid Muhammad Jafar sani        (12) Haz. Sh. Abu Bakr Nasaj (RA)
(13) Sayid Mohibullah (RA)                  (13) Haz. Sh. Ahmad Ghazali (RA)
(14) Sauid Sharf-ud-Din (RA)                (14) Haz Sh. Abdul Qahir Suhrawardy
(15) Sayid Yousuf (RA)                           (15) Haz. Sh. Amoor Yasir (RA)
(16) Sayid Ali (RA)                                   (16) Haz. Sh. Najm-ud-Din Amad Kubra
(17) Sayid Muhammad (RA)                 (17) Haz Sh. Razi-ud-Din Lala (RA)
(18) Sayid Shahab-ud-Din Hamadani  (18) Haz.Sh. Jamal-ud-Din Zakir
                                                                    (19)  Haz Noor-ud-Din Abdur Rahman
                                                                    (20) Haz. Sh. Rukn-ud-Din (RA)
                                                                    (21)  Haz Sh. Sharf-ud-Din Muhammad Muzdaqani (RA)
(19) HAZRAT AMIR-i-KABIR ALI SANI MIR SAYID ALI HAMADANI (RA)- (22)
                                        ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF AWRADI FATHIAH
                              In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
I seek forgiveness from the great Allah     -    03 times
Besides whom none is worthy for being worshipped, The Living, The Eternal. I turn to Him and seek repentance from Him.
O’ Allah! You are the Author of Peace and from You springs Peace and towards you is Peace. Keep me my Lord in Peace and grant me entrance in the Abode of Peace. Glory to Thee my Lord and Exalted are Thou, The Lord of Majesty and Bounty.
O’ Allah! Such Praise is due to you as will cover all Thy Bounties and will cover Your further Bounties. I am full of praise for all Your kindness of which I am aware and of which I am not aware and of all your gifts of which I am aware and of which I am not aware and I am grateful in all conditions.
I seek refuge with you Allah from the accursed Satan. Allah there is no God but Him, the Living the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. His is what the heavens and the Earth contain. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them. They can grasp only that part of His knowledge which He wills. His throne is as vast as the heavens and the Earth and their preservation does not weary Him. And He is the Exalted, the Immense One.
Allah is the Pure (33 times), Praise be to Allah (33 times), Allah is Great (34 times).
There is no God but Allah. He is One. He has no partner. His is the kingdom. And all praises are due to Him. And He has power over all things (10 times)
There is no God excepting Allah the All Powerful Sovereign.
There is no God but Allah the One the Most Supreme.
There is no God but Allah the powerful the Forgiving.
There is no God but Allah the Kind the Sheeler.
There is no God but Allah the Great the High.
There is no God but Allah the Creator of night and day.
There is no God but Allah who is worshipped everywhere.
There is no God but Allah whose mention is made in every language.
There is no God but Allah who is known for all goodness.
There is no God but Allah whom each day sees in every new glory.
There is no God but Allah I say so with full faith in Allah.
There is no God but Allah I say so seeking Protection from Allah.
There is no God but Allah. This is trust with Allah
There is no God but Allah and no one has power and strength excepting Allah.
There is no God but Allah and we worship none but Him.
There is no God but Allah this is the real truth.
There is no God but Allah in faith and in truth.
There is no God but Allah I confess in humility and servitude.
There is no God but Allah the Kind and the Friend.
There is no God but Allah who existed before everything.
There is no God but Allah He will survive everything.
There is no God but Allah the evidently True Sovereign.
There is no God but Allah certainly the True King.
There is no God but Allah the very Great the most High.
There is no God but Allah the Forbearing the Noble.
There is no God but Allah the Sustainer of the Seven Heavens and the Sustainer of the Great Throne.
There is no God but Allah the Noblest of the Noble.
There is no God but Allah the Most Merciful of the Merciful.
There is no God but Allah who loves the repentant.
There is no God but Allah the Merciful of the needy.
There is no God but Allah the Guide of the Misled.
There is no God but Allah the leader of the Bewildered.
There is no God but Allah the Protector of the Frightened.
There is no God but Allah Who listens to those who pray to Him.
There is no God but Allah the Best of the Helpers.
There is no God but Allah the Best of the Protectors.
There is no God but Allah the Best of the Inheritors.
There is no God but Allah the Best of the Rulers.
There is no God but Allah the Best of the Providers.
There is no God but Allah the Best of the openers (of success).
There is no God but Allah the Best of the Forgiving.
There is no God but Allah the Best of The Merciful.
There is no God but Allah. He is One and His promise is true.
He granted success to (Solo need) Servant (The Prophet Mohammad PBH) and give upper hand to his forces and vanquished his enemies single handed and there is nothing  besides Him.
There is no God but Allah. He has the gifts to offer and the greatness belongs to Him and all the Best praises are due to Him.
There is no God but Allah. The count of His creation and the weight of His Throne and the volume of the ink of His letters cannot be gauged.
There is no God but Allah Who is One, Single, from the time when there was nothing to the time when there will be end to all.    Nothing is like Him, Nothing is comparable to Him. Nothing can be imagined to be like Him. And He has no partner.
There is no God but Allah He is One. He has no partner. The Kingdom is His. All praises are due to Him. He brings to life and He causes death. And He is ever Alive. He is never to die. All good is in His Hands and He has power over all things. And to Him is everybody’s return. He is the First and the Last and the Manifest and the Hidden and He is aware of everything. Nothing is like unto Him and He listens and sees everything. Allah is enough for us and our best Patron Best Master and Best Helper (3 times). Our Lord! We ask for Your forgiveness and towards You is our return. You grant us and none can bestow O’ Allah! None can prevent what You prevent and no one change what You decree and no rich person’s riches can be of avail before You. Glory to my Lord, the High,  the Great Bestowal. Glory to my Lord, the High The Great Bestowal. O’ The Bestowal. Glory to Thee! I did not worship Thee as it was my duty to worship You. Glory to Thee! We did not seek to know You as it was our duty to know You. Glory to Thee! We have not been remembering You as we ought to have remembered . Glory to Thee! We have not expressed gratitude to You as we ought to do. Glory to Allah! The Ever Eternal Glory to Allah! The single, the independent, Glory to Allah! Who holds the heavens without any support.  Glory  to Allah Who has no wife and no children. Glory to Allah Who neither gave birth nor was born and Who has none equal to Him. Glory to the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One. Glory to The King of This World and that of the Angels. Glory to Him the Lord of Honor and greatness and power, dignity and might and Beauty, Perfectness,. Praises and Light,  the giver of the spiritual and worldly bounties and gifts. The Lord of Majesty and strength. Glory to Him the Living King who never sleeps nor will die.  Entirely  Pure and Holy. Our Lord and Lord of Angels and the Holy  Spirit. Glory to Allah and praises to Allah and there is no God but Allah and Allah is Great and none has power and strength excepting the Great and High Allah.
 O’ Allah! You are the True King without whom there is none fit to be worshipped excepting You.
O’ Allah,
 O’ ,The Compassionate
O’ The Merciful
O’ The Sovereign,
O’ The Holy One,
O’ The Source of peace’
O’ The Bestowal of Security,
O’ The Protector,
O’ The Mighty,
O’ The Subdue,
O’ The Exalted,
O’ The Creator,
O’ The Maker,
O’ The Fashioner,
O’ The Great Forgiver,
O’ The Most Supreme,
O’ The Bestowal,
O’ The Sustainer,
O’ The Opener (of the doors of success),
O’ The All-knowing,
O’ The Controller,
O’ The Enlarger,
O’ The Depressor,
O’ The Exalter,
O’ The Bestowal of Honour,
O’ The Abase,
O’ The All-Hearing,
O’ The All-seeing,
O’ The Wise Judge,
O’ The Justice,
O’ The Incomprehensible,
O’ The All Aware,
O’ The Forbearing,
O’ The Great,
O’ The Most Forbearing,
O’ The Great,
O’ The Most Forgiving,
O’ The Most Appreciating.
O’ The High,
O’ The Incomparably Great,
O’ The Guardian,
O’ The Preserver,
O’ The Reckoner,
O’ The Lord of Majesty,
O’ The Noble,
O’ The Watchful,
O’ The Answerer of Prayers,
O’ The Bountiful,
O The Wise,
O The Loving,
O’ The Lord of Honor,
O’ The Raiser (of the dead),
O’ The Witness,
O’ The True,
O’ The Keeper,
O’ The Powerful,
O’ The Strong,
O’ The Friend,
O’ The Praiseworthy,
O’ The Recorder,
 O’ The Author (of life),
O’ The Repeater (of life),
O’ The Life-giver,
O’ The Destroyer,
O’ The Living,
O’ The Self-Subsisting and All-sustaining,
O’ The Discoverer,
O’ The Glorious,
O’ The One,
O’ The Unique,
O’ The Independent,
O’ The Powerful,
O’ The Omnipotent,
O’ The Provider,
O’ The Postpone,
O’ The First,
O’ The Last,
O’ The Manifest,
O’ The Hidden,
O’ The Ruler,
O’ The Most High,
O’ The beneficent,
O’ The Acceptor of Repentance,
O’ The Bestowal of favours,
O’ The Awarder of Punishment,
O’ The Effacer of sins,
O’ The Compassionate,
O’ The Lord of Sovereignty,
O’ The Lord of Majesty & Bounty,
O’ The Sustainer,
O The Equitable,
O The Gatherer,
O The Self-sufficient,
O The Enricher,
O The Giver,
O The Withholder,
O The Inflictor of Punishment,
O’ The Benefactor,
O’ The Light,
O’ The Guide,
O’ The Originator,
O’ The Survivor,
O’ The Inheritor,
O’ The Director of the right way.
O’ The Patient,
O’ The Truthful,
O’ The Sheeler,
O’ God! Whose self is free from being likened to anything and Whose attributes are free from being likened to anything and
O’ You, so many signs give proof of you being the Sustainer. You are one not because of any deficiency and you exist not because of any (external) reasons.
O’ Thou are for kindness and then are renowned for unending kindness and you are praised without any beginning The First The Everlasting without a beginning and the Last and Kind without any end and Who forgives the sins of the sinners due to Kindness and Benevolence.
O’ Nothing is like unto You and You are All-Hearing and All-Seeing. Allah is enough for us and the Best Keeper and the Best Master and the Best Helper.
O’ The Everlasting without destruction and
O’ The Stationery without any deterioration and
O’ The Planner without any Vizier Resolve every difficulty of ours and our parents. I am unable to count all your praises as you have mentioned them. Whoever comes near you is honoured, and your praises are high and your names  are Holy and your dignity is Great and none excepting You is worthy of being worshipped. Allah does what He wishes with His Might and orders what He Ordains with His Honour. Know that All things go to Allah. Everything will die excepting His Self. His is the order , to Him is our return. Allah will be enough to them all. And He is All-seeing and All-knowing. Allah is enough and sufficient for us. Allah listens to whosoever prays to Him. Excepting Allah there is none to be approached, whosoever  holds on to Allah attains Salvation. Glory to Lord who is ever Merciful and Kind. There is no God but Allah The Forbearing, The Kind. Glory to Allah and Blessed Allah The Lord of the seven Heavens and The Lord of The Great Throne and praise are due to Allah The Sustainer of the worlds. There is no God but Allah. He is One. He has no partner. He is One in person and One in attributes. The Independent. The Unique. The Single. The Living. The Eternal. The Permanent till Eternity. He never held a family and never had a son and He never had a partner in His kingdom and He never stood in need of a helper for warding off any distress and He is very Great and High. Allah is Great. Allah is enough to us in our religion Allah is enough to us in our world. Allah is enough to us in anything that may make us sad. Allah is enough to us against anyone who may trouble us. Allah is enough for us against envier. Allah is enough for us against ill-wishers. Allah is enough for us on our death. Allah is enough for us in our grave. Allah is enough for us when we are questioned. Allah is enough for us when we have to cross the bridge. Allah is enough for us when we have to render the account. Allah is enough for us when our deeds shall be weighed. Allah is enough for us at the time of entry into heaven and hell.Allah is enough for us when we come to see Him. Allah is enough to me. He besides whom none else is to be worshipped. I depend upon Him and to Him I shall return. There is no God but Allah; glory to Allah. How great is Allah. There is no God but Allah. Glory to  Allah. How forbearing is Allah. There is no God save Allah. Glory to Allah; how kind is Allah. There is no God but Allah. The One who has no partner. Mohammad is Allah’s messenger in truth. O Allah bless Mohammad when people remembering him remember You and bless Mohammad when people who have forgotten him keep away remembering him. We are well pleased with the Great God for sustaining us and with Islam as our religion and with Mohammad (blessings of Allah on him and salutations) as His prophet and messenger. And with Al-Quran as our Guide and with Kaaba as our Qibla and with Prayers as an obligation and with Believers as one Brotherhood and with Siddiq. Farooq, Uthman and Murtaza as our Imams. On all of them Allah the Great be well pleased. Welcome the new morning and the Blessed day and the two angels who keep record of our deeds, who are witness in justice and equity. We send You our greetings in the beginning of this day, do please record on the first page of our record in the name of Allah The Beneficent The Merciful and you remain witness to the face that we witness that there is none worthy to be worshipped excepting Allah The One. He has no partner and we bear witness that Mohammad is His (special) servant and Messenger whom He sent for guidance and with true religion which would overcome all the creeds even though the idolaters may dislike it. On this witness we live and on this we shall die, on this we shall arise on the resurrection , if the Great Allah so wills. We seek refuge with the assistance of all these perfect letters of Allah from the evil of all His creation. I begin with the name of Allah-all His best names I begin with the name of Allah-The Sustainer of the Earth and the Heaven. I begin with the name of Allah with whose name nothing in the earth and none in the heaven can cause any harm and He is All Listening and All-Knowing. All praises are due to Allah Who brought us into life from death and to Him we shall be raised and brought back. We met the morning and Allah’s entire domain met the dawn. Honor, Dignity, Greatness, Power, Government and clear proof are all for Allah and all spiritual and worldly bounties are of Allah and the night and the day are of Allah and everything that rests in them are of Allah-the One the Most Supreme. We met the dawn on the natural religion Islam and on sincerely believing in His being One and on the religion taught by our Holy prophet Muhammad. May Allah bless and keep him and on the field of Abraham the upright Muslim who was not one of those who treated any as partner of God.
Blessings of The Great Allah and His angels and His apostles and His prophets and of the angels who bear His throne and of all his creation on our leader Muhammad and his family and on His companions, on him and on all others peace and mercy from Allah and His bounties, blessings and greetings on you-the Messenger of Allah.
Blessings and greetings on you the beloved of Allah.
Blessings and greetings on you –the friend of Allah.
Blessings and greetings on you the apostle of Allah.
Blessings and greetings on you- the chosen one of Allah.
Blessings and greetings on you –the best of the creation of Allah.
Blessings and greetings  on you-whom Allah has specially selected.
Blessings and greetings on you—whom Allah has sent as messenger. 
Blessings and greetings on you-whom Allah has specially graced.
Blessings and greetings on you-whom Allah has honoured.
Blessings and greetings on you- -whom Allah has made so great. 
Blessings and greetings on you-whom Allah granted such greatness.
Blessings and greetings on you-who is the greatet of all prophets.
Blessings and greetings on you-the leader of the righteous.
Blessings and greetings on you-the seal of the prophets.
Blessings and greetings on you- the intercessor of those who have sinned (recite 3 times).
 Blessings and greetings on you- the messenger of the Lord of the worlds.
Blessings and mercy of the Great Allah  and (prayers of the same) from His angels,  His apostles, His messengers, the bearers of His throne and His entire creation on our leader Muhammad and his family and his companions. On him and on his family and on his companions greetings of peace and Allah’s mercy and bounties. O’ Allah bless our leader Muhammad in the first creation and bless our leader amongst the last creation and bless our leader Muhammad amongst the selected group till doomsday and bless our leader Muhammad every minute and every time and bless all your apostles and messengers and all angels, who have attained nearness to you and all your good worshippers and all those who obey your commands and have mercy on us along with them and have mercy on us along with them, O’ the Most Merciful among all, who show mercy.
                                                                              DUA-i-RIQAB
                                             Prayers- for release of the hold on the necks.
                                          In the name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful
O’ Allah! O the Master of our necks and O’ the Opener of the gates (of mercies) and O’ the Provider of causes, provide to us means for provisions for seeking which we have no strength. O’ Allah keep us busy in carrying out our commands; keep us secure in Your justice; make us unconcerned with Your creation; make us attached to You in love; keep us away from those who are not Yours; keep us happy with what you decree for us, make us patient to bear all Your vicissitudes; Make us content with what You give us; Make us grateful for all your gifts; Allow us to enjoy Your remembrance; Make us happy with Your Book, Praying to You during nights and during the days; unattached  and unlinking the world and loving the hereafter, anxious to meet You, attentive to Your Lordship, ready to die (anytime).
Our Lord! Grant us what You have promised (to us) through your messenger and do not disgrace us on the day of judgment and do not go back on your promises.
O’ Allah! Help us to be near You. And help us to follow the straight path.
O’ Allah! Help us to attain our objectives and accept our repentance. Certainly You are kind and You accept repentance.
O’ Allah! We begin the dawn with Your name and we meet the nightfall with Your name and we are kept alive by You and You will cause us to die and towards You is our return.
O’ Allah! Grant us the pleasure of looking at Your Holy Face and the desire of meeting You.
O’ Allah enable us to judge the truth in its reality and to follow it; enable us to judge the untruth in its true colors and to keep away from it.
O’ Allah! Show us the reality of the things as they really are and let our need be as Muslims and attach us to Your noble servants, keep away from us the evil of tyrants and make us partners in the prayers of the faithful and wake us up from the slumber of the forgetful and enable us to benefit from the intercession of the leader of the messengers and grant us entry to paradise in peace and security and raise us with the righteous and spare us from hell fire, O’ the Protector.
O ’Allah! Forgive the followers of Mohammad (S.A.W.S), have o’ Allah mercy on the followers of Mohammad (blessing of Allah and peace be on him ),
O’ Allah! Assist the follower of Mohammad (blessing of Allah and peace be on him ),
O’ Allah! Grant victory to the followers of Mohammad (blessing of Allah and peace be on him),
O’ Allah reform the followers of Mohammad (blessing of Allah and peace be on him),
O’ Allah! Extend bounty to the followers of Mohammad (blessing of Allah and peace be on him),
 O’ Allah! Honour the followers of Mohammad (blessing of Allah and peace be on him),
O’ Allah!  bestow greatness on the followers of Mohammad (blessing of Allah and peace be on him)
 O’ Allah! Forgive the sins of the followers of Mohammad (blessing of Allah and peace be on him ),
 O’ Allah! Thou loveth those who repent , turn to us accepting our repentance and
O’ Thou, Who granteth security to those who bare stricken with fear, grant us  security  and
Thou Who guideth the misled,  show us the straight path and
Thou Who bringeth the lost , guide us in the right direction and
Thou Who answers the prayers of the suppliant, answer our prayers and
Thou the hope of the hopeless , do not set aside our hopes and
O’ Who shows mercy to the sinners, show us mercy and
O’ Who forgives the sinners, forgive us our sins and change us from sinners to right doers and let our end be with the good people.
O’ Allah forgive our sins.
O’ Allah! Shield our defects.
O’ Allah! Open our breasts.
O’ Allah! protect our hearts.
O’ Allah! Enlighten our hearts.
O’ Allah! Enlighten our graves.
O’ Allah! Ease our affairs.
O’ Allah! Enable us to attain our objectives.
O’ Allah! Remove all our faults.
O’ Allah! Save us from what we fear.
O’ Thou, Who showers kindnesses in secret.
O’ Allah! Forgive us and also our parents and our elders and our teachers and our companions and our friends and our relatives and our tribe and to whom we have an obligation and to entire followers of Mohammad- on him be mercies and peace (from God) and save us our Lord from the evil of what you have ordained and save us from the punishment in the grave O’ our Lord, and from the punishment of hell-fire and the torment of the doomsday and raise us among the righteous and the good people. O’ Allah! In honour of this “Awrad-i-fathiyah” (which we have recited), open for us the gates of Your bounties and your kindness and enable us to be obedient to You and to worship You and protect us from trials and calamities and enhance for us Your bounties, our life spans and virtues.
O’ Allah keep us safe, O’ the Blesser, from all vicissitudes and diseases and let there be mercies and blessings of Allah on the best of creation Mohammad and his followers and companions-one and all Amin!  O’ the Lord  of the worlds.

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THE STORY OF THE BIRTH OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBH)


THE STORY OF THE BIRTH OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBH).

     (MAWLOOD-I-BARZANJI)
                                               By
               ALLAMA JAFAR BIN HASAN (d. 1177 AH)

                                      Compiled By
                       Er. Mohammad Ashraf Fazili
               B.E. Hons.,CEng(I),FIE, MIRC, MASCE.
                                   2013AD/1434AH.



A Prelude to “Maulood-i-Barzanji”-recited in Arab world, other countries and in Kashmir.

                  Prelude to MAULOOD-i-BARZANJI.
Among the scholars of Arabia, it was in 12th century Hijri, that Hazrat Rais-ul Ulama Allama Jafar bin Hasan bin Abdul Karim bin Sayid Muhammad bin Abdul Rasool Al-Barzanji Al-Shafi Al-Madani (d. 1177 AH), who wrote a book titled ‘Qisatul Mawlid-un-Nabwi, which was appreciated in the Prophet’s durbar and since then it’s chapters along with ‘naat-i-shareefs’ are being recited in Milad gatherings in Arabia and outside till date.
Hazrat Allama Barzanji (RA) was Imam of The Masjid Nabvi, of Hanafi sect, Murshid of Qadirya order, Muhaddis, teacher in the Haram-i-Nabvi. He has authored many books, one of which is titled Maulood-i-Barzanji and another Milad-nama Gaus-ulAzam (RA).
The Very name Muhammad means the praised one and his mention with praise is a part of the faith of Muslims and the mention of the ‘Milad-i-Nabvi’ i.e. birth of the Prophet has its own importance in the Islamic traditions, which continues since second Hijri to-date. The directions are derived from Holy Quran, ‘Wa Amma bi niamati Rabbika fahaddis’ and ‘Wa salamun alaihi yawma wulida wa yawma yamootu wa yubasu hayya’
Among the earlier scholars Hazrat Hafiz ibni Hajar (RA), Hazrat Allama Jawzi (RA) and thereafter Hazrat Mulla Ali Qari (RA) etc. have thrown light in detail on the justification of holding these gatherings. Among the later scholars Hazrat Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (RA), Hazrat Maulana Rahmat-ul-lah Keranavi(RA), Hazrat Shah Abul Khair Naqshbandi (RA) Hazrat Maulana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi(RA), Hazrat Maulana Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi(RA), and Hazrat Maulana Shah Abul Hasan Zaid Mujadidi Farooqi (fazil-i- Azhar) have issued firm based futwas in its favour.
Among the Indian scholars, Hazrat Shaikh Abdul Haq Muhaddis Dehlavi in his book ‘Masabt bil-sunnah’ and Imam Shah Wali-ullah Muhaddis Dehlavi in ‘Fayooz-ul-Harmain’ has mentioned in detail, particularly about the Milad gatherings of Hijaz. Despite predominance of the influence of the scholars of Najd in Hijaz, Milad gatherings are held there even now, one being at the residence of Hazrat Imam Ahl-i-Sunnah Sayedna Shaikh Muhammad Alvi Maliki ( a scholar of international fame)
In Kashmir although the Milad gatherings are being held since the period of Hazrat Shaikh-ul-Islam Shaikh Akmal-ud-Din Mirza Muhammad Kamil Beg khan Badakhshi (RA)(d.1131 AH)-[ due to reaching of Moi-Muqaddas] and when this relic was first shown openly to public by Shaikh Muhammad Radhu Cheshti (d.1126 AH) and he laid the foundation of such gatherings and the first such gathering was held in Khanqah-i-Naqshbandia Khwaja Bazar, yet it was in 1300 AH, when Allama Mir Sayid Hasan Qari Mantaqi (author of Fatoohat-i-Kubravia) -( buried in the graveyard of Hazrat Khadija-tul-Kubra (RA))-was blessed with the Hajj pilgrimage, he obtained the permission of its recitation from the progeny of Allama Barzanji and laid the foundation of the Milad gatherings in Kashmir where Mavlood-i-Barzanji is recited. After him Hazrat Mir Sayid Ghulam Mohammad Dwarki, Hafiz, Qari Moulana Muhammad Hasan Ahmadi (Imam Zain-ul-Abidin Mosque, Gadyar Zainakadal)and his son Hafiz Mohammad Inayat-ul-lah Ahmadi-Gadyari took the art of its recitation to its climax. The present reciters of Mavlood Barzanji continue to recite it in their established ways. Although the original manuscript is lying with these families, a pamphlet with Arabic text and it’s commentary and translation was published in Kashmir many a time in the past, a recent publication with Arabic text and it’s Urdu translation has been made by Jamiat-i-Hamadania Khanqah-i-Mualla Srinagar under the title: ‘Maulood-i-Barzanji’
The original text has 21 chapters, however the common recitation in Kashmir is made in seven chapters only, which are titled as: 01) Introduction. 02) Shajra Tayiba of Prophet. 03) Forecasts of Prophet’s arrival. 04) Birth of the Prophet. 05) 06)Description of the Prophet. 07) Conduct of the Prophet. On recitation of each chapter in Arabic, Naat-i-sharif of versatile scholar poets like Shaikh Saadi Shrazi, Hazrat Mir Sayid Ali Hamadani, Hazrat Maulana Jami, Hazrat Amir Kusrow, Hazrat mirza Akmal-ud-Din Badakhshi, Asim Malaratti, Mahmood Gami, Wali-ul-lah Mattoo,Hazrat Shaikh Yaqoob Sarfi (RA), Hazrat Imam Abdullah Muhammad bin Sayeed Boosiri (RA), Fakhir, Haqqani, Jeelani etc. are recited and the gathering is closed with a dua, fateha etc. Most people arrange a feast for the gathering in their homes.


                 MAWLOOD-I-BARZANJI


              The Mawlid of Imam al-Barzinji
               Bismillah-i-Rrahman-i-Rrahim.
“Surely Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet 􀁄 O you who believe send blessings upon him and ask for him peace” 􀁄 O Allah, grant prayers, peace and blessings upon our master, Muhammad, the point of the holy fitra circle manifest upon him in the mihrāb of Your holiness and intimacy; and upon his family and companions (٣ times) Then know that “There is no god but Allah” (١٠٠ times) 􀁄 Praise belongs to Allah Who began this existence with the Light of Muhammad (al- Nūr al-Muhammadiya)—the Night Traveller, whose light is the secret in each affair 􀁄 And Who made his appearance its seal and completion 􀁄 And Who bestowed upon his glorious family and pure descendants the divine secrets 􀁄 They being, for the people of the earth, an invulnerable fortress, and for the religion (dīn) a guardian 􀁄 Blessing and peace be upon our master, Muhammad, the best of mankind 􀁄 And upon his family, companions, followers and whoever supports him 􀁄 So I, the ‘arif, who gains from the overflowing every splendid and brilliant favor 􀁄 And who is adorned with the two knowledge’s—the outward and the inward—so that it becomes his practice and most cherished goal 􀁄 The one with the pure lineage whose love for the standing (before his Lord) delivers him from the burning fire 􀁄 Our master Sayyid Ja‘far ibn Hasan who traces his lineage to al-Barzanji 􀁄 Starts this recitation in the name of the Exalted Essence 􀁄 Causing the flow of blessings on what I work for and obtain 􀁄 I praise its wholesome source easily imbibed 􀁄 Riding the mounts of good thanks 􀁄 I give blessings and send peace upon the light described as foremost and first 􀁄 Conveyed in the noble white marks placed on foreheads and faces 􀁄 I humbly ask Allah the Exalted to bestow a special favour upon the pure prophetic ‘itra 􀁄 Which includes his companions, followers and those who support him 􀁄 I implore Him for a guidance by which I will travel the clear established ways 􀁄 And for safety from the raise belongs to Allah Who began this existence with the Light of Muhammad (al- Nūr al-Muhammadiya)—the Night Traveller, whose light is the secret in each affair 􀁄 And Who made his appearance its seal and completion 􀁄 And Who bestowed upon his glorious family and pure descendants the divine secrets 􀁄 They being, for the people of the earth, an invulnerable fortress, and for the religion (dīn) a guardian 􀁄 Blessing and peace be upon our master, Muhammad, the best of mankind 􀁄 And upon his family, companions, followers and whoever supports him 􀁄 So I, the ‘arif, who gains from the overflowing every splendid and brilliant favour 􀁄 And who is adorned with the two knowledge’s—the outward and the inward—so that it becomes his practice and most cherished goal 􀁄 The one with the pure lineage whose love for the standing (before his Lord) delivers him from the burning fire 􀁄 Our master Sayyid Ja‘far ibn Hasan who traces his lineage to al-Barzanji 􀁄 Starts this recitation in the name of the Exalted Essence 􀁄 Causing the flow of blessings on what I work for and obtain 􀁄 I praise its wholesome source easily imbibed 􀁄 Riding the mounts of good thanks 􀁄 I give blessings and send peace upon the light described as foremost and first 􀁄 Conveyed in the noble white marks placed on foreheads and faces 􀁄 I humbly ask Allah the Exalted to bestow a special favor upon the pure prophetic ‘itra 􀁄 Which includes his companions, followers and those who support him 􀁄 I implore Him for a guidance by which I will travel the clear established ways 􀁄 And for safety from the seduction in the plans of those who make errors and from following in their footsteps 􀁄 I will simplify from the story of the noble Prophet’s birth beautiful burdas 􀁄 Making from the noble lineage a beautiful necklace that will ornament the ears with its beauty 􀁄 I ask for assistance by Allah’s might and power 􀁄 For surely there is no might or power except by Allah 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah I say he is Sayyiduna Muhammad son of ‘Abd Allah son of ‘Abd al-Muţţalib, named Shaybat al-Hamd whose brilliant qualities were praised 􀁄 Son of Hashim, whose name is ‘Amr, son of ‘Abd Munāf, whose name is al-Mughira to whose exaltedness the ascension is related 􀁄 Son of Quşay, whose name is Mujammi‘ because he used to travel far into Quđā‘a land 􀁄 Until Allah brought him to the sacred haram and its protection 􀁄 Son of Kilāb, whose name is Hakīm, son of Murrah son of Ka‘b son of Lu’ay son of Ghālib son of Fihr, whose name is Quraysh, to whom the clans of Quraysh are related 􀁄 What is above Quraysh is Kināni as accepted by many 􀁄 Ibn Mālik son of al-Nađr son of Kinānah son of Khuzaymah son of Mudrikah son of Ilyās, the first to offer camels as a present to the sacrosanct precinct 􀁄 And in whose loins the Prophet was heard mentioning Allah and responding to Him 􀁄 Son of Muđar son of Nizār son of Ma‘add son of ‘Adnān—this is a thread whose precious gems were strung by the finger of the brilliant sunnah 􀁄 ‘Adnān, whom Allah connected to the Khalil, Ibrahim (upon him be peace), whose way Sayyiduna Muhammad took and whose father he is 􀁄 And here there is no doubt for those who have knowledge of his lineage 􀁄 That ‘Adnān descends from the Sacrificed, Ismā‘īl, where Sayyiduna Muhammad’s lineage ends 􀁄 How great a necklace whose pearls like stars shine 􀁄 And why not, since its most precious, the Master the Noble, is among the lineage 􀁄 That ‘Adnān descends from the Sacrificed, Ismā‘īl, where Sayyiduna Muhammad’s lineage ends 􀁄 How great a necklace whose pearls like stars shine 􀁄 And why not, since its most precious, the Master the Noble, is among them 􀁄 Lineage measures exalted nobility by his adornment Gemini beautifies the necklace of stars Deference to the necklace of dominion and glory In which you are the orphan and jewel How noble is the lineage that Allah has purified from the immorality of jahiliyya 􀁄 (Referencing Zayn al-Iraqi’s book The Wholesome Mawlid) 􀁄 Allah has preserved the nobility of Muhammad His noble forefathers safekeeping his name Never having indulged themselves in immorality From Adam to his father and mother he light of prophet-hood appeared as a beautiful white mark on their foreheads 􀁄 His new moon appeared on the foreheads of his grandfather and his son ‘Abd Allah (Sayyiduna Muhammad’s father) 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah When Allah wanted to send forth His Muhammadan Reality 􀁄 His appearance as a body and soul in form and meaning 􀁄 He moved it to its resting place inside Āmana, the Radiance of Beauty 􀁄 Allah the Most Near the Responder selected her to be the mother of His Chosen One 􀁄 It was announced in the Heavens and on Earth that she was carrying the lights of Allah Himself 􀁄 Every ardent lover turned toward the scented breeze of his beloved 􀁄 After long being barren, the Earth became clothed in lush green 􀁄 Fruits ripened and trees bowed heavy laden easy for the picking 􀁄 In tongues of clear Arabic the animals spoke of his conception 􀁄 Beds (of tyrants) and idols tumbled landing on their faces and mouths 􀁄 Beasts of East and West, of land and sea, exchanged the good news 􀁄 The worlds drank from the cup of great joy 􀁄 The jinn were told the approach of his time, soothsayers prophesied, and monks became afraid 􀁄 Every learned rabbi was eager for news of his coming and became lost in astonishment by the display of his beauty 􀁄 His mother was visited in her sleep and was told: “You have become pregnant with the Master of the Worlds and the Best of Mankind” 􀁄 “So when you give birth to him, name him Muhammad, for surely all that issues from him will be praised” 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah Two months after his conception, according to the most well-known narrations 􀁄 His father, ‘Abd Allah, died in Madinah al-Munawwarah 􀁄 Passing by his uncles on his mother’s side, Bani ‘Uday from the tribe of Bani Najjār 􀁄 He fell ill, and for a month remained among them while they tried to treat him 􀁄 
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah Nine lunar months passed after his conception, according to the numerous traditions 􀁄 Now, time’s thirst for him would be quenched 􀁄 On the night of his noble birth, Āsyah and Maryam with other women of paradise attended his mother 􀁄 The moment labour pains began she gave birth to him (Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) as a radiance whose brilliance illuminates the world 􀁄 O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄 O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah Several imams of narration and knowledge say that standing at the mentioning of his noble birth is preferred 􀁄 So paradise is for the one whose sole aim is to honor his greatness 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah Recite the Fātiĥah and make a du‘ā p He (Allah bless him and grant him peace) appeared putting his hands on the earth and raising his head up to the exalted heaven 􀁄 This raising of his head indicating his sovereignty 􀁄 His high rank above mankind 􀁄 And that he is the Beloved One whose character and personality are good 􀁄 His mother called ‘Abd al- Muţţalib who the while had been performing ţawāf of the Ka‘bah (of the unseen), the Ka‘bah built for the angels (before the building of the Ka‘bah in the sensory) 􀁄 He came quickly and looked at him with utmost pleasure 􀁄 Then he took him inside the Ka bah, the Noble and Unique, and stood making dua with sincere intention 􀁄 Thanking Allah, the Exalted, for what He gave freely and with His pleasure 􀁄 He (Allah bless him and grant him peace) was born clean, circumcised, the umbilical cord cut by the hand of Divine Power 􀁄 Scented, oiled, and with the kohl of divine care on his eyes 􀁄 It is also said that he was circumcised seven nights after his birth by his grandfather, ‘Abd al-Muţţalib 􀁄 Who served a feast and fed the people and named him Muhammad, and honoring him in his abode 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah At his birth abnormal and strange events appeared 􀁄 In order to facilitate his prophet-hood and notify (the world) that he is Allah’s Chosen One 􀁄 Heaven (alsamā’a) was increased in protection and the vicious and powerful jinn and those humans with devilish natures (nafs) were driven away 􀁄 The luminous stars stoned every accursed one at his raising himself 􀁄 And then lowered themselves to him in nurturing love 􀁄 By their light the valleys and hills of the Haram (Makkah) were illuminated 􀁄 A light came out with him (Allah bless him and grant him peace) illuminating the Roman castles of Sham for him 􀁄 And thus he saw from the valleys of Makkah, his home 􀁄 That the Persian palace at Mada’in had cracked 􀁄 The high and strong palace built by Anu Sharwan (a Persian king) 􀁄 And that fourteen of its high balconies had fallen 􀁄 The bed of King Kisra was broken—a shocking frightening event 􀁄 The fires worshipped by the Persian kingdoms went out 􀁄 At the appearance of his illuminating full moon and the dawning of his noble countenance 􀁄 Lake Sāwah which had been between Hamadhān and Qom dwindled away 􀁄 Because its source which had been gushing with water, dried up 􀁄 The valley of Samāwah a dry desert overflowed with water 􀁄 Before it had been without water to wet the mouth of the thirsty 􀁄 He (Allah bless him and grant him peace) was born in Makkah at the place known as al-‘Arāş 􀁄 The sacrosanct area in which the trees and plants were not to be cut 􀁄 Some scholars have been documented as being in disagreement about the exact year, month, and day of his birth 􀁄 But most accept that his birth was before the dawn of Monday the twelfth of Rabi‘ al-Awwal in the year that Allah protected the Ka‘bah by stopping the elephant (in the army of the enemies of the Ka‘bah) from entering the Haram 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah His mother suckled him for a few days then Thuwaybah al-Isalamiyah 􀁄 Who, when she gave her master Abu Lahab the good news (bushra) of the Prophet’s birth, was immediately set free (as a reward) 􀁄 She suckled him with her son, Masrūĥ, and Abu Salamah, receiving him with great pleasure 􀁄 Before him she had suckled Hamzah, who is praised for his support of the dīn 􀁄 From Madinah he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) would send her well-deserved gifts and clothing 􀁄 Until her body was put in the grave and covered 􀁄 Some said that she kept the dīn of her people in jahaliyah until her death 􀁄 Others said that she submitted, and this has been proven and narrated by Ibn al-Mundah 􀁄 Then he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) was suckled by a young woman, Ĥalīmah al-Sa‘diyah 􀁄 The people had rejected her as a wet nurse because of her indigence 􀁄 By nightfall (the day she took him) her barren life became fertile, she gave her right breast to him and it immediately overflowed with milk like pearls and her left one also gave milk to his suckling brother 􀁄 After weakness and poverty she became wealthy 􀁄 Her female camel and her sheep became fat 􀁄 And then all difficulties and misfortunes were removed from her shoulders 􀁄 Good fortune embroidered her cloak in good living, beautified 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah By divine care, he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) grew in one day what a child would grow in one month 􀁄 So he stood upon his feet in three months, walked in five months, and was able to talk articulately in nine months 􀁄 While in her care, two angels (visited him and) opened his chest and took out from his noble heart a clot of blood 􀁄 After removing the portion of the shayţān, they washed it with ice and filled it with wisdom and meanings based upon faith 􀁄 Then they closed it, sealing it with the seal of prophet-hood 􀁄 Lastly, they weighed him and found him to be heavier than one thousand of his good nation 􀁄 He grew up with the most perfect qualities of a young child 􀁄 Then she returned him to his mother though she wanted to keep him 􀁄 She feared harm might befall him 􀁄 Ĥalīmah visited him during the time he was living with Khadījah, al-sayyidah al-marđiyyah 􀁄 And he gave generously to her with shyness and modesty 􀁄 On the day of Ĥunayn, she came to him and he stood up selflessly to meet her 􀁄 He unfolded for her his noble shawl of generosity and honor 􀁄 The correct (belief) is that she, her husband and her children became Muslims 􀁄 A group of trustworthy narrators consider her and her husband to be among the companions 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah When he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) reached four years of age his mother took him to Madinah al-Munawwarah 􀁄 While returning she died either at al-Abwā’ or at Shi‘b al-Ĥajūn (somewhere between Makkah and Madinah, but closer to Madinah) 􀁄 He (Allah bless him and grant him peace) was then carried by his nurse maid, Umm Ayman, the Ethiopian, whom he later married to his freed slave Zayd ibn Ĥārithah 􀁄 She took him (Allah bless him and grant him peace) to his grandfather ‘Abd al-Muţţalib who hugged him and showed him great tenderness and raised his status 􀁄 He said: “This son of mine has a great affair. So bravo! to he who shows him respect and support” 􀁄 In his childhood his noble soul never complained from hunger or thirst 􀁄 Often his food was only the nourishment to be taken from the water of Zamzam, which satisfied him and quenched his thirst 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah Then, when the camels of death were made to kneel down at the courtyard of his grandfather, ‘Abd al-Muţţalib, his uncle, Abu Ţālib, the brother of ‘Abd Allah from both parents, adopted him 􀁄 He carried his adoption with strong determination and zeal 􀁄 In bringing him up, he preferred him (Allah bless him and grant him peace) even to himself and his own children 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah When the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) was twelve years old, his uncle took him on one of his trips to Sham 􀁄 There, the monk Buĥayrā, in possession of the description of prophet-hood, recognized him 􀁄 He said: “I see him as the Master of the Worlds, the Messenger of Allah and His Prophet, for the trees and stones prostrated to him and they never prostrate except to a prophet, who sighs in repentance and asks for forgiveness” 􀁄 “Surely, we find his description in the ancient divine books” 􀁄 “And between his shoulder blades is the seal of prophet hood, completely illuminated by light” 􀁄 His uncle ordered that he be returned to Makkah, fearing that harm might befall him from the Jews 􀁄 So he returned with him from Buşrā (a city in Sham now called Houran) in blessed Sham 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah When he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) reached twenty-five years of age he traveled to Buşrā (again, this time) in trade for the young woman, Khadījah 􀁄 With him was her servant, Maysarah, who served him and looked after his needs 􀁄 Near the hermitage of Nasţūr, the Christian monk, he rested under a tree 􀁄 The monk recognized him (Allah bless him and grant him peace) when the tree inclined its thick shade towards him 􀁄 He said: “No one ever rested under this tree except a prophet possessing pure qualities” 􀁄 “And a messenger for whom Allah has chosen to give moral excellence” 􀁄 Then he asked Maysarah: “Is there any redness in his eyes?” trying to uncover a hidden sign 􀁄 And he answered: “Yes.” So he confirmed to himself what he had been thinking 􀁄 Then he said to Maysarah: “Don’t leave his side. Be with him with sincerity, determination and honesty” 􀁄 “For he is one of those whom Allah has honoured and selected for prophethood” 􀁄 When Khadījah was at ‘Uliyyah with a group of women, she saw him (Allah bless him and grant him peace) approaching, returning to Makkah 􀁄 With two angels over his noble head shading him from the heat of the sun 􀁄 Maysarah told her that he had seen this before during the trip and he told her of the advice the monk had entrusted him with 􀁄 Allah doubled the trade’s profits and made it grow 􀁄 So from what she saw and heard it became clear to her that he was the Messenger of Allah, the Exalted, to mankind, whom Allah had specially selected to be near Him 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah She asked him (Allah bless him and grant him peace) to take her pure self in marriage so that by his perfumed scent she might obtain the scent of īmān (belief) 􀁄 He then told his uncles what this pure and pious woman had asked him for 􀁄 And they agreed, for they were pleased by her virtue, her religion, her beauty, her wealth, and her lineage—all cherished qualities 􀁄 Abu Ţālib made a speech, praising Allah and him (Allah bless him and grant him peace) 􀁄 He said: “By Allah, his future deeds will be praised” 􀁄 She was married to him by her father; it is also said by her uncle; and it is also said by her brother—her happiness having been preordained 􀁄 To him, she gave birth to all his children except the one he called al- Khalīl (Ibrahīm) 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah When he reached the age of thirty-five, the Quraysh were rebuilding the Ka‘bah because its walls had cracked from the floodwaters of Abţaĥ (one of the valleys in Makkah) 􀁄 They disputed over who would lift the black stone to its place in the Ka‘bah, for everyone wanted this honor 􀁄 The argument grew heated and they were about to come to blows—every clan standing against the others 􀁄 Then they summoned each other to agree upon leaving the resolution of the matter to someone who would apply wisdom and deliberation 􀁄 They decided to accept the decision of the first one who entered from the gate of al-sanadah al-shaybiyyah (the Shaybi Custodian: named after the custodians of the Ka‘bah who were from Shaybah ibn ‘Uthman al-Shaybi) 􀁄 The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) was the first to enter, so they said: “This is the Honest One (al-Amīn). We all accept him and are pleased with him” 􀁄 Then they told him that they wanted him to make a ruling on the matter and carry it out 􀁄 So he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) put the stone on a cloak and then ordered the tribes to lift it together to its designated place 􀁄 They all lifted it to its place in the corner of that building (the Ka‘bah) 􀁄 Then, with his noble hands, he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) put it in its present place and fixed it there 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah According to the most trusted narrators of the (Islamic) world, when he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) completed forty years of age 􀁄 Allah sent him as a bringer of good news and a warner to the worlds, covering them with his mercy 􀁄 For six complete months he saw clear true dreams 􀁄 Each one coming like the dawning of the morning’s brilliant light 􀁄 He was started out with these dreams as a training to strengthen his human capacity 􀁄 So that the Angel wouldn’t surprise him with the manifest-ness of prophet hood and then his powers would not be able to encompass it 􀁄 Isolation became pleasing to him so he would worship in the mountain of Ĥirā’ numerous nights (i.e., whole days) 􀁄 Until the pure truth (the angel Jibrīl with the revelation) came to him 􀁄 That was on a Monday, the seventeenth of the month of the Laylat al-Qadr (i.e., Ramađān) 􀁄 There are other traditions saying that it was the twenty-seventh or the twenty-fourth of that month, or eight days before the month of his birth 􀁄 He (Jibrīl) said to him: “Read.” He (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “I cannot read.” Then he covered him in a strong embrace 􀁄 He (Jibrīl) said: “Read.” He (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “I cannot read.” Then Jibrīl covered him in an embrace a second time until he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) became exhausted and overwhelmed from the exertion 􀁄 Then Jibrīl said: “Read.” And he said: “I cannot read.” A third time the Angel embraced him and pressed him hard so that he would turn himself with full attention to what would be given to him 􀁄 Receiving it with seriousness and effort 􀁄 Then the revelation stopped for three years or thirty months, making him look forward eagerly to those beautifully fragranced scents (i.e., the Revelation) 􀁄 Then yā ayyuh al-muddathir (O you who have wrapped up in your garments!) was sent to him by Jibrīl 􀁄 So his prophet hood began with iqra bisma rabbika (Read! In the name of your Lord)— evidence that it has priority in importance 􀁄 Foremost in his message, giving the good news and the warning to whomever he called to Islam 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah The first to believe in him (Allah bless him and grant him peace) among men was Abu Bakr, the companion in the cave (Thawr, on the way to Madinah), the Şaddīq (meaning: who believes immediately without doubt) 􀁄 Among children, ‘Alī; and among women, Khadījah, through whom Allah strengthened and preserved his heart and protected him (Allah bless him and grant him peace) 􀁄 Among freed slaves, Zayd ibn Ĥārithah; and among slaves, Bilāl (the Ethiopian, the caller to prayer chosen by the Prophet) tortured by his master, Umayah, for his belief in Allah 􀁄 Later bought and freed from slavery by his new master, Abu Bakr, who provided for him 􀁄 Then submitted ‘Uthmān, Sa‘ad, Sa‘īd, Ţalĥah (cousin of Abu Bakr), Ibn al-‘Awf (‘Abdu ‘Amr: changed by the Prophet to ‘Abd al-Raĥmān), and Zubayr, the son of the Prophet’s aunt, Şaffiyah 􀁄 And others whom the Şaddīq gave to drink the nectar of belief 􀁄 Still he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) and his companions worshipped in secret 􀁄 Until Allah revealed faşda‘ bimā tu’mir (١٥:٩٤; Therefore, declare openly what you are bidden); thereupon, he openly called the people to Allah 􀁄 His people didn’t denounce him until he denounced their gods and ordered the rejection of all but the oneness 􀁄 Now they dared show him open enmity and the threat of harm 􀁄 Hardships increased for the Muslims, so in the fifth year they made hijrah (the Prophet ordered some of his followers to flee the persecution in Makkah) to the domain of the king of Habasha (al-Najāshī) 􀁄 Because his uncle, Abu Ţālib, was solicitous of him (Allah bless him and grant him peace), all the people were afraid to harm him, and so for a time he was protected 􀁄 First, he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) was required to stand some hours of the night 􀁄 Then the obligation was abrogated by Allah’s words faqra’u mā tayassara minhu wa’aqīmu al-şalāt (٧٣:٢٠; Read from it what is easy, and establish the prayer) 􀁄 And he was required to make two raka‘ in the morning and two in the evening 􀁄 Then, finally, in the night of the isrā’ (the night journey) his obligation was abrogated by the five required prayers 􀁄 Abu Talib died in mid-Shawwal in the tenth year of the message and with his death the hardships greatly intensified 􀁄 Following his death by three months came Khadīja’s and increased hardships and vulnerability 􀁄 The Quraysh let fall upon him every injury 􀁄 He went to Ţa’if, calling Thaqīf (the tribe of Ta’if) to Islam, where he wasn’t received well 􀁄 They encouraged the mockers and the slaves to insult him rudely 􀁄 They pelted him (Allah bless him and grant him peace) with stones until his shoes were dyed red from his blood 􀁄 In sadness he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) returned to Makkah; then the angel of the mountains (surrounding Ţā’if) asked him if he should destroy its people for their stubborn ignorance 􀁄 But instead he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “I ask Allah to take care of (i.e., cause to flourish in Islam) those whom He brings out from their loins” 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah When, while awake, he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) was taken on a night journey, with his spirit (rūĥ) and body, from the Mosque of the Ĥarām (in Makkah) to the Mosque of al-Aqsā (in Jerusalem) and its sacred precinct 􀁄 He was taken up to the heavens, where in the first heaven he saw Ādam, dignity enveloping and exalting him 􀁄 In the second heaven, he saw ‘Isa ibn al-Batūl (Jesus son of the Virgin Mary, who isolated herself in devotion to Allah), the Good the Pure 􀁄 And his cousin, Yaĥya, who was given wisdom in application of the Torah (and prophethood) in his youth 􀁄 In the third heaven, he saw Yūsuf, the Şiddīq, with his beautiful form 􀁄 In the fourth heaven, Idrīs (named for his extensive study of Allah’s book), whom Allah raised to his high place 􀁄 In the fifth heaven, Hārūn, the beloved of the Israelite nation 􀁄 In the sixth heaven, Mūsā, to whom Allah talked intimately 􀁄 And in the seventh heaven, Ibrāhīm, who came to his Lord with a heart at peace and an inwardness of goodness 􀁄 Whom Allah protected from the fire of Nimrod 􀁄 Then he raised him to the sidrat al-muntahā until he heard the sound of the pens writing the decreed matters 􀁄 To the station (maqam) of the encounter without veil in which Allah allowed him to approach and draw near 􀁄 There Allah raised for him (Allah bless him and grant him peace) the veils of the glorious lights 􀁄 And let him see with his own eyes in the presence of Lordship what He let him see 􀁄 So He spread for him the carpet of care and affection in the divine presence 􀁄 He made obligatory upon him and his nation ٥٠ prayers 􀁄 Then the clouds of virtue and mercy poured forth and they were reduced to the performance of five prayers 􀁄 Having the reward of the ٥٠ that He had decreed and willed in pre-endless time 􀁄 Then he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) returned in the same night and the Şiddīq believed him (when he had told others) about his night journey 􀁄 As do all who possess intellect and the capacity to reflect 􀁄 While the Quraysh didn’t believe him and some apostated whom the Shayţān led astray and lured 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah During the hajj days (note: even before Islam, at a specific time of the year, people gathered to visit the Ka‘bah) he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) presented himself to the tribes as the Messenger of Allah 􀁄 Allah showed His pleasure with six of the anşār (six from Madinah) whom He distinguished by their belief in him (Allah bless him and grant him peace) 􀁄 Then twelve men from them (i.e., Madinah) performed the hajj (the next year) with the tribes and took a true bay‘ah (oath of allegiance) from him 􀁄 They returned and Islam appeared in Madīnah, eventually becoming his stronghold and residence 􀁄 The third time they came as ٧٥, or ٧٣ and two women, from the tribes of Aws and Khazraj 􀁄 They took bay‘ah from him (Allah bless him and grant him peace) and then he chose twelve of them who were nobles and masters to be their amīrs 􀁄 And then the Islamic millah (people practicing the way of Islam) of Makkah emigrated to them 􀁄 They separated themselves from their homelands desiring what had been prepared for the one who denounces kufr and flees 􀁄 The Quraysh, fearing that he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) would soon join his Companions 􀁄 Plotted to kill him, so Allah the Exalted protected and saved him from their deceit 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah While the unbelievers were watching him (Allah bless him and grant him peace) in order to carry out their plan to kill him, Allah gave him permission to emigrate 􀁄 He came out to them and threw upon their heads dust 􀁄 Then he headed straight for the cave of Thawr (ghār: small opening in a mountain, as opposed to kahf which is a large cave) wherein the Şiddīq won the opportunity of being in the company (of Allah and His Messenger; see Surat Tawbah, ayah ٤٠: “Grieve not, surely Allah is with us”) 􀁄 There they remained for three days in the protection of the pigeons and spiders 􀁄 They left it the night of Monday (meaning, between Sunday after maghrib and Monday morning before fajr) upon a good female camel 􀁄 (On the way) when Surāqah came upon him (on horseback with the intention of capturing him), he (Allah bless him and grant him peace) earnestly asked Allah’s protection from him 􀁄 Then the legs of Surāqah’s horse began to sink into the firm ground, whereupon he asked for the Prophet’s protection, and he was granted it 􀁄 He (Allah bless him and grant him peace) passed the tent of Umm Ma‘bad al-Khuzā‘iyah (kunya for ‘Ātikah bint Khālid) 􀁄 He wanted to buy milk or meat from her, but there was neither milk nor meat in her wool tent 􀁄 However, the Prophet saw a female sheep in the house that didn’t go with the other sheep because it was too exhausted 􀁄 He asked her permission to milk it 􀁄 She gave him permission and said if there were any milk in her they would have milked her 􀁄 But at his touch, it filled up with milk and he milked her and everyone present drank to their satisfaction 􀁄 Then he milked the sheep again, filling the container, and left it with her as a clear sign 􀁄 When Abu Ma‘bad came and saw the milk, he was struck by wonder 􀁄 He asked: “From whence came this milk? There is no milking sheep that can give even a single drop” 􀁄 She told him that a blessed man passed by, giving his physical description and his other qualities 􀁄 He declared: “That is the man from Quraysh,” and swore by all that is divine 􀁄 That if he saw him he would believe in him, follow him and be close to him 􀁄 He (Allah bless him and grant him peace) arrived in Madīnah on Monday the twelfth of Rabī‘ al-Awwal 􀁄 Its pure sites were illumined by him 􀁄 The anşār met and welcomed him and he dismounted at Kuba (about two miles from Madīnah) where he built a mosque upon his piety (taqwa) 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah He (Allah bless him and grant him peace) was the most perfect of people in physical and moral nature, possessing the highest being and qualities 􀁄 Of middle height; white in color mixed with red; his eyes were big with natural kohl, having long lashes, long eyebrows almost touching 􀁄 Between his two front teeth was a space; his mouth was full but handsome; his face was wide with a forehead like the new moon 􀁄 His cheekbones were not high; his nose was slightly curved, its bridge was good and a little high 􀁄 His shoulders were broad; his palms wide and generous; his bones big at the joints; his heels with little flesh; his beard thick; his head large; his hair reaching the earlobes 􀁄 Between his shoulders was the seal of prophethood, luminous 􀁄 His perspiration was like pearls, its scent sweeter than musk 􀁄 When walking, he would lean forward moving quickly as if he were coming down from a high place 􀁄 When he greeted someone he would shake hands with him and that person would spend the day smelling of jasmine and narcissus 􀁄 When he put his noble hand on a child’s head that child could easily be known from the rest by the scent left on his head from the Prophet’s touch 􀁄 His noble face shone like the light of the night of a full moon 􀁄 The one who describes him says: “I have never seen before or after him a human being like him” 􀁄 He (Allah bless him and grant him peace) was very shy and very modest—mending his own shoes, patching his own robe, milking his own sheep, and serving his family in a noble way 􀁄 He loved the poor—sitting among them, visiting their sick, and walking in their funerals; he never condescended to anyone, even to the most poor and wretched 􀁄 He accepted apologies; he never met someone mentioning what that person disliked; he walked with widows and slaves 􀁄 He didn’t fear kings; he got angry only for Allah’s sake; and was pleased with what pleased Allah 􀁄 He walked behind his companions saying: “Leave my back for the spiritual angels” 􀁄 He rode the camel, the horse, the mule, and the donkey given to him by a king 􀁄 Though he tied a stone on his stomach from hunger, all the keys of the earth’s treasuries were at his disposal 􀁄 Even mountains tried to persuade him to permit them to turn themselves into gold for him, but he refused 􀁄 He didn’t speak idly; whenever he met someone he was the first to offer greetings; he elongated the prayer and made short the jumu‘a khutbah 􀁄 He used persuasion on the nobles and honoured the generous, sometimes joking but always speaking the truth pleasing to Allah 􀁄 Here, the description of his noble person comes to an end 􀁄 And the one who is dictating this has reached a stopping point like the traveler who has reached a clearing and a place of rest 􀁄
O Allah, scent his noble grave with an aromatic fragrance of blessings and peace 􀁄
O Allah, bless him, grant him peace and barakah O Allah, O Open-handed in giving 􀁄 O He Who when the palms of the servant are raised satisfies the suppliant 􀁄 O He Who declares the unity in His being and in His attributes 􀁄 To be only for Him without equal or similarity 􀁄 O He Who alone remains forever and Who existed in the most ancient time and Who existed in pre-endless time 􀁄 O He in Whom no one places his hopes except Him and upon Whom no one depends but Him 􀁄 O He in Whose everlasting power the people are confident 􀁄 Who guides with His overflowing generosity he who seeks His guidance 􀁄 We ask You by Your sacred lights 􀁄 Which removed the night from the darkness’s of doubts 􀁄 We humbly beseech You through the exalted rank of the Muhammadan Being (aldhat al-muhammadiya) (i.e., tawassul: seeking Allah’s help through Sayyiduna Muhammad) 􀁄 Who was the last of the prophets in his physical appearance but the first of them in his meaning 􀁄 By his family, mankind’s secure planets 􀁄 Their ship of safety and refuge 􀁄 By his companions, the people of guidance and preference 􀁄 Who freely gave themselves to Allah only desiring Allah’s overflowing generosity 􀁄 And by the carriers of His Shari‘ah, the people of great deeds and virtues 􀁄 Who rejoice in each grace and favor (ni‘mah and fađl) from Allah 􀁄 That you grant us success in words and deeds in achieving sincerity of intention 􀁄 That You give to all who are present his request and wish 􀁄 That You save us from the shackles of lower desires and the sicknesses of the heart 􀁄 That You realize our hopes which we have placed in You (three times) 􀁄 That you save us from every great harm and calamity 􀁄 That You don’t place us among those whose self tends toward low desires 􀁄 That You cover the flaw, the inability, the limitation, and the powerlessness of each one of us 􀁄 That You make easy for us the good deeds which are difficult to accomplish 􀁄 That You bring close to us the goodness of certainty so that it may be easily picked like the fruit of jannah 􀁄 That You erase from us all our sins (three times) 􀁄 That You include this gathering of ours in Your exalted giving from Your treasuries 􀁄 By a mercy and a forgiveness and a perpetual freedom from needing anyone other than You 􀁄 O Allah, surely You have given to every petitioner a station and a merit 􀁄 And to every hopeful one whatever he hoped for 􀁄 We have asked You hoping for gifts from Your presence 􀁄 So realize for us what we hope to gain from You (three times) 􀁄 O Allah, secure us from fears, and correct the rulers and their citizens 􀁄 Increase the reward of whoever performs this goodness today 􀁄 O Allah, make this country and all Muslim countries secure and comfortable 􀁄 And provide our land with rain that will cover its low lands and its hills 􀁄 And forgive the copier of these decorated pages of the Mawlid 􀁄 Ja‘far, from the family al-Barzanji, and his lineage to whom he belongs 􀁄 Realize for him the triumph of Your closeness 􀁄 Make his rest and place of residence among the foremost brought near to You (muqarrabīn) 􀁄 Cover the flaw, the inability, the limitation, and the powerlessness of him 􀁄 And the writer of this Mawlid, its reader, and whoever listens carefully to it 􀁄 Bless, O Allah, the first divine manifested light from the absolute Reality 􀁄 His family, companions, and those who helped him and stood by him 􀁄 The ears that are pleased by the glittering description of him are thereby bedecked with jewelled earrings 􀁄 The foremost of the noble gatherings (i.e., those reciting the mawlid) are made beautiful with chests adorned with necklaces in which he is mentioned 􀁄 Allah bless our master Muhammad, bless him and grant him peace 􀁄 Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Might and Honour, above what they describe; and peace be on the messengers; and all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the world’s 􀁄 The Jannah and its tranquillity, a joy, for whoever sends him blessings and peace and wishes him barakah 􀁄 Make a du‘ā.

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