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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

Through The Blessings of

Ghauth ul Waqt Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind

By a humble servant of Allah

Muhammad Afthab Cassim Qaadiri Razvi Noori

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Name of Book: 65 Roses From The Gardens of Salvation

Compiler: 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

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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 اهللا عن�ا �ر where 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

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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,

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يما ح� ابا ر� � وا اهللا� ت�و د� ج� ول� ل�و� س� الر�

‘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 و ل� و�

وا ل�م� �ذ ظ� م ا ��� And verily, I have done injustice to my soul, and I am here before‘ .ا� ن

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

� ��ب�ني �ن� الن �� م ل�ي�� ين� ا�نع�م� اهللا� ع� � � �ك� م�ع� ا+ �./ �ول ول� ف�ا س� ��الر ع� اهللا� و� �ط� �م�ن ي و�آء� د� ه� � الش ني� و� يق� � د الص� ني� 2و� ح� ل� �الص و�

ف�يقا ﴿ ك� ر� �./ ن� ا�ول س� ح� ﴾۶۹و�

‘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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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 اهللا عن�ا �ر states 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 اهللا عن�ا �ر at times, to take rest. Hazrat Umme Sulaym اهللا عن�ا �ر

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 اهللا عن�ا �ر and her Beloved sons,

Imam Hasan and Imam Husain اهللا عن�ما �ر.

The word Zahra here is used to explain the pureness, excellence and

blessings of Sayyidatuna Faatima اهللا عن�ا �ر.

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 اهللا عن�ا �ر.

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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The Seventh Rose

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Chehra DikhadoUtha Do Pardah

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� ال�ون ���

‘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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The Eight Rose

�7�8�)�9�:��; <�=�>?����@A�B�C

DEF�)�G�H�>��IJ ����%�L��M����N

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,

ي اهللا� ��عط� م و� اس� �ا ق� ا ا�ن �م� �ن ا

“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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The Ninth Rose

�O�P��5�QR�P��5�-�S�T�B�>U

�V�)�W>X�Y��J����%��

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

Z�[�D3�5�����\�5�Z�[�]�5�����3�5

��^_�[���^`�a�^_���B�^`

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 ,

ول س� �� اهللا� ي ار � �ا �� ا نت ب �ا� و� �� ا خ� ع ن �

ل� ئ ا و" % ش ل ق ا* اهللا� ( خ ع ,� بل آء� ق شي اال

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

Almighty Allah create before everything else?’

The Beloved Rasool replied,

�ر� اب �ن" ي اج ا* اهللا ا ع ,� ل ق خ

� �ور�ہ �ي:ك م�ن ن ; �ور� ن آء� ن شي بل اال ق

‘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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O�7�P3� QRSTQU���VW�"X�YZ

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 ة� Ò آل ہ� الم د Bش �Bود , "% ش� � ن ا ة� ف �" ي وم الج�م�ع I ل و ة ع �وا الص" Lك N

ل وت�% �" ص I ضت� ع � �R "ال� �" ا I �� ع I �Sص م ال ك� د �ن" ا ح ا و ا Bم�ن � غ X S Y" Z ح

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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,

وت� عد الم\ ال ق�لت� و ق

‘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,

رض� ا ن اال�I م ع " �ن" اهللا ق� ا �b يaرزc اهللا� "Y �d ن �ي آء� ف ن; اد اال �ل ا جس fي"أ

‘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:

يف ول اهللا� ك س� ال�وا ي ار ال ق �" ق I ة ع عر�وض ل وت ك�م م �ن" ص ا � ف ل و ة �" م�ن الص" I ا ع و Lك ا �ض� , ف عر

رض� ا ن اال�I م ع " ل" ج �ن" اهللا ع ز"و ال ا ق ول�ون ب ل يت ف ق� S ال مت ق �j دا ق يك و ل وت�نا ع ل ص

آء� �ي ن; اد اال �ل ا جس fأ ت

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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� م�ن ج�مل ة� ص" ح ت آء� ف �ي ن; اد اال �ل ا جس fأ ت رض ال ل"م ا ن" اال س �I" اهللا� ع ل ي%� و ح" ع ن%� ص صn ا ذ

ا f �ك ذ ال آء و �ين ا حي وج�ود �وا م ان f ن� �Bم و ا ك� در� ن يث� ال �ح ب�وا ع ن"ا ب :r "�Bم غ �ا ن طع� ب �� االق v ال� آل لح لم

ن �ال" م �ن ا ا وع ن ن ي ر ا�nم ا ح د م: آء ال وج�ود�ون ا حي "�Bم م �ن ا ال م� ف الس" ل وة� و �م� الص" Bي �ك ة� ع ل Òا �% ص" هللا� خ

"�Bم ا حي آء ر ا ن " � �ذ ا , ا �%� و ت ام x� ا*� ب ع ,

‘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,

آء �ي ن; �ن" اال �م ا nق�ب�ور� �� v آء ال م� ا حي الس" ل وة� و �م� الص" Bي ع ل

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

The Great Master of Hadith Mullah Ali Qaari states,

اد ہ اا ف م و ر �بن� ح ج ال ا �ي آء� ع ’ق ن; � اال و ة �ب�وت� ح ي ون و م�ن ث ب"د� ع ا ي ت B� وة ب ال م� ح ي �م� الس" Bي ل

مرية في% �ك ة� تامر ال Ò آل الم f اب� ال}" � و ام ع �م م�ن الط| B� Òآ �ست�غن ع ا �م م nق�ب�ور� �� v ون aل �Sص

‘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,

ضي ك� ف�رت� ب� يك� ر� وف� يعط� و� ل�س�

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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:

اع� اهللا� 2 د ا�ط� ول� ف�ق� س� ��ع� الر �ط� �ن ي م�

‘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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The Fifteenth Rose

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Momin Wo He, Jo Un Ki Iz’zat Pe, Marey Dil Se

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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The Sixteenth Rose

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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,

ني� �لعل�م� ة ل� حم� � ر� ال� لنك� ا� ا ا�رس� م� و�

‘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 اهللا عن�ا �ر to Madina

Shareef.

When Hab’bar ibn Al Aswad heard that Sayyidatuna Zainab اهللا عن�ا �ر 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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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,

ون� � ل�ي�عب�د� �ال Bس� ا� � و� اال� �ن ل�قت� الج� م�ا خ� و�

‘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� Bظ ا ا م" ل ک و فال ل قت� اال ا خ ک ل م ة ل وال �ي" �وب الر"ب

‘(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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Kaha Too Ne, Ke Jo Maango, Milega

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,

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‘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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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 م ا�n ي" (� إ و م اك� ي" إ و لa ض� �S ، ال و م ك� ن الS ف � و ن� � م ك� ن

‘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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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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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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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,

ول ااا سئ س� اع ة ي ا ر ف هللا�ل�� الش"

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 اهللا عن�ما �ر 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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The Fortieth Rose

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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:

يال ب� لس� ي س� �م �س� H ا ف�يه�

‘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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The Forty-First Rose

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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;

ا ا� ي�آ ين� ي��� ن�و ال ذ� واهللا� ا�م� ق� وا ا� غ� ابت� �ل�ي�� و� يل�ة� ا وا الو�س� ا �د� ج� �" و� # ��� �يل $ ل ك�م س� �ح�ون� ل�ع� فل ��

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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:

آء�وك� ج� �� ا ا�نف�س� و ل�م� � �ذ ظ ا� ����ل�و ا�ن و�

يما ح� ��ابا ر � �وا اهللا� ت�و د� ج� ول� ل�و� س� ��� الر ر� ل��� است�غف� وا اهللا� و� ر� ف�است�غف�

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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:

ا�لل���م� � ا �� و� ا�سئ�ل�ك� � ج� ل�يك� ا�ت�و� د ا م� م�ح� �� ب�� د� الر�حم�ة ن م� ح� ي�ام� � ا د � �ت� ق� ج� ك� ت�و� )�� ب � ر� ا * � � ح�اج� +, ہ /�ذ

� ع�� ا�لل���م� لت�1ق�0 ف3 �� ف�ش� +

‘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,

ديث� الح� ل8 و� از ع�:�� ي�د� و� ل ج� س8 و� اع الت� االستشف� و�� ات ذ� � ب + م � �Bالم� � يوت و�Dعد� ح�� ات م� م�

“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, ا�غ�ث��� � ��ي ,Ya Habeebi Aghithni.’ O my Beloved‘ يا ح��

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,

ني� ن� ؤم� ح� الم� يل� و� صل� رب� و� م�ولRه� و� ج� � اهللا� ه� �ن 2T ف�ا�

ري ه� ة� ب�عد� ذل�ك� ظ� ك� �./ ل و� الم�

‘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,

لوة� ��ون� الص يم� �ق� ين� ي � � �ين� ام�ن�وا ا+ � � �ا+ و� و]� س� م� اهللا� و� ر� �ك� �ل�ي ا و� ن��م� ا�

م رك�ع�ون� ه� [وة� و� ��ي�ؤت�ون� الز 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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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 اهللا عن�ا �ر and says, ‘Do you have anything to

eat in the house?’

Hazrat A’isha اهللا عن�ا �ر 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 اهللا عن�ما �ر 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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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:

﴿ � ا الب��� م� ب�هذ� ا�قس� ﴿و� ا�نت� ﴾۱ال� � ا الب��� ب�هذ� ل� ﴾۲ح�

‘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:

ن�ون� ﴿ � ي�ؤم� ء� ق�وم ال� ال� � ه%ؤ� ن� ب�� ا� ير� ﴾۸۸و� 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:

ون� ﴿ ه� ي�عم� ت�/� كر� ي س� ل�ف� ن��/� ك� ا� ﴾۷۲ل�ع�مر�

‘(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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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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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 اهللا عن�ا �ر.

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,

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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 اهللا عن�ما �ر that 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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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:

�رض� �ن� األ Òز�ا �يح� خ� ات ف� يت� م� �عط� �� أ �� إ ، و� �$ ح�و!� اآلن� %� ر� إ �نظ� اهللا� أل �� و� �� إ و�

‘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 اهللا عن�ا �ر that 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 اهللا عن�ا �ر had 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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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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The Fifty-First Rose

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Chamak Tujh Se Paate Hai(n) Sub Paane Waale

Mera Dil Bhi Chamka De Chamkaane Waale

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,

يرا ﴿ نذ� را و� � م��ش� دا و� لنك شه� ا ارس ن� � ا� � ��ا الن� �ه يا ا�$ اهللا� ۴۵ي اي� داع� ﴾ و�

ا ري �ن� اجا م� ر ه و س� ذن� ا� ب�

‘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 اهللا عن�ما �ر.

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 اهللا عن�ما �ر 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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The Fifty-Second Rose

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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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Fifty-Third Rose

�L���M � �N �P� ' ,E3�

d OP �2W�� , ,0����� e�QI� ,l

Ijaabat Ne Jhuk Kar Galay Se Lagaya

Barhee Naaz Se Jub Dua e Muhammad

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 اهللا عن�ا �ر took 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 اهللا عن�ما �ر 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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The Fifty-Fourth Rose

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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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refers to Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar, Hazrat Uthman and Hazrat Ali �ر

.اهللا عن�م

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,

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$� mان� الن�56 + ص3$ اهللا علي2 وسلم ي�ؤ� b و�

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 اهللا عن�ا �ر 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 اهللا عن�ا �ر went 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 اهللا عن�ا �ر

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 اهللا عن�ا �ر. 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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The Fifty-Fifth Rose

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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,

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�bال� �ي#� ن� ف ك� .ب�ار�

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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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:

ح�سن� م�اب و� وa ل��� حت� ط� ل� �ل�وا الص م� ع� ين� ام�ن�وا و� � � � ا�+

‘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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Din Lahw Me Khona Tujhe, Shab Subh Tuk Sona Tujhe,

Sharm e Nabi, Khawf e Khuda, Ye Bhi Nahi(n) Wo Bhi Nahi(n)

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,

� �ا�� ن�ة ال� ج� جن المؤم�ن� و� ا س� ني� الد�

‘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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The Fifty-Ninth Rose

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Ya Ilaahi Jub Zabaane(n) Baahar Aa-e(n) Pyaas Se

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:

ن�وا ين� ام� � � �ا ا+ �ه� �� c يbا�ي� �d���e الن �ون� ع� �ل ه ي�ص� ت� ك� �./ م�ل � اهللا� و� �ن ل�يه� ا� �وا ع� ل ص�

يما �سل� H وا م� ��ل و� س�

‘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 ◌:

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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,

يما �سل� H وا م� ��ل ل�يه� و� س� �وا ع� �ل ص�

‘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,

د dم صل ع7� محمgالل

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 اهللا عن�ا �ر are 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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The Sixty-First Rose

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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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The Sixty-Second Rose

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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 اهللا عن�ا �ر that 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 اهللا �ر

,that عن�ما

ا �ت� Bالم� ��� ا` ي� �يت� الل� iول� اهللا� ص67 اهللا علي� وسلم ي� س� �ان� ر� L أ�_ل��� �يا و� ة� ط�او �Qع�

� ال� �ع�� بز� الش� �_�م خ� بز �� خ�� mان� أ�ك� L اء و� ون� ع�ش� ي�ج�د�

‘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'�oل� ع�ن أ�_ل� ب�يت� الن� �ان� �Yفض� L ا م�

� �ع�� � الش� بز ص67 اهللا علي� وسلم خ�

‘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 اهللا عن�ا �ر that,

ول� اهللا� ص67 اهللا علي� وسلم س� �ع� ر� ب ا ش� م�

� بز م�ن خ� �ع�� �ض� ش� �' ق�ب rح� ��� ا�Qع� �ت� B ��� م� ي�وم�

‘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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The Sixty-Third Rose

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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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The Sixty-Fourth Rose

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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 اهللا عن�ا �ر. We all know that Sayyidatuna Faatima اهللا عن�ا �ر is 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 اهللا عن�ا �ر 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 اهللا عن�ا �ر is 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 اهللا عن�ا �ر is the heartbeat of

the family of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah . The Chaste: This is because

Sayyidatuna Faatima Zahra اهللا عن�ا �ر was 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 اهللا �ر

She would run the mill until she had blisters in her hands, and she ’.عن�ا

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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The Sixty-Fifth Rose

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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,

ا�ن وا و� �ذ�ا ل�غ�ت� aب��Oم ا ط� ا�نا� خ� وا و� د� ف� �ذ�او� �eم ا �د� Òا ا�نا� ق� وا و� ث� �ذ�ا _�ع� وجا ا � �q ل� الن6اس� ا� ا�نا�ا�و6

� د�ى� و� ل �ي� �ذ ب t �يح� ي�وم� ات ف� الم� ة� و� ام� � �ljوا ا س� �ذ�ا ا�لي� �eم ا � Huب� ا�نا�م� وا و� �س� �ذ�ا ح�ب �Oم ا شف�ع� ست� اء� و� م�

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ور نش� ا�و ل�ؤل�ؤ م6

‘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