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After the recitation of each verse in this mawlid eulogy as in all mawlid eulogies, the
congregation responds:
Sallallahu 'Alaih
Allah's blessings be upon him
or
Mawlid Barzanji is in 'Arbi, it has been translated into Kiswahili by Mzee bin Ali Muhammad
from the Comoro Islands of Africa, it is printed in Singapore, its introduction is in the
Indonesian language in the Java dialect, it has been transcribed by Mawlana Uthman
Abdulkarim Nasserpuri Rahmatullahi 'alaih of Kenya, it has been applauded in Zikr-e-Habib
(Rememberance of the Beloved Prophet) by Ad-Daa'ee al-Kaamil Mawlana Abdul 'Aleem
Siddiqi, Rahmatullahi 'alaih who incidentally composed salaams in Urdu, it has been
reproduced in countless other kutub (books) including Baaqatun 'Atirah (A Perfumed
Bouquet) of Imam as-Sayyid Muhammad 'Alawi al-Maliki of Makkah, and it is recited from
Makkah to Mombasa, from Madina to Singapore, from Arafat to Jakarta and from Mina to
Toronto, that is throughout the world by Muslims of all the four Madh'habs and all Tariqas.
When the munshid (reciter) reaches the narration of the actual birth of the Holy Prophet
Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam, all rise with respect and devotion in a standing ovation to the
Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam and they all offer him salaams from the depths of
their hearts with deep love and affection in a resounding chorus which practically all Muslims
know by heart, and indeed many other salaams whether in Arabic, Urdu or English have
adopted this very same chorus.
Although this Qiyam (standing ovation) is normally printed together with the Mawlid-u'n-
Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam composed by Imam Barzanji, it cannot yet be established
who actually composed it because it is also reproduced in the Mawlid-u'n-Nabi Sallallahu
'alaihi wa Sallam titled Sharaf al-Anaam (Noble In The Whole World) composed by
al-'Allamah Shaykh Ahmad bin Qasim Rahmatu'llahi 'alaih, as well as the one composed by
al-Hafiz Shaykh Abdirrahman ibn Ali ad-Dayba'ee Rahmatu'llahi 'alaih. Interestingly, Shaykh
ad-Dayba'ee is called al-Hafiz because he knew more than 100,000 Hadith Shareef of the
Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam by heart. Such is the stature of the ulama who have
composed Mawlid-u'n-Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam.
Of the 35 verses in this qiyam following the chorus, the ones that are normally recited are:
O my beloved, O Muhammad
O star of east and west
O supporter, O praised one
O leader of both Qiblas
'Aalim-us-Sirri wa Akhfaa
Mustajeeb-ud-Da'awaati
Rabbi Farhamnaa Jamee'a
Bijamee-'is-Saalihaati
The munshideen (reciters) love to add to the qiyam these verses of the qasida that the children
of Madina recited on daf in greeting the beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wa
Sallam and his noble companions when they entered that blessed city, as narrated by Imam al-
Ghazali Rahmatullahi 'alaih in his Ihya 'Ulum al-Deen (Revival of the Religious Sciences).
Yet another variation that forms a preliminary before the start of the "salaam" proper is:
Yet another way of offering salaams in this mawlid eulogy is to recite the second part of its
fourth chapter in which the verses end in the letter "Hamza". All stand and the munshid
(reciter) leads in rapturous resonance:
Imam Barzanji Rahmatu'llahi 'alaih has borrowed these verses from the "Hamziyya" of the
universally acclaimed Imam Sharafuddin Muhammad al-Busiri Rahmatu'llahi 'alaih (608-695
A.H., 1212-1296 C.E) of Egypt. The "Hamziyyah" is a qasida in praise of the Holy Prophet
Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam with 456 verses, all of which rhyme in the letter "Hamza", hence
the title "Hamziyyah". Then came Imam Yusuf Ibn Ismail an-Nab'haani Rahmatu'llahi 'alaih
of Lebanon who tried to emulate Imam al-Busiri Rahmatu'llahi 'alaih and composed a
"Hamziyyah Alfiyyah" in praise of the beloved Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam, with
almost 1000 verses (987 to be exact), all rhyming in the letter "Hamza"! You begin to wonder
whether miracles will ever cease! And you begin to understand what is meant by the phrase
"love for the Prophet", Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam. And you surely realise that the
mashaaikh (spiritual masters) are madly in love with their very own Muhammad-e-'Arabi,
Rasuli Rabbi'l 'Aalameen, Rahmatullil 'Aalameen, Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam.
KIBRITI'L AHMAR
Kibritil Ahmar which means "the Philosopher's Stone" is also included in many kutub some of
which are:
1. Fuyudhaat u'r Rabbaniyyah, compiled by al-Hajj Ismail ibn as-Sayyid Muhammad
Sa'eed al-Qadiri.
Kibriti'l Ahmar is truly magnificent. It weaves verses of the Holy Qur'an Kareem together
with Asma-u'n-Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam (his attributive names of praise), dua
(invocation), and five salawaat, three of which are famous. These are:
(a) As-Salaatu Kanzi'l A'zam, the salaat with which Kibriti'l Ahmar begins and which will be
observed in more detail later,
As-Salaatu'l In'aam
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaihi wa 'alaa aalihi
'Adada na'maaillahi wa ifdhaalihi
Kibriti'l Ahmar ends with the following verses of the Holy Qur'an Kareem.
S-SALAATU'L GAUTHIYYAH
This salaat of the Gauth u'l A'zam is so famous that many mashaaikh (spiritual masters)
choose to include it in their kutub (books) as part of the awraad and azkaar (regular voluntary
invocations). Some of the kutub that contain this salaat are:
1. Dalaail u'l Khairaat (Proofs of Goodness) of Imam Muhammad bin Sulayman al-
Jazuli.
2. Hizb u'l A'zam (The Great Supplication) of Hadhrat Mulla 'Ali al-Qaari.
4. Afdhal u's Salawaat (The Best Blessings) of Imam Yusuf ibn Ismail an-Nab'haani.
7. Fazaaile Durood Shareef (The Benefits of The Noble Blessings) (in Urdu) by al-
Allamah Habibu'l Bashar Khairi Rangooni.
May Allah Sub'hanahu wa Ta'ala give us the hidaya (guidance) to continue to offer salawaat
on the Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam in ever increasing profusion everyday,
Aameen Yaa Rabba'l 'Aalameen.
Salawaat by Sufi Mashaaikh
Chapter Four: TANBEEHI'L ANAAM
Of: Shaykh 'ABDUL JALIL BIN 'AZOOM AL-MAGHRIBI
An Appreciation by Siddiq Osman Noormuhammad
Indeed, the beloved Prophet Muhammad al-Mustafa Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam combined in
himself all the superlative qualities of all the previous Prophets 'alaihimussalaam.
To gain a flavour of some of the sifaat of the noble Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam, it
suffices to recite the following four salawaat, cross referenced with (translations of) his
blessed Hadith Shareef.
Salaat
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammad
Wa 'alaa aali Sayyidina Muhammad
Alladhee kaana khuluquhu'l Qur'an
Hadith Shareef
Sa'd bin Hisham said: I went to 'Aisha Rady Allahu Anha and said, "Mother of the faithful, tell
me about the nature of Allah's Messenger, Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam". She asked, "Do you
not recite the Qur'an?" On my replying that I certainly did, she said, "The Prophet's nature
was the Qur'an". (Muslim)
Salaat
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammad
Wa 'alaa aali Sayyidina Muhammad
Alladhee kaana yusallee wa li sadrihi azeezun
Ka azeezi'l mirjali mina'l bukaa
Hadith Shareef
Abdullah ibn Shikh-khir, Rady Allahu Anhu relates, "Once I visited the Holy Prophet,
Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam, when he was offering salah (prayers). I heard the sound of his
weeping coming out of his chest which was like the sound of a boiling pot". (Tirmidhi)
Salaat
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammad
Wa 'alaa aali Sayyidina Muhammad
Alladhee kaana waj'huhu yatala'lau tala'lua'l qamari laylata'l badr
Hadith Shareef
Narrated Abu Is'haq Rady Allahu Anhu: Al-Bara' Rady Allahu Anhu was asked, "Was the face
of the Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam (as bright) as a sword?" He said, "No, but (as
bright) as the moon". (Bukhari)
Salaat
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammad
Wa 'alaa aali Sayyidina Muhammad
Alladhee kaana laa ya'kul-u's-sadaqah
Hadith Shareef
Hadhrat Buraidah Rady Allahu Anhu reports that when the Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa
Sallam emigrated to Madina, Hadhrat Salman Farsi Rady Allahu Anhu brought a tray full of
fresh dates and offered it to him. He asked, "What is this"? Salman Rady Allahu Anhu said, "It
is a sacrifice (sadaqah) for you and your companions." He said, "We do not eat sadaqah". On
the second day too, Salman Rady Allahu Anhu came out with a tray of dates and said, "These
dates are a gift". Then the Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam and the companions ate
of those dates. Thereafter, Salman Rady Allahu Anhu saw the Seal of Prophethood (in between
his shoulders) and embraced Islam. (Tirmidhi)
Each of the letters of the alphabet is thus said to have a meaning and to stand for something.
Each of the letters of the alphabet is thus said to have a meaning and to stand for something.
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QASAAID
ASMA' ALLAH U'L HUSNA IN VERSE
It has been translated by Shaykh Muhtar Holland. It is a laamiyya: all its 63 verses
end and rhyme in the letters "laam-alif". We are grateful to the publishers al-Baz,
and especially to Brother Ruslan Moore for giving us permission to reproduce it
here. May Allah, the Glorified and the Exalted, engrave the Asma' Allah in our
hearts, Aameen.
O Preventer, prevent me from sinning,
and cure me
of the evil results
of what I have committed in affectation.
O Light-
You are the Light in everything that is apparent-
and O Guide,
cause the light in the heart to be ignited.
HIS DUA
It is fitting to conclude with the dua at the end of Chapter 15 in Volume 1 which combines
dua with Asma u'l Husna, verses of the Holy Qur'an and salaat in a style that is unique to
Shaykh 'Abdur Rahman Chohravi Rahmatullahi 'alaih.
Once you have formed the habit of reciting Lataaif i'l 'Arshiyyah, you feel like reciting it
in Masjid Nabawi in Madina. Those who go for Hajj inevitably make the intention of
praying forty salaah in Masjid Nabawi, as is recommended. So they stay in Madina for at
least eight days to pray the five times daily obligatory salaah for a total of forty salaah
and to complete the recitation of the whole Qur'an Kareem (and more if possible) in the
very presence of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam. The muhibbeen (loving
disciples) would be well advised to seize the opportunity to complete the recitation of
Lataaif i'l 'Arshiyyah as well in those eight days. Lataaif i'l 'Arshiyyah is in seven parts,
one part for each day of the week beginning from Friday. So you can finish Lataaif i'l
'Arshiyyah in seven days and start all over again with the first part on the eighth day to
set the seal of continuity. In the process, you will have prayed forty salaah (prayer of
worship of Allah Ta'ala) in Masjid Nabawi as well as the Qur'an Kareem and the
salawaat (invocations of blessings on the noble Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam).
It is no surprise to find that the famous translator of the kutub of Mawlana al-Haddad
Rady Allahu 'Anhu, Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi has included eleven of the salawaat from
Lataail i'l 'Arshiyyah in his kitab titled Ziyara Sayyidi'l Kawnain Sallallahu 'alaihi wa
aalihi wa Sallam (Visit To The Leader of Both The Worlds) to be recited at the Rawda
of Rasulullah, Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam. If the pilgrim does not have time enough to
recite Lataaif i'l 'Arshiyyah in full, he should not become despondent. Perhaps, the
recitation of a smaller, yet spiritually rich kitab compiled by Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi,
would also yield complete blessings, InshaAllah.
Here is Imam al-Habshi who is saturated with the love of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi
wa Sallam and here we are who aspire to attain his love. We would naturally want to
recite these salawaat in the very presence of the Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa
Sallam in Masjid Nabawi: as we enter Baab u's Salaam, at the Rawda, at the Qubba,
behind the august pillars of the masjid, in the precincts of the original masjid where the
Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam himself prayed, in the place where the Ashaab
u's Suffa Rady Allahu 'Anhum used to stay; in fact, in every blessed spot in Masjid
Nabawi, but above all as part of the salawaat and salaams on the Holy Prophet
Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam as we stand before him and cry our hearts out to him in
loving agony.
At this time, the Nur (light) of Allah's 'Arsh (Throne) is descending upon you as you
begin your recitation from Lataaif i'l 'Arshiyyah.
In fact, the very first salaat in Lataaif i'l 'Arshiyyah has been composed to be recited on
the occassion of the Ziyara (visit) of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam. It is
included in the kitab of Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi just referred to, as well as in Mukhul
Ibada (The Essence of Worship) whose compiler is anonymous. It begins as follows:
Imagine your thrill as you sense seventy thousand angels reciting salawaat and salaams
along with you!