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Salawaat
by Sufi Mashaaikh
Chapter 2: DALAAIL U'L KHAYRAAT
Of:IMAM AL-JAZULI
An Appreciation by Siddiq Osman Noormuhammad
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THE SALAWAAT THAT EXISTED IN HIS TIME
To recapitulate, Dalaail u'l Khayraat is a selected compilation of salawaat
from among the salawaat that existed in the time of Imam al-Jazuli Rahmatullahi
'alaih (passed away in 870 A.H/1465 C.E). That being the case, everyone is
naturally curious to find out which of the salawaat had been composed upto
his time. Since he has not provided references of who composed the salawaat,
which are the ones he composed himself, where they originated from, or how they
are named, one has to reference other kutub (books) to find that out for
oneself: books such as Afdhal u's Salawaat (The Best of Blessings)
of Imam Yusuf an-Nab'haani, Abwaab al Faraj (Doors of Freedom From Sorrow)
and Shawaariq u'l Anwaar (Brilliant Burst of Sunshine) of Imam As-Sayyid
Muhammad bin 'Alawi al-Maliki al-Hasani, Durud Shareef (Noble
Blessings) of Khwaja Nithaar Ahmad (in Urdu), and Majmu'ah Wazaaif
(Collected Regular Voluntary Invocations) of Qaari Ridhaa u'l Mustafa A'zami
(in Urdu). Dalaail u'l Khayraat has thus rejuvenated Muslim scholarship through
centuries.
Besides the salawaat taught by the blessed Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi
wa Sallam, he has obviously included in Dalaail u'l Khayraat the salawaat
composed by luminaries such as Imam Shafi'i Rahmatullahi 'alaih (passed
away in 204 A.H), Shaykh Abi'l Hasan al-Karkhi, Rahmatullahi 'alaih (the
companion of Shaykh Ma'ruf al-Karkhi, Rahmatullahi 'alaih, passed away
in 200 A.H/815 C.E), and Gauth u'l A'zam Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani Rady Allahu
'Anhu (470-561 A.H, 1077-1166 C.E). We are also pleasantly surprised to find
that such familiar salawaat as "Munjiya" (or "Tunjinna"),
"Anwaar", "Kauthar", "Sa'adah"
and "Uli'l 'Azm" were already famous in the time of Imam al-Jazuli
Rahmatullahi 'alaih. The salaat by Shaykh 'Abdul Qadir Jilani
has already been presented in the previous chapter and is not repeated here. The
rest of the salawaat mentioned are now presented. The wording used here
is of Dalaail u'l Khayraat. Some of these salawaat are sometimes reprinted
in other books of salawaat with a slightly different wording.
Salaat by Imam Shaf'i Rahmatullahi 'alaih
Imam Ghazali (450-505 A.H, 1058-1111 C.E) Rahmatullahi 'alaih reports
in Ihya 'Ulum id-Deen (Revival of Religious Knowledge, Vol I, Book
2, Chapter 2) that Shaykh Abi'l Hasan al-Shafi'i saw the Holy Prophet Sallallahu
'alaihi wa Sallam in a dream and asked him how Imam Shafi'i had been rewarded
on his behalf to which he replied that Imam Shafi'i would enter paradise without
questioning for the sake of the salaat he wrote in his book, ar-Risalah
(The Message). SubhanAllah (Glory be to Allah!). The salaat
is:
Wa Sallallahu 'alaa Muhammad-in
Kullamaa zakara hu'z-zaakiroon
Wa ghafala 'an zikri hi'l ghaafiloon
And blessings of Allah be on Sayyidina Muhammad
whenever he is remembered by those who remember
and whenever he is not remembered by the negligent.
Does anything make for a more total Zikr than this salaat?
Salaat by Shaykh Abi'l Hasan al-Karkhi Rahmatullahi 'alaih
Allahumma Salli 'alaa Muhammad-in
Wa 'alaa aali Muhammad-in
Mil'ad-dunyaa wa mil'al aakhirah
Wa baarik 'alaa Muhammad-in
Wa 'alaa aali Muhammad-in
Mil'ad-dunyaa wa mil'al aakhirah
Wa'rham Muhammad-an
Wa aali Muhammad-in
Mil'ad-dunyaa wa mil'al aakhirah
Wajzi Muhammad-an
Wa aali Muhammad-in
Mil'ad-dunyaa wa mil'al aakhirah
Wa sallim 'alaa Muhammad-in
Wa 'alaa aali Muhammad-in
Mil'ad-dunyaa wa mil'al aakhirah
O Allah! Bestow blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad
and on the family of Sayyidina Muhammad
that would fill this world and the next,
and bestow favours on Sayyidina Muhammad
and on the family of Sayyidina Muhammad
that would fill this world and the next,
and bestow mercy on Sayyidina Muhammad
and on the family of Sayyidina Muhammad
that would fill this world and the next,
and bestow a reward on Sayyidina Muhammad
and on the family of Sayyidina Muhammad
that would fill this world and the next,
and bestow peace on Sayyidina Muhammad
and on the family of Sayyidina Muhammad
that would fill this world and the next.
As-Salaaat u'l Munjiya
Allahumma Salli 'alaa Sayyidina Muhammad-in
Salaatan Tunajjeenaa min jamee'il ahwaali wa'l aafaat
Wa taqdhee lanaa bihaa jamee'al haajaat
Wa tu-tahhirunaa bihaa min jamee'is-sayyiaat
Wa tarfa'unaa bihaa 'indaka a'lad-darajaat
Wa tuballighunaa bihaa aqsal ghaayaat
Min jamee'il khayraat fi'l hayaat wa ba'dal mamaat
O Allah! Shower blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad -
such blessings by means of which
You may deliver us from all anxieties and calamities,
You may satisfy all our needs,
You may cleanse us of all evils, and
You may grant us high rank and status in Your Presence, and
You may lead us to the limits of our aspirations and capacities,
in whatever is good in life as well as after death.
Salaatu'l Anwaar
Allahumma Salli 'alaa Sayyidina Muhammad-in
Nuri'l Anwaar wa Sirri'l Asraar wa Sayyidi'l Abraar
Wa Zayni'l Mursaleena'l Akhyaar
Wa Akrami man azlama 'alayhi'llaylu wa ashraqa 'alayhinnahaar
Wa 'adada maa nazala min awwali'ddunya ilaa aakhirihaa
Min qatri'l amtaar
Wa 'adada maa nabata min awwaliddunya ilaa aakhirihaa
Minan nabaati wa'l ashjaar
Salaatan daaimatan bidawaami Mulkillahi'l Waadhidi'l Qahhaar.
O Allah! Bestow blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad,
who is the light of lights, the secret of secrets,
and the master of all the pious people,
the beauty of all the chosen Messengers;
who is superior to all those whom the night envelopes with darkness
and for whom the day brings brightness;
as many times as the drops of rain that fall
from the beginning of the earth to its end,
and as many times as the number of plants and trees
that grow from the beginning of the earth to its end;
such blessings as may continue for ever,
Eternal as the Kingdom of Allah, The One and Only, The Subduer.
Salaat u'l Kawthar
Allahumma Salli 'alaa Muhammad-in fi'l Awwaleen
Wa Salli 'alaa Muhammad-in fi'l Aakhireen
Wa Salli 'alaa Muhammad-in fi'n-Nabiyyeen
Wa Salli 'alaa Muhammad-in fi'l-Mursaleen
Wa Salli 'alaa Muhammad-in fi'l mala'il a'laa ilaa yaumiddeen
O Allah! Bestow blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad among the ancients,
and bestow blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad among those of later times,
and bestow blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad among the Prophets,
and bestow blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad among the Messengers,
and bestow blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad among all the highest angels
till the Day of Judgement.
Salaat u's Sa'adah
Allahumma Salli 'alaa Sayyidina Muhammad-in
'Adada maa fee 'Ilmillah
Salaatan daaimatan bidawaami Mulkillah
O Allah! Shower blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad
in the number which is in Your Knowledge -
such blessings as may continue for ever, eternal as Your Kingdom.
Salaatu Uli'l 'Azm
Allahumma Salli 'alaa
Sayyidina Muhammad-in wa Adam-a wa Nuh-in wa Ibrahim-a wa Musa wa 'Isa
Wa maa baynahum min an-Nabiyyeena wa'l Mursaleena
Salawaatullahi wa Saalamuhu 'alayhim ajma'een
O Allah! Bestow blessings on Sayyidina
Nabi Muhammad, Nabi Adam, Nabi Nuh, Nabi Ibrahim, Nabi Musa and Nabi 'Isa
and all the other Prophets and Messengers who came in-between.
Allah's blessings and His salutations be upon them all.
This salaat is referred to as Salaatu Uli'l 'Azm because it contains
the names of the five Prophets Alayhimussalam who are considered Uli'l
'Azm (the greatest).
Imam Yusuf ibn 'Ismail an-Nab'haani explains in Afdhal u's Salawaat
that according to Imam al-Jazuli, if someone recites this salaat three times,
it is equivlaent in merit to reciting the whole of Dalaail u'l Khayraat. For this
reason perhaps, we are recommended in Dalaail u'l Khayraat to recite this salaat
three times.
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