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Of: Mawlana Diya ud-Deen Khalid al-Baghdadi
QaddasAllahu Sirrahu'l'Azeez
An Appreciation by Siddiq Osman Noormuhammad
Love of Allah Ta'ala, Rasulullah and the Sahaba
The spiritual stature of Mawlana Diya ud-Deen Khalid al-Baghdadi is especially manifested in the manner in which he overflows with salawaat on the Holy Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam. It appears he is immersed in the love of Allah Sub'hanahu wa Ta'ala, the love of the Holy Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam and the love of the sahaba Rady Allahu 'Anhum. We would expect that of him, as he was initiated in the tariqa (spiritual path leading to Allah) of Qadiriyya, Naqshbandiyya, Chishtiyya and Suhrawardiyya. He has the title al-'Uthmani, as he was a descendant of Sayyidina 'Uthman Rady Allahu 'Anhu. He composed qasaaid (hymns) in Arabic, Farsi and Kurdi among which is his takhmees of Mawlana AbdulRahman Jami's qasida (hymn) in Farsi. A takhmees is the augmentation of a qasida from couplets to quintets. He was a multiple migrant who studied and taught in Sham (which now comprises of Syria and Palestine) and in India. When he visited Makkah and Madina, he recited Dalaail u'l Khairaat (Proofs of Good Deeds) of Imam Jazuli Rahmatullahi 'alaih in front of the Ka'ba, Sub’hanAllah! All in good time, Allah blessed him to compose a kitab of salawaat himself.
Waqf Ikhlas of Istanbul, Turkey has done a great service to Muslims to have this book published. They have prepared it with the love and care it truly deserves. Allah's Names have been printed in green, salawaat on the Holy Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam in black, and the names of the sahaba in red, with a beautiful flower painting on the borders on each page. It has to be seen to be believed!
May Allah Sub’hanahu wa Ta'ala fill us with His love, the love of His Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam and the love of the sahaba, Rady Allahu 'Anhum, Aameen Yaa Rabbal 'Aalameen.