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Chapter Six
MAJMU'AH SALAWAAT U'R RASUL
Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam
Of: KHWAJA 'ABDUR RAHMAN CHOHRAVI
QaddasAllahu Sirrahu'l 'Azeez
An Appreciation by Siddiq Osman Noormuhammad
IT IS A GIFT FROM ALLAH SUB'HANAHU WA TA'ALA
Majmu'ah Salawaat u'r Rasul of Hadhrat Mawlana Khwaja 'Abdur Rahman Chohravi, QaddasAllahu Sirrahu'l 'Azeez is a gift given to him by Allah Ta'ala Himself. It is a compilation of salawaat and salaams on our Holy Prophet Sayyidina wa Mawlana Hadhrat Muhammad al-Mustafa Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam, in 30 chapters. Each chapter of 48 pages (one of which is the title page), weaves the Asma Allah u'l Husna (The Most Beautiful Names of Allah Ta'ala), Salawaat u'r Rasul (blessings on the Holy Prophet) and dua (invocation) around a particular theme. For example, the theme of the first chapter is "Fee Noorihi wa Zuhoorihi" (On the Holy Prophet's Light And Manifestation); that of the second, "Fee Salawaatihi wa Salaamihi" (On Blessings And Salutations On Him); of the third, "Fee Badnihi wa A'dhaa-ihi" (On His Blessed Body And Limbs) and so on. Each chapter begins with Surah al-Fateha and ends with Surah Ikhlas. However, before Surah al-Fateha, Allah Ta'ala is invoked for the sake of Bismillah. For example, Chapter 7, "Fee Asma-ihi wa Sifaatihi" (On His Blessed Names And Attributes) begins with the following dua:
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
Allahumma innee as-aluka bi-Asmaa-ika Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
Wa bi-Asmaai Habibika Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
Wa bi-Asmaai Jamee-i Anbiyaaika wa Rusulika Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
Wa bi-Asmaai 'Ibaadikassaaliheena Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem.
In the name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful
O Allah I beg of you through the means of Your Names
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
and through the means of the names of Your beloved Prophet
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
and through the means of the names of all Your Prophets and Messengers
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
and through the means of the names of all Your pious servants
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem.
- It is a gift from Allah Sub'hanahu wa Ta'ala
- The beloved Prophet loves him
- It has the musk of the Qur'an
- It has the fragrance of Hadith
- Salawaat with Hadith Qudsi
- The beloved Prophet's knowledge of the unseen
- His love for Allah and the Prophet
- Salaat on the Salaah of the Prophet
- Salaat with Tasbeehaat
- His Scholarship
- His Dua