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HIS LOVE FOR ALLAH AND THE PROPHET

Shaykh 'Abdur Rahman Chohravi received this priceless inheritance in immense measure. As you pray each chapter, you marvel at his love for Allah, for the beloved Prophet, Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam, for his family, his companions, the awliya (saints) and the saleheen (pious). In Chapter 30, "Fee Khayri Khalqihi wa Khayri Ummatihi" (On The Best Of Creation And The Best Of His Followers), he offers salawaat on the Holy Prophet and on all the other Prophets alaihimussalaam (mentioning more than a hundred Prophets by name), on the ummuhaat u'l mu'mineen (mothers of faithful believers), especially on Sayyidah Khadija and Sayyidah 'Aisha, on the Ahl u'l Bayt (his blessed household), especially Sayyidina Ali, Sayyidah Fatima, Sayyidina Imam Hasan, and Sayyidina Imam Husain, Rady Allahu 'Anhum, and on the Khulafa ar-Rashideen al-Mahdiyyeen, that is Sayyidina Abubakar Siddiq, Sayyidina 'Umar Farooq, Sayyidina 'Uthman and Sayyidina 'Ali Rady Allahu 'Anhum, on the other sahaba (companions), mentioning more than a hundred sahaba by name, on the awliya and saleheen especially on Muhyuddin Shaykh 'Abdulqadir Jilani QaddasAllahu Sirrahu'l 'Azeez as well as the awliya in Tariqatu'l Qadiriyya, Chishtiyya and Naqshbandiyya.

Let us savour seven salawaat from the Majmu'ah to appreciate his love for the noble Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam.

Noor-e-Muhammad-i Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa Sayyidina Muhammad-in
Wa 'alaa aali Sayyidina Muhammad-i nilladhee
Khalaq'Allahu noorahoo qabla'l khalqi
Wa khalaqa minhu jamee'al ashyaai

O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on Sayyidina Muhammad
and on the family of Sayyidina Muhammad
whose noor (light) Allah created before (other) creation
and from it created all other things.

Qadama Sidqin
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa qadami sidqin
Salaatan tuqaddimunaa bihaa
Ilaa sidqi'l masdooqeena'l muqarrabeena'l mahboobeena'l mubash-shireena
Wa bash-shirillazeena aamanoo anna lahum qadama sidqin 'inda rabbihim

O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on "the footing of truth";
such blessings which will lead us towards
the truth whose truth was accepted, the near and dear, the beloved,
the givers of glad news (as You told the beloved Prophet):
and give glad news to the believers
that they have a footing of truth with their Lord (10:2)

How He Spent His Time
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa Sayyidina Muhammad-in
Wa 'alaa aali Sayyidina Muhammad-i nilladhee
Kaana awqaatuhoo thalaathata ajzaa-in
Juz'an Lillahi wa juz'an li ahlihee wa juz'an linafsihee
Thumma juz'uhoo baynahoo wa baynannaas

O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on Sayyidina Muhammad
and on the family of Sayyidina Muhammad
whose time was used in three parts:
one part was for Allah, one part was for the family, and one part was for himself;
then the part that was for himself, he again divided into two:
one for himself and one for his dealings with people.

His Sifaat
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa Sayyidina Muhammad-in
Wa 'alaa aali Sayyidina Muhammad-i nilladhee
Kaanati'l ma'rifatu ra'sa maalihee
Watta'atu ghaayata aamaalihee
Wa'l 'aqlu asla deenihee
Wattafakkuru dhiyaa-a yaqeenihee
Wa'l hubbu asaasuhoo
Wa'ttaqwaa libaasuhoo
Wa'sh-shawqu markabuhoo
Wa'zzuhdu maksabuhoo
Wa Zikrullahi Ta'ala aneesuhoo
Wa'l huznu jaleesuhoo
Wa'ssabru ridaa'uhoo
Wa'ttawakkulu kisaauhoo
Wa'rridhaau durratu taajihee
Wa'l yaqeenu nooru siraajihee
Wa'l khashyatu thamaratu fu'aadihee
Wa'ssidqu zaadu ma'adihee
Wa'l faqru fakhruhoo 'alaa aqraanihee
Wa'l 'ajzu ilaa Hadhratillahi Ta'ala rawnaqu bustaanihee

O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on Sayyidina Muhammad
and on the family of Sayyidina Muhammad
whose knowledge was his capital,
and obedience (of Allah) was his final end and purpose,
and intellect was the basis of his religion,
and meditation was the brightness of his certitude,
and love was his foundation,
and fear (of Allah) was his clothing,
and ardent desire (to please Allah at all times) was his conveyance,
and abstinence was his profit,
and the rememberance of Allah The Exalted was his close friend,
and grief was his sitting companion,
and patience was his robe,
and reliance on Allah was his garment,
and contentment was a pearl in his crown,
and certitude was the light of his lamp,
and fear (of Allah) was the fruit of his heart,
and truth was the provision for his hereafter,
and poverty was what he prided himself about over others,
and incapacity in the Presence of Allah The Exalted was the beauty of his garden.

Basharun Laa Ka'l Bashar
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa Sayyidina Muhammad-in
Wa 'alaa aali Sayyidina Muhammad-in
Basharun laa ka'l bashar
Wa nisbatuhoo mina'l khalqi
Nisbatu yaaqutin bayna hajarin

O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on Sayyidina Muhammad
and on the family of Sayyidina Muhammad
who was a human being but not like other human beings.
His comparison with creation
is like that of a diamond among stones.

Shariah, Tariqa, Haqiqa, Ma'rifa
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa Mutaa'in
Salaatan tutee'unaa bihaa
Shari'ata'l Muhammadiyyati
Wa Tariqata'l Ahmadiyyati
Wa Haqeeqata's Sarmadiyyati
Wa Ma'rifata'l Ilaahiyyati bi ita'ati
Atee'ullaha wa atee'urrasool

O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on the one who is obeyed;
such blessings by means of which You may make us obey
Sayyidina Muhammad's Shariah (law),
Sayyidina Ahmad's Tariqa (spiritual path),
the eternal Haqiqa (Essential reality),
and Allah's Ma'rifa (Knowledge);
by obeying (the verse of the Qur'an):
Obey Allah and obey the Messenger (4:59).

In this salaat, four of the blessed names of the beloved Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam have been used: Mutaa'un, Muhammad, Ahmad and Rasul.

Fanaa Fillah, Baqaa Billah
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa Sayyidina Muhammad-in
Wa 'alaa aali Sayyidina Muhammad-i nil
Faanee feeka fee kulli'l awqaati
Wa'l baaqee bika fee jamee'il haalaati

O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on Sayyidina Muhammad
and on the family of Sayyidina Muhammad
who was extinct in You at all times
and who was abiding with You in all situations.

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