The Holy Prophet is the Imam

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Chapter Four: TANBEEHI'L ANAAM
Of: Shaykh 'ABDUL JALIL BIN 'AZOOM AL-MAGHRIBI
An Appreciation by Siddiq Osman Noormuhammad

THE HOLY PROPHET IS THE IMAM

The chapter Fee Imamatihi'l 'Aliyya Lijamee'il Bariyya (His Exalted Leadership over One and All) tells us he is the Imam of the mursaleen (Messengers of Allah) and the anbiyaa (Prophets) Alayhimussalaam, of the saadiqeen (the truthful), the mukhliseen (pure of heart), saabireen (the patient in the face of trials and tribulations), muslimeen (those who surrender to Allah and accept Islam), mu'mineen (the believers), qaaniteen (who adore Allah), mustagfireen (those who seek forgiveness), muhajireen (the emigrants), mujahideen (those who do jihad), az-zaahideen (the abstinent), al-'Arabi wal 'Ajam (the Arabs as well as non-Arabs), muqarrabeen (those drawn near to Allah), tayyibeen (the pleasant), taahireen (the ritually pure), tawwaabeen (the repentant), faaizeen (the successful), raaki'een (those who bow down in worship), sajideen (those who fall prostrate in worship), zaakireen (those who remember Allah), muttaqeen (the pious), muhsineen (those who are good), the haramain (Masjid i'l Haram in Makkah and Masjid Nabawi in Madina), and so on. Each of these qualilies of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam has a salaat for a total of 86 salawaat one of which is:

Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammad
Wa 'alaa aali Sayyidina Muhammad
Imami'l haramain.

O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on our patron
Sayyidina Muhammad and on the family of Sayyidina Muhammad,
the Imam of the two harams.

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