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qwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwe a d NOBILITY OF HAZRAT IMAM HASSAN t a Without doubt, righteous education plays an Then they calmly turned to the old man and d important role in forming the child and in developing appointed him as an arbitrator between them. a his or her mental faculties. Likewise, the parents They said to him: O Sheikh (i.e., an old man), d conduct has a great effect on developing their each of us will perform the ritual ablution before a childrens cleverness and general behavior. All these you, and you decide which of the two ablutions is d vital elements were available Imam Hassan t better. They performed the ablution before him, a of during his childhood. The Prophet r took great care and he carefully considered it. Accordingly, the old d educating his grandson and gave him his noble man paid attention to his mistake without any qualities. Hazrat Ali t, supplied him with his wise disdain, and then he said to them: My masters, d a maxims and ideals. Fatima, the principal of all you both perform the ritual ablution well. women, planted in her son virtue and perfection. However, I am an ignorant old man. I do not d a Accordingly, Imam Hassan ts childhood was high perform the ablution well. I have learned it from and a model of human a title of highness you and repented at your hands! a and education, a symbolperfection, d of cleverness and genius. This deed clearly shows us that the Prophet r d a Some psychologists believe that the child greatly guided the people through sound ways and noble imitates others in habits, mental and moral qualities, moral traits. This way impressed Imam Hassan t d a the general attitude he or she takes toward others, the during his childhood, to the extent that it became general viewpoint through which he or she ponders among his qualities and natures. a on life or work. Sometimes imitation is conscious and d deliberate; however, in most cases, it is unconscious. Some psychologists believe that individual manner d a So when the child imitates educated people, he or is inherited, that it has an important effect on she will follow their ethics and sentiments. In the first forming mans ethics, and that it is not less in d a place this effect is an imitation, but it quickly becomes importance than imitation. Heksil says: All effects a habit; the habit is a second nature. The imitation is and qualities of the organic being belong to a one of the two ways through which individual heredity or to environment. Hereditary formation d qualities are acquired and the personal manners are determines the bounds of that which is possible. a formed. And the environment decides that this possibility d will be achieved. Therefore, the hereditary a According to this viewpoint, Imam Hassan t was the formation is mere the ability to react with any d first person in his mental and moral qualities, for he environment through a special way. a grew d up in the House of the Revelation and was brought up in the School of the monotheism. Jinjiz has confirmed this theory, saying: Everyone a Moreover, he saw his grandfather, who was the most has hidden hereditary forces, but the appearance d perfect person in the world, always build an edifice of each of them depends on the circumstances a for d justice, virtue, and perfection. He encompassed surrounding these forces during their growth. people with his noble moral traits, gathered them a around the word of Oneness (of Allah). That The rule of heredity decides that Imam Hassan t d impressed Imam Hassan t, the Prophets grandson, was on top of those who got this phenomenon. He a and he followed the deeds of his grandfather in inherited the spiritual forces and the great, d advising and guiding the people. During their reformative wealth of his grandfather r. Besides, a passed childhood, Imam Hassan t and Imam Hussain t the righteous environment his family and the good, d by an old man. The old man could not righteous Muslims created had an influence on perform the ritual ablution well. So their high soul him. a and d their kindness did not let them leave the old man ignorant of performing the ritual ablution well. They Due to his heredity, Imam Hassan t got nobility d a made an informal dispute and they said to each and high reflection that none had got. a other: You do not perform the ritual ablution well! d a d a d a d a d a d 2 zxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
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qwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwe a d EXCELLENCE OF MEELAAD SHAREEF MUHAMMAD FAIZ-ULLAH a Before the dawn of this, the placesMOULANA d began to tremble. Monday which he observed. He replied It is the The idols fell headlong. Angels began to salute the day I was born and it is the day revelation first d a status of mankind a light spread out lightening up the descended upon me. The Holy Prophet r did not universe this historical day the 12th Rabial-Awwal is command the fasting on Monday but he observed it d a the birthday of Prophet r who has lit the light of Islam himself at it was the day of his birth. So whoever till the day of Qiyaamah. This honourable day is commemorates his birth and rejoices is the d a called Millad-un Nabi r. No doubt this day is a more recipient of great good and reward. From the joyous day than Eid-ul-Fitr or Eid-ul-Adha. The enlightened period of Nabi r and the four chaliphs d a distinguish scholars Hazrat Imaam Maalikt and there is sufficient and strong proof that the Hazrat Shiekh Haq Muhaddith Delvi have esteemed companions of the Holy Prophet r had d a stated that layla Abdul tul Milaad (night of Milaad) is greater established in their homes and in the gatherings of then laylatul Qadr. The reason for this is that on Milaadun-Nabi fur ther all the mentors d a Laylatul Qadr the Holy Quraan was revealed and on accomplished saints and learned of Islaam held Laylatul Milaad the personality on whom the Quraan milaad functions. The hatefull infidel Abu Lahab d a was revealed and who introduced the Quraan was freed his slave Suwaibah when she brought him the born. The night which is blessed because of the good news of the glorious prophet's birth. Because a arrival of the Holy Prophet r is better than the night of his display to happiness at the birth of the Holy d which is blessed because of the descent of the angels. Prophet r after his death some people saw him in a ALMIGHTY d ALLAH SAYS: pitiful state and asked him as to what had happened * In the bounty of Allah in his mercy in there he replied I have received no happiness after a let them rejoice. That is better than all their leaving you but I received water every Monday d wealth.(Surah 10 V 58) * Publicized well the bounty of your lord through my index finger because by using this d a finger I freed my slave girl Suwaibah. Abu lahab (Surah 93 V 58) celebrated Milad not with intention of (Bakhari * Teach them to remember the days of Allah. a Therefore hadeeth No 5101). the birth of Allahs Messenger d it is Allah's will that mankind must show appreciation for his bounties. Undoubtedly showing but with the intention of having a nephew and still a appreciation is a form of thanks giving which is a he was rewarded. Abu Lahab a Kaafir receives d form of worship. No doubt the greatest bounty of relieve in his punishment on the eve of every a Allah to mankind is birth of the Holy Prophet r who Monday. So what of a Believer, a lover of the Holy d has sent as a bounty and mercy to mankind. We are Prophet r who in the happiness of the Holy a in the Ummah of the Holy Prophet r his Ummah is Prophet r s birth hold celebration recounts the d superior to all otyher Ummahs is called KHAIRUL events of the birth of the Holy Prophet r in prose a UMMAH (The best of Nations). Our deen Islaam is a and poetry, recites the Quraan Durood and d complete code of life chosen by Allah himself. On the Salaam. Indeed this is a great reward and elevated a day d of Qiyaamah it will be through his kausar that we station. will quench our thirst and through his intercession we The entire creation rejoiced on the birth of Rasool r d a will gain salvation from Allah. and Alhamdulillah even to this day the lovers We have unlimited bounties. All these bounties and rejoice on this most joyous occasion. to host the d a favours are through the wasilah of his beloved Milad functions is a sign of love and respect for our personality. In many years of Quran Almighty Allah beloved Nabi r, which is the base of Imaan. We d a has given clear instructions for publicizing his bounty. should not only respect the Prophet r by word of We can understand from the above verses that the mouth, but we should also obey his commands and d a greatest bounty of Allah is Nabi r. Therefore we learn teachings such as Salaah, fasting, Zakaat, Haj etc from (S-93 Viland S10 v58).That we should make and follow His Sunnah. May Allah grant us the a the life, works and qualities of Nabi r publicly known Shafaaat (intercession) of the most honoured of d in abundance. Thus it is the demand of this act that creations Muhammad-ur-Rasulullah r may He also a big d gathering of milad should be held in milad grant us his true love. Ameen lectures and poetic salaami (Arabic, English, urdu a etc). d There is only Durood salaam and the life of the Holy Prophet r which is related to the people and a they d are thus informed of Prophet r exemplary actions of his practical life. This is Islam's most a important d obligation and best form of worship and therein is success and goodness for all muslim a Ummah. d a The Holy Prophet r was asked about fasting on d 3 zxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
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qwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwe a A WITNESS TESTIFIES TO HIS EXCELLENCE d a d UMM MABAD - A WOMAN COMPANION This hadith is considered to be one of the best and speaks, they listen to him, and if he commands, d a most complete physical descriptions of Prophet they hasten to fulfill his command. He is well served Muhammad I learned that its almost and attended, though he is neither stern nor d a impossible toPBUH. translate the beautiful words into argumentative. a english and here, Ive tried to find an English version. d THE HOLY GREETING a When the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi d wasallam) emigrated from Makkah to Madnah, he a passed d by the tent of Umm Ma`bad. She witnessed Who was he? some of his miracles, then swore fealty to him in Islam The Hidden a before d he departed. When her husband came back, Became Apparent he was surprised to find with her a quantity of milk. For God a He d To be Known asked her: Where you have got this from, O To Know Umm Ma`bad, while our sheep is alone and a untouched d To Praise and we have no milk cow in our home? Be Praised She said: Nay, but by Allah, a blessed man passed a by d Light from the Light our way and did so and so. He said: Describe Upon Light a him to me, O Umm Ma`bad. d Essence from Essence For Creation a She said: d Pride of Creation I saw a man who is handsome, of glowing Man? a countenance, d and of good proportions, with neither He was a large stomach nor a small head. He is smart of Is and will be a appearance, d with balanced features, deep black Muhammad eyes, and long eyelashes. His voice is not coarse. He Son a has d Of Amina and a long neck, a full rounded beard, and thick Abdullah eyebrows that meet each other. When he is silent, he a is d Muhammad mercy stately and composed, and when he speaks, his Of God a appearance is impressive. d Seeker of mercy Of God a He is the most beautiful and striking man from a d Be generous distance and the best and most beautiful from close Beg a up. He is well spoken, clear in what he says, saying d By giving neither too much nor too little, his words flowing Charity of Love a forth d like a perfect string of pearls. Humbly His response a He is neither too tall nor overly short, a stately man d Mercy upon thee in the company of two other stately men (one of them Evoked a was d Abu Bakr RA), and he is the most prominent Ya Nabi Salaam Alaikum! a among them and the most well-respected. d Salawaatullah Alaikum! a He has companions who surround him. If he d a NATIONAL INDEPENDENT HALAAL TRUST d anifs a d FOR ALL YOUR HALAAL QUERIES CONTACT US ON: a d a d a d 4 zxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
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qwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwe a d MAWLID BARZANJI a Imam Barzanji, t name is Muhammad ibn `Abdul Mawlana Abdul 'Aleem Siddiqi t who incidentally d Rasul ibn `Abdul Sayyid al-`Alawi al-Husayni . He composed salaams in Urdu, it has been reproduced a was born on Friday, the 12th of Rabi al-Awwal, 1040 in countless other kutub (books) including d AH. He grew up in the town of his birth, learning the Baaqatun 'Atirah (A Perfumed Bouquet) of Imam a Qur'an from an early age, and started travelling from as-Sayyid Muhammad 'Alawi al-Maliki of Makkah, d his early adulthood to many towns and cities and it is recited from Makkah to Mombasa, from a Egypt including Aleppo, Damascus, Baghdad, Yemen, and Madina to Singapore, from Arafat to Jakarta and d to seek knowledge, and study under the many from Mina to Toronto, that is throughout the world famous resident Sheikhs he found in each of these by Muslims of all the four madhabs and all Tariqats. d a places. He finally settled in Madina, the City of the Prophet , and was appointed Chief Mufti of the When the munshid (reciter) reaches the narration d a Shafi`is r in Madina.The Shaykh passed away in of the actual birth of the Holy Prophet r, all rise Muharram in Madina in 1103 AH. He was buried in with respect and devotion in a standing ovation to d a al-Baqi the Holy Prophet r and they all offer Him salaams . from the depths of their hearts with deep love and d a One of Imam al-Barzanji's descendants, Imam as- affection in a resounding chorus which practically Sayyid Ja'far ibn Hasan ibn 'Abdal Karim al-Barzanji all Muslims know by heart, and indeed many other a (1690-1766 C.E) t composed a mawlid eulogy in salaams whether in Arabic, Urdu or English have d praise of the Holy Prophet Muhammad r. It is a adopted this very same chorus. a poetic d biography of the Holy Prophet Muhammad r with his birth as its main theme, and such eulogies are The eulogy to the Prophet also includes the a universally recited by Muslims to celebrate his birth following recitation, and the congregation stands d (mawlid) on twelfth Rabi' u'l Awwal. Based on the and recites in Arabic: a Holy d Qur'an and hadith shareef and books on the And your face that shines like the sun Has been unveiled on the finest night seerah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad r and His The night of your birth bestowed happiness on a Noble d Companions. The Barzanji Mawlid is religion contained in two books; the first is Mawlid Barzanji And splendour on its day a Nathr, a 19 fasl (chapter) history of the Holy Prophet The day the daughter of Wahb succeeded in getting d r in poetic prose extending to 355 verses; while the Of prestige what other women never succeeded in a second is Mawlid Barzanji Nazm,a similar 16 chapter attaining d history in poetic form with 205 verses all of which She came to her people with a pregnancy Superior than that of the blessed virgin Mary before d a rhyme with the letter 'noon'. her After the recitation of each verse in this mawlid A birth that resulted for the disbelievers a eulogy d as in all mawlid eulogies, the congregation In nothing but woes and epidemics responds: Sallallahu 'Alaih Allah's blessings be upon And the glad tidings of rejoicers came one after d a him or Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'Alaih Allah's another blessings peace be upon him.The spiritual That the chosen one was born and happiness was a d a benefits ofand reciting these salawaat are obviously must. a immeasurable. d Mawlid Barzanji is in 'Arabic, it has been translated SMR a into d Swahili by Mzee bin Ali Muhammad from the Comoro Islands of Africa, it is printed in Singapore, a its d introduction is in the Indonesian language in the Java dialect, it has been transcribed by Mawlana a Uthman d Abdulkarim Nasserpuri (RA) of Kenya, it has been applauded in Zikr-e-Habib (Rememberance of a the d Beloved Prophet) by Ad-Daa'ee al-Kaamil a d a d a d a d a d 5 zxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
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qwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwe a d YAA NABI SALAAM ALAY KA a Although this Qiyam (standing ovation) is d Ashraqa'l Badru 'alaina normally printed together with the Mawlid-u'nFakhtafat Minhu'l Buduru a Nabi d Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam composed by Mithla Husnika Maa Ra'aina Imam Barzanji, it cannot yet be established who Qattu Yaa Wajhas-Suroori a actually d composed it because it is also A full moon rises over us a reproduced in the Mawlid-u'n-Nabi Sallallahu d The other moon disappears 'alaihi wa Sallam titled Sharaf al-Anaam (Noble We never saw the like of your beauty a In d The Whole World) composed by al-'Allamah O face of gladness Shaykh Ahmad bin Qasim Rahmatu'llahi 'alaih, a as d well as the one composed by al-Hafiz Shaykh Anta Shamsun Anta Badrun a Abdirrahman ibn Ali ad-Dayba'ee Rahmatu'llahi d Anta Noorun Fawqa Noori 'alaih. Interestingly, Shaykh ad-Dayba'ee is Anta Ikseerun wa Ghaali a called al-Hafiz because he knew more than d Anta Misbaahu's-Sudoori 100,000 Hadith Shareef of the Holy Prophet You are the sun, you are the moon a Sallallahu d 'alaihi wa Sallam by heart. Such is the You are light upon lights a stature of the ulama who have composed You are gold and even more priceless d You are the light of hearts a Mawlid-u'n-Nabi Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam. d Of the 35 verses in this qiyam following the Yaa Habibee Yaa Muhammad a chorus, d the ones that are normally recited are: Yaa 'Arusa'l Khaafiqayni Yaa Muayyad Yaa Mumajjad a d Yaa Imama'l Qiblataini a d O my beloved, O Muhammad O star of east and west a d O supporter, O praised one O leader of both Qiblas a d a d Man-ra'aa Wajhaaka Yas'ad Yaa Kareem al-Waalidaini a d Hawdhuka's-Saafi'l Mubarrad Wirdunaa Yawm an Nushoori Yaa Nabi Salaam 'alayka a d Whoever sees your face, gets happiness Yaa Rasul Salaam 'alayka O the kind one to both parents Yaa Habib Salaam 'alayka a d Your clear and cool fountain Salawaatu'llah 'alayka a d Salutations on you, O Prophet a Salutations d on you, O Messenger of Allah Salutations on you, O Beloved a d Blessings of Allah be upon you. a d a d a d J OBURG AUTO TECH a d a d a d 6 zxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
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qwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwe a d a d The reciters love to add to the qiyam these verses Yaa Nabi Salaam Alayka a of the qasida that the children of Madina recited d Yaa Rasool Salaam Alayka Yaa Habib Salaam Alayka on daf in greeting the beloved Prophet a Muhammad Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam and his d Salawa tulla Alayka noble companions when they entered that a blessed d From Madina receive divine light city, as narrated by Imam al-Ghazali Rahmatullahi 'alaih in his Ihya 'Ulum al-Deen The sun and moon reflects it oh so bright a (Revival d You are the light and soul of creation of the Religious Sciences). Of your Lord you are His reflection a d Tala'al Badru 'Alayna Yaa Nabi Salaam Alayka Min Thaniyyaatil Wadaa' a d Yaa Rasool Salaam Alayka Wajabah Shukru 'Alayna Yaa Habib Salaam Alayka Maada'a Lillahi Daa' a d The full moon rises on us. Salawa tulla Alayka From Thaniyyatil Wadaa a d With love and hope my heart is waiting And it is obligatory on us to express thanks With your light its saturating a Whenever d called upon by a summoner for the With your name I'm safe from falling sake of Allah Muhammad I'll keep on calling a d never tire of sending salaams on the Yaa Nabi Salaam Alayka a Muslims d beloved Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam Yaa Rasool Salaam Alayka they keep on finding novel and more Yaa Habib Salaam Alayka a and d interesting ways of sending salaams. An Salawa tulla Alayka a alternative resoundingis:chorus for this salaam Your companions show us compassion d Saving us from worldly fashion a d Yaa Nabi Salaam Alayka Too much joy sometimes melancholy Yaa Rasool Salaam Alayka Aboo Bakar, Umar, Uthmaan, Ali a d Yaa Habib Salaam Alayka Salawa tulla Alayka Ya Nabi Salaam Alayka a d Salutations on you, O Prophet Ya Rasool Salaam Alayka on you, O Messenger of Allah Ya Habib Salaam Alayka a Salutations d Salutations on you, O Beloved Salawa tulla Alayka Blessings of Allah be upon you. a d Every friend of yours a shining star Marhaban Yaa Nural 'Ainee Guiding all who seek from near and far a d Marhaban Jaddal Husaini So many shine both seen and unseen Marhaban Ahlan wa Sahlan a d So let us greet Saabir Allahuddin Ahlan wa Sahlan Marhaban Yaa Khaira Daa'ee a d Yaa Nabi Salaam Alayka Welcome! O the light of my eyes, Yaa Rasool Salaam Alayka The grandfather of Imam Husain a Welcome! d Yaa Habib Salaam Alayka Welcome! Greetings! Greetings! Salawa tulla Alayka a Welcome! O the best caller and inviter to Islam. d a d a d maritime corporation a d a d a d 7 zxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
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qwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwe a CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF THE HOLY PROPHET r d MOULANA SHAH FAISAL KHAN SAHEB a Q. Kindly explain the ruling on celebrating d the birth commemorator of Meelad-un-Nabi r will die in the of the Holy Prophet r state of Imaan and will enter Jannah without d a A. The physical arrival of Rasoolullah r to this world accountability(Al Nimatul Kubra alal Alam bi is a great bounty upon humanity at large. For the maulidi Sayyidi wuldi Adam) a people d of Imaan there's no greater blessing and A famous critic in the science of hadeeth Allama Abdurahman ibn Jawzi says: One of the special bounty than this. a Allah Ta'aala has stated in the 3rd chapter of the blessings of commemorating the gathering of d glorious Quraan: Meelad-un-Nabi r is that he will be in the divine a Indeed protection of Allah Azzawajal for the entire year d Allah conferred a great favour upon the and his desires would be fulfilled shortly. believers when he sent a messenger from amongst a themselves. d (S. Al Imraan V 16.4) The great commentator of Bhukari Shareef Imaam Qastalani says Since Rabi-al-awwal is the birth d a If you have accepted the Holy Quraan then you have month of the Prophet r therefore all the people of to also accept the fact that the arrival of the beloved Imaan have always been commemorating the a Prophet is the greatest favour to all of us. Therefore in blessed birth of Meelad-un-Nabi r. They discharge d order to continuously receive this bounty we must charities in its nights and engage in good works a appreciate it. The philosophy of appreciating Allah especially attaining divine mercy by attending the d Azzawajal's bounties has also been learnt from Al gatherings of celebrations and due to it the whole a Quraan. year passes with peace and prosperity. May Allah d Allah Ta'aala says: And remember when your lord shower his mercy and favour upon that person who d a proclaimed if you give thanks I will grant you more celebrated this day of Eid. (Al Mawaahib albut if you are ungrateful verily my punishment is Ladunya) a indeed d severe. (S Ibraheem V. 7) The beloved Nabi r says observe fast on a Monday because I was born on this day This d a It is natural for the recipient of a gift to be overjoyed, hadeeth shows that it is sunnah to fast in order to thus the greater the gift so too will be the joy and remember and respect this day that Nabi r was d a happiness. born in the same manner the same ruling is given to The glorious Quraan itself commands us to rejoice all those good practices which are linked to his Holy d a upon the divine bounties of Allah Almighty Say, in birth. the bounty of Allah and in His Mercy therein let them a rejoice d that is better than what they amass (S Yunus Even the kuffar gain some benefit due to expressing their happiness on this occasion it is a a V58) Elsewhere in the Quraan Allah Ta'aala states And famous narration in Bukhari Shareef, that when d the slave girl of Abu Lahab (Thuwayba) brought proclaim the bounty of your Lord (S Duha V 11) the news of the birth of Nabi r In reply to this glad d a Everybody knows that the expressions of happiness tiding he set her free. Although he died on kufr and is a natural thing, yes the manners and customs of an entire surah was revealed cursing him, still every d a expressions Monday he is given a sip of water due to expressing various according to different cultures. happiness on Meelad-un-Nabi r and a reduction d a After these different statements of the glorious takes places in his punishment. Quraan for strengthening the hearts of the people of a Imaan let us view the statement of our Holy and Comenting on this narration Allamah Abul khair d Shamsuddeen ibn Jazree says Even though this sages. a pious kaafir was cursed in the Quraan he receives some d * The first successor of Rasoolullah r Hazrat Abu reward due to expressing happiness upon the Bakr Siddique t says Whoever spends one dirham blessed birth of Nabi r what about a Muslim who d a in rejoicing the birth of the Holy Prophet r he will expresses his happiness on Meelaad-un-Nabi r and spends according to his capacity. I take oath d a be my companion in Jannah. that Allah will reward him with Jannatun Naeem. * The second successor Hazrat Umar Farouq Azam at says Whoever respected the birth of the Holy The spiritual mentor of all the Ulama of Deoband d Hajee Imdaadullah Muhaajir Makki mentions his a Prophet r it is as if he revived Islam. own practices: The practices of this humble d * The third successor Hazrat Uthmaan Ghani t says servant is that I attend the gatherings of Moulood Whoever spends one dirham in commemorating the and regard it as a means of attainting blessings and d a birth of the Holy Prophet r it is as if he attended the hold it annually, and I enjoy the qiyaam (sending a great battles of Badr and Hunain. Salaatus Salaam to Nabi r whilst standing). d a * The fourth successor Hazrat Ali t says The (Faisilahe haft Mas'ala pg 9) d 8 zxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
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qwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwe a d DILLU RAMS DYING WISH a When the British still ruled India there lived, in Delhi, The whole creation is with the Intercessor of The d a well-known Hindu poet by the name of Dillu Ram Day of Acquittal Kausari.This poet, though a Hindu, wrote When the Prophet took Dillu Ram with him into d a encomiums and poems in praise of the Prophet Paradise Muhammad (upon him be blessings and peace.) He It was known that this Hindu too is with the a became famous for writing such poetry and his d Beloved of God! poems became well known to such an extent that it a scandalised his fellow Hindus who accosted him and This quatrain scandalised both Hindus and d said, Dillu Ram, what is the matter with you? You Muslims! It annoyed the Hindus who objected to have disgraced the name of Hindus! You are a Hindu his continued praise of the Prophet r and it d a and yet you sing praises of and write poetry praising scandalised the Muslims who were angered by the sheer audacity of this Hindu to speak like that the Prophet of the Muslims? a about the Day of Judgment! How can a Hindu go d 'Do not stop me', answered Dillu Ram, 'for I am to heaven? they asked. a Who d forced to write such poetry'. or what is forcing you? his fellow Hindus asked. Undeterred by this criticism, Dillu Ram continued 'I am forced by my love', he cried. 'I have fallen in love most of his life to sing the praises of the Prophet r d a with the Prophet' (salla lahu alayhi wa'ale hi although he never became a Muslim and remained wasallam)! a Hindu. It is also said that Dillu Ram, delirious with a his love, would sometimes stand in the middle of d How can you, being a Hindu, fall in love with the the bazaar in Delhi, put chains around his neck and Muslims Prophet? they asked, perplexed. feet and shout at the top of his voice to all passers- d a To this Dillu Ram replied, 'Love is not forced it just by, Muhammad! Muhammad! Muhammad! Yes! Muhammad is the Beloved of God! Muhammad is d a happens'. the first and only Beloved of God! If God loves you, How much do you love the Prophet then? they asked He loves you because of His Beloved! r, Some a him, still astonished that one of their own could love people even stoned him and he would often come d the Prophet r. To this Dillu Ram wept like a lover home covered in blood but he was totally lost in his departed from his beloved and recited a poem of his. love of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon d a He said: a Kuch ishq e Muhammad mein nahin shart e him!) d As he got older, and when he became seriously ill, Musulman! he was on his deathbed, seriously weakened and a Hai Kausari Hindu bhi talabgaar e surrounded by well-wishers, friends, family, and d Muhammad! admirers of his poetry including many other poets, re! kyaa raunaq e bazaar e Muhammad he was so weak he couldn't leave his bed. d a Allah Ke Mabood e Jahan bhi hai kharidaar e Strangely, he continued to stare at the door and Muhammad! after a while his face brightened and he got up and d a stood on his feet and hands-folded, asked all those Being a Muslim is not a condition for loving gathered there to also stand up. Astonished his a Muhammad r! intimates asked him, What is the matter? Weeping d the Hindu, is also a seeker of Muhammad Dillu Ram said, The one whom I have spent my By Allah! How delightful is the bazaar of a Kausari, whole life praising has arrived! The blessed Father d Muhammad r of Fatima (upon him be peace and blessings!) is the Worlds is also a buyer of here, visiting me! And I have not even accepted his d a For the Lord ofMuhammad r! religion! How generous my beloved is! Weeping, he began to converse with the spirit of the Prophet d a They left him in disgust. The poetry of Dillu Ram r who said to him, Dillu Ram! Your time is almost became more widespread and one quatrain, in upon you. Izrael is almost here! I do not want particular, shocked the entire community in India, anyone who has praised me like you have to go to d a both Muslims and Hindus. In this quatrain he the hellfire! I wish to take you into Paradise with me! imagined on the Day of Judgement and Weeping Dillu Ram recited the Kalimah and then d a wrote thesehimself words, which were published in a Urdu said to the Prophet r, Master! You have taught me the Kalimah now also give me a Muslim name of d a magazine called "Maulvi" printed in Delhi. your choice! I can feel The Angel of Death is almost This was the controversial quatrain: upon me! The Prophet r gave him the name kay Hashar mein maana? Kausar Ali Kausari. After that the fortunate former d a Rahmatulilalamin khulay Hindu poet passed away. Verily we are from God Roz e Jaza kay saath and unto Him is our return! a Khalq saari Shaafa e d hai Raam ko jannat mein jab His name has become famous amongst Sunni a Laykay Dillu Hazrat gaye Barelvi Muslims of the Subcontinent as a lover of d kay Hindu bhi Mahboob e the Prophet r who attained a blessing only given a Maloom huwa Khuda kay saath hai! to God's chosen few the vision of the Beloved whilst d in a state of waking! May God give us all the love of of Mercy unto the Worlds became Dillu Ram Kausari! Ameen. a The meaning d apparent on Judgement Day: 9 zxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
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qwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwe a BLESSINGS IN THE LIVING HAIR OF THE PROPHET r d a It is narrated by Bukhari in his Sahih in the Book of same with the hairs from the left side. d Clothes, under the chapter "What is mentioned about a gray d hair", that Usman bin 'Abdullah bin Mawhab t In Musnad, Imam Ahmad said, transmitted by said, "my family sent me to Ummu Salamah t with a Anas t, "when the Prophet r shaved his head in d a cup of water. And Ummu Salamah t brought out a Mina, he gave me the hair of the right side and he silver bottle which contained one of the hairs of the said, 'O Anas! take it to Ummu Salim.' When the d a Prophet r, and it used to be that if anyone came Sahaba saw what the Prophet r gave us, they under the evil eye or ill health they used to send her a began to compete to take the hair from the left side, d a cup of water through she would pass this hair [for and everyone was getting a share from that. drinking] and we used to look into the silver bottle: I Imam Ahmad in his Musnad said, "from Ibn Sireen d a saw some reddish hairs." from Ubaydah Salmani that he said, 'O Allah! If a Imam Hafiz ibn Hajar in Fath al-Baari, Volume 10, only I would have a hair of the Prophet r which I d page 353, said, "they used to call the silver bottle in could keep with me: that would be more precious d a which the hair of the Prophet r was kept 'jiljalan' and to me than the white and the yellow and everything a that bottle was in the home of Ummu Salamah t. that is on the earth and what is inside it.' d In 'Umdat il-Qari, a section of Sharh Sahih alImam al-'Ayni said, "Ummu Salamah t had some of a the hairs of the Prophet r in a silver bottle, and when Bukhari, "Khalid bin Waleed used to keep in his d some people got ill, they used to go and obtain clothes some hairs of the Prophet r and for that a blessings d from these hairs and they would be healed reason he was always victorious. by means of its blessings. They used to take the hair It is said in the same volume of the same book, a of the Prophet r and they used to pass it through a "Khalid bin Waleed asked Abu Talhah to give him d cup of water and they would immediately be healed. from the hair of the Prophet r when the Prophet r a And this explanation of the hadith is mentioned in distributed his hair among the Sahaba y. And he d asked to give him from the front side of the head. d a Bukhari. And Abu Talhah gave him from the front side. And It is said in 'um dat il-Qari, a section in Sharh Sahih althat is the reason he was always in the front. a Bukhari, volume 18, page 79, "If a person were struck d by the evil eye or by any sickness, he would send his There are many other hadith on this subject, such a wife to Ummu Salamah t with a mikhdabba [i.e. cup that it is impossible to mention them all here. May d water] and she used to pass the hair through that Allah give us the blessing of the Prophet r his a of d water and then he would drink the water and he family and his Sahaba. would be healed, after which they would return the a hair to the 'jiljal.' "Whoever held enmity towards one hair from me d held enmity to me and whoever held enmity to me Muslim narrated in his Sahih that Anas t related, Allah has become enemy to him." a "The d Prophet r came to Mina and threw stones and [Kunz al-Ummal, Haakim, ibn Majah, Ibn Hibban, then he came to his tent in Mina after he made the Ahmad: authenticated by others as well] a sacrifice, d and he told the barber 'take my hair' and he pointed first to his right, then to his left. Then he "Verily, those who malign Allah and His Messenger d a began to distribute the hair to the Sahaba. -- Allah has cursed them in this world and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them an abasing d a According to Muslim, in the same hadith, according punishment." [Ahzab, 58] to another narration by Hafs t, "the Prophet r when a he d shaved his right side, began to distribute either Servant of the Sunnah of the Prophet, a one hair or two hairs to every Sahabi, then he did the Hisham Muhammad Kabbani d a THE VILLAGE BAKERY d Motalibs a d a d a d a d 10 zxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
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qwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwe a MESSENGERS OF ALLAH: HAZRAT ADAM u d SAYED IMRAN ZIAEE a Hazrat Adam u was the first man MOULANA d created by Allah And as we well know, the Angels were ordered to Y and the first to come to Earth. He was a Blessed prostrate before Nabi Adam u. The Angels d a Nabi (Prophet) of Allah Y. prostrated, except one, Iblees. He refused to obey Allah's order and prostrate before Adam u due to d a Allah Y states in the Holy Quraan S:2 V:30 And his arrogance and pride. He felt himself superior to (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: Nabi Adam u as he was made from fire while a "Verily, I am going to place (mankind) generations Adam u from clay. This invoked Allah Y anger, but d after generations on earth." They said: "Will You due to their previous obedience to Allah, Allah a place d therein those who will make mischief therein gave them respite. and shed blood, - while we glorify You with praises a and thanks and sanctify You." He (Allh) said: "I And (remember) when We said to the angels: d know that which you do not know. "Prostrate yourselves before Adam.". And they a Hence, Allah created Nabi Adam u using clay. prostrated except Ibls (Satan), he refused and was d proud and was one of the disbelievers (disobedient Divine Spirit was then blown into Nabi Adam u to Allh) (S:2 V:34) a body. d Allah Y taught Adam the knowledge of all types. At one occasion, Allah Y asked the Angels to After some time, the Iblees managed to persuade d a identify an object, but the Angels did not know what it Hawa to go close to the Forbidden tree, the one tree was. He asked Adam u to identify it, and Nabi that Allah Y has forbidden Nabi Adam u from d a Adam mentioned what it was. as well. Allah Y sent them down to Earth and Shaytaan was now expelled from the heavens. a Allah Y states: (S:2 V:31-33) d And We said: "O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in a And He taught Adam all the names (of everything), the Paradise and eat both of you freely with d then He showed them to the angels and said, "Tell Me pleasure and delight, of things therein as wherever the names of these if you are truthful." They (angels) you will, but come not near this tree or you both will d a said: "Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except be of the Zlimn (wrong-doers)." Then the what you have taught us. Verily, it is You, the All- Shaitn (Satan) made them slip therefrom (the d a Knower, the All-Wise." He said: "O Adam! Inform Paradise), and got them out from that in which they them of their names," and when he had informed were. We said: "Get you down, all, with enmity d a them of their names, He said: "Did I not tell you that I between yourselves. On earth will be a dwelling know the Ghaib (unseen) in the heavens and the place for you and an enjoyment for a time." (S: 2 d a earth, and I know what you reveal and what you V:35-36) have been concealing?" a d After many efforts Nabi Adam u request to Allah Prominent Scholars have commented that if the Y for pardon got accepted. Adam u asked for the a knowledge of Adam was put on one side of the Forgiveness of Allah 'for the sake of Muhammad d balance / scale, and the accumulated knowledge of (wasila) Allah Y asked Adam how did he know of a all his children, from his time to the end of time, Nabi Muhammad r. Adam u said that during one of d Adam u knowledge will be greater. his lessons from Allah Y, he noticed the name of d a One Muhammed r next to the name of Allah Y on the day, Adam u was sleeping in the gardens of the throne thus he knew that Muhammad r must be Heaven and when he awoke, there was a lady sitting a beside d someone very loved by Allah Y him. He asked her who she was, and she replied that she is Hawa (Eve).The Angels asked Both of them were united at the field of Arafat . An d a Adam u who the lady was when they saw him with Angel was sent to teach them how to live on their her, he "She's Hawa". Bibi Hawa was the wife new environment. They had children and d a of Nabireplied, Adam u. He loved her very dearly. continued to spread the Ummah. a d a d a d S S L AL BA QB Q I I a d Centre a d a d 11 zxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
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