SALAWAAT
Of: GAUTH U'L A'ZAM MUHYUDDEEN
Shaykh 'ABDUL QADIR JILANI
Rady Allahu 'Anhu
An Appreciation by Siddiq Osman Noormuhammad
HIS MOST WELL-KNOWN SALAWAAT
Gauth u'l A'zam Muhyuddeen Shaykh 'Abdul Qadir Jilani al-Hasani
wa'l Husaini, Rady Allahu 'Anhu (470-561 A.H/1077-1166 C.E) who
was born in Jilan, Persia and whose shrine is in Baghdad, Iraq was so profuse
in reciting salawaat (blessings) on our beloved Prophet Sayyidina wa
Mawlana Hadhrat Muhammad al-Mustafa Sallallahu 'alaihi wa aalihi wa Sallam
that their compilation could easily fill a volume. Most of these salawaat
are contained in Fuyudhaat u'r Rabbaniyyah (Overflowing Abundance From The Lord)
which is a compilation of his salawaat (blessings), his awraad and
azkaar (regular voluntary invocations), his aqeeda (creed), his
nasiha (advice) and his qasaaid (hymns).
Three salawaat of the Shaykh (spiritual master), who is lovingly
referred to by millions across the world as the Gauth u'l A'zam (the greatest
spiritual helper), are well-documented. These are:
1. As-Salaatu'l Gauthiyyah, also known as As-Salaatu's Sughraa
or the "small salaat". This salaat, although short in
length, is so famous that it has lovingly been named after him as As-Salaatu'l
Gauthiyyah (Durood Gauthiyyah in Urdu).
2. Kibriti'l Ahmar, also known as As-Salaatu'l Wusta or the "medium
salaat". This is a spiritual combination of five salawaat,
one of which interestingly, is As-Salaatu'l Gauthiyyah itself. Kibriti'l
Ahmar means "the Philosopher's Stone", or something that is rare
to come by.
3. As-Salaatu'l Kubra or the "big salaat". This is
a spiritual combination of 33 salawaat, 25 verses of the Holy Qur'an Kareem,
and dua (invocation) covering about 20 pages.
We will now study each of these salawaat in a little more detail.
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