NUJUM

Consider who would not be enchanted by these nujum (stars) that glisten in Lataaif i'l 'Arshiyyah.

Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa
Madh'har i't ta'ayyunaati wa sirr i't ta'alluqaat
Al-qaa'ili Innama'l A'maalu Binniyyaat
Sayyidi'l kaainaat
Wa 'alaa aalihi wa Ssahbihillazeena't-tasaloo fi't-talaqqiyaat
Ba'da maa't-taba'oohu fi't-tawajjuhaat

O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on
the visible appearances and the secret contacts (of Sayyidina Muhammad)
who said: "Actions are judged by intentions";
(he is) the leader of all the worlds,
and blessings and salutations on his family and companions
who received (bounties) from him through their contact with him
after following him under his watchful care.

Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa Sayyidina Muhammad-in
Al-Jawhar-i'l-Makhzoon
'Adada maa kaana wa maa yakoon
Wa 'adada maa huwa kaainun fee sirrika'l maknoon
Salaatan turdhee-hi wa tardhaa bihaa 'annaa
Yaa man Amruhu bayna'l Kaafi wa'n Noon

O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on Sayyidina Muhammad,
who is the golden treasure,
as many times as what has happened in the past
and what is going to happen in the future,
and as many times as what is happening now,
which is hidden in Your well-kept secret;
such blessings that would please him (the Prophet)
and that will make You happy with us,
O the One Whose Command lies between the two letters "kaaf" and "noon".

Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'ala'l Abi'l Kareem
Hareesun 'alaikum bi'l mu'mineena Rauf u'r Rahim
As-Sayyidi'l Kareem
'Aamiri's Siraati'l Mustaqeem
Sayyidee Rasuli'llahi Muhammad ibni 'Abdi'llahi
Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam
Wa 'alaa aalihi wa Sahbihi wa man waalaah

O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on the father of generosity,
(about whom You said in the Holy Qur'an):
(one who is) full of concern for you,
for the believers, compassionate, merciful (9:128);
the noble leader who gave orders for the right path to be followed,
my master, the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad son of Abdullah
peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
as well as on his family, companions and whoever befriended him.

Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'ala'l Habib i'l Haamid i'l Mahmood
Saahib i'l liwaa i'l ma'qood
Wa'l hawdh-i'l mawrood
Wa 'alaa aalihi wa sahbihi'llazeena
Seemaahum fee wujoohihim min athari's sujood

O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on
the beloved who praises Allah and is praised (by all)
the owner of the raised banner
and the possessor of the water pool and,
(blessings and salutations as well)
on his family and companions
whose mark is on their foreheads from traces of prostrations (48:29).

Of these four salawaat, the first fits perfectly as the opening to any kitab as it contains the famous hadith "actions are to be judged by intentions" which, as is well known, is the first Hadith Shareef in the Sahih (Authentic) of Imam Bukhari, Mishkaat u'l Masaabih (Niche For Lamps) of Imam Waliuddin Abu 'Abdullah Mahmud, and Riyadh u's Saleheen (Gardens of the Righteous) of Imam an-Nawawi, Rahmatullahi 'alaihim ajma'een. And what better way to begin a kitab than with this Hadith Shareef, musk-scented with salaat on the noble Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam?

In the second salaat, Imam al-Habshi shows his deep love for Allah Sub'hanahu wa Ta'ala. Allah's Sifaat (Attribute) is that when He says "kun" ("Be"), it becomes instantaneously ("fayakun"). The Arabic word "kun" is formed by the two letters "kaaf" and "noon". Allah Ta'ala's Command is said to be fulfilled between these two letters. No sooner is the letter "kaaf" pronounced, then the Command is fulfilled; there is no waiting for the "noon". Hence, the fulfilment of Allah's Command is between "kaaf" and "noon" (baynal "kaaf" wa'n "noon").

In the third salaat, Imam al-Habshi includes part of verse 128 from Surah at-Tawbah of the Holy Qur'an Kareem which praises the Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam (full of concern for you; for the believers, compassionate, merciful). The fourth salaat has part of verse 29 from Surah al-Fat'h praising the sahaba (his companions) (their mark is on their foreheads from traces of prostrations).

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