Salawaat:Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani (r.a) Part 4
As-Salaat U'l Kubra
As-Salaat u'l Kubra or the "big salaat", is a spiritual mosaic of 33 salawaat, 25 verses of the Holy Qur'an Kareem and dua (invocation) interspersed among the salawaat. Among other kutub, it is also found in;
Fuyudhaat u'r Rabbaniyyah, compiled by al-Hajj Ismail ibn As-Sayyid Muhammad Sa'eed al-Qadiri.
Awraad u'l Qaadiriyyah Rahmaniyyah, compiled by Hadhrat al-'Allamah as-Sayyid Muhammad Tayyib Shah.
Awraad u'l Qaadiriyyah, compiled by Muhammad Salim Bawwab.
Afdhal u's Salawaat of Imam Yusuf ibn Ismail an-Nab'haani.
The very first of its 20 pages gives us a flavour of this spiritual masterpiece.
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-RaheemLaqad ja'akum Rasulun min anfusikum 'azeezun 'alayhi maa 'anittumHareesun 'alaikum bi'l mumineena rauf u'r raheem
A'budu'llaha Rabbee wa laa ushriku bihi shay'aaAllahumma Innee ad'uka bi asmaaika'l husnaa kullihaaLaa Ilaaha Illaa Anta Subhaanaka
An Tusalliya 'alaa Muhammad-in wa 'alaa aali Muhammad-inKamaa sallayta 'alaa Ibrahima wa 'alaa aali IbrahimaInnaka Hameedun Majeed
Allahumma Salli 'alaa Muhammadi-nin-Nabiyyi'l ummiyyiWa 'alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallim tasleemaWa Sallallahu 'alaa Muhammad-in wa 'alaa aali Muhammad-in Salaatan huwa ahluhaa
Allahumma Yaa Rabba Muhammad-in wa aali Muhammad-inSalli 'alaa Muhammad-in wa 'alaa aali Muhammad-inWajzi Muhammad-an Sallallahu 'alaihi wa SallamMaa huwa ahluhu
Allahumma Rabba's samaawaati's sab'i wa Rabbia'l 'Arshi'l 'AdheemRabbanaa wa Rabba kulli shay-inWa munzila'tTawraati wa'l Injeeli wa'z Zaburi wa'l Furqaani'l 'AdheemAllahumma Anta'l Awwalu falaysa qablaka shay-unWa Anta'l Aakhiru falaysa ba'daka shay-unWa Anta-dh-Dhaahiru falaysa fawqaka shay-unWa Anta'l Baatinu falaysa dunaka shay-unFalaka'l HamduLaa Ilaaha Illaa Anta Sub'haanaka Innee Kuntu Min-adh-Dhaalimeena Maashaa Allahu kaana wa maa lam yasha' lam yakunLaa Quwwata Illa Billah
Allahumma Salli 'alaa Muhammad-in 'Abdika wa Nabiyyika wa RasulikaSalaatan Mubarakatan Tayyibatan kamaa amarta an nusallee 'alaihWa Sallim tasleemaa
With the name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful.Certainly, there has come to you a Messenger from among yourselves,grievous to him is your suffering, full of concern for you,to the believers (he is) compassionate, merciful (9:128).
I worship Allah who is my Lord and do not associate anything with Him.O Allah! I ask of You for the sake of Your Most Beautiful Names
None is to be worshipped except You, Glory be to You (21:87).
Shower Your blessings on Sayyidina Muhammadand on the family of Sayyidina Muhammadas You showered Your blessings on Sayyidina Ibrahimand on the family of Sayyidina Ibrahim.Surely, You are The Praiseworthy, Glorious.
O Allah! Bestow Your blessings and complete peace on Sayyidina Muhammad,The Prophet not taught by any human (but directly by You, O Allah)and on his family and companions.And may Allah's blessings rest on Sayyidina Muhammadand on the family of Sayyidina Muhammad,such blessings which they deserve.
O Allah! O Lord of Sayyidina Muhammad and the family of Sayyidina MuhammadBestow blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad and on the family of Sayyidina MuhammadAnd reward Sayyidina Muhammad, Allah's blessings and peace be on him,as he deserves it.
O Allah! The Lord of the seven skies and the Lord of the Great ArshOur Lord and the Lord of everything,and the One Who sent the Tawraat, the Injeel, the Zabur and the Great Qur'an.O Allah! You are The First without beginning and You are The Last without endand You are The Manifest with nothing above Youand You are The Hidden with nothing below YouAll praise belongs to You.
None is to be worshipped but You.Glory be to You; surely, I have been unjust. (21:87)
Whatever Allah wished, happened.Whatever Allah did not wish, did not happen.There is no power except with Allah.
O Allah! Bestow blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad,Your servant, the Prophet sent by You, Your Messenger,favourable, agreeable blessings,as You have ordered us to invoke blessings on himand grant him complete peace.
We notice that As-Salaatu'l Kubra begins with verse 128 from Surah at-Tawba, then invokes Allah with his Most Beautiful Names, follows this up with As-Salaatu Ibrahimiyyah and two other salaat, after which there is dua, verse 87 from Surah al-Anbiyaa, praise of Allah, and more salawaat, and so it continues. As-Salaatu'l Kubra ends with this verse of the Holy Qur'an Kareem.
Da'waahum Feehaa Sub'haanaka'llahumma Wa Tahiyyatuhum Feehaa SalaamWa Aakhiru Da'waahum Ani'l Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbi'l 'Aalameen
Their prayer therein will be "Sanctity to You, O Allah",and their greeting therein will be "peace",and the end of their prayer will be, "all praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds". (10:10)
In total, there are 25 verses of the Holy Qur'an Kareem in As-Salaatu'l Kubra. Some of these verses in which Allah Ta'ala Himself praises the Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam are:
Yaa SeenWa'l Qur'an i'l HakeemInnaka Lamina'l Mursaleen'Alaa Siraatin Mustaqeem
Yaa SeenBy the Qur'an full of wisdomMost surely, you are one of the Messengers. On a straight way. (36:1-4)
Laqad Mann'Allahu 'ala'l mu'mineenaIz ba'atha feehim rasulan min anfusihimYatlu 'alayhim aayaatihi wa yuzakkeehimWa yu'allimuhumu'l kitaaba wa'l hikmahWa in kaanu min qablu lafee dhalaalin mubeen
Certainly, Allah conferred a great favour on the believerswhen He sent among them a Messenger from among themselveswho recites to them His revelations, and purifies themand teaches them the Book and the Wisdomalthough before that they were surely in manifest error. (3:164)
Wa Idh Akhadh'Allahu meethaaqa'nnabiyyeenaLamaa aataytukum min kitaabin wa hikmatinThumma ja'akum rasulun musaddiqun limaa ma'kumLa tu'minunna bihi wa latansurunnahQaala a'aqrartum wa akhaztum 'alaa dhaalikum isreeQaalu aqrarnaaQaala fa'sh-hadu wa ana ma'kum minash-shaahideen
And when Allah took the Covenant of the Prophets(He said): (Behold) what I have given you of the Book and Wisdom.Afterward, there will come to you a Messenger confirming what is with you;you shall believe in him and you shall help him. He said: do you agree and take this my Covenant as binding on you?They said: We agree.He said: Then bear witness. And I am with you among the witnesses. (3:81)
Wa maa arsalnaaka illaa Rahmatallil 'aalameen
And We sent you not but as a mercy for all the worlds (21:107)
These verses are interspersed in an intricate pattern among the salawaat (blessings) and dua (invocations), with dua following one or more salawaat, as in this instance.
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa 'abdika wa Nabiyyika wa RasulikaSayyidina wa Nabiyyinaa Muhammad-i-nin Nabiyyi'l Ummiyyi wa'r Rasuli'l 'ArabiyyiWa 'alaa aalihi wa as'haabihi Wa azwaajihi wa dhurriyyaatihi wa ahli baytihiSalaatan takunu laka ridhaa wa lahu jazaa-an wa lihaqqihee adaa-anWa a'tihi'l waseelata wa'l fadheelataWa'sh sharafa wa'ddarajata'l 'aaliyata'r rafee'ataWab'ath-hu'l maqaama'l MahmoodAlladhee wa 'adtahu Yaa Arhama'r Raahimeen.
Allahumma innaa natawassalu bikaWa nas'aluka wa natawajjahu ilaykaBikitaabika'l 'Azeezi wa Binabiyyika'l KareemiSayyidina Muhammad-in Sallallahu 'alaihi wa SallamWa bisharafihi'l majeediWa biabawayhi Ibrahima wa IsmailaWa bisaahibayhi Abi Bakr-in wa 'Umar-aWa Zinnuraini 'Uthmaan-a wa aalihi Fatima-ta wa 'Aliyy-un Wa waladayhima'l Hasan-i wa'l Husain-iWa 'ammayhi'l Hamza-ti wa'l 'Abbas-iWa zaujatayhi Khadija-ta wa 'Aishah.
O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on Your servant, the Prophet sent by You, Your Messenger,our master, our Prophet Muhammadwho was not taught by any human (but directly by You, O Allah), The Messenger who was an Arab,and on his family and companionsand his blessed wives, and offspring and his blessed household;such blessings as may please You, reward him and fulfil his rights,and (O Allah), give him the Wasilaand distinction, and nobility and the highest exalted positionand raise him to the highest Praised Stationwhich You have promised him,O The Most Merciful of those who show mercy.
O Allah! Indeed, You are our only Meansand we beg of You and we turn our faces towards Youwith the means of Your exalted Bookand through the means of the gentle Prophet sent by You,Sayyidina Muhammad, blessings and peace of Allah be on him,and through the means of his glorious nobilityand through the means of his forefathersSayyidina Ibrahim and Sayyidina Isma'iland through the means of his companionsSayyidina Abu Bakr and Sayyidina 'Umarand the possessor of the two lights Sayyidina 'Uthmanand the family members of Sayyidatna Fatima and Sayyidina 'Aliand their two sons Sayyidina Hasan and Sayyidina Husain,and his uncles Sayyidina Hamza and Sayyidina 'Abbasand his blessed wives Sayyidatna Khadija and Sayyidatna 'Aishah.
In this salaat and the dua following it, the Gauth u'l A'zam not only shows his deep love for the blessed Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam, but also for the ahlu'l bayt (his blessed household) and his glorious sahaba (companions). In the salaat, he includes the dua that is recited after the azan. We notice that this entire dua is in honour and praise of the beloved Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam. In the dua that follows, he invokes Allah using the wasila (means), of Allah Ta'ala Himself, of the Holy Qur'an Kareem, the noble Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam, Nabi Ibrahim and Nabi Ismail Alayhimussalam, the ahlu'l bayt and the sahaba, Rady Allahu 'Anhum Ajma'een.
Sallu 'ala'r RasulAllahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaih.
As-Salaat u'l Kubra or the "big salaat", is a spiritual mosaic of 33 salawaat, 25 verses of the Holy Qur'an Kareem and dua (invocation) interspersed among the salawaat. Among other kutub, it is also found in;
Fuyudhaat u'r Rabbaniyyah, compiled by al-Hajj Ismail ibn As-Sayyid Muhammad Sa'eed al-Qadiri.
Awraad u'l Qaadiriyyah Rahmaniyyah, compiled by Hadhrat al-'Allamah as-Sayyid Muhammad Tayyib Shah.
Awraad u'l Qaadiriyyah, compiled by Muhammad Salim Bawwab.
Afdhal u's Salawaat of Imam Yusuf ibn Ismail an-Nab'haani.
The very first of its 20 pages gives us a flavour of this spiritual masterpiece.
Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-RaheemLaqad ja'akum Rasulun min anfusikum 'azeezun 'alayhi maa 'anittumHareesun 'alaikum bi'l mumineena rauf u'r raheem
A'budu'llaha Rabbee wa laa ushriku bihi shay'aaAllahumma Innee ad'uka bi asmaaika'l husnaa kullihaaLaa Ilaaha Illaa Anta Subhaanaka
An Tusalliya 'alaa Muhammad-in wa 'alaa aali Muhammad-inKamaa sallayta 'alaa Ibrahima wa 'alaa aali IbrahimaInnaka Hameedun Majeed
Allahumma Salli 'alaa Muhammadi-nin-Nabiyyi'l ummiyyiWa 'alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallim tasleemaWa Sallallahu 'alaa Muhammad-in wa 'alaa aali Muhammad-in Salaatan huwa ahluhaa
Allahumma Yaa Rabba Muhammad-in wa aali Muhammad-inSalli 'alaa Muhammad-in wa 'alaa aali Muhammad-inWajzi Muhammad-an Sallallahu 'alaihi wa SallamMaa huwa ahluhu
Allahumma Rabba's samaawaati's sab'i wa Rabbia'l 'Arshi'l 'AdheemRabbanaa wa Rabba kulli shay-inWa munzila'tTawraati wa'l Injeeli wa'z Zaburi wa'l Furqaani'l 'AdheemAllahumma Anta'l Awwalu falaysa qablaka shay-unWa Anta'l Aakhiru falaysa ba'daka shay-unWa Anta-dh-Dhaahiru falaysa fawqaka shay-unWa Anta'l Baatinu falaysa dunaka shay-unFalaka'l HamduLaa Ilaaha Illaa Anta Sub'haanaka Innee Kuntu Min-adh-Dhaalimeena Maashaa Allahu kaana wa maa lam yasha' lam yakunLaa Quwwata Illa Billah
Allahumma Salli 'alaa Muhammad-in 'Abdika wa Nabiyyika wa RasulikaSalaatan Mubarakatan Tayyibatan kamaa amarta an nusallee 'alaihWa Sallim tasleemaa
With the name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful.Certainly, there has come to you a Messenger from among yourselves,grievous to him is your suffering, full of concern for you,to the believers (he is) compassionate, merciful (9:128).
I worship Allah who is my Lord and do not associate anything with Him.O Allah! I ask of You for the sake of Your Most Beautiful Names
None is to be worshipped except You, Glory be to You (21:87).
Shower Your blessings on Sayyidina Muhammadand on the family of Sayyidina Muhammadas You showered Your blessings on Sayyidina Ibrahimand on the family of Sayyidina Ibrahim.Surely, You are The Praiseworthy, Glorious.
O Allah! Bestow Your blessings and complete peace on Sayyidina Muhammad,The Prophet not taught by any human (but directly by You, O Allah)and on his family and companions.And may Allah's blessings rest on Sayyidina Muhammadand on the family of Sayyidina Muhammad,such blessings which they deserve.
O Allah! O Lord of Sayyidina Muhammad and the family of Sayyidina MuhammadBestow blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad and on the family of Sayyidina MuhammadAnd reward Sayyidina Muhammad, Allah's blessings and peace be on him,as he deserves it.
O Allah! The Lord of the seven skies and the Lord of the Great ArshOur Lord and the Lord of everything,and the One Who sent the Tawraat, the Injeel, the Zabur and the Great Qur'an.O Allah! You are The First without beginning and You are The Last without endand You are The Manifest with nothing above Youand You are The Hidden with nothing below YouAll praise belongs to You.
None is to be worshipped but You.Glory be to You; surely, I have been unjust. (21:87)
Whatever Allah wished, happened.Whatever Allah did not wish, did not happen.There is no power except with Allah.
O Allah! Bestow blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad,Your servant, the Prophet sent by You, Your Messenger,favourable, agreeable blessings,as You have ordered us to invoke blessings on himand grant him complete peace.
We notice that As-Salaatu'l Kubra begins with verse 128 from Surah at-Tawba, then invokes Allah with his Most Beautiful Names, follows this up with As-Salaatu Ibrahimiyyah and two other salaat, after which there is dua, verse 87 from Surah al-Anbiyaa, praise of Allah, and more salawaat, and so it continues. As-Salaatu'l Kubra ends with this verse of the Holy Qur'an Kareem.
Da'waahum Feehaa Sub'haanaka'llahumma Wa Tahiyyatuhum Feehaa SalaamWa Aakhiru Da'waahum Ani'l Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbi'l 'Aalameen
Their prayer therein will be "Sanctity to You, O Allah",and their greeting therein will be "peace",and the end of their prayer will be, "all praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds". (10:10)
In total, there are 25 verses of the Holy Qur'an Kareem in As-Salaatu'l Kubra. Some of these verses in which Allah Ta'ala Himself praises the Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam are:
Yaa SeenWa'l Qur'an i'l HakeemInnaka Lamina'l Mursaleen'Alaa Siraatin Mustaqeem
Yaa SeenBy the Qur'an full of wisdomMost surely, you are one of the Messengers. On a straight way. (36:1-4)
Laqad Mann'Allahu 'ala'l mu'mineenaIz ba'atha feehim rasulan min anfusihimYatlu 'alayhim aayaatihi wa yuzakkeehimWa yu'allimuhumu'l kitaaba wa'l hikmahWa in kaanu min qablu lafee dhalaalin mubeen
Certainly, Allah conferred a great favour on the believerswhen He sent among them a Messenger from among themselveswho recites to them His revelations, and purifies themand teaches them the Book and the Wisdomalthough before that they were surely in manifest error. (3:164)
Wa Idh Akhadh'Allahu meethaaqa'nnabiyyeenaLamaa aataytukum min kitaabin wa hikmatinThumma ja'akum rasulun musaddiqun limaa ma'kumLa tu'minunna bihi wa latansurunnahQaala a'aqrartum wa akhaztum 'alaa dhaalikum isreeQaalu aqrarnaaQaala fa'sh-hadu wa ana ma'kum minash-shaahideen
And when Allah took the Covenant of the Prophets(He said): (Behold) what I have given you of the Book and Wisdom.Afterward, there will come to you a Messenger confirming what is with you;you shall believe in him and you shall help him. He said: do you agree and take this my Covenant as binding on you?They said: We agree.He said: Then bear witness. And I am with you among the witnesses. (3:81)
Wa maa arsalnaaka illaa Rahmatallil 'aalameen
And We sent you not but as a mercy for all the worlds (21:107)
These verses are interspersed in an intricate pattern among the salawaat (blessings) and dua (invocations), with dua following one or more salawaat, as in this instance.
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaa 'abdika wa Nabiyyika wa RasulikaSayyidina wa Nabiyyinaa Muhammad-i-nin Nabiyyi'l Ummiyyi wa'r Rasuli'l 'ArabiyyiWa 'alaa aalihi wa as'haabihi Wa azwaajihi wa dhurriyyaatihi wa ahli baytihiSalaatan takunu laka ridhaa wa lahu jazaa-an wa lihaqqihee adaa-anWa a'tihi'l waseelata wa'l fadheelataWa'sh sharafa wa'ddarajata'l 'aaliyata'r rafee'ataWab'ath-hu'l maqaama'l MahmoodAlladhee wa 'adtahu Yaa Arhama'r Raahimeen.
Allahumma innaa natawassalu bikaWa nas'aluka wa natawajjahu ilaykaBikitaabika'l 'Azeezi wa Binabiyyika'l KareemiSayyidina Muhammad-in Sallallahu 'alaihi wa SallamWa bisharafihi'l majeediWa biabawayhi Ibrahima wa IsmailaWa bisaahibayhi Abi Bakr-in wa 'Umar-aWa Zinnuraini 'Uthmaan-a wa aalihi Fatima-ta wa 'Aliyy-un Wa waladayhima'l Hasan-i wa'l Husain-iWa 'ammayhi'l Hamza-ti wa'l 'Abbas-iWa zaujatayhi Khadija-ta wa 'Aishah.
O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on Your servant, the Prophet sent by You, Your Messenger,our master, our Prophet Muhammadwho was not taught by any human (but directly by You, O Allah), The Messenger who was an Arab,and on his family and companionsand his blessed wives, and offspring and his blessed household;such blessings as may please You, reward him and fulfil his rights,and (O Allah), give him the Wasilaand distinction, and nobility and the highest exalted positionand raise him to the highest Praised Stationwhich You have promised him,O The Most Merciful of those who show mercy.
O Allah! Indeed, You are our only Meansand we beg of You and we turn our faces towards Youwith the means of Your exalted Bookand through the means of the gentle Prophet sent by You,Sayyidina Muhammad, blessings and peace of Allah be on him,and through the means of his glorious nobilityand through the means of his forefathersSayyidina Ibrahim and Sayyidina Isma'iland through the means of his companionsSayyidina Abu Bakr and Sayyidina 'Umarand the possessor of the two lights Sayyidina 'Uthmanand the family members of Sayyidatna Fatima and Sayyidina 'Aliand their two sons Sayyidina Hasan and Sayyidina Husain,and his uncles Sayyidina Hamza and Sayyidina 'Abbasand his blessed wives Sayyidatna Khadija and Sayyidatna 'Aishah.
In this salaat and the dua following it, the Gauth u'l A'zam not only shows his deep love for the blessed Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam, but also for the ahlu'l bayt (his blessed household) and his glorious sahaba (companions). In the salaat, he includes the dua that is recited after the azan. We notice that this entire dua is in honour and praise of the beloved Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam. In the dua that follows, he invokes Allah using the wasila (means), of Allah Ta'ala Himself, of the Holy Qur'an Kareem, the noble Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam, Nabi Ibrahim and Nabi Ismail Alayhimussalam, the ahlu'l bayt and the sahaba, Rady Allahu 'Anhum Ajma'een.
Sallu 'ala'r RasulAllahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaih.
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