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Translation: I have made the intention of Sunnah Itikaaf.
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Dear Islamic brothers! Whenever you are privileged to attend any blessed
gathering of Zikr and the blessed name of the Beloved Rasool
is taken then recite Salaat-Alan-Nabi for attaining blessings, so that, the
Salaat-Alan-Nabi which we recite, becomes a source of our forgiveness and
Noor on the Day of Judgement.
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Dear Islamic brothers! Before listening to the Bayn, lets make good
intentions for attaining rewards. The Beloved Prophet
has
said, The intention of a believer is better than his action.
(Al-Mujam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 6, pp. 185, Hadis 5942)
2. The more righteous intentions one makes the greater reward he will attain.
2. Instead of resting against a wall etc., I will sit in the Attahiyyaat position
as far as possible with the intention of showing respect for religious
knowledge.
3. I will make room for others by folding my hands and limbs and by
moving slightly.
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4. If someone pushes me, I will remain patient and avoid staring, snapping,
and arguing with them.
5.
When I hear
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the intention of gaining reward and encouraging others to also recite.
6. After the Bayn, I will approach other people by making Salm, shaking
hands, and for making individual efforts upon them.
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Translation from Kanz-ul-mn: Call towards the path of your Lord with
sound planning and good advice. (Part 14, Surah An-Nahl, verse 125)
Convey from me even if it is a single verse. (Sahih Bukhari, Hadis 4361)
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Dear Islamic brothers! Have you seen the majestic grandeur & glory of
Khuwajah Ghareeb Nawaz
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! that he
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just in one glance; it is a fact, that the mere sight of the honourable saints
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! possess great power; these blessed saints
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! put millions of
people on the right path by bringing a Madani revolution in their lives. Their
blessings are not just restricted by this, rather, they also brought countless
non-Muslims, who strayed into the bottomless darkness of infidelity &
polytheism, into the folds of Islam by fostering in them the awareness of the
Oneness of Allah and the Prophethood of the Greatest and Holiest
Prophet
.
Blessed birth
Sayyiduna Khuwajah Ghareeb Nawaz Mueenuddeen Hasan Sanjari Chishti
Ajmayri %& ' $ # " ! was born in 537 Hijri, corresponding to 1142 AC, in a
place called Sanjar, an area in Seestaan or Sijistaan (in present day Iran).
(Iqtibas-ul-Anwar, pp. 345)
Blessed parents
The respected father of Sayyiduna Khuwajah Ghareeb Nawaz
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! ,
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Sayyid Ghiyaasuddeen Hasan
! was regarded amongst the wealthy
& influential people of Sanjar; he
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! was exceedingly pious and he
was also endowed with miraculous powers. The Honourable mother of
Sayyiduna Khuwajah Ghareeb Nawaz
# ) ! was also a woman of excellent
character who would remain engaged in worship & devotion.
(Allah kay Khaas Banday, pp. 506)
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He
! lost his father at the early age of 15. He inherited an orchard
and a watermill which served as his means of livelihood, he would look after
the orchard and irrigate the trees himself. (Mirat-ul-Asrar, pp. 593)
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Dear Islamic brothers! Through this parable, we are taught a lesson that when
we are sitting in any gathering and our pious people, teachers, any authentic
Sunni scholar or authentic spiritual leader arrives, we should stand up in their
respect & reverence and make him sit with respect. Remember! Adab (good
etiquette) is such a kind of attribute through which a human attains worldly
blessings as well as blessings in the Hereafter and one who is deprived of this
attribute of good manners, is also deprived of these blessings, therefore, it is
stated that, One who is courteous is blessed while one who is discourteous is
deprived.
Surely, it is Adab (courtesy) which makes a human distinctive & distinguished.
It is like the similitude; a pearl does not lose its lustre and shine even in the
particles of sand, similarly, a courteous person continues to establish his
identity amongst the people, therefore, we too should treat our elders with
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all due respect & reverence and behave tenderly towards our young ones.
Lets listen to three blessed Ahaadees in this connection and attain the
enthusiasm & motivation of acting upon them.
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headed towards Bukhara and sought the blessed guidance & patronage of
the highly remarkable scholar of deen, Maulana Husaamuddeen Bukhaari
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! by becoming his student, and graduating in all Deeni branches
of knowledge under the tutelage and shade of affection of Maulana
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years in Samarqand and Bukhara for acquiring knowledge.
(Allah kay Khas Banday, pp. 508)
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Devotion to Ghaus-e-Azam
When Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelaani ,
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My foot is on the necks of all the saints,
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the kingship of (Hind) India too from the blessed court of the Beloved
Prophet
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Journey to India
In compliance with the above spiritual command, he
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India and after passing many places like Baghdad (most beautiful city),
Samarqand, Bukhara, Neeshapur, Tabrez, Awsh, Asfahaan, Sabzwar, Khurasan,
Khirqan, Istarabad, Balkh and Ghazni etc., he
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! finally reached Ajmer
Sharif (Rajasthan province); during this whole journey, he
# ) ! met
hundreds of saints and leaders of the Ummah. He
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i.e., the blessings & virtues of Sayyiduna Daata Ganj Bakhsh Ali Hajwayri
# ) ! are showering upon the whole universe and he
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man of divine manifestation. It is a sign of his high calibre and status that he
# ) ! is a perfect spiritual leader for those who are unaware of Rah-e-
Tareeqat (mystical teachings) and he
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! is also a mentor & guide
even for those who themselves are perfect spiritual leaders.
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Dear Islamic brothers! If the lives of the blessed saints
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and discerned closely and the thing which we conclude resultantly, out all of
studies is that their routine of lives and daily habits are exact according to the
commandments of Allah and Sunan of the Beloved Rasool
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The entire life of Sayyiduna Khuwajah Ghareeb Nawaz
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manifestation of it. Lets listen to some blessed habits of Khuwajah Ghareeb
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Nawaz
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Fear of Allah
The fear of Allah dominated his mind and thought to such an extent that
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he
! would always tremble due to the Divine fear and would weep
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bitterly. Persuading the creatures of Allah , he
! would say: O
people! If you know about the condition of those people who are buried
beneath the earth, you would melt away in no time. (Mueen-ul-Arwaah, pp. 185)
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conceals the faults of his brother, Allah will conceal his faults on the Day
of Judgement and one who exposes the faults of his brother, Allah will
expose his faults even he will disgraced in his own house.
(Sunan Ibn Majah, vol. 3, pp. 219, Hadis 2546)
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1. One who attains purification by washing his private parts before going to
bed, the blessed angels become witness and they humbly ask Allah :
O Allah forgive him, he had slept after attaining purity.
3. One who swears a false oath; he deserts his house and blessings & good
fortune goes away from his house.
4. The acts pleasing to Allah are to help the depressed, make amends
with the aggrieved, feed the hungry and release the prisoners.
5. Company of the pious people is better than virtuous acts and company
of wicked people is worse than wicked acts.
6. It is a sign of misfortune that one considers himself noble despite
committing sins.
7. The friend of Allah is one who has these three qualities: Generosity
like the ocean, affection like the sun and the quality of his hospitality is
like the earth.
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stated, the angels of punishment came to him, upon that, I became worried;
then, my Peer-o-Murshid, Sayyiduna Khuwajah Usman Haarwani %& ' $# " !
came and said to the angels, This person is a disciple of my disciple,
Mueenuddeen, spare him. The angels said, He was a very big sinner. At
once a voice from the unseen was heard saying, We have pardoned this
disciple of Mueenuddeen Chishti for the sake of Usman Haarwani.
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5. Unique treasure
The food would be so abundant at the blessed Aastaanah (monastery) of
Sayyiduna Khuwajah Ghareeb Nawaz
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! that all the poor and needy
of the city would eat. When the food attendant would ask for expenses, he
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! would lift the edge of his prayer mat which had an overflow of
treasure beneath it. The food attendant would take according to the requirement
by the instruction of Sayyiduna Khuwajah Ghareeb Nawaz
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Sad demise
On the night of Sayyiduna Khuwajah Ghareeb Nawazs blessed demise, some
pious elderly people saw the Noblest Prophet
in their dreams
stating: The helper of my Deen, Hasan is coming; I have come to greet him.
On Monday, the 16th March 1236, 6 Rajab 633, the followers of Sayyiduna
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Khuwajah Ghareeb Nawaz
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to come out from his blessed Hujrah Shareef to lead the Salat-ul-Fajr. When
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sufficient time passed, the door of the blessed Hujrah was opened, thereafter
people were completely overwhelmed by intense grief and deep sorrow
because Sultan-ul-Hind, Mueenuddeen Hasan Sanjari Chishti Ajmayri
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! had passed away and the attendants who witnessed this
spiritual manifestation with their own eyes said that a radiant and glittering
sentence was inscribed on his blessed forehead:
i.e.,
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He
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honoured him with Wilaayah (authority) over Hind (India). Millions of non-
Muslims embraced Islam just by being inspired by his excellent & generous
character and actions. Great qualities such as simplicity, eating less, courteous
manner towards neighbours, forgiveness even keeping the secret of Muslim
brothers were part of his blessed habits.
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Dear Islamic brothers! $ < " ; Dawat-e-Islami is engaged in propagating
the call towards righteousness, disseminating the knowledge of the Sunnah
of the Beloved Rasool
and illuminating the world with the
light of Ilm-e-Deen. The Madani message of Dawat-e-Islami has reached
approximately 192 countries of the world and almost 95 departments have
been setup to organize and coordinate the system of Dawat-e-Islami. Majlis
Mazaaraat-e-Awliya is also one of these departments. Responsible Islamic
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brothers connected to this Majlis visit the blessed tombs of the pious
predecessors
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! and carry out various Deeni services there along with
their other Madani works, for example, on the occasion of the Urs, of a
blessed saint
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Naat, take Madani Qaafilahs of the lovers of the Beloved Rasool, stay in
Masaajid close to the blessed shrine and they specially hold Sunnah-Inspiring
Madani Halqahs in the courtyard of the shrine during the Urs, in which the
method of ablution (Wudu), Ghusl, Tayammum, Salah, Isaal-e-Sawaab etc., as
well as the manners of visiting the shrines and the blessed Sunnah of
Rasoolullaah
are taught; besides that, people are persuaded
to attend the Madani Ijtima of Dawat-e-Islami, travel with the Madani Qaafilahs
and practice upon the Madani Inaamaat booklets/cards.
During the Urs, immense Isaal-e-Sawaab is donated to the blessed saint
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! of that Mazaar. Custodians (Mutawallis, and Sajjadah Nasheens
etc.) are visited from time to time and they are informed about the services
rendered by Dawat-e-Islami, Jaamiaat-ul-Madinah, Madaaris-ul-Madinah and
other Madani activities and efforts being undertaken in overseas countries.
May Allah grant Dawat-e-Islami progress by leaps and bounds.
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The best among you is the one who learns the [blessed] Quraan and teachs it.
(Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Fazail-ul-Quran, vol. 3, pp. 410 Hadis 5027)
Sayyiduna Anas ,
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has stated:
The one who has learnt the [blessed] Quran and taught it and acted upon
whatever was mentioned in it, the [blessed] Quran will intercede for him and
will deliver him to Jannah. (Taarikh Ibn Asakir, vol. 41, pp. 3, Hadis 1045; Al-Mujam-ul-
Kabeer, vol. 10, pp. 198, Hadis 10450)
It is stated in another blessed Hadees: One who has taught a single verse of
the [blessed] Quran or any Sunnah of the Deen, Allah will prepare such
a kind of reward for him on the Day of Judgement that none will have better
than that. (Jam-ul-Jawami, vol. 7, pp. 281, Hadis 22454)
Lets listen to the following Madani Bahaar an Islamic brother from Sardarabad
(Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan) who said: I was a student of Dars-e-Nizm at a
local religious institution. Occasionally an Islamic brother from Attock (Punjab)
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would come to visit his maternal uncle, who resided close to our institution.
He would visit our school during his stay and would try to call us towards
righteousness. He became my friend. He used to tell me about the righteous
Madan environment of Dawat-e-Islami. Listening to him, I became an admirer
of Dawat-e-Islami and upon his invitation, I had the opportunity to attend my
first weekly Sunna-inspiring Ijtim in Fazn-e-Madna of Sardarabad
(which is located on Susan Road, Purani Tanki, Madina Town).
On my very first visit, the Muballigh (preacher) addressed the congregation
on the blessings and benefits of wearing an Imma. I was so motivated by
the speech that I bought an Imma right away and adorned my head with
it. I also bought a copy of Fazn-e-Sunnat and soon afterwards, started giving
Dars from it at our local Masjid. As time passed, I adopted the complete
Madan attire as well. I used to take other students along with me to the
weekly congregation. In the first week there were only three other students
with me. The following week our group grew to twelve. I also travelled with
the Madan Qfila and also started doing various righteous Madan works. In
1994, I was appointed as an administrator of Madrasa-tul-Madna Fazn-e-
Madna in Sardarabad. $ <
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, up until the time of writing this letter, I
am a member of the administrative body of Madrasa-tul-Madna for Punjab
province. May Allah grant me steadfastness in the righteous Madan
environment of Dawat-e-Islami.
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3. Despite having the means to wear good clothing, if a person avoids them
due to humility, Allah will make him wear the attire of Karamah [a
heavenly dress]. (Sunan Ab Dwd, vol. 4, pp. 326, ad 4778)
4. The colour of the sacred attire of the Beloved Prophet
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was usually white. (Kashf-ul-Iltibs fis-Tibb-il-Libs, pp. 36)
6. It is narrated, One who ties his turban whilst sitting, or wears his
trousers whilst standing, Allah will inflict him with such a disease
that has no treatment. (Kashf-ul-Iltibs fis-Tibb-il-Libs, pp. 39)
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Translation: All praise is for Allah ( ) who gave me this garment to wear and
granted it to me without my strength and power.
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7. Start wearing clothes from the right side. For example, when wearing your
upper garment, put your right arm into the right sleeve first and then
your left arm into the left sleeve. (Kashf-ul-Iltibs fis-Tibb-il-Libs, pp. 43)
8. In the same way, when putting on the lower garment, put your right foot
into the right side first and then the left foot into the left side. When
taking clothes off, do the opposite, i.e. start from the left side.
9. It is stated on page 409 of the 3rd volume of the 1197-page book Bar-e-
Sharat, published by Maktaba-tul-Madna, the publishing department of
Dawat-e-Islami: It is a Sunna that the length of the Kurt (upper
garment) be up to half of the shin, and that of the sleeve be up to the
fingertips at the most, with its width of one hand-span.
(Rad-dul-Mutr, vol. 9, pp. 579)
10. It is a Sunna for males to keep the bottom of their trousers/ Taband
above the ankles. (Mirt-ul-Manj, vol. 6, pp. 94)
11. Men should wear only masculine clothing and women should wear
only feminine clothing. Take the same care when dressing small children.
12. It is stated on page 481 of the first volume of the 1250-page book Bar-e-
Sharat, published by Maktaba-tul-Madna, the publishing department of
Dawat-e-Islami: It is Fard for males to cover the part of their body from
directly below the navel up to a little below the knees. The navel is not
included in the Satr, but the knees are included.
(Durr-e-Mukhtr, Rad-dul-Mutr, vol. 2, pp. 93)
These days, many people wear trousers below the navel in such a way
that some part below the navel is exposed. In this state, if the Kurt etc.
covers that area such that the colour of the skin is not visible, then it is
fine, otherwise it is arm. If one-fourth of this part remained exposed
in al, then the al would not be valid. (Bar-e-Sharat)
(One who has worn the Irm of Hajj or Umra should particularly take
great care.)
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13. Nowadays, many people roam around wearing shorts, exposing their
knees and thighs. This is arm. Looking towards the exposed knees and
thighs of such people is also arm. The beach areas, playgrounds and
gyms are the common sights of these shameless scenes. Therefore, one
must take great care if he has to visit such places.
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The saints of Islam have quoted that whoever recites this Salat-Alan-Nabi at
least once on the night preceding Friday [the night between Thursday and
Friday] on a regular basis will be blessed with the vision of the Beloved and
Blessed Prophet
at the time of death, as well as at the time
of his burial into the grave, to the extent that he will see the Noble Prophet
lowering him into the grave with his own merciful hands.
(Afzal-us-Salawat ala Sayyid-is-Sadat, pp. 151)
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Whoever recites this Salat-Alan-Nabi, 70 portals of mercy are opened for him.
(Al-Qaul-ul-Badi, pp. 277)
It is narrated by Sayyiduna Ibn Abbs
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Prophet
has stated, For the reciter of above supplication,
seventy angels write good deeds (in his account) for 1000 days.
(Majma-uz-Zawaid, pp. 254, vol. 10, Hadis 17305)
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one reciting this Salat-Alan-Nabi once receives the reward of reciting Salat-
Alan-Nabi 600,000 times. (Afzal-us-Salawat alaSayyid-is-Sadat, pp. 149)
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One day somebody came [to the blessed court of the Beloved and Blessed
Prophet
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made him sit
in between himself and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq ,
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was. When he had left, the Holy Prophet
said, When he
recites Salat upon me, he does so in these words.
(Al-Qaul-ul-Badi, pp. 125)
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