Excellence
of reciting Salat upon the Holy Prophet ﷺ
The Holy Prophet ﷺ said, 'Whoever has recited Salat upon me 10 times, Allah عزوجل sends one hundred mercies upon him.
(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsat
lit-Tabarani, vol. 5, pp. 252, Hadees 7235)
صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيب صَلَّى اللهُ عَلٰى
مُحَمَّد
The blessed month of Rabi’-ul-Awwal
brings spiritual delight and freshness. It seems as if the pleasant springtime
has come everywhere. It spreads a wave of happiness in the devotees of the Holy
Prophet, whether young or old, everyone expresses his heart-felt feelings:
Nisar
tayri chahal pahal per hazar Eidayn Rabi’-ul-Awwal
Siwa-e-Iblees
kay jahan mayn sabhi to khushiyan mana rahay hayn
(Deewan-e-Salik,
pp. 13)
صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيب صَلَّى اللهُ عَلٰى
مُحَمَّد
The
dawn of blessings
When the world was fully enshrouded
in the darkness of disbelief and idolatry, a Noor gleamed in the blessed house
of Sayyidatuna Aaminah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا
in Makka-tul-Mukarramah and illuminated the entire universe. The Holy Prophet ﷺ was born on the 12th of Rabi’-ul-Awwal at the time
of dawn. He came into this world as the light and mercy for the distressed and
grieved humanity, and transformed the dark night of ‘miseries, difficulties,
troubles and tribulations’ into ‘bright and soothing morning of happiness’.
Mubarak
ho kay Khatm-ul-Mursaleen tashreef lay aaye
Janab-e-Rahmat-ul-lil-
‘Aalameen tashreef lay aaye
صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيب صَلَّى اللهُ عَلٰى
مُحَمَّد
As soon as the Beloved Rasool ﷺ was born, the dark clouds of oppression
and disbelief removed; the palace of Kisra, belonging to the Iranian king, was
struck by an earthquake destroying its fourteen spikes (i.e., embedded for
adding beauty); the rising flames continuously blazing for one thousand years
in Iran extinguished; the River ‘Sava’ became dry, idols fell headlong¹ and the
blessed Ka’bah began to sway².
¹
Hawatif-ul-Jinaan lil-Khara’ti, pp. 38-56
²
As-Seerat-un-Nubuwwah Li-Ibn Hishaam, pp. 66
Tayri
aamad thi kay Baytullah mujray ko jhuka
Tayri
haybat thi kay her but thar thara ker gir gaya
(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish,
pp. 41)
صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيب صَلَّى اللهُ عَلٰى
مُحَمَّد
The Holy Prophet ﷺ was sent as mercy for mankind. Indeed, the day when Allah’s
mercy descends is a day of rejoicing and bliss as Allah Almighty says:
قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللّٰهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهٖ
فَبِذٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوْا ؕ هُوَ خَيْرٌ
مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُوْنَ
Say
you (O Beloved), ‘Only Allah’s Bounty and His Mercy; and only upon it they
should rejoice.’ That is better than all of their (accumulated) wealth.
[Kanz-ul-Iman
(translation of Quran)] (Part 11, Surah Yunus, verse 58)
!اللٰه
اَكْبَر The Holy Quran itself is commanding us to mark and celebrate
the Divine mercy. So, is there any other mercy of Allah Almighty above the Holy
Prophet ﷺ? Upon this, the Holy Quran clearly
mentions:
وَمَآ اَرْسَلْنٰكَ اِلَّا رَحْمَةً
لِّلْعٰلَمِيْنَ
And
We did not send you (O Beloved) but as a mercy for all the worlds.
[Kanz-ul-Iman
(translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Al-Ambiya, verse 107)
Sahab-e-Rahmat
baari hay barhiveen tareekh
Karam
ka chashmah jaari hay barhiveen tareekh
(Zauq-e-Na’t,
pp. 121)
صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيب صَلَّى اللهُ عَلٰى
مُحَمَّد
The
night superior to Shab-e-Qadr
Sayyiduna Shaykh ‘Abdul Haq Muhaddis
Dehlvi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه has stated, ‘Indeed,
the blessed night of the birth of the Holy Prophet ﷺ
is Afzal [superior] to even Shab-e-Qadr, mainly because this is the night in
which the Holy Prophet ﷺ was born. So, the
night that is honoured by the advent of the Holy Prophet ﷺ is more sacred than the night which is honoured by the
‘descending of angels’.
(Masabata
bis-Sunnah, pp. 100)
Greatest
Eid
!اَلْحَمْدُ
لِلّٰه The $12^{\text{th}}$ of Rabi’-ul-Awwal is the greatest Eid
[event] for Muslims. If the Holy Prophet ﷺ
had not come into this world, there would have been no Eid [event], nor would
have there been any blessed night like Shab-e-Bara`at. In fact, all the glory,
greatness and eminence of the universe are by virtue of the blessings of the
Holy Prophet ﷺ.
Woh
jo na thay to kuch na tha
woh
jo na haun to kuch na ho
Jan
hayn woh jahan ki,
jan hay to jahan hay
(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish,
pp. 126)
صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيب صَلَّى اللهُ عَلٰى
مُحَمَّد
Abu
Lahab and Milad (parable)
After the death of Abu Lahab, some
of his family members dreamt about him that he had been suffering trouble. Upon
inquiring his state [after his death], he replied, ‘After departing from you, I
have not received any goodness.’ Thereafter, indicating towards a hole under
his thumb, he said, ‘Except for it, [there is no goodness for me]. I am fed
with water through it because I had freed my slave girl, ‘Suwaybah.’
(Musannaf
‘Abdur Razzaq, vol. 9, pp. 9, Hadees 16661’; ‘Umda-tul-Qaari, vol. 14, pp. 44,
Hadees 5101)
!اَلْحَمْدُ
لِلّٰه Suwaybah embraced Islam and became Sahabiya [blessed female
companion]. Allamah Badruddin ‘Ayni رَحْمَةُ اللهِ
عَلَيْه has stated, “This indication refers that he is given some
water.’
(‘Umda-tul-Qaari,
vol. 14, pp. 44, Hadees 5101)
صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيب صَلَّى اللهُ عَلٰى
مُحَمَّد
Milad
and Muslims
Commenting on the above narration,
Sayyiduna Shaykh ‘Abdul Haq Muhaddis Dehlvi رَحْمَةُ
اللهِ عَلَيْه has stated, “The mentioned parable contains a great evidence
for those who celebrate the Meelad [blessed birth] of the Holy Prophet ﷺ and spend their wealth on this auspicious
occasion. Abu Lahab, despite being a disbeliever, got a good return because he
was pleased to listen to the great news of the blessed birth of the Holy
Prophet ﷺ and freed his
slave girl ‘Suwaybah’ as a reward for feeding the Holy Prophet ﷺ with milk. Now imagine the great reward
for the Muslims spending wealth out of happiness on this blessed occasion.
However, Milad gatherings must be free from all kinds of musical instruments.’
(Madarij-un-Nubuwwah,
vol. 2, pp. 19)
Celebrate
Milad with great zeal
Dear Islamic brothers! Celebrate the
Milad [blessed birth] of the Holy Prophet ﷺ
with great zeal and fervour. When an ardent disbeliever like Abu Lahab got the
benefit upon celebrating the Milad of the Holy Prophet ﷺ, though not with the intention of considering him to be the
Rasool of Allah Almighty but merely his nephew, why will we Muslims remain
deprived of the ‘reward and favours’ upon celebrating Milad for pleasing Allah
Almighty?
Shab-e-Wiladat
mayn sab musalman,
na
kiyun karayn jaan-o-maal qurban
Abu
Lahab jaysay sakht Kafir
Khushi
mayn jab fayz pa rahay hayn
(Deewan-e-Salik,
pp. 13)
صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيب صَلَّى اللهُ عَلٰى
مُحَمَّد
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