And when the soul is paired [1]

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And may Allah bless our master and lord Muhammad, his family, and his companions and grant them peace. The Shaykh, the Imam, the knower of Allah Most High, the proof, the valiant, the model of those who reach [the Divine], and the seal of the verifiers, Abu Abdullah al-Shaykh al-Mu'ta ibn al-Shaykh al-Kamil Sayyidi Muhammad, known as al-Salih—may Allah Most High have mercy on him, be pleased with him, and benefit us through his blessings, Amen—said: Praise be to Him whose oneness was affirmed by the spirits in the loins of Adam, peace be upon him, and to whose awe the angels of inspiration and the great chiefs of the cherubim ¹ submitted in veneration, and to whose perfect lordship all beings and all creatures bore witness. His mercy preceded His wrath, and His blessing encompassed the elite and the common. The most complete and perfect prayers and peace be upon our master Muhammad, the brick of completion ² and the musk of the seal ³, and upon his pure and noble family and his companions, the stars of guidance and the lamps of darkness. To proceed: When I saw what lies in invoking blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, of virtues, goods, glad tidings, lights, radiances, and gleams of joys, and what Allah has prepared for its practitioners of the highest ranks, loftiest degrees, and greatest proximities, and what He has specially granted them of merits, excellences, and increasing blessings, and what He has bestowed upon them of elevated status, high standing, and most honorable stations, and what He has gifted them with of gifts, openings ⁴, secrets, and various kinds of graces; and when I came across what is in the books of the folk ⁵ of the choicest blessings, the most precious salutations, and the praises of the Lord of the earths and heavens, and what they have adorned them with of every prescribed word ⁶ or invented audible speech, or a delightful meaning that stirs the motives of longing and attracts the breezes of mercies—the carrier of love, whose influx cannot be repelled, moved me, and the agent of yearning, whose witness cannot be concealed, spoke to me, that I should lower my bucket among the loving praisers, extend my path among the seekers and desirers, cast my glance among the preceding and passionate folk, delight my eyes in the perfections of the Lord of the first and the last, cling to the coattails of the noble, righteous, and those who have reached [the Divine], stand in the stations of the elite, the mindful, and the successful, inscribe my form in the signatures of the beloved and the brought near, and be strung into the necklace of the servants who are affiliated with the Master of the Prophets and Messengers, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his family and all his companions. This is because the sweet watering-place is crowded, and the precious pearl is competed for in its acquisition by buyers and people of discernment. The market of profits and bounty is sought by the excellent, and feet move toward it, and the people of openings and joys desire its trade. However, I am of little merchandise, but the Generous Lord, the Loving, the Merciful, accepts those who intrude upon His great door and intercede through the rank of His noble Prophet, our master Muhammad—upon him be the best of prayers and the purest of peace. I say—and my success is only through Allah; upon Him I rely and to Him I turn, and from Him I seek help, opening, and nearness—when He favored me with the light of His clear opening, and He was for me in compiling this composition the best guide and helper, I roamed with the eye of my thought in a field whose meanings the masters of meanings fell short of understanding, and I plunged with the light of my intellect into a sea whose shore the stallions of praisers stood at, and I extracted these delicate rubies, which have no equal in form and likeness, and these lofty pearls, which none among the people of subtleties and delicacies has matched, and which have not been woven on any loom. My tongue delighted in their sublime remembrance and was adorned, and the scout of my thought grazed in their lush meadows and was comforted. I inlaid in their Muhammadan carpet the jewels of inscriptions and the precious secrets of the hidden, which the fortunate picks up and the deprived avoids. It came, by the praise of Allah, unique in style ⁷, guaranteeing the attainment of the sought, unlocking at its handling the locks of hearts, and by its virtue removing the straits of hardships and sorrows, and by its blessing forgiving great crimes and sins, and by its reading repelling calamities and onslaughts of earthquakes and misfortunes. I added to it from the subtleties of praises, magnifications, precious glorifications, sanctifications, delicate accepted supplications and intimate prayers, and fine allusions and expressions, and various kinds of entreaties and pleas for forgiveness, by which the clouds of mercy are drawn, the breezes of good and blessings are attracted, and by which one prays for the relief of distress and the removal of hardships, and by which one seeks protection from slips, terrors, and all afflictions, and by which protection and security are obtained in movements and stillnesses, and by which souls are saved from perils, fears, calamities, and difficulties, and by which insights are opened and illuminated.

The innermost secrets ⁸, and by it hearts blossom like the earth with plants. I named it "The Treasure of the Needy for Blessings upon the Bearer of the Banner and Crown" ⁹. After naming it with this name, elegant in wording and meaning, honored by the honor of the possessor of the exalted name and the highest station, I met a man of goodness whom I did not know. He said to me: "I saw a person in a dream who said to me: 'Tell the master who has been given [the book] to name his book 'The Delight of the Righteous' ¹⁰ for blessings upon the Chosen Prophet.'" I rejoiced greatly at that, my heart expanded, and worry and sorrow vanished. I hope from Allah Almighty that the people of the East may hasten to the light of its radiant fire, the people of the West may boast of its wondrous craftsmanship, the people of Yemen may seek through it the remedy of favors, the people of Iraq may learn from it noble character, the people of Najd may attain through it ranks of glory, the people of Tihama may achieve through it the degree of uprightness, the people of Egypt and Syria may obtain through it the ultimate goal and desire, the people of spiritual aspiration ¹¹ and beginning may benefit from it the sciences of divine knowledge and religion, the people of spiritual journeying ¹² and sainthood may gain through it the rank of honor and care, the people of rootedness ¹³ and establishment may win through it the degree of sincerity and establishment, the people of proximity ¹⁴ and special closeness may ascend through it the stations of the great elite, the people of unveiling ¹⁵ and union may reach through it the stations of intimacy and guidance, the people of truthfulness and faith may attract through it the pleasure of the King, the Judge, the people of longing and love may kindle from it the lights of ecstatic utterances ¹⁶ and attraction, the people of unveilings and insights may witness through it the unseen of secrets and the hidden things of consciences, the people of hearts and states may become absent through it in the light of Majesty and Beauty, the people of inspiration and success may traverse through it the paths of right guidance and verification, the people of blessing and happiness may obtain through it the results of sciences and benefit, the people of seclusion and solitude may drink deeply through it from the pools of taste and affection, the people of perfection and fidelity may arrive through it at the sources of truth and purity, the people of ranks and stations may sit through it upon the pulpits of virtue and miracles, the people of submission and surrender may polish through it the abode of permanence and peace, the people of justice and excellence may descend through it to the stations of success and nearness, the people of eloquence and clarity may harvest from it the fruits of gifts and gnosis, the people of fasting and spiritual exercises may acquire through it the station of intimate friendship and companionship, the people of devotion and worship may be given ranks of pride and leadership. The aim in all of this is the Face of Allah the Magnificent and drawing near to Him through service to His Prophet and Beloved, our Master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the Chosen, the Generous, hoping thereby for a breeze from the breezes of His vast good pleasure, and a gift from the flood of His immense bounty, that I may be joined with those who are joined in the chain of His love and sincere affection, and that I and those with me among the lovers may be saved in His strong fortress and magnificent court, for blessings upon him are among the closest of acts of devotion and the loftiest of virtues, and seeking intercession through his rank is among the greatest of intercessions and the most magnificent of means, and by their blessing the doors of good are opened for every seeker. When some of it came to light and its jewels appeared to the eyes, one who was moved by the impulse of its ecstasy and smelled the fragrance of love from its Najd ¹⁷ requested from me that I hand over to him what was present of it. When I handed it to him and assisted him in what he intended and purposed, and fate placed its paper in the hand of some expert critics and valiant jurists, when he examined it, he looked at it with the eye of denial and criticism and cast it at the face of the one who wrote it with his hand, a man of good intention and beautiful belief. Allah knows best his intent, and He is the One who takes care of the righteous among His servants. When that reached my ears and what was mentioned there was confirmed to me, I resolved, while my heart folded the banner of rage and spread its ensigns, and the whisper of my breast shook its spear and strengthened its arrows, and the steed of patience sometimes bit its bit and sometimes moved its bridle. I slept the sleep of the distressed and sorrowful, and submitted the submission of the vanquished and overcome, and said: "I only complain of my anguish and grief to Him in whose hand are the reins of hearts." Then I heard in the world of sleep the voice of a person reciting to me the poem of Imam al-Bakri ¹⁸ which begins: "What the Merciful sent or will send" up to his saying: "And it is the door of Allah; whoever comes to it from other than you does not enter." I awoke, and the lightning of joy was shining on my face with its radiance, and the evidences of truth were stoning the eye of the envious with an arrow of its pebble. How excellent is the saying of one who said: "What harm does the sun of the forenoon, rising on the horizon, that its light is not seen by one who has no sight?" "Indeed, deeds are by intentions, and every person will have only what he intended." He who clings to the hem of this beloved, brought near, has not strayed nor erred. Allah, glorified and exalted, is the One hoped and asked to make us reach, through its blessing, the utmost goal and the highest aspiration. He is the Guardian of that and the One able to do it. There is no power nor strength except through Allah, the High, the Magnificent. Section on the virtue of blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and what has been reported concerning it of authentic traditions and transmitted hadiths and reports. Allah, mighty and majestic, said:

Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who have believed, send blessings upon him and greet him with a worthy greeting ¹⁹. There has been reported concerning its virtue from the Chosen Prophet, his noble and righteous Companions, and their followers among the righteous, that which books cannot fully carry, nor registers and great volumes contain, as is established in its places and locations, and deposited in its treasuries and mines. Since the virtues of deeds are a means to attain the goal and achieve hopes, I wished to mention from that a sufficient number of reports, a sound and widely transmitted point of knowledge, and a selection of brilliant and dazzling traditions, and to plant from its trees a lush and blooming garden, and to pluck from its gardens fragrant and aromatic flowers, which will expand the hearts of those who send blessings and guide them to the path of success in this world and the Hereafter, and impel the lovers to increase in sending blessings, and clothe them in the splendid garments of honors, for by sending blessings upon him—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—gatherings become pleasant, and by greeting him, mercies are sought and precious gifts are obtained, and by praising him, ranks and glories are magnified, and by exalting his status, merits and virtues increase, and by loving him and praising him, the inward and outward become sound, and by frequently remembering him, thoughts and reflections find rest. Our master, the pure, pious, ascetic father, the saintly, gnostic, sincere guide, Abu Abdullah, my master Muhammad, known as al-Salih—may Allah cool his grave and grant him a spacious place in Paradise—composed these two verses urging the frequent sending of blessings upon him—may Allah bless him and grant him peace, honor, venerate, bless, magnify, and glorify him—and they are: "You must send blessings frequently out of love ❖ Upon the Chosen One sent with truth and guidance. You will see the clouds of good pour down, and most of it ❖ Upon you, and you will be spared what you fear of destruction." And al-Hafiz Abu al-Hasan al-Hasri—may Allah have mercy on him—in what he mentioned in al-Misbah, reciting in the same meaning: "O you who call for reward and recompense ❖ And expiation of past sin that weighs heavy on the back, You must send blessings constantly and persistently ❖ Upon Ahmad, the guide, the intercessor for all creation, The best of Allah's creation from the progeny of Adam ❖ The purest in lineage and the most noble in glory. For it is authentically reported that Allah, majestic is His glory, ❖ Sends ten blessings upon one who says it once. So send blessings upon him whenever night darkens ❖ And the celestial spheres bring forth a full moon in their horizon." Al-Hafiz al-Wahid Abu Umar ibn Abd al-Barr—may Allah be pleased with him—said: The scholars—may Allah be pleased with them—are unanimous that sending blessings upon him—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—is an obligation upon every believer, due to His statement, exalted: "O you who have believed, send blessings upon him and greet him with a worthy greeting." And from Anas ibn Malik—may Allah be pleased with him—from the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—that he said: "Indeed, the closest of you to me on the Day of Resurrection in every station is the one who sent the most blessings upon me in the world. Whoever sends blessings upon me one hundred times on Friday and the night of Friday, Allah will fulfill for him one hundred needs of the Hereafter and thirty needs of this world. Then He will appoint an angel for that, who will bring it to me in my grave just as gifts are brought to you, and inform me of the one who sent blessings upon me by his name, lineage, and tribe, and I will record it with me on a white sheet." Reported by the author of al-Sharaf. And from him—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—that he said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me on Friday one hundred times, his sins of eighty years will be forgiven." The narrator said: I saw the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—in a dream and said: O Messenger of Allah, Abu Muqatil narrated to me from you that whoever sends blessings upon you on Friday one hundred times, his sins of eighty years will be forgiven. He said: "Abu Muqatil spoke the truth." So the narrator would say: I narrate to you from Abu Muqatil, because the devil cannot impersonate the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace. And from Abu Hurayra—may Allah be pleased with him—he said: The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said: "Whoever prays the Asr prayer on Friday and says before rising from his place: 'O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet, and upon his family, and grant them peace' eighty times, his sins of eighty years will be forgiven." Reported by Abu al-Qasim in his book al-Qurba. And from Abu Hurayra—may Allah be pleased with him—he said: The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said: "Allah took Ibrahim as a close friend ²⁰ and Musa as a confidant ²¹, and took me as a beloved ²²." Then he said: "By My might and majesty, I will surely favor My beloved over My close friend and My confidant. Whoever sends blessings upon me on Friday eighty times, his sins of two hundred years past and two hundred years future will be forgiven." And from Abdullah al-Marwazi, he said: My father and I used to meet for hadith, and a pillar of light reaching the sky would be seen at the place where we met. It was asked: What is this light? It was said: Their sending blessings upon the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—when they meet. And from Jabir ibn Abdullah—may Allah be pleased with him—that the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said: "Whoever says when he hears the call to prayer ²³ and the iqama ²⁴: 'O Allah, Lord of this beneficial call and the established prayer, send blessings upon Muhammad, Your servant and Messenger, and grant him the means of intercession ²⁵ and the intercession on the Day of Resurrection, as You have promised him,' my intercession will be lawful for him on the Day of Resurrection." And Abu Hamid mentioned, and from Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman—may Allah be pleased with him—he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—say: "Send many blessings upon me on Saturday, for the Jews revile me much. Whoever sends blessings upon me on it one hundred times has freed himself from the Fire, and intercession will be lawful for him; he will intercede on the Day of Resurrection for whomever he loves." Reported by al-Hasan al-Basri in his book al-Siraj al-Wadih. From Hudhayfa also—may Allah be pleased with him—he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—say:

"Whoever among My servants sends blessings upon Me once, magnifying My right, Allah creates from that utterance an angel with a wing in the east and a wing in the west, and He says to it: 'Send blessings upon My servant as he sent blessings upon My Prophet,' so it sends blessings upon him until the Day of Resurrection." In another narration from him, peace and blessings be upon him, he said: "Indeed, Allah has an angel with two wings, one in the east and the other in the west. When a servant sends blessings upon Me, it kneels and plunges into the Water of Life, then shakes itself, and Allah creates from every drop that falls from it an angel that seeks forgiveness for that one who sent blessings upon Me until the Day of Resurrection." It is narrated that a woman came to al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah be pleased with him, and said to him: "O Shaykh, my daughter has died, and I would love to see her in a dream. So teach me a prayer (salat) that I may perform, so that perhaps I may see her in a dream." So he taught her a prayer, and she saw her daughter in a dream, wearing garments of tar, with a shackle around her neck and fetters on her feet. She was terrified by that and informed al-Hasan, who became deeply grieved. Only a few days passed until al-Hasan saw her in a dream in Paradise, on a bed, with a crown on her head. She said to him: "O Shaykh, do you not recognize me?" He said: "By Allah, no." She said: "I am that woman whose mother you taught the prayer, and she saw me in the dream." He said: "What was the cause of your state?" She said: "A man passed by our cemetery and sent blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. There were five hundred and fifty people in the cemetery in torment, and it was proclaimed: 'Lift the torment from them by the blessing of this man who sent blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.'" From Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, he said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Send abundant blessings upon Me, for it is a light in the graves, a light on the Bridge (al-Sirat), and a light in Paradise." It is narrated from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that he said: "Whoever sends blessings upon Me once, Allah sends blessings upon him ten times; whoever sends blessings upon Me ten times, Allah sends blessings upon him a hundred times; whoever sends blessings upon Me a hundred times, Allah sends blessings upon him a thousand times; and whoever sends blessings upon Me a thousand times, Allah makes his body forbidden to the Fire, and establishes him with the firm word in the life of this world and the Hereafter." And he will be granted in the Hereafter at the time of questioning, and He will admit him into Paradise. His sending blessings upon Me will be a light for him on the Day of Resurrection, traveling five hundred years. And Allah will give him, for every blessing, a palace in Paradise—whether you say little or much. Poetry in the meter of al-Tawil: Peace be upon the best of creation, Ahmad, * The Messenger of Allah, who came with good, a guide. Peace that shows you musk at its blowing, * And surpasses the fragrance of flowers when wafted. And extol him with blessings, for indeed they * Elevate the station of a person in every assembly. For that is an emphasized obligation in the Book, * A station guided by the path of the way. He is the Supreme Master; to him belong might and exaltation, * To him belongs the highest goal, to him belongs all nobility. So honor the one who has become a greeter of him, * And send blessings upon him sincerely, not as one helped. And magnify his rank, for he has borne his sin, * So he returned with an everlasting reward of abundant benefit. And for him is the abode in the House of Honor, * With the houris and the youths in a most pleasant life. His hopes possess him, obedient to their lead, * And the angels call upon him in every ascent. And no harm is seen from life, as a mercy * That the Merciful bestows upon the choicest of servants. So send blessings upon him, O Allah, as long as a bird sings, * And as long as a light shines on the horizon for the polar star. And grant him peace, a renewed salutation, * That perpetually denies the evening fragrance, following. It is narrated that Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says every morning to the angels of mercy: "I have entrusted you with the treasuries of mercy; pour mercy upon the most beloved of creation to Me without measure or balance." And when it is the end of the day, He says to them: "Have you done what I commanded you?" They say: "Yes, O our Lord, we have poured mercy upon those who love our Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and who send abundant blessings upon him." Then Allah says: "O My angels, how did you know that they are the most beloved of creation to Me?" They say: "O our Lord, we knew that Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is the most beloved of Your creation to You, so we knew that those who love him most and are most desirous of sending blessings upon him are the most beloved of Your creation." Then Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says: "You have spoken truly, O My angels. I will preserve that for them, reward them for it, and forgive them." It is narrated from him, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that he said: "Indeed, mosques have pegs; their companions are the angels. When they sit, the angels surround them from their feet to their necks, with scrolls of silver and pens of gold, writing the blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. They say: 'Send abundant blessings, may Allah have mercy on you.' And when they begin with remembrance, Allah turns to them with His mercy as long as they do not engage in other conversation." And he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Indeed, Allah has an angel named Salsail, and it is in the form of a rooster. It folds its head beneath the Throne and calls out in the depths of the seventh earth. It has three wings: a wing in the east, another in the west, and a wing that flutters over my grave. When a servant sends blessings upon Me, wherever he may be, it snatches it from his mouth as a bird snatches a grain." Then it says: "O Muhammad, so-and-so, son of so-and-so, from such-and-such a place, has sent blessings upon you and conveys greetings of peace to you." Then it writes it on a scroll of light with fragrant musk and places it near my head until I intercede for him on the Day of Resurrection. And for it, twenty thousand good deeds are written for him, twenty thousand evil deeds are erased from him, and twenty thousand trees are planted for him in Paradise on the bank of the Beloved River of Kawthar. From Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, he said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Whoever sends blessings upon Me in the evening is forgiven before the morning, and whoever sends blessings upon Me in the morning is forgiven before the evening." From Abu al-Darda', may Allah be pleased with him, he said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Whoever sends blessings upon Me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening, I will bring him to my intercession on the Day of Resurrection." Al-Tabarani narrated it with two chains, one of which is good. And he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Indeed, Allah has given me, for every blessing that anyone from my community sends upon Me, ten good deeds, and then I do not care about my community." Abu Hafs al-Yanisi narrated in al-Majalis al-Makkiyya from 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

"Whoever performs the Hajj of Islam (the obligatory pilgrimage) and thereafter undertakes a military expedition (ghazwah), there will be recorded for him four hundred expeditions." And the author of *al-Sharaf* mentioned a strange hadith, saying: It is narrated from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me once, Allah will record for him thereby a thousand thousand good deeds, erase from him a thousand thousand sins, and record for him thereby a hundred acts of charity." And Imam al-Tha'labi narrated that Allah the Exalted created a creation beyond Mount Qaf, whose number none knows except Allah; they have no worship except sending blessings upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). And it is narrated via the path of Muqatil ibn Sulayman that he said: Indeed, Allah has an angel beneath the Throne, on whose head is a creature that has encompassed the Throne; there is not a hair on his head except that upon it is written: "There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." When a servant sends blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), no hair remains except that it seeks forgiveness for the one who sent the blessings. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever would be pleased to meet Allah while He is pleased with him, let him increase in sending blessings upon me." And Imam Ali (may Allah honor his face) would not meet anyone without sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Were it not that I might forget the remembrance of Allah, I would not draw near to Him except through sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever desires to measure out with the fullest measure on the Day of Resurrection from the Basin (Hawd) of the Chosen One (al-Mustafa), let him increase in sending blessings upon me." And he (peace be upon him) said: "Increase in sending blessings upon me, for it is a light in the grave, a light upon the Bridge (al-Sirat), and a light in Paradise." And it has come: "Whoever increases in sending blessings, it will give thanks for him before my Lord, the Mighty and Majestic." And it is narrated that in Paradise there is a *houri* (celestial maiden) called *Lu'bah*, created from four things: from the foot to the ankle of musk *idhkhir* (a type of fragrant musk), from the ankle to the navel, from the navel to the ankle, and from the navel to the chest of moist saffron, and from the chest to the head of moist pearl. Written on her right side is: "There is no god but Allah," and on her left: "Whoever desires to have one like me, let him send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, in Paradise there is a dome whose width is three hundred years, surrounded by the winds of honor; none enters it except those who increase in sending blessings upon me." And from Ka'b al-Ahbar (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: Allah revealed to Moses (peace be upon him) and mentioned many things, then said: "O Moses, do you desire that I be closer to you than your speech is to your tongue, than the whisper of your heart is to your heart, than your spirit is to your body, and than the light of your sight is to your eyes?" He said: "Yes, O Lord." He said: "Then increase in sending blessings upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." And in the chapter on listening (*al-Sama'*) from the *Risala* of al-Qushayri (may Allah have mercy on him): Allah revealed to Moses (peace be upon him): "I have placed in you ten thousand ears so that you heard My speech, and ten thousand tongues so that you answered Me. And the most beloved thing you are to Me and the closest is when you increase in sending blessings upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) abundantly and frequently." And it has come that when Moses (peace be upon him) struck the sea with his staff, it did not split until Allah said to him: "Send blessings upon Muhammad, the best of creation, ten times." So he did as commanded, struck the sea, and it split at that moment. And it is narrated that a man from the Children of Israel was excessive against himself (in sin). When he died, he was thrown onto a garbage heap due to his abundant disobedience. Then Allah revealed to the prophet of that time: "Wash him and pray over him, for I have forgiven him." He said: "O Lord, for what reason have You forgiven him?" He said: "Indeed, he opened the Torah one day and found in it the name of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), so he sent blessings upon him, and I forgave him for that." And it has come that he (peace be upon him) said: "I saw Hamzah and Ja'far ibn Abi Talib in a dream, and I said to them: 'What did you find to be the best of deeds?' They said: 'There is no god but Allah.' I said: 'Then what?' They said: 'Sending blessings upon you.' I said: 'Then what?' They said: 'Love of Abu Bakr and Umar.'" And al-Bayhaqi narrated in *al-Shu'ab* from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Increase in sending blessings upon me on Friday and the night of Friday. Whoever does that, I will be a witness or intercessor for him on the Day of Resurrection." And in the hadith: "Whoever sends blessings upon me a hundred times, Allah will record for him two declarations of innocence: between his eyes, innocence from hypocrisy and innocence from the Fire." And it is authentically reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me a thousand times, his shoulder will press against my shoulder at the gate of Paradise." And it is narrated from Khalid ibn Kathir that when he was in the throes of death at the time of passing, they found at his head a scroll in which was written: "This is a declaration of innocence from the Fire for Khalid ibn Kathir." So they asked his family, and she said: "He used to send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) a thousand times every Friday night, saying: 'O Allah, send blessings upon the unlettered Prophet.'" And in *al-Zulfa*, some of them said: "I prayed one night, and when I sat for the *tashahhud*, I forgot to send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then I saw him in a dream, and he said to me: 'You forgot to send blessings upon us.' I said to him: 'O Messenger of Allah, I was occupied with praising Allah.' He said to me: 'Did you not know that Allah does not accept praise of Him except with sending blessings upon me, and supplication is not answered except with sending blessings upon me? Have you not heard the words of Allah the Mighty and Majestic: "Send blessings upon him and greet him with a greeting of peace" (Quran 33:56)?'" And in *al-Shifa* from Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: "Supplication is suspended between heaven and earth; nothing of it ascends to Allah until blessings are sent upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." And from Ammar ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: "Indeed, Allah has an angel to whom He has given the hearing of all creation, and he stands at my grave from the time I die until the Day of Resurrection. There is no one from my community who sends blessings upon me with a single blessing except that he names him by his name and his father's name."

And he said: O Muhammad, may Allah bless you, so-and-so son of so-and-so said such-and-such. He said: Allah, Blessed and Exalted, sends blessings upon you, and for every man, for each one, ten [blessings]. And Ibn Shafi' said: His rank, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, expanded until the one who sends blessings upon him attained this great matter; otherwise, who ¹⁴ would obtain for you that Allah sends blessings upon you? For if you performed obedience to Allah Almighty throughout your life, then Allah sent one blessing upon you, that single blessing would outweigh all the acts of obedience you performed in your entire life, because you send blessings according to your capacity and servitude, while He sends blessings according to His Lordship. This is when it is a single blessing; how about when He sends ten blessings upon you for each blessing? And among the two generous gifts [is] a spacious abode. In al-Durr al-Munazzam ²⁶ by Abu al-Qasim al-'Arabi, from Umm al-Hasan from her father, he said: They said, O Messenger of Allah, what do you think of the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted: "Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who have believed, send blessings upon him and greet him with a greeting of peace" ²⁷? He, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Indeed, this is from the concealed knowledge ²⁸; and were it not that you asked me about it, I would not have informed you of it. Indeed, Allah Almighty has appointed an angel to prompt it, so I am not mentioned in the presence of a Muslim servant who then sends blessings upon me except that the two appointed angels say, 'May Allah forgive you,' and Allah Almighty and His angels say in response to those two angels. And I am not mentioned in the presence of a Muslim servant who does not send blessings upon me except that the two appointed angels say, 'May Allah not forgive you,' and Allah Almighty and His angels say in response to those two angels, 'Amin.'" The gnostic ²⁹ Shaykh Abu Zayd, my master 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Know that for the one who sends blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, there are ten qualities: first, the blessing of the King, the Oft-Forgiving; second, the intercession of the Chosen Prophet; third, emulation of the righteous angels; fourth, opposition to the hypocrites and disbelievers; fifth, erasure of sins and burdens; sixth, fulfillment of needs and desires; seventh, illumination of the outward and the secrets ³⁰; eighth, it saves its utterer from the Fire; ninth, he finds it in the Abode of Permanence; tenth, the peace of the Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving. End quote. Some gnostics said: There is no one in existence for whom Allah has made the power of binding and loosing ³¹ in this world and the Hereafter like the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. So whoever praises him ¹⁵ with truth, love, and purity, the necks of tyrants bow to him, and all believers honor him, as you see in one who is close to the kings of this world. And whoever serves the Master, the servants serve him. And with Allah Almighty is success. Among the benefits of sending blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: the blessing of Allah, His angels, His messengers, and all His creatures upon the one who sends blessings upon him; and among them: purification of deeds, elevation of ranks, closeness to Allah and His Messenger, a provision in life and death, sufficiency in this world, deliverance from terrors, safety from perils; and among them: fulfillment of needs, breaking of habits ³²; and among them: seeking forgiveness for its utterer; and among them: Allah's pleasure and mercy, safety from His wrath, and entry under the Throne; and among them: the weighing of the scales ³³ for the one who sends blessings, arrival at the Basin ³⁴, and safety from thirst; and among them: abundance of spouses in Paradise, and the honorable station; and among them: that a qirat ³⁵ of its reward is like Mount Uhud; and among them: that it is purification and cleanliness, and wealth increases through its blessing; and among them: the testimony of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, for him on the Day of Resurrection, and the obligation of intercession; and among them: that it is an act of worship and the most beloved of deeds to Allah; and among them: that it is among the closest paths leading to Allah, and that it is certainly accepted as an honor for the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace; and among them: that it is a sign that its practitioner is from the People of the Sunnah; and among them: that the angels send blessings upon its practitioner as long as he sends blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace; and among them: that it repels poverty; and among them: that through it one seeks the loci of good ³⁶; and among them: that its practitioner is the most deserving of people of his company on the Day of Resurrection; and among them: that through its blessing he intercedes, he, his child, and his child's child, and likewise whoever is gifted it in his record; and among them: that it brings one closer to Allah and His Messenger; and among them: that it is a light for its practitioner in his grave, on the day of his gathering, and on the Bridge ³⁷ at the time of his crossing; and among them: that it grants victory over enemies and purifies the heart from hypocrisy and rust; and among them: seeing him, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in dreams ¹⁶ if one increases it while awake, as has been authentically reported from the noble Sufi masters; and among them: that it reduces backbiting for its practitioner; and it is among the most blessed and best of deeds, the most abundant in reward and benefit in this world and the Hereafter, and the most ample. And he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Three are under the shade of the Throne on the Day of Resurrection, the day when there is no shade but His shade. It was said: Who are they, O Messenger of Allah? He said: One who relieves a distressed person from my community, one who revives my Sunnah, and one who frequently sends blessings upon me."

And Allah has commanded this community (Ummah) with the obligation of sending blessings (Salat) upon our Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace (sallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam), and has favored them with it above all other communities, to multiply rewards and intercession. Among what has been reported concerning its virtue is what Anas ibn Mālik, may Allah be pleased with him (raḍiya Llāhu ʿanhu), narrated: he said, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me a thousand times in a day will not die until he sees his seat in Paradise." And the Shaykh Abū ʿAbd Allāh, my master Muḥammad ibn ʿAṭiyyah, may Allah illuminate his grave (nūru Llāhu ḍarīḥahu), mentioned that whoever does not find a spiritual guide (Shaykh al-Tarbiyah) should increase in sending blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, for it is remembrance (dhikr), prayer (ṣalāh), peace (salām), and a means of ascension (miʿrāj) and spiritual journeying (sulūk) to Allah Most High. And that elevates the aspiration (himmah) of the one who turns [toward Allah], even if he is in the station of adornment (maqām al-taḥliyah), as if he were entirely light—meaning the remembrance (dhikr) and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and light, by its nature, dispels darkness. So it is the greatest benefit, and praise be to Allah (al-ḥamdu li Llāh). And he said in "al-ʿUhūd al-Nabawiyyah" after mentioning something similar to what preceded, the text of which is: "And al-Khiḍr, upon him peace (ʿalayhi al-salām), commanded me with it—meaning blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace—Abū al-ʿAbbās al-Khiḍr, upon him peace, and said to me: 'Persist in it after dawn (ṣubḥ) until sunrise, then remember Allah (udhkur Allāh) in a gentle session.' So I said to him: 'Hearing and obedience (samʿan wa ṭāʿatan).' And thereby, for me and my companions, there was obtained the good of this world and the Hereafter, and the facilitation of provision (taysīr al-rizq) such that if all the people of Egypt were my dependents, I would not bear concern for them. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds (al-ḥamdu li Llāhi Rabbi l-ʿĀlamīn)." So I have made known to you, O lover (ayyuhā al-muḥibb), some of its virtue, and I have encouraged you in the abundance of its reward and the greatness of its recompense. For it is among the most noble of your treasures and the greatest of your gifts, and it is the nearest of the paths that lead to Allah, and it is certainly accepted, as has been reported in some of the traditions (āthār), as an honor for the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and [as a manifestation of] honor, generosity, glory, and greatness, and blessing and favor. So send blessings, O Allah (ṣalli Llāhumma), upon him and upon his family, a blessing by which You connect us to his great and magnified station, and by which You place us beneath the banner of his majestic and glorified honor, and grant peace abundantly and greatly (wa sallim taslīman kathīran athīran). And praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds (al-ḥamdu li Llāhi Rabbi l-ʿĀlamīn). A Prophet, for him is pride and glory established, And honor, empowerment, and sovereignty. Through love of him, birds are empowered in the air, And the angels of heaven descend and ascend. The basil of hearts trembles at his mention, When he is mentioned, hearts and livers find rest. And that is one who was given prophecy first, While Adam was alone between water and clay. So for him was precedence and elevation upon the Throne, And for him was resurrection and birth on earth. Congratulations to that full moon, whose worth is honor, And he was given of empowerment what does not perish. His name was derived from the letters of his God's name, So the Possessor of the Throne is Maḥmūd, and this is Muḥammad. He is mentioned in the tahlīl (saying 'lā ilāha illā Llāh') with the mention of his Lord, And if it is said for the call to prayer (adhān): "I bear witness, I bear witness." And he rises above the angels and messengers in rank, So behold, he is the master of the angels and messengers. So none other than him in virtue traverses the heights, And none beneath the leg of the Throne prostrates to Allah. His signs are inward with miracles, And his banners are tied with victory and triumph. And that is the light of Allah in every direction, Of the earth, and the polished Indian sword. His spoils are lawful, and Mecca is a qiblah (direction of prayer) for him, And the purified dust, and the earth is a mosque (masjid). So how many of his miracles and special characteristics, For his witnessing place above the heavens is a witnessing place. I have praised the Prophet of Allah, taking pride in him, And I have stood with the praise of Allah, my comfort, and I chant. Perhaps the breeze of the Throne will guide my greeting, To the one for whom, at the right of the Throne, is a seat. It will convey to him from me repeated peace, For the best of greetings is the repeated peace. Peace be upon the one whom Allah witnesses that he is, The beacon of guidance, and humans and jinn witness. The Virtues of Sending Blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muḥammad, and upon the family of our master Muḥammad, the essence of noble, pure lineage, and the chosen pearl of the shell, from the origin of the purest masters. Among the virtues of sending blessings upon him is what has been narrated from some of the virtuous, excellent, noble, and righteous masters, who are immersed in love for him and in sending blessings upon him at all times of the night and the ends of the day, that he said: "I went out in the springtime to the desert, and I saw the greenery of the earth, its luster, and its lights. That pleased me, so I raised my gaze to the sky and said: 'O Allah, send blessings upon Muḥammad to the number of these lights, and send blessings upon Muḥammad to the number of these birds, and send blessings upon Muḥammad to the number of the alternation of night and day.' When I stood up from my place, I heard a voice saying: 'You have exhausted the scribes of good deeds in the reward of this blessing, and you have thereby earned freedom from the Fire in the best of abodes and the best of homes.'" O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muḥammad, and upon the family of our master Muḥammad, the beauty of the ages, and the master of the Emigrants (Muhājirūn) and Helpers (Anṣār). Among the virtues of love for him is what has been narrated from Misʿār ibn Kirām, from ʿAṭiyyah, that he said: "I was sitting with Ibn ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with them both (raḍiya Llāhu ʿanhumā), and a man said to him: 'O Abā ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, I wish that I had seen the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.' Ibn ʿUmar said to him: 'What would you have done?' He said: 'By Allah, I would have believed in him and kissed him between his eyes.' Ibn ʿUmar said to him: 'Shall I not give you glad tidings?' He said: 'Yes, O Abā ʿAbd al-Raḥmān.' He said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: "My love has never mixed with anyone's heart, and he loved me, except that Allah made his body forbidden to the Fire."'" O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muḥammad, and upon the family of our master Muḥammad, the pole (Quṭb) of majesty, the magnified, and the crown of prophethood and the honored message. Among the virtues of sending many blessings upon him is what has been related: that Aḥmad ibn Manṣūr saw him in a dream, wearing a robe and on his head a crown adorned with jewels. It was said to him: "What did Allah do with you?" He said: "He forgave me, honored me, and admitted me to Paradise." It was said: "By what means?" He said: "By my many blessings upon Muḥammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muḥammad, and upon the family of our master Muḥammad, the sweet one of mankind, and the lamp of darkness. It has been narrated from some of the righteous concerning the virtue of seeking his aid (istighāthah) that he said: "I was one who sent many blessings upon him, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Then I was afflicted with pain in my hand from a fall I had in a bathhouse, and my hand swelled. I remained in pain from it. Then I saw him in a dream and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I am in pain.' He said to me: 'Your blessings upon me have made me feel lonely, O my son.' Then he passed his noble hand over my painful hand, and I woke up, and the pain had left me, by his blessing, upon him be blessings and peace." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muḥammad, and upon the family of our master Muḥammad, the best of those who preached in the processions of honor and advanced, and the most excellent of those who acted in the spiritual worlds of souls and exercised authority. It has been narrated concerning the virtue of seeking his aid (istighāthah), from Muḥammad ibn al-Nuʿmān, that he said: "We were with the pilgrims (ḥujjāj) in a good group, and I dismounted from my riding beast to attend to a need of mine, and sleep overcame me..."

I slept and did not wake until the end of the day, and I saw a barren desert and saw no one in it. What I saw terrified me, and I did not know where to go nor where to come from. Then immense fatigue and severe thirst overcame me, and I was on the verge of destruction and despaired of life. I called out in the darkness of the night: "O my master, O Muhammad, O Beloved of Allah, I seek your aid!" And I raised my voice in seeking aid from the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). While I was seeking aid, I heard a speaker saying: "Give aid!" So I looked, and behold, there was a person whose face I could not discern, wearing a white garment in the blackness of the night. He took my hand, and when my hand fell into his hand, what I had been feeling of fatigue and thirst left me, and I felt immense comfort with him. He continued walking with me for a while when I heard the pilgrims and the guide calling out to the people, and they had lit a fire. I looked, and behold, there was my riding camel, and he left me. I said to him: "I adjure you by Allah, who are you, O my master?" He said to me: "We do not disappoint those who seek us and seek our aid." Then I knew at that moment that he was the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). I said: "Praise be to Allah who has brought you, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless you and grant you peace." He said: "Indeed, we do not turn away those who seek intercession through us, nor do we disappoint those who seek aid by our name." Then his lights shone in the blackness of the night as he passed by, and I felt immense regret that I had not kissed his hand (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). From the meter of *ar-rajaz* (actually *ar-ramal*): O Messenger of Allah, O best of mankind, O great in station, O perfect light, O Messenger of Allah, O pole of beauty, O intercessor for creation on the day of crowding, O Messenger of Allah, I am yearning for you, and love and passion for you are in me. You are my refuge, you are my request and my desire, you are my treasure, you are my aim and my goal. You are for me, O best of guides, a helper against a time of evil in which there is assault. Where for me, O mine of glory, is a sanctuary from sins from which I have no cessation? You are for me, O most noble of creation, perhaps in distress You will forgive my sin and transgressions. You are for me, whenever hardship befalls me, You remove distress and banish defeat. And my hope in you is that you will intercede for me, for I am disobedient, and one like me is not blamed. O people of the quarter, I am enamored with you, a passionate lover for all time. My heart and my innermost are with you, while here in the West my body has remained. O people of the quarter, whenever my eye sees a caravan with you traversing the hills, Patience departs from me, and likewise my tears pour down my cheeks in streams. But fate has prevented me from seeing you or seeing that station. O my God, do not disappoint my hope, and grant me victory, O Reviver of bones, By the station of the Chosen One, be for me when the scale is set up and creation is bewildered, And when the fires throw sparks, and for those far away they increase in blaze. The best of all Allah's creation is Ahmad; indeed, the Hashimi, the Chosen One, is the full moon. So upon him be Allah's blessings always, as long as morning appears and darkness departs, And upon the family and companions, and as long as the dove coos with longing in the branches. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whom You have crowned with the crown of Your awe and majesty, and chosen for Yourself, and made the locus of Your prophethood and message, and through whom You saved the servants from the darkness of ignorance and polytheism, and sent them to the path of Your guidance. Among the virtues of sending blessings upon him is what was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: A Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and made his riding camel kneel at the door of the mosque. Then he entered and stood facing the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and greeted him and his companions. When he had finished his need and wanted to leave, some people from the companions of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "O Messenger of Allah, the she-camel that the Bedouin brought is stolen." So he (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) turned to 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him: "Get up, O 'Ali, and take from him the right of Allah Almighty." Then he said to the Bedouin: "Go with him, or else present your proof." The Bedouin lowered his head and began striking the ground with his index finger. Then Allah Almighty made the she-camel speak from behind the door, and she said: "O Messenger of Allah, by Him who sent you with the truth, this man did not steal me; rather, he bought me with his wealth, and he is innocent, not sinful." He (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "By Him who made her speak of your innocence, what did you say when you lowered your head and struck the ground with your index finger?" He said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah, I said: 'O Allah, You are not a Lord we have newly adopted, nor do You have a partner in Your kingdom who helped You against us in creation. You are as You say, and above what the speakers say. I ask You, O Lord, to bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and to absolve me with an absolution from what I am in.'" The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "By Him who sent me with the truth, I saw the angels crowding at the doors of the streets writing down your words. So whoever is afflicted with what afflicted you, let him say similar to your words." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the great station and the eternal, magnificent glory. Among the virtues of his aid and protection for his lover and his support is what was narrated from one of the great scholars that he said: When I performed the pilgrimage and visited the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and completed the visit, and nothing remained but the farewell, I faced his noble countenance and said: "O my beloved, O Muhammad, I intend to go to the desert, and if I see hardship there, I will seek your aid and call upon Allah and seek intercession through you, so do not abandon me." And I went to Abu Bakr and 'Umar and said the same to them. Then a caller said to me: "O you, and what intercession is like the intercession of Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)?" I said: "Yes, yes." Then I traveled and remained in the desert for seven days. One day while I was traveling, I fell into a well and remained there from the beginning of the day until its end, and nothing remained but death. I remembered the covenant I had made at his grave (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and what I had heard from the caller's words. I said: "O my beloved, O Muhammad, I seek your aid from what I am in." I kept seeking aid and supplicating to Allah Almighty through him until I heard a rustling at the mouth of the well, and behold, there was an outstretched hand. I clung to it until I came out of the well, and behold, it was a great lion that had extended its hand to me. It turned away from me and left me. I marveled at how Allah saved me from destruction by the sanctity of this noble Prophet. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whom You have entrusted with Your trust, through whom You established Your Sunnah, and whom You informed of the hidden secrets of Your unseen and taught Your wisdom. It was narrated from as-Suhayli (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding the virtue of sending blessings upon him that he said: A man from my neighbors died, and I saw him in a dream. I said to him: "What did Allah do with you?" He said to me: "O Suhayli, great terrors passed by me, and that was because my heart trembled within me at the questioning. I said to myself: 'From where have you come? Did I not die upon Islam?' Then I was called: 'This is the punishment for your neglect of the questioner in the abode of this world.' When the two angels were about to take me, a man of beautiful form and pleasant fragrance intervened between me and them. He reminded me of my proof, and I remembered it." I said to him: "Who are you, may Allah have mercy on you?" He said to me: "I am a being created from the abundance of your blessings upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). I was commanded to come to you."

And I will aid you in every distress, and I will comfort your solitude, and I will inspire you with your proof (hujjah). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whom the praisers have praised, and whose rank the saints and the righteous have exalted. It is narrated from the Shaykh Abu Abdullah al-Mazni regarding the virtue of sending blessings upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) that he said: A group of scholars saw in a dream a beautiful state, and they were asked about it. They said: "Because of our abundant blessings upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)." It is also narrated from al-Asbahani that he said: I saw the Chosen One (al-Mustafa) (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) in a dream, and I said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, I saw Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i, your cousin. Did you benefit him with anything, or single him out for something?" He said: "Yes, I asked Allah not to call him to account." I said: "For what, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Because he used to send blessings upon me with a blessing that no one else sent upon me." I said: "What is it, O Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless you and grant you peace)?" He said: "He used to say: 'O Allah, bless Muhammad whenever those who remember him remember him, and bless Muhammad whenever those who are heedless are heedless of his remembrance.'" O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose blessings have encompassed all servants, and whose fragrant breezes have blown from the carpet of felicity. He said: "Three are under the shade of the Throne on the Day when there is no shade but His shade: the first is one who relieves a distressed person from my community; the second is one who revives my Sunnah; and the third is one who sends abundant blessings upon me. Whoever prays a prayer in which he does not send blessings upon me nor upon the family of a prophet, his prayer is not accepted." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the most noble of the saints in station, the most weighty, the closest in mercy to creation, and the most beneficial. It is narrated from Jabir regarding the virtue of sending blessings upon him that he said: There was a man in Medina who would not stand or sit until he sent blessings upon the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). His news spread and his practice became known among the Jews. His livelihood was from firewood. One day, twenty horsemen from the Jews and others followed him to the place where he gathered firewood. They said to him: "Are you the one who does not stand, sit, eat, or drink until you send blessings upon Muhammad?" He said: "Yes, may Allah bless him and grant him peace." They said: "Who will save you from us today?" Then they pulled out his tongue from his mouth, cut it off, placed it in his hand, and said to him: "Go to your prophet Muhammad so that he may return it to you." Then Gabriel (Jibril) descended upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and informed him of the news. The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) went out to the door of the mosque, and the man met him, his mouth stained with blood. He gestured the greeting of peace to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) toward the tongue. The Prophet took it from the man's hand, placed it in his palm, and made supplications. He (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) had not yet completed them when the tongue flew from his noble hand, saying: "Obedience is to Allah and His Messenger," until it entered the man's mouth and returned to its place, while he was sending blessings upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). At that, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) pointed to the bundle of firewood, and it turned into gold and silver. He said to him: "Lift your bundle." The man said: "O Messenger of Allah, this is great wealth; I fear it will distract me from the worship of my Lord, Mighty and Majestic." So he took two silver pieces from it and said: "O Messenger of Allah, this is sufficient for me and my descendants. Pray to Allah to return it to firewood as it was." So he (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) prayed to Allah Almighty, and the bundle returned to firewood. The man carried it and went to his home. The twenty horsemen heard of this, so they came to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and all of them embraced Islam entirely. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those from whose light's radiance the gnostics (arifun) have borrowed, and before whose beauty and splendor intellects are bewildered. It is narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding the virtue of his succor and the realization of his miracle (karamah) that he said: We were sitting with the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) when a Jewish woman entered, greeted, and raised her voice with weeping and sobbing. She sought help from the Chosen Prophet, the Beloved (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). He said to her, out of his compassion and tenderness: "What is the matter with you, O girl?" She said: "O Prophet of Allah, my son is lost; my liver has shattered from separation from him." He (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said to her: "If I pray to Allah Almighty to return your son to you, will you believe in me and bear witness that I am the Messenger of Allah?" She said: "Yes." So he (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) raised the inner sides of his palms to the sky and made supplications. He had not yet completed them when the boy was standing before him. He said to him: "Where were you, O boy?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah, while I was playing with the boys, a demon (ifrit) from the jinn snatched me and took me through the depths of the seventh lowest earth. When you prayed to Allah Almighty, He sent an angel from the angels, in whose hand was a spear with two prongs. He struck him with a blow, and the jinni burned in his place. He took me by my hands until he stopped me before you (may Allah bless you and grant you peace)." When the Jewish woman saw her son, she threw herself upon him, embraced him, and recited, saying: O best of Allah's creation, O Ahmad, * The Sovereign Lord has blessed you. You are the Messenger of Allah, the best of mankind, * The chosen one from His creation, I bear witness. You are the one to whom his Lord spoke * In a station above which there is no station. Then she said: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that you, Muhammad, are the Messenger of Allah." The Chosen One (al-Mustafa) (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) was delighted by her Islam, and she and her son departed by the grace of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever sends abundant blessings upon him, Allah will secure him from the greatest terror on the Day of Resurrection and Rising. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever sends abundant blessings upon him, Allah will give him what no eye has seen nor ear has heard in the Abode of Bliss, of young boys and houris. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever sends abundant blessings upon him, his limbs will be energized for worship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever sends abundant blessings upon him, the breezes of good tidings and victory will blow. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever sends abundant blessings upon him, his trades and profits in righteous deeds will increase. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever sends abundant blessings upon him, his pastures and playgrounds in the gardens of knowledge and action will endure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose fragrance (rayhanah) has spread in the earth and the heaven.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through abundant blessings upon whom one acquires the meanings of the attributes and names ³⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through abundant blessings upon whom the necks of high stations ³⁹ have bowed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through abundant blessings upon whom the free and the slaves have served him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through abundant blessings upon whom the garments of divine pleasure and acceptance were bestowed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through abundant blessings upon whom the path of spiritual wayfaring and attainment ⁴⁰ was bestowed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through abundant blessings upon whom the gates of forgiveness were opened. (27) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the tongue of my speech and my response, the title of my outward and inward, and the opening of my book, he from whose great miracles is what was narrated by Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) in a long report: He said, "While the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting with some of his companions (may Allah be pleased with them), a Bedouin man entered upon them, cutting through the rows until he stopped before him and looked at his noble face, which was like the full moon on the night of its perfection and completion, and said, 'Peace be upon you, O Muhammad.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, 'Peace be upon whoever follows guidance and obeys the Most High King ⁴¹ and affirms the prophethood of Muhammad and chooses the Hereafter over this world.' The Bedouin said to him, 'O Muhammad, I have heard some words from you—did you say them, or were they said about you?' He said, 'What are they, O brother of the Arabs?' He said, 'I heard that you say, "I was a prophet when Adam was between water and clay, and I was a prophet when there was no Adam and no clay." He said, 'Yes.' The Bedouin said, 'O Muhammad, you speak about yourself and praise yourself by yourself, yet you have prescribed in your law that no statement is accepted except with two just witnesses.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, 'Yes, O brother of the Arabs.' The Bedouin said to him, 'O Muhammad, I have brought you two just witnesses who do not speak about a servant nor attend to slander: the first witness from the farthest land, a hard stone, a black rock, with no heart that humbles nor ear that hears—and it is this stone. I want it to cleave before you and split into two halves, the two halves into four, the four into eight, the eight into sixteen, and the sixteen into thirty-two pieces, each piece calling out to you with an eloquent tongue, saying, "Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah." The second witness is at the door of your mosque: this dry tree from the time of our fathers and forefathers. You call it to you, and its branches come, its twigs leaf out, it bears fruit instantly, and its wood answers you with a tongue, each branch with a tongue, and its leaves with a tongue, each saying, "Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah." At that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lowered his head, and Gabriel (peace be upon him) descended upon him and said (28) to him: "Allah sends you greetings and honors you with salutation and veneration, and says to you, 'O Muhammad, be content and comforted, for the two miracles were created two thousand years before the creation of your father Adam; I will have them revive you.'" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delighted by that and said to the Bedouin, "Bring your first witness." The Bedouin gave him the stone, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took it with his right hand and said to it, "Split, O stone, by the power of Allah Almighty." So the stone split into two halves, the two halves into four, the four into eight, the eight into sixteen, and the sixteen into thirty-two pieces, each piece calling out with an eloquent tongue: "Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah. You were a prophet when Adam was between water and clay, and you were a prophet when there was no Adam and no clay." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Return, O stone, as you were." The stone said to him, "By your life and your existence, O ornament of the Resurrection, I will not return as I was until you guarantee Paradise for me from Allah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to it, "You, O hard stone, have no heart that humbles nor ear that hears, yet you fear the Fire?" It said, "My beloved, I heard you reciting, 'So fear the Fire, whose fuel is people and stones' ⁴²." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to it, "Return as you were, and I guarantee Paradise for you from Allah." Then he said, "O brother of the Arabs, bring me your second witness." He said, "This is the tree at the door of your mosque." He said to him, "O brother of the Arabs, go to it and say to it, 'Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, calls you.'" So the Bedouin went out and found the tree had ripened, leafed out, and borne fruit. He said to it, "O tree, the Messenger of Allah calls you." It shook, uprooted itself with its roots, bent down, and moved until it stopped before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Its wood called out with a tongue, its branches with a tongue, and its leaves with a tongue, each saying, "Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah. You were a prophet when Adam was between water and clay, and you were a prophet when there was no Adam and no clay." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to it, "Return, O tree, as you were, by the power of Allah Almighty." So it returned to its path and stood in its original state. At that, the Bedouin said, "O my beloved, O Muhammad, extend your hands—no doubt after sight, no disbelief after faith. I bear witness (29) that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. By Allah, blessed is he who believes in you and affirms your message." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delighted by his acceptance of Islam and said, "Teach the Bedouin [the essentials of faith]." So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing that weighs down my scale, lightens my reckoning, protects my family, neighbors, and companions, and becomes in this world and the Hereafter my wall, my fortress, and my veil, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. I have no stratagem to remove distresses ⁴³ except my complaint to the All-Hearing, the Answerer, The Most Merciful of the merciful, from the Master of masters, the Remover of harm, the Concealer of faults. Who was for Job when He tested him, a rescuer after his loss to calamities, And for Jacob He returned after his blindness, sighted, after his prostration and weeping. So to Him I have raised my gaze, supplicating, repentant, remorseful, with streaming tears, And perhaps He will praise, with a subtle hidden grace, removing distress from the sick, the sorrowful. For I have come to Him today, hastening, with outstretched hand, fleeing from my sins, And to the best of creation, the full moon, Taha ⁴⁴, I have come seeking help to remove distress, O Prophet, Ahmad the Chosen One, my support and my treasure, the possessor of the Basin ⁴⁵, the Banner ⁴⁶, and the Staff ⁴⁷, He for whom the moon was split ⁴⁸ and the sun was returned ⁴⁹ without doubt to him after setting, And for whom the trunk moaned ⁵⁰, and the animals came with salutation and welcome, And likewise the trees came to him hastening without doubt and greeted him from near, And likewise the staff in his hand leafed out, then bent like a moist branch, And for the speech of the foreleg ⁵¹ there is a wondrous secret, and the greeting of the trees with welcome, And by him the Dominant King ⁵² swore when he attained the robe of nearness ⁵³.

O Most Kind to the believers, if ever ⁵⁴ * And an intercessor hoped for the removal of calamities (30) Indeed, I have come to You seeking aid for my Lord * Through you, O my refuge from the heat of the blaze So peace be upon you as long as the full moon shines * And the sun rises radiantly until its setting And upon the Family and the Companions, as long as * The morning breeze and the south wind blow O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose mercy encompassed all servants, and the most excellent of those whose movements and stillness were in obedience to Allah, about whom al-Shadhili ⁵⁵ said: I saw him in a dream and he said to me—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and it is better, when you intend to send blessings, to begin your prayer with the general blessing ⁵⁶ at the beginning of your prayer, even if only once, and likewise at its end you conclude with it. And the general blessing is: O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon our master Abraham and upon the family of our master Abraham, and bless our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad, as You blessed our master Abraham and the family of our master Abraham in the worlds; indeed, You are Praiseworthy, Glorious. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom You saved creation from destruction, and for whom You made a hand in the gain of goodness and happiness, about whom al-Shadhili said: I saw him in a dream and he said to me: Say in sleep: I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan five times, 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,' then say: O Allah, by the right of Muhammad, show me the face of Muhammad, immediately and in wealth. For if you say it, I will come to you and never leave you. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who subdued his soul in anger and pleasure, and the most noble of those who guided his community on the path of rectitude and traversed it, about whom al-Shadhili said: I saw him in a dream and said to him: O Messenger of Allah, do not abandon me. He said: We will not abandon you until you come to me at the Kawthar ⁵⁷ and drink from it, because you recite Surah al-Kawthar and send blessings upon me. So I said to him (31): As for the reward of the blessing, I have gifted it to him; and as for the reward of the Kawthar, keep it for me and for him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the master of every dead and living, and the most honored of those who sealed the love of the lover and folded needs like a fold, about whom al-Shadhili said: I saw him in a dream and I hastened the strength in my blessing upon him—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—to complete my litany ⁵⁸, which was a thousand, and he said to me—peace and blessings be upon him: Did you not know that haste is from Satan? Then he said to me: O Allah, send blessings upon our master Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad with deliberation and recitation ⁵⁹, unless time is short, then there is no blame on you if you hasten. Then he said: And this that I have mentioned to you is by way of preference; otherwise, however you send blessings, it is a blessing. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, noble in rank and status, and the best of those whose mention tongues have uttered and whose praise mouths have delighted, about whom al-Shadhili said: I saw him in a dream and he said to me: You will intercede for a hundred thousand. I said: By what have I attained that, O Messenger of Allah? He said to me: By giving me the reward of the blessing upon me. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the essence of honor that is conveyed, and the embroidery of the robe of eternal glory, about whom al-Shadhili said: I saw him in a dream and he said to me: Indeed, your master Abu Sa'id al-Maghribi ⁶⁰ sends the complete blessing upon me and does so abundantly. So tell him that when he concludes the blessing upon me, he should praise Allah, Almighty and Glorious. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, beautiful in character and nature, and the most honored of the honored, by whom the places of witness and regions are adorned, about whom al-Shadhili said: There occurred between me and a person a debate in al-Azhar Mosque ⁶¹ concerning the statement of the author of al-Burda ⁶²: 'The extent of knowledge about him is that he is human, and that he is the best of all Allah's creation.' He said: There is no proof for that. So I said to him: Consensus has been established on that. But he did not retract. Then I saw him—may Allah bless him and grant him peace (32)—and with him were Abu Bakr and 'Umar sitting at the pulpit of al-Azhar Mosque, and he said: Welcome to our beloved. Then he said to his companions: Do you not see what happened today? They said: No, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Indeed, so-and-so the wretched believes that the angels are better than me. They all said: O Messenger of Allah, there is no one on the face of the earth better than you. So he said to them: What is the matter with so-and-so the wretched, who, if he lives, will be humiliated, disappointed, straitened, and obscure in mention in this world and the Hereafter, believing that consensus has not been established on my superiority? Does he not know that the opposition of the Mu'tazila ⁶³ to the Ahl al-Sunna ⁶⁴ does not impair consensus? O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of ornaments, without peer or likeness, and the full moon that erases the rays of stars with the light of its brilliance, about whom al-Shadhili said: I saw him—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—in a dream and said to him: O Messenger of Allah, Allah's blessing tenfold upon one who sends blessings upon you once—is that for one who is present-hearted ⁶⁵? He said: No, rather it is for every one who sends blessings upon me, even if heedless, and Allah gives him from the angels like mountains that pray for him and seek forgiveness for him. As for when he is present-hearted in it, none knows that except Allah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the master of kings and kingdoms, and the lamp of lights by which light is sought in the darkness of the pitch-black night, about whom al-Shadhili said: I saw him in a dream and said to him: O Messenger of Allah, I have gifted to you my blessing upon you and the reward of such-and-such from my deeds, and I intended by that your statement to the questioner who said to you: 'Shall I make for you the reward of all my blessing?' and you said to him: 'Then it would suffice your worry and your sin would be forgiven.' So he—peace be upon him—said to me: Yes, that is what I intended, but keep for yourself the reward of such-and-such, for I am independent of that. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whom Allah made the model of the pious for His presence and His choice, and made him worthy of lordship and His approval, about whom al-Shadhili said: I saw him in a dream and he said to me: If you have a need and you want it fulfilled, then present before it, even if a single coin, as charity, and send blessings upon me, for it will be fulfilled, if Allah wills. O Allah, send blessings and peace (33) upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the model of the pious who remember, and the basil of the elite who precede, about whom al-Shadhili said: I saw him in a dream and he kissed my mouth and said: Come near this mouth that sends blessings upon me a thousand by night and a thousand by day. Then he said to me: And how excellent is 'Indeed, We have given you al-Kawthar' ⁶⁶—it is as if it were my litany by night. Then he said to me: And your supplication should be: O Allah, relieve our distresses, O Allah, overlook our stumbles, O Allah, forgive our slips, and you send blessings upon me and say: 'And peace be upon the messengers, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.' ⁶⁷ So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, the noble perfect ones, and his companions, the learned who act, a blessing

Admit us thereby into Your righteous servants and unfurl over us the banner of the Muhammadan ⁶⁸ from among the elite of the lovers and the great ones of the praisers, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The angels of the All-Merciful, majestic is His majesty, surround a people who remember Muhammad. They say: "Increase in praises of Ahmad ⁶⁹, and strive, and never forget Ahmad throughout the ages." Gabriel and the angels in their ranks, their sustenance is the perpetual remembrance of the Intercessor ⁷⁰. And the servants of my Lord in all the heavens send blessings in honor of the banner of guidance. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose heart You illuminated with the lights of Your gnosis ⁷¹, and granted him perfect faith and affirmation, and crowned him with the crown of Your care, and inspired him with right guidance, righteousness, and success. It is narrated that Thawban ⁷² was intensely devoted to him and could hardly bear separation from him. One day he came to him with his color changed and sadness visible on his face. He said to him: "What has changed your color?" He replied: "O Messenger of Allah, I have no illness or pain, but when I do not see you, I feel a severe loneliness until I meet you. Then I remember the Hereafter and fear that I may not see you, because you will be raised with the prophets, and if I enter Paradise at a lower station than yours, or if I do not enter Paradise, I will never see you." Then the words of the Exalted were revealed: "And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger – those are with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor from among the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs, and the righteous. And excellent are those as companions." [Quran 4:69] O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, of great rank and station, and the best of those whom You praised with the tongue of Your Ahmadity ⁷³ and mentioned in the Mother of the Book ⁷⁴. It is related about one of the righteous that he was intensely devoted to him, spending all his time in remembrance of his noble name and sending blessings upon him without ever ceasing. A woman passed by him while he was wearing a garment that, due to its smallness and tearing, did not cover his shoulders. She said in a low voice, so that the poor man who had nothing to cover his flesh did not hear her. He was inspired ⁷⁵ and said to her: "Is your concern for yourself? As for me, when I am hungry, I remember my Beloved; when I am thirsty, I remember my Beloved; when I am naked, I remember my Beloved, and that suffices me instead of clothing, food, and drink." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who raised his pulpit upon the pillars of honor and made his manifestation dry with the jewels of knowledge. It is related about one of those absorbed in his love that he was working in his garden when his son came and told him that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had died. He said: "O Allah, take away my sight so that I may not see anyone after my beloved Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace." So his sight was taken away. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whom Allah adorned with the jewels of His wisdom and the most excellent of those whom He drew to His presence and poured upon him from the abundant gifts of His grace. One of the lovers made his remembrance his constant practice and his yearning and ecstasy, until the usual laws were breached for him, and miracles and benefits appeared to him. He would see his name, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, written on trees, stones, and rivers; he saw nothing but he saw the very image of the noble name in it, just as the image of its namesake was engraved in his heart, realizing the perfection of his love and confirming his constant service. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, about whom Wahb ibn Munabbih ⁷⁶ said: When Allah created Adam, peace be upon him, and breathed the spirit into him, he opened his eyes and looked at the gate of Paradise, and there was written: "There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." He said: "O my Lord, will You create a creation more honored by You than me?" He said: "Yes, a prophet from your descendants, for whose sake I created Paradise and the Fire." When He created Eve from his rib and placed desire in him, he said: "O my Lord, what is this?" He said: "Eve." He said: "O my Lord, marry me to her." He said: "Bring her dowry." He said: "O my Lord, what is her dowry?" He said: "That you send blessings upon Muhammad, the owner of this name, ten times." So that was the dowry. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the highest honor and the sweetest pure spring. Wahb ibn Munabbih said: "Whoever is pleased to meet Allah, mighty and majestic, while He is pleased with him, let him increase in sending blessings upon Muhammad, for whoever sends blessings upon him a hundred times will never be poor, his sins will be forgiven, his evil deeds erased, his joy will endure, his supplication answered, his hope granted, he will be helped against his enemy and in the means of good, and he will be among those who accompany him in the highest Paradise of Firdaws." So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, a blessing by which You illuminate our hearts with the light of his most sublime secret, and grant us thereby Your pleasure and his pleasure, which is dearer to us than anything else and more worthy, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Cling to the hem of the Prophet and seek refuge with him, you will attain abundant reward, O seeker of guidance. The Chosen One ⁷⁷ has guaranteed for the wayfarer who sends blessings upon him a thousand times, he will be given glad tidings of Paradise before his death, a glad tiding of security thereby or otherwise. And if he sends blessings upon him at every dawn, he will see his abode in eternity before death. And no glad tiding is like the vision of the eye, even if the glad tiding removes harm. As for wealth for the soul, nothing after it, it is by half of a thousand, so rely on it and guidance. And in a hundred, without doubt, his body will be forbidden to the Fire, O you, so magnify Muhammad. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the title of the secret and the public, the sword of honor and victory. It is related that one of the righteous, when he remembered Allah and his name, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and sent blessings upon him, a fragrance would emanate from his chest more fragrant than the scent of roses and pure musk, and sweeter than ambergris, camphor, and aloeswood. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the great and exalted rank, the lofty and magnificent station, who said: "Adorn your gatherings with blessings upon me." And in some reports: "There is no gathering in which blessings are sent upon Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, except that a sweet fragrance ascends from it until it reaches the canopy of heaven, and the angels say: 'This is a gathering in which blessings were sent upon Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.'" O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the portion of every believer of good and his share, the cure for the passion of everything and its physician. One of the lovers said concerning the meaning of a hadith: "There is no gathering in which blessings are sent upon Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, except that..."

Except that a fragrant scent would emanate from it, and so on. Indeed, he was the most fragrant of the fragrant and the purest of the pure. So when one increases in remembrance of him and in blessings upon him, the gathering becomes fragrant due to his fragrance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whom the seekers of help intercede in hardships, and the most noble of those whose fragrant breaths are sweet, about whom one of the lovers also said, concerning the meaning of the hadith: 'There is no gathering in which blessings are invoked upon Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, except that a fragrant scent arises from it.' Indeed, the origin of fragrance in all flowers, lights, the fragrance of Paradise, its scent, its aroma, its beauty, and its light is but a part of the fragrance of him through whom the ages and regions became fragrant, and by whose light the inner and outer sights were illuminated. No ambergris, musk, camphor, rose, or flower has ever smelled sweeter than the scent of the Prophet of Allah, nor has any beloved's scent been more fragrant than the scent of the Messenger of Allah. The named one acquires the name from his fragrance and honor according to his rank, and the name of the beloved is beloved to all hearts among creation. So when the name of the beloved, who is the noblest of creatures, is mentioned, and blessings are invoked upon the most perfect of the inhabitants of earth and heavens, the gathering becomes perfumed with the fragrance of the noble name, by which the possessor of great character is named, and that becomes a magnet for hearts and spirits, and a hearing by which souls are delighted and bodies tremble. When the people of radiant faces and those for whom miracles are performed among the saints of Allah, the people of guidance and righteousness, are present in the gathering, they may perceive that fragrant scent in the gathering through the spirit of their intention, just as the purified angels perceive it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the rising place of the lights of gifts and gnosis, and the setting place of the sciences of the Essence, clear in proof and evidence, about whom one of the people of allusions said, concerning the meaning of the hadith regarding the fragrance of his perfumed scent for all existences, which removes from hearts the darkness of ignorance and rust: 'Indeed, his fragrance diffused in the enclosures of the Kingdom and the Dominion, and in the paradises of gardens, and his Ahmadian secret appeared to the people of witnessing and vision, and he became a model for the elite and the notables, and a magnet for attracting yearning spirits from every place, because he is the very soul of the All-Merciful, the light of faith, the secret of perfection, the point of excellence, the presence of grace, the gift of the King, the Judge, the conscience of eloquence, the beauty of beautiful faces, the source of the sciences of the All-Merciful, and a symbol of an indication that there is nothing more wondrous in possibility than what was, and the construction of...' Muhammad is the presence of the King, the Judge. Muhammad is a curtain drawn over the throne of the kingdom and the treasuries of the Sultan. Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, a conclusive proof. Muhammad is the Beloved of Allah, a perfect word. Muhammad is the Trustworthy of Allah, a universal message for humans and jinn. Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah, a law abrogating all religions. Muhammad is the Chosen of Allah, an enduring care until the end of time. Muhammad is the Intimate Friend of Allah, a manifest miracle for the eye. Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah, a continuously transmitted miracle as long as the two nights follow each other. Muhammad is the Interlocutor of Allah, a shining sign that dazzles minds and confounds intellects in its realities. "Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His servant that he may be a warner to the worlds." ⁷⁸ "And We have not sent you except comprehensively to mankind as a bringer of good tidings and a warner." ⁷⁹ Muhammad is great in rank and station. Muhammad is the star of the rising and the shining. Muhammad is the light of sainthood and gnosis. Muhammad is the feast of joy and congratulations. Muhammad is the arrival of longing and ecstasy. Muhammad is the flower of love of varied scents and colors. "Say, [O Muhammad], 'If you love Allah, then follow me, [and] Allah will love you.'" ⁸⁰ Muhammad is the target of the sights of those of high aspirations and the substance of the life of living beings. Muhammad is a secret coursing through all lower and higher spirits and a mercy for the far and near. So glorified is He who made blessings upon him a fragrance that perfumes gatherings and horizons and ascends to the canopy of heaven, piercing the seven heavens and all existences, so that the angels say: 'This is a gathering in which blessings were invoked upon Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the mercy of the All-Merciful, the bride of the sanctuaries of holiness and the paradises of gardens, and the pole of majesty and messengerhood, praised by every tongue.' So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the beautiful full moons, and his companions, the springs of sciences and gnosis, with a blessing by which souls and bodies are perfumed from You, and by which You place us in the stations of proximity and nearness, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose rank and glories are great, and whose qualities and merits have honored him above all other prophets, about whom it is narrated from some of the Companions regarding the virtues of blessings upon him that he said: 'There is no gathering in which blessings are invoked upon Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, except that a fragrant scent emanates from it until it reaches the canopy of heaven, and the angels say: 'This is the scent of a gathering in which blessings were invoked upon Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.' For blessings upon him have a scent that surpasses all fragrances, which the angels recognize and prefer over all perfumes, as an honor from Allah and a magnification of him, along with his other special honors in this world and the Hereafter.' So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the bright full moons, and his companions, the shining stars, with a blessing by which You overwhelm us with Your abundant grace, and by which You give us to drink from the overflowing seas of Your generosity, and by which You have mercy on the decayed bones of our remains, and by which You forgive our multiplied great sins, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. May the fragrant blessing of Allah be upon him ❖ by whose radiant face the dawn broke. No one can bear to see the Beloved ❖ like the sun when it appears, outshining all. From his mouth shone a brilliant light ❖ alternating between closing and opening. When he smiles, you see lights shine ❖ and the hills and valleys smile. His fragrance is the scent of the horizons, perfuming ❖ for the breeze of Najd has spread from him. Through him, the branches of the willow became fragrant ❖ so that their evening and morning drinks became sweet. A beauty in whose locks is night ❖ and beneath the night, his forehead is the dawn. The hearts of lovers have responded to him ❖ and in them, there is joy from passions. If the Beloved grants them, they abandon ❖ the world and become intoxicated with secrets. I saw the lovers of him drunk ❖ when the Beloved is mentioned, they weep and lament. O Mustafa, O sustenance of my heart ❖ and O he in whom the heart finds rectification. Upon you and your family be peace from me ❖ and your companions, the radiant bright ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who, through his admonitions, restrained the straying souls, and the most noble of those whose message was attested by the verses of revelation, about whom, among the virtues of blessings upon him, it is narrated from Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, that he said: 'While the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was walking in the courtyards of the Resurrection, he met a man who had...'

He was taken to the Fire with the angels of punishment accompanying him. He said to them, 'Bring him back with me to the Balance.' The angels had been commanded to obey him, so they brought him back. When he came to the Balance, he took out from his sleeve—which was of green sundus ⁸¹—a small card on which something was written. He placed it with his good deeds, and his good deeds outweighed his evil deeds. So he was taken to Paradise. On that card was his single sending of blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the treasure of the guarded secret of revelation, the best of those who moved through pure loins and wombs. Among the virtues of sending blessings upon him is what has been narrated: that Adam (peace be upon him) has a station in the vastness of the Throne, wearing two green garments, like a tall palm tree, watching who among his children is taken to Paradise and who is taken to the Fire. While he was thus, he saw a man from the nation of Muhammad ﷺ being taken to the Fire. He called out, 'O Muhammad!' He replied, 'At your service, O father of mankind.' He said, 'This is a man from your nation being taken to the Fire.' So he tightened his waistcloth and hurried after the angels, saying, 'O messengers of my Lord, stop!' They said, 'We are the stern, severe ones; we do not disobey Allah in what He commands us, and we do what we are commanded.' So he turned his face toward the Throne, grasping his beard, and said, 'O Lord, did You not promise me that You would not disgrace me regarding my nation?' Then a call came from the direction of the Throne: 'Obey Muhammad and bring him back to the Balance.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then took out from his sleeve a white card like a fingertip and threw it into the pan of the Balance, saying, 'In the name of Allah.' So the good deeds outweighed the evil deeds. Then a call came: 'Blessed is his grandfather, and his scales are heavy. Take him to Paradise.' The servant said, 'Stop, so that I may speak to this noble servant of his Lord.' He said, 'May my father and mother be your ransom, how beautiful is your face and how beautiful is your form! Who are you? My tears have disturbed me and my weeping has moved me.' He said, 'I am your Prophet Muhammad, and this is your blessing upon me that you used to send. I have fulfilled it for you, and you are in most need of it.' O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of glory and the sovereign of Your supported kingdom. Among the virtues of sending blessings upon him is what has been narrated from Sufyan al-Thawri ⁸²: he said, 'While I was performing Hajj, a man entered upon me who did not lift a foot nor put down another except that he said, "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad." I said to him, "Do you say this with knowledge?" He said, "Yes." I said, "Your sending blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ in all your affairs—what is its reason?" He said, "I was performing Hajj with my mother. She asked me to bring her into the House [Kaaba], so I brought her in. She fell, her belly swelled, and her face turned black. I sat beside her, sad, and raised my hand toward heaven, saying, 'O Lord, do You do this to one who enters Your House?' Then suddenly a turban rose from the direction of Tihama, and there was a man wearing white garments. He entered the House and passed his hand over her face, and it became white, and over her belly, and the swelling subsided. Then he left. I clung to his garment and said, 'Who are you, may Allah have mercy on you, who has relieved me?' He said to me, 'I am your Prophet Muhammad.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, advise me.' He said, 'Do not lift a foot nor put down another except that you say: O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad.' May Allah send blessings and peace upon him and his family, his Companions, his descendants, and his Household. You know, O my Master, that I am in need of sending blessings upon Muhammad.'" So I hastened to supplication as stars shone * With blessings upon Muhammad I guarantee good tidings to the worshiper of the Merciful * And sufficient for me is blessings upon Muhammad I return to You complaining of my soul's injustice * So protect me with blessings upon Muhammad Peace of Allah, equal to everything * Repays it, blessings upon Muhammad O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose hearts are reassured by his faithful covenants and his blood, and the most excellent of those whom the fearful seek refuge in his secure station and his sanctuary. Among the virtues of sending blessings upon him is what has also been narrated from Sufyan: he said, 'While I was circumambulating the House, I saw a young man clinging to the curtains of the Kaaba, saying, "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad," and he repeated that often. I heard nothing from him except blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ until I finished my circumambulation. I said to him, "O young man, today I have not ceased circumambulating, and I have heard nothing from you except blessings upon Muhammad. Tell me your story." He said, "Were you not among the greatest scholars of the nation of Muhammad ﷺ, I would not have told you. Indeed, it is a virtue with which Allah has distinguished me. I will inform you: I went out with my father for Hajj to the Sacred House of Allah. While we were at one of the way stations, my father fell ill and died. He had been radiant and luminous, but soon his face turned black, his eyes became blue, and his head became like a donkey's head. I remained perplexed and astonished, thinking about his state and saying, 'How shall I shroud and bury him in this condition?' Then I slept, and in my sleep I saw a speaker saying, 'O so-and-so, do not be grieved. Send blessings upon your Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, for indeed blessings upon him extinguish sins just as fire extinguishes wood.' So I began to send blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ. Then I looked at him, and his face had become white like a full moon, and his state had improved. I shrouded him and buried him. Then I saw him in my sleep, wearing two green garments, walking in the gardens of Paradise, saying, 'O my son, may Allah reward you with good. You have saved me from a great matter.' So I made a vow to Allah that I would not lift a foot nor put down another except that I would send blessings upon Muhammad ﷺ.'" O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the mine of secrets and the source of lights, the one through whom every distress is relieved. May Allah send blessings upon him and grant him peace, and upon his family and Companions, and grant them abundant peace.

The state when my eyes overcame me and I slept, and suddenly a young man entered through the door of the house, neither tall nor short, with a thick beard, straight hair, a clear forehead, black and white eyes ⁸³, thin lips, white garments, and a pleasant fragrance. He sat at the head of my father, uncovered his face, and passed his right hand over him, and Allah removed the blackness and blueness from him, and he returned as he was at first, and reverted to his state. Then the young man stood to leave through the door, so I grabbed him with my hand and said to him, 'Who are you, may Allah have mercy on you? Allah has bestowed a favor upon me and my father through you today.' He said, 'O young man, do you not know me?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'I am the master of the children of Adam, and no pride ⁸⁴. I am Muhammad ibn Abdullah. Know, O young man, that between your father and Allah there was an evil that made him deserving of immediate punishment in this world and torment in the Hereafter. But this father of yours never ceases, in his standing and sitting, eating and drinking, night and day, from sending blessings upon me ⁸⁵. When the angels of punishment descended upon him and he reached that state, the angels entrusted with my grave hastened and said, 'O Muhammad, so-and-so, son of so-and-so, who never ceased sending blessings upon you, has had the angels of punishment descend upon him. Perhaps you might intercede for him with his Lord.' So I sought intercession, and my Lord granted my intercession for him by His grace and generosity.' From the meter of al-Kamil ⁸⁶: You have surpassed, O Taha ⁸⁷, all the prophets ❖ In light, so glorified is He who formed you. By Allah, O Master, the like of you has never been ❖ In the worlds, by the truth of Him who sent you. O my Master, be my intercessor from my poverty ❖ Indeed, I am poor among creation for your riches. O most noble of the two weighty beings ⁸⁸, O treasure of creation ❖ Bestow upon me with your generosity and have mercy on me with your pleasure. For you are the most noble intercessor and the one whose intercession is accepted ❖ And by beauty, he who seeks has attained and fulfilled. Perhaps you will intercede for him at his reckoning ❖ For he has become clinging to your rope. Make my reading an intercession for me tomorrow ❖ Perhaps I will be under your banner on the Day of Gathering. May Allah bless you, O banner of guidance ❖ As long as a longing one yearns for your abode. And upon your noble companions, all of them ❖ And the followers, and everyone who befriends you. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the ornament of months and years, the best of those who possess virtues and excellences in perfection. Among the virtues of sending blessings upon him is what is narrated from some of the righteous: he said, 'I had set upon myself every night at bedtime a specific number of blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when I retired to my bed. One night I completed the number, and my eyes overcame me. I was living in a room, and suddenly the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, entered upon me through the door of the room, and the room became illuminated with light. Then he approached me and said, "Give me this mouth that frequently sends blessings, that I may kiss it." I felt shy to kiss him on the mouth, so I turned my face away, and he kissed my cheek. I awoke startled immediately, and my wife beside me awoke, and the house was fragrant with musk from his scent, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The scent of musk remained from his direction for about eight days.' O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, pure in deeds and words, beautiful in conduct and states. Among the virtues of sending blessings upon him is as narrated from al-Shibli ⁸⁹: 'A young man from among the righteous used to converse with me, and he died. I saw him in a dream and said to him, "What did you encounter?" He said, "I encountered terrors. When the angels questioned me, my tongue was silenced. I said to myself, 'Was I not a Muslim who loved Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and sent blessings upon him?' While I was bewildered, a handsome man with pure garments and pleasant fragrance sat before me and said, 'Do not fear,' and he taught me my proof. I said to him, 'Who are you, may Allah have mercy on you?' He said, 'I am an angel created from your blessings upon Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and I have been commanded not to leave you until I deliver you from every terror.'" So bless him, O Allah, and his family, who are the best of companions and the most noble of families, and his companions, streams of generosity and giving, with a blessing that envelops us in the lights of Majesty and Beauty, and clothes us with Your pleasure in garments of splendor and perfection, and gives us to drink from the nectar of Your sweet, delicious, pure wine, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the cup of love with pleasant taste and drink, the bride of the angels seated on the throne of nearness and proximity. Among the virtues of sending blessings upon him is that he said, 'When a servant sends blessings upon me once, a caller calls out, "Allah sends blessings upon you tenfold," and the inhabitants of the first heaven hear it and say, "He sends blessings..."'

Then the inhabitants of the second heaven hear it and say, 'May Allah bless you,' a hundred times. Then the inhabitants of the third heaven hear it and say, 'May Allah bless you,' a thousand times. Then the inhabitants of the fourth heaven hear it and say, 'May Allah bless you,' two thousand times. Then the inhabitants of the fifth heaven hear it and say, 'May Allah bless you,' four thousand times. Then the inhabitants of the sixth heaven hear it and say, 'May Allah bless you,' six thousand times. Then the inhabitants of the seventh heaven hear it and say, 'May Allah bless you,' seven thousand times. Then Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says: 'Leave the prayer of this servant who prays [upon the Prophet] to Me, just as he magnified My Prophet and prayed upon him with a willing heart, so that I may forgive him all his sins.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the means ⁹⁰ and the intercession, the imam of the People of the Sunnah and the Community ⁹¹, concerning whom it is narrated that the prayer upon him causes the noble angels to pray for the servant who prays upon him and fulfills his right, so that intercession is accepted for him from those whom You have given hearing and obedience. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the choicest of His chosen merciful ones and the imam of His generous saints, concerning whom it is narrated that the prayer upon him has a light that ascends to heaven, and its doors open, and its fragrance ascends; and when supplication accompanies it, it follows it, especially if it is interposed between two prayers [upon the Prophet], for its light carries the supplication with it and strengthens hope with Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the purest of the pure in origin and branch, the most truthful of speakers in word and deed, concerning whom it is narrated that the prayer upon him is all accepted, but it multiplies according to the intention and purpose of the one praying. For the one who prays upon him out of honor for his right and veneration of his station and longing to meet him is not like the one who prays upon him for the fulfillment of his need or the repulsion of harm. The latter has his own share, while the former is solely concerned with the right of his Prophet and has departed from his own share. Thus the reward of the first is greater and his good is more immense, except for the one who prays upon him on Friday, due to the virtue of the day and the hour, he obtains the aforementioned number in any case, as a favor and grace from Him, Glorified be He. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those to whom sinners seek refuge in his presence and shade, the most noble of those whose words and deeds the imams follow, concerning whom it is narrated from Abu Sulayman al-Darrani ⁹² regarding the virtue of prayer upon him: 'Whoever wishes to ask Allah for something should begin with prayer upon him, peace and blessings be upon him, then ask Allah for his need, and conclude with prayer upon him. For Allah accepts the two prayers, and He is more generous than to leave what is between them [unanswered] by His grace.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Prophet of mercy, the treasure of wisdom, the book of the unseen, supported by the light of obedience and infallibility, who said: 'Everything has a purification and a washing, and the purification of the hearts of the believers from rancor is prayer upon me.' And he said: 'Prayer upon me illuminates the heart and purifies it from hypocrisy, just as something is purified with water. Indeed, whoever says, "O Allah, bless Muhammad," has opened for himself seventy doors of mercy.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of everything and its guidance, the most generous of those to whom creatures seek refuge in his rank and high station, who said: 'Whoever prays upon me an accepted prayer, the sins of eighty years are erased from him.' And he said: 'Whoever prays upon me seven times, Allah loves him.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the pious, the adornment of the chosen messengers, the most noble of those over whom night darkens and day shines, concerning whom some of the righteous, eminent, and pure scholars said regarding the virtues of prayer upon him: 'How could prayer upon him, peace and blessings be upon him, not produce light in the heart of the believer, when Allah has called him a manifest light and a luminous lamp, and described his companions and followers as having light in the heart, where He said: "Is he whose breast Allah has expanded for Islam, so he is upon a light from his Lord" ⁹³?' What is in prayer upon him, peace and blessings be upon him, of the secret of the comprehensive balance that perfects the servant and completes him, as if it removes the heat of fiery natures and strengthens the souls. Therefore, it takes the place of the spiritual master ⁹⁴ in this respect, unlike other remembrances. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those through whose service and love a person is honored, the most noble of those through whose friendship and proximity the lover boasts, concerning whom some of the gnostics ⁹⁵ said regarding the virtues of prayer upon him: 'Whoever prays upon him with a willing heart and an open breast, his soul becomes good, his conduct becomes beautiful, his innermost becomes pure, his heart becomes illuminated, and his companion and whisperer ⁹⁶ depart from him. Thus the heart becomes a mirror for unseen things, by which he witnesses what is absent from him and recalls what he forgets, due to the illumination of his heart and the purification of his core.' So bless him, O Allah, and his noble family and companions, a blessing by which You make us among the people of his friendship and party, and by which You give us to drink from the nectar of his love and the wine of his drink, and by which we become among those who forbade their souls from desire, repented to Allah, and sought forgiveness for their sins, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My treasure is Your love, O Chosen One ⁹⁷, For it is the best of what is stored. O you who have great rank and To whom belongs the banner of praise and the Kawthar ⁹⁸, O the highest of creation in station, O The most majestic of those who forbid and command, O mercy of Allah, O intercessor, While people on the Day of Gathering are bewildered, By Your name, O Lord, You have joined his name, For he is mentioned when You are mentioned. His sublime attributes—all of creation Cannot encompass them, nor can the rain be counted. He whom Allah, Exalted is His name, singled out With His saying: "So proclaim what you are commanded" ⁹⁹. And bless, O Lord, the Chosen One And his family, as long as the seas flow, And his family and the early followers Who did good—whenever they are mentioned, As long as a lover is infatuated or a cloud passes, And a caravan travels or an army marches. Openings of prosperity and blessings, glad tidings of good and breezes, stations of obedience and closeness, goals of intimacy and solitude, places of remembrance and whispered prayers, manifestations of manifestation and mercies, and abodes of secrets.

and miracles ¹⁰⁰, and shining lights of illuminations ¹⁰¹ and stations ¹⁰², and means leading to the honor of ranks and the best of dealings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ⁴⁸, Your beloved, whom You commanded to be respected and honored with veneration and exaltation, and You elevated his rank in Your Mighty Book as an honor and glorification for him, and You said—and Your word is the truth: "Indeed, Allah and His angels bless the Prophet; O you who have believed, bless him and grant him peace with a proper greeting." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, through whose blessing souls and spirits are purified. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for whom You appointed an angel over his grave, whose head is beneath the Throne and whose feet are in the depths of the seventh lowest earth, seeking forgiveness for whoever blesses him until he dies, and his name is Mantarus ¹⁰³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom You crowned with the crown of Your care and raised his rank among Your prophets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for indeed Allah has an angel to whom He has given the hearing of all creatures, and he stands over my grave when I die; no one blesses me but he says, "O Muhammad, so-and-so son of so-and-so has blessed you," and then the Majestic Lord blesses that man ten times for each blessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom You made the eye of Your mercy and poured out upon creatures the vast sea of his generosity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who said: "Ridwan ¹⁰⁴, the keeper of Paradise, greeted me and said, 'O Muhammad, no one rejoiced at your mission as I rejoiced at it.'" "I swear by Allah, Allah divided Paradise into three thirds: one third enters it without reckoning, one third is judged with an easy reckoning, and one third intercedes for them and their intercession is accepted." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose mention tongues utter and hearts yearn for. O Allah ⁴⁹, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who said: "When I was taken on the Night Journey to the heaven of this world, I passed by an angel named Isma'il ¹⁰⁵, whose troops are seventy thousand, entrusted with the gate of heaven. They opened the gate for me, blessed me, and sought forgiveness for me, so I praised and thanked Allah." O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom the bearers of Your Throne, the angels of inspiration, the servants of the veils and pavilions, those entrusted with the Kursi ¹⁰⁶, and the great ones among the near ones ¹⁰⁷ have blessed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who said: "Increase blessings upon me, for Allah has appointed over me an angel named Talsiya'il ¹⁰⁸; when a servant blesses me, he snatches it from his mouth as a bird snatches a grain, until he hovers with it over my grave, saying, 'O Muhammad, so-and-so son of so-and-so has blessed you and conveyed greetings to you.' Then twenty thousand good deeds are recorded for him with the finest musk, twenty thousand degrees are raised for him, twenty thousand good deeds are recorded, twenty thousand evil deeds are erased, and twenty thousand trees are planted for him on the bank of Kawthar ¹⁰⁹ in the Abode of Peace ¹¹⁰." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom You adorned with the garments of might and obedience, and honored above Your prophets, and made him abundant in fortune and merchandise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who said: "Indeed, seventy thousand angels pray in the Frequented House ¹¹¹ every day, then they descend, and when they descend, they circumambulate the Ka'ba and bless me, then they depart; they do not get another turn until the Hour is established." So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You cause us to die upon the Sunnah and the community ¹¹², and make us among those who feared their Lord in secret and in public and obeyed Him, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Fragments of blossoms, luminous stars, goodly words, righteous deeds, pure friendship, a gift of recompense, solitudes of unveilings, secrets of descents, inspirations of divine teachings. "Indeed, Allah conferred a great favor upon the believers when He sent among them a Messenger from among themselves, reciting to them ⁵⁰ His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom, although before that they were in manifest error." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved; if people knew what blessings and gifts are in blessing him, they would renounce the world and its familiar things, and its embellishments would become to them like yesterday that has passed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved; if people knew what miracles and virtues are in blessing him, they would make it the focus of their eyes and compete for it with bodies and shoulders. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved; if people knew what honor of rank and elevation of stations are in blessing him, they would make it the sustenance of their constitution and dispense with food and drink.

He who, if people knew what blessings of fulfilling needs and raising ranks lie in invoking blessings upon him ¹¹³, they would have dispensed with intermediaries and made it the means to attain their goals and achieve their desires. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what perfect happiness and good outcomes lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have sacrificed themselves to acquire its merit and devoted themselves to it in gatherings and processions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what honor of glories and occasions lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have seized the noble honor of his prophetic status and made it among the greatest treasures and highest gains. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what treasures and objectives lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have taken it as a provision and made it the stock of their stores in times of ease and hardship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what marvels and wonders lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have adhered to its sessions and abandoned lying on beds and gazing at stars. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what good conduct and purity of ways lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have preferred it over the company of companions, tribes, and loved ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what affection and compassion for the distant and the near lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have brought it flowing over their cheeks and been drawn to it from the farthest east and west. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what means and desires lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have fortified themselves with it and made it a talisman to repel calamities and misfortunes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what lies in invoking blessings upon him, it would purify them from human follies and all faults. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that preserves us from earthquakes, terrors, afflictions, and all kinds of calamities, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what divine sciences ¹¹⁴ and gnosis lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have folded their notebooks and come to derive from it the lights of unveilings and direct vision. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what elevation of rank and high status lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have adopted its perfect etiquette and traversed through it the paths of the noble elite. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what light of knowledge and perfection of faith lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have lowered their eyes from what distracts them from it and occupied themselves with what saves them from the pitfalls of sins and the causes of disgrace and humiliation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what light of knowledge and perfection of faith lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have immersed their time in it and increased its recitation in secret and in public. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what stations of proximity and nearness lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have interceded through it to their Lord and sought from Him pardon, forgiveness, and remission. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what protection of honor and guarding of the tongue lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have filled their gatherings with it and fortified themselves through its remembrance from falsehood, obscenity, and slander. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what joy, delight, and solace lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have made it the sustenance of bodies, the nourishment of souls, and the rest of bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what gifts of contentment and satisfaction lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have spread it in assemblies and danced with joy upon hearing it on heads and fingertips. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what removal of worries, griefs, and sorrows lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have adhered to its study and persisted in it at all times and seasons. So bless him, O Allah, and his pure-hearted family and his noble, heroic companions, the brave lions, with a blessing that establishes us in the highest station in the gardens of Paradise and grants us what no eye has seen nor ear has heard of splendid palaces and beautiful maidens, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what light of mercies lies in invoking blessings upon him at the beginning and end, they would have made it their constant habit and practice, and exerted themselves in it while people slept. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what glad tidings and flashes lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have sought refuge in its impregnable fortress and sought protection through it from obstacles and hindrances. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if people knew what shining lights and illuminations lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would have worshipped through it at all times.

They made them ¹¹⁵ a regular litany ¹¹⁶ which they constantly recite ¹¹⁷ at night and at the ends of the day. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what blessings and secrets ¹¹⁸ lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would make it their provision and preparation, and spread it as a treasure for the abode of triumph and permanence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what benefits and virtues ¹¹⁹ lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would seek healing through it and make it an antidote ¹²⁰ to cure chronic diseases and all ailments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what excellences and merits ¹²¹ lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would make it a connection and a ladder by which they ascend to the heaven of nearness and means ¹²². (54) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what immediate and deferred good lies in invoking blessings upon him, they would place its scrolls ¹²³ upon their heads and seek through it the highest ranks and noblest stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what inspirations and illuminations ¹²⁴ lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would make it a key to open the treasures of the Lord of the earth and heavens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what noble deeds and miracles ¹²⁵ lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would make it a means to raise positions and attain the loftiest stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what guidance and success ¹²⁶ lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would occupy themselves with its remembrance and follow thereby the paths of the people of sainthood and realization ¹²⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what concentration of intention ¹²⁸ upon Allah in the outward and inward lies in invoking blessings upon him, they would constantly recite it and raise their voices in villages, cities, and all places. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what generosity of souls and noble character traits lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would restrain their tongues from meddling in what does not concern them and seek thereby the pleasure of their Lord, the Creator King. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what openings ¹²⁹ and provisions lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would close the doors of greed and avarice and become independent through it of all kinds of trade and striving in the markets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what treasures and precious gifts of liberation ¹³⁰ lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would hoard it like a miser hoards his wealth and place its necklaces ¹³¹ upon their chests and necks. (55) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what benefits and spoils lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would prefer it over wearing fine garments, crowns, and tying turbans. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what breaking of habits ¹³² and noble favors lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would make it a shield to fortify themselves against the assault of enemies and the tyranny of oppressors and criminals. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what nearness and determinations ¹³³ lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would abandon entering gardens and resting from the heat of midday and the scorching wind. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what good things and blessings lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would seek through it the stations of triumph, happiness, and everlasting glory. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You forgive us sins and great errors, and protect thereby our souls, wealth, and families, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what righteousness and religion lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would vie in hastening to it and receive it with left and right. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what sincerity and certainty lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would bring its meaning to their hearts and attend to it at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what enthusiasm and gentleness lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would exert effort for its reward and make it a mainstay in litanies and instruction ¹³⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what firmness and establishment ¹³⁵ lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would seek refuge in its secure sanctuary and enter under its fortified fortress. O Allah, bless and grant peace (56) to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what victory and clear conquest lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would vie in spreading it with pure gold and precious pearls. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what obedience and strong religion lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would crowd around its sweetest source and drink the delicious pure drink. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what witnessing ¹³⁶ and transformation lie in invoking blessings upon him, they would receive it with cheerfulness and welcome, and place it upon the forehead and brow.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of majesty and veneration, they would hasten to increase in its remembrance and seek its abundant grace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of soundness of belief and goodness of intention, they would cast off the garments of frivolity and heedlessness and serve its carpet with love and sincerity of intention. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of opening ¹³⁷ and illumination, they would abandon every distraction that occupies them from it and purify with it their gatherings of study and teaching. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of felicity and blessings, they would give it precedence in all their affairs and take it as a mark of honor in their states of stillness and motion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of protection and deliverance, they would make it a talisman and amulet for the removal of hardships and the vicissitudes of afflictions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of precious subtleties and graces, they would refine their souls with it and dispense with the recitation of litanies ¹³⁸ and daily devotions ¹³⁹ by its constant repetition. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of abundant fortune and high standing, they would wipe their faces in its pure assemblies and place it upon their temples and foreheads. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of spiritual support ¹⁴⁰ and reinforcement, they would engrave it on the pages of their hearts with the water of longing and implant it in the core of their innermost being. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of ecstasy and delight, they would take pleasure in the subtle meanings thereof over the sweetness of honey and the sipping of wine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of success and triumph, they would hasten to hear its exquisite words and fly to engage in it with wings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of gifts and offerings, they would serve its carpet with their souls and wealth and abandon the abodes of honor and nobility. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of immense worth and destiny, they would make it the qibla ¹⁴¹ of their quest and seek intercession through it to their Lord in secret and in public. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of might and reverence, they would anoint their eyes with its Muhammadan kohl and deprive themselves of sweet sleep and slumber. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of the erasure of sins and transgressions, they would flee to it at the descent of hardships and the onslaught of death. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if people knew what is in blessing him of healing and complete recovery, they would dispense with the treatment of physicians and the medicine of ailments through its antidote. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if the lovers knew what is in blessing him of reward and recompense, they would shake their mounts in the deserts of reaching him and abandon the beautiful women and palaces. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if the forerunners knew what is in blessing him of bliss and joy, they would leave wealth and children and ride to him on the backs of mounts and traverse the seas. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if the praisers knew what is in extolling his rank of obedience and piety, they would elaborate in that and prefer praising his Chosen ¹⁴² qualities over stringing unique pearls and necklaces. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if the wayfarers ¹⁴³ knew what is in blessing him of observing etiquette and preserving states, they would rely upon it in their journey and make it a ladder to the stations of proximity and arrival. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if the devout knew what is in blessing him of guarding the tongue and abandoning superfluity, they would restrain themselves upon it and take it as a provision for the Day of Eternity and Descent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if the seekers ¹⁴⁴ knew what is in blessing him of guiding the erring and the ignorant, they would urge the seekers towards it and say: By Allah, this is the way of the great ones and the masters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if the worshippers knew what is in blessing him of humbling the self, concealing deeds, and obscurity, they would rise to it with all their needs and receive it with cheerfulness and acceptance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if the ascetics knew what is in blessing him of perfection of knowledge and illumination of intellects, they would increase in its repetition and urge the young and the old to it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, for if the desirous knew what is in blessing him of attaining the goal and achieving the hoped-for, they would urge the people of spiritual training to it and call them to it in an absolute and comprehensive manner.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master ¹⁴⁵ and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if the hopeful knew what is in blessing him of easing the difficult and the submissive—they would devote themselves to it in the mosques of praise and roll up their sleeves for its service. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if the heedless knew what is in blessing him of restoring the lost and awakening the forgetful—they would awaken to it and increase its remembrance at times of forgetfulness and heedlessness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if the rememberers knew what is in blessing him of releasing the imprisoned and freeing the shackled—they would hasten to it and cling to its special properties mentioned in the rational and transmitted ¹⁴⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if the perfect ones knew what is in blessing him of preserving the principles and attaining ¹⁴⁷—they would clasp their fingers upon it and make it a key to the doors of ascent and entry. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if those who bless knew what is in blessing him of attaining wishes and requests—they would tighten the saddles towards it and drive the litters and loads. So bless him, O Allah, and his pure family, pure in garments and hems, and his companions who cut with their proofs the backs of those who say heresy and incarnation ¹⁴⁸, a blessing by which You water from us every sick body and ailing heart, and suffice us by it from every great calamity and terrifying matter, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if the seekers ¹⁴⁹ knew what is in blessing him of insight into consciences and unveiling of the unseen—they would swim in its luminous seas and make it the treasure of their sought-after secret. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if those turning to Allah knew what is in blessing him of attaining the desired and perfection of the sought—they would strive in seeking it until they behold the pavilions of might and the essence of the veiled secret. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if the repentant to Allah knew what is in blessing him of forgiveness of slips and covering of faults—they would supplicate with it to Allah in the dawn hours and desire from their Lord pardon for their blameworthy deed and tainted action. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if those who have arrived ¹⁵⁰ knew what is in blessing him of guidance to Allah and governance of creation—they would pray with it in the depths of nights and seek by its recitation the pleasure of their Lord, the King, the Truth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if the deficient knew what is in blessing him of guidance and righteousness—they would surrender their affairs to it and submit to its prophetic rulings and lay down their arms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if the teachers knew what is in blessing him of blessing and expansion of the breast at the beginning and commencement—they would recommend it to their children generation after generation and write it in scrolls and tablets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if the travelers to Allah knew what is in blessing him of prophetic counsels in the evening and morning—they would delight their hearts with the coolness of its sweetness and rebuke for its abandonment the people of heedlessness and stingy souls. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if the fearful knew what is in blessing him of relief from distress and repelling of sorrows—they would seek refuge in its impregnable fortress and make it a shield from the striking of swords and thrusting of spears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if the saints ¹⁵¹ knew what is in blessing him of attaining prophetic succession and inheritance—they would annihilate themselves completely in it and persist in it until the Day of Resurrection and Rising. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if the pious knew what is in blessing him of examining lofty matters and research—they would vie for acquiring its virtues and dispense with it over women, children, and hoarded treasures of gold and silver, branded horses, cattle, and tillage. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You protect us from obscenity, indecency, and impurity, and rescue us by it from the mires of hardships and the accidents of fatigue and illness, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what is in blessing him of refining souls and subduing the arrogance of youth—they would set out to it in the dawn hours and praise the outcome of their night journey in going and returning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what is in blessing him of attaining hopes and facilitating difficult matters—they would set up markets for it and prefer it over acquiring profits and pursuing means. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what is in blessing him of curing obligations and conforming to the Sunna and the Book—they would make it a means for purifying deeds and a support for reaching Allah and affiliation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what is in blessing him of high ranks and honor of affiliation—they would vie in stringing its Ahmadine ¹⁵² jewels and elaborate in its praise to the utmost. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what is in blessing him of majesty, awe, and veneration of the station—they would venerate it greatly and adorn with it the connections of speech and the gems of address and response.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of severing attachments ¹⁵³ and unveiling the veil ¹⁵⁴—they would realize the realities of its sciences and repel with it the obstacles of doubts and suspicions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of successive blessings when meeting companions and gathering of loved ones—they would make it the ultimate goal of their interests and attain through it the stations of nearness and proximity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of healing remedies and repelling ailments—they would treat with it their apparent and hidden illnesses and bring down through its blessing the cause of mercies from the Lord of lords. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of intimacy in states of loneliness and estrangement—they would cast off restraint and be enraptured by its remembrance in deserts and wildernesses and in the depths of valleys and ravines. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of spiritual discipline ¹⁵⁵ and assuming the character of the noble and excellent ones—they would train their souls upon it and make it a ladder ¹⁵⁶ to the path of goodness and rightness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of perfecting the sciences of the path ¹⁵⁷ and mastering the rules of etiquette—they would regret what they missed of abandoning it and would reproach and blame themselves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of expiating sins and lifting punishment—they would seek intercession through its rank to Allah and ask through it for deliverance from the Fire and evil punishment and chastisement. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the imams, the poles ¹⁵⁸, and his companions who scattered with their swords the ranks of armies and parties, a blessing by which You secure us from the trial of the grave and the questioning of the reckoning, and by which You protect us from disappointment of hope and evil end, and by which You bring us near to You in closeness and good abode, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O mercy of this world and refuge of its people, and security of every east and west, O He from whom we hope every honor, and who is predominant in majesty, O He through whom in calamities I seek intercession, and to whom in all events is my escape, O He whom we call and He hears us, from a distance, with the hearing of the nearest, O He whom we hope for the removal of a great matter and for the untying of a twisted, difficult knot, O He who bestows upon existence favors, green ¹⁵⁹, encompassing like the downpour of rain, O succor of those in the two horizons ¹⁶⁰ and their rain, and their spring in every barren year, O He who is the pious, the pure, the secret of secrets, good from good. And upon you be Allah's blessings, O banner of guidance, as long as clouds pour down with rain, and upon your noble companions, the eminent ones, people of virtue, every refined one, as long as doves coo and the aromatic plants of Syria grow with the breeze of the hare's scent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of care and pride—they would write it with water of emerald, coral, and red rubies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of relief from hardships and distress—they would write it with water of silver and nuggets of gold. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of beautiful praise and novel speech—they would dispense with it from pleasures, ascetics of the valleys, and the spring season. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of facilitation, congratulations, and security—they would write it with water of rose, jasmine, and sprinkling of jasmine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of care, honor, and glory—they would write it with water of ambergris, musk, and aloeswood. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of repelling hardships, terrors, worry, and grief—they would write it with water of narcissus, lime, basil, and lily. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of illuminating hearts and purifying from vices and impurities—they would write it with water of spikenard, clove, saffron, and myrtle. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of uniting hearts and comfort of bodies—they would write it with water of blossom, violet, and chamomile. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who—if people knew what blessings upon him entail of lofty station and high exalted rank—they would write it with water of mastic, frankincense, and costly oud. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You endow us with his complete essential character, and by which You cause us to stroll in the gardens of his knowledge and his ripe, blooming ascents, and by which You make us among his victorious, accepted, and saved group, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Complete poem: Send blessings upon the secret of existence, Muhammad, O community that rose with him like moons. Send blessings upon Taha ¹⁶¹, the intercessor, Muhammad, O community that clothed itself with lights through him.

Send blessings upon the crown of perfection, Muhammad ¹⁶², O community whose remembrances are adorned by him. Send blessings upon the eye of guidance, Muhammad ¹⁶³, O community called righteous through him. Send blessings upon the eye of certainty, Muhammad ¹⁶⁴, O community whose secrets are purified by him. Indeed, blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad erase sins and remove burdens. Indeed, blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad have prepared a place of visitation for the foremost. Indeed, blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad remove distress and bring about desires. Indeed, blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad fill the regions with the repetition of its reward. Indeed, blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad are exalted, and its reward surpasses the rains. Indeed, blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad pour down clouds of its grace abundantly. Indeed, blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad heal hearts and dispel sorrows. How many signs does the Prophet Muhammad have that cut off excuses for the denier? How many favors does the Prophet Muhammad have that the righteous have made their gold coins? Allah magnified his rank and exalted him, and prepared him as a place of visitation for the righteous. Allah magnified his rank and loved him, and rewarded him with the very essence of wealth abundantly. Allah created his law and supported it with the treasuries of the dominion without arrogance. Allah strengthened His religion and honored it, and chose him to manifest His religion. Then blessings upon him equal fortune and cover the highlands and lowlands. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if the learned knew what is in blessings upon him of the secret of revelation and the lights of opening and inspiration, they would make them the tablet of their locks and seek help through them in understanding the sciences of the Sharia and all rulings. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if the learned knew what is in blessings upon him of the signs and great miracles, they would make them the unification of their gnoses and spiritual gifts, and remove through them from their hearts the darkness of doubts and illusions. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if the learned knew what is in blessings upon him of comprehensive wisdoms and the distinction between the lawful and the unlawful, they would build upon them the foundations of religion and establish upon them the pillars of Islam. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if the learned knew what is in blessings upon him of attaining the goal and reaching the desire, they would fill their gatherings with them and make them the delight of assemblies and the musk of the conclusion. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if the learned knew what is in blessings upon him of beautiful gifts and great treasures, they would make them the lamp of their dwellings and illuminate with them the darkness of night and the depths of gloom. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if the learned knew what is in blessings upon him of refinement of character and sweetness of speech, they would hasten to them dragging on their cheeks and dance for their remembrance longingly on their feet. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if the learned knew what is in blessings upon him of good fortune, status, and elevation of rank, they would fortify themselves with them against the accidents of time and the assault of days. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if the learned knew what is in blessings upon him of the perfection of faith and Islam, they would make them the mount of their journey and reach through them their Lord, the All-Knowing King. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, the leading masters, and his companions, the noble chiefs, a blessing by which You save us from blindness, leprosy, and elephantiasis, and deliver us from terrible diseases, the confusion of madness, and the touch of nightmares, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if kings knew what is in blessings upon him of suppressing the enemy and repelling the envy of the envious, they would dispense with striking with lances, covering with swords, and wearing armor and shields. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if kings knew what is in blessings upon him of facilitating affairs and softening the hard and the rock, they would cling to his fortified fortress and abandon armies, troops, and soldiers. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if kings knew what is in blessings upon him of glad tidings of blessing and good fortune, they would hold fast to his strong rope and suffice with them instead of receiving visitors and all delegations. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if kings knew what is in blessings upon him of patience over loss and contentment with what is present, they would wean their souls from desires and not care about the adornment of bracelets and the rose of cheeks. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if kings knew what is in blessings upon him of fulfilling covenants and fulfilling promises, they would raise their ambitions from committing sins and wear the robes of majesty and wave the banners. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if kings knew what is in blessings upon him of opening the treasuries of generosity and munificence, they would devote themselves to them and attain through them what would admit them to the abode of recompense and eternity. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if kings knew what is in blessings upon him of raising ranks and reaching stations of ascent and elevation, they would stop their ears with the firmness of fear and not listen to the sound of the flute and the plucking of the lute. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who, if kings knew what is in blessings upon him of attaining wishes and reaching the goal, they would spend their lives in acquiring its reward and reach the utmost of effort. And send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, a blessing that gives us to drink from his overflowing basin, and admits us through it under his ample shade and his raised banner, and conveys us through it to the utmost of wishes and desires from Your pleasure and his pleasure, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Send blessings upon the guide, the son of Amina ¹⁶⁵, who was brought by the expanse of the fingers as a generous one.

More radiant than the shining moon when it appears, ❖ And Muhammad finds bliss in that. O you who hope for his intercession, ❖ Send blessings upon him and greet him with peace. Upright love, sincere affection, abundant good, immense generosity, straight religion, a straight path, A virtue attested by the spirit on the day of "Am I not?" ¹⁶⁶, and through it came to her the tremendous majesty and the exalted rank. And from him is a crown upon which ascended the solitary wayfarers ¹⁶⁷ and the poles ¹⁶⁸ who have reached the presence of felicity, And the ultimate degree of honor, lordship, and veneration: a majestic station, a comely master, a noble prophet, A beloved, kind and merciful to the believers. Send blessings upon the best of all creation ❖ And the most exalted of those invoked on the Day of Standing ¹⁶⁹. For he is the intercessor for one whose sin is great, ❖ And he is the cure for the malady of the sinner. Send blessings upon him and increase his remembrance; you will find him a treasure in the most noble station. Radiant lights, miraculous secrets, truthful states, surpassing blossoms, (68) fragrant breezes, exquisite gifts, preceding felicity, profitable trade—they guide to abundant prayer, the wafting of mercies and the growth of blessings from the Wise, Generous Lord. {Indeed, there has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book. By it Allah guides those who follow His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darkness into the light by His permission and guides them to a straight path.} ¹⁷⁰ And is the master of masters anything but a prophet ❖ Who came as a mercy to the worlds and a master? And the company of Allah's messengers, all of them, by his mention ❖ Sought intercession with the Merciful at the station of the call. And none removes the veils but Muhammad, ❖ And none rescues from destruction but the Beloved. And the Chosen One, the Elect, is none but exalted, ❖ And the one who remembers him becomes a master through his remembrance. The hearts of the wayfarers are illuminated by his light, ❖ O how blessed is a heart that loves Muhammad! And the remembrance of the best of creation is nothing but a purifier ❖ For the impurities of the heart that rust has harmed. And can darkness grow in the heart of one who remembers, ❖ When it blazes with the sublime light, kindled? And what splendor is like the light of Muhammad? ❖ Through it the lights of the heart of one who follows him shine. Blessing, honor, and mercy upon him, ❖ And the purest peace, ever renewed. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the light of understandings and the lamp of darkness, who said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me once, Allah commands his two guardian angels not to record any sin against him for three days." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the treasure of sciences and the knot of the perfect, ordered prophecy, who said: "Whoever of my community sends blessings upon me three times, Allah forgives him if he is standing before he sits, and if he is sitting before he stands." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the Sunnah and the effusion of gifts and favors, who said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me a thousand times every day will not die until he sees his seat in Paradise." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the delight of religion and the world, the possessor of lofty success and the highest rank, who said: (69) "Indeed, the most saved among you on the Day of Resurrection from its terrors is the one who sends the most blessings upon me in the abode of this world." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who trusted in Allah and had good opinion of Him, and the most excellent of those whom He made a protection and shield for his community, who said: "Increase blessings upon me, and I will increase your hopes in Paradise." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people and the best of those whose sight delights the beholder in wakefulness and sleep, who said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me three times every day and three times every night out of love and longing for me, it is incumbent upon Allah to forgive his sins that night and that day." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the most manifest secret and the most sublime, sweetest source, who said: "Whoever is pleased to meet Allah while He is pleased with him, let him increase blessings upon me five hundred times every day; he will never be in need, his sins will be erased, his misdeeds wiped out, his joy perpetual, his prayer answered, his hope granted, he will be aided against his enemy and in the means of good, and he will be among those who accompany his Prophet in the highest gardens." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those to whom souls yearn and upon whom the burdens of hope alight, who said: "Indeed, Allah has three hundred pens of light, and they write nothing but blessings upon me and upon my household. Whoever sends blessings upon me, the angels send blessings upon him, his Lord sends blessings upon him, and there remains nothing in the seven heavens nor in the seven earths, the seas, the trees, the birds, and the plants but sends blessings upon him." And whoever strives in remembrance of the Prophet and his family, * The Guide will thank him there out of affection. And he will know people upon whom shone * The stars of his remembrance when they arrive tomorrow. There, O glad tidings for one whose name is written * And recorded with the Hashimite ¹⁷¹ and fixed, And inscribed with pens in the scrolls of divine pleasure, * And he returns with approval, as has been transmitted. Thus said he whose speech is not doubted, * And a truthful one like the one who came as a guide. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of guidance and uprightness, and mercy shaded by a cloud, who said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me fifty times in a day (70) will shake my hand on the Day of Resurrection." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the best messenger whom every believer has met and followed, and who led his community on a right path, who said: "Whoever is pleased to meet Allah while He is pleased with him, let him increase blessings upon me, for whoever sends blessings upon me five hundred times every day will never be in need." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the remover of distress and the dispeller of darkness, who said: "The one among you who sends the most blessings upon me will have the most honor with me."

Allah and ¹⁷² blessing. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the most honored of those whom his Lord chose, approved, brought near, and selected, who said: "Send many blessings upon me, and I will increase your vision of the face of Allah." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the crown and the cloud, and the best of those whom He supported with miracles and ¹⁷³ generosity, who said: "Send many blessings upon me, and I will increase your intercession on the Day of Resurrection." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the great in rank and majesty, the pearl of beauty without peer or likeness, who said: "If you forget something, send blessings upon me, for you will remember it, if Allah wills." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the overflowing abundance of gifts and the shining star of happiness, who said: "Whoever says in the morning, 'May Allah bless Muhammad as he deserves,' will not be deprived that day of any of Allah's mercy, little or much." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the orator of the noble presence and the imam of the lofty station of honor, who said: "No people sit in a gathering without mentioning Allah and without seeking support through blessings upon me, but they will disperse with a stench worse than the smell of a carcass." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the pole of sovereignty, clear in proof, the mountain of glory, great in rank and status, who said: "Blessings upon me demolish sins just as the axe demolishes a building." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the spirit of the worlds, the purified of gardens, the bride of joys, fragrant of sleeves, who said: "Send many blessings upon me, for they extinguish the wrath of the Almighty and overwhelm the plot of Satan." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the beacon of religion, lofty of pillars, the spirit of truth whose name is written on the leg of the Throne of the Most Merciful, who said: "No Muslim greets me with peace in the east or west but that I and the angels of my Lord return the greeting." A questioner said, "O Messenger of Allah, what about the people of Medina?" He said, "What does the generous one say about his neighbors and his neighbors regarding what I know of preserving neighborliness and neighbors?" O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the martyrs and the ¹⁷⁴ direction of the pious, who said: "Whoever sends one blessing upon me, Allah and His angels send a hundred blessings upon him; whoever sends ten blessings upon me, Allah writes for him two absolutions: absolution from hypocrisy and absolution from the Fire, and He will make him dwell in the gardens on the Day of Resurrection with the martyrs." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of accepted intercession and bestowed gifts, who said: "Whoever sends a hundred blessings upon me each day, Allah writes for him a thousand thousand good deeds, erases a thousand thousand evil deeds, and writes for him a hundred accepted charities." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those by whose time the worlds were blessed, the noblest of those whose voice ears were adorned to hear, who said: "Whoever sends a thousand blessings upon me will be given glad tidings of Paradise before his death." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the chosen one, disciplined with the etiquette of servitude in his silence and speech, the best of those whose trustworthiness and truthfulness the worlds witnessed, who said: "Send many blessings upon me at dawn and seek forgiveness at sunset, for Gabriel informed me that dawn and sunset are two witnesses from Allah's witnesses over His creation." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the people of the ¹⁷⁵ Sunnah, the most perfect of those who trusted in Allah and had good opinion of Him, who said: "Indeed, Allah will raise the days on the Day of Resurrection in our form, and He will raise Friday as a radiant, shining bride, and its people will harvest with it, walking in its light, their colors like lightning in whiteness, their scent like musk rising, wading in mountains of camphor; the two heavy ones [jinn and mankind] will look at them and circle around them in wonder until they enter Paradise." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who guided servants to Allah, gathered them, honored them with the word of Islam, and raised them, who said: "Whoever sends a hundred blessings upon me on Friday will come on the Day of Resurrection with a light that, if divided among all creatures, would encompass them." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the noblest prophet whose religion Allah made manifest over all religion and clarified, the most perfect in creation, character, and beauty, who said: "Whoever sends a hundred blessings upon me on Friday, his sins of eighty years will be forgiven." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the most generous of those who laid the foundation of religion, straightened its crookedness, and roamed in the gardens of proximity, inhaling its fragrance, who said: "Whoever sends a single blessing upon me on Friday night, Allah and His angels send a thousand blessings upon him, and a thousand good deeds are written for him, a thousand sins are erased, and a thousand ranks are raised for him." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the unique pearl of the necklace, the house of honor and glory, who said: "Whoever sends a hundred blessings upon me on Friday will come on the Day of Resurrection with a light on his face, and people will say, 'What was this servant doing?'" O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of lofty rank and perfect, pleasing character, who said: "Send many blessings upon me on Friday, for there are angels with you who convey to me the blessings upon me." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the moon-like face and the clear, radiant forehead, who said: "Send many blessings upon me on the bright night and the luminous day. No two servants who love each other for Allah's sake meet, shake hands, and send blessings upon me but that they do not part until their past and future sins are forgiven." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of fragrant gatherings and abundant noble virtues, who said: "Whoever sends eighty blessings upon me on Friday night, the sins of two hundred past years and two hundred future years will be forgiven." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the nourishment of the spirit, the desire of the soul, and the master of angels, jinn, and humans, who said: "Whoever sends a thousand blessings upon me on Friday, saying, 'O Allah, bless Muhammad, the unlettered prophet,' will see his Lord in his sleep that night, or his prophet, or his station; if he does not see it, let him do so for two Fridays."

"Or three, or five." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the most exalted of those who prostrated to Allah and drew near, and who made us beloved in the religion of Allah and encouraged us, who said: "Increase blessings upon me on Saturday, for the Jews increase their reviling of me on that day. Whoever sends blessings upon me one hundred times on that day has freed himself from the Fire, and my intercession becomes permissible for him; he will intercede on the Day of Resurrection for whomever he loves." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam who supports the religion of Allah, the best of those whose mention delights the ears and whose words are savored, who said: "You must oppose the Byzantines on Sunday." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, in what should we oppose the Byzantines?" He said: "On that day they enter their churches, venerate the cross, and precede me. Whoever prays the dawn prayer on Sunday and sits glorifying Allah until the sun rises, then prays two rak'ahs ¹⁷⁶ with whatever Allah opens for him, then sends blessings upon me seven times, then asks forgiveness for his parents, himself, and the believers, Allah will forgive him and his parents, and if he supplicates, it will be answered, and if he asks Allah for good, He will grant it to him." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the crown of the gnostics ¹⁷⁷ and the seal of the prophets and messengers, who said: "Whoever sends blessings upon me every Thursday and Monday will be among those upon whom Allah has bestowed favor: the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the most honored of every intimate and confidant, the master of the sons of Abd Manaf and Qusayy, who said: "When Thursday and the night of Friday come, Allah sends angels with scrolls of silver and pens of gold; they write on Thursday and the night of Friday the people who send the most blessings upon me." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the pious and the Imam of the saints, who said: "Indeed, among the best of your days is Friday, so increase blessings upon me on that day, for your blessings are presented to me." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, how are our blessings presented to you when you have decayed?" He said: "Indeed, Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the prophets." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those for whose pleasure souls and wealth are expended, the most excellent of those in whose impregnable fortress creatures seek refuge and under whose protection they find safety, about whom Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ¹⁷⁸ said: "Blessings upon him erase sins more than water extinguishes fire, and peace upon him is better than freeing slaves, and blessing upon him is better than striking with the sword in the path of Allah." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the spirit of the body and sustenance, the bride of the realities of the kingdom and the dominion, who said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty has given me what He has not given any other prophet, and has favored me over them, and has made for my community in sending blessings upon me the highest ranks. He has appointed over my grave an angel called Khanderus ¹⁷⁹, whose head is beneath the Throne and whose feet are in the depths of the seventh lowest earth. He has eighty thousand wings, on each wing eighty thousand feathers, under each feather eighty thousand downy hairs, under each downy hair a tongue that glorifies Allah and praises Him and asks forgiveness for those who send blessings upon me from my community. From the top of his head to the soles of his feet there are mouths, tongues, and feathers; there is no span without a tongue glorifying Allah and asking forgiveness for those who send blessings upon me until he dies." So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that adorns us with beautiful attributes and perfect qualities, and by which You bring down our souls into the enclosures of holiness and the gardens of the meadows of omnipotence, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. And the Chosen One ¹⁸⁰ has guaranteed for the wayfarer ¹⁸¹ who sends blessings upon him a thousand specific remembrances, giving glad tidings of Paradise before his death, a special or general glad tiding. And in one hundred, without doubt, his body is forbidden to the Fire, O you, so magnify Muhammad. And after the afternoon prayer on Friday, he sends eighty blessings upon the guide of guidance, so that the sins of the one who remembers Ahmad ¹⁸² may be forgiven for eighty years; thus it has come in a transmitted tradition. Just as through the Chosen One our stinginess disappears; if you do not believe that, then extend your hand to him. Congratulations to a people who have excelled in their blessings upon him; they have surpassed in age and ascended. The Chosen One calls out to them with gentleness and mercy: "Come to my Basin ¹⁸³, for it has become a watering place." He gives glad tidings to his servants with his right hand: "Come to us, you have been protected from destruction. You have attained my proximity; look at my beautiful face and take refuge with the one from whom your gift has been bestowed. For long you have loved my city and supplicated in it, standing and prostrating. This is an unceasing union, and this is an everlasting bliss. How many days did you seek my sight, heading to Yathrib ¹⁸⁴ from every land? So you will dwell in Paradise in the best company with the Mustafa ¹⁸⁵, the Chosen One, the highest of creation tomorrow." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the model of every forbearing and penitent one, the best of those whom the banners follow and who are guided by his guidance, for whoever increases blessings upon him increases love for him and longing for him, magnifies and honors him, and kisses his mouth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose faces are adorned from the sea of his generosity and munificence, the most generous of those whom yearning souls love to see his landmarks and his meaning, for whoever increases blessings upon him is rewarded with lofty prizes and exquisite gifts, and on the Day of Resurrection will be in his secure sanctuary and gathered under his banner. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the bride of the Resurrection and the best of those adorned with the two garments of guidance and uprightness, for whoever increases blessings upon him, Allah will give him a dome in Paradise whose width is a journey of three hundred years, surrounded by gifts of grace and generosity.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lofty in station, the descendant of the noble celestial beings ¹⁸⁶, he who, by sending abundant blessings upon him, Allah regards him with the eye of His grace and pours upon him the vast oceans of His gifts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Kaaba ¹⁸⁷ of Islam and the imam of the expert scholars ¹⁸⁸ of the banners, he who, by sending abundant blessings upon him throughout the nights and days, a light shines for him on the bridge ¹⁸⁹ for a distance of five hundred years. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the embroidery ¹⁹⁰ of the people of glory and exaltation, and the pole ¹⁹¹ of the circle of the people of contentment and submission, he who, by sending abundant blessings and peace upon him, Allah forgives him and turns to him with His noble face. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the refuge of the supplicant and the mercy of the far and near, he who, by sending abundant blessings upon him in every place, Allah repels from him the wrath of the All-Merciful and the plot of Satan. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the masters of the return of the people of attraction ¹⁹² and the sign of the people of speciality and proximity, he who, by sending abundant blessings upon him with a pure soul and heart, Allah erases his sins and relieves him of every grief, worry, and distress. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the high of aspiration, the fragrance of the sleeves ¹⁹³ and the breath, he who, by sending abundant blessings upon him from the community, Allah deals with him with His pardon and looks upon him with the eye of mercy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whom the lover mentions in secret and public, and the most generous of those whom the distressed seeks help from against the calamities of time and the misfortunes of his age, he who, by sending abundant blessings upon him, Allah secures him from the plot of the plotters, the cunning of the cunning, and their treachery. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose faces draw near to the sea of his generosity and whom the imams follow in their words and deeds, he who, by sending abundant blessings upon him in all his states, Allah repels from him seventy types of affliction in his body, religion, family, and wealth. Section: O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing by which You bestow upon us proximity and union with him, and by which You grant us enjoyment of seeing his radiant face and beautiful countenance, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. If you wish to be happy in both abodes, then send abundant blessings upon Muhammad. And if you pray seeking success through it, then intercede with blessings upon Muhammad ¹⁹⁴. And if you wish acceptance for it surely, then conclude with blessings upon Muhammad. And every action's end is good if you send blessings upon Muhammad in it. And stand in the night and call upon Allah and beseech your Lord with blessings upon Muhammad. And say: O Lord, do not cut off my hope, and be for me through blessings upon Muhammad. So hasten with repentance for servants who seek means through blessings upon Muhammad. And be for me at my end, for I have asked You through blessings upon Muhammad. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the fortress of security and safety, and the source of goodness, virtue, and generosity, he who, whoever sends blessings upon him a thousand times, Allah averts from him the punishment of the grave, the terror of the bridge, and the severity of the Resurrection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the mine of honor and pride, and the dear one of family and neighbors, he who, whoever sends blessings upon him a hundred times during the day, Allah writes for him immunity from hypocrisy and immunity from the Fire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the ultimate goal and aspirations, and the mercy of dependents and supplicants, he who, whoever sends blessings upon him a thousand times perfectly, Allah establishes him with the firm word and inspires him with his proof at the time of questioning ¹⁹⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of dazzling signs and hidden and manifest miracles, he who, whoever sends blessings upon him a hundred times, Allah fulfills for him a hundred needs of the needs of this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the life of the body and sustenance, and the perfect of attributes and descriptions, he who, whoever sends blessings a thousand times before he dies, Allah builds for him a thousand palaces in Paradise of pearl and ruby. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the imams of scholars, the elite of the elect, and the most merciful of the merciful, he who, whoever sends blessings upon him a hundred times, Allah resurrects him on the Day of Resurrection with the martyrs and settles him in the abodes of the blessed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lamp of darkness and the light of intellects and understandings, he who, whoever sends blessings upon him a thousand times completely, Allah honors him with the honors of the elect and that he will see his Lord, Mighty and Majestic, in sleep ¹⁹⁶. So bless him, O Allah, and his noble celestial family and his companions, the stars of emulation and guides of Islam, with a blessing by which You purify our hidden impurities from the obscurities of doubts and illusions, and by which You repel from us the calamities of time and the blackness of nights and days, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, whoever sends abundant blessings upon him, Allah illuminates his insight with the light of clear victory ¹⁹⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, whoever sends abundant blessings upon him, Allah grants him the rank of honor and empowerment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, whoever sends abundant blessings upon him, Allah makes him among the people of righteousness and religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, whoever sends abundant blessings upon him, Allah bestows upon him the secret of sincerity and certainty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who...

Whoever increases blessings upon him, Allah elevates him to the stations of acquisition and designation ¹⁹⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, by increasing blessings upon him, Allah honors him with the graces of the people of litanies and oral transmission ¹⁹⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, by increasing blessings upon him, Allah gives him to drink from the Salsabil ²⁰⁰ of his manifest Kawthar ²⁰¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, by increasing blessings upon him, Allah raises his rank and manifests His favor upon him at once. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, by increasing blessings upon him, Allah crowns him with the crown of might and care. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, by increasing blessings upon him, Allah combines for him the Sharia ²⁰³ and the Reality ²⁰⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, by increasing blessings upon him, drinks from the spring of life and becomes skilled in the sciences of the Path ²⁰⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, by increasing blessings upon him, is carried on the shoulders of the people of love and piety. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, by increasing blessings upon him, good deeds and rewards are multiplied for him. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, by increasing blessings upon him, his limbs become active in worship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, by increasing blessings upon him, the breezes of good tidings and victory blow. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, by increasing blessings upon him, his trades and profits in righteous deeds increase. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who, by increasing blessings upon him, his pastures and playgrounds in the gardens of knowledge and action endure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he whose fragrance spreads in the earth and heaven. 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Increase blessings upon him, for the cushions of forgiveness are spread for him at the time of arrival and descent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him is granted sufficiency in Allah and contentment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him reaps the fruits of asceticism, contentment, and chastity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him is adorned with noble character and beautiful attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him becomes among the people of justice and equity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him is safe from hypocrisy and discord. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him ascends to the stations of the virtuous and the noble. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him is unveiled the hidden secrets of the concealed mystery. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him attains the unique pearls of stored knowledge. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him is opened the alchemy of the guarded treasure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him is given the secret of the word 'Be, and it is'. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him, life and delight become pleasant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him finds pleasure in the beautiful essence of annihilation and passing away. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him draws near to the presence of his Lord and approaches. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him plucks from the flowers of the gardens of divine knowledge and gathers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him attains from Your pleasure and His pleasure the ultimate goal and desire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him wins the greatest good pleasure of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him attains the ultimate honor and the most glorious glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him, the oceans of gifts and the most abundant succor overflow upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him obtains from His majesty complete care and the greatest fortune. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him acquires the rank of excellence and leadership. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him is adorned with the two garments of devotion and worship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him, springs of wisdom and benefit flow upon his tongue. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him is purified from the impurities of personal desires and will. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him, the glad tidings of blessing and happiness shine from his face. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him, signs of miracles and extraordinary events appear at his hands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him dies in faith and is sealed with the two words of testimony. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him becomes lofty in stations and aspirations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him becomes the guardian of covenants and trusts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him becomes great in status and sanctity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whoever increases blessings upon him, his distinction before his Lord becomes great. 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Increase blessings upon him, and the treasuries of dominion and sovereignty will be opened for him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the sciences of gifts and the secrets of omnipotence are engraved upon the tablet of his heart. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, his thoughts roam in the sanctuaries of holiness and the gardens of mercy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the means of desire and awe hasten to answer his supplications. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, his mention spreads in the highest assembly. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the greatest of the near ones show affection to him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the leaders of the pious serve him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the angels greet him on the carpet of intimacy and the highest 'Illiyin ²¹⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the spiritual spirits circle around him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, Allah makes the luminous persons love him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the eyes of divine subtleties observe him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the protection of lordly care guards him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the gifts of merciful secrets overflow upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the leaders of the corporeal worlds submit to him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the throne of the sultanic kingdom is erected for him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the garments of solitary sainthood are bestowed upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the ranks of eternal mastership are subservient to him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the lights of beneficent self-disclosures appear upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the oceans of gnostic secrets overflow upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, the breezes of faith-filled inspirations blow upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he upon whom, by increasing blessings, You protect him from the whisperings of satanic temptations. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You purify us from the impurities of selfish desires, and cut off between us and the battalions of dark veils, and grant us thereby the highest degrees of polehood ²¹¹, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. For goodness and blessings are only hoped for through blessings upon Muhammad. Even if your sins are countless, they are expiated by blessings upon Muhammad. And when death comes, you will see matters that delight you, by blessings upon Muhammad. And on the day of graves, there is expansion, and you are inspired, by blessings upon Muhammad. And you will not fear terror from the two angels ²¹² when they ask you, say to them: Muhammad. And on the Day of Resurrection, you will be rewarded for what you have sent forth, by blessings upon Muhammad. And on the Day of Reckoning, when we are raised, you will be secure, by blessings upon Muhammad. And you will come to the Basin ²¹³ and drink from it a cup, and be quenched, by blessings upon Muhammad. And you will cross the Bridge ²¹⁴ like a lightning flash, by your adherence to blessings upon Muhammad. And you will enter a Garden wherein there is no death, and that is by blessings upon Muhammad. And you will enjoy bliss and wide-eyed maidens ²¹⁵ in an abode wherein our neighbor is Muhammad. And you will behold the Face of your Lord, Possessor of Majesty, by your preservation of blessings upon Muhammad. So we praise Him and thank Him much for the grace of blessings upon Muhammad. O guide of mankind, O my intercessor, O best of creation, O Muhammad, perhaps acceptance from you for the ultimate end, which is specially for you with greetings, O Muhammad. A pure, fragrant, radiant peace be upon the Chosen One, our master Muhammad. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the locus of...

Of eloquence and clarity, and the sun of guidance and divine knowledge ²¹⁶; whoever prays upon him a thousand times and gifts it to his pure soul, his shoulder will jostle ²¹⁷ at the gate of the Garden of Divine Pleasure ²¹⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the delight of eyes, the rest of hearts and bodies; whoever prays upon him five hundred times and gifts it to his own pure self will never be in need, and Allah will protect him from the calamities of time and the snares of Satan. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the refuge of holding fast, the beauty of nights and days; whoever prays upon him upon seeing the Sacred House ²¹⁹, his sins of two hundred years will be forgiven. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the essence of the great and noble, the beloved chosen from pure loins and Qurayshite wombs; whoever prays upon him during the Sa'y ²²⁰ and Tawaf ²²¹, Allah will suffice him in what concerns him and save him from what he fears and dreads. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who devoted themselves in places of intimacy ²²² and worshipped, and the most noble of those who turned to his Lord with sincere intention and came; whoever prays upon him at the Yemeni Corner ²²³ and the greeting of the Black Stone ²²⁴, he will have reward and recompense equal to the number of those who bowed and prostrated to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of guidance, dignity, and tranquility, the decisive proof and the strong, conclusive argument; whoever increases prayers and peace upon him upon entering Medina, Allah will seal his end with faith and preserve his intellect and religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the clear evidence and proof, the master of angels, humans, and jinn; whoever increases prayers upon him upon seeing the landmarks of beauty ²²⁵, Allah will fulfill his hope and the signs of grace and favor will shine upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the foremost of the age and time, the best of the sons of Ma'd ²²⁶ and Adnan ²²⁷; whoever increases prayers upon him at his honored places and buildings, Allah will fulfill his needs and treat him with pardon and forgiveness. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the springs of generosity and beneficence, and his Companions, the protectors of the egg of Islam ²²⁸ with swords and spears, a blessing that grants us security and safety, and saves us from terrible horrors and the vicissitudes of time, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Nothing saves man from the depths of destruction ❖ Except the remembrance of the Chosen One who guided to guidance So take from it a thousand litanies ²²⁹ every evening ❖ And a thousand when the morning's light appears If man saw the light of his guidance ❖ He would constantly repeat the remembrance of the Hashimite ²³⁰ And the remembrance of the Beloved of Allah, without doubt for us ❖ Is a path to salvation, so follow it anew Whoever delights in meeting his Lord contentedly ❖ Let him not abandon the Takbir ²³¹ glorifying Him And whoever wishes to be measured on the Day of Gathering ❖ With the fullest measure, let him magnify Muhammad O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the most renowned station; whoever prays upon him out of love and longing and gifts it to his most luminous station, Allah will look upon his face among the lovers and give him to drink from the overflow of His most abundant gifts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the green banner; whoever prays upon him out of love and longing and gifts it to his most pure station, Allah will send upon him the showers of mercy and he will attain the pleasure of his Greatest Lord. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the purest heart; whoever prays upon him out of love and longing and gifts it to his most glorious station, the breezes of divine breaths will blow upon him and he will obtain the fullest share of the ranks of sainthood ²³². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the most beautiful eye; whoever prays upon him out of love and longing and gifts it to his most radiant station, abundant blessings will be bestowed upon him and he will attain the treasure of the sought-after secret and the red sulfur ²³³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the treasure of the most manifest secret; whoever prays upon him out of love and longing and gifts it to his most fragrant station, his means will be accepted, his fame will spread throughout the cosmos, and it will become widespread. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those who are known for their love of him and become famous, and who seek his intercession when calamities descend and are victorious, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the flower of fragrant and moist beauties; whoever prays upon him out of love and longing and gifts it to his Muhammadan station, Allah will crown him with the crown of His care and gird him with the sword of His eternal and everlasting might. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of those who follow and are guided; whoever prays upon him out of love and longing and gifts it to his Ahmadic station, Allah will give him the rank of special intimacy and bestow upon him the gifts of His eternal divine secret. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of strong support; whoever prays upon him out of love and longing and gifts it to his Mustafawic station, Allah will place him in the station near to Him on the Day of Resurrection and give him refuge in His prophetic presence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the full moon of radiant beauties; whoever prays upon him out of love and longing and gifts it to his lofty station, Allah will draw him to His presence and immerse him in the light of His beautiful beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the upright religion; whoever prays upon him out of love and longing and gifts it to his magnificent station, Allah will write for him the decree of salvation and grant him rest from the humiliation of that great standing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Pole ²³⁴

Of majesty and exaltation: whoever sends blessings upon him with love and longing and dedicates them to his noble station, Allah accepts his deed and grants him tranquility in the arenas of the Resurrection and the paradises of bliss. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, possessor of the pure heart: whoever sends blessings upon him with love and longing and dedicates them to his noble station, Allah will secure him on the Day of the Great Terror ²³⁵ and place him under His invincible protection and abundant shade. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the essence of pure virtues: whoever sends blessings upon him with love and longing and dedicates them to his lofty station, Allah will admit him into His impregnable fortress and draw over him the thick veil of His covering. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, possessor of the beautiful face: whoever sends blessings upon him with love and longing and dedicates them to his splendid station, Allah will raise his rank among the praisers and pour upon him from the abundant gifts of His generosity. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, possessor of the most glorious station ²³⁶ and the most abundant good: whoever sends blessings upon him with love and longing and dedicates them to his highest station, Allah will grant him the rank of proximity ²³⁷ and clothe him in the robes of special sainthood ²³⁸ and the supreme veracity ²³⁹. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the refuge of secure safety and the possessor of concise kindness: whoever sends blessings upon him with love and longing and dedicates them to his mighty station, Allah will awaken him from the sleep of heedlessness and make him among the people of intelligence, perfect discernment, and distinction. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the unique jewel of the body and the extended shadow of prophethood: whoever sends blessings upon him with love and longing and dedicates them to his blissful station, Allah will open for him the door of acceptance in his face and grant him success in righteous deeds and sound opinion. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, the people of lordship and glorification, and upon his Companions adorned with every beautiful action and praiseworthy attribute, a blessing by which You protect us from the tyranny of every obstinate tyrant and make us among those whom You have sheltered in Your secure fortress and firm pillar, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the light of clear victory ²⁴⁰ and the trustworthy envoy of the unseen: whoever sends a blessing upon him and dedicates it to his pure spirit attains his pleasure and will be with him in the highest 'Illiyin ²⁴¹. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the forelock and the bridge ²⁴² and the leader of the bright-faced ones with white limbs ²⁴³: whoever sends a blessing upon him and dedicates it to his pure self, He accepts it with the best acceptance and rewards him for it by His grace at that moment. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, possessor of the smooth cheek and the black, kohl-lined eye: whoever sends a blessing upon him and dedicates it to his radiant face, He hears it from him Himself and thanks his good words and praiseworthy deeds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the locus of generosity and giving, and the fountain of munificence and grace: whoever sends a blessing upon him and dedicates it to his pleasing self, He raises him to the highest ranks and sends him on the path of guidance and arrival. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the mirror of witnessing ²⁴⁴ and the unique pearl of contracts: whoever sends a blessing upon him and dedicates it to his exalted spirit, He answers his request, fulfills his hopes, and gives him to drink from His overflowing cup from his Salsabil ²⁴⁵ and his abundant pool ²⁴⁶. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, noble in origin and lineage, manifest in branch and descent: whoever sends a blessing upon him and dedicates it to his pious self, He is pleased with it from him and rewards him for it, and asks Allah to honor him with a house in Paradise wherein there is no noise nor fatigue. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the crown of splendor and light, and the eye of joys and delights: whoever sends a blessing upon him and dedicates it to his lofty spirit, He meets him with the subtleties of beneficence and asks Allah to bestow upon him what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and has not occurred to the heart of man, of immortal youths and houris. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the substance of divine effusions ²⁴⁷ and the companion of the divine presences ²⁴⁸: whoever sends a blessing upon him and dedicates it to his holy self, Allah illuminates his inner sight with the light of victory ²⁴⁹ and discloses to him the hidden intricacies of secrets and the subtleties of celestial sciences. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the sun of high stations and the pole ²⁵⁰ of majesty and beauty: whoever sends a blessing upon him and dedicates it to his prophetic spirit, Allah draws him to His presence, chooses him for His proximity and sainthood, and makes him among the people of intimacy and boldness. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the treasure of stores and the lamp of the niche of consciences: whoever sends a blessing upon him and dedicates it to his chosen self, Allah realizes his expectations, supports him in all his affairs with ease and assistance, and makes him among the people of unveilings and insights. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the source of sciences and benefits, and the possessor of widespread miracles and the breaking of norms: whoever sends a blessing upon him and dedicates it to his throne-like spirit, Allah fulfills his sensory and spiritual needs and adorns him with the jewels of wisdoms and unique gems. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the master of mankind, the full moon of perfection, the Ha of mercy, the Mim of dominion, and the Dal of eternity ²⁵¹: whoever sends a blessing upon him and dedicates it to his Muhammadan self, Allah grants him the rank of proximity and election. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the spirit of spirits and forms, the cultivation of the heart and the light of the eye: whoever sends a blessing upon him and dedicates it to his spirit

Of the Aḥmadiyya ²⁵²—may God purify the corners of his innermost secret ²⁵³ and remove the darkness of the veil from the mirror of his inner sight ²⁵⁴, and make him know the meanings of the Qur’anic verses and the openings of the surahs. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the sun of the forenoon and the subject of the predicate “Then He revealed to His servant what He revealed” ²⁵⁵—whoever sends one blessing upon him and gifts it to his spiritual self, God purifies him from human follies, and from his heart every passing thought is erased, and he becomes annihilated in the intoxication of his Muḥammadan love and does not come to. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the sun of illumination and the manifest of noble traits and lineages—whoever sends one blessing upon him and gifts it to his luminous spirit, his fame rises in all horizons, armies are humbled before him, and necks bow to him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the essence of sainthood ²⁵⁶ and the path of rectitude and guidance—whoever sends one blessing upon him and gifts it to his merciful self, his rank is elevated in the Most High Assembly ²⁵⁷, his mention is sweet in the gatherings of those who remember ²⁵⁸, and he is crowned with the crown of might and divine care. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the beacon of the guides and the elite of the pure, the noble ones—whoever sends one blessing upon him and gifts it to his Self-Sufficient spirit ²⁵⁹, God takes charge of him with His lordly guardianship, singles him out with the gifts of His gnostic secrets ²⁶⁰, and elevates him to the highest stations. Section: O God, bless him and his family, the pious imams, and his Companions, the helpers and protectors of the religion, with a blessing that guides us thereby to the path of good deeds, leads us thereby to the ways of salvation, and saves us thereby from all afflictions in life and after death, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. May God bless you, O Light of the Holy ²⁶¹, O Chosen One, O he by whom souls live. May God bless you, O Light of hearts, O Chosen One, O he by whom sins are protected. May God bless you, O best of men, O Aḥmad and Muḥammad, sea of perfection. May God bless you, O reliever of distress, O he by whom we will be saved tomorrow from fear. May God bless you, O best of mankind, O he by whom we will be saved tomorrow from trouble. May God bless you, O best of creatures, O he by whom we will be saved tomorrow on the day of crowding. May God bless you, O treasure of piety, O he by whom we will be saved tomorrow on the day of meeting. May God bless you, O rider of Burāq ²⁶², O he by whom we will be saved tomorrow on the day of encounter. May God bless you, O Light of existence, O Chosen One, O he by whom we have attained happiness. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, possessor of the lofty station—whoever sends one blessing upon him and gifts it to his noble body, God looks upon him with the eye of His care, and he becomes one of the people of special favor and disposal ²⁶³. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, possessor of the unfurled banner—whoever sends one blessing upon him and gifts it to his visited tomb ²⁶⁴, God overlooks him with His mercy and treats him with His pardon on the Day of Resurrection and Rising. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, possessor of the divine sciences ²⁶⁵—whoever sends one blessing upon him and gifts it to his pure dust, God fills his heart with knowledge of Him and makes him one of the people of high ranks and throne-like aspirations. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the spirit of purified essences—whoever sends one blessing upon him and gifts it to his illumined site, God manifests His favor upon him, guides him to the path of good and righteousness, and makes it easy for him. So bless him, O God, and his family, with a blessing by which we become among those whose hearts God has purified from the filth of ambiguities and cleansed, and whose breasts He has filled with secrets, gnoses, and His light, and grant abundant and exalted peace. And praise be to God, Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the emerald of green beauty—whoever increases blessings upon him, God saves him from perils and protects him in prosperity and adversity. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the emerald of red beauty—whoever increases blessings upon him, God meets him with happiness, and the rising lights of good fortune and glad tidings shine upon him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the emerald of white beauty—whoever increases blessings upon him, God opens for him the door of success, and he attains the station of might and contentment. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the emerald of blue beauty—whoever increases blessings upon him, God forgives his sins and sanctifies his spirit in the abode of eternity and permanence. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the emerald of sundus ²⁶⁶ perfection—whoever increases blessings upon him, God grants him the good of this world and the Hereafter, and he lives a pleasant and pleasing life. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the emerald of iḥsānī ²⁶⁷ beauty—whoever increases blessings upon him, God brings him near to Him and draws him to the carpet of His electing presence. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad and to the family of our master Muḥammad, the best of those for whom You raised Your mention in the Most High Assembly and granted him exalted might and glory among Your prophets—he who said: “My Lord, glorified be He, said: ‘Whoever blesses you, I bless him, and whoever greets you, I greet him.’ So he prostrated to God in gratitude.” So bless him, O God, and his family, with a blessing by which You raise our rank among the lovers, and grant us thereby a plentiful share and reward from Your greatest good pleasure, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

O Allah, O most generous of those who remember, with the sweetness of intimate prayer, and perfume their gatherings with the excellences of blessings. And bestow upon the people of litanies ²⁶⁸ the glad tidings of acceptance and the outpourings of mercies. Awaken the aspirations of those in seclusion and in company to supplicate at dawns and to implore in the depths of darkness. Honor the people of daily prayers ²⁶⁹ with the grace of divine instruction, and support them with certainty and steadfastness, and with fragrant breezes of blessings. Single out the people of spiritual states ²⁷⁰ with the breaking of habits and miracles, and with dazzling clear signs. Grant success to those in need to seek aid through praise of his Muhammadan qualities, and to seek intercession through his protector at the onslaught of hardships and the descent of overwhelming calamities. Conceal the people of love and longing in the beauty of his Ahmadic essence ²⁷¹, and treat them with perfect sincerity and elevation of ranks. I ask You, O my Master, by the sanctity of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace (94), the bridegroom of the divine presences ²⁷², the pride of fragrant flowers, and the lamp of illuminated hearts, that You bestow upon us the vision of his noble face, guide us through his light to Your straight path, grant us success in righteous deeds, discipline us with the manners of servitude, provide us with the fulfillment of the duty of Your lordship, adorn us with the ornament of obedience, sincerity, and truthfulness of intentions, draw our souls to Your presence surrounded by the lights of proximity and nearness, seat us on the carpet of intimacy among Your beloved ones on the throne of joys, support us with the support of divine assistance, clothe us with the robes of prophetic sainthood ²⁷³ with perfect contemplation of him at the Kawthar ²⁷⁴, and with a good end in both abodes, and with high rank among the two weighty beings ²⁷⁵, and with perfect disposal in the two presences ²⁷⁶. Remember us, remind us, make us understand from You, teach us, bring us near with the company of gentleness, and do not neglect us. Crown us with the crown of gifts and gnosis, and bestow upon us the robes of contentment and good pleasure in the presence of witnessing and the stations of excellence. Subdue for us every miracle, remove from us every blame, dispose us in every state with the lights of might and uprightness, accompany us in all that with well-being and safety, and admit us into Your presence through the door of beauty, and do not judge us with the attribute of majesty. Realize us with the reality of perfection, help us in the journey to Your collective presence, give us rest through the journey to Your spiritual Kaaba ²⁷⁷, and shine upon our hearts and faces the lights of remembrances and litanies. Grant us the secrets of gifts and subtleties, disclose to us the secret of secrets, lead us along the paths of the righteous, purify us from the filth of impurities, and overwhelm us with the rising lights that prevent the impurities of planning and choice. Teach us from Your presence a knowledge of the divine ²⁷⁸, and provide us with abundant, good, and wholesome sustenance. Make our tongues speak rightly and wisely, fill our hearts with the lights of certainty and infallibility, purify our stomachs from the forbidden and the doubtful, and grant success to our limbs in obedience and service. Gather our hearts upon Your love with a true gathering on the carpet of pardon and mercy. Take us by the forelocks to goodness, spread over us ample blessings, grant us Your well-being safe from every trial, bestow upon us a miracle that lifts every hardship and crisis, adorn us with the ornament of gratitude, honor us with the sweetness of witnessing and vision, fill our breasts with the lights of knowledge and faith, and make, O Allah, piety our provision and Paradise our destination. Look upon us with Your noble face and favor (95) us with the gifts of Your abundant goodness. Place us under the shade of Your mighty Throne, save us from the trials of this world, grant us security from the terror of the gathering, give us to drink from the basin of Your Prophet, seal our lives with happiness, make the last of our speech the two words of testimony, write for us a release from the Fire and from the evil of the reckoning, make our feet firm on the Bridge, grant us security from punishment, make us a manifestation of generosity and favor, and among the companions of our master and lord Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in Paradise. Accept, O Allah, what we have supplicated to You with, and grant us by Your bounty what we have asked of You, and what we have not asked, and more than what we have asked. Deal with us with Your gentleness and favor us with Your pardon and forgiveness, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. A prophet from whose palms water flowed, hearts then found joy. A prophet from whose palms water flowed, and from his blood water became pure. A prophet truthful, confirmed in promise, who made the truth clear like the sun shining. A prophet whose saliva was nourishment and quenching, how many wounds did he heal in an instant. A prophet whose face is a luminous moon, from him light shone upon the walls. A prophet pure in essence and description, generous, chosen, fragrant with musk. A prophet pure in origin and branch, he surpassed all people in clear lineage. Radiant lights, penetrating secrets, overflowing cups, profitable trade, fluttering banners upon the heads of the people of love, contentment, patience, and submission. Trustworthy oaths, fragrant flowers, and aromatic scents diffusing in the witnessing places of those immersed in his Muhammadan love and sincere affection. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of majesty and veneration, and his companions, people of excellence and glorification, a blessing by which You guide us to Your straight path and settle us with his pure group in the highest paradises and the Garden of Bliss, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful. O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, through abundant blessings upon whom You illuminated his heart with the lights of Your wisdom. (96) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, through abundant blessings upon whom You expanded his breast with the realities of his faith and submission. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, through abundant blessings upon whom You manifested upon him the evidences of Your favor and grace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, through abundant blessings upon whom You supported him with the proofs of Your signs and arguments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, through abundant blessings upon whom You disclosed to him the meanings of Your revelation and the chapters of Your Criterion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, through abundant blessings upon whom You girded him with the sword of Your might and authority. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, through abundant blessings upon whom You gifted him with the gifts of Your generosity and beneficence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, through abundant blessings upon whom You crowned him with Your blessedness and faith. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, through abundant blessings upon whom the springs of wisdom gushed forth from his tongue. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, through abundant blessings upon whom You planted gardens of love in the core of his being.

He upon whom abundant blessings cause the birds of all worlds to nest in the courtyards of his gardens ²⁷⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause the fragrance of musk to emanate from his sleeves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause the worlds to be blessed by the manifestation of his human form ²⁸⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to aid him against his enemy and his devil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to accept his intercession for his family, his loved ones, and his neighbors. (97) So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You enroll us in the register of the people of his love and his diwan ²⁸¹, and by which You cause the fragrant breezes of his spirit and his basil to enter upon us in our graves, and by which You pour down upon us the clouds of His mercies and His good pleasure, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to string him in the necklace of Your beloved ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to raise his forelock among the elite of Your pious ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to honor him with the honor of Your chosen ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to clothe him in the robes of Your pure ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to mark him with the mark of Your beloved ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to suffice him against the evil of Your enemies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to pour upon him the oceans of Your giving. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to unveil for him the faults through the clouds of Your covering. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to make him happy at the arrival of the term ²⁸² with Your meeting. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to gather him in the company of Your saints. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to open for him the doors of response. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You treat us with Your beneficial medicine and Your cure, and by which You make us among those whom You have guided from among Your saints, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (98) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to favor him with the vision of his exalted countenance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to raise his rank in the highest station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to bring him near, the nearness of lovers, in the station of two bow-lengths or nearer ²⁸³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause his delight to be in the gardens of desired might. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause him to be covered by lights that covered the people of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ²⁸⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause his secret to travel in the worlds of his spirituality. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause his lights to pierce the densities of the veils of his darkness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause the mirror of his inner self to be polished by the lights of his openings ²⁸⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause his intoxication in the beauty of His Essence and the perfection of His attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause his absence in his lights and the shining of His glories. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to supply him with the supply of his piety and the gifts of his breaths. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to support him in his attractions and his ecstatic utterances ²⁸⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to perfume him with the fragrance of his scent in his mornings and his evenings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause You to spread his mention in the Most High Assembly ²⁸⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (99) Your beloved.

He who increases blessings upon him, You give him to drink from his delightful, sweetest source ²⁸⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You cause him to attain what he intended and aimed for. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You place him under his shady shade and his banner ²⁸⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You open for him the doors of proximity and arrival ²⁹⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You look upon him with the eye of contentment and acceptance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You gather souls and intellects upon his love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You subdue mountains and plains to his obedience. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You make youths and elders love him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You cause the dwellings and ruins ²⁹¹ to be loved through him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You rectify through him the branches and the roots ²⁹². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You seal for him with happiness at the time of alighting and descending ²⁹³. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble chiefs ²⁹⁴, and his Companions, the just imams, with a blessing by which You clothe us in the garments of the people of modesty and obscurity ²⁹⁵, and repel from us every great calamity and decisive matter, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Send blessings upon the Chosen One ²⁹⁶, for he is your intercessor on a day when every child will be sold for confusion ²⁹⁷. Send blessings upon him over whom a cloud shaded ²⁹⁸, and the trunk ²⁹⁹ around him, and the swords spoke clearly ³⁰⁰. Send blessings upon him through whose rank you enter the Abode of Peace ³⁰¹ and attain the sought goal. (100) Send blessings upon him, greet him, and ask for mercy, that you may drink from the pool of honor ³⁰² through him. May the Possessor of Majesty bless and greet you, O highest of creation in honor and most noble in lineage. May the Possessor of Majesty bless and greet you, O he whose light of countenance pierces the darkness. May the Possessor of Majesty bless and greet you as long as You are most faithful to the repentant and most sufficient. May the Possessor of Majesty bless and greet you as long as Your remembrance is sweetest and most delightful in hearts. May the Possessor of Majesty bless and greet you as long as You are most pure and most pleasant among the noble messengers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You clothe him in the garment of joy and delight, and with the light of Your beauty You adorn him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You crown him with the crown of splendor and light, and on the throne of Your care You seat him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You gird him with the sash of obedience and robes ³⁰³, and with the perfection of Your pleasure You gladden him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You protect him in secret and confidential discourse, and over the secret of Your revelation You secure him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You absolve him from the accidents of doubt and false claim, and from every blameworthy attribute You purify him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You honor him with the honor of fear and piety, and with the eye of Your care and gentleness You regard him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You encircle him with the comprehensive [qualities] of knowledge and action, and in the gardens of Your gnosis ³⁰⁴ You delight him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You brighten his face with the light of modesty and faith, and upon noble character You create him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad (101) and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You establish his foot in the ranks of might and honor, and in the circle of Your kingdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You purify him from human follies, and with the elixir of Your love You save him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he who increases blessings upon him, You single him out for the station of proximity and election, and for the supreme imamate ³⁰⁵ You appoint him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You protect his side from abominations and vices, and from the blame of others You sanctify him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You occupy him with it [the blessing] away from worldly concerns, and with Your remembrance You comfort him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You honor him with the gifts of piety and sainthood ³⁰⁶, and with the robes of compassion and mercy You clothe him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You cause his spirit to ascend to You, and to the carpet of Your Presence ³⁰⁷ You draw him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You bring him near to You with a nearness that expressions fall short of, on the carpet of success and salvation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You honor his rank and raise his mention among those who reach [You], and You mark him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You place in his hand the keys of Your unseen treasuries, and upon the treasures of Your secrets You inform him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who increases blessings upon him, You give him what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and in the highest paradises You settle him. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which we become among those whose forehead You have whitened with the light of his love among the praisers and made famous, and whom You have entered under his fortified fortress and in his prophetic shelter secured him (102) by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, by opening his remembrances with blessings upon him, makes easy for him matters that were difficult.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings cause his face to radiate with the beauty of prophetic love and become illuminated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom abundant blessings imprint his luminous form in the mirror of his secret and become depicted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when one derives blessings upon him, understands from his Lord what befits His beloved, and thus stands in service to Him on the leg of praise and proclaims. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom a thousand blessings cause his thought to roam in the subtle meanings of bestowed gifts and become deeply learned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he upon whom the explanation of blessings opens for him the door to divine sciences ³⁰⁸, so he comprehends their transcendent meanings and becomes deeply learned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when one takes blessings upon him as a regular litany ³⁰⁹, the lights of sainthood ³¹⁰ shine upon him in the gatherings of those who remember and he takes the forefront. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when one makes blessings upon him his constant habit, You suffice him in what concerns him and grant him security from what he fears and dreads. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when one repeats blessings upon him, his times become pleasant and life becomes agreeable for him in what is repeated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when one proclaims blessings upon him, You treat him with Your hidden kindness and mend what is broken in his condition. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when one fulfills the duty of blessings upon him, You draw him to Your presence, so his foot is firmly planted there and he settles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, he who, when one serves his noble station and increases blessings upon him, attains a happiness after which there is no misery, and You forgive him his past and future sins. Section: O Allah, upon him and his family (103) as long as a rememberer utters "there is no god but Allah" and says "Allahu Akbar," and a writer writes and lines, and a lover rubs his face in his illuminated lands and prostrates, and grant abundant peace forever. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Lord, bless the best of mankind, he through whom we hope for salvation on a difficult day. I hope, through my composition of his virtues, that Allah will forgive my sin and my widespread faults, and save me from the heat of blazing fire, from boiling water, from pus, and from sparks. And that You grant me a covenant by which I may be with the beloved, chosen Prophet from Mudar. O Lord, bless him as long as a moon travels and leaves hide in branches and trees. O Lord, bless him eternally, forever, as You love and are pleased, O Revealer of lessons. Fragrant breezes of clouds that gaze, with overflowing seas of generosity, abundant tables of blessings, rich waves of gifts, radiant flashes of blessings—the servant hopes from his Lord for success in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose fragrant blessings surpass the scents of violet and marjoram and the soft petals of fragrant roses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose fragrant blessings surpass the scents of citron and apple, the fragrance of lavender and understood spices. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose fragrant blessings surpass the scents of jasmine, the Maryam tree ³¹¹, the clinging basil, lily, and known narcissus. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose fragrant blessings surpass the scents of lemon-grass, spikenard, and the flowers of controlled gardens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose fragrant blessings surpass the scents of ambergris, the dunes of precious musk, and the inscribed musk. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose fragrant blessings surpass the scents of clove, aloeswood, censers of incense, and sealed aromatic compound. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose brilliant (104) blessings surpass the luster of chrysolite, gold, and necklaces of strung pearls. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose radiant blessings surpass the light of the sun, the moon, the stars, and the lamps of the celestial bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose gleaming blessings surpass gold nuggets, silver, the embroidery of silk brocade, and fine silk garments with inscribed patterns. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose precious blessings surpass the sweetness of honey, sugar, and the sweetness of edible things. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You have mercy on the supplicant and the deprived among us, and remove from our hearts the darkness of doubt and the clouds of accumulated ignorance, and be for us a gift whose blessing we find on the day of arrival and coming to You, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

Muhammad, the gatherer of all praises, has ever been the master of those in the seven heavens and the earth. He is my refuge, my wealth, my lord, my shelter, and the ultimate goal of my quest when I find no other destination. Indeed, the Meccan youth ³¹² is a sun of guidance; when the erring one clings to his firm handle, he is guided. A youth who traversed the seven heavens, passing beyond, on paths of precedence, with no limit to approaching him. He was brought near by the One who called him from above His Throne, that he might increase in glory and dominion in both abodes. Upon him be the peace of God, whose goodness increases; with him begins and ends beautiful remembrance. Indeed, every grace has encompassed us from him, and through him we have been connected to pride and honor over enemies. And may God bless him as long as a cloud scatters rain, and as long as my goal of the arāk tree ³¹³ calls out and sings, a blessing that rivals the sun in light and elevation, and remains eternal throughout the ages. I single out with it the Unique One of existence ³¹⁴, and its radiance is repeated upon the noble Companions, echoed back. Delicate jewels of meanings, chaste and noble traits, lofty attributes of beauty, honorable perfections, fragrant and verdant gardens of shade, and graceful gifts of sacred mysteries. {Indeed, there has come to you from God a light and a clear Book. By it God guides those who follow His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darkness into the light by His permission and guides them to a straight path.} ³¹⁵ O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have honored prayer upon him above all other acts of worship by Your grace. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You Yourself undertook to send blessings, distinguishing it thereby over Your obligatory and supererogatory acts. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for when You commanded the angels to send blessings upon him, they accepted that with approval and hastened to comply with Your command. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for when You made it obligatory for the believers to send blessings and peace upon him, the people of Your grace's grasp responded, while the people of Your justice's grasp refused. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for in it You mentioned that sending blessings upon him is evidence that he is the most noble of creation in station with You, since You did not do this for any other creature. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for this is an indication of his being singled out for the most honorable rank, in which none other than him can approach him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for You informed us of Your blessings and the blessings of Your angels upon him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for You commanded us to send blessings upon him after that, so that we may do so, that our gifts to him may continue. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for You explicitly stated the elevation of his mention, and that was a metaphor for the elevation of the one who mentions him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for You made known the majesty of his rank, and that was, in its transcendence, a guardianship for the people of his love. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for You commanded the veneration of his side, and that was a protection for those who venerate and respect him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for You raised his servants for his sake, so that they may have, by taking refuge in him on the Day of the Great Terror, Your care. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for You guided his servants to repentance before You and supplication in Your presence, so that what they committed of offense does not harm them. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for You honored his servants by recording blessings upon him, and that was for them a fortress and protection from the Fire. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for You expanded the breasts of the people of his love due to the abundance of praise upon him, and that was for them guidance and right direction. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for the doors of proximity were opened for those who send blessings upon him, and they attained thereby the ultimate righteousness and sainthood. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for in the sight of the one who remembers him, the distance of the world is folded up by the light of certainty that opens in his heart. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for the one who persists in remembering him traverses in a short time what worshippers do not traverse in the length of years. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for when the rememberer continues sending blessings upon him, the loneliness of loss and separation departs from him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for when a lover persists in sending blessings upon him, his image is imprinted on the tablet of his secret until he sees him as if with his own eyes. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for when sending blessings upon him becomes the occupation of someone, his worldly and otherworldly affairs are set right, and guidance settles in his heart. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for when a person persists in sending blessings upon him, he becomes active in doing what he is commanded, out of compliance and love. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for when a person increases in sending blessings upon him, he increases in longing and desire for what pleases You and pleases him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for when a sincere person perpetually sends blessings upon him, You grant him an abundant portion and relation among Your saints. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for when...

With a passionate longing ³¹⁶ for the mention of his noble traits, You have clothed him in the garments of Your might, with the most complete care and for his party ³¹⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad ³¹⁸ and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when a preacher opens his sermons with blessings upon him, his speech becomes sweet to the ears and becomes the most beneficial reminder and sermon. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when a loving disciple ³¹⁹ makes blessings upon him his constant habit and practice, You draw him to Your presence and give him to drink from the wine of Your love the sweetest cup of its drink. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when a praiser extols his rank, You attach him to Yourself with an attachment of honor and grant him a sainthood ³²⁰ from You and nearness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when a distressed person seeks aid through blessings upon him, You fulfill his hope in You, answer his prayer, and relieve him of every crisis and hardship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when one who fills his assembly with blessings upon him, You are pleased with him and make for him the best gift for coming to You and grant it to him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when a drowning one fills his innermost parts ³²¹ with blessings upon him, his modesty increases and his fear and awe of You grow. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when a servant makes blessings upon him his intimacy in this world and his companion, it becomes for him in the grave the best intimate and the finest company. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when a sinner intercedes with You through blessings upon him, You treat him with Your pardon and beneficence, overlook him, and forgive him every sin and offense. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that preserves us thereby in every journey and estrangement, and grants us thereby repentance ³²² to You in the present and the future, and a turning back ³²³ by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him illuminate the heart of the one who blesses him at the time of intense darkness of falsehood and weakness of the prophetic traditions ³²⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him protect its possessor at the onslaught of terrible events and the raging of trials ³²⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him deliver from afflictions, earthquakes, terrors, and all tribulations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him repel calamities, bestow blessings, and send down upon its possessor the outpourings ³²⁶ of grace and favors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a means to reach the places of good and benefit. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a means of emulation and following. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a cause of hatred for the reasons of opposition and innovation ³²⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him perfume the gatherings of remembrance and assembly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a ladder to the stations of proximity and elevation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a substance for the life of disciples and followers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a love for the seclusions of intimacy and detachment ³²⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him rectify states, improve character and dispositions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him preserve regions, clarify landmarks, and illuminate sites and places. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him calm agitation, repel excess, and cut off disputes and conflicts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him revive the destitute, heal the feverish, and remove the symptoms of ailments and pains. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that adorns tongues, delights ears, and purifies thereby our hearts from the attachments of desires that necessitate separation, and makes us thereby among the people of unveilings ³²⁹, inspirations ³³⁰, and insight, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Send blessings upon the best of all creation, the most noble of those who are called on the Day of Standing ³³¹, for he is the intercessor for one whose sin is great, and he is the cure for the sin-sick. Send blessings upon him and increase in his remembrance, you will find him a treasure in the most noble station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have declared in the Family of Imran ³³² that You place whoever follows him in the station of belovedness ³³³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when one becomes accustomed to blessings upon him, he obtains a share of being desired and sought ³³⁴.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: whoever perpetually sends blessings upon him obtains a portion of realization of the attributes of servitude ³³⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: whoever perpetually sends blessings upon him obtains an abundant share of secrets and celestial succors ³³⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: whoever spends his life in sending blessings upon him, the signs of the secret and special distinction ³³⁷ appear upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: whoever enriches himself by sending blessings upon him attains the perfection of faith and acknowledgment of the right of Lordship ³³⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: whoever presents blessings upon him with his own hands gains divine pleasure, piety, and attainment of openings and gifts of mercy ³³⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: whoever opens his supplication with blessings upon him, Allah answers his prayer and fulfills his worldly and otherworldly needs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: whoever seeks intercession through blessings upon him, Allah accepts his means and intercedes for him regarding his family, spouses, and offspring. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that bestows upon us the subtle gifts of his prophetic graces, realizes us with the realities of his chosen secrets ³⁴⁰, and molds us with his lofty character and pleasing states, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings brings his heart present during the blessing, he becomes absent in him ³⁴¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings becomes absent in him through his presence, he finds all bliss in him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings finds all bliss in him, he praises him with his tongue and mouth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings praises him with his tongue and mouth, he rises above the worlds ³⁴² with might and majesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings rises above the worlds, he witnesses wondrous marvels from his service. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings witnesses wondrous marvels from his service, souls and hearts submit to him, and means become easy for him. So bless him, O Allah, and his noble family, and his loving companions, with a blessing that opens doors for us, and makes us among those who responded to the call of obedience to their Lord, and who became annihilated in the beauty of the Muhammadan Essence ³⁴³ and disappeared, and grant abundant and exalted peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings begins the blessing with his sincerity and pure intention, the treasuries of the Kingdom and the Dominion ³⁴⁴ are opened for him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the treasuries of the Kingdom and the Dominion are opened for the one who sends blessings, the secrets of Might and Omnipotence ³⁴⁵ are unveiled to him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the secrets of Might and Omnipotence are unveiled to the one who sends blessings, he witnesses what is above the highest and beneath the lowest ³⁴⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings witnesses what is above the highest and beneath the lowest, he acts in the worlds of spirits and bodies and the treasures of Mercy ³⁴⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings acts in the worlds of spirits, he sits upon the throne of mastery and adorns himself with perfect attributes and beautiful qualities. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that makes our sustenance wholesome, purifies our times, and protects us in all regions and all heavens, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings begins with the purity of his inner self and the perfection of his love, he becomes absent in the attributes of his perfections. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings becomes absent in the attributes of his perfections, he gazes deeply at the beauties of his gardens and strives in the light of the beauty of his Essence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings becomes annihilated in the light of the beauty of his Essence, he sits on the carpet of his presences and inhales the breezes of his breaths. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings begins the blessing with love and longing, he becomes absent from his existence in his existence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings begins the blessing with knowledge and taste ³⁴⁸, he becomes absent from his witnessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings begins the blessing with humility and submission, he becomes absent from his presence in his presence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: when the one who sends blessings begins the blessing with sincerity of intention and reverence, he becomes absent from his joy in his joy.

When the one praying opens his prayer upon him with sincerity and contrition, he becomes absent from his own beautiful attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one praying opens his prayer upon him with veneration and awe, he becomes absent from his stations within his hidden stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer opens his remembrances with the blessing upon him, a Muhammadan spiritual breath flows within him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, the lights of his Ahmadian lordship shine upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, the moons of his prostration radiate in the unseen of his identities ³⁴⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, the gathering of those who remember is perfumed with the fragrances of his pure breaths. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, the companions of the divine presence ³⁵⁰ rejoice in the subtleties of his remembrances. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, the fresh blossoms of his flowers descend upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, his innermost being is purified from the impurities of human follies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, his limbs are healed from the diseases of heart's thoughts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, his inner sight is illuminated with the lights of bestowed openings ³⁵¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, his lineage is honored among the human creation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, his spirit ascends through the ascents of his lofty stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, the clouds of his lordly mercies pour down upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, the fragrant breezes of his holy breaths blow upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, the lights of his Chosen One's glad tidings shine upon his heart. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, he witnesses in the mirror of his secret the lights of the beauty of his prophetic countenance. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You bestow upon us the gifts of his unseen secrets, and grant us thereby the subtleties of his practical and scientific knowledges, and gather us thereby with his pure and pleasing group, and settle us thereby in the vastness of his eternal and everlasting paradise, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, he gains the blessing of His pleasure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, Allah guides him to goodness and directs him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, Allah brings him near to His presence and chooses him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, Allah gives him refuge in His court and enters him into His protection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, Allah favors him with the vision of Him and delights him in the beauty of His countenance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, Allah frees his neck from the Fire and saves him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, Allah accepts his desire and fulfills his hope and expectation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the remembrancer concludes his remembrances with the blessing upon him, Allah answers his prayer and gives him whatever he asks. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You honor his abode and ennoble his final state, and by which You fulfill his wish and pleasure on the Day of Resurrection. A prophet, whose inner is luminous, while his outer reveals the secret of the secret. A prophet, whose palm is a fresh garden, overflowing to people like an accessible sea. A prophet, whose smile on his face is a sun; he has attained beauty and generosity. A prophet, the perfection of perfection in form and character; his beauty has dazzled the beautiful. A prophet, whose speech is strung pearls; he has made us hear eloquent words. A prophet, our succor on the Day of Summoning; through him we fear not punishment or disgrace. A prophet, witness for all, hoped for as intercessor, while people fear destruction. A prophet, the prophets of God are exalted through him, and their hearts find rest in him. Upon him be the most excellent blessings offered to his garden, in praise and eulogy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whom You made the blessing upon him a spirit for the acceptance of righteous deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whom You made the blessing upon him a means for the blowing of the breeze of divine effusions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whom You made the blessing upon him a resolve for attracting the emotions of mercies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whom You made the blessing upon him a cause for the descent of various kinds of blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whom You made the blessing upon him a ladder for raising the highest degrees. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whom You made the blessing upon him a wisdom for fulfilling needs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whom You made the blessing upon him a prelude for the success of desires. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whom You made the blessing upon him a protection against calamities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whom You made the blessing upon him an opening for the manifestation of miracles.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing him an ascension ³⁵² for progression in stations ³⁵³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing him a remembrance ³⁵⁴ for multiplying good deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing him an instrument for demolishing mountains of evil deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing him a guide to the path of salvation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing him a key to the doors of good things. 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You have made blessings upon him ³⁵⁹ an illumination of the outward and inward, and an ascent to the highest stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a refinement of character and a bringer of fragrant breezes of good and the Throne-granted gifts ³⁶⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a comprehensive isthmus ³⁶¹ for the secrets of gnosis and the gifts of divine knowledge ³⁶². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a flourishing garden for plucking the blossoms of beneficial wisdom and goodly words. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a coverer of faults, a remover of regrets, and a forgiver of great sins past and future. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a beautifier of acts of worship, a completer of allusions ³⁶⁸, and a gainer of lofty matters, the breaking of habits ³⁶⁹, and clear signs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a unifier of the harsh, an enricher of the needy, and a reviver of dead hearts and the traces of sound acts of worship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a completer of intentions, a rectifier of inner thoughts, and a purifier of hearts from the disease of rancor and envy, and a unifier of quarrelsome natures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a whitener of faces, a remover of the disliked, and a sufficer against the evil of thieves and predatory beasts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a subduer of enemies, a deliverer from destruction, and a protector from the evil of scorpions, snakes, reptiles, and deadly poisons. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him an expiator of sins, a raiser of calamities, a remover of worries and griefs, and a lifter of afflictions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a mender of the broken, a facilitator of the difficult, a grantor of success to obedience and right guidance, and a guide of despairing souls. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him the fire of guides, the tongue of callers, and the path of good leading to the station of felicity and lofty abodes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a gatherer of the scattered, a rectifier of selves, and a deliverer in both abodes of Your pleasure and the pleasure of Your Messenger, the utmost desire and the farthest goals. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of illuminated hearts, and his companions, people of lordly states ³⁷⁰, a blessing by which You fill our hearts with the secrets of merciful gnoses, and by which You draw our souls to the carpet of the people of the sacred enclosures ³⁷¹ and the stations of merciful souls, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Leave me and my taking in the praises of Ahmad, for I have taken delight in praising Ahmad. I am bewildered, so I do not know, when I praise him, which garden or paradise I enjoy. Fragrant, when the breeze blows with his scent, I imagine that musk is emanating from him. His dust today is high, and tomorrow all the prophets will seek refuge in his abode. We have gone with him to surpass every nation, for from us are taken highness, might, and glory. The locks of the Beloved's banners give us might, and our swords are renewed against the hands of enemies. Trains we have dragged in pride of his glory; for us every door of glories is opened. We have stored up the Messenger of Allah, the Possessor of Bounty and Highness, for a day when the books of creatures are opened. Our treasure rises above all treasures when all people seek refuge from what is seen. Away, away, O sinners from Ahmad, even if they melt in severity and seek refuge. Your sins are erased and you are given a garden with pearls, its pebbles and emeralds. The fire of my longing for the Beloved Muhammad has kindled; do you think the fire of my longing will ever be exhausted?

The eyes shed tears in longing for Ahmad ³⁷², and I have humiliation from separation, and my heart is scattered. I have been humbled, but I have taken pleasure in love; love is nothing but humiliation and pleasure. I hope for the covenant ³⁷³ of the Messenger of Allah, and through love for him and through praise, I hope to enter the Gardens ³⁷⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon him the key to Your mercy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon him the table of Your grace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon him the treasure of Your wisdom. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon him the seeking of Your love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon him the eye of Your beneficence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon him the title of Your testimony. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You crown us with the crown of Your care, and make us thereby among the people of Your nearness and friendship, and admit us thereby under Your mighty shelter and protection, by Your grace.

And Your generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him open the doors of exquisite sciences ³⁷⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him grant the gifts of exquisite secrets ³⁷⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him refresh the hearts of yearning spirits ³⁷⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him move the worlds of tasting phantoms ³⁷⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him kohl the pupils of longing eyes ³⁸⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him remove the obstacles of surpassing impediments ³⁸¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him avert the calamities of striking events ³⁸². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him bestow the most sublime of befitting states ³⁸³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him bear fruit on the branches of towering love ³⁸⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him pour forth the seas of flowing generosity ³⁸⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him encircle the pupils of precious eyes ³⁸⁶. (123) The blessing upon him manifests the effects of extraordinary miracles ³⁸⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him unfurl the banners of fluttering mercy ³⁸⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him diffuse the fragrances of lingering intimacy ³⁸⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him correct the indication of truthful states ³⁹⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him protect the expression of speaking tongues ³⁹¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him perfume the breaths of sniffing nostrils ³⁹². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him bequeath the degree of preceding felicity ³⁹³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him flash the gleams of brilliant ecstatic utterances ³⁹⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him cause the suns of shining gnoses ³⁹⁵ to rise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him string together the jewels of harmonious sciences ³⁹⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him dispel the darkness of deep ignorance ³⁹⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him polish the mirror of loving hearts ³⁹⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him bestow abundant gifts of subsequent endowments ³⁹⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him sharpen the perspicacity of penetrating intellects ⁴⁰⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him preserve thereby the covenants of our confident faith ⁴⁰¹. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing that girds us with the swords of the decisive rulings of the Sacred Law ⁴⁰², and protects us (124) thereby from the arrows of shooting lusts, and suffices us thereby against the evil of enemies and the eyes of gazing enviers, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him benefit the one who departs and the one who arrives ⁴⁰³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him suffice the visitor and the seeker ⁴⁰⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him enrich the one who finds and the one who lacks ⁴⁰⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him protect the resident and the newcomer ⁴⁰⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him bring near the astray and the deviant ⁴⁰⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him return the fugitive and the runaway ⁴⁰⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him strengthen the thankful and the praiser ⁴⁰⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him aid the one who bows and the one who prostrates ⁴¹⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him support the ascetic and the worshiper ⁴¹¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him guard the one on guard duty and the one who strives ⁴¹². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him make successful the ruined and the stagnant ⁴¹³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him suppress the denier and the envier ⁴¹⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made the blessing upon him stir up the one who rouses and the one who arrives ⁴¹⁵. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing that repels the plot of the rebellious strong one, and has mercy on the absent and the present, and protects the standing and the sitting, and grant abundant peace forever, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O company of lovers, bless the best of creation, the guide Muhammad (125). Muhammad possesses my heart, Muhammad; nothing dwells in my innermost being but Muhammad. Muhammad is the delight of my eyes, my treasure; Muhammad is the provision of my request, Muhammad. Muhammad has captivated my intellect and my core; nothing has stolen my reason but Muhammad. Muhammad, his face is a luminous moon; nothing is the sun of the forenoon but Muhammad. Muhammad, my darkness he heals with a pool; nothing quenches thirst but Muhammad.

Muhammad, who makes me forget my illness, and none forgets thirst but Muhammad. Muhammad, in whom is my cure, and none gives the cure but Muhammad. Muhammad, who heals my burning thirst, and none heals the healing but Muhammad. Muhammad, a thousand thousand salutations from the Lord upon you, O Muhammad. Muhammad, mercy of the All-Merciful ⁴¹⁶ continuously, for your family and companions, O Muhammad. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing ⁴¹⁷ such that it shows mercy to the old and the young. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it honors the lowly and the humble. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it enriches the wretched poor. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it frees the imprisoned and the captive. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it eases the difficult and the hard. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it mends the weak and the broken. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it heals the blind and the seeing. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it smoothes the path of spiritual wayfaring ⁴¹⁸ and journeying. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it perfumes the gatherings of recitation and teaching. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it causes all kinds of personal choices and planning to fall away. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it refines the character of the jurist and the brilliant scholar. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it raises the rank of the obscure and the famous. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it rectifies the affairs of the subject and the ruler. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it multiplies blessing in the little and the much. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it pours forth abundant gifts of good and divine succor ⁴¹⁹. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it grants the station of divine care ⁴²⁰ and the great kingdom. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it guides to the path of guidance and ease. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and his family, a blessing by which You grant us the gifts of the people of righteousness and illumination, and by which You protect us from the difficult affair, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it sends down tables of grace and favors. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it establishes the paths of virtue and prophetic traditions ⁴²¹. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it bequeaths purity of heart and body. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it washes away the traces of filth and grime. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it extinguishes the fire of longing and trials. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it relieves the greatest of hardships and afflictions. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it bestows beautiful deeds and good character. O Allah, so send blessings, O Allah, upon him and his family, a blessing by which You suffice us against the calamities of time and age, and by which You repel from us the accidents of sorrows, griefs, and anguish, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing such that it removes distress. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon Him open (130) the blind insights. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon Him revive the desolate ruins. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon Him illuminate the dark shadows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon Him inhabit the best palaces and the highest paradises. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon Him drive away the rebellious among humans, jinn, and devils. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon Him elevate the ranks of those who reach [union]. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon Him illuminate the hearts of the knowers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon Him calm the terror of the fearful.

Prayer upon him ⁴²⁴ comforts the loneliness of those who are cut off ⁴²⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a guide to the path of goodness and right guidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him an increase in supply ⁴²⁶ and reinforcement. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a protector of lands and servants. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a builder of valleys and highlands ⁴²⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a bestower of the station of the pegs ⁴²⁸ and the bells ⁴²⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a grant of the blessing of the substitutes ⁴³⁰ and the solitaries ⁴³¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a rectifier of the conditions of spouses and children. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a forgiver of the sins of fathers and forefathers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a scatterer of the assembly of the people of deviation and corruption. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a means to attain from Your pleasure and his pleasure the ultimate aim and the utmost desire. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that makes us thereby among the people of love and affection, and suffices us thereby against the evil of the people of deviation and obstinacy, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a longing for the desirous one. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a purifier of the miraculous ⁴³². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a remover of the night-visitors ⁴³³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a crowner of the departing one. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a protector from the thief and the robber. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a remover of the preventer and the obstacle. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a cutter of distractions and impediments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a clarifier of schools ⁴³⁴ and paths ⁴³⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a corrector of laws ⁴³⁶ and realities ⁴³⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a revealer of hidden things and subtleties. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him an acquirer of sciences and subtleties. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a bestower of the gifts of secrets and shining lights. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a repeller of the plot of the enemy, the envier, and the apostate. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the springs of honor and preceding glory, and his companions, possessors of the faithful covenant and the truthful promise, with a blessing through which You relieve us of hardships and straits, and calm for us the tempests of temporal winds and all thunderbolts, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a purifier of understandings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a delight for the inscribed ⁴³⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a healer of the wounded. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a helper of the oppressed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a drinker from the sealed nectar ⁴³⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a strengthener of the hope of the asker and the deprived. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a magnifier of the merit of the servant and the served. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a raiser of the rank of the obscure and the known. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a satisfier of the masters of debts and disputes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a repeller of the plot of the oppressor and the tyrant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made prayer upon him a revealer of the hidden things of the unseen and the intricacies of the concealed secret. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the unique pearls of the necklace of lordship arranged, and his companions, likened in emulation to them to the shining stars, with a blessing through which You cause us to inhale the fragrant rose of gnosis ⁴⁴⁰ and give us to drink from the sealed cup of love, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord.

Lord of the worlds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him bequeath love in hearts and cheerfulness. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him illuminate faces with the lights of joy and gladness. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him grant benefit. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him bequeath happiness. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him earn mastery. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad ¹³⁴ and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him facilitate worship. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him rectify the will. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him seal the one who says it with martyrdom. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him return its blessing upon the one who prays in the beginning and the repetition. 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Send blessings upon the Chosen One, for he is your intercessor on a day when every child is raised gray-haired. Send blessings upon him through whose rank you enter the Abode of Peace and attain the sought goal. Send blessings upon him and greet him and ask for mercy, you will reach by him the pool of honor as a watering place. May the Possessor of Majesty bless and greet you, O highest of creation in honor and most noble in lineage. May the Possessor of Majesty bless and greet you, O you whose light of countenance pierces the darkness. May the Possessor of Majesty bless and greet you, O most faithful to those who seek protection and most sufficient. ¹³⁶ May the Possessor of Majesty bless and greet you, O purest in remembrance in hearts and sweetest. May the Possessor of Majesty bless and greet you, from a servant who prays as a means of approach and drawing near. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him bequeath beneficial knowledge. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him illuminate the humble heart. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him grant success to the submissive servant. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him send down the pouring rain. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him grant the comprehensive secret. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made sending blessings upon him remove the preventing obstacle.

Blessing upon him brings the distant matter near. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him manifest vast grace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him clarify the radiant path. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him elucidate the decisive proof. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him shine the dazzling light. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him awaken the sleeping eye. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him correct faith. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him bestow security. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him increase beneficence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him remove forgetfulness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him protect the tongue. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him purify the heart. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him adorn the gardens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him refresh the bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him illuminate the minds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him perfume the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him manifest the proof. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him remove sorrows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him populate the homelands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him quench the thirsty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him guide the perplexed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him extinguish the fires. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him satisfy the Most Merciful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him protect in secret and in public. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him clothe with garments of contentment and pleasure. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the beautiful full moons, and his companions, the brave lions, a blessing by which You repel from us the accidents of misery and abandonment, and by which You return us from the pitfalls of disgrace and humiliation, and by which You save us from the causes of disbelief, immorality, and disobedience, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him purify the innermost secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him unveil the consciences. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You made blessing upon him unite the clans.

O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings ⁴⁴² a means to dispel treasures. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings a means to bring glad tidings. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings a means to forgive minor sins. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings a means to erase major sins. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings a means to untie the bonds ⁴⁴³. 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So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, who are the most honorable in glory and the best of families, and upon his Companions, supported in sayings and deeds, a blessing through which the oceans of generosity and gifts overflow from us, and which protects us from the assault of the people of disputation and argument, and through which You gather our scattered state with the elite of Your beloved ones in the stations of proximity and union, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings a means to grant closeness and arrival. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings a means to bestow opening and acceptance. 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O Messenger of Allah, I am longing for you, and the Lord is witness and guarantor. O Messenger of Allah, I am a lover of the radiance of the beauty of your lovely face. O Beloved of Allah, O you who came to us as a messenger of truth from the best of tribes ⁴⁵⁰. O Beloved of Allah, O you who ever filled lovers with passion through your kohl-lined eye. O Beloved of Allah, O you who, through guidance, stole hearts with innate goodness. O Prophet of Allah, O you who possess miracles that no noble one can enumerate. O Prophet of Allah, O you by whose touch the sick were healed. O Prophet of Allah, O you from whose hand abundant, sweet water flowed. O Chosen of Allah, O you whose garden of love is the eternal garden with ample shade. O Confidant of Allah, O our refuge on the day when there is no shade but the shade of the Majestic. O Trustworthy of Allah, O you who guided to the path of righteousness those who were astray. Be my intercessor, O Messenger of Allah, on the Day of Recompense; you are an excellent guarantor for us. So may Allah bless you and your family and companions of ancient glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him manifest wonders. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him remove calamities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him give victory to battalions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him avert misfortunes. 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So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that improves endings and beginnings, and inscribes upon the pages of hearts the effect of exhortations and counsels, and grant him abundant and exalted peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah's pure blessing be ever upon him whose love dwells in the hearts; the claws of Your love have seized all the limbs. The meanings of Your beauty, both tempting, are in us; the flints of longing, O my hope, strike fire. In You, the company of lovers, in love, sing out at Your beautiful remembrances. Their souls, at every moment, are ever inclined towards You with the east wind. And if they mention Your attributes, O my Beloved, they drench their cheeks with overflowing tears. And when You manifest Your exalted qualities upon them, their intellects are renewed therein. None knows You truly but Allah; how many praises of You are in the Book! You are independent of the praise of creatures; after Allah, no praiser is sought. But gratitude to You is an obligatory duty; You granted us guidance, O Best of Givers. You have set us right in this world and the next; in both worlds, through You, we have benefits. Indeed, all the earths were folded up for You, and the treasures and keys were given to You. You granted the prophets extension and secret; Your rank is their seal and opener. You outweighed every religion of Allah's creation besides You; by Allah, none was weightier. For Yourself, You did not seek victory, and among us, to those who did wrong, You showed grace and forgiveness. You were the full moon in the darkness of gatherings; Your light came and went to its people. Your fragrance, when You pass by a path, leaves a scent that wafts. Your hand is like flowers in fragrance and softness; how many hands does it heal with its breath! Upon you be that peace from me, and companions who are lamps among us. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing bestow knowledge and forbearance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing dispel doubt and illusion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing purify the mind and resolve. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing realize belief and certainty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing support divine decrees and wisdoms. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing avert punishment and worry. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing repel injustice and oppression. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing remove hardship and poverty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing improve prose and poetry. So bless him and his family, O Allah, with a blessing by which You save us from the accidents of illusion and fracture, and make it for us a protection that represses the enemy and silences the opponent, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing console the sorrowful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing realize expectations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing ease the calamities of death. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing release the pledged. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing clear debts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing fulfill affairs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the blessing secure the tempted.

Prayer upon him bequeaths the guarded secret ⁴⁵⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him a protection in movements and stillness. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the springs of wisdoms and arts, and his Companions, the vessels of divine gifts ⁴⁶⁰ and the hidden knowledge, with a blessing that grants us from You a great reward without end, and through its blessing makes every difficulty easy for us, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him adorn the ears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him make hearing pleasant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him heal pains. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him soothe headaches. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him improve dispositions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him protect places. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him preserve possessions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him remove the causes of quarrels and disputes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him rescue the drowning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him heal the burned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him free the slave. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him clarify the path. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him comfort the companion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him unite the group. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him suffice against the evil of the enemy and the friend. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him relieve the greatest hardships and distress. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing that guides us to the landmarks of verification ⁴⁶¹, and illuminates our hearts with the lights of guidance and success, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The purest of beings in origin and branch, and who ❖ is like the Messenger of Allah, and he is the deeply rooted one ⁴⁶². Our beloved, may our souls be sacrificed for him ❖ and wealth and children, O graceful one. And this beloved, by him the sea of fidelity, the essence of purity, the light of guidance and the path. The treasure of riches, the spirit of intellect and splendor, his countenance captivates people with its brilliance. From his smiling mouth, at dawn I see ❖ when he speaks sweetly, the eye of the delicate one. The jewel of his teeth, in it flow ❖ chains of saliva like the flow of pure wine. He steps, and the earth folds for him ❖ from his easy walk, the companion tires. His stature is a branch of the willow when it sways ❖ in his most sweet, graceful, and elegant gait. And the hand, the hand, from it emanated ❖ for creation from Taha ⁴⁶³ with a fresh body. The suns of cheerfulness shone from his face ❖ for Allah, cheerfulness from a fresh countenance. In the dust, the body of the Chosen One is soft ❖ as if in the dust it is a delicate flower. On his cheeks, a rose remains ❖ red in color, like the redness of the anemone. His tongue flows with remembrance as ❖ it was in the world with fluent remembrance. The Beloved did not cease from remembering Him ❖ whose fruits of manifestation are tasted. May Allah bless him, the Lord of the Most High, ❖ as long as his fragrant scent wafts with fragrance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him raise the lowly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him adorn the unadorned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him crush falsehood. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him purify the intelligent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him establish the transmitter. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him teach the ignorant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him awaken the heedless. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him honor the perfect. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him purify the worker. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him elevate the one who has reached ⁴⁶⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him bring near the virtuous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him refine the just. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him repel the blame of the blamer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him multiply the reward of the giver. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him revive the withered. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You made prayer upon him send down the heavy rain.

O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him protect the pregnant woman. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him aid the pregnant woman. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him purify the sources ⁴⁶⁵. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him repel distractions. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him suffice the petitioner. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him increase the petitioner. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him elevate the means ⁴⁶⁶. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him facilitate matters. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him gladden the messages. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him complete the supplication of the petitioner. (157) O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him clarify the proofs. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him grant virtues. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him bequeath qualities. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him support armies and hosts. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him remove the dreadful calamity. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him cure chronic illness. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him embellish biographies and divisions ⁴⁶⁷. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him elevate stations and ranks. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him raise the statuses of the great and the eminent. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him bring immediate and deferred good. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him remove from the heart love of the fleeting world. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him fulfill the need of the needy and deliver the hope of the hopeful. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, the noble leaders, and his Companions, the foremost in assemblies and gatherings, a blessing by which You honor the praiser and the speaker, and by which You straighten the crookedness of one who deviates from the path of truth, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him purify the heart and body. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him relieve anxiety and grief. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him remove rancor and envy. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him dispel sadness and misery. (158) O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him reconcile spouses and children. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him bequeath success and right guidance. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him grant happiness and rectitude. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him pour forth supply and reinforcement. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him restrain the tongue of the snake and the lion. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him repel the plot of one who opposes and denies. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him nullify the sorcery of one who blows and ties knots ⁴⁶⁸. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him ward off the evil of one who flashes lightning and thunders. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him fulfill the needs of one who intends and seeks. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him whiten the forehead of one who bows and prostrates. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him perfect the obedience of one who is sincere and worships. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him quench the heart of one who departs and arrives. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made the invocation of blessings upon him deliver the hope of one who covenants in Allah and promises. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, a blessing by which You make us among those who strive in Your obedience and find, and who endeavor for Your pleasure and attain everlasting honor and abundant life, and grant abundant peace, finally, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. For secrets and lights ⁴⁶⁹ only flow through blessings upon Muhammad. So fear your Lord in secret and public, and send blessings upon the intercessor for us, Muhammad. The Messenger of Allah, truly we have followed, believed, and affirmed Muhammad. A Prophet of Hashim, of the valley ⁴⁷⁰, the intercessor for sinners tomorrow, Muhammad. (159) A pure greeting with a fragrant and delightful scent upon the Chosen One, our master Muhammad.

O Guide of mankind, O my intercessor, O best of creation, O Muhammad! Perhaps acceptance from you for one who comes to you, offering you greetings, O Muhammad. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him open doors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him facilitate means. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him honor lineages. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him free slaves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him cure ailments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him remove punishment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him elevate status. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him purify spaces. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him improve response. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him adorn speech. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him purify intellects. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him reduce reproach. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him unite beloved ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him bequeath the station of the poles ⁴⁷¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him remove the darkness of the veil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him clarify the difficulties of the Book. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him ease difficult matters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him guide to the path of truth and rightness. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble chiefs, and his Companions, inhabitants of Paradise and brides of domes, with a blessing that grants us abundant reward, lightens for us the reckoning, and brings us near to You in closeness and good return, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him the opening of remembrances. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him the mark of the righteous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him the delight of the chosen. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him the character of the free. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him the intimate conversation of dawns. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him the means of the pure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him the opening of thoughts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him lights shine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him flowers bloom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him fulfill desires. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him protect regions. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, from the rising of the suns of secrets in the dominion of the righteous knowers until the time of their setting in their individualities ⁴⁷², possessors of insight and discernment, with a blessing whose gusts follow one after another with the succession of evening and morning, and whose compassionate mercies endure with the endurance of the dominion of Allah, the One, the Subduer, and grant abundant peace, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him illuminate the outward and inward. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him secure towns and homelands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him support kings and sultans. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him suppress rebels and devils. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him revive elements and minerals. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him perfume treasures and mines. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him honor dwellings and places. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him fill scrolls and scales. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him populate houses and stores. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him perfume virtues and beauties.

So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which the fragrance of eternal happiness bursts forth most sweetly, and by which our souls are elevated in the highest holy meadows and the noblest gardens, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him raise ranks and aspirations. ¹⁶² O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him bequeath gnoses and wisdoms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him send down tables of food and blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him repel calamities and punishments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him purify souls and dispositions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him protect neighbors and covenants. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him improve ruins and sanctuaries. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him bestow gifts of grace and generosity. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the nobles of Arabs and non-Arabs, and his Companions who inherited from the sciences of his Law the fullest rights and the noblest shares, a blessing that makes us among those who circumambulate the House ⁴⁷³ and supplicate at the Multazam ⁴⁷⁴, and kiss the Most Fortunate Stone ⁴⁷⁵ and stand at the Yemeni Corner ⁴⁷⁶ and touch it, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. He is the Chosen One sent as a mercy to mankind, and from His creation the Qur'an has been exalted in greatness. Blessed is He who praised Himself, and from that in the Revelation in Nun and the Pen ⁴⁷⁷. He is the treasure containing knowledge, the secret, purity, the light of guidance, forbearance, judgment, and wisdom. Allah entrusted prophethood to his heart, so he was a trustee of prophethood, sealing it. The Merciful encompassed the heart of Muhammad, therefore in the secret of witnessing he was consumed. And the Merciful created no one like Muhammad, beautiful, majestic in virtues and dispositions. A beloved in whom complete beauty is depicted, and his form is the archetype for all creatures. A prophet upon whom the lizard and the gazelle greeted peace, and the wolf, and camels, and likewise the cattle greeted him. ¹⁶³ Kind, merciful to orphans, and a bearer of widows, he does not turn away from neighbor or servant. And if he wished the earth to become gold for him, it would become so by Allah's permission, and that would not be prevented. How often did Taha ⁴⁷⁸ give thousands to a beggar of pure gold, camels, and sheep. Nothing of spoils remained with him, but he gained their reward among them. So he gave without limit, and Muhammad gives his lovers in both abodes what pours like rain. Upon him be Allah's blessing and peace, and upon his family and Companions, possessors of virtue and aspirations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him guide to the straight path. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him bequeath radiance to the comely face. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him revive the dead withered heart. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him heal the disease of the sick body. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him enrich the sick from the treatment of the physician. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him purify the limbs from every blameworthy attribute. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him protect the wayfarer from the plots of the accursed Satan. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him bring the devotee near from the presence of the Kind, Merciful Lord. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him guide the astray to the landmarks of the upright religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him bring the servant close to come to his Lord with a sound heart. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him rescue the traveler from the mires of darkness and the pitch-black night. ¹⁶⁴ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him rectify conditions and return them in the best form. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him benefit the parent and the child, and its blessing returns upon the owner, the owned, and the servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him bequeath immense reward. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made blessing upon him earn sincere love.

You have made blessings upon him pour forth abundant good. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him establish magnificent glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him grant everlasting bliss. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him bestow dwelling in the paradises of bliss. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him purify the intellect of the skilled and discerning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him repel the lust of insatiable greed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him settle the debts of the destitute and needy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him remove the harm of severe plague. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him loosen the bond of the barren womb. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him calm the attacks of the barren wind. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him bequeath the virtues of the People of the Cave and the Inscription ⁴⁷⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him comfort the stranger and sponsor the orphan. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him nourish the infant and enrich the weaned child. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him protect covenants and safeguard the sanctuary. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him preserve the traveler and the resident. 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I have praised You, not that I stand by my praise—for who can stand to count the sands? Your station is what the Intimate ⁴⁸⁴ never attained nor saw, nor did the Friend ⁴⁸⁵ have any traces there. In whispered communion within the Throne's hollow, you stood honored, the All-Knowing calling you in that station. Muhammad, praised—your station with us is such that glory remains and praise endures. We have granted you a love we have granted no messenger, for you are noble before the Noble Lord. You are firmly established with us, so proclaim our command and judge, for the Wise has already decreed. Through you we have abrogated religions; had our messengers lived, they would have come to you—Jesus as a follower and the Speaker ⁴⁸⁶. Your station has risen above all stations, a proof that your affair is great. The Creator answers you, so ask Him to save me when Hell appears for the sinners. I am sick with sins; in your hands is my cure, so hasten my cure, for I am ill. Your praise is my treasure, my provision, and my equipment for a day when even the close friend will be distant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon him purify praises, bring gifts, and bequeath joy and happiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon him purify words, beautify deeds, and earn righteous work and praiseworthy effort. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessing upon him complete hope, illuminate the veil, uncover the coverings of hearts, and increase light upon light. 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You have made blessings upon him fill the cups ⁴⁸⁷ and widen the graves ⁴⁸⁸, and give drink from the sealed nectar ⁴⁸⁹ and the pure beverage ⁴⁹⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him heal the burning thirst ⁴⁹¹ and cure the sick, release the imprisoned and mend the broken. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him acquire subtle secrets ⁴⁹² and illuminate the lights of gnosis ⁴⁹³, and the springs of its gifts flow and overflow upon the hearts of the lovers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him subdue the aspirant ⁴⁹⁴ and benefit the aspirant, and protect the rememberer from blameworthy action and perilous matter. 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So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble and pious, and his Companions, the leading imams, with a blessing by which You extinguish from us the fire of trials and evils, and suffice us thereby against the assault of the people of oppression, falsehood, and immorality, and deliver us thereby from the tyranny of every vainglorious boaster, and the schemes of every tyrant ingrate, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Great in rank before God truly, as if Muhammad is His minister. A minister in the gardens for us, an intercessor to the Generous Face when we visit. We visit the ultimate Presence ⁴⁹⁷ and Taha ⁴⁹⁸ is for us to the ultimate Presence a messenger. A messenger for hearts by the secret of spirit, and their gatherer is the Mighty King. Mighty, Possessor of Majesty, to gather me with Ahmad, and the heart is joyful thereby. Joy of the heart is seeing him face to face, and with me is that great favor. Great is his love in the heart, it rises, by it thoughts and conscience flourish. The conscience of the lover, He mends it with kindness—by the best of messengers, how many a broken one is mended. Upon you be pure blessings, O you whose face is the full moon and the luminous one. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a spring from which the near ones ⁴⁹⁹ drink. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a treasure from which the near ones spend. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom You have made blessings upon him a watering-place which the righteous visit. 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So bless him, O Allah, and his Family, who are disposed to doing good and attain perfect honor, and his Companions, who are marked by the protection of religion and win the most complete testimony and the pleasure of the All-Merciful, with a blessing by which we become among those whom Allah described by His saying: "Those are hastening to good deeds, and they outstrip [others] therein" ⁵⁵⁴, and by which we are enrolled in the ranks of those about whom He said: "Enter Paradise, you and your spouses, delighted. Circulated among them will be plates of gold and cups, and therein is whatever souls desire and eyes delight, and you will abide therein forever" ⁵⁵⁵, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Blessings upon you, O best of guides, as long as Your remembrances console the lovers. Fragrant, from whose scent its soil is perfumed, it diffuses musk and ambergris surely. Pure in body, dwelling, and tomb, and likewise pure things are for the pure. All worlds spoke at him with peace, like the speech of speakers. Mists and gazelles in the desert greeted him as if rational. The greeting of stones also upon him, like the greeting of trees, lasting for years. For him the moon split in the sky at night, in the presence of the polytheists. It became two halves, visible above Mecca, and the next day they were bewildered. They were blind to it after that and said, "This is from the work of sorcerers." So he showed them with the sword greater might on the day of Badr ⁵⁵⁶; they were among the perished. The moons spoke to him in the cradle as a child, with their cooing to him in his early years. The trees came to him, walking like a conscious one among the prostrators. A master who caused to flow from between his fingers for his Companions pure, running water. And from Qatada ⁵⁵⁷ his eye flowed with goodness, and it excelled the eyes. The Chosen One ⁵⁵⁸ returned it with the best return, and did not improve it for the sound ones. And in war he returned the split of Habib ⁵⁵⁹ when it flowed and was counted among the perished. When the Beloved treated it, it healed, to be obeyed from the polytheists. When the palm trunk also [came] to him after the sermon of the Master of the God-fearing, when he left it, it cried out loudly, lowing, trembling, and yearning. So the best of creation came to it and embraced it, and it loved stillness. Inanimate objects love the countenance of Taha ⁵⁶⁰ and go mad with longing at his loss. And thus the people of love are more worthy than the noble community of believers. Rather, it is true that they die of passion; the lovers are killed by love. There is no harm for one who loves Ahmad ⁵⁶¹ if he tastes death through passion. Forgetfulness is forbidden for the lover; rather, he spends the night sad from separation. How can a heart rejoice that remains cast down in the abysses of distance, humiliated and abased? From sins that have accumulated, he becomes a complainer, weeping among the sinners. The heart's desire: has it been fulfilled with praise from you, O Chosen One, among the successful? And may you be an intercessor for him and his family; you are, by Allah, the master of intercessors. With beautiful hope I have hoped of You that You will fulfill and pay off my debts, O my Beloved. In my hope in You, my thought is beautiful; rather, my thoughts of You have become certainty. Peace be upon you and all the Family and the great, foremost Companions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, whose love You have made to illuminate hearts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, whose love You have made to unveil hidden things. 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So bless him, O Allah, and his Family, with a blessing by which You perfume the sleeves and collars, and by which You forgive us the major sins and great offenses, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made to fulfill wishes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made to rectify structures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made to facilitate meanings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the Family of our Master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made to have mercy on the sinner. 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So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which our hearts are illumined with the light of the Ihsani Theophany ⁵⁶², and by which You clothe us in the garments of prophetic honor and Ihsani perfection ⁵⁶³, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a purifier of understandings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a repeller of illusions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a producer of inspiration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a stabilizer of footsteps. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made an honorer of banners. (179) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a completer of Islam. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a guide for mankind. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a strengthener of bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a healer of ailments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a restrainer of desires. 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So bless him, O Allah, and his noble family, and his great lion-like Companions, with a blessing that makes pleasant for us thereby the order, and beautifies for us thereby the beginning and the end, and suffices us thereby against the onslaughts of trials and the events of nights and days, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful (180), O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose Muhammadan love ⁵⁶⁴ You have made to bequeath everlasting eternal glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose Ahmad love ⁵⁶⁵ You have made to polish the mirror of the thirsty heart. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose Mustafawi love ⁵⁶⁶ You have made to grant the gifts of the Mawlawi love ⁵⁶⁷. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose latent love You have made to acquire merits and virtues.

O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made his great love, of immense significance, bring forth gifts of grace and favor. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, a blessing by which You seal for us with the seals of faith, and treat us with gifts of pardon and forgiveness, and settle us with those whom You have favored among the prophets and the truthful in the highest paradises and the vast gardens, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made his love draw near the sinner. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made his love have mercy on the sinner. 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O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made his love turn the resentful. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, through whom You have made his love bring the pleasure of the Worshipped King. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, a blessing by which You attain for us hopes and the desired goal, and open for us the treasuries of generosity and bounty, and watch over us with the eye of Your care in descent and ascent, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad: whoever loves him, Allah loves him; and whoever hates him, Allah hates him. (183) O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad: whoever honors him, Allah honors him; and whoever dishonors him, Allah dishonors him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad: whoever raises him, Allah raises him; and whoever lowers him, Allah lowers him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad: whoever ennobles him, Allah ennobles him; and whoever neglects him, Allah neglects him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad: whoever honors him, Allah honors him; and whoever humiliates him, Allah humiliates him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad: whoever respects him, Allah respects him; and whoever disregards him, Allah disregards him. 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O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad: whoever believes in him and affirms him, Allah has mercy on him and gives him in Paradise a great reward and a magnificent station; and whoever disbelieves in him and abandons him, Allah is angry with him, curses him, and prepares for him a painful punishment. O Allah, send blessings and peace (184) upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the preferred religion and the preceding first light, such that whoever insults him, or finds fault with him, or attributes to him a deficiency in his person, lineage, religion, or any of his qualities, or alludes to him, or compares him to something by way of insult, or belittles him, or diminishes him, or finds fault with him, then he is an insulter of him, and the ruling concerning him is the ruling of the insulter: he is to be killed. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad: love of him is from happiness and success in attaining divine pleasure, and hatred of him is from disbelief, transgression, and disobedience. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad: love of him

From the perfection of Islam and faith. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, love of whom is from right guidance and direction, and hatred of whom is from error and misguidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, love of whom is from success and prosperity, and hatred of whom is from ruin and corruption. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, love of whom is from blessing and happiness, and hatred of whom is from distance and rejection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, love of whom is from triumph and security, and hatred of whom is from destruction and loss. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, love of whom is from closeness and nearness, and hatred of whom is from disgrace and deprivation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, love of whom is from obedience and piety, and hatred of whom is from hypocrisy and immorality. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, love of whom is from sincerity and certainty, and hatred of whom is from deceit and lack of religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, love of whom benefits in the present and the future, and there is no deed like it among deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, love of whom protects from calamities and terrors, and benefits on the Day of Presentation and Questioning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, love of whom benefits in this world and the Hereafter, and forgives sins ⁵⁶⁸ and has mercy on decayed bones. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You honor us with widespread, successive honor, [ILLISSIBLE] And grant us thereby the gifts of inner and outer secrets, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Blessings and peace upon the best of messengers ⋄ A blessing from the Merciful, for He is worthy of it. Love is such: surrender to the heart, for passion is not easy ⋄ Whoever chooses it is worn out by it, yet he has reason. And live free in love, its comfort is from me ⋄ But its end is sickness, and its end is death. Yet for me, death in it out of longing ⋄ Is life for the one I love, by which grace is upon me. If you wish to live happily, die in it ⋄ As a martyr, otherwise, passion has its people. Whoever does not die in his love does not die by it ⋄ And without the bee's gathering, what the bees have gathered. Cling to the skirts of passion and cast off modesty ⋄ And leave the path of ascetics, however great they are. And say to the slain of love: You have fulfilled his right ⋄ And to the claimant: Far from it! The kohl is not the kohl. Beloveds of my heart, and love is an intercessor ⋄ With you, if you wish, the rope is connected. You took my heart, and it disobeys, so what ⋄ Would harm you if all were with you? If a favor bestows upon me a glance ⋄ Then may Su'da not be happy, nor Jumal wear out. My tale is old in her love, and it has ⋄ As you know, no after, and no before. And I have no equal in my passion for her, just as ⋄ The young women have no equal in her beauty. Whoever does not find in the love of Nu'ma his own self ⋄ Even if he gives the world, to him ends stinginess. So compete in sacrificing the soul for her, O brother of passion ⋄ For if she accepts it from you, how excellent is the sacrifice! So I incline to the gazelle out of love for her mention ⋄ As if they are between us in passion messengers. If they speak of her, all of me is listening ⋄ And all of me, if I speak to them, is reciting tongues. ⁵⁶⁹ Promise me with union and delay its fulfillment ⋄ For with me, when passion is true, delay is good. For they are the target of my eye outwardly wherever they travel ⋄ And they are in my heart inwardly wherever they settle. They have from me forever tenderness even if they are harsh ⋄ And I have forever inclination to them even if they tire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah made the best of deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah made perfect men. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah made cure the incurable disease. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah made reform hearts and states. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah made attain the goal and hopes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah made purify words and deeds. 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O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the most successful of plantings ⁵⁸². O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the most beneficial of guardianships ⁵⁸³. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the most beautiful of consolations ⁵⁸⁴. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the most abundant of rewards ⁵⁸⁵. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the most pleasing of reconciliations ⁵⁸⁶. 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O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the most beneficial of comprehensive wisdoms ⁵⁹². O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the cure of humble hearts ⁵⁹³. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the connection of distant bodies ⁵⁹⁴. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the most protective of elevating amulets ⁵⁹⁵. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the loftiest of preventing fortresses ⁵⁹⁶. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the ultimate of ultimate ends ⁵⁹⁷. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the finality of finalities ⁵⁹⁸. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the path of guidances ⁵⁹⁹. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the foundation of sainthoods ⁶⁰⁰. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the key of beginnings ⁶⁰¹. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the lamp of cognitions ⁶⁰². O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the robe of divine attentions ⁶⁰³. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the highest of sufficiencies ⁶⁰⁴. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the substance of life ⁶⁰⁵. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the spirit of essences ⁶⁰⁶. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the ways of salvation ⁶⁰⁷. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the guide to good things ⁶⁰⁸. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the most desirable of pleasures ⁶⁰⁹. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the most upright of intentions ⁶¹⁰. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the most famous of characteristics ⁶¹¹. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the most guiding of connecting paths ⁶¹². O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the result of remembrances ⁶¹³. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the means of answered supplications ⁶¹⁴. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made to rectify states ⁶¹⁵. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made to heal afflictions ⁶¹⁶. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made to bring joys ⁶¹⁷. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made to remove harms ⁶¹⁸. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, the shining stars ⁶¹⁹, and his Companions, the bright full moons ⁶²⁰, a blessing from whose prophetic fragrance emanate gusts of mercies, and by whose chosen light we seek illumination in the thick darknesses ⁶²¹, and grant abundant peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah's pure blessing be perpetual ❖ Upon the Chosen One, praised of attributes. The transmission from the trustworthy has been recurrent ⁶²² ❖ That you are, in beauty, unique in attributes. I recited to a beholder verses of beauty ❖ In your face, he could not bear steadfastness. Allah took charge of protecting you from a partner ❖ In the description of your beauty, adorned in all directions. The insights turned longingly ❖ Towards your essence, without the lords of essences ⁶²³. The hearts covenanted in attraction ❖ Towards you, hoping for the goodness of your proximity. The branches swayed in a garden of flowers ❖ At your remembrance, O illuminator of radiant things. All wild beasts showed affection to you entirely ❖ And never ceased to flee from others. Exalted is Allah, He flowed from you water ❖ Abundant like thunderbolts in the desert. The light of your face manifested in the darkness ❖ So the night fled without turning back. Eyes, O my master, used to be in awe of you ❖ When they looked at you, they led to death. The souls of creatures were quenched from you ❖ As gardens are quenched by the Euphrates. The origin of good was rooted from you from ancient times ❖ So your good has passed, quenching and coming. Blessed is He who granted you all good ❖ And gave from you the extensions of gifts.

You bestow upon the lowly and the lofty, and you are gracious to the base and the noble. You grant refuge to the seeker of refuge and do not leave him lost in the onslaught of calamities. You reward the praiser, both initially and repeatedly, and raise him despite the enmity of foes. You call out in the face of death and are answered inevitably, and you hasten to bring relief and salvation. You befriend those who befriend you, even if only a little, and you support them against all tyrants. The perfection of your beauty is not hidden; it is above the sand and the plants. Your supreme love has followed my heart, so I have stood as a preacher among the guides. Blessings upon you have followed continuously, and upon your family and companions, possessors of high stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a blessing for those who open. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a gift for those who praise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a delight for the righteous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a joy for those who gaze. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a fragrant breeze for those who remember. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a sweetness for those who stay awake. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a blessing for the thankful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a treasure for those who praise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made an obligation for the worshippers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a direction for those who prostrate. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a spoil for those who seek. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a watering place for those who arrive. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a table for those who come. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a reminder for the heedless. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made an ornament for those who connect. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a means for the desirous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made an object of desire for the seekers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made gardens for the lovers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a garden for the yearning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a wine for the tasters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made insight for the knowers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made security for the fearful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made striving for the workers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made care for the perfect. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a mosque for those who seclude themselves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a Kaaba for those who circumambulate. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a fortress for the strivers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a retreat for those who isolate themselves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a path for the diligent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a constant wine for the bewildered. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a passion for the lost. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made intercession for the sinners. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made mercy for the despairing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made desire for the confident. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a gift for the truthful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a guide for the perplexed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a presence for the successful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made protection for those who seek refuge. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made a trade for the winners.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the beacon of the wayfarers ⁶²⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the character of the successful ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the intoxication of the joyful ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the connection of the disconnected ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the refuge of the frightened ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the service of the obedient ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the station of the humble ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the sweetness of the reverent ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the aspiration of the pious ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the prize of the patient ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the mark of the pure ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the prayer niche ⁶²⁵ of the devout ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the sign of the silent ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the path of the foremost ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the worship of the speaking ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the highway of the travelers ⁶²⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the minor pilgrimage ⁶²⁷ of the devotees. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the sustenance of the fasting ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the intimate conversation of the standing ones ⁶²⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the means of nearness of the repentant ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the foot of the firmly grounded ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the repentance of the disobedient ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the intercession of the standing ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the provision of the reliant ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the means of nearness of the afflicted ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the faith of the truthful ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the insight of the verifiers ⁶²⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the reality of the affiliated ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the connection of the reckoners ⁶³⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the drink of the enraptured ones ⁶³¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the charity of the overcome ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the state of the variegated ones ⁶³². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the paradise of the recipients ⁶³³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the will of the directed ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the conduct of the discerning ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the mirror of the certain ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the guide of the believers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the light of the unveilers ⁶³⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the creed of the unifiers ⁶³⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the certainty of the sincere ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the turning in repentance of the humble ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the paradise of the brought near ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the excellence of the excellent ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah has made the fortress of the secure ones.

So bless him, O Allah, and his pure family and his most noble companions, with a blessing that raises us to the stations of the people of special proximity and firm establishment ⁶³⁶, and leads us to the sources of Your beloved chosen ones who are inspired, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (198) The explanation of my love for you is a long explanation ❖ O beautiful one who dominates all beauties. The sea of Your love I have plunged into, and it is a sea ❖ Abundant, perfect, extended, and long. All my life I seek union with You ❖ I wonder, is there any reaching the goal? If I am not worthy of union ❖ Yet the Majestic One has bestowed upon the humble. You possess all beauty and virtue is found ❖ With one whose face is beautiful and lovely. What is the light of day when a face ❖ From You appears, or a smooth cheek from You shines? What is darkness and stars when a smile ❖ From You appears, or a kohl-lined eye from You? What are garden branches when a stature ❖ From You bends, inclining only to the Truth? Allah has adorned You for mankind, so there is found ❖ No likeness to Your will among people. Understanding falls short of the meanings ❖ Of Your high stations, and in some of them minds are bewildered. Every praise I see is below what ❖ You truly deserve, so what can I say? O Majestic One, exalted in rank and status ❖ Whose branches and roots have ascended. By Allah, You are the noblest of all creation ❖ You are the Prophet, You are the Messenger. How many miracles has Allah bestowed upon You ❖ Some of which have no path to reach. And upon You be peace, followed by blessings ❖ Whose secret is connected by Allah's pleasure. And upon the family and companions ❖ As long as beauty adorns Your perfect beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made a companionship that strengthens faith. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to illuminate hearts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to open the gates of Paradise. (199) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to make time pleasant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to perfume the garments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to bear fruit on the branches. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to elevate status. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to magnify the offering. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to delight the intoxicated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to remove humiliation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to send down the tables of favor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to shine the lights of divine knowledge ⁶³⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to raise the ranks of the eminent ⁶³⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to transform the bodies of the eminent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to realize the desire of direct vision ⁶³⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to remove the veils of rust ⁶⁴⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to repel the defects. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to weaken the plot of Satan. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to extinguish the blaze of fires. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to delight the intoxication of ecstasy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to give glad tidings of spirit and fragrance ⁶⁴¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to wed the beautiful maidens ⁶⁴². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to inherit contentment and pleasure ⁶⁴³. (200) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to suffice from the lowly and transient. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to grant the pleasure of the Sovereign, the Judge. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to honor the status of the lowly and despised. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to cover the faults of man. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to protect from the afflictions of time. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to benefit the far and the near. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to awaken the drowsy intellect. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to grant eloquence of tongue. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to facilitate the sciences of rhetoric. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to clarify the difficulties of the Qur'an. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to preserve from slips of the fingers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to repel the causes of misery and deprivation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love You have made to quench the thirsty.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whose love You establish religions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whose love You rectify bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whose love You encourage the coward. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whose love You manifest the proof. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whose love You build the structure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whose love You strengthen the pillars. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whose love You satisfy the hungry. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whose love You clothe the naked. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whose love You make teeth smile. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whose love You gladden the countenance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whose love You relieve sorrows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah made delight the eyes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose love Allah made unite brothers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whose love You benefit in secret and in public. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, through whose love You save from falling into the abysses of disgrace and abandonment. So bless him, O Allah, and his pure family, and his companions skilled in the rulings of laws and the sciences of the Quran, a blessing that perfumes the pillars, preserves wealth, family, and neighbors, and removes from hearts the impediments of rancor, hatred, and enmity, and grant abundant peace forever, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad; whoever loves his noble traits and excellences, Allah treats him with all kindness and grants him security in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad; whoever loves him with pure love, Allah deals with him through His pardon and the perfection of his deficient actions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad; whoever loves him with sincere love, Allah makes his end good in all matters and bestows upon him abundant blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad; whoever loves him with complete love, Allah revives his heart with the light of faith and pours upon him the showers of His comprehensive mercies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad; whoever loves him with pure love, Allah fulfills his hope and makes his shining stars shine in the sky of high stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad; whoever loves him with elevated love, Allah draws him to His presence and discloses to him the treasures of His hidden secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad; whoever loves him with spiritual love, Allah teaches him what he did not know and unveils to him the intricacies of His tablet sciences. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad; whoever loves him with healing love, Allah conceals his faults on the day when scandals appear and clothes him with the garment of pardon and well-being. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad; whoever loves him with sufficient love, Allah prolongs his life in obedience and gives him to drink from the sweet springs of His pure sources. So bless him, O Allah, and his family of lofty ranks, and his companions of abundant merits and widespread generosity, a blessing by which our eyes wander in the gardens of his radiant presences and by which our souls are sanctified in the chambers of his high stations, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad; whoever loves him with his heart and limbs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad; whoever loves him with his veins and joints, Allah relieves his worldly and otherworldly worries and treats him with kindness in all his states. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad; whoever loves him with his intention and faith, Allah makes Munkar and Nakir ⁶⁴⁴ comfort him in his grave and not terrify him.

Whoever loved him perpetually, his crossing over the Sirat ⁶⁴⁵ will be on the wing of Gabriel, peace be upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved him without doubt will not be tried in his grave nor fear the scrutiny of the reckoning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved him with his thoughts and inner reflections, Allah will conceal him in the beauty of His Essence and purify him in the excellences of his inner and outer aspects. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved him with his temperaments and natural dispositions, Allah will grant him security from what he fears and protect him in all his times and moments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved him with his passion and yearnings, Allah will supply him with his prophetic supply and give him to drink from the drink of his love and the cups of his tastes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved him through the passage of nights and days, Allah will forgive his sins and make his feet firm on the day when feet slip. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the lions of the hills, and his companions, the eminent imams, a blessing by which You purify our souls in the Abode of Peace ⁶⁴⁶ and raise us to the highest degree and the noblest station, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (204) The head of matters by which hearts are revived ❖ is the sincerity of love for you, and it is my supply. The face of perfections is you, the ❖ secret of its delight ❖ and the light of its remembrances, O spirit of those who witnessed. The eye of life is the meanings of the beauty of your countenance ❖ the limit of salvation is guidance from your intent, they intended. The ears of the ❖ Truth are understandings that through you are safe ❖ the smiles of gentleness from your breaths find. O image of ease, O meaning of existence for us ❖ O temple of security, O goal of those who are happy. This is a ❖ metaphor, and your reality is its truth ❖ there is none in all existence after you. We are the slaves to ❖ you, O my masters, forever ❖ and with ❖ loyalty, the supply came to us from you. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his exalted essence, Allah will grant him eternal happiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his radiant countenance, Allah will bestow upon him the rank of honor and special favor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his pleasing states, Allah will unveil to him the hidden secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his pure character, Allah will purify his heart from the impurities of human folly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his exalted sayings, Allah will illuminate his inner being with the lights of his clear gnoses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his praiseworthy actions, Allah will gift him with the gifts of his angelic bestowals. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his Ahmadite ⁶⁴⁷ essence (205) Allah will purify his soul in His holy enclosures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his auspicious risings, Allah will grant him the gifts of his intimate secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his Najdi ⁶⁴⁸ stations, Allah will cause him to die with the beloved ones in his pure grave. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his Mustafawi ⁶⁴⁹ garden, Allah will gladden his breast with the benefits of his Throne-related sciences. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his prophetic chamber, Allah will clothe him with the garments of His lordly pleasure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his lofty tree, Allah will adorn him with the jewels of the attributes and names. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his tree of goodly roots, Allah will open for him the doors of proximity and arrival. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his tree of flourishing plantings, Allah will repel from him the calamities of harm and adversity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his exalted tree, Allah will provide him with the rank of opening and sublime honor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his essence with intention and affirmation, he will have in the stations of bewilderment the best of companions and friends. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his essence with purity of heart and sincerity, Allah will honor him with the miracles of the truthful and the elite saints. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his essence through his family and children (206) Allah will grant his intercession for them on the Day of Resurrection and make him among the people of His love and affection. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You water our hearts from the seas of his supply and aid, and carry us on the wing of longing to his illuminated regions and lands, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad. Whoever loved his radiant forehead and handsome face, Allah will settle him with him in the highest paradises and the Garden of Bliss.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his exalted traits ⁶⁵⁰ and his great character, Allah will favor him with His pardon and grant him the vision of His noble face. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his delicious saliva and his smiling mouth, Allah will bring him near to Him and bestow upon him the gifts of His abundant goodness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his pure lineage ⁶⁵¹ and his glorious ancestry, Allah will seat him on the throne of sovereignty and look upon him with the eye of majesty and veneration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his illuminated tomb ⁶⁵² and his noble station, Allah will give him refuge in His most protected presence and place him in His lofty and exalted fortress. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his radiant stature and his moon-like forehead, Allah will give him what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and has never occurred to the human heart. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his surpassing beauty and his most radiant comeliness, Allah will make him happy with His meeting and clothe him in the garments of His greatest pleasure. (207) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his kohl-rimmed eye and his smooth cheek, Allah will raise him to the highest ranks and honor him with the sciences of revelation and scripture. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his most beautiful neck and his arched eyebrow, Allah will grant him success in goodness and guide him to the path of His most delightful religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his eloquent speech and his sweetest discourse, Allah will elevate his rank and spread his fame in the highest assembly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his beloved conversation and listening to his remembrances, Allah will fulfill his needs and protect him in his night and day. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his names and his majestic attributes, Allah will make his face victorious among the worlds and grant him the lofty degree and the honorable station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his noble limbs and his beautiful appearance, Allah will let him taste the sweetness of faith and supply him with the secrets of bestowed knowledge and the subtleties of favors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his tolerant religion and his law, Allah will mend the fracture of his heart and purify his record from sins. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his blessed vision and his meeting, Allah will answer his prayer and not ask Him for anything but He will give it to him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his most honorable family (208) and his companions, Allah will guide him to the landmarks of verification and facilitate for him the path of goodness and its means. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his honored lands and his relics, Allah will give him a spacious abode in the gardens of Paradise and shine His lights upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his prophetic biography and his reports, Allah will forgive his sins and erase his burdens with the water of pardon and generosity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his pure mounts and his visitors, Allah will purify his innermost secrets and open his lights in the meadows of the celestial kingdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his pure soil and his lands, Allah will hasten his request at once and fulfill his needs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his directions and his regions, Allah will raise his rank and make his moons shine in the sky of high stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his trees and his rivers, Allah will clothe him in the garments of His pleasure and perfume his flowers in the meadows of existence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his springs and his wells, Allah will suffice him against the evil that concerns him and relieve him of his worries and troubles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his armies and his supporters, Allah will raise his building in the sky of proximity and make his times and seasons pleasant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad. Whoever loves his mosque and his minaret, Allah will gird him with the sword of His care and protect his family and neighbors. (209) So, O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing by which we become among those who entered the garden of delight and joy, plucked its light and gathered its fruits, spent their times in his Ahmadic love ⁶⁵³, and made his noble remembrance their emblem and garment, and grant him abundant and precious peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Upon the Chosen One, the most honored messenger, a blessing whose fragrance spreads in the East and West. My heart is captive to the departing ones, it follows their traces and moves on. My tears are abundant in their courtyards, so how can I stop the tears while they are abundant?

And if distress and my longing depart from me, they have a going and coming in my innermost being. I yearn when the doves of their valley coo, and my heart pulls towards them and flies. I remember those of Najd, maidens with their intimacy, so my longing rushes towards them and raids. Would that I knew about the eyes of a noble one, and about the fresh meadows of their gardens, and about the tender branches of the willow that play in the forenoon, with cups of the breeze circling over them. Who will grant me to drink from the valley soil, and to see that land when it is rained upon, and to hear on the slope of the mountain in the evening the weeping of doves that have a cooing? O neighbors of the Yemeni valley, by your right, connect or bid the phantom of the imagination to visit. You have distanced yourselves, but your love has not distanced from the heart; you are absent, yet present in the heart. I am jealous of you that my senses might see you, and I veil you, for the lover is jealous. Beloveds of my heart, is there other than you for my ailment a physician knowledgeable in the disease of lovers? You planted in my heart a burning whose fruits are sorrows; the core of my innermost being is a blaze. The armies of your love every glance of an eye assault the fortress of my heart with passion. Lend my eyes a glance of your beauty—not everyone who seeks union lends. A watcher has settled over my heart, hearing, and sight; no secret is hidden from him. Your love has left me, so humiliation is honor for the sake of your love, and difficulty is easy. Restore to my religion and my world your kindness, so sorrows turn into joy. My heart takes intoxication at your remembrance, as a lover revives when wine permeates him. I am independent of the universe without you, but to you, my masters, I am poor. I fast from others completely, and your remembrance is the pre-dawn meal for my fast in love and the breaking of the fast. My Night of Power ⁶⁵⁴ is a night I spend delighting in you, and the creaking of the pen meets the letter of acceptance. The sobriety of my Eid ⁶⁵⁵ on the day I sacrifice by your nearness—over me are veils of hidden grace. So grant me union, for time separates, and most of the life of lovers is short. Do not close the doors to me for my slip, for you are generous, and the generous is forgiving. Many sins have weighed down my back; my hope in the Forgiver of sins is great. The rank of the Messenger of Allah, Ahmad, is my support when I have no helper in calamities. When he is mentioned, hearts are refreshed by his mention, and souls become good and breasts expand. Forbidden to the world is an existence like his; indeed, a being like him is rare and precious. How can anyone rival the best of those who trod the earth, when every span falls short of his highness? Muhammad, rise for me in calamities, for I have a trade of praise that will not perish in you. And say: You are in both abodes of our party, and those who follow you, young and old. May Allah bless you, choose you, and elect you, for you are guidance for the worlds and light. May His pleasure encompass the Family and Companions, for they are full moons for your religion, O sun of the day. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made his praise sweeter than honey and honeycomb. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made his praise more delicious than sweets, sugar, and froth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made his praise more subtle than the speech of affection and love. 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So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the springs of glory and pride, and his Companions, possessors of might, victory, and triumph, a blessing by which You protect us in residence and travel, and suffice us against the evil of what descends from the sky and what emerges from the earth of evil decree and destiny, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made his praise refine character.

Allah, praise of Him loosens the bond ⁶⁵⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His praise stir the lovers ⁶⁵⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His praise sweeten the tastes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His praise attract provisions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His praise unite companions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His praise mend discord. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His praise repel hypocrisy. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His praise bequeath excellence ⁶⁶² universally and absolutely. So bless him, O Allah, and his family who glorify [Him] at evening and sunrise ⁶⁶³, and his eminent companions, the sagacious masters ⁶⁶⁴, a blessing by which our yearnings for Your love and his love multiply, and by which You make us among Your special servants, the victorious forerunners, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His praise attract successive virtues. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His praise support the converging armies. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His love revive the fading traces ⁶⁶⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His love unite conflicting natures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His love strengthen the patient hearts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His love illuminate the pure bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His love repel the misgivings of bewildered bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His love send down the rain clouds of good. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His love send down the tables of abundant blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, for whom Allah made His love overflow with the rivers of overflowing sciences. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the virtuous unveiled ones, and his companions, the shining stars ⁶⁶⁷, a blessing by which You have mercy on the decayed bones of our bodies, and by which You suffice us against the worry of this world and the punishment of the Hereafter, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. I am charged with the praises of the Beloved Muhammad ❖ Lo, hear from me his virtues, O brother Of a great, majestic, chosen one above His messengers ❖ For he is among the messengers the string's center ⁶⁶⁸ Like a full moon's disk, his face among his companions ❖ Is the scent of musk hidden from the sniffers? Allah clothed that face with the light of guidance ❖ So he guided those astray in the darkness of polytheism Generous, forbearing, his way is pardon, his custom ❖ Whenever he meets the offender, he meets with forgiveness Thus he was; no judgment compares to his judgment ❖ Nor any guidance, for people are in guidance and devotion Perfection of majesty in the loftiness of his majesty ❖ He has awe before which the awe of kings is humbled As if, with him and the messengers on the Day of Gathering, I have come ❖ With Ahmad in a station too high to be reached Guardian of orphans, protection for our sinners ❖ He is the veil in this world and the next against exposure Abundant in gifts, his ease follows hardship ❖ He hastens to release captives of distress and straitness ⁶⁶⁹ Like Ahmad, among the messengers there is none like this, that is our belief ❖ And no doubt—is there any doubt about the sun at noon? Upon him be the blessings of Allah as long as the east wind blows ❖ And passes over his soil, fragrant with musk

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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he whose word is effective when the praiser praises him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, he whose livelihood is facilitated when the praiser praises him.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his loneliness disappears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his bewilderment vanishes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his countenance shines. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his awe subsides. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his law ⁶⁷⁰ appears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his burning passion is extinguished. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his fragrance spreads. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his gift continues. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his praise multiplies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his joy endures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his supplication is answered. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his chivalry strengthens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his love increases. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his affection multiplies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his joy becomes clear. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his harm is repelled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his obedience is made manifest. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his merchandise is preserved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his supplication is shown mercy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his intercession is accepted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his fragrance emanates. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his aspiration rises. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his wisdom benefits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his service becomes sincere. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his blessing is enjoyed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his mercy encompasses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the praiser praises him, his distress is relieved. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those whose sanctity You have magnified before You, and whose responsibility You have absolved through its blessing from all liabilities, and grant abundant and exalted peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the rememberer remembers him and makes his praise his strength, Allah increases him and gives him what no eye has seen nor ear has heard of goodness, and increases him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the rememberer remembers him and makes his praise his litany ⁶⁷¹ and his daily recitations ⁶⁷², Allah fulfills his worldly and otherworldly needs and achieves his desire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the rememberer remembers him and makes his praise his sleep and his wakefulness, Allah rectifies his heart and his body, and purifies his intention and his belief. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the rememberer remembers him and makes his praise his bed and his pillow, Allah treats him with His subtle kindness and subdues his enemies and enviers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the rememberer remembers him and makes his praise his proof and his struggle, Allah expands his chest with the light of faith and multiplies in him his yearnings and his love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the rememberer remembers him and makes his praise his sword and his scabbard, Allah suffices him against the evil that concerns him and protects his home and his lands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the rememberer remembers him and makes his praise his path and his guidance, Allah raises his mention in the highest assembly and purifies his heart and his innermost from the insinuations of doubts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the rememberer remembers him and makes his praise his pillar and his support, Allah guards him from afflictions and turns away from him Iblis and his hosts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the rememberer remembers him and makes his praise his parchment and his ink, Allah mends the fracture of his heart and rectifies his defect and corruption. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the rememberer remembers him and makes his praise his solitude and his seclusion, Allah immerses him in the seas of His love and kindles with the fire of longing and passion his flint. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, who, when the rememberer remembers him and makes his praise his wing and his steed, Allah mentions him among those with Him and raises his building in the highest assembly and extols it.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him and his praise and recitation are beautiful, Allah establishes him with the firm word ⁶⁷³ and causes him to die upon the two words of the testimony ⁶⁷⁴. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of glory and lordship, and his Companions, people of devotion and worship, with a blessing by which You grant us the subtle sciences and benefits, and crown us with the crown of honor, prosperity, and happiness, and protect us from the hindrances that cut off from reaching You in the beginning and the return ⁶⁷⁵, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. He remembered the sanctuary ⁶⁷⁶ and its covenant and his striving, so he wept and made his envious ones weep out of mercy. Then ecstasy bought from him ready cash on the day of separation and bought from him his heart. And he drew from his eyelids the blade of his sleep and made his sleeplessness flow after slumber. O you who depart, tears have exhausted my eyes, and your turning away after that is an increase. And you departed with the heart among your baggage, and you made intense longing your provision. Return it, or take the soaring one after it if you do not grant him his desire. O you who have taken control of an eye whose tear you own by the hand of love, its white and its black. Love took a covenant from sleep that after separation it would not visit his pillow. By Allah, there are entrails afflicted by a burning whose firestick is the strike of passion. O dwellers of Najd ⁶⁷⁷, when will you succor your yearning one and fulfill your promise? Has a night-visiting phantom from you visited him and seen him on the bed of illness or returned? O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him with love and longing, he becomes one of the people of states ⁶⁷⁸ and taste. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him with sincerity and intention, he becomes one of the people of perfect secret and special intimacy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him with understanding and tongue, he becomes one of the people of special sainthood and gnosis. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him with heart and limbs, You open for him the treasures of good and praises. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in secret and openly, the evidences of grace and favor shine upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in the two states of gathering and separation ⁶⁷⁹, he becomes one of the people of annihilation in the Truth ⁶⁸⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in seclusions and gatherings, Allah delivers him from the pitfalls of innovations and the incitements of desires. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in processions and chambers of intimacy, Allah elevates him in the paradises of gardens and the enclosures of holiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in deserts and wildernesses, Allah opens before him the doors of acceptance and he merits the pleasure of the Lord of the earths and heavens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in movements and stillnesses, Allah illuminates his inner sight with the light of opening ⁶⁸¹ and the breezes of prosperity and blessings blow upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in standing and sitting, Allah regards him with the eye of His care and makes him one of the people of watchfulness and witnessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in wakefulness and sleep, Allah grants him security from what he fears and protects him from the accidents of deficiency and blame. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in prayer niches and mosques, the landmarks of religion become clear through him and the dwellings and seats are revived. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in stations and witnessed places, the spiritual spirits serve him and the speaking and inanimate things obey his command. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in sources and destinations, his needs are fulfilled and his hopes and aims are attained. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in litanies and regular devotions, his breaths become pleasant and the cups of gifts and subtleties are poured upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in the seclusions of solitude and isolation, he is threaded into the string of lovers and becomes one of the people of seriousness and striving. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in the evenings and mornings, he is crowned with the crown of awe and the garments of honor and joy are put on him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him in the blackness of night and the darkness of deep shadows, his innermost being is illuminated and the cups of tastes and drinks are made clear for him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the rememberer remembers him at dawn and daybreak, his spirituality is strengthened and he becomes sweet-souled, fragrant of scent.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him does so at sunrise and forenoon, his longings multiply and his form disappears in his Muhammadan beauty and is effaced. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him does so at noon and afternoon, Allah suffices him against the evil he fears and girds him with the sword of protection and victory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him does so at the time of yellowing ⁶⁸² and sunset, he attains eternal glory and reaches his desires and the ultimate goal. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him does so in times of goodness and response ⁶⁸³, his supplications are accepted and he becomes among the people of humility and repentance. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the people of intelligence and nobility, and his companions, those guided in opinion and correctness, a blessing by which You intercede for us through his fragrant remembrances and make us thereby among the people of accepted means and answered supplications, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when time was night for people, it was day for the one who remembers him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when hearts become barren from the clouds of good deeds, he is the rain of mercy pouring abundantly upon the heart of the one who remembers him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when inner beings darken, there flow upon the heart of the one who remembers him from You knowledges and lights. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when hearts wander in the valleys of ignorance, he pours upon the one who remembers him from the treasuries of Your mercy gifts and secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the veil of heedlessness overpowers hearts, it tears for the one who remembers him veils from Your unseen sciences and coverings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when aspirations stop short of reaching You, the star of the one who remembers him is always moving in the orbit of proximity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when inner sight is obliterated by the darkness of desires, the inner sight of the one who remembers him kindles from the secrets of revelation sciences and reports. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when temporal calamities descend upon people, the hidden favors are for the one who remembers him helpers and supporters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the darkness of trials accumulates upon the people of the time, the days of the one who remembers him become suns and moons. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the gardens of hearts dry up due to many sins, the orchards of the one who remembers him flourish and buds and flowers blossom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when a praiser praises him and makes his remembrance his constant habit, He raises his rank among people, or when leaders and righteous ones serve him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when a lover praises him and makes his remembrance his emblem and garment, the spiritual souls are subjugated for him and kings and free men bow to the majesty of his awe. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You purify us secretly and openly, and forgive us sins and burdens, and preserve for us directions and regions, and remove from us worries, griefs, and distresses, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him does so and increases blessings and peace upon him, Allah illuminates his inner sight with the light of unveiling ⁶⁸⁴ and makes him among the people of guidance and inspiration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him does so and increases blessings and peace upon him, Allah magnifies his standing and raises his rank among people. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him does so and increases blessings and peace upon him, Allah adorns his heart with the jewels of divine unity and delivers him from the darkness of doubts and illusions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him does so and increases blessings and peace upon him, Allah grants him understanding for obedience and expands his breast with the light of faith and submission. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him does so and increases blessings and peace upon him, Allah protects his limbs with piety and guards his stomach from consuming doubtful and forbidden things. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him does so and increases blessings and peace upon him, Allah inspires him with righteous deeds and makes his feet firm on the day when feet slip.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him and increases blessings and peace upon him, Allah crowns him with the crown of His care and strengthens him through it in the assemblies of the learned who act and the noble angels. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him and increases blessings and peace upon him, Allah grants victory to his face among the God-fearing and gathers him with those upon whom favor has been bestowed in the most honorable abode and the highest station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him and increases blessings and peace upon him, Allah draws him to His presence and delights him with His sublime gifts and great bestowals. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him and increases blessings and peace upon him, Allah takes charge of him with His subtle kindness and guides him along the paths of peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him and increases blessings and peace upon him, Allah replaces his hardship with ease and spreads over him the abundant favors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of Allah upon his grave, and make him firm with the firm word at the questioning of the two angels and the onset of death. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him and increases blessings and peace upon him, his noble image is engraved upon the pages of his heart, and the mouths of praisers and the tongues of pens praise him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him and increases blessings and peace upon him, the inhabitants of the heavens and the people of Taybah ⁶⁸⁵ and the Sacred Sanctuary ⁶⁸⁶ rejoice in him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him and increases blessings and peace upon him, Allah grants him security from what he fears and is cautious of, and protects him during travel and residence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him and increases blessings and peace upon him, Allah gives him glad tidings of his seat in Paradise and purifies him from the filth of sins and transgressions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him and increases blessings and peace upon him, Allah turns to him with His noble face and makes him among those to whom it is said, "Enter Paradise in peace." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, such that when the one who remembers him, Allah gives him what no eye has seen nor ear has heard of the youths, chambers, palaces, and maidens in pavilions. So bless him, O Allah, and his pious family, the brightly marked ones in the depths of darkness, and his Companions who uphold the matters of the Shariah and the duties of the rulings, a blessing that carries us with it to complete piety and honor, and conveys us through it from Your pleasure and his pleasure to the ultimate goal and aspiration, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those for whom You raised remembrance in the highest assembly and clothed him with the garments of Your good pleasure secretly and openly, who said: "I met Gabriel, peace be upon him, and he said to me: 'I give you glad tidings that Allah Almighty says: Whoever blesses you, I bless him, and whoever greets you, I greet him.' So I thanked for that." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose breezes of opening ⁶⁸⁷ have blown, and whose stillness and movements have continued in obedience to Allah, who said: "There is none among you who greets me but that Allah returns my soul to me so that I may return the greeting." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the crown of the noble messengers, the pole ⁶⁸⁸ of lordship, lofty in rank and station, who said: "There is no one who greets me but that Allah returns my soul to me so that I may return the greeting." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose mention Allah has made fragrant on tongues and beloved, and chosen for the presence of His holiness and nearness, who said: "No Muslim greets me ten times but that it is as if he has freed a slave." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whom You have granted might and victory, and bestowed complete honor and glory, who said: "Gabriel, peace be upon him, came to me and said: 'Are you not pleased, O Muhammad, that no one from your community blesses you but that I bless him ten times, and no one from your community greets you but that I greet him ten times?'" O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the most generous prophet whom You distinguished with subtle miracles and supported with conclusive proofs and clear signs, who said: "When one of you prays, let him say: 'Greetings to Allah, and prayers and good words. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah.' For when you say that, it reaches every righteous servant in the heavens and the earth." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose blessing and pleasure the lover has seized, and whose dwellings and abode the visitor has sought blessing from seeing, about whom Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "Blessing upon him is more effective in wiping out sins than cold water."

For the Fire, and peace be upon him is better than freeing slaves, and love for him—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—is better than the lives of souls or than striking the sword in the path of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the exemplar of mankind, and the descendant of noble chiefs, (230) who said: "Indeed, Allah has angels who travel throughout the earth, conveying to me the greetings of peace from my community." And in another narration: "Indeed, Allah has angels who roam the roads, conveying to me the greetings of peace from my community." One of the righteous saw him in a dream and said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, those who come to you and greet you with peace—do you comprehend their greeting?" He said: "Yes, and I return it to them," meaning the greeting of peace. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing that makes us, through it, among those who fulfill the reality of Your servitude with the most complete fulfillment, and through it enrolls us in the ranks of those who acknowledged the right of Your Lordship and said: "My Lord is Allah, then they remained steadfast." And grant abundant and exalted peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Peace, as the calyx splits from the flower, upon the pure one dwelling in Taybah until the Resurrection. Peace upon him whom Allah, our Lord, blessed and commended us to do so in the Remembrance. Peace upon the best of mankind, Muhammad, my intercessor tomorrow before the Dominant, the Possessor of command. Peace upon him whose person the heart has enfolded, though the abode of the one dwelling in the grave encompasses him. Peace upon him whom I never cease to love, by the power of my God, as long as my life continues. Peace upon him whom I thank Allah for guiding me to love—a grace for which my gratitude falls short. Peace upon him through whom Allah saved His creation from the blindness of misguidance and disbelief. Peace upon him who brought light and guidance, and supported with the white-blazed (limbs) of manifest signs. Peace upon him who brought the revelation, radiant and shining, as darkness clears away at dawn. Peace upon him whose affair Allah manifested through his decisive Criterion (al-Furqān), healing what was in the breasts. Peace upon him—if you cling, seeking refuge, to his Sunnah and the revelation, ease is facilitated for you. Peace upon him for whom the moon split as a sign, by the power of Allah, the Creator of the moon. Peace upon him who gave the entire army to drink from water seen flowing from between his fingers. Peace upon him who, when he poured his ablution water into the spring of Tabūk, it flowed until the end of time. (231) Peace upon him whose manifest virtue and great signs are beyond counting and enumeration. Peace upon the full moon, Muhammad; peace upon his companions, the luminous stars. Peace upon the best of the Companions after him—his companion in life and death, Abū Bakr. Peace upon al-Fārūq (the Distinguisher), possessor of knowledge and guidance; peace upon the one who follows him in virtue, Abū 'Umar. Peace upon the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, father of the two grandsons, the learned scholar. Peace upon Sa'd, and specifically upon the good one—peace upon Sa'īd, then Talḥah, possessor of piety. Peace upon him for whom Muhammad prayed—his disciples—and the one who acted nobly at Badr. Peace upon the scholar Ibn 'Awf, and the God-fearing, trustworthy Ibn al-Jarrāḥ, brother of forbearance and patience. Peace upon al-'Abbās, possessor of glory and sublimity, and Ḥamzah, master of the chiefs, possessor of pride. Peace upon her who was a mother to the believers—sufficient is the daughter of al-Ṣiddīq for what came in the Remembrance. Peace upon the spirit of the minister, our mother Khadījah, source of virtues and goodness. Peace upon al-Zahrā', the piece of Aḥmad, and all the daughters of al-Muṣṭafā, the good and cheerful. Peace upon the family of the Prophet Muhammad, and may the flowing rain be generous to their dead. Peace upon all the Companions and those who followed them in excellence and piety, who are (still) in succession. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose remembrance and fragrance Allah has perfumed in the highest assembly, and whose heart He filled with the light of faith, wisdom, and purity—concerning whom it is narrated from al-Khiḍr and Ilyās (peace be upon them), regarding the virtue with which he was singled out over the rest of the noble prophets, that they said: "We heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: 'No believer says, "May Allah bless Muhammad," except that Allah strengthens his heart and illuminates it.'" O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, (232) great in rank and sanctity, the spring of knowledge and wisdom—concerning whom it is narrated from al-Khiḍr and Ilyās (peace be upon them), regarding the honor with which he was singled out over the rest of the noble prophets, that they said: "We heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: 'Whoever says, "May Allah bless Muhammad," Allah purifies his heart from hypocrisy just as a thing is purified with water.'" And by this chain of transmission, they said: "We heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say from the pulpit: 'Whoever says, "O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad," has opened for himself seventy doors of mercy.'" O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the Imām of Taybah and the Sacred Precinct, the best of those who circumambulated the House and prayed behind the Station (Maqām Ibrāhīm)—concerning whom it is narrated from al-Khiḍr and Ilyās (peace be upon them), regarding what he was singled out with over the rest of the noble prophets, that they said: "We heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: 'No believer says, "May Allah bless the Prophet Muhammad," except that Allah loves him, even if they hate him. By Allah, they will not hate him until Allah, glorified and exalted, loves him.'" And by this chain of transmission, they said: "A man from Syria came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, my father is a very old man and he loves to see you.' He said: 'Bring him.' He said: 'He is blind.' He said: 'Tell him to say, for seven weeks, "May Allah bless the Prophet Muhammad," for he will see me in a dream until he narrates a ḥadīth from me.' So he did that, and he saw him in a dream, and he used to narrate the ḥadīth from him, peace be upon him." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the object of desire for the visitor and the devotee, the mainstay of the path of the ecstatic and the wayfarer—concerning whom it is narrated from al-Khiḍr and Ilyās (peace be upon them), regarding what he was singled out with over the rest of the noble prophets, that they said: "We heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: 'When you sit in a gathering and say, "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and may Allah bless and grant peace to Muhammad," Allah appoints over you an angel who prevents you from backbiting, so that you do not backbite. And when you leave, say: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and may Allah bless Muhammad," (233) for then the people will not backbite you.'"

And the king will give them enjoyment from that. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the path of our guidance, the imam of our direction of prayer (qiblah), the cave of our protection, the sword of our victory—concerning whom al-Khidr and Ilyas (peace be upon them) narrated regarding the virtue of sending blessings upon him and what he was uniquely distinguished with over the rest of the noble prophets. They said: There was among the Children of Israel a prophet named Samuel (Samu’il), whom Allah had granted victory over his enemies. He went out with his army, and they said: "This is a sorcerer who bewitches our eyes and corrupts our troops; let us place him at the seashore and defeat him." So they went out with forty men and placed him at the seashore. His companions said: "What shall we do?" He said: "Charge and say, 'May Allah bless Muhammad (salla Allahu ‘ala Muhammad).'" So they charged and said it all together, and their enemies ended up at the seashore and all drowned. Al-Khidr and Ilyas said: "That took place in our presence." So send blessings upon him and upon his family, O Allah, a blessing by which You relieve us from the enormities of our distress and grant us thereby the ultimate of our hopes and desires, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Take the beautiful discourse from what two prophets narrate from a prophet, and seize it, and magnify it, for it is from the treasured storehouse. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the saints, the elite of the pious, the imam of the chosen leaders—concerning whom it was narrated from some of the exegetes (mufassirun) regarding his station in the saying of Allah Most High: "In it are rivers of water unaltered, and rivers of milk whose taste does not change, and rivers of wine delicious to the drinkers, and rivers of purified honey" (Qur’an 47:15)—that the river of water is for Moses (peace be upon him), the river of wine is for Jesus (peace be upon him), and the river of honey is for Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). Just as honey has superiority over all other sweets, so too does our prophet have superiority over all the prophets. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the two directions of prayer (qiblatayn), the light of the blackness of the two eyes, (234) concerning whom You urged following him and believing in him in Your saying: "O you who have believed, whoever among you turns back from his religion, Allah will bring forth a people whom He loves and who love Him" (Qur’an 5:54), and that it was revealed concerning twelve men from the people of Yemen who entered Mecca for the pilgrimage. The Prophet (peace be upon him) called them to Islam, and they said: "We want a sign." So he took a staff and placed it on an idol called Hubal, after stripping it of its brocade, and said: "O Hubal, who am I?" It said: "You are the Messenger of Allah." So they all prostrated to Allah Most High and declared the two testimonies of faith (shahadatayn) to him. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the master of all beings, the lamp of darkness, the crown of prophethood and messengership, and the musk of the seal—concerning whom, from the virtues of the blessing of sending blessings upon him, it was narrated from some of the lovers regarding him (upon him be the best of blessings and the purest of peace) that he said: I heard in Baghdad that there was a man there who was poor, with a family and children, and he was among the devout and patient worshippers. One night he stood to pray, and the children cried from hunger. When he finished his prayer, he called his children and family and directed them to send blessings upon the Beloved of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). He said: "Perhaps Allah, glorified be He, through the blessing of our sending blessings upon our prophet, will enrich us from His favor and generosity." So they sat sending blessings until sleep overcame them. The man got up and saw the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), who said to him: "You have sought wealth from us. Tomorrow morning, if Allah Most High wills, go to the house of such-and-such a Magian (majusi), greet him, and say to him: 'The prayer has been answered for you.' And say to him: 'Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah says to you: Give me a share from what Allah Most High has given you.'" The man awoke joyful and delighted, and said to himself: "Whoever has seen the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) has seen the truth, for Satan cannot assume his form, and it is impossible that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) would send me to a Magian to greet him." Then he slept a second time and saw him (peace and blessings be upon him) again, and he said to him the same as the first statement. When morning came, he prayed the dawn prayer (subh) and went out asking about the Magian’s house, who was known for his vast wealth. He was directed to it, and he stood before him. Before the Magian were some servants of his, and the Magian recognized him and said: "Do you have any need?" He said: "Between you and me." So the Magian ordered, and the people left.

Then the man said to him: "Our Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, sends you greetings." The Magian said: "And who is your Prophet?" He said: "Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace." The Magian said: "Do you not know that I am a Magian?" He said: "I knew that, but I saw him twice and he insisted to me." The Magian said: "God is witness against you that He sent you to me." He said: "God is witness against me. So what did he say to you?" He said: "He said to you: 'Help me with what God has given you,' and that the supplication ⁶⁸⁹ has been answered." He said: "Do you not know what the supplication that was answered is?" He said: "I have no knowledge." The Magian said: "Enter so that I may teach you." He said: So I entered with him into the shed of his house, and he said: "Extend your hand. I bear witness that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God." He said: So he embraced Islam and his Islam became good, and he called for his companions and said to them: "Know that I was with you in error, and God has guided me, so I am guided, and I have believed and affirmed God, glorified and exalted be He, and His Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace. Whoever among you embraces Islam, everything in his hand is lawful for him, and whoever remains in his religion, let him give me my property and not know me, and we do not know him." He had servants who traded for him, so most of them embraced Islam, and others remained, and they brought his property. Then he called his son and said to him: "O my son, I have been guided to the religion of Islam and have embraced Islam. If you embrace Islam, you are from me and to me, and if you remain in your religion, I am innocent of you." His son said to him: "I do not oppose you, O my father, in what you choose, and I bear witness that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God." Then he called his daughter, and she was married to her brother according to the Magian custom ⁶⁹⁰, and he said to her the same as he said to his son. She said: "O my father, by God, I have detested my union with my brother since the wedding night, and I bear witness that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God." He said: So the man rejoiced and was delighted at their Islam. Then he said to the man: "Do you want me to teach you about the supplication that you mentioned and that the Messenger, peace be upon him, told you about?" He said: "Yes." He said: "When I married my daughter to her brother, I served much food, and the townspeople and the Bedouins partook of it, and no one remained. When they left, fatigue overtook me, so I spread a bed on the roof to rest. Opposite me was a widow woman with small daughters, and they were mentioning that they were from the descendants of al-Hasan ibn 'Ali, may God be pleased with them both. He said: I heard one of them say to her mother: 'O mother, do you not see what the Magian has done this night? He has stirred up in us the desire for food, while we are hungry and poor. May God not reward him well on our behalf.' He said: When I heard that, my heart was rent and I grieved, and I went down to the house quickly, took much food and bread, and asked about their number. It was said to me: 'Three daughters and their mother.' So I selected for them four garments and much money and sent that to them. He said: And I went up to my place. When what I had sent reached them, they rejoiced and said: 'O mother, how can we eat from the food of this man while he is a Magian?' She said to them: 'Eat from the provision of God, provision that God has brought to you.' They said: 'O mother, we will not eat until we beseech God, glorified be He, for him to embrace Islam and enter Paradise through the intercession of our grandfather, peace and blessings be upon him.' So they began to ask God, mighty and majestic, and the mother said 'Amin' to their supplication. This is the supplication that he told you about and that he, peace be upon him, gave me glad tidings of. And I will fulfill for you your helping me. When I married my daughter to my son, I divided my property, gave them half, and kept half. Islam has separated them, and I have placed you in their position. So the property is yours; use it to support your family, as a glad tiding and out of love for the Prophet, peace be upon him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of truth guiding to the religion of Islam, the full moon whose rays erase the traces of worshippers of idols and statues, he from whose prophetic blessings and perfect miraculous signs it is that when he conquered Mecca and entered it, he leaned his back against the wall of a disbelieving woman, and she blocked the windows and closed the doors so that she would not hear his voice. Then Gabriel descended and informed him of her hatred for him, then ascended to heaven and returned and said: 'O Muhammad, your Lord sends you greetings and says to you: Even if this woman is a disbeliever, your status is great. For the sake of your standing in the shade of her wall, her sins and offenses have been forgiven, disbelief has been made hateful in her heart, and Islam has been made beloved to her. The gates of heaven and the gates of her heart have been opened.' So the woman hastened immediately to open the house and kissed his foot, peace be upon him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who fulfilled what was pledged and spoke truth, the most generous whose branch blossomed in the tree of glory and excelled, from whose manifest miracles and brilliant signs it is that a woman went out to hear his sweetest speech and witness his most radiant beautiful sight. A man met her and said: 'Do you love him?' She said: 'Yes.' He said: 'By his right, raise your veil so that I may look at your face.' So she did. Then she told her husband about that, so he lit an oven, then said to her: 'By his right upon you, enter the oven.' So she threw herself into it. Then her husband went and told him, peace be upon him, about that. He said to him: 'Go back and uncover her.' So he went back and saw her safe, and sweat had moistened her.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the active guides ⁶⁹¹, the intercessor of the nation sent as a mercy to the worlds. When a Bedouin said, 'O Allah, have mercy on me and on Muhammad, and do not have mercy on anyone else with us,' he said to him: 'You have restricted what is vast; why did you not ask for mercy for yourself and for all Muslims?' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who clarified the landmarks of religion and explained the Sunna, the first from whom the earth will split and who will enter Paradise. From the perfection of his care and precious protection, when a camel came to him complaining, and its owners intended to slaughter it, he returned it and secured its fright, accepted its complaint, had mercy on its state, bought it with his wealth, freed it, and said to it: 'You are for the sake of Allah,' and set it free. That was a greater miracle for him and more noble than him. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that is for us the highest protection and shield against the accidents of time, and through it restore us in this world and the Hereafter from every trial and affliction, and preserve us through it from the evil of every calamity and temptation, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My master, O Messenger of Allah, the camel fled to you, and flattered before you. You felt compassion for its state, hastened immediately to answer its request, did not delay in executing its words, observed it with the eye of kindness and mercy, and considered its sanctity and covenant, as a favor from you to it and a grace, and generosity from you to it and beneficence. You said to it: 'Be calm, for Allah has granted security to our returnee and given refuge to our seeker of protection.' The noble companions and the virtuous elite asked you about what it said in its complaint and what it sought from you in terms of help and protection. You said to them: 'They are its owners, intending to slaughter it after it had reached the utmost exhaustion and fatigue in serving them. So it fled to us for that reason, its heart agitated from what it heard. It sought our help and took refuge with us. Then its owners came, turned away from what they had intended of treachery, and showed the opposite of what they had concealed. They said: 'What does the camel say, O Messenger of Allah?' I said to them: 'The complaint has preceded, and Allah suffices. It says: When I was young, I served you; when I grew old, you hastened to slaughter me and did not pause in my matter.' They said: 'That was regrettable, O Prophet of Allah.' I said to them: 'What is the reward of a righteous slave from his masters?' They said: 'Beneficence.' They said: 'We cannot afford it.' I said to them: 'You have lied, and shown the opposite of what you concealed. It sought help and you did not help it; it asked you to relent and you did not relent; it apologized to you and you did not have mercy. I am more deserving of mercy than you. So I bought it for one hundred dirhams and said to it: 'Go, O camel, you are free for the sake of Allah.' Never does a servant who seeks his Lord fail. Indeed, kings, when their servants grow old in their servitude, they free them, the people of righteousness. And you, my master, are more deserving of that than us. I have grown old in servitude, so free me from the Fire. And I, my master, O Messenger of Allah, have grown old in the servitude of serving you, even though I am the weakest of slaves. Who is more in need of that than me? And who besides you can save me from the pitfalls of sins and perils? So I ask You by the mercy that Allah placed in your heart, with which you had mercy on the gazelle and the camel; by the compassion with which Allah distinguished you, with which you showed tenderness to the young and the old; by the sympathy with which you favored the rich and the poor; by the tenderness with which you paid the debt of the insolvent and released the captive and the prisoner; by the care with which you raised the status of the lowly and the humble; by the rank through which you manifested the excellence of the bearer and the martyr; by the generosity with which you illuminated the insights of the people of opening and illumination ⁶⁹²; by the special distinction with which you loosened the tongues of the masters of allusion and expression ⁶⁹³; and by the trustworthiness that you conveyed without any negligence or shortcoming—that you free me as you freed it, and grant me refuge as you granted it refuge, from the heat of Hellfire and the torment of the Blaze, and make easy for me the path of arrival to You and the journey, and draw me to Your presence and the journey, pour upon me from the sea of Your abundant supply, and bestow upon me the vision of Your face, and quench my heart from the gifts of Your abundant goodness, and crown me with the crown of Your glory, and seat me on the pulpits of sainthood and leadership, and be my hearing, my sight, and my tongue with which I speak and gesture, and know me by my name, my patronymic, and my epithet—for that is my Paradise, my bliss, and my great success—and place me in Your protection and under Your banner when the deeds of the deceivers are presented, the secrets of the innovators are revealed, the states of the claimants are tested, the scandals of the deluded appear, the books of the authors are spread, the scrolls of the disobedient and sinners are brought out, and they are placed before the All-Hearing, All-Seeing. Intercession, my master, O Messenger of Allah! For the critic is discerning. Intercession, my master, O Messenger of Allah! By the right of your station with Allah and the generosity of your rank before Allah. For you, as you leaned your back against the wall of a disbelieving woman who blocked the openings of her wall and locked the doors of her house...

Lest she hear your speech and your voice, so Gabriel descended and informed you of the intensity of her hatred, and forbade you from seeking shade by her wall and standing in the courtyard of her house. Then he ascended to heaven and returned, and praised in the meadows of the glory of your station and reveled, and said to you: 'O Muhammad, your Lord sends you greetings and says to you: If this woman was a disbeliever, your station is great and your rank is magnificent. ⁶⁹⁴ I have forgiven her sins and offenses, and pardoned her stumbling, for the sake of your standing in the shade of that wall, and I have opened her heart to Islam, and poured upon her, for your sake, abundant blessings.' And another woman went out to hear your speech and serve your station, and her eyes delighted in seeing your face, and her heart filled with the purity of your love. A man met her and said: 'Do you love him?' She said: 'Yes.' He said to her: 'By his right upon you, lift your veil and uncover your covering so that I may look at your face.' She did that, and informed her husband of what happened. He lit an oven of fire and said to her, by way of testing: 'By the right of the Master of the Righteous, ⁶⁹⁵ enter this oven.' She threw herself into it, her heart filled with love for you. Then her husband went and informed you of that, and you said to him: 'Return to her and uncover her face, and contemplate the reality of her affair.' He returned, his heart pounding and his body restless, and saw her safe, covered in sweat. His fear subsided, and his terror calmed through your blessing. My master, O Messenger of God, if the first woman attained happiness through the loftiness of your station and the secret of your care, and the second attained divine graces through the purity of her love for you and the perfection of your intercession, and each of them acknowledged receiving your honor and the glory of your protection, then how can he be deprived who seeks refuge in your presence, clings to your hem, spends his life in love and praise of you, praises your wives, your offspring, and your companions, casts aside the staff of forgetfulness in your precincts, and hopes to be included among your praisers and beloved ones? Or how can he fail who praises a generous one, seeks help from a leader, glorifies a great one, and aims for a forbearing one—and you are the most generous and most forbearing of people, the most compassionate and merciful to creation, the highest in station and the greatest? I have stretched out to you the hands of supplication for your gift, and spread the pages of my cheeks for the dust of your sandals. So bestow upon me what I have hoped for from the gifts of your beneficence, and what I have desired from your great favor. For God created you with the character of forbearance and mercy, and placed in your hands the keys of goodness and blessing. ⁶⁹⁶ My master, O Messenger of God, long has been the estrangement, great is the disease and scarce the cure, while you are the locus of grace and fidelity. So succor your servant al-Mughribi ⁶⁹⁷ and rescue him from the pitfalls of sins, wash him with the water of forbearance and pardon, and purify him from the filth of imperfections and faults. My master, O Messenger of God, it is fitting that whoever seeks refuge with you, sets down his saddle at your door, and relies on you in all his affairs, should be shown mercy and honor, be inscribed in the register of the successful, be connected to the rope of your love without being severed, be fed from the tables of your generosity without being deprived, be raised in rank among your beloved ones without being diminished, have the darkness of the veil removed from his insight, and drink the fullest cup from the springs of purity with the elite of the poles ⁶⁹⁸ and the noble chiefs. May his branches leaf with the knowledge of realities, and his boughs bear fruit through the gifts of gnosis. May his edifice be raised in the station of truth, and his register be established among the lovers. For your lot, O my master, O Messenger of God, with God is abundant, your favor over all creation is manifest, your secret in all worlds is dazzling, your magnificent merits cannot be counted by any counter nor encompassed by any encomiast, and your abundant gifts put the rain-laden clouds to shame, fulfilling for whoever devotes himself to your service the attainment of desires and the realization of what is in the heart. My master, O Messenger of God, though my body is far from reaching your noble tomb, and obstacles stand between me and your lofty station, while the soul yearns and longs to behold your radiant countenance, and the spirit clings and aspires to ascend to the carpet of your prophetic presence, my master, O Messenger of God, the glass of the heart has shattered from toil and weariness, the tongue of the lover has grown weary from desire and petition, the body of the yearning one has melted from loneliness and separation, and the spirit has vanished when the mirror of the heart did not meet the eye of the eye. ⁶⁹⁹ My master, O Messenger of God, is there a glance of compassion that protects souls from ruin, or a glimpse that guides the heart to the echo, or a glance that guides to the path of good and leads us on the ways of right guidance? For you, O my master, O Messenger of God, are the one whose prayer is answered, mighty in pride, great in station and fortune. If you called the lion, it would answer; the pitch-black night, it would clear; the clouds, they would pour and stop; the wandering star, it would halt and stand; the radiant full moon, it would eclipse; the lofty mountain, it would move and incline; a dead person, he would live and acknowledge your care; a calamity descending from heaven or emerging from the earth, it would depart through your blessing and turn away. All this is not too great for you, nor is anything difficult for you, whether recent or ancient, especially given what God has distinguished you with—the perfection of intercession and magnificent rank, and what He has honored you with—lofty aspiration, sublime glory, and ancient nobility. And you have said: 'Seek intercession through my station, for my station with God is great.' ⁷⁰⁰

So I ask You, O Allah, by his great standing with You, and by his generosity and honor before You, to make him intercede for us in what we have asked, and not to disappoint our hope in what we have desired from his side and intended. For he is Your friend, Your chosen one, Your beloved, Your intimate companion, the most beloved of Your creation to You, and the most honored among them before You. Whoever seeks refuge with him, You grant refuge; whoever seeks intercession through him to You, You have mercy on him and answer his supplication. So have mercy on us, O Allah, by his right upon You, for Your bounty is great, Your goodness abundant, Your kindness ancient, and Your generosity all-encompassing. And forgive, O Allah, us, our parents, our teachers, our loved ones, our families, our offspring, and our brothers who preceded us in faith. And gather us, O Allah, together with him in Your abode of holiness and the place of Your honor, in the best and most beloved state to You. Amen, amen, amen. ⁷⁰¹ O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. To you, O source of glory, grandeur, and noble lineage, ❖ And the most honored messenger, the most perfect chosen one. The most wondrous of those whose proofs of virtue stand, ❖ And before whom the highest [realms] humbled, and by whom ranks were exalted. The most vast, overflowing ocean of his bounty, ❖ And the most pouring rain of gifts that poured down. And he in whose heart's treasure the Merciful deposited ❖ The sciences of His self-disclosure and all that He bestowed. O light of the Holy Essence in its majesty, ❖ O wisdom by which all lineages were perfected. O throne of the secret of Allah, the descent of His revelation, ❖ And he whom the pen of the encompassing Tablet wrote. The point of the letter Bā' of the all-inclusive [divine] gathering in its dominion, ❖ And the Quran of the unseen eye and the most beloved connector. And he who saw the Holy Essence, its light, ❖ Preserved from comparison, doubt, and suspicion. And he who manifested the ancient religion with proofs ❖ That relieve, in battle, the overwhelming distress. The most glorious who, by the truth, advanced magnificently, ❖ And the most majestic who, by Allah, on the day of war, conquered. I have come poor, sucking [at the breast of need], humbly, ❖ With a heart turned to the generosity of your giving. In it is a rapture that has become the ally of its sorrows, ❖ And has touched it with agonies and exhaustion. A prisoner of sins whose shackles have detained me, ❖ And there is, at the time of love, no desire except for you. By them, O Sultan of the presence of his Lord, ❖ And the most perfect servant whose overflowing [grace] has poured and bestowed. Poor, needy, sorrowful, submissive, ❖ And the visitor of this quarter, a servant, by him, lovesick. And I am not one to be disappointed and turned back, ❖ For I have, from that abundant [grace], O my master, the request. And what right has one who comes to your presence asking, ❖ To return without the request, bounty, and desire? Far be it from You! He does not fear disappointment, by Your right, ❖ And Your overflowing is beyond count. Bestow, my master, bestow! For all of You is goodness, and all of me is evil, ❖ So be an intercessor for me on the day when flight avails not. ⁷⁰² Likewise my fathers, my family, my kin, ❖ And all my companions and those who love me. By You, from the honor of their lofty stations, ❖ And those by whom the non-Arabs and Arabs seek aid. Upon him be the blessings of Allah, then His peace, ❖ And likewise upon them, as long as ranks are exalted by You. Ended the blessed journey, by the praise of Allah Most High and His beautiful assistance and success. ⁷⁰³ Better than His gift in honor, nobility, and great standing, and its branch appeared, and He supported it with infallibility, weak and great. That which was narrated from his great miracles: that his aunt 'Ātika called him one day to her house, after he had grown up and matured. In her house there was a dry palm tree. The sons of Muḥammad and the youths of Mecca gathered to attend the hospitality of his aunt, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. They said to him, "O Muḥammad, do you see this dry palm tree returning to bear fruit as it was? Can anyone restore it?" He said, "Yes, Allah, my Lord, if He wills, will restore it as it was." Then he took hold of it with his hand, and it blossomed and turned green, then it bore fruit immediately. They ate fresh ripe dates from it, and they marveled at that. This became known in Mecca, and his affair, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, grew strong and became great in their hearts. When they suffered drought, they would carry him on their shoulders and seek intercession through him, and they would be given rain and mercy. And he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was great among them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad, and to the family of our master, the best of those to whom visitors travel, and the most noble before whom the greatest of men bow. Among his great miracles: when the hand of Abū Ṭalḥa, may Allah be pleased with him, was cut off on the day of Uḥud, he took it and grasped it along with his sword in his other hand, and came to him, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, "O Prophet of Allah, my hand has been cut off." Then he placed it before him. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to him, "O Abū Ṭalḥa, do you want me to return it to you in this world, or make it a bird for you in Paradise?" He said, "O Messenger of Allah, I want you to return it to me in this world and make it a bird for me in Paradise." He said, "Come near me, O Abū Ṭalḥa." So he came near him, and he, the blessings of Allah be upon him, took the hand from the ground with his blessed hand, attached it to the wrist, let his sleeve fall over it, held his hand over it for a while, and supplicated as Allah willed. Then the hand returned as it was. When Abū Ṭalḥa was asked, "Which of your hands is stronger?" he would say, "The one that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, returned to me." ⁷⁰⁴

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1. al-karūbiyyīn : Cherubim; a high rank of angels in Islamic cosmology, often associated with those closest to God.
2. labinat al-tamām : The brick of completion; a reference to a hadith where the Prophet Muhammad is described as the final brick completing a beautiful building.
3. misk al-khitām : The musk of the seal; a metaphor for the Prophet as the final and most excellent of prophets, like the finest musk at the end of a scroll.
4. al-futūḥāt : Openings; spiritual unveilings or divine inspirations granted to saints and mystics.
5. al-qawm : The folk; a term used by Sufis to refer to the spiritual elite or the people of the path.
6. lafẓ mashrū‘ : Prescribed word; a phrase or expression that is sanctioned by Islamic law or tradition.
7. badī‘at al-uslūb : Unique in style; a phrase indicating the work's originality and excellence in composition.
8. al-sarā'ir : Plural of sirr, meaning 'secrets' or 'innermost mysteries' in Sufi terminology, referring to hidden spiritual realities.
9. Dhakhīrat al-Muḥtāj fī al-Ṣalāh ʿalā Ṣāḥib al-Liwā' wa al-Tāj : Title of the book: 'The Treasure of the Needy for Blessings upon the Bearer of the Banner and Crown'.
10. Bahjat al-Akhyār : Title meaning 'The Delight of the Righteous'.
11. ahl al-irādah : People of spiritual aspiration or will, those who have resolved to follow the Sufi path.
12. ahl al-sayr : People of spiritual journeying, those traversing the stages of the Sufi path.
13. ahl al-rusūkh : People of rootedness or firmness in spiritual knowledge and states.
14. ahl al-qurb : People of proximity to God, a high spiritual station.
15. ahl al-fatḥ : People of spiritual unveiling or opening, those granted divine disclosure.
16. shaṭaḥāt : Ecstatic utterances or theopathic expressions by Sufis in states of spiritual intoxication.
17. Najd : A region in Arabia, often symbolically used in Sufi poetry for the beloved's land.
18. al-Imām al-Bakrī : A reference to a Sufi scholar or poet, likely al-Bakri, known for his poem on blessings upon the Prophet.
19. taslīman : A verbal noun meaning 'a greeting of peace' or 'a worthy greeting', emphasizing the manner of greeting the Prophet.
20. khalīlan : A close friend; specifically, Allah took Ibrahim as a 'khalīl', a term denoting a special, intimate friendship.
21. najiyyan : A confidant; one with whom Allah speaks privately, referring to Prophet Musa.
22. habīban : A beloved; a term of endearment indicating a special love from Allah for the Prophet Muhammad.
23. al-adhān : The Islamic call to prayer, recited by the muezzin to announce the time for prayer.
24. al-iqāma : The second call to prayer, recited just before the prayer begins, signaling the congregation to stand.
25. al-wasīla : A means of nearness or intercession; a special rank in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad.
26. al-Durr al-Munazzam : A well-known work on the virtues of sending blessings upon the Prophet, by Abu al-Qasim al-'Arabi.
27. Quran 33:56 : The verse commanding believers to send blessings and peace upon the Prophet Muhammad.
28. al-‘ilm al-maknūn : The concealed or hidden knowledge, referring to esoteric or secret divine knowledge not generally disclosed.
29. al-‘ārif : A gnostic; one who has direct experiential knowledge of God (ma‘rifa) through spiritual unveiling.
30. al-asrār : The secrets; in Sufi terminology, the innermost spiritual faculties or the hidden dimensions of the self.
31. al-ḥall wa al-rabṭ : The power of binding and loosing; authority to decide and decree matters in both worldly and spiritual affairs.
32. kharq al-‘ādāt : Breaking of habits; refers to miraculous or extraordinary events that contravene natural laws, often granted to saints.
33. rujḥān al-mīzān : The weighing of the scales; the tipping of the balance of good deeds on the Day of Judgment in one's favor.
34. al-ḥawḍ : The Basin (of the Prophet); a celestial pool from which the faithful will drink on the Day of Resurrection.
35. qīrāṭ : A unit of weight or measure; here used metaphorically to denote a vast reward, comparable to the size of Mount Uhud.
36. maẓānn al-khayr : Loci of good; places, times, or states where divine goodness is expected to be found or bestowed.
37. al-ṣirāṭ : The Bridge; a bridge stretched over Hellfire that all must cross on the Day of Judgment.
38. ṣifāt wa-l-asmā' : The divine attributes and names of Allah; in Sufi terminology, the qualities and names through which God is known.
39. ma'ālī : High stations or exalted ranks, often referring to spiritual degrees in the Sufi path.
40. ṭarīq al-sulūk wa-l-wuṣūl : The path of spiritual wayfaring (sulūk) and attainment (wuṣūl) to God; key Sufi concepts.
41. al-malik al-a'lā : The Most High King, a title of Allah.
42. Sūrat al-Baqara 2:24 : Quranic verse: 'So fear the Fire, whose fuel is people and stones.'
43. kurūb : Distresses or afflictions; singular karb.
44. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, from the Quranic chapter Taha (20:1).
45. al-ḥawḍ : The Basin (Hawd al-Kawthar) in Paradise, from which the Prophet will give water to his followers on the Day of Judgment.
46. al-liwā' : The Banner of Praise (Liwa' al-Hamd) that the Prophet will carry on the Day of Resurrection.
47. al-qaṣīb : The Staff; possibly a reference to the Prophet's staff or a symbol of authority.
48. shaqq al-qamar : The splitting of the moon, a miracle of the Prophet Muhammad (Quran 54:1).
49. radd al-shams : The return of the sun; a reported miracle where the sun returned after setting for the Prophet to complete a prayer.
50. ḥanīn al-jidh' : The moaning of the palm trunk; a miracle where a palm trunk cried out when the Prophet left it for a pulpit.
51. nuṭq al-zirā' : The speech of the foreleg; a miracle where a roasted foreleg of lamb spoke to the Prophet, warning him of poison.
52. al-malik al-muhaymin : The Dominant King, a title of Allah; al-Muhaymin is one of the 99 names.
53. ḥullat al-taqrīb : The robe of nearness; a spiritual garment symbolizing closeness to God, often in Sufi contexts.
54. in idha ma : A conditional phrase meaning 'if ever' or 'whenever', used here poetically.
55. al-Shadhili : Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili (d. 1258), a famous Sufi saint and founder of the Shadhili order.
56. al-salāt al-ʿāmma : The 'general blessing' upon the Prophet, as opposed to specific formulas.
57. al-Kawthar : A river in Paradise, also the name of Surah 108 of the Quran.
58. wird : A regular litany or devotional recitation, often of specific prayers.
59. tartīl : Slow, measured recitation, as recommended for Quranic recitation.
60. Abu Sa'id al-Maghribi : A Sufi master and contemporary of al-Shadhili, known for his piety.
61. al-Azhar Mosque : A historic mosque and university in Cairo, a center of Islamic learning.
62. al-Burda : A famous poem in praise of the Prophet by al-Busiri (d. 1294).
63. Mu'tazila : A rationalist theological school in Islam, often opposed by traditionalists.
64. Ahl al-Sunna : The Sunni mainstream, adhering to the traditions of the Prophet.
65. hāḍir al-qalb : Being 'present-hearted', i.e., fully attentive and mindful in prayer.
66. Inna aʿṭaynāka al-kawthar : Quran 108:1, 'Indeed, We have given you al-Kawthar.'
67. Wa salāmun ʿalā al-mursalīn wa al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīn : Quran 37:181-182, 'And peace be upon the messengers, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.'
68. al-Muḥammadī : A term referring to the spiritual reality or station of the Prophet Muhammad, often used in Sufi contexts to denote the Muhammadan essence or light.
69. Aḥmad : Another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
70. al-Mushaffaʿ : The Intercessor, a title of the Prophet Muhammad referring to his role as intercessor on the Day of Judgment.
71. maʿārif : Gnosis or spiritual knowledge, often used in Sufism to denote direct experiential knowledge of God.
72. Thawbān : A companion of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his intense love and devotion.
73. Aḥmadiyya : A term derived from Aḥmad, referring to the Muhammadan reality or the spiritual essence of the Prophet.
74. Umm al-Kitāb : The Mother of the Book, a term for the Preserved Tablet or the essence of the Quran.
75. kāshafahā : He was inspired or granted unveiling, a term in Sufism for spiritual disclosure or direct knowledge.
76. Wahb ibn Munabbih : A prominent early Islamic scholar and storyteller, known for his knowledge of previous scriptures.
77. al-Mukhtār : The Chosen One, a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
78. الفرقان : Al-Furqan, 'The Criterion,' a name for the Quran.
79. كافة : Comprehensively, i.e., to all of mankind.
80. آل عمران 31 : Quran 3:31.
81. sundus : A fine, green silk brocade or fabric from Paradise.
82. Sufyan al-Thawri : A prominent early Islamic scholar and ascetic (d. 161 AH/778 CE), known for his piety and knowledge.
83. adja' al-'aynayn : Intensely black eyes with intense whiteness, a sign of beauty in classical Arabic descriptions.
84. wa la fakhra : A phrase meaning 'and no pride' or 'without boasting', often said by the Prophet to emphasize humility despite his high rank.
85. al-salat 'alayya : Sending blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad, a form of prayer and veneration.
86. bahr al-kamil : A meter in Arabic poetry, one of the classical prosodic meters.
87. Taha : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, derived from the Arabic letters Ta and Ha, often interpreted as a title of honor.
88. al-thaqalayn : The two weighty beings: humans and jinn, or sometimes the Qur'an and the Prophet's family.
89. al-Shibli : Abu Bakr al-Shibli (d. 945 CE), a famous early Sufi saint known for his ecstatic states and sayings.
90. al-wasīlah : The means or intercession; a high rank in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad, through which he intercedes for his community.
91. Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamāʿah : The People of the Sunnah and the Community; the mainstream Sunni Muslim community.
92. Abū Sulaymān al-Darrānī : A renowned early Sufi saint and ascetic (d. 215 AH/830 CE).
93. Qur'an 39:22 : The verse: 'Is he whose breast Allah has expanded for Islam, so he is upon a light from his Lord...'
94. shaykh al-tarbiyah : A spiritual master or guide who trains disciples in the path of spiritual purification.
95. al-ʿārifīn : Gnostics; those who have direct experiential knowledge of Allah through spiritual realization.
96. qarīnah wa waswasah : The companion (qarīn) refers to the devil or evil companion; waswasah means whisperings or insinuations from Satan.
97. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One; an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad.
98. al-Kawthar : A river in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad; also the name of Surah 108.
99. Qur'an 15:94 : The verse: 'So proclaim what you are commanded and turn away from the polytheists.'
100. karāmāt : Miracles or extraordinary acts granted by Allah to saints (awliyā').
101. anwār : Lights; spiritual illuminations or divine manifestations.
102. maqāmāt : Spiritual stations or stages on the path to Allah.
103. Manṭarūs : Name of an angel appointed over the Prophet's grave, mentioned in some traditions.
104. Riḍwān : The angel keeper of Paradise.
105. Ismāʿīl : Name of an angel mentioned in some traditions as the gatekeeper of the first heaven.
106. al-Kursī : The Footstool of Allah, a vast creation beneath the Throne.
107. al-muqarrabūn : The near ones; the highest rank of angels and prophets close to Allah.
108. Talsiyāʾil : Name of an angel appointed to convey blessings upon the Prophet to him.
109. al-Kawthar : A river in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad.
110. Dār al-Salām : The Abode of Peace; another name for Paradise.
111. al-Bayt al-Maʿmūr : The Frequented House; a celestial counterpart of the Ka'ba in the seventh heaven, where angels worship.
112. al-Sunnah wa al-Jamāʿah : The prophetic tradition and the mainstream Muslim community; orthodoxy.
113. al-ṣalātu ʿalayhi : Invoking blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad, a form of prayer asking Allah to honor and elevate him.
114. al-ʿulūm al-ladunniyya : Divine or inspired knowledge granted directly by God to the saints and prophets, often associated with Sufi esoteric knowledge.
115. أَوْقَاتَهُمْ : Literally 'their times', referring to the specific times set for recitation.
116. وِرْدًا : A regular litany or devotional recitation, often a set of prayers or Quranic verses recited at specific times.
117. يَلْهَجُونَ : To constantly recite or repeat, often with devotion.
118. الْمَعَارِفِ وَالْأَسْرَارِ : Spiritual knowledge (ma'arif) and secrets (asrar), referring to esoteric insights.
119. الْمَنَافِعِ وَالْخَصَائِلِ : Benefits (manafi') and virtues (khasail), i.e., beneficial qualities.
120. تِرْيَاقًا : Antidote or remedy, often used for spiritual healing.
121. الْفَوَاضِلِ وَالْفَضَائِلِ : Excellences (fawadil) and merits (fada'il), indicating superior qualities.
122. الْوَسَائِلِ : Means or intermediaries, often referring to spiritual means of approach to God.
123. قَرَاطِيسَهَا : Scrolls or papers on which the blessings are written.
124. التَّلْقِيَاتِ وَالْإِلْهَامَاتِ : Inspirations (talqiyat) and illuminations (ilhamat), divine insights.
125. الْمَآثِرِ وَالْكَرَامَاتِ : Noble deeds (ma'athir) and miracles (karamat), often associated with saints.
126. الْهِدَايَةِ وَالتَّوْفِيقِ : Guidance (hidaya) and success (tawfiq), divine facilitation.
127. أَهْلِ الْوِلَايَةِ وَالتَّحْقِيقِ : People of sainthood (wilaya) and realization (tahqiq), those who have attained spiritual truth.
128. جَمْعِ الْهِمَّةِ : Concentration of intention or spiritual energy, focusing one's entire being on God.
129. الْفُتُوحَاتِ : Openings (futuhat), spiritual unveilings or divine gifts.
130. نَفَائِسِ الْإِطْلَاقِ : Precious gifts of liberation (nafa'is al-itlaq), referring to spiritual freedom.
131. قَلَائِدَهَا : Necklaces, metaphor for adorning oneself with the blessings.
132. خَرْقِ الْعَوَائِدِ : Breaking of habits (kharq al-'awa'id), miraculous events that defy natural laws.
133. الْعَزَائِمِ : Determinations ('aza'im), firm resolutions or spiritual resolves.
134. التَّلْقِينِ : Instruction (talqin), spiritual teaching or initiation.
135. الرُّسُوخِ وَالتَّمْكِينِ : Firmness (rusukh) and establishment (tamkin), spiritual stability and authority.
136. الْمُشَاهَدَةِ : Witnessing (mushahada), direct spiritual vision or contemplation of divine realities.
137. al-fatḥ : Spiritual opening or unveiling, a term in Sufism referring to divine illumination or insight.
138. al-aḥzāb : Plural of ḥizb, a portion of litanies or prayers recited regularly, often from the Qur'an or supplications.
139. al-waẓāʾif : Plural of wẓīfa, a set of daily devotional practices or litanies prescribed in Sufi orders.
140. al-madad : Spiritual support or assistance, often from God or the Prophet, sought by Sufis.
141. qibla : The direction of prayer towards Mecca, used metaphorically here as the focal point of one's spiritual quest.
142. al-muṣṭafawiyya : Relating to al-Muṣṭafā, an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad meaning 'the Chosen One'.
143. al-sālikūn : Wayfarers on the spiritual path, a term for Sufi practitioners.
144. al-murīdūn : Seekers or disciples in Sufism, those who follow a spiritual guide.
145. sayyidina : Our master; a title of honor for the Prophet Muhammad.
146. al-ma'qul wa al-manqul : The rational and transmitted; referring to intellectual reasoning and scriptural tradition.
147. al-wusul : Attainment; in Sufi terminology, reaching spiritual union with God.
148. al-hulul : Incarnation; a doctrine of God's indwelling in creation, considered heretical in mainstream Islam.
149. muridun : Seekers; disciples on the spiritual path in Sufism.
150. wasilun : Those who have arrived; advanced spiritual travelers who have attained union with God.
151. awliya' : Saints; friends of God, spiritually elevated individuals.
152. ahmadiyya : Ahmadine; relating to the Prophet Muhammad, whose name Ahmad is a variant.
153. qaṭʿ al-ʿalāʾiq : Severing attachments: a Sufi term referring to detachment from worldly ties and distractions.
154. kashf al-ḥijāb : Unveiling: a Sufi concept of removing the veil between the seeker and divine realities.
155. riyāḍa : Spiritual discipline: ascetic practices and self-training in Sufism.
156. miʿrāj : Ladder or ascension: metaphor for spiritual ascent, alluding to the Prophet's Night Journey.
157. ʿulūm al-ṭarīqa : Sciences of the path: knowledge related to the Sufi path (ṭarīqa).
158. al-aqṭāb : Poles: highest ranking saints in the Sufi hierarchy.
159. khaḍir : Green: possibly referring to al-Khiḍr, a figure associated with spiritual guidance and blessings.
160. al-khāfiqayn : The two horizons: east and west, meaning the entire world.
161. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, from the Quranic chapter Ṭā Hā.
162. tāj al-kamāl : Crown of perfection; a title of Prophet Muhammad indicating his supreme spiritual rank.
163. ʿayn al-rashād : Eye of guidance; a metaphor for the Prophet as the source of divine guidance.
164. ʿayn al-yaqīn : Eye of certainty; a term for the highest level of spiritual certainty, here referring to the Prophet.
165. al-hādī ibn Āmina : The guide, son of Amina; referring to Prophet Muhammad, whose mother was Amina bint Wahb.
166. yawm alastu : Refers to the primordial covenant (Quran 7:172) when Allah asked all souls 'Am I not your Lord?' and they testified.
167. afrād : Singular 'fard', a high rank in Sufi hierarchy; a solitary saint who has reached spiritual perfection.
168. aqṭāb : Singular 'quṭb', the spiritual pole or axis in Sufism, the highest ranking saint of his time.
169. yawm al-mawqif : The Day of Standing, i.e., the Day of Resurrection when all creatures stand before Allah for judgment.
170. Quran 5:15-16 : Quranic verse: 'Indeed, there has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book...'
171. al-Hāshimī : Refers to the Prophet Muhammad, who belonged to the Hashimite clan of Quraysh.
172. ni'mah : A blessing or favor from Allah, often used in Islamic context to denote divine grace.
173. karāmah : A miracle or extraordinary grace granted by Allah to a saint (walī), distinct from the miracles (mu'jizāt) of prophets.
174. qiblah : The direction of prayer (toward the Kaaba in Mecca), used metaphorically here to denote a spiritual focal point.
175. Sunnah : The teachings, practices, and examples of the Prophet Muhammad, considered a model for Muslims.
176. rak'ahs : Units of Islamic prayer, each consisting of a sequence of standing, bowing, prostrating, and sitting.
177. gnostics : Arifin: those who possess spiritual knowledge (ma'rifa) of God through direct experience.
178. Abu Bakr al-Siddiq : The first Caliph after the Prophet Muhammad, known for his unwavering faith and truthfulness.
179. Khanderus : An angel appointed over the Prophet's grave, described in some traditions as having immense size and numerous tongues glorifying God.
180. Chosen One : Al-Mukhtar: a title of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning the chosen or selected one.
181. wayfarer : Salik: a spiritual seeker on the path (tariqa) of Sufism.
182. Ahmad : Another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
183. Basin : Hawd: a celestial pool from which the Prophet's followers will drink on the Day of Resurrection.
184. Yathrib : The ancient name of Medina, the city of the Prophet.
185. Mustafa : A title of the Prophet Muhammad meaning 'the chosen one'.
186. salawāt : Celestial beings; here referring to the noble spiritual realms or the highest heavens.
187. Kaaba : The sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca, direction of prayer; metaphorically, the central focus.
188. jahābidha : Expert scholars; literally 'treasurers' or 'experts' in a field.
189. ṣirāṭ : The bridge over Hellfire that all must cross on Judgment Day.
190. ṭirāz : Embroidery; metaphor for ornament or distinguished mark.
191. quṭb : Pole or axis; in Sufism, the highest spiritual authority of the age.
192. jadhb : Spiritual attraction; a state where the seeker is drawn by divine grace.
193. ardān : Sleeves; metaphor for fragrance or aura.
194. shaffi‘ : Intercede; to ask for intercession through blessings on the Prophet.
195. su’āl : Questioning in the grave by the angels Munkar and Nakir.
196. manām : Sleep; referring to seeing the Prophet or even Allah in a dream.
197. fatḥ mubīn : Clear victory; often refers to the conquest of Mecca or spiritual opening.
198. al-kasb wa al-ta'yīn : Stations of acquisition and designation: Sufi terms referring to spiritual stations attained through effort (kasb) and divine designation (ta'yīn).
199. ahl al-awrād wa al-talqīn : People of litanies and oral transmission: Those who practice regular devotional recitations (awrād) and receive spiritual teachings through direct transmission (talqīn).
200. Salsabīl : A spring in Paradise mentioned in the Quran (76:18), known for its pleasant taste.
201. Kawthar : A river in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad, also the name of Surah 108.
202. (79) : Page number or section marker in the original text.
203. al-Sharī'a : The external, legal dimension of Islam, comprising laws and rituals.
204. al-Ḥaqīqa : The inner, spiritual reality or truth, often contrasted with the exoteric law.
205. al-Ṭarīqa : The spiritual path or method of Sufism, leading to divine knowledge.
206. (80) : Page number or section marker in the original text.
207. wil'dān wa al-ḥūr : Immortal youths (wildān) and houris (ḥūr): Descriptions of celestial beings in Paradise.
208. al-ṣifāt wa al-asmā' : The divine attributes and names of God.
209. al-qurb : Proximity to God, a high spiritual station in Sufism.
210. 'Illiyin : The highest station in Paradise; the record of the righteous.
211. polehood : The station of the spiritual axis (qutb) in Sufism, the highest level of sainthood.
212. two angels : Munkar and Nakir, the angels who question the dead in the grave.
213. Basin : The Hawd, the celestial pool of the Prophet Muhammad from which the faithful drink on the Day of Resurrection.
214. Bridge : The Sirat, the bridge over Hell that all must cross on the Day of Judgment.
215. wide-eyed maidens : Hur, the beautiful companions of Paradise.
216. al-‘irfān : Divine knowledge or gnosis, often used in Sufi contexts to denote experiential knowledge of God.
217. zāḥama : Literally 'jostle' or 'crowd'; here it implies close proximity and entry into Paradise.
218. jannat al-riḍwān : The Garden of Divine Pleasure, a level of Paradise.
219. al-bayt al-ḥarām : The Sacred House, i.e., the Kaaba in Mecca.
220. al-sa‘y : The ritual walking between the hills of Safa and Marwa during Hajj or Umrah.
221. al-ṭawāf : The circumambulation of the Kaaba.
222. manāṣib al-uns : Places of intimacy with God, referring to the Prophet's seclusion in the Cave of Hira.
223. al-rukn al-yamānī : The Yemeni Corner of the Kaaba, located before the Black Stone.
224. al-ḥajar al-aswad : The Black Stone set in the eastern corner of the Kaaba.
225. ma‘ālim al-ḥisān : Landmarks of beauty, possibly referring to the Prophet's tomb or sacred sites in Medina.
226. Ma‘d : Ancestor of the northern Arab tribes, from whom the Prophet descends.
227. ‘Adnān : Ancestor of the Adnanite Arabs, including the Prophet Muhammad.
228. bayḍat al-islām : Literally 'the egg of Islam,' a metaphor for the core or sanctuary of Islam.
229. alf wird : A thousand litanies or recitations, referring to the prayer upon the Prophet.
230. al-hāshimī : The Hashimite, i.e., the Prophet Muhammad, from the Banu Hashim clan.
231. al-takbīr : The phrase 'Allahu Akbar' (God is Greatest), here used in praise.
232. al-wilāya : Sainthood or spiritual authority, a key concept in Sufism.
233. al-kibrīt al-aḥmar : The red sulfur, a legendary substance in alchemy symbolizing the ultimate spiritual transformation.
234. quṭb : The Pole or spiritual axis, the highest rank in the Sufi hierarchy of saints.
235. yawm al-faza' al-akbar : The Day of the Great Terror, a reference to the Day of Judgment when all creation is terrified.
236. al-janab al-ahma : The most glorious station; a term denoting the highest spiritual rank of the Prophet Muhammad.
237. darajat al-qurb : The rank of proximity to Allah, a high spiritual station.
238. khila' al-wilaya al-khassa : Robes of special sainthood; a metaphor for being granted a particular closeness to Allah.
239. al-siddiqiyya al-'uzma : The supreme veracity; the highest level of truthfulness and spiritual realization.
240. nur al-fath al-mubin : Light of clear victory; a reference to divine assistance and spiritual opening.
241. 'Illiyin : The highest station in Paradise, the abode of the righteous.
242. al-jisr : The bridge; likely a reference to the bridge over Hell (Sirat) that the righteous cross.
243. al-ghurr al-muhajjalin : Those with bright faces and white limbs; a description of the Prophet's Companions on the Day of Judgment.
244. mir'at al-shuhud : Mirror of witnessing; a Sufi term for the Prophet as the perfect reflection of divine attributes.
245. salsabil : A spring in Paradise, mentioned in the Quran (76:18).
246. hawd al-mawrud : The Prophet's pool (Kawthar) from which believers drink on the Day of Judgment.
247. al-imdadat al-ilahiyya : Divine effusions; spiritual outpourings from Allah.
248. al-hadarat al-'indiyya : The divine presences; stations of nearness to Allah.
249. nur al-fath : Light of victory; spiritual illumination and divine opening.
250. qutb : Pole; the highest spiritual authority in Sufism, often referring to the Prophet or a saint.
251. Ha' al-rahma, Mim al-mulk, Dal al-dawam : The Arabic letters Ha, Mim, and Dal symbolize mercy, dominion, and eternity, respectively, referring to the Prophet's name Muhammad.
252. al-Aḥmadiyya : A reference to the Prophet Muḥammad, derived from his name Aḥmad; also a Sufi order.
253. sarīra : In Sufism, the innermost secret or the core of the heart where divine mysteries are unveiled.
254. baṣīra : Inner sight or spiritual vision, as opposed to physical sight.
255. fa-awḥā ilā ʿabdihi mā awḥā : Qur'an 53:10, referring to the revelation given to the Prophet during the Miʿrāj.
256. wilāya : Sainthood or spiritual authority; the state of being a walī (friend of God).
257. al-malaʾ al-aʿlā : The Most High Assembly, the realm of angels and divine presence.
258. al-dhākirīn : Those who engage in dhikr, the remembrance of God.
259. al-ṣamadāniyya : Derived from Ṣamad (the Self-Sufficient), referring to the Prophet's spirit that reflects divine self-sufficiency.
260. ʿirfāniyya : Gnostic or pertaining to maʿrifa (divine knowledge).
261. al-Qudūs : The Holy; one of God's names, also refers to the realm of holiness.
262. Burāq : The mythical steed that carried the Prophet during the Night Journey (Isrāʾ).
263. taṣrīf : Disposal or authority; the ability to act freely in the spiritual realm.
264. al-mazūr : Visited; refers to the Prophet's tomb in Medina, which is visited by pilgrims.
265. al-ʿulūm al-ladunniyya : Divine sciences or knowledge granted directly by God, without intermediary.
266. sundus : A fine silk brocade; here used metaphorically for a type of perfection.
267. iḥsānī : Pertaining to iḥsān, spiritual excellence or worship as if seeing God.
268. ahl al-waẓāʾif : People who regularly perform specific devotional litanies or prayers.
269. ahl al-awrād : People who recite daily prayers or litanies, often at fixed times.
270. aṣḥāb al-aḥwāl : People of spiritual states, referring to Sufis who experience divine states.
271. al-ḥaḍra al-aḥmadiyya : The Ahmadic presence, referring to the spiritual reality of the Prophet Muhammad.
272. ʿarūs al-ḥaḍarāt : Bridegroom of the presences, a Sufi term for the Prophet as the central figure of spiritual realms.
273. khilaʿ al-wilāya al-nabawiyya : Robes of prophetic sainthood, symbolizing spiritual authority and closeness to God.
274. al-Kawthar : A river in Paradise, also a sura of the Quran.
275. al-thaqalayn : The two weighty beings, i.e., humans and jinn.
276. al-ḥaḍratayn : The two presences, often referring to the spiritual and physical realms.
277. al-Kaʿba al-maʿnawiyya : The spiritual Kaaba, symbolizing the heart or the divine presence.
278. ʿilman ladunniyyan : Divine knowledge granted directly by God, often associated with Sufi gnosis.
279. jinān : Gardens of Paradise; also used metaphorically for spiritual gardens.
280. insān : Human being; here referring to the Prophet Muhammad as the perfect human (al-insān al-kāmil).
281. dīwān : Register or collection; here meaning the record of the Prophet's followers.
282. al-ajal : The appointed term of life; death.
283. qāba qawsayn aw adnā : Quranic phrase (53:9) describing the Prophet's proximity to God during the Mi'raj; 'two bow-lengths or nearer.'
284. sidrat al-muntahā : The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, a celestial tree marking the end of the seventh heaven, mentioned in the Quran (53:14).
285. futūḥāt : Spiritual openings or illuminations granted by God.
286. shaṭaḥāt : Ecstatic utterances or spiritual states of the Sufis.
287. al-mala' al-a'lā : The Most High Assembly; the highest gathering of angels in the divine presence.
288. mawridihi al-shahiyyi al-aḥlā : His delightful, sweetest source: a metaphor for the spiritual nourishment and pleasure derived from blessings on the Prophet.
289. ẓillihi al-ẓalīl wa liwāhu : His shady shade and his banner: referring to the Prophet's intercession and leadership on the Day of Judgment.
290. qurb wa al-wuṣūl : Proximity and arrival: spiritual nearness to God and attainment of divine presence.
291. al-marābiʿ wa al-ṭulūl : Dwellings and ruins: poetic references to beloved places, often associated with the Prophet's memory.
292. al-furūʿ wa al-uṣūl : Branches and roots: metaphor for all aspects of religion and life, both secondary and fundamental.
293. al-ḥulūl wa al-nuzūl : Alighting and descending: refers to the moment of death and the descent into the grave.
294. al-sarāt al-fuḥūl : Noble chiefs: referring to the Prophet's family, the Ahl al-Bayt, as eminent leaders.
295. al-khumūl : Obscurity: humility and lowliness before God, a praiseworthy trait.
296. al-Mukhtār : The Chosen One: a title of Prophet Muhammad.
297. yawman yabīʿu kullu ṭiflin ishtabā : A day when every child will be sold for confusion: a reference to the Day of Judgment, where even innocent children are distressed.
298. ẓallalat-hu ghamāma : A cloud shaded him: a miracle where a cloud provided shade for the young Prophet.
299. al-jidhʿ : The trunk: the palm trunk that wept when the Prophet stopped using it as a pulpit.
300. afṣaḥat al-ẓubā : The swords spoke clearly: a miracle where swords testified to the Prophet's truth.
301. Dār al-Salām : Abode of Peace: Paradise.
302. ḥawḍ al-karāma : Pool of honor: the Prophet's celestial pool (Hawd al-Kawthar) from which believers drink.
303. al-burūd : Robes: garments of honor and dignity.
304. maʿārif : Gnosis: spiritual knowledge of God.
305. al-imāma al-kubrā : Supreme imamate: the highest spiritual leadership.
306. al-wilāya : Sainthood: spiritual authority and closeness to God.
307. bisāṭ ḥaḍratika : Carpet of Your Presence: the divine court or presence of God.
308. al-‘ulūm al-ladunniyya : Divine or esoteric knowledge granted directly by God to the saints, without conventional learning.
309. wird : A regular litany or set of prayers recited at specific times, often as a spiritual practice.
310. al-wilāya : Sainthood or spiritual authority; the state of being a friend of God (walī).
311. shajarat Maryam : The 'Maryam tree' (Myrtus communis) or a fragrant plant associated with Mary, mother of Jesus.
312. al-fatā al-makkī : The Meccan youth: a reference to the Prophet Muhammad, who was born in Mecca.
313. al-arāk : A tree (Salvadora persica) whose twigs are used as a miswak (toothstick); here symbolizing the Prophet's call to prayer or his blessed presence.
314. fard al-wujūd : The Unique One of existence: a Sufi term referring to the Prophet Muhammad as the perfect manifestation of divine unity.
315. Qur'an 5:15-16 : A verse from the Quran (Surah al-Ma'idah) describing the light and clear book sent by God.
316. lahjin shayyiqin : A passionate or intense longing, often used in Sufi contexts to describe the soul's yearning for the Prophet.
317. hizbihi : His party or group; here referring to the Prophet's followers or a specific litany (hizb) associated with him.
318. sayyidina wa mawlana Muhammad : Our master and lord Muhammad; honorific titles for the Prophet Muhammad.
319. murid : A disciple or seeker in a Sufi order, one who desires spiritual guidance.
320. wilaya : Sainthood or spiritual authority; a state of closeness to God.
321. jawaniḥ : Innermost parts or depths of the heart; a term used in Sufi psychology.
322. inaba : Repentance or turning back to God with sincerity.
323. tawba : Repentance; a return from sin to obedience.
324. sunan : Prophetic traditions; the practices and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.
325. fitan : Trials or tribulations; often referring to eschatological or societal upheavals.
326. madad : Spiritual outpourings or divine assistance; a Sufi concept of grace flowing from God.
327. ibtida' : Innovation in religious matters; often condemned in Islamic theology.
328. inqita' : Detachment or cutting off from worldly concerns; a Sufi practice of seclusion.
329. kushufat : Unveilings; spiritual revelations or insights granted to saints.
330. ilhamat : Inspirations; divine promptings or intuitions in the heart.
331. yawm al-mawqif : The Day of Standing; the Day of Judgment when all creatures stand before God.
332. Al 'Imran : The Family of Imran; the third chapter of the Quran.
333. mahbubiyya : Belovedness; the state of being loved by God, a high spiritual station.
334. muradiyya wa matlubiyya : Being desired and sought; spiritual states where the seeker is drawn by God.
335. al-ʿubūdiyya : Servitude; the state of being a servant of God, characterized by humility and obedience.
336. al-imdādāt al-malakūtiyya : Celestial succors; spiritual reinforcements from the angelic realm (Malakūt).
337. al-khuṣūṣiyya : Special distinction; a unique spiritual station or closeness to the Prophet.
338. al-rubūbiyya : Lordship; the attribute of God as Lord and Sustainer.
339. al-futūḥāt al-raḥmāniyya : Openings of mercy; divine illuminations and gifts from the All-Merciful.
340. al-muṣṭafawiyya : Chosen; referring to the Prophet Muhammad as the Chosen One (al-Muṣṭafā).
341. ghāba fīhi : He became absent in him; a Sufi term for spiritual absorption in the Prophet's presence.
342. al-akwān : The worlds; all created realms, both physical and spiritual.
343. al-dhāt al-muḥammadiyya : The Muhammadan Essence; the spiritual reality of the Prophet.
344. al-mulk wa al-malakūt : The Kingdom and the Dominion; the physical and angelic realms.
345. al-ʿizza wa al-jabarūt : Might and Omnipotence; divine attributes and the realm of divine power.
346. mā fawqa al-fawq wa taḥta al-bahamūt : What is above the highest and beneath the lowest; referring to the highest heavens and the lowest depths of creation.
347. al-raḥamūt : Mercy; the divine attribute of mercy, often used as a realm of divine compassion.
348. al-dhawq : Taste; spiritual intuition or direct experiential knowledge in Sufism.
349. huwiyyāt : Plural of huwiyya, a Sufi term referring to the essential identity or ipseity of a thing, often used to denote the innermost, unmanifest aspect of the self.
350. al-ḥaḍra al-‘indiyya : The Divine Presence, a Sufi term for the station of proximity to God where one witnesses His attributes and actions.
351. al-futūḥāt al-wahbiyya : Divinely bestowed openings or illuminations, a Sufi concept referring to spiritual unveilings granted by God's grace.
352. miʿrāj : Ascension; a spiritual ascent or ladder, often referring to the Prophet's Night Journey but here used metaphorically for spiritual elevation.
353. maqāmāt : Stations; spiritual stages or ranks in the Sufi path of spiritual development.
354. dhikr : Remembrance; the act of invoking or remembering God, often through repetition of His names or phrases.
355. hilāl : Crescent moon; symbol of new beginnings and good tidings in Islamic tradition.
356. barzakh : Isthmus; an intermediate realm or barrier between the physical and spiritual worlds, or between life and the afterlife.
357. zafarāt : Sighs; deep breaths, often associated with the heat of the Day of Judgment or intense spiritual states.
358. ʿulūm ladunniyya : Divine knowledge; esoteric knowledge granted directly by God to the saints, as opposed to acquired knowledge.
359. الصَّلَاةَ عَلَيْهِ : Blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad, a formula of invoking divine peace and blessings.
360. المَوَاهِبِ العَرْشِيَّاتِ : Gifts originating from the Divine Throne, indicating supreme spiritual favors.
361. بَرْزَخًا جَامِعًا : A comprehensive isthmus or intermediary realm that connects different levels of reality.
362. العُلُومِ اللَّدُنِّيَّاتِ : Divine knowledge granted directly by God, often associated with mystical insight.
363. مِعْرَاجًا : A ladder or ascension, referring to spiritual ascent, akin to the Prophet's Night Journey.
364. الإِدْلَالِ : Boldness or intimate familiarity with the Divine, a state of spiritual closeness.
365. الحَضَرَاتِ : Divine presences or stations of spiritual proximity to God.
366. السَّرَائِرَ : Innermost secrets or the hidden aspects of the soul.
367. الخَطَرَاتِ : Passing thoughts or fleeting ideas that distract from spiritual focus.
368. الإِشَارَاتِ : Allusions or subtle spiritual indications, often in Sufi terminology.
369. خَرْقَ الْعَوَائِدِ : Breaking of habits or miracles that suspend natural laws.
370. الْأَحْوَالِ الرَّبَّانِيَّاتِ : Lordly states, spiritual conditions granted by God.
371. أَهْلِ الْحَظَائِرِ : People of the enclosures, referring to saints or spiritual elites in the Divine presence.
372. Ahmad : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
373. dhimmah : Covenant, pact, or guarantee of protection; here referring to the Prophet's intercession or promise.
374. jinan : Gardens, i.e., Paradise.
375. wasilah : Means or intermediary; in Islamic theology, a means of approach to God, often through the Prophet.
376. al-ʿulūm al-rāʾiqa : Exquisite sciences: spiritual knowledge that is refined and elevated.
377. al-asrār al-rāʾiqa : Exquisite secrets: profound spiritual mysteries.
378. al-arwāḥ al-shāʾiqa : Yearning spirits: souls longing for divine union.
379. al-ashbāḥ al-dhāʾiqa : Tasting phantoms: subtle spiritual forms that experience divine realities.
380. tuḥammil aḥdāq al-ʿuyūn al-tāʾiqa : Kohl the pupils of longing eyes: metaphor for spiritual illumination.
381. al-mawāniʿ al-fāʾiqa : Surpassing impediments: obstacles that are difficult to overcome.
382. al-ḥawādith al-ṭāriqa : Striking events: sudden calamities or misfortunes.
383. al-aḥwāl al-lāʾiqa : Befitting states: spiritual states appropriate for the seeker.
384. al-maḥabba al-bāsiqa : Towering love: intense, elevated love for the Prophet.
385. al-karam al-dāfiqa : Flowing generosity: abundant divine grace.
386. al-ʿuyūn al-nāfiqa : Precious eyes: eyes that are valuable or discerning.
387. al-karāmāt al-khāriqa : Extraordinary miracles: supernatural acts granted to saints.
388. al-raḥma al-khāfiqa : Fluttering mercy: mercy that is active and spreading.
389. al-uns al-ʿābiqa : Lingering intimacy: spiritual closeness that remains.
390. al-aḥwāl al-ṣādiqa : Truthful states: genuine spiritual conditions.
391. al-alsun al-nāṭiqa : Speaking tongues: articulate speech, especially in prayer.
392. al-mashāmm al-nāshiqa : Sniffing nostrils: metaphor for spiritual perception.
393. al-saʿāda al-sābiqa : Preceding felicity: eternal happiness granted in advance.
394. al-shaṭaḥāt al-bāriqa : Brilliant ecstatic utterances: inspired sayings of Sufis.
395. al-maʿārif al-shāriqa : Shining gnoses: illuminating knowledge of God.
396. al-ʿulūm al-mutanāsiqa : Harmonious sciences: integrated spiritual knowledge.
397. al-jahl al-ghāsiqa : Deep ignorance: profound spiritual darkness.
398. al-qulūb al-ʿāshiqa : Loving hearts: hearts filled with divine love.
399. al-mawāhib al-lāḥiqa : Subsequent endowments: gifts that follow one another.
400. al-ʿuqūl al-ḥādiqa : Penetrating intellects: sharp, insightful minds.
401. al-īmān al-wāthiq : Confident faith: firm, unwavering belief.
402. al-sharīʿa al-fāriqa : Decisive rulings of the Sacred Law: clear legal distinctions.
403. al-ṣādir wa al-wārid : The one who departs and the one who arrives: those leaving or coming to a place.
404. al-zāʾir wa al-qāṣid : The visitor and the seeker: those who visit or seek something.
405. al-wājid wa al-fāqid : The one who finds and the one who lacks: those who have or lack.
406. al-qāṭin wa al-wāfid : The resident and the newcomer: settled and arriving people.
407. al-ḍāll wa al-ḥāʾid : The astray and the deviant: those who are lost or turn away.
408. al-ābiq wa al-shārid : The fugitive and the runaway: those who escape or flee.
409. al-shākir wa al-ḥāmid : The thankful and the praiser: those who give thanks and praise.
410. al-rākiʿ wa al-sājid : The one who bows and the one who prostrates: those in prayer.
411. al-zāhid wa al-ʿābid : The ascetic and the worshiper: those who renounce and worship.
412. al-murābiṭ wa al-mujāhid : The one on guard duty and the one who strives: those in spiritual or physical struggle.
413. al-bāʾir wa al-kāsid : The ruined and the stagnant: those who are destroyed or inactive.
414. al-jāḥid wa al-ḥāsid : The denier and the envier: those who reject or envy.
415. al-bāʿith wa al-wārid : The one who rouses and the one who arrives: those who incite or come.
416. al-Rahman : The All-Merciful, one of the names of God in Islam, emphasizing His infinite mercy.
417. salat : Blessing or prayer upon the Prophet Muhammad; a form of invocation asking God to send peace and blessings upon him.
418. suluk : Spiritual wayfaring or journeying towards God, a term used in Sufism for the path of spiritual development.
419. al-madad al-ghazir : Abundant divine succor or spiritual assistance from God.
420. al-'inaya : Divine care or special attention from God, often referring to His protective and guiding grace.
421. sunan : Prophetic traditions or practices of the Prophet Muhammad, considered exemplary for Muslims.
422. jinan : Gardens; refers to the gardens of Paradise.
423. hur al-'ara'is : Bridal houris; the beautiful maidens of Paradise described as brides.
424. al-ṣalātu ʿalayhi : Prayer upon the Prophet Muhammad, i.e., invoking blessings and peace upon him.
425. al-munqaṭiʿīn : Those who are cut off or separated from worldly attachments, often referring to spiritual seekers or ascetics.
426. al-madad : Spiritual supply or assistance from God.
427. al-aghwār wa al-anjād : Valleys and highlands, symbolizing all regions or the entire world.
428. al-awtād : Literally 'pegs'; in Sufism, a rank of saintly figures who are considered spiritual 'pegs' holding the world together.
429. al-ajrās : Bells; here possibly a metaphorical rank or spiritual station.
430. al-abdāl : The 'substitutes' or 'alternates'; a category of saints in Sufi hierarchy who replace one another.
431. al-afrād : The 'solitaries'; a high rank of saints who are unique and independent.
432. al-khawāriq : Miraculous events or extraordinary phenomena; here, purifying them from any negative aspect.
433. al-ṭawāriq : Night-visitors or sudden calamities; also refers to spiritual states that come at night.
434. al-madhāhib : Schools of thought or legal schools in Islam.
435. al-ṭarāʾiq : Spiritual paths or Sufi orders.
436. al-sharāʾiʿ : Divine laws or religious legislations.
437. al-ḥaqāʾiq : Spiritual realities or truths.
438. al-raqūm : The inscribed; possibly referring to the Preserved Tablet or written records.
439. al-raḥīq al-makhtūm : The sealed nectar; a reference to the pure drink of Paradise mentioned in the Quran (83:25-26).
440. al-maʿārif : Gnosis or spiritual knowledge.
441. Kawthar : A river or pool in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad, from which the faithful will drink.
442. ṣalāh : Invocation of blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad, often translated as 'blessings' or 'salutation'.
443. al-ʿiqāl : Literally 'bonds' or 'fetters', metaphorically referring to sins or spiritual impediments.
444. al-wiṣāl : Union or connection, often referring to spiritual union with the Divine or the Prophet.
445. al-maʿqūl wa al-manqūl : The rational (intellectual knowledge) and the transmitted (scriptural or traditional knowledge).
446. al-aswāq : Markets; here metaphorically meaning that blessings upon the Prophet bring prosperity and activity to one's worldly affairs.
447. al-aghlaq : Locks; metaphorically referring to difficulties or obstacles that are opened through blessings upon the Prophet.
448. al-khinaq : Noose; metaphorically meaning distress or constriction that is relieved.
449. ṣaḥābatihi : His companions; the early Muslims who accompanied the Prophet Muhammad.
450. qabīl : Tribe; referring to the Quraysh tribe, the Prophet's lineage.
451. al-mawāhib : Gifts; spiritual or material blessings bestowed by Allah.
452. al-mashārib : Spiritual states; literally 'drinking places', a Sufi term for spiritual experiences or stations.
453. al-madhāhib : Doctrines; schools of thought or paths, here meaning purification of one's religious understanding.
454. al-salātu ʿalayhi : Sending blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad, a form of prayer invoking God's mercy and peace upon him.
455. al-sarāt al-kummal : The noble and perfect ones, referring to the family of the Prophet who are spiritually elevated and complete in virtue.
456. tulayyinu al-jāniba wa takhfiḍu al-janāḥ : A metaphor for humility and gentleness; 'lowering the wing' is an idiom for being kind and humble.
457. ṣalāh : The act of invoking blessings (salutations) upon the Prophet Muhammad, often translated as 'blessing' or 'prayer for blessings'.
458. al-ism al-aʿẓam : The Greatest Name of God, believed in Islamic tradition to be the most powerful name of Allah, whose invocation brings about special divine response.
459. al-sirr al-masūn : The guarded secret; a Sufi term referring to the innermost divine mystery or esoteric knowledge that is protected from the unworthy.
460. al-mawāhib al-ladunniyya : Divine gifts or graces bestowed directly from God, without intermediate means; often associated with spiritual knowledge and states granted by God.
461. al-taḥqīq : Verification or realization; in Sufism, it refers to the direct experiential knowledge of divine truths, as opposed to mere theoretical knowledge.
462. al-ʿarīq : Deeply rooted; here, a description of the Prophet Muhammad, indicating his noble lineage and profound spiritual station.
463. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, derived from the Arabic letters Ṭā and Hā, which appear at the beginning of Surah Taha in the Quran.
464. al-wāṣil : The one who has reached; in Sufi terminology, a person who has attained spiritual union or closeness to God through the path of purification and love.
465. al-manāhil : Literally 'watering places' or 'sources'; here metaphorically referring to spiritual or physical sources of sustenance and purity.
466. al-wasā'il : Means 'means' or 'intermediaries'; in a spiritual context, it can refer to the means of approach to God or the intercession of the Prophet.
467. al-tarājim wa al-fawāṣil : Al-tarājim means 'biographies' or 'translations'; al-fawāṣil means 'divisions' or 'separators'; here it may refer to the embellishment of written works or the clarity of speech.
468. nafatha wa 'aqada : Refers to a practice in sorcery where one blows into knots to cast a spell; mentioned in the Quran (Surah al-Falaq).
469. al-asrār wa al-anwār : Spiritual 'secrets' and 'lights' often used in Sufi terminology to denote divine mysteries and illuminations.
470. abṭaḥī : Refers to the valley of Mecca (al-Baṭḥā'), indicating the Prophet's lineage from the Quraysh tribe of Mecca.
471. al-aqṭāb : Spiritual poles or saints in Sufism, considered the highest ranking saints who act as spiritual pivots for the universe.
472. huwiyyātihim : Their individual essences or identities; a Sufi term referring to the unique spiritual realities of the knowers.
473. al-Bayt : The Kaaba, the sacred house of Allah in Mecca.
474. al-Multazam : The area between the Black Stone and the door of the Kaaba where supplications are made.
475. al-Ḥajar al-Asʿad : The Black Stone, set in the eastern corner of the Kaaba.
476. al-Rukn al-Yamānī : The Yemeni Corner, the corner of the Kaaba facing Yemen.
477. Nūn wa-l-Qalam : Reference to Surah al-Qalam (68:1): 'Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe.'
478. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, from Surah Taha (20:1).
479. Ahl al-Kahf wa al-Raqim : The People of the Cave and the Inscription, referring to the story of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus mentioned in Surah Al-Kahf (18:9).
480. Tasnim : A spring in Paradise mentioned in the Quran (83:27), considered the highest and most excellent drink.
481. free necks : A metaphor for freeing slaves or liberating from bondage, often used in the context of spiritual liberation.
482. the two angels : Munkar and Nakir, the angels who question the deceased in the grave about their faith.
483. the Bridge : As-Sirat, the bridge over Hell that all must cross on the Day of Judgment; the righteous pass swiftly, while the sinful fall.
484. al-Kalīm : The Intimate; refers to Prophet Moses, who is known as Kalīm Allāh (the one to whom God spoke intimately).
485. al-Khalīl : The Friend; refers to Prophet Abraham, known as Khalīl Allāh (the friend of God).
486. Kalīm : The Speaker; refers to Prophet Moses, who spoke directly with God.
487. al-ku'ūs : Cups: metaphor for spiritual vessels filled with divine blessings.
488. al-rumūs : Graves: symbolizing the expansion of the soul's abode in the barzakh.
489. al-rahīq al-makhtūm : Sealed nectar: a Qur'anic term (83:25) for pure drink in Paradise.
490. al-sharāb al-ṭahūr : Pure beverage: Qur'anic (76:21) drink of the righteous.
491. al-ghalīl : Burning thirst: spiritual longing or intense desire.
492. al-asrār al-laṭā'if : Subtle secrets: esoteric spiritual mysteries.
493. anwār al-ma'ārif : Lights of gnosis: illuminations of divine knowledge.
494. al-murīd : Aspirant: a disciple on the spiritual path.
495. al-mīzān : Scales: the balance of deeds on Judgment Day.
496. al-sirr al-aḥmadī : Ahmadine secret: the esoteric reality of Prophet Muhammad, named Ahmad.
497. al-ḥaḍra al-quṣwā : Ultimate Presence: the highest divine station.
498. Ṭāhā : Taha: one of the Prophet's names, from Qur'an 20:1.
499. al-muqarrabūn : Near ones: those brought close to God, the elite saints.
500. wird : Litany: a regular devotional recitation.
501. madhab : School of thought: a spiritual path or method.
502. qibla : Direction: the focal point of prayer and spiritual orientation.
503. Kaaba : The sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca, the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.
504. al-wāṣilūn : Those who have reached spiritual union with God.
505. al-muḥtasibūn : Those who seek reward from God for their good deeds.
506. al-muntasibūn : Those who are affiliated or connected to the Prophet spiritually.
507. al-ʿāmilūn : Those who strive in worship and good works.
508. al-muqbilūn : Those who turn towards God with sincere intention.
509. al-muqasṣirūn : Those who fall short in their religious duties.
510. al-wālihūn : Those who are enraptured or bewildered by divine love.
511. al-shāʾiqūn : Those who yearn intensely for God and the Prophet.
512. wārid : A spiritual influx or divine inspiration; also a watering place.
513. al-dhāʾiqūn : Those who taste spiritual realities.
514. al-ʿāshiqūn : Lovers of God and the Prophet.
515. al-ṣādiqūn : The truthful ones, sincere in faith.
516. al-sābiqūn : The foremost in faith and good deeds.
517. al-mustaghriqūn : Those immersed in the contemplation of God.
518. al-muḥaqqiqūn : Those who have realized spiritual truths through direct experience.
519. al-ṣiddīqūn : The veracious, those of utmost truthfulness.
520. ḥāl : A spiritual state or condition granted by God.
521. al-nāṭiqūn : Those who speak with spiritual insight.
522. al-mutanāfisūn : Those who compete in seeking spiritual excellence.
523. al-ʿārifūn : Gnostics, those who have direct knowledge of God.
524. karāma : A miracle or grace bestowed by God on His saints.
525. al-rāsikhūn : Those firmly rooted in knowledge, especially of the Quran.
526. mashhad : A place of witnessing, often referring to a spiritual presence.
527. al-mukarramūn : The honored ones, often referring to angels or saints.
528. al-sāʾiḥūn : Travelers, often used for those who journey in the path of God.
529. al-mujtahidūn : Those who exert themselves in worship and spiritual struggle.
530. al-mustawḥishūn : Those who feel lonely or estranged from the world.
531. al-mutaʿaṭṭishūn : Those who are thirsty for spiritual knowledge.
532. dhikr : Remembrance of God, often through repetition of His names.
533. al-munqaṭiʿūn : Those who have cut themselves off from worldly attachments.
534. al-fāʾizūn : The successful ones, those who attain salvation.
535. al-mādiḥūn : Those who praise God and the Prophet.
536. al-māniḥūn : Those who give generously, especially in charity.
537. al-muqillūn : The poor or those with little.
538. al-maḥlūn : The barren or drought-stricken, metaphorically those in need.
539. al-faziʿūn : The frightened or terrified.
540. al-mustajīrūn : Those who seek refuge or protection.
541. al-muʿtabirūn : Those who take heed or learn lessons.
542. al-qāniṭūn : The despairing of God's mercy.
543. al-muʿriḍūn : Those who turn away from God.
544. sunan : Ways or paths, often referring to the Prophet's practices.
545. al-muqtadūn : Those who follow or imitate the Prophet.
546. wajh : Face, essence, or direction; here meaning the Prophet's countenance.
547. al-ṭālibūn : Seekers of truth or knowledge.
548. al-ʿāṣūn : Sinners or disobedient ones.
549. al-mutaṭaffilūn : Uninvited guests, those who seek blessings without merit.
550. ḍarīḥ : A shrine or tomb, especially of a saint.
551. al-ʿāfūn : Those who seek healing or well-being.
552. al-sāʾilūn : Those who ask or beg.
553. al-muḥtājūn : The needy or destitute.
554. sābiqūn : Those who precede or outstrip others in good deeds; a Qur'anic term (Q. 23:61).
555. tuhbarūn : Delighted or made happy; a Qur'anic term (Q. 43:70-71).
556. Badr : The first major battle in Islam, fought in 624 CE between the Muslims and the Quraysh of Mecca.
557. Qatada : A Companion of the Prophet, known for a miracle where his eye was healed by the Prophet's touch.
558. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One, an epithet of Prophet Muhammad.
559. Habīb : Beloved; here referring to a Companion whose wound was healed by the Prophet.
560. Ṭāhā : One of the names of Prophet Muhammad, derived from the Qur'anic chapter Ṭā Hā.
561. Aḥmad : Another name of Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
562. al-tajallī al-iḥsānī : The Ihsani Theophany: a Sufi term referring to the divine self-disclosure (tajalli) associated with the station of ihsan (spiritual excellence), where one worships Allah as if seeing Him.
563. al-kamāl al-iḥsānī : Ihsani perfection: the perfection attained through the station of ihsan, the highest level of faith and spiritual realization.
564. al-ḥubb al-muḥammadī : Muhammadan love: love for the Prophet Muhammad, often considered a means of spiritual purification and elevation.
565. al-ḥubb al-aḥmadī : Ahmad love: love for the Prophet in his aspect as Ahmad (another name of the Prophet), emphasizing his praiseworthy qualities.
566. al-ḥubb al-muṣṭafawī : Mustafawi love: love for the Prophet as al-Mustafa (the Chosen One), highlighting his chosen status.
567. al-ḥubb al-mawlawī : Mawlawi love: love that is lordly or divine, often associated with the love of the spiritual master (mawla) or the Lord.
568. al-dhunūb : Sins; plural of dhanb, meaning offenses or transgressions against divine commands.
569. alsunun tatlū : Reciting tongues; metaphor for speaking eloquently about the beloved.
570. al-aqtāb wa al-abdāl : The poles (aqtāb) and substitutes (abdāl) are ranks of saints in Sufi hierarchy; the qutb is the highest spiritual authority, and abdāl are a group of saints who maintain the world's spiritual balance.
571. ahl al-ḍarāʿa wa al-ibtihāl : People of humility and entreaty; those who supplicate with earnestness and submission.
572. Dhī al-ʿizza wa al-jalāl : The Possessor of Might and Majesty; a divine attribute referring to God's absolute power and grandeur.
573. ḥaḍrat al-qurb wa al-wiṣāl : The presence of proximity and union; a Sufi term for the spiritual station of nearness to God and intimate connection.
574. anwār al-jamāl wa al-jalāl : Lights of Beauty and Majesty; divine attributes: Jamal (Beauty) evokes mercy and gentleness, Jalāl (Majesty) evokes awe and power.
575. qurubāt : Acts of drawing near; spiritual practices that bring one closer to God.
576. imdādāt : Reinforcements; spiritual supports or divine aids granted to the seeker.
577. maqāmāt : Stations; spiritual stages or degrees of proximity to God in Sufi terminology.
578. karāmāt : Miracles or wonders; extraordinary acts granted by God to saints (awliyā').
579. munājāt : Intimate conversation; private, heartfelt prayer or whispered supplication to God.
580. biḍāʿāt : Commodities; metaphorically, spiritual goods or merits that one trades for divine reward.
581. firāsāt : Insights; spiritual discernment or intuitive perception, often considered a gift from God.
582. al-ghirāsāt : Plantings: metaphor for spiritual cultivation or seeds of faith.
583. al-ḥirāsāt : Guardianships: protective measures or spiritual safeguards.
584. al-muwāsāh : Consolation: mutual comfort and sympathy.
585. al-mukāfāt : Rewards: divine recompense or requital.
586. al-muṣāfāh : Reconciliation: purification of hearts and mutual sincerity.
587. al-muʿāfāh : Well-being: health and safety from afflictions.
588. al-iḍāʾāt : Illuminations: spiritual enlightenments.
589. al-barāhīn al-qāṭiʿāt : Conclusive proofs: definitive evidences of truth.
590. al-anwār al-sāṭiʿāt : Shining lights: brilliant spiritual lights.
591. al-ʿulūm al-sāṭiʿāt : Radiant sciences: luminous knowledge.
592. al-ḥikam al-jāmiʿāt : Comprehensive wisdoms: all-encompassing wisdom.
593. al-qulūb al-khāshiʿāt : Humble hearts: hearts that are submissive and reverent.
594. al-ajsām al-shāsiʿāt : Distant bodies: far apart physical forms.
595. al-tamāʾim al-rāfiʿāt : Elevating amulets: protective charms that raise one's station.
596. al-ḥuṣūn al-māniʿāt : Preventing fortresses: strongholds that ward off harm.
597. ghāyat al-ghāyāt : Ultimate of ultimate ends: the highest goal.
598. nihāyat al-nihāyāt : Finality of finalities: the utmost limit.
599. ṭarīq al-hidāyāt : Path of guidances: the way to divine guidance.
600. asās al-wilāyāt : Foundation of sainthoods: basis of spiritual authority.
601. miftāḥ al-bidāyāt : Key of beginnings: means to start spiritual journeys.
602. miṣbāḥ al-dirāyāt : Lamp of cognitions: light of spiritual knowledge.
603. khilʿat al-ʿināyāt : Robe of divine attentions: garment of God's special care.
604. asmā al-kifāyāt : Highest sufficiencies: most excellent provisions.
605. māddat al-ḥayāh : Substance of life: essential material of existence.
606. rūḥ al-dhāt : Spirit of essences: inner reality of beings.
607. subul al-najāh : Ways of salvation: paths to deliverance.
608. dalīl al-khayrāt : Guide to good things: indicator of virtues.
609. ashhā al-ladhdhāt : Most desirable of pleasures: sweetest delights.
610. aṣlaḥ al-niyyāt : Most upright of intentions: best of motives.
611. ashhar al-simāt : Most famous of characteristics: well-known traits.
612. arashad al-ṭuruq al-muwaṣṣilāt : Most guiding of connecting paths: best ways that lead to God.
613. natījat al-adhkār : Result of remembrances: outcome of dhikr.
614. wasīlat al-daʿawāt al-mustajābāt : Means of answered supplications: medium for prayers being accepted.
615. tuṣliḥ al-ḥālāt : Rectify states: improve conditions.
616. tashfī al-ʿāhāt : Heal afflictions: cure ailments.
617. tudkhil al-masarrāt : Bring joys: cause happiness.
618. tarfaʿ al-maḍarrāt : Remove harms: eliminate injuries.
619. al-kawākib al-zāhirāt : Shining stars: metaphor for the Prophet's family.
620. al-budūr al-sāfirāt : Bright full moons: metaphor for the Companions.
621. ghayāhib al-ẓulumāt : Thick darknesses: intense spiritual ignorance.
622. tawāturat al-naql : Recurrent transmission: hadith transmitted by many chains.
623. arbāb al-dhāt : Lords of essences: other beings considered as objects of devotion.
624. al-sā'iḥīn : Wayfarers; spiritual travelers on the path to God.
625. miḥrāb : Prayer niche; a place of intimate worship and devotion.
626. al-sālikīn : Travelers; those traversing the spiritual path.
627. ʿumra : Minor pilgrimage to Mecca; here used metaphorically for spiritual devotion.
628. al-qā'imīn : Standing ones; those who stand in prayer or spiritual vigilance.
629. al-muḥaqqiqīn : Verifiers; those who realize spiritual truths through direct experience.
630. al-muḥtasibīn : Reckoners; those who account for their deeds or engage in spiritual self-accounting.
631. al-majdhūbīn : Enraptured ones; those drawn to God by divine attraction.
632. al-mutalawwinīn : Variegated ones; those who experience changing spiritual states.
633. al-mutalaqqīn : Recipients; those who receive divine knowledge or grace.
634. al-mukāshifīn : Unveilers; those who attain unveiling of spiritual realities.
635. al-mutawaḥḥidīn : Unifiers; those who realize the oneness of God.
636. tamkīn : Spiritual firmness and establishment in the divine presence, a high station in Sufism.
637. ʿirfān : Gnosis or divine knowledge, often associated with Sufi mystical insight.
638. aʿyān : The 'eminent' or 'fixed entities' in Sufi cosmology, referring to archetypes or spiritual realities.
639. ʿiyān : Direct vision or witnessing of the divine, a state of spiritual unveiling.
640. rān : Rust or covering on the heart that prevents spiritual perception, mentioned in the Qur'an (83:14).
641. rūḥ wa rayḥān : Allusion to Qur'an 56:89, meaning 'spirit and fragrance,' referring to divine mercy and bliss.
642. ḥūr ḥisān : Beautiful maidens of Paradise, mentioned in the Qur'an.
643. riḍā wa riḍwān : Divine contentment and pleasure, a high spiritual state.
644. Munkar and Nakir : The two angels who question the deceased in the grave about their faith.
645. ṣirāṭ : The bridge over Hell that all must cross on Judgment Day; the righteous pass swiftly, while sinners fall.
646. dār al-salām : The Abode of Peace, a name for Paradise in the Quran (6:127).
647. Aḥmadī : Pertaining to the Prophet Muhammad, whose name Ahmad means 'most praiseworthy'.
648. Najdī : Relating to Najd, the region in Arabia where Medina is located, referring to the Prophet's stations there.
649. Muṣṭafawī : Pertaining to al-Muṣṭafā, 'the Chosen One', an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad.
650. shamā'il : Plural of shamīla, referring to the physical and moral traits or characteristics of the Prophet Muhammad.
651. hasab : Noble lineage or ancestral honor, often used in conjunction with nasab (genealogy).
652. ḍarīḥ : The tomb or burial place of a saint or prophet, here referring to the Prophet's tomb in Medina.
653. Aḥmadiyya : Derived from Aḥmad, one of the names of the Prophet Muhammad; 'Aḥmadī love' means love for the Prophet in his essence as Aḥmad.
654. Laylat al-Qadr : The Night of Power, a blessed night in Ramadan when the Quran was first revealed, considered better than a thousand months.
655. Eid : Islamic festival; here referring to the joy of spiritual union, likened to the celebration of Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice).
656. al-wathāq : The bond or fetter; metaphorically, the constraints of sin or worldly attachments.
657. al-ʿushshāq : The lovers; here, those who love God and the Prophet.
658. yawm al-talāq : The Day of Meeting; a reference to the Day of Resurrection when souls meet their Lord.
659. al-aṭwāq : Collars or necklaces; metaphorically, blessings or provisions.
660. al-sabʿ al-ṭibāq : The seven heavens; layers of the celestial spheres.
661. al-malik al-khallāq : The King, the Creator; divine attributes of sovereignty and creation.
662. al-tafḍīl : Excellence or preference; here, spiritual superiority.
663. al-ʿashiyy wa al-ishrāq : Evening and sunrise; times of prayer and glorification.
664. al-jahābidha al-ḥudhdhāq : The sagacious masters; expert scholars or spiritual guides.
665. yukaḥḥil al-ʿuyūn al-nāẓira : Anoints the seeing eyes; metaphor for spiritual insight.
666. al-rusūm al-dāʾira : The fading traces; refers to the remnants of spiritual practices or states.
667. al-anjum al-zāhira : The shining stars; metaphor for the Prophet's companions.
668. wāsiṭat al-suluk : The string's center; the middle bead of a necklace, symbolizing the Prophet's central role among messengers.
669. al-ḍīq wa al-ḍank : Distress and straitness; hardships and constriction.
670. shar'ah : Divine law or revealed path; here referring to the Prophet's manifest law or way.
671. hizb : A litany or regularly recited portion of prayers or Qur'an.
672. awrad : Daily recitations or litanies, often specific prayers or Qur'anic verses recited at fixed times.
673. al-qawl al-thābit : The firm word refers to the testimony of faith (shahada) or divine truth that establishes the believer in this life and the next.
674. kalimatay al-shahāda : The two words of the testimony: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.'
675. al-bad' wa al-i'āda : The beginning and the return: refers to the origin and the return to Allah in the afterlife.
676. al-ḥimā : The sanctuary: often refers to the sacred precincts of Mecca or metaphorically to the beloved's abode.
677. Najd : A region in Arabia; in Sufi poetry, often symbolizes the spiritual highlands or the abode of the beloved.
678. aḥwāl : Spiritual states (sing. ḥāl) that are divinely bestowed upon the seeker in Sufism.
679. al-jam' wa al-farq : Gathering and separation: Sufi terms for the states of union with the Divine and distinction from creation.
680. al-fanā' fī al-ḥaqq : Annihilation in the Truth: a Sufi concept of losing one's self in the Divine reality.
681. al-fatḥ : Opening: a Sufi term for spiritual illumination or divine unveiling.
682. al-isfirār : The time when the sun turns yellow, just before sunset.
683. al-ijābah : The time when supplications are answered, often referring to the last third of the night or other blessed times.
684. al-fatḥ : Spiritual unveiling or opening, a Sufi term for divine illumination and insight.
685. Taybah : One of the names of Medina, the city of the Prophet Muhammad.
686. al-Haram : The Sacred Sanctuary, referring to Mecca and its surroundings.
687. fath : Spiritual opening or illumination, a term in Sufism for divine unveiling.
688. qutb : Pole or axis, a term in Sufism for the highest spiritual authority.
689. da'wa : Supplication or prayer; here refers to a specific prayer made by the orphan girls that was answered.
690. madhhab al-majus : Magian custom; refers to the Zoroastrian practice of sibling marriage, which was common among Zoroastrians.
691. al-qādāt al-ʿāmilīn : The active guides: spiritual leaders who are both knowledgeable and actively practicing their faith.
692. ahl al-fatḥ wa al-tanwīr : People of opening and illumination: Sufi term for those who have attained spiritual unveiling and enlightenment.
693. arbāb al-ishāra wa al-taʿbīr : Masters of allusion and expression: Sufi masters who express spiritual truths through symbolic language.
694. janābuka fakhīm : Your rank is magnificent; 'janāb' refers to a person's presence or station, often used in Sufi contexts to denote spiritual rank.
695. sayyid al-abrār : Master of the Righteous; a title for the Prophet Muhammad, emphasizing his role as the leader of the pious.
696. mafātīḥ al-khayr wa al-ni‘ma : Keys of goodness and blessing; a metaphor for the Prophet's role as a conduit for divine grace.
697. al-Mughribī : The Westerner; likely a reference to the author or a disciple from the Maghreb (North Africa).
698. al-aqṭāb : The poles; in Sufism, the highest-ranking saints (quṭb, pl. aqṭāb) who are the spiritual axis of the universe.
699. ‘ayn al-‘ayn : The eye of the eye; a mystical term for direct, unmediated vision of the Prophet's spiritual reality.
700. tawassalū bi-jāhī : Seek intercession through my station; a hadith encouraging believers to use the Prophet's rank as a means of supplication to God.
701. Āmīn : A supplicatory word meaning 'O Allah, respond' or 'so be it'.
702. Yawma lā yanfa‘u l-mahrab : Reference to the Day of Judgment when no escape or flight will avail.
703. Al-safar al-mubārak : The blessed journey, likely referring to the completion of the text or a spiritual journey.
704. Abū Ṭalḥa : A companion of the Prophet Muḥammad, known for his bravery and devotion.