The knower of God [1] is the one who, when he speaks, you see the light of the Prophet…

The knower of God [1] is the one who, when he speaks, you see the light of the Prophet [2] in his speech, and when he is silent, you see the light of the Truth [3] in his silence.

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 abundantly. Praise be to Allah, who has illuminated the insights of the gnostics ¹ with the lights of unveiling ² and inspiration, purified their hearts from the subtleties of ambiguities and the intrusions of doubts and illusions, expanded their breasts with the lights of blessings upon His beloved Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), inspired them to send salutations to his noble grave ³—which is regarded with veneration, exaltation, and glorification—and made their tongues speak of the high status of his sacred places, reminding them of his landmarks, to which the souls of the yearning ones aspire and the heart of the love-stricken, bewildered one longs to see. He enabled their limbs to serve him and made them eager to behold his exalted station and to dwell in his precincts, where it is fitting for the lover to abide and stay. To proceed: When the vicissitudes of nights and days befell me, and obstacles and ailments successively came upon me, and my body was afflicted with what prevented me from reaching my goal and attaining my desire ⁴, and nothing remained of life but a fleeting gleam, a passing cloud that extinguishes the flames, a hope that makes dreams seem true and belittles fantasies, or a visitor that reminds of death and annihilates bodies—my soul yearned to send salutations to the grave of the Master of Mankind, the Lamp of Darkness, the Imam of Medina and Mecca, whose eyes sleep but whose heart does not sleep: our master and lord Muhammad (may the best of prayers and purest peace be upon him). I asked Allah Almighty to grant me the favor of seeing him in wakefulness or in sleep, and to bestow upon me the honor of visiting him on foot—not by what pens write—and to let me enjoy witnessing his sites that were filled with revelation and the sending down of the Book, where Gabriel ⁵ frequently came from the presence of the All-Knowing King, and which encompassed his blessed body, singled out for the Great Intercession on the Day of Presentation and Crowding. How excellent is the saying of Qadi 'Iyad ⁶ (may Allah be pleased with him): O abode of the best of messengers, through whom Guidance came to mankind, distinguished by signs! For your sake I have a burning passion and longing, And a yearning with embers ablaze. I have a vow: when I fill my eyes With those walls and courtyards, I will rub my honored white hair among them With much kissing and pressing of lips. Were it not for obstacles and enemies, I would visit you Forever, even if dragged on my cheeks. But I will send, as a beautiful greeting, To the dweller of that house and those chambers, A fragrance more intense than blended musk, Enveloping him at eventide and dawn ⁷. And I will single him out with pure blessings And abundant salutations and benedictions. Another said: It is incumbent upon me to visit you and visit you Forever, even if dragged on my cheeks. But the enormity of my sin has weighed down my body, Preventing me from moving toward you. As for the heart, it is filled with your love, Yearning with intense sighs. Al-Lakhmi ⁸ was asked in his gathering: Is walking to Hajj better, or staying put, given their agreement that Hajj is no longer obligatory? The shaykh wanted to answer, but there was a preacher in his gathering who said, "Listen, O jurist," and recited: If shedding my blood is their utmost desire, Then a glance from them has not cost me my blood. The people admired this, and another said: He is the goal, when the camel-drivers sang in Najd ⁹, And the beloved—what are Najd, Badr ¹⁰, and its fragrance? By Allah, even if spears were thrust And wars arose before him, we would not abandon him. Another said: By your life, and by your life, I swear—and in My life, without your life, I have not sworn. If my soul were in my hand and I gave it To one who brings good news of your arrival, I would not have done justice. He also said: I have nothing but my soul, and one who gives his soul In love of the one he loves is not extravagant. If you are pleased with it, you have helped me. What a loss of effort if you do not help! ¹¹ He also said: His love is my oath ¹², and sufficient is it As an oath—I almost revere it like the Quran ¹³. If he said, arrogantly, "Stand on the embers of the ghada ¹⁴ tree," I would stand obediently and not hesitate. If there were one who would be pleased with my cheek as a stepping place, I would place it as ground and not disdain. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that revives the hearts of lovers after their death and stirs the people of ecstatic states ¹⁵ with the melody of its tones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that floods the community with its mercies and perfumes gatherings with the fragrance of its breezes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that strengthens the motives of longing with its determinations, relieves the greatest hardships, and removes crises. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that dazzles minds with its miraculous graces ¹⁶ and soothes lovers with the nectar of its enduring wine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ¹⁷, a blessing that opens the doors of bounty by answering its supplications and protects thoughts from their errors and slips. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing with which servants perform night prayers in their seclusions and with which ascetics seek intercession with Allah in their gatherings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that draws the souls of lovers with its sweetness and delights the ears of those who remember with the repetition of its recitation. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing that brightens faces with the beauty of its recitation and purifies hearts from their rancor, envy, and enmity, 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, a blessing that makes the souls of the yearning ones long to hear its remembrances and illuminates the insights of the gnostics with the shining lights of its radiance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ¹⁸, a blessing that revives the souls of lovers by inhaling the breezes of its flowers and makes the great beloved ones yearn for its fragrances and the gifts of its secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing in which the brilliant lights of blessings are integrated within the orbit of its cycles and the multiplying benedictions increase upon contemplating it and reading its lines. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the worlds are illuminated with the radiance of its moons and the regions benefit from it in all their directions and quarters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing to which the supplicants cling to the fringes of its veils and by which the sinners seek intercession for the erasure of their sins and the forgiveness of their burdens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that the birds of those who have attained union ¹⁹ warble in their nests and preach from the branches of its tree and the pulpits of its boughs ²⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that the delegations proclaim in their arrivals and departures, and by which the shepherds ²¹ toward Allah fortify themselves in their stays and travels. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that brings down the fragrant breezes of mercy from the clouds of its rains, and by which the people of needs seek help

The fulfillment of its needs and desires. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the eloquent are blessed in their odes and poems, and by which the narrators recall its virtues in their hadiths and reports. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the people of spiritual states ²² call out in secret and in public, and by which the possessors of inner ailments seek healing in their brokenness and restoration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (7) a blessing by which the people of needs seek intercession in ease and hardship, and by which the fortunate seek blessing in wealth and poverty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the delegations are made happy in their times and eras, and by which the people of fears seek refuge in their settlements and cities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing to which the needy take refuge in their poverty and distress, and to which the rulers cling in their supplication and victory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing by which the guides are guided by its beacon in night and day, and by which the noble ones are crowned with the crown of its glory and pride. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which thoughts find repose in its intimate conversations in the depths of its night and the times of its dawns, and by which tongues utter His remembrance in its mornings and evenings, its afternoons and early mornings, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (8) The beloved of the heart—my heart is not patient, nor is my eyelid, for the span of my life, ever still. Joy has never visited the secret of my soul, nor has forgetfulness ever crossed my thoughts. Yes, you have been absent from my sight, but you are always present with me in my heart. And who will grant me, I wonder, nearness to you, while you are for me the best of presences? In you, for the breaking of my heart, is any mending? And there is none besides you ever to mend it. If I fall short in my longing and love, you are forever the concealer of shortcomings. If I offer an excuse in my passion, you are the best excuser for the love-stricken. If you make me weep in rapture and longing, O my joy, when you visit the graves! If you keep my eye awake in ecstasy for you, then sleep has never visited my eyelid. If you show me your countenance, even in a dream, I am not patient without you. For my patience is not beautiful ²³ away from a beloved whom a hopeful, powerful One called to the Return ²⁴, Left him alone, chose him, raised him above all the great ones, Made him an intercessor for his entire community, and lightened for them the burden of commands. Through him we attained our wishes and high stations; through him we surpassed the first and the last. Upon him and his family be my greetings, and upon the great Companions and followers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that unveils the faces of realities and removes their veils ²⁵, and examines the intricacies of subtleties and manifests their benefits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that investigates the sciences of spiritual subtleties ²⁶ and improves their inclinations, and gathers the jewels of divine descents ²⁷ and strengthens their preventives. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes eyes weep in reverence and pours forth their tears, and draws souls to the carpet of intimacy and illuminates their chambers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that gladdens gatherings and perfumes their assemblies, and repels whisperings and removes their obstacles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that delights ears and purifies their hearing, and sends down clouds of blessings and pours forth their showers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (10) a blessing that refines souls and removes their covetousness, and makes times pleasant and enriches their pastures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that expands breasts and widens their avenues, and facilitates the path of arrival to Allah and brings near its distant ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes the suns of love shine and illuminates their flashes, and elevates the stations of nearness and makes their rising stars fortunate. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes the places of seclusion beloved and adorns their arenas, and opens the doors of repentance and builds their hermitages. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that guards the lands and populates their ruins, and facilitates matters and eases their events. (11) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that protects the limbs and preserves their trusts, and improves character and softens natures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that clarifies the landmarks of rulings and explains their laws, and supports the armies of Islam and preserves their vanguards. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that purifies souls in the stations of love and prepares their resting places, and elevates bodies in the abodes of nearness and adorns their works. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing that calms the storms of temporal winds and extinguishes their gusts, and removes the obstacles of carnal desires and their cut-offs and preventives, 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, a blessing of exquisite meanings and arrangement, unique in rhymes and prose ²⁸, strong in foundations and branches.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that is effective in command and ratification, wondrous in repetition and echo, excellent in exposition, adornment, and segmentation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing whose beauty surpasses the flowers of the valleys, the bounty of spring, and the overflowing of its secret with the Nile, the Euphrates, and the streams of Umm al-Rabi' ²⁹, and whose weave excels the weaving of Yemen and its exquisite, innovative craftsmanship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing before whose majestic awe the noble and the lowly submit, by whose wine-scented breeze the intoxicated and the prostrate are stirred, and by hearing whose words the sick, the weaned, and the suckling revive. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing whose call the disobedient and the obedient answer, by whose antidote the sick and the pained seek healing, and whose clouds of blessings pour down upon the one who prays with it like the downpour of the terrifying rain. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You protect our tongues from falsehood, slander, and vile speech, and by which we seek refuge from terrifying horrors and dreadful matters, 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, a blessing that makes souls yearn for the highest realm, sways them with its superior words, the necks of meanings, and embroiders them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing whose eloquence silences the tongues of the masters of rhetoric and incapacitates them, and clarifies with its brilliance the foundations of the principles of beauty and its distinction. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that permits the tearing of veils in the states of love and authorizes them, and raises the stations of the masters of longing on the carpet of the near ones and strengthens them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that brings forth the hidden secrets of hearts in the gatherings of the rememberers and manifests them, and protects hearts from falling into the abysses of human follies and their decline. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that distances thoughts from the error of sin and spurs them (i.e., raises them), and suppresses souls from indulging in desires and restrains them. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You fulfill promises and accomplish them, and store up for us righteous deeds in the Abode of Honor, treasuring them, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ My ardent longing is stirred and its flame blazes ❖ When the south wind blows from the land of Najd ³⁰ ❖ And al-Zawra' ³¹ reminds me of the visit of Ahmad ³² ❖ So the tears from the edges of my eye pour down ❖ My time with the abodes has lengthened, so ❖ My tears on the cheek flow in streams ❖ So who will convey to Wadi al-'Aqiq ³³ a greeting ❖ Like the scent of fragrant musk, O wind of its perfume? ❖ O driver of the camels, be gentle with their pace ❖ In a burning thirst between the ribs, its flame ❖ And a soul, distant from the abodes, wounded ❖ Its blood melted by separation and its throbbing ❖ Ask my heart about its sickness and emaciation ❖ Even if its pallor has already shown it ❖ When I remember a covenant whose time has passed ❖ At the place of your dwelling, its calamities lengthen ❖ Oh, be amazed at a soul in the West that is ill ❖ While in kissing the soil of al-Ghawr ³⁴ its physician is found ❖ And how can it remain in abodes of exile ❖ While in Yathrib ³⁵ its beloved resides? ❖ Upon Yathrib, no lightning flashes a greeting ❖ Like the fragrance of a garden whose breeze is fragrant Fragrant breezes of Tihami ³⁶ and Najdi yearnings, scents of Meccan and Medinan dewy flowers, risings of happy and Sa'di ³⁷ moons, radiances of Muhammadan and Ahmadi ³⁸ lights, and emotions of majestic blessings from 'Indi ³⁹ stirred by the prostrations of ecstatic love-yearnings and aroused by the impulses of Mustafawi ⁴⁰ and prophetic longings for the vision of the abodes of the Spirit of Spirits, the spiritual, and the landmarks of the best of creation, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the rising place of the lights of the Most Holy, the overflowing of the seas of divine secrets, and the substance of the Noah-like ⁴¹ effusions. O Allah, You have bestowed upon him abundant favors, sealed with him Your prophethood and messengership, and made his noble grave a garden from the gardens of Your Paradise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, and You sent down upon his heart the jewels of Your revelation, made his tongue speak with Your wisdom, and made hearts yearn to visit his grave, clothed with the majesty of Your awe and the loftiness of Your aspiration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved whom You created with Your great creation, made him the eye of Your mercy, the delight of Your face with Your mark, perfumed his sleeves with Your breath, and made hearts yearn to visit his noble grave, which is the place of Your security and the sanctuary of Your sanctity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved whom You directed to Yourself, singled out with the perfection of Your gaze, brought near to You with the nearness of the beloved, made him the companion of Your presence, and made hearts yearn to visit his grave, which You magnified among mankind and guarded from others with the hand of Your power. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved whose character You molded upon the beauties of Your innate nature, seated him upon the throne of Your kingdom, girded him with the sword of Your victory, and made hearts yearn to visit his grave, which You clothed with the mantle of Your beauty and let down upon it the trains 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 upon whom You manifested evidences of Your favor, clarified through him the paths of Your Sunnah, and made hearts yearn to visit his grave, observed by the eye of Your care and might. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved whom You strengthened with the proofs of Your argument, made him the path of Your guidance and the guide to Your love, and made hearts yearn to visit his grave; whoever stands at its door clings to Your rope and holds fast to the most trustworthy handhold.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose rank You exalted by Your attribution ⁴² and whom You adorned with the sash of Your obedience, and You brought near and made hearts yearn to visit his grave—whoever seeks refuge in it is safe from Your wrath and the onslaughts of Your severity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom You honored with the perfection of Your love, and through whom You created and guided creatures to the landmarks of Your religion, and You granted sovereignty and made hearts yearn to visit his grave, wrapped in the garments of Your pleasure and the coverings of Your regard. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that You make for us a means to Your connection and union, and a key to attaining Your pleasure and the acceptance of our supplication, 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, the pure and most purified, Your chosen one, the most renowned saint, and Your prophet, for whom hearts yearn to visit his noble and illuminated grave. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the greatest infallible ⁴³, Your trustworthy one, the most pious and righteous, and Your prophet, for whom hearts yearn to visit his pure and sanctified grave. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, sent to the black and the red ⁴⁴, the bridegroom of Your kingdom, crowned with the crown of glory and the most honorable honor, and the companion of Your presence, for whom hearts yearn to visit his grave, magnified above every scene and assembly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the rose of the garden of Your most fragrant breezes, the branch of the tree of Your most radiant glory, and Your intimate, for whom hearts yearn to visit his grave, resplendent in joy and sight. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the spring of the outpouring of Your most brilliant secret, the bearer of the banner of Your most manifest praise, and Your pious one, for whom You made hearts yearn to visit his grave, surrounded by abundant blessings and the most copious supply. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, possessor of beautiful stature and radiant face, ornament of the smooth cheek and the wide eye, perfect in beauty, for whom You made hearts yearn to visit his grave, which holds from You the lofty station and the fullest share of exalted rank. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the pure and purified, Your intimate, sent with the tolerant Hanifiyya ⁴⁵ and the easy religion, and Your messenger, for whom You made hearts yearn to visit his grave, and You linked his name with Your name, so that You are not mentioned but he is mentioned. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You grant us enjoyment of the vision of his luminous, moon-like face, and quench us from his most delightful pool, whose fragrance surpasses that of ambergris and the most fragrant musk, and make it for us a treasure whose blessing we find at the questioning, the path, the balance, and the gathering ⁴⁶, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. This heart of mine is the abode of love, so be present; O eye, since you seek, then look. The landmarks of Tayba ⁴⁷ have appeared to us, and the innermost heart flutters like a startled dove. This is Quba ⁴⁸, this is al-Aqiq ⁴⁹, and these are the domes of al-Baqi ⁵⁰, radiant and victorious. And that dome which surpasses all, containing the master of the two worlds ⁵¹, so rejoice and be glad. Muhammad the Chosen, possessor of forbearance and generosity, and he who is called the intercessor and bringer of good news. So enter his door and enter his sanctuary with humility, and rub your face in his fragrant soil. And present to him what you complain of, for through him the complaint succeeds with a fragrant heart. And greet him, then after him greet the two companions ⁵² in the illuminated tomb. And live, revive, rejoice, and be well in his presence, and bless him and mention his name forever. And never neglect what you are in of wishes, and magnify your Lord and thank His exaltedness. And ask Him for piety, forgiveness, pardon, and pleasure, for the sinful, if he asks there, is forgiven. And if you leave all faults and adhere to etiquette in every state, there with a heart of sincere resolve you will be veiled. For whoever observes etiquette before kings succeeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, mercy to the strong and the weak, possessor of the inviolable rank and the shady shade, a blessing by which You make our souls yearn for his secure sanctuary and noble station, and by which You subdue our bodies to visit his verdant garden and his lofty, exalted tomb. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, master of kingdom and possession, free and servant, possessor of the illuminated body and the pure heart, a blessing by which You make our souls yearn for his city, distinguished by blessing and abundant, continuous good, and by which You stir our thoughts toward his sublime presence and his carpet, defined by the definite article. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the jewel of radiant, delicate beauty, possessor of beautiful description and chaste character, a blessing by which You make our souls yearn for his places, whose virtues are too great for counting, limitation, or qualification, and by which You make our limbs yearn to visit his station, which relieves whoever stays there from various overwhelming hardships and burdens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the desire of the companion, the friend, and the intimate, possessor of the straight path and the pure, Hanif ⁵³ religion, a blessing by which You make our souls yearn for his places, to which the lover longs in winter, spring, and summer, and by which You admit us into his fortified fortress, his invincible shelter, his protective veil, and his thick screen. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the tongue of the nobles, the intelligent, and the generous, the nobility of the sagacious, the clever, and the elegant, a blessing by which You make our souls yearn for his abodes, protected from deviation from the path of truth and distortion, and by which You help us to fulfill duties in those noble stations and to manage well. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You protect us from the accidents of idleness and procrastination.

And grant us safety through it in the wildernesses of perdition, bewilderment, and emptiness, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. At Your door, my master, the servant stood ❖ And that, for love of you, is the best of employments. He hopes to meet with kindness from you ❖ For You are merciful, benign, and compassionate. So I do not despair, though my patience is exhausted ❖ And I do not depart, though the standing is prolonged. If the pouring clouds are slow ❖ The dripping will soon be accepted from You in full. O my regret for what I have missed of ❖ Meeting You! I am the fearful, the sorrowful. When the departure to You draws near, my heart ❖ Flies, and its carrier has no wings. Your sweetest remembrance returns as a familiar ❖ So I forget, because of You, the familiar other than You ²⁴. Would the heart ever be familiar with other than Taha ⁵⁴? No! ❖ And thousands cannot suffice us without him. The palm trunk yearned for him, O father of patience ❖ Until the noble Guide embraced it. The crescent moon spoke to him when he was a child ❖ And the Gentle King subjected it to him. He is the Beloved, openly and secretly ❖ The hearts of the believers are vessels for him. He is the Witnessed, Praised ⁵⁵ on the Day of Gathering ❖ And all the prophets circle around him. He is the Accepted on that Great Day ❖ And all the worlds are in rows before him. He is the Foremost when, on the Day of Gathering, he praises ❖ The Lord, while all of them stand. He is the Dispeller of the cloud of distress from us ❖ By a fortress whose security makes the fearful safe. He is the Enricher of the poor who calls upon him ❖ So he enriches, and the wealth from him is abundant. Upon him and his family be the purest peace ❖ Which, in the ear of its hearer, are ornaments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the essence of noble honor and the pinnacle of lofty glory, a blessing that makes souls yearn for his places that were filled with revelation and scripture, and whose corners resounded with glorification, praise, and declaration of God's oneness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, possessor of great character and beautiful deeds, of vast generosity and abundant giving ²⁵, a blessing that makes souls yearn for his grave, which was regarded with the eye of veneration and exaltation, and which contains his illumined body, surpassing every land in general and in detail. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, possessor of the crown and diadem, the gathering place of divine sciences ⁵⁶ and the benefits of benefits and acquisition, a blessing that makes souls yearn for his presences, which were distinguished with honor, care, and preference, and which preserved the jewels of their descents from deficiency, increase, alteration, and change. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the insight of the intelligent, the enricher of the noble, the cloud of rain of good things and the downpour of abundant gifts, a blessing that makes souls yearn for his sights, which heal the sick by their vision, cure the ill by their visitation, and cure by their blessing those with chronic ailments, and revive the slain. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, clear in proof and evidence, possessor of the lofty rank and the magnificent station, a blessing that makes souls yearn for his city, which protects the guest, delights the visitor ²⁶, supports the oppressed, honors the humiliated, and saves whoever dwells in it from terrible matters and grave calamities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, noble of clan and tribe, the jewel of beauty without peer or likeness, a blessing that makes souls yearn for his chambers, which are the refuge of the companion, friend, and intimate, and to their illumined domes the heart of the enraptured lover inclines and leans. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of the arched eyebrow and the kohl-rimmed eye, possessor of the flowing hair and the smooth cheek, a blessing that makes souls yearn for his landmarks, from which he was taken by night to the presence of his Lord, the Majestic King, and to which Gabriel and Michael ⁵⁷ came to him, guiding creation to God and directing them to the straightest path and clearest way. 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 guarantor and surety for his community, possessor of the pond of abundance ⁵⁸ and the sweet, flowing Kawthar ⁵⁹, a blessing that makes souls yearn for his gardens, where the lover frolics in their meadows, rests in their shade, sets down his saddle in their spacious courtyard, and breathes in their breeze morning, evening, and noon. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing that preserves us through it in residence and travel, purifies us through it from human follies, forgives us through it the many and few sins ²⁷, and makes us through it among the elite of his community, marked on the plains of the Resurrection with the mark of distinction and honor, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * The prince of beauty in my heart has penetrated * In Your love, the burning passion rages within it. * You have taken control of my times, so my occupation * Is Your discourse, and time has its seasons for it. * So the mention of Your beautiful attributes shone forth * And the mention of other than You, O my hope, is superfluous. * Your beauty is the unseen of the yearning lover in intoxication * So his intellect cannot attain it. * A heart melted by longing yearns for You * As the young camel yearns for its mother. * It gives its life in passion and love * For Your sake; indeed, it is an excellent slain one. * And if You cross my mind one day * My tears on the cheeks have a flowing stream. * I wail like a bereaved mother from passion * That has terrifying fires in the breast. * And if one day Your lightning flashes to the eye of the heart * My body is seized by withering. * Ruined is the heart of one who does not trust in You * That is from a wretched, miserly heart. * A heart flourishing with You, illumined * And in it, how excellent is Your indwelling! * You have dwelt in the hearts of beloved ones, so they shone * And other than You they have never any substitute. * And how can there dwell in my heart other than one * Who among the prophets has sublime eminence? * The Messenger of God, the most noble of those to whom came * From the Lord a revelation through Gabriel. * And Israfil ⁶⁰, how sweet a friend he is! * He is an excellent companion and intimate. * Three years his intimacy, to strengthen him * For a revelation whose content was heavy ²⁸. * The most eminent of messengers in rank and degree * And the greatest of those who possess a discerning heart. * The trustee of God, our remembrance, his guidance * From forgetfulness has no deviation. * May God reward him with the best reward * Given to a brother sent to heal the sick. * He surpassed the prophets in form and character * For the shade of his banner encompasses all. * Upon him and his family be peace from me * And upon companions whose hearts incline.

He whose face You illuminated with radiance and brightness, and You made souls yearn for his fragrant, breeze-filled station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose eyes You adorned with intense blackness and whiteness, and You made souls yearn for his highest station, wherein whoever seeks refuge finds relief from distress and hardship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose teeth You adorned with beauty and brilliance, and You made souls yearn for his station, whose beauty surpasses that of gold and silver inscribed with gems. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose cheeks and eyebrows You adorned with delicate blackness and coquetry, and You made souls yearn for his station, by visiting which souls and hearts are delighted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, in whom You made hearts love, and through whose remembrance You made praise and utterance pleasant, and You made souls yearn for his station, which is praised in the journey towards it, whether by night or by day. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom You elevated in the stations of proximity to the highest ranks and degrees, and You made souls yearn for his station, in whose praise poets compete using the sarīʿ, ramal, and hazaj meters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom You took by night to Your presence, so the world of the heavens was illuminated by the light of his countenance and rejoiced, and You made souls yearn for his station, which when the lover mentions, his passion increases and he trembles from the intensity of longing and is disturbed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, through whom You clarified the paths of religion and established proofs, and You made souls yearn for his station, wherein whoever seeks refuge receives kindness in his affairs and attains relief. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which one becomes among those who fly with the wing of longing to his noble places and ascend, and abandon homelands, family, and tribes, and depart, 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, the fragrant scent and breeze, Your chosen one, the radiant one of the forehead and the smiling teeth, Your saint, whose revered, dignified, and handsome station made souls yearn, and whose famous shrine, full of blessing and great reward, moved bodies to visit. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the guide to Your straight path, Your chosen one, who calls his community to the way of happiness and success in everlasting bliss, Your saint, whose station made souls yearn, and by kissing whose soil You healed the illness of the sick and ailing, and made it a strong fortress and a safe sanctuary for the resident, the visitor, the traveler, and the dweller. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, regarded with the eye of majesty and veneration, Your chosen one, carried on the shoulder of righteousness and exaltation, Your saint, whose revered, great, and magnificent station made souls yearn, and whose spacious courtyards protect whoever descends there from chronic disease and severe harm. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose blessing enlightens the insight of the intelligent and the understanding, Your chosen one, through the light of whose knowledge the darkness of doubt and illusion is removed from hearts, Your saint, whose station made souls yearn, wherein the lover's heart becomes lost in the beauties of his beauty and wanders, and You comforted thoughts by kissing his courtyards, from which he journeyed to You in the pitch-black darkness of the night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the compassionate and merciful, Your chosen one, sent with the tolerant Hanifiyya and the upright religion, Your saint, whose station made souls yearn, whose rank is mentioned in clear verses and the wise Remembrance, and whose sanctuary perfumed the horizons of the heavens and the earth with the fragrance of its hills. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the affectionate, kind, and forbearing, Your chosen one, the guarantor and leader of his community, Your saint, whose station made souls yearn, for whom You guaranteed forgiveness of sins and residence in the abode of bliss for whoever sends greetings to him, and You honored whoever is buried in his soil with happiness and the vision of Your noble face. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, clothed with the majesty of Your eternal might, Your chosen one, whose rank is magnified among the noble and the lowly, the served and the servant, Your saint, whose station made souls yearn, by which the lover is stripped of friend, companion, and boon companion, and You singled it out for answering prayers, accepting means, and relieving the distress of the afflicted and the destitute. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose love permeates the heart of the old, the infant, and the weaned, Your chosen one, called to Your presence on the night of the Ascension while he slept between Zamzam and the Hatim, Your saint, whose station made souls yearn, which You honored with abundant gifts and comprehensive goodness, and You created hearts with love for him and sincere affection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who through his call makes one independent of the treatment of the physician and the sage, Your chosen one, who saves whoever seeks refuge with him from the heat of blazing fire and the torment of Hell, Your saint, whose station made souls yearn, which is preferred over the station of Adam, Abraham, and Moses, and You purified the heart of whoever devotes himself to his service from every ugly deed and blameworthy attribute. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, seated on the throne of lordship and precedence, Your chosen one, through whom blessing is sought in sessions of spiritual training and teaching, Your saint, whose station made souls yearn, by kissing whose soil You healed the illness of the sick and ailing, and You made whoever holds fast to his firm handhold independent of the company of friend, companion, and intimate.

So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing that gladdens our hearts with the coolness of contentment and submission, and quenches us from his pool ⁶¹ mixed with the water of Salsabil ⁶² and Tasnim ⁶³, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * Indeed, love of the Beloved is a great thing; * you see the lovers ⁶⁴ in it wandering bewildered. * O lovers, wander bewildered in passion * for the One whose beautiful stature is straight. * He possesses beauty, splendor, and beneficence, * and his eye is black and white ⁶⁵. * The body has perished in his love, likewise * the heart, from the intensity of separation, is sick. * And tears upon the cheeks flow continuously, * and when people sleep, he does not sleep. * How could it not be, for he is my Master and my support, * and I am his lover and servant ⁶⁶ (34). * Excuse me for the beauty of the One who has captivated me; * his face is a luminous, flawless moon. * Ahmad al-Mustafa ⁶⁷, a bringer of good tidings, a warner, * an intercessor whose intercession is accepted, and forbearing. * How many clear proofs does he have, * like counting pebbles, and likewise the stars. * And for him, the camel came calling, * "O Beloved of God, You are the Merciful." * And the pebbles glorified ⁶⁸ before him with speech, * and likewise the beasts, and then the meat. * O my Beloved, my desire, and my aim, * in You all wishes are in an enduring garden. * O Messenger of God, what do servants have * other than your splendid, beautiful station? * So upon you be blessings, continuously and eternally, * and upon the family and companions, enduring. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, Your Beloved, pure in branch and lineage, and Your Chosen One, lofty in glory and honor, with a blessing that makes souls yearn for his presence, filled with radiances and lights, and conveys peace to his garden ⁶⁹, surrounded by gifts and secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, Your Beloved, blessed in soil and shrine, and Your Chosen One, fortunate in abode and dwelling, with a blessing that makes souls yearn for his presence, observed by the eye of majesty, awe, and dignity, and delivers peace to his garden, which is the circuit of the near-stationed angels and the great masters ⁷⁰. (35) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad, Your Beloved, noble in clan and neighborhood, and Your Chosen One, distinguished by widespread miracles and abundant gifts, with a blessing that makes souls yearn for his presence, whose regions and lands are illuminated, and conveys peace to his garden, supported by honor, might, and pride. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, Your Beloved, who is engaged in Your remembrance in the watches of the night and at the ends of the day, and Your Chosen One, who saves whoever seeks refuge with him from disgrace, calamity, and ruin, with a blessing that makes souls yearn for his presence, by whose station harms are healed and stumbles are forgiven, and guides peace to his garden, lofty in construction, with raised domes and minarets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, Your Beloved, whose sides are made easy for delegations and visitors, and Your Chosen One, sweet in qualities, delightful in drink and wine, with a blessing that makes souls yearn for his presence, to which the hearts of the yearning ones long like the longing of she-camels ⁷¹, and conveys peace to his garden, at the sight of which lovers tear away veils and cast off restraint. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with swords of might and victory, and his companions, the guardians of the neighbor and protectors of the home, with a blessing that mends our brokenness (36) and regards us with the eye of Your kindness in the states of poverty and distress, 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, Your Beloved, the Chosen, the Elect, and Your Chosen One, who glorifies You in the evening and at dawn, with a blessing that makes souls yearn for his presence, great in station and rank, and his chamber ⁷², whose light pierces the dense veils and curtains. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, Your Beloved, fortunate in days and ages, and Your Chosen One, noble in family, kinship, and in-laws, with a blessing that makes souls yearn for his presence, whose directions and regions are illuminated, and his chamber, whose fragrance surpasses the scent of Shihri ambergris ⁷³, the most fragrant musk, and the breezes of flowers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, Your Beloved, whose secret permeates the hearts of friends and free men, and Your Chosen One, whose worth is proclaimed in deserts, villages, and cities, with a blessing that makes souls yearn for his presence, adorned with the ornaments of those who glorify and the subtleties of remembrances, and his chamber, whose outcome of reward is praised and thanked in coming and going. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad (37), Your Beloved, who calls to You in secret and openly, and Your Chosen One, who stands for You in the darkness of night and the times of dawn, with a blessing that makes souls yearn for his presence, preferred above what is above the seven heavens and the earths and all the encompassing spheres and cycles, and his blessed chamber, which protects whoever dwells in it from onslaughts of worries, sorrows, and troubles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, Your Beloved, sound in chain and traditions, and Your Chosen One, truthful in promises and reports, with a blessing that makes souls yearn for his presence, prepared for erasing sins and burdens, and his chamber, sought for facilitating matters and fulfilling needs and desires. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our Master and Patron Muhammad and to the family of our Master Muhammad, Your Beloved, who illuminates with his light the hearts of those with insight and discernment, and Your Chosen One, by whose complete pleasure the great ones among the Emigrants ⁷⁴ and Helpers ⁷⁵ have succeeded, with a blessing that makes souls yearn for his presence, whose beauty surpasses the splendor of suns and moons, and his chamber, which is the refuge of saints, the elite, and the righteous, the best. So bless him, O Allah, and his noble, pure family, and his companions, who cut with their swords the backs of those of denial and rejection, with a blessing that frees our necks from the Fire and has mercy on us through its blessing in this abode and in that abode, by Your grace and generosity (38), O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. This is the place of prayer ⁷⁶, and al-Baqi' ⁷⁷, and this * is the house of the Messenger, and these are the walls. This is what appeared to my eye: a dome * before whose light the moons are humbled. In it are the Messenger, his Truthful One ⁷⁸, * and his Minister 'Umar ⁷⁹; they are the inhabitants.

The etiquette of the youth is a character by which he chooses. Enter Tayyibah ⁸⁰ and be courteous, for only the good visit Tayyibah often. Whoever is not good in Tayyibah is the one who... A land where the Messenger and his family alighted, and the Companions, the wives, and the Helpers. And head towards the land of gardens ⁸¹, praying and greeting, while longing from you is stirred. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, of great rank and station, Your chosen one preferred over angels, humans, and jinn, with a blessing of the longing of souls for his garden ⁸² of wondrous craftsmanship and perfection, and his sites honored above all other sites and lands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, of clear proof and evidence, Your chosen one who by his appearance erased the traces of idol and statue worshippers, with a blessing of the longing of souls for his garden raised upon couches of proximity and recompense ⁸³, and his sites illuminated with the lights of shining truths and gnosis. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose religion is honored above all religions, Your chosen one whose rank is mentioned in the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and the Criterion ⁸⁴, with a blessing of the longing of souls for his garden adorned with gifts of contentment and pleasure, and his sites whose stations are surrounded by breezes of spirit and basil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, blessed in time and era, Your chosen one whose love is embedded in the natures of relatives, loved ones, and all brothers, with a blessing of the longing of souls for his garden whose rank is magnified in the surrounding cycles and all existences, and his beautiful sites of varied colors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the renowned supporter and title, Your chosen one of blessed assembly and council, with a blessing of the longing of souls for his garden of fortified structure and pillars, and his sites which the limbs love and to which thoughts and minds yearn. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, of purified heart and soul, Your chosen one singled out for compassion, tenderness, and affection, with a blessing of the longing of souls for his garden which is a place of mercy and a garden of the gardens of Paradise, and his sites which are distinguished by all kinds of good things and gifts of grace and favor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, of noble family and neighbors, Your chosen one advanced in the station of proximity over the elite of the elite and the great dignitaries, with a blessing of the longing of souls for his garden at the sight of which hearts are reassured and eyes are delighted, and his sites upon which showers of mercies pour and around which the angels of the Merciful circle. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, obedient to You in secret and public, Your chosen one immersed in Your love throughout the ages and times, with a blessing of the longing of souls for his garden whose fragrance is mixed with the scent of ambergris, musk, rosewater, clove, and saffron, and his sites whose sweetness surpasses the breeze of narcissus, basil, lily, and chamomile. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, named the Beloved of the Merciful, the possessor of authority, Your chosen one whose sea overflows with gifts of grace, generosity, bounty, and beneficence, with a blessing of the longing of souls for his garden which is the delight of solace and the intoxication of ecstasy, and his sites which are the recreation of the thoughts of the yearning and the playground of the minds of the people of ecstasy and passion. Section: O Allah, upon him and upon his family whose collars and sleeves are fragrant, and his Companions who illuminate hearts and bodies, a blessing by which You brighten our faces with the light of modesty and faith, and honor us with stations of sincerity and certainty, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Does he remember the people of the door and the door? Does he remember the neighbors by the neighbors? He made his tears a waqf ⁸⁵ in his eye sockets, flowing on the cheek in torrents. My state is like your state; I long for the breeze, so if the breeze blew, it would greet me and revive me. Indeed, even if the turtledove sings at dawn in the thicket, it makes me forget and distracts me. And whenever the lightning of the lowland smiles, in the lowland it stirs my sorrows and my sorrows. How often I yearn with the yearning of she-camels for Najd ⁸⁶, and my eyelids aid me with tears. No, by Him who set the mountains firmly, the return is to permanence, and all else is perishable. My night is not long with Layla ⁸⁷ in the small cave, nor does my heart love the love of Nu'm ⁸⁸ in Nu'man ⁸⁹. Would you not intercede with the best of creation from Mudar ⁹⁰, the master of the two groups, Qahtan ⁹¹ and Adnan ⁹²? The guidance of Allah in this world and the best of His recitation among His creation, for he is the guide of every perplexed one. By Allah, no female has carried nor given birth to one like Ahmad ⁹³, from far or near. Refined, Allah honored existence through him and singled him out with signs and proofs. Muhammad is the master of the two worlds ⁹⁴ and the two weighty ones ⁹⁵, and the two groups of non-Arabs and Arabs. O my master, O Messenger of Allah, O my hope, O my lord, O the day I meet You! Grant me, by your rank, forgiveness for my past slips, generously, and tip my scale with your favor. Hear my prayer and remove what besieges me of calamities and a soul full of sorrows. For you are the nearest of those whose kindness is hoped for, to me, even if my home and homeland are far. And by you, O son of the Friend of Allah ⁹⁶, on the morrow, I seek refuge from the evil of my slips and disobedience. Your abundant favor envelops and unfolds me with noble deeds, and the eye of kindness watches over me. The rank of your face protects and defends me from anyone who envies or gloats. Let not your eyes cease from me with care for my self, my secret, and those whom Allah has entrusted to me. And after, may Allah bless you as long as the soul of the east wind embraces the tender branches of the tamarisk and the balsam tree. And may your Companions and noble family be covered with the radiance of a greeting from Him that guides every pleasure. And may rain pour abundantly on the land that contains you, O ultimate of my description and beauty of my beneficence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes souls long to see his beloved abodes and his desirable, illuminated, and sought-after dwellings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes souls long to see his sought-after landmarks and his soil sprinkled with waters of poured-out mercies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes souls long to see his noble garden and his fragrant chamber, and his illuminated pulpit and his honored mosque, and his blessed house and his pure grave, and all his sites that are visited and beloved.

The spirits yearn to see His gardens ⁹⁷ surrounded by the dazzling lights of bestowed secrets ⁹⁸ and His inhabited dwellings ⁹⁹ filled with the jewels of descents ¹⁰⁰ and the precious sciences hidden in the veiled recesses of the unseen ¹⁰¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes the spirits long for His places inscribed on the parchment of written felicity ¹⁰² and His domes built upon the foundations of might and molded in the form of beauty and perfection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes the spirits long for His presence ¹⁰³ filled with the gifts of good things pouring down from the heaven of outpourings ¹⁰⁴ and His abodes where the masters of yearning states ¹⁰⁵ take refuge and the attracted spirits ¹⁰⁶ find rest. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (44) a blessing that makes the spirits long for His city ¹⁰⁷ which is attributed to Allah and counted for Him, and His garden ¹⁰⁸ towards whose beauties the souls of the yearning are subjugated and acquired. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You relieve the sorrows of our saddened souls from the great burdens of sins, and by which You secure us on the Day of the Great Terror from the trial of the grave and evil punishment, 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, a blessing that makes the spirits long to see His majestic Mustafawian ¹⁰⁹ sights and His noble, abundant prophetic ¹¹⁰ institutes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes the spirits long to see His pure and wholesome assemblies and His magnificent, purified, and delightful gatherings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes the spirits long to see His Meccan and Medinan mosques and His fragrant pulpits ¹¹¹ redolent with ambergris and musk. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (45) a blessing of the yearning of spirits to see His luminous Ahmadian ¹¹² countenance and to witness His holy, pure Muhammadan ¹¹³ essence. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the companions of the Divine Presence ¹¹⁴, and his Companions, the stars of auspicious guidance ¹¹⁵, with a blessing by which You give us to drink from the delicious cups of Kawthar-like ¹¹⁶ love for him, and by which You immerse us in the attributes of His majestic and beautiful perfections, and by which You seal for us with the seal of eternal and everlasting felicity, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * Tears from my cheek flow, * And passion in my innards burns. * How can I be comforted, while the fire of my longing * In the depth of my heart blazes? * And I have no hope of rest, * For how can a bewildered lover rest? * In his heart the Beloved has a dwelling, * Thus infatuation becomes sweet to him. * Doves stir him to weep, * When they weep in their sorrow. * O my blamer, cease your reproach, * For no blame is upon a lover. * If you once tasted the flavor of passion, * Ecstasy and passion would overcome you. * Indeed, the Beloved who captivated me * Has the full moon in his face. * In Taybah ¹¹⁷, from his fragrance is perfume, * By which the deserts and hills are perfumed. * And from his radiance light shone forth, * So darkness covered its regions. * As if it, with the Beloved in it, * Is the Garden of Eden, the abode. (46) * A house for the Beloved's dwelling, * As if it were the Throne ¹¹⁸ when it rises. * The Throne and the Footstool ¹¹⁹, with gardens, * Are servants to the soil of the Chosen One ¹²⁰. * The angels of the Lord of the Throne came to him, * Crowding upon his hands. * Through him they acquired all they hoped for * Of the aspirations that are sought. * They visit Taha ¹²¹, the Beloved, forever, * With reverence for his grave. * Who is like Taha, great in virtue, * From whose bounty the generous have given? * May Allah bless him as long as * The tents of Taybah appear. * And his family and Companions, who adorned themselves * With the guidance of Taha and then remained steadfast. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of the yearning of spirits for Taybah the good, its neighborhoods, its honored dwellings, its beloved houses, and its walls. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of the yearning of spirits for Taybah the good, its precincts, its sacred land, its adorned gardens, and its courtyards. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (47) a blessing of the yearning of spirits for Taybah the good, its orchards and gardens surrounded by the Self-Subsistent ¹²² secrets, and its sweet basils. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of the yearning of spirits for Taybah the good, its spacious places, its breeze, its completion, its like, and its surroundings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of the yearning of spirits for Taybah the good, its dwellings, its blessed houses, its secure sanctuary, and its places. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of the yearning of spirits for Taybah the good, its streets and thoroughfares (the streets and the blocked path from the closed road) and its flowing rivers, its springs, and its farms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of the yearning of spirits for Taybah the good, its houses, its green domes, its delightful gatherings, and its assemblies. (48) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing of the yearning of spirits for Taybah the good, its reservoirs, its meadows, its fortified walls, its palaces, and its towers.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes souls long for Taybah the Good ¹²³, its gates, its noble entrances, its adorned structures, and its revered and magnificent precincts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes souls long for Taybah the Good, its ambergris-scented and musk-scented soil, its morning breeze, and the fragrance of its Tihami ¹²⁴ and Najdi ¹²⁵ flowers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes souls long for Taybah the Good, its Muhammadian ¹²⁶ and Ahmadian ¹²⁷ lights, its blessed courtyards, and the pleasant scent of its fragrant and moist incense burners. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (49) a blessing that makes souls long for Taybah the Good, and for what it contains of beauty, loveliness, splendor, purity, opening ¹²⁸, acceptance, and perfection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes souls long for Taybah the Good, and for what Allah has clothed it with of adornment, splendor, veneration, exaltation, might, honor, opening, support, and acceptance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes souls long for Taybah the Good, and for what Allah has gifted it with of gifts of prosperity, blessing, and continuous good, and honored its inhabitant with pure blessings, abundant grace, and favor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes souls long for Taybah the Good, and for what Allah has distinguished it with of awe, dignity, tranquility, respect, and piety, and what He has instilled in the heart of its inhabitant of contentment, love, joy, and happiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes souls long for Taybah the Good, and for the mercies that Allah sends down upon it in the evening and morning, and what He has prepared for its people of expiation of sins, multiplication of good deeds, elevation of ranks (50) and abundance of reward and recompense. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes souls long for Taybah the Good, and for the manifestations of fame and prominence that Allah has bestowed upon it, and the gleaming lights, radiance, and shining illumination with which He has adorned it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, a blessing that makes souls long for Taybah the Good, and for the openings ¹²⁹, blessings, gifts, and expansion of chests ¹³⁰ that Allah has supplied its inhabitant with, and how He has dealt with those who dwell there with vast provision, facilitation of difficulties, and ease of affairs. For it is a soil that Allah has beautified among soils, clothing it with luminous gifts and holy secrets that never wear out over the ages and times. And He has prepared for those who reside there what cannot be counted in the Abode of Honor ¹³¹ of praiseworthy striving and stored-up deeds, and has given them what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, in the highest paradises of houris, boys, chambers, and palaces. Bestow upon them, by Your grace, the neighborhood of Your beloved, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the accepted intercessor. For it is a soil that contains the limbs of the possessor of the crown and light, and by his blessing it has been favored over all other soils, and made a protection for those (51) who dwell there from the heat of blazing fire and the torment of scorching wind. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the crescent-like full moons, and his noble Companions, the leaders, with a blessing that protects us from the evil of the people of oppression and immorality, and shields us from the assault of every stubborn tyrant and conceited boaster. Make it for us a provision that we find in the grave, during the questioning, and on the Day of Resurrection and Reckoning, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Congratulations and glad tidings, O heart of the enraptured one! * The banners of a good encampment have appeared to us. Long have you hoped to see its land, * So today you have arrived, so descend and encamp. This is an-Naqa ¹³², this is al-Aqiq ¹³³, and these are * Quba ¹³⁴ and the palm trees to the right of the one heading towards it. And that is Uhud ¹³⁵, and al-Baqi ¹³⁶ with its domes * Shining before the enraptured seeker. And Taybah appears between them, as if * It were palaces of Paradise appearing to the most generous. Above all that appears is the dome of Ahmad ¹³⁷, * Radiant with light, quenching the thirsty. Blessed is he who dwells there with humility, * And he who comes to it with remorse wins. He rubs his cheeks on its soil, and makes its dust * A cure for ailments, a remedy for understanding. He greets the Chosen One at his grave, * And then greets as-Siddiq ¹³⁸ and the family, and salutes. And between the prayer niche and the chamber * Are gardens from Paradise, O companion, so adhere. He persists in remembrances, blessings, and prayers * Upon the Chosen One and his family, the people of generosity. (52) So gain, and bless and greet perpetually and abundantly * You will attain perfection without prohibition. Then ask your Lord, hoping for * Contentment and pleasure, and then you will taste and be honored. Especially the fear of the Merciful, and forgiveness * And acceptance, so from there you will enjoy and be honored. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose paths and way are clear, Your chosen one, called the possessor of the staff ¹³⁹ and the possessor of the banner and crown, and Your Prophet, whose full moon has risen in the sky of the minds of lovers, lofty in stations and towers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the blazing lamp, Your chosen one, high in station and ascension, and Your Prophet, whose full moon has risen in the stations of proximity, surpassing in beauty and delight, and who displayed his bride ¹⁴⁰ on the back of al-Buraq ¹⁴¹ in the darkness of the pitch-black night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, pure in wives and spouses, Your chosen one, whose landmarks and paths are illuminated, and Your Prophet, whose full moon has risen in the regions of Medina, abundant in light and radiance, and who displayed his bride in its places that protect those who dwell there from deviation from the path of truth and crookedness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (53) Your beloved, refined in nature and temperament, Your chosen one, whose love flows in veins, joints, and jugular veins, and Your Prophet, whose full moon has risen in the horizon of Medina, its land embroidered with velvet flowers and silk brocade, and who displayed his bride in its elevated places, beneficial as an antidote and cure. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing whose secret mingles with our flesh and blood in perfect fusion, and preserve us by its blessing from severance, deceit, and gradual entrapment, 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, the happy one of evening and morning, Your chosen one who guides servants to the path of right guidance and righteousness, Your intimate friend whose full moon rose on the horizon of Medina ¹⁴², gilded from those who alight in it with descending worries and sorrows, and the bridegroom of His bride in its places surrounded by joy, delight, expansion, and relief. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the blessed seal and opening, Your chosen one who calls his community to the path of success and triumph, Your intimate friend whose full moon rose on the horizon of Medina ¹⁴³, whose hills and valleys are illuminated, and the bridegroom of His bride upon the couches of happiness, felicity, rest, and comfort. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (54) ¹⁴⁴, Your beloved who stirs with the breeze of the fragrance of spirits and bodies, Your chosen one whose bird heralds good fortune and blessing and attainment of satisfaction from the King, the Opener ¹⁴⁵, Your intimate friend whose full moon rose on the horizon of Medina ¹⁴⁶, whose regions and sides are illuminated, and the bridegroom of His bride upon the dunes of a soil whose musk and ambergris are pure and fragrant. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that bestows upon us the breezes of its blessing at morning and evening, and treats us with its favor through forgiveness, pardon, overlooking, remission, and clemency, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. I tried to conceal passion, but it increased my shame; what blame is upon me if I have no wings? And passion pervaded all of me from a Beloved, pervading like life in bodies. And tomorrow He will appear, dwelling in my heart, judging spirits with beauty. Let Him do with my heart as He wills, for He is my basil, my spirit, and my repose. Through Him I have known, not through other than Him, and by Him I am charged, not by beautiful faces. The nourishment of hearts is only His love; every heart He does not inhabit is in ruin. For me, in His love, there is a drunken intoxication, and with the turning of the mounts, a morning draught. From an aged wine He gave me to drink, and the pourer of cups mixed it. So I swayed between longing and hope for meeting Him, like the swaying of lances. About His noble qualities and the delicacy of His form, ask the passing of the breeze at dawn. O my blamer, leave me with my love and my heart; the fire of my soul still kindles. Do not say, 'Torment my heart with aversion,' for the Beloved's aversion contains my well-being (55) ¹⁴⁷. I could not bear a glance at the face of a Beloved who clothed the sun in a garment of shame. And the crescents and full moons prostrate towards the Kaaba ¹⁴⁸ of His radiant face. His beauty enslaved hearts, so the souls of the miserly became cheap in love of His beauty. Love has struck the core of my heart; O Allah, what love is no jest! And if my love necessitates the wound, may Allah never heal my wounds in passion. In His pleasure, my heart's torment is sweet, and illness is my paradise, and my shackle is my release. Happy are the lovers who have become absent from existence to pure annihilation. They headed towards His beauty with heart and mind, gazing at Him with spirits. Far be it from Allah that they should allow the heart to be heedless of His radiant beauty. They possessed the reins of spirit, wealth, and heart, expanded in His love. May he who is enraptured by His beauty remain in ecstasy, and take union from the hand of the Opener ¹⁴⁹. And blessings be upon him as long as a lover is enraptured by him, with his family and beautiful companions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, perfect in insight and knowledge, Your chosen one, sound in chain and transmission, Your intimate friend whose full moon rose in the dwellings of Tayyiba ¹⁵⁰, observed with the eye of might and care, and the bridegroom of His bride in its regions adorned with success, support, and guidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (56) ¹⁵¹, Your beloved, clear in proof and evidence, Your chosen one, truthful in utterance and speech, Your intimate friend whose full moon rose in the dwellings of Tayyiba, honored by the descent of revelation, prophethood, and messengership, and the bridegroom of His bride in its regions distinguished with veneration, glorification, and majesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, carried on the shoulder of piety and glorification, Your chosen one crowned with the crown of lordship and honor, and Your noble one whose full moon rose in the dwellings of Tayyiba, marked with nobility and exaltation, and the bridegroom of His bride in its regions associated with good fortune, blessing, and fragrant breezes of satisfaction and submission. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, ever ascending in the stations of the attributes of Majesty and Beauty ¹⁵², Your chosen one, whose imam is advanced in the presences of lights and manifestations, Your noble one whose full moon rose in the dwellings of Tayyiba, honored by the lights of inspirations and receptions, and the bridegroom of His bride in its manifestations known for dazzling miracles and clear signs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, bowing in the prayer niches of unveilings and individuations ¹⁵³, Your chosen one, clad in the garments of secrets and spiritual refreshments, Your noble one whose full moon rose in the dwellings of Tayyiba, inhabited by the subtleties of gifts, bestowals, and descents (57) ¹⁵⁴, and the bridegroom of His bride in its regions known for fulfilling needs, answering prayers, and accepting supplications. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, observed with the eye of veneration, respect, and various acts of piety, Your chosen one, purified from any sins, abominations, or disgrace attached to him, Your noble one whose full moon rose in the dwellings of Tayyiba, abundant in joys and delights, and the bridegroom of His bride in its regions that save whoever alights in them from descending evils and harms. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that makes our earnings and provisions wholesome for us, and through it have mercy on our living and dead, and make it for us a protection with which we fortify ourselves in all times and seasons, 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, Your beloved, speaking truth and correctness, Your chosen one, excellent in address and reply, Your noble one whose light shone on the carpet of nearness and proximity, and the bridegroom of His bride in the courtyards of Medina ¹⁵⁵, blessed in places and spaces.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your beloved, commanded to convey the revelation and preserve the trusts ¹⁵⁶, and Your chosen one adorned with the sash of contentment, chastity, and protections, and Your prophet whose light shone in the station of mutual purity and closeness, and the unveiler of his brides in the sanctuary of Medina, the protector from bloodshed, violation of sanctities, and various betrayals. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of clear proofs and signs, and Your chosen one renowned for miracles and graces, and Your prophet whose dawn appeared in the sky of high stations and sublime ranks, and the unveiler of his brides in the houses of Medina accompanied by kindness, forgiveness, and peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved who frequently supplicates and confides in You, and Your prophet whose full moon rose on the horizon of openings, recompenses, and rewards, and the unveiler of his brides in the dwellings of Medina known for secrecy, healing, and well-being. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved whose love is firmly rooted in the hearts of the free and the loyal, and Your chosen one who ascends in ranks of honor, might, and high stations ¹⁵⁷, and Your prophet whom You singled out with abundant blessings and continuous goodness, and the unveiler of his brides in the palaces of Medina whose walls are perfumed with aloeswood and the finest musk and the spreading of fragrant scents. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved who is thanked in all sources and outcomes, and Your chosen one whose worth is proclaimed in the noblest processions and manifestations, and Your prophet whose light shone in the deserts and cities, and the unveiler of his brides in the lands of Medina, pure in its virtues and glories. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved whose light shines in the openings of hearts and consciences, and Your chosen one whose mention spreads among the servants of the veils, canopies, and curtains, and Your prophet whose secret overflows into the breasts of the people of gnosis, divine gifts, and signs, and the unveiler of his brides in the domes of Medina known for purifying inner secrets and illuminating insights. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved whose rising heralds victory, joy, and happiness, and Your chosen one whose tongue utters gratitude, praise, and commendation. ¹⁵⁸ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved supported and victorious, and Your chosen one crowned with the crown of splendor and light, and Your messenger whose full moon rose on the horizon of love, expansion, and joy, and the unveiler of his bride in his blessed city upon couches of respect and piety. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of great standing and rank, and Your chosen one blessed in journey and residence, and Your messenger whose full moon rose in the mouths of slander and blame, and the unveiler of his bride in Tayyibah ¹⁵⁹ and the Sacred House of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of clear paths and ways, and Your chosen one praised in the surrounding cycles and the seven paths ¹⁶⁰, and Your messenger whose full moon rose on the horizon of sciences, gnoses, and realities, and the unveiler of his bride in the city that Allah made a place of visitation for angels, jinn, and all creatures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved noble in qualities and traits, and Your chosen one beautiful in attributes and deeds ¹⁶¹, and Your messenger whose full moon rose in the station of nearness and connection, and the unveiler of his bride in the dwellings of Medina encompassing all kinds of goodness, virtue, and bounty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved regarded with the eye of veneration and exaltation, and Your chosen one who revives with the aid of his secret the hearts of the people of intimacy and boldness, and Your messenger whose full moon rose in the station of the elite of the elite and the masters of states, and the unveiler of his bride in the city secure for those who dwell there from terrifying horrors and the trial of the Antichrist. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble substitutes ¹⁶², and his companions, the lion-like heroes, a blessing by which You rectify for us our hearts and states, and grant us success in movements and stillness and all words and deeds, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * O Lord, what is the deliverance from my slip? * No deed, no argument, no stratagem. * O Lord, what can someone like me bring to You * Of obedience that I have not fulfilled? * O Lord, I cannot bear the heat of the east wind * So how can I bear the fire due to my weak endurance? * So by praising the Chosen One ¹⁶³, grant us * The slumbers of action for the piety of speech. * For nothing other than my love for the Chosen One * Is a means by which I cling to his rope. * That, by his grace, I hope for favor * Without any capital. * If my arrow wins by my praise of him * Then the light may exalt the worth of the wick. ¹⁶⁴ * How great are the praises of the Prophet of guidance * As a rope of attachment and a cure for illness. * The best of creation, past and present, * The most generous of them, hidden or shod. * Their redeemer from the deadly blows of fate, * Their guide in the perils of misguidance. * Their protector with anger when there is no protection, * Their guardian in calamity when there is no guardian. * Their bestower when no benefit is hoped, * Their pardoner when no stumble is mentioned. * O master of the two worlds ¹⁶⁵ by grace, not by it * He excelled in the first and the Day of Return. * O foremost of the messengers in selection, and O * Their seal, gathering the meaning of perfection. * O refuge of creation and their savior * When they are constrained and the field is vast. * O he through whom the lover attains contentment, * And O intercessor for heavy sins. * Your mercy upon us, O Prophet of guidance, * For your mercy has never ceased to pour. * For you are for creation the refuge of mankind * And the most protective weight before the Possessor of Majesty. * May Allah bless you, O light of guidance, * With the purest blessing joined with continuity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved whose essence was chosen from the noblest mines, and Your chosen one sweet of source, not brackish, and Your intimate whose full moon rose on the horizon of noble traits and beauties, and who unveiled his bride in the streets of his noble city, blessed in regions and places.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ⁶³, Your beloved, the truthful and trustworthy, Your chosen one supported by the Seven Oft-Repeated Verses ¹⁶⁶ and the Clear Book, and Your intimate friend whose full moon rose in the station of witnessing and determination, and whose bride was unveiled in the scenes of Medina, observed with might, honor, and establishment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved who leads his community on the path of security and safety, Your chosen one who built the foundations of religion on the bases of guidance and uprightness, and Your intimate friend whose full moon rose in the stations of glorification, veneration, and honor, and whose bride was unveiled in the Valley of al-‘Aqīq ¹⁶⁷, al-Bāb ¹⁶⁸, the district of Najd ¹⁶⁹, and Tihāmah ¹⁷⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, beneficial in medicine and incantations, Your chosen one whose breast is filled with knowledge, forbearance, and piety, and Your intimate friend whose full moon rose in the ascents of proximity, nearness, and elevation, and whose bride was unveiled in the regions of Ṭaybah ¹⁷¹, which grants the highest stations in the abode of eternity and permanence to whoever emigrates to it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the pious, pure, and approved, Your chosen one who erased with his virtues the traces of those who passed in bygone centuries, and Your intimate friend whose full moon rose in the horizon of acceptance and submission and shone, and whose bride was unveiled in Ṭaybah, whose land is honored above the palaces of Paradise and the sanctuaries of holiness and the White Pearl ¹⁷² (64). Your beloved whose name is inscribed on the gates of Paradise, designated, Your chosen one who is informed of the hidden treasures and the subtle secrets of the concealed mystery, and Your intimate friend whose full moon rose in the chambers of light and the carpet of "And there is none among us but has a known station" ¹⁷³, and whose bride was unveiled in the domes of Qubā’ ¹⁷⁴, whose soil is more fragrant than the musk of Dārīn ¹⁷⁵ and the petals of the fragrant rose. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved who sealed with the seal of his prophethood the stations of the messengers and prophets, Your chosen one whose secret permeates the hearts of the sinful and the pious, and Your intimate friend whose full moon rose in the horizon of radiances, beams, and lights, and whose bride was unveiled in Ṭaybah, which Allah made a dwelling for the souls of martyrs, the truthful, and the elite of the saints. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of noble fathers and grandfathers, Your chosen one faithful to covenants and pledges, and Your noble one whose full moon rose in the horizon of congratulations, blessings, and good fortunes, and whose bride was unveiled in Ṭaybah, wherein whoever settles, his sins are forgiven and his station is raised in the abode of honor and eternity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved fragrant in sleeves and scents, Your chosen one who purifies whoever seeks refuge with him from evil deeds and abominations, and Your noble one whose full moon rose in the horizon of radiances and flashes, and whose bride was unveiled in blessed Ṭaybah, wherein whoever takes shelter is protected from temporal afflictions and assaults of calamities (65). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved purified from every defect and blemish, Your chosen one placed in the hearts of lovers as the pupil of the eye, and Your noble one whose full moon rose in the carpet of "Or even nearer" ¹⁷⁶ and the station of "Two bow-lengths" ¹⁷⁷, and whose bride was unveiled in Ṭaybah, by the light of whose love Allah removed from hearts the darkness of ignorance, misguidance, and religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of pure branch and lineage, Your chosen one of great status and station, and Your noble one whose full moon rose at the passes of al-Wadā‘ ¹⁷⁸ between the Emigrants and the Helpers, and whose bride was unveiled in the houses of Medina and the dwellings of Banū al-Najjār ¹⁷⁹. So bless him, O Allah, and his noble and chosen family, and his venerable and pure Companions, a blessing by which his Muhammadan light shines upon us as it shone upon the houses of the Emigrants and the virtuous chiefs, and by which we are immersed in his love as the elite of his Companions from al-Aws ¹⁸⁰ and al-Khazraj ¹⁸¹ and the rest of the Helpers were immersed, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (66) Stop at the saddle, for this is the abode and the house; lights from the beloved have shone upon us. Good tidings, good tidings, their domes have appeared; so descend, for you have attained what you desire and choose. This is al-Muḥaṣṣab ¹⁸², this is al-Khayf ¹⁸³, the Khayf of Minā ¹⁸⁴; these are their dwellings, this is the house. These are the domes of Qubā’, traces of their homeland; and this is the trunk ¹⁸⁵, so weep, and this is the cave ¹⁸⁶. This is the Hijazi Prophet ¹⁸⁷, to whose precedence among the messengers the righteous testified. This is the Beloved who was taken by night to his Creator, while curtains were drawn by night. This is the Messenger, for whose sake virtues and traces were witnessed for us over others. This is the Noble one through whom Muḍar ¹⁸⁸ attained leadership; this is he whose soil is like fragrant musk. This is the Intercessor whose intercession is hoped for sinners when the fire blackens. Hasten and greet the lights of his garden before death, so let no excuses distract you. If my eye does not see his soil, alas, and I do not visit him, then longing is a visitor. O people of Ṭaybah, I have in your abode a moon, kind and compassionate, commanding good deeds. Sins have preoccupied me from you painfully; I fear the fire will burn me because of them. O best of messengers, O highest of creation in honor, sins and burdens have weighed down the back. So be my intercessor for the slips I have committed and the errors, for the Lord is Forgiving. May the Lord of the Throne bless you as long as doves coo and flowers bloom in the garden, and his family and his fortunate Companions, as long as a star shines and a downpour rains. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (67), Your beloved whose love permeates the innermost parts, the sides, and the ribs, Your chosen one who obeys Your lordly, mighty, and obeyed command, and Your prophet whose full moon rose from the passes of al-Wadā‘, and whose bride was unveiled in Ṭaybah, from whose visions he cast off restraint and uncovered the veil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of beautiful form, character, traits, and nature, Your chosen one carried on the shoulder of glorification and veneration in weaning and suckling, and Your prophet whose full moon rose from the passes of al-Wadā‘, and whose bride was unveiled in Ṭaybah, which is the abode of the people of seclusion, solitude, and detachment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of abundant benefit and usefulness, Your chosen one upon whose prophethood and message there is agreement without dispute, and Your intimate friend whose full moon rose from the passes of al-Wadā‘, and whose bride was unveiled in Ṭaybah, wherein whoever prostrates his youth in its soil, Allah cures him from incidental ailments and pains.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your beloved, the honored one of family, companions, and followers, and Your chosen one without peer in the odd and the even ¹⁸⁹, Your beloved whose full moon rose from the mountain passes of al-Wada' ¹⁹⁰ and whose bride shone forth in Tayyiba ¹⁹¹, agreed upon for its superiority and honor by consensus. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, blessed in origin and creation, and Your chosen one, lofty in station before You and in exaltation, and Your intimate one whose full moon rose from the mountain passes of al-Wada' and whose bride shone forth in Tayyiba, abundant in light, radiance, and brilliance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, pure in kinds and types, and Your chosen one, whose remembrance is delightful in hearts, tongues, and ears, and Your intimate one whose full moon rose from the mountain passes of al-Wada' and whose bride shone forth in Tayyiba, which embraced his noble limbs and thereby excelled the heavens, the earths, and all other places. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that delivers us from gradual entrapment, deceit, and trickery, and preserves us from afflictions leading to rejection, distance, turning to other than Allah, and severance, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The full moon has appeared to us from the mountain passes of al-Wada'; gratitude is incumbent upon us as long as any caller calls to Allah. Welcome, welcome, and ease to you, O full moon of manifestation; the sun of high excellences has appeared when your face shone forth, and the darkness of illusion has been removed from us by the light of your truth. So, since we have been raised by you after lowliness, gratitude is incumbent upon us as long as any caller calls to Allah. O beloved who came to us as a mercy to the worlds, the light of your countenance has spread among us, giving us life; we saw the truth when you manifested clearly, and when we witnessed his light without a veil, gratitude became incumbent upon us as long as any caller calls to Allah. O most praiseworthy of all creation, truly you, O Muhammad, O beautiful one, whose rank is exalted in every assembly; when Allah blessed us with seeing you and supported us, and sent us through you a rain that fell on every place, gratitude became incumbent upon us as long as any caller calls to Allah. O full moon that appears in the sky of glorifications, I see no life for my heart except in seeing you; therefore, by you, Allah has truly gathered my scattered parts, and upon eternal happiness for you without interruption, gratitude became incumbent upon us as long as any caller calls to Allah. O full moon that appears, with your unified life, O generous one, a particle of which from the two worlds is more praiseworthy; you have overwhelmed creation with goodness and are named Muhammad. So for this virtue, O master of the exalted, gratitude became incumbent upon us as long as any caller calls to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, pure in character and disposition, and Your chosen one, lofty in rank and aspirations, and Your faithful friend, loyal to covenant and blood, and Your intimate one, great in standing and sanctity, and Your close friend, firm in glory and antiquity, and Your trustee, distinguished by might and elevation in ancient times, and Your prophet, pure in beginning and end, and the lamp of Your guidance, clear in light amidst darkness, and the seal of Your messages, sent as a mercy to all nations, and the sultan of Your kingdom, clad in garments of glory and generosity, and the banner of Your sainthood, preferred over all Arabs and non-Arabs, and the crown of Your care, sanctified in the enclosures of holiness and the courtyards of blessings, and the pole of Your sainthood, whose secret permeates all free men, clients, and obedient servants, and the sun of Your prophethood, praised by the tongue of revelation in the opening verses of chapters and the pen, and the sea of Your generosity, whose bounty belittles the bounty of clouds, seas, and rains. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the people of fasting and standing, and his companions, the springs of knowledge and wisdom, with a blessing that heals us from every disease and ailment and removes from us the accidents of calamities and all punishments, 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, from whose face, when it rose from the mountain passes of al-Wada', nothing more radiant than his moonlike face appeared, nor more luminous than his most luminous lamp. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose forehead, when it rose from the mountain passes of al-Wada', nothing more noble than his radiant brow appeared, nor more beautiful than his perfect, dazzling beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose authority, when it rose from the mountain passes of al-Wada', nothing mightier than his greatest sultanate appeared, nor more noble than his lofty, most glorious lineage. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose support, when it rose from the mountain passes of al-Wada', nothing stronger than his most abundant aid appeared, nor greater than his ample, most copious portion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose station, when it rose from the mountain passes of al-Wada', nothing higher than his most renowned station appeared, nor greater than his immense, most momentous standing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose body, when it rose from the mountain passes of al-Wada', nothing purer than his most radiant body appeared, nor more delightful than his blooming, most fragrant garden. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose ruby, when it rose from the mountain passes of al-Wada', nothing more precious than his red ruby appeared, nor higher than his splendid green banner.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill ¹⁹² no one arose more radiant than his fragrant musk ¹⁹³, nor more just than his upright and manifest judgment. So bless him, O Allah, and his family of pure and most holy lineage, and his companions of righteous deeds and most pious striving, with a blessing through which You pour upon us the abundant gifts of his generosity, and through which You grant us the joy of gazing upon the brightness of his noble brow, and through which You delight our eyes in the gardens of his smooth cheek and his lustrous eye ¹⁹⁴, 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, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, by which the clouds are sought for rain ¹⁹⁵, nor more pious than his imamate ¹⁹⁶, by which the eminent imams are guided. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, by whose light the darkness of the night is dispelled, nor more perfect than his supplication, by which the noble angels ¹⁹⁷ seek intercession. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, by which all people seek blessing, nor more blessed than his dominion, by which nations are made happy and Islam takes pride. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, upon seeing which the great and noble ones show mercy, nor more delightful than his remembrance, by which the brides of eternity ¹⁹⁸ and the maidens of the pavilions ¹⁹⁹ sing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, which the angels of revelation and inspiration ²⁰⁰ revive, nor more precious than his knowledge, by which the obstacles of doubts and illusions are removed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, by which the inhabitants of Taybah ²⁰¹ and the Sacred Sanctuary ²⁰² take pride, nor more noble than his bride ²⁰³, with whom the souls pledged allegiance between the Corner ²⁰⁴ and the Station ²⁰⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, by whose brightness the nights and days are blessed, nor higher than his known station ²⁰⁶, which is magnified, honored, and revered. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his radiant face, the bright mark and the veil ²⁰⁷, nor more beautiful than his beauty, in which the longings of the people of ecstasy and passion ²⁰⁸ are multiplied. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, by which the followers of spiritual states ²⁰⁹ have perfected their imitation and affiliation, nor more beloved than his speech ²¹⁰, by which blessing is sought at the beginning and end. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, by whose vision the inner insights and understandings are illuminated, nor more inviolable than his sanctuary ²¹¹, to which the great ones cling in travel and residence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, by which the obstacles of diseases and ailments are removed, nor higher than his might, to which tyrants, oppressors, and rulers submit. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, by whose vision the scrolls of sins and transgressions are erased, nor more beneficial than his protection ²¹², to which the disobedient flee at the descent and 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, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, whose light appeared in the forehead of Adam, peace be upon him, nor more blessed than his name, which was written on the leg of the Throne ²¹³, the gates of Paradise, and the Abode of Peace ²¹⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, by which You honored the rites of Islam, nor more noble than his Book ²¹⁵, from which the principles of laws and the rules of judgments branched forth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, whose attributes tongues and pens fall short of praising, nor more blessed than his tomb ²¹⁶, by visiting which bodies and feet are honored. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, in which the poetry of prose and verse is beautiful, nor more gentle than the blowing of his breeze ²¹⁷, by which the heart of the passionate, bewildered, and enraptured lover is refreshed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his face, of great veneration and glorification, nor greater than his rank, which the elite and the commoners magnify. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You give us to drink from the delicious wine of his love, the pure drink and the vintage, and by which You make us attain, through Your pleasure and his pleasure, the ultimate goal and desire, 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, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his bride ²¹⁸, crowned with the crown of prophethood and messengership, and his sultanate ²¹⁹, observed with the eye of veneration and majesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his bride, truthful in speech and utterance, and his words ²²⁰, healing from the disease of error and misguidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill no one arose more splendid than his bride, clear in proof and evidence.

And of his temple ²²¹ specifically endowed with the perfection of piety and justice. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill ²²² nothing more radiant has risen than his bride ²²³ sent as a mercy to the people of negligence ²²⁴ and idleness, and his cutting sword ²²⁵ by whose signs the faces of the people of disbelief and ignorance are struck down. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill nothing more radiant has risen than his bride ascending the stations of exaltation and majesty, and the house of his glory that possesses the perfection of honor through inheritance and nobility. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill nothing more radiant has risen than his bride described with intelligence of mind and nobility, and his sanctuary ²²⁶ to which the camel, the lizard, and the gazelle sought refuge. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill nothing more radiant has risen than his bride perfect in courage and valor, and his light whose star and crescent rose in the sky of (79) high stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill nothing more radiant has risen than his bride whose beauty and loveliness were perfected by Your radiance, and whose sight the souls of lovers yearn to approach and attain union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill nothing more radiant has risen than his bride whose generosity and bestowal overflowed upon the worlds, and whose stature put to shame the branches of the willow ²²⁷ in its straightness and balance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill nothing more radiant has risen than his bride whose like and example were never created in the worlds, and whose body guided creatures to Your obedience and whose state and speech were supported by miracles. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that grants us honor and favor through it, and leads us by it to the sweet and pure nectar of his Kawthar ²²⁸, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (80) Your beauty, by Him who created beauty, lent the sun and the gazelle their comeliness. You have put to shame the moons of darkness with a radiant face more luminous than glittering. You have captivated the minds of people with a spear ²²⁹ fresh and swaying like a branch. You have gathered all noble traits and balanced creation in form and proportion. O you whose seductive glance shoots arrows when it gazes at his lover. You have clothed yourself in robes of beauty and joy, so your light surpasses the sun and the crescent moon. My blamers have not been fair to me concerning you, so I have not heeded the words of my censurers. I said to them: Leave me, do not blame me; the fire of separation has increased my burning. Distance has made me restless and driven away my sleep, and the cup of longing has made me taste madness. Oh my grief and sorrow when he whom I was accustomed to union abandons me. They have known of my passion and dejection, and they have become haughty due to your coquetry. Leave them in their dalliance, for I am their slave seeking obedience. By their right, may torment become sweet for me, which I see in loving them as pure water. If my torment pleases them, then I am too insignificant to consider leaving it. Whoever loves without patience for the injustice of the beautiful will not attain. And how can one attain union with a beloved while the body has not tasted illness? And how can one hover around love without offering oneself and wealth as a gift? Whoever enters the sanctuary of lovers as an intruder will bear its burden among them. (81) How many like me are sorrowful, consumed by passion, with tears flowing down the cheek? I stay awake with the stars, striving, hoping to attain some favor through them. I sing in praise of love with all my effort, though it possesses gifts and perfection. His sublime virtues cannot be counted; who can count stones and sand? A beloved came to us in spring with his birth, clothed in beauty. Through him, God bestowed light upon him, so the universe shone and blazed. The universe was perfumed with musk from his fragrance, and it was adorned and clothed in majesty. He gave glad tidings to the high heavens and those in them: our Lord, exalted is He. He said to them: My beloved has manifested; place on earth a light that will never cease. The daughter of Wahb ²³⁰ took pride in that, for she attained a precious one not to be attained. Rightly does she boast of bearing Taha ²³¹, for women have not given birth to his like. A prophet who spoke to stones aloud, and in the desert guaranteed the gazelle. A prophet who journeyed by night on the Night Journey ²³², taken by the Lord, attaining perfection. A prophet whose religion is Islam, truly, brought guidance and erased error. He strove in the path of Allah until Islam rose in rank and became exalted. He surpassed those of high stations and left them no room in them. Upon him and his family be my greetings, as they have sung the meaning of his journey. (82) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill nothing more radiant has risen than his beautiful, handsome face, nor more sublime than his beauty that removes from hearts the darkness of worry and sorrow. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill nothing more radiant has risen than his illuminated, handsome face, nor more splendid than the forelock of his brow, whose beauty dazzled and captivated the minds of lovers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill nothing more radiant has risen than his pure, handsome face, nor more fragrant than the breeze of his scent, mixed with the zephyrs of rose, narcissus, 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, from whose farewell hill nothing more radiant has risen than his blessed, handsome face, nor more blessed than the appearance of his crescent, to which the necks of lovers are led without a halter. (83) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose farewell hill nothing more radiant has risen than his fortunate, handsome face, nor more beautiful than

His other eye, which from guarding it, his eyelid never blinked, tasting 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, whose face, pure and beautiful, was more radiant than anything that ever rose from the hill of al-Wada' ²³³, and whose smooth cheek was more beautiful, causing lovers to be enraptured and the dead in shrouds to be revived by his glance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose face, blessed and beautiful, was more radiant than anything that ever rose from the hill of al-Wada', and whose speech was sweeter, through which Allah established the laws and clarified the obligations and the sunan ²³⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose face, good and beautiful, was more radiant than anything that ever rose from the hill of al-Wada', and whose religion was more manifest, which he brought upon the path of truth and the most upright of sunan. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (84) Your beloved, whose face, noble and beautiful, was more radiant than anything that ever rose from the hill of al-Wada', and whose emigration ²³⁵ was more blessed, for whoever journeyed to it and departed attained felicity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose face, mighty and beautiful, was more radiant than anything that ever rose from the hill of al-Wada', and whose abodes were more auspicious, for whoever dwelt and settled therein obtained the greatest pleasure of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose face, eminent and beautiful, was more radiant than anything that ever rose from the hill of al-Wada', and whose illuminated essence was more exalted, whose love settled in the core of the innermost heart and the heart and dwelled. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with abundant gifts and favors, and his Companions, who in his service suffered no deficiency or weakness, a blessing by which our outward and inward states may be rectified, and by which You may save us from all terrors, afflictions, and trials, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O you strangers of the sanctuary ²³⁶, whose love dwells in the innermost heart, You are the goal and the desire, though I have spoken of the homeland in amorous terms. You have settled in my very soul; I have no dwelling other than you. You are the light of my eye and my life for all time. (85) I am a servant at your door, offering my soul and body. How often have you fulfilled your covenant to a lover who has relied on you. The servant's halter is your favor, so lead him by the halter. None has led me except the one in the sanctuary of Taybah ²³⁷, 'Adan ²³⁸, Ahmad al-Mustafa ²³⁹, who clarified the obligatory and the sunan. Upon him be peace as long as longing and sorrow stir. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose bride, fragrant of scent and breeze, was more radiant than anything that ever rose from the hill of al-Wada', and whose radiant, comely forehead was more noble. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose bride, carried in the litter of contentment and submission, was more radiant than anything that ever rose from the hill of al-Wada', and whose imam ²⁴⁰, blessed in gatherings of illuminations and teaching, was more knowledgeable. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose bride (86), extolled on the carpet of conversation and speech, was more radiant than anything that ever rose from the hill of al-Wada', and whose sultan, seated among the greatest of the near ones on the throne of generosity and glorification, was more magnificent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose bride, clad in the garments of lordship and honor, was more radiant than anything that ever rose from the hill of al-Wada', and whose messenger, supported by the Seven Oft-Repeated ²⁴¹ and the Mighty Quran, was more pious. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose bride, named the Kind, the Merciful ²⁴², was more radiant than anything that ever rose from the hill of al-Wada', and whose moon, dispelling with its light the piled clouds of ignorance and the pitch-black night of disbelief, was more luminous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose bride, praised with beautiful commendation and great character, was more radiant than anything that ever rose from the hill of al-Wada', and whose light, created from the radiance of majesty and the purity of the light of ancient might, was purer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (87) Your beloved, whose bride, sanctified in the abode of honor and the Garden of Bliss, was more radiant than anything that ever rose from the hill of al-Wada', and whose law, flowing upon the foundations of the tolerant Hanifiyyah ²⁴³ and the straight path, was more pristine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose bride, ascending the ranks of vicegerency and precedence, was more radiant than anything that ever rose from the hill of al-Wada', and whose basin ²⁴⁴, filled with the nectar of Kawthar ²⁴⁵ and the water of Tasnim ²⁴⁶, was more delightful. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You cause us to inhale the fragrant breezes of his perfumed rose, and pour upon us the abundant gifts of his goodness and generosity, and gather us among the group upon whom the full moon of his radiant, comely face rose from the hill of al-Wada', by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * Ever from me I observe * That we see the best of places * And my heart is full of longing * And passion and fear * O abodes, may Allah increase you * In elevation upon elevation * He who decreed separation for me * He decrees reunion * Indeed I have a great longing * That is wasting me away * Will Allah fulfill my desire * And I see the best of dwellings (88) * And will Allah remove my distance * And my turning away and my severance * Gathering together a union like a necklace * Adorned with beautiful innovation * In protection with security * And might and inviolability * Hearing a melodious voice * That delights the people of the reed pen

Chanting when I see from his nature the best of natures: The full moon has risen upon us from the hill of al-Wada' ²⁴⁷. Gratitude is incumbent upon us as long as any caller calls to God. O you who are sent to us, you have come with the command that is obeyed. O intercessor of creation, be for me in my departure and struggle. And relieve me from calamities that have narrowed my expanse, and sins that have surrounded me, which time's runner could not encompass. O my God, so be gracious and accept my endeavors. I am a weak servant, my reach in knowledge is not long. Strengthen me with Your gentleness and mend the fracture of my arm. And the blessings of God I offer to the Prophet, the guide, the obeyed. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than his shining, rising moon ²⁴⁸ and his dazzling, surpassing beauty. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than his tall, ripe branch and his comprehensive, protective perfection. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than the world of his spirituality, fearful and submissive, and the imam of his luminosity, humble and lowly. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than his clear, pure path and his complete, vast religion. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than his bright, shining crescent and his truthful, penetrating dawn. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than his flashing, gleaming lightning and the abundant, pouring rain of his right hand. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than his overflowing, comprehensive secret and his gaze that gathers together scattered beauties and goods. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than his bride ²⁴⁹ who is interceded for and intercedes, and his abundant, beneficial outflow. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than his praise by which hearts and ears are delighted, and his wine ²⁵⁰ at which the old, the young, and the infants dance. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than his peerless, matchless form and the vast sea of his generosity with its streams and watering places. So bless him, O God, and his family, the shining full moons and the blazing stars, and his Companions, the imams of religion and the comprehensive mothers, with a blessing by which You save us from cutting obstacles and hindrances, and suffice us against the evil of every envious ignoramus and stubborn opponent, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than his holy, rising light and his legal, decisive sword. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than the gleam of his dazzling light and the proof of his extraordinary love. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than the knowledge of his fluttering banner and the cloud of his bestowed, flowing generosity. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than the glory of his preceding care and the musk of his fragrant prophethood. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than the pillar of his guidance, firm and harmonious, and the pole of his sainthood ²⁵¹, faithful to covenants and pledges. So bless him, O God, and his family, with a blessing by which You grant us the subtleties of wisdom and delicate truths, and cause to flow through our hands such openings ²⁵² as will rectify conditions and benefit creatures, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than his noble Muhammadan essence and his luminous, subtle spiritual soul. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than his pure, clean, sunnah-gem and his good, pure, chaste self. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from the hill of al-Wada' there has risen nothing more radiant than his beautiful, lofty countenance and his aspiration that, with its luminosity, tore through the veils and dense coverings. So bless him, O God, and his family, with a blessing by which You shade us under his lush shades and strengthen our frail bodies for Your obedience, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * The full moon has risen upon us * from the hill of al-Wada' * Gratitude is incumbent upon us * as long as any caller calls to God * Time is not pleasant * except with a robe that is cast off like a garment * I am a servant of a Beloved * whose secret is not divulged.

I am content in his love * with my lowliness and humility. Arise and bring pure wine * and give me to drink for benefit. We have suckled it long ago * before the days of suckling. From the hands of a cupbearer who manifested * and he is a caller to the lovers. And the singer of the time sang * to you in the best of places. The full moon rose upon us * from the hill of farewell. Gratitude is incumbent upon us * as long as any caller calls to God. O you who was sent among us * you came with the command that is obeyed. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, named the Pure, from whose Muhammadan purity ²⁵³ the gardens of the cosmos have become fragrant and adorned, and from the light of his Ahmadine beauty ²⁵⁴ the Throne and the Footstool have been veiled with beauty and splendor. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose Muhammadan purity the creeds of the monotheists and the discourses of the possessors of intellect have become pure, and from the light of his Ahmadine majesty the light of the Tablet and the Pen, the Tree of Tuba ²⁵⁵, and the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ²⁵⁶ have been illumined. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose Muhammadan purity the higher and lower worlds and the desired spectacle have become pure, and from the light of his Ahmadine perfection secrets were split open, lights burst forth, and in him realities ascended, every perfection gathered, and reached its end. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose Muhammadan purity the elements of beginning and end have become pure, and from the light of his Ahmadine splendor the sun, the moon, and the star Suha ²⁵⁷ have shone. So he—may God bless him and grant him peace—is the purest of the pure, reaching in the purity of his spirituality the highest limit, so that his family would take his scent to perfume their pure ones. He—may God bless him and grant him peace—is God's pure one, whom He breathed into existence, so that all beings became fragrant and exalted, hearts were nourished by him and became pure and delighted, souls inhaled him and became purified and grew. For this reason he was called the Pure, and from his purity the cosmos became pure outwardly, so that its flowers became fragrant from his purity, and the outward aspect of purity was realized from him, so that his sweat was taken and used as perfume. Likewise his inward aspect, so that from him were taken the existence of truthfulness, faith, modesty, knowledge, and all blessing in earth and heaven. So he—may God bless him and grant him peace—was accustomed to every pure saying and deed until God took him, and al-Siddiq ²⁵⁸—may God be pleased with him—said to him: "You were pure in life and in death." So he is the Pure to whom the ultimate end in purity has reached. There is no purity except that it was kneaded into his Ahmadine clay, and no beauty except that it gathered in his Muhammadan form, and no fragrance except that it wafted from his amber-like, musk-like soil, and no scent except that it diffused from the crushed petals of his dewy flowers. So from his purity—the sensory and spiritual purity—and from his light—the radiant prophetic light—and by his purity the morals of the prophets and messengers became pure, and the spirits of the spiritual beings of the highest heaven and the angels brought near were revived. So bless him, O God, and his pure, good family, and his noble, chosen companions, with a blessing by which we may be among Your guided, guiding servants and Your beloved ones who are guided to good and who guide, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose purity the breaths of the rememberers have become pure, and from whose light the foreheads of the praisers and thankful ones have rejoiced. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose purity the gatherings of the pure and clean have become pure, and from whose light the insights of the patient strivers have shone. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose purity the morals of the pious and ascetic have become pure, and from whose light the intimate prayers of the supplicants in the darkness of night, the worshippers, have become sweet. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose purity the states of the poles ²⁵⁹ who have attained union have become pure, and from whose support the great pegs ²⁶⁰ who are firmly rooted and the unique ones ²⁶¹ who are perfect have drawn support. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose purity the morals of the saints and the righteous have become pure, and from whose wisdoms the exhortations of the imams who benefit God's servants and advise them have been established. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose purity the innermost secrets of those who prostrate and bow have become pure, and from whose light the moons of those who fear and are humble have radiated. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose purity the conversation of the repentant and submissive has become pure, and from whose character the natures of the oft-returning and humble have been. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose purity the discourse of the learned who act has become pure, and from whose light the mirror of the possessors of insight and the hidden knowers ²⁶² has been illuminated. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose purity the address of those who comply with the command of their Lord and listen has become pure, and from whose light the special status of the happy ones who have attained the pleasure of their Lord, the obedient, has been achieved. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose purity the emigration of those who roam the regions of the earth, the wanderers, has become pure, and from whose light the nightingales of those who sing of their love, the revealers, have been stirred. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose purity the drinking-places of the masters of spiritual states who inform of the unseen and speak have become pure, and from whose light the ranks of those who strive in obedience to their Lord, the truthful and sincere, have been raised. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose purity the sources of those who hasten to do good deeds, the forerunners, have become pure, and from whose light the conduct of those who are content with what God has granted them of His blessings, the agreeable, has become beautiful.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose goodness the desire of those who yearn in Your worship, the intercessors, became good, and from whose light the doors of response opened for the people of spiritual authority ²⁶³, and the supplication of those who call was answered. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among Your servants who comply with Your commands, the obedient, and the elite of Your beloved who are mindful of the secret of Your address, the preceding, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. (99) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose goodness the elements of those guided to good, the inspired, became good, and from whose light the spirits of honored servants and the guardian angels ²⁶⁴ found repose. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose goodness the conduct of the guided guides became good, and from whose light the innermost being of those who act according to the requirements of Your Sunnah, the followers, became pure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose goodness the lineage of those who claim affiliation became good, and from whose light the intentions of the certain became sincere, and the deeds of those who seek reward ²⁶⁵ were accepted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose goodness the dealings of the sincere lovers became good, and from whose light the leadership of the supported and guided became renowned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (100) Your beloved, from whose goodness the noble qualities of the chosen and near ones became good, and from whose light the discernment ²⁶⁶ of those who speak about consciences, the unveilers, became truthful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose goodness the states of those absent in the beauty of the Essence, the immersed, became good, and from whose light the suns of the speciality of those rejoicing in the pleasure of their Lord, the bearers of glad tidings, shone. Ta Ha ²⁶⁷, the rising of auspiciousness and security, from whose Ta the Ta of every rising one whose light shone in existence and appeared to the eye, and from whose Ha the Ha of the halo of every full moon that blazed in the world of being, untouched by eclipse or deficiency. Ta Ha, the goodness of ages and times, from whose Ta the Ta of every enclosure whose wall surrounds the stations of proximity and nearness, and from whose Ha the Ha of every awe before whose majesty the great ones of the near and the elite of the fixed entities ²⁶⁸ bowed. Ta Ha, pure of heart and soul, from whose Ta the Ta of every obedience with which man is charged, and from whose Ha the Ha of every temple ²⁶⁹ upon which Allah bestowed His pardon and forgiveness and drew it to the station of contentment and satisfaction. Ta Ha, good of character, morals, and beauty, from whose Ta the Ta of every scroll ²⁷⁰ containing the subtleties of sciences and the meanings of the Quran, and from whose Ha the Ha of every aspiration that plunged into the seas of realities and the secrets of gifts and gnosis (101). Ta Ha, the bird of joy and congratulations, from whose Ta the Ta of every bird that soars and roams in the palaces of intimacy and the gardens of spirit and basil, and from whose Ha the Ha of every love whose affection pervaded the essence of spirits and bodies. Ta Ha, good of directions, places, and homelands, from whose Ta the Ta of every good thing whose fragrance was pleasant and spread in the courtyards of Paradise and all worlds, and from whose Ha the Ha of every rapture that seized the hearts and enraptured them in the love of the master of a prophet from Ma'add ²⁷¹ and Adnan ²⁷². Section: O Allah, bless him and his family, the noble leaders, and his Companions, those observed by the eye of care in secret and public, with a blessing by which times and seasons become good for us, and by which the success of happiness is written for us, and by which we are sealed with the seal of faith, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Welcome and ease to the Beloved, the sun of congratulations. From his goodness every fragrance diffused throughout time. O lovers of the Chosen One, remain intoxicated, do not empty the cup of purity, remain bewildered, do not become weary no matter how harshly treated, you are captives; in his love you sold your souls, a sale of humiliation, so that you may see Ta Ha, the bride, on the day of the contest, the day you see the Elected One, that is a feast day; He calls you: "O welcome, on the day of arrival; here is a sweeter drink; you are delegations. In the grave I see you as lessons after humiliation; rise, drink the cup of prayer after trial; here is a drink that does not fade throughout the ages; I am the intercessor, Ta Ha the Messenger, healer of breasts (102). Today I clothe you with veils from the flood of my light. O my community, be good of soul without delay; I am Muhammad the bride; Allah has given me." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, named the Good, from whose goodness the wine of love of the master ²⁷³ became good, and from whose light the secret of prophetic lordship shone in the world. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose goodness the musk of holy fragrances became good, and from whose light the gifts of gnostic sciences and divine knowledge ²⁷⁴ shone. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose goodness the rose of divine realities ²⁷⁵ diffused, and from whose light the ray of majestic self-disclosures ²⁷⁶ shone. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose goodness the clove of perpetual gifts became good, and from whose light the sea of everlasting bestowals ²⁷⁷ overflowed. (103) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose goodness the saffron of merciful affections became good, and from whose light the treasuries of desirous secrets ²⁷⁸ opened. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose goodness the jasmine of Meccan and Medinan openings ²⁷⁹ became good, and from whose light the secrets of direct receptions ²⁸⁰ split open. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, from whose goodness the basil of sacred and prophetic traditions ²⁸¹ became good, and from whose light the subtleties of unseen unveilings cleared in the essences of innermost secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your beloved.

He from whose goodness the lily of sensory and spiritual miracles became fragrant, and from whose light the ranks of those possessing partial and universal secrets were exalted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ²⁸², Your beloved from whose goodness the basil of ecstatic spiritual states became fragrant, and from whose light the precious gems of wisdom and heart-based remembrances became sweet. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved from whose goodness the jasmine of Sufi foundations became fragrant, and from whose light the deterrents of admonitory sermons became firmly rooted in hearts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved from whose goodness the narcissus of ascents to the Throne became fragrant, and from whose light the torrents of mercy poured down upon the inhabitants of earthly places. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved from whose goodness the apple of Noachian sciences became fragrant, and from whose light the streams of the Most Holy lights flowed forth upon the masters of spiritual states. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved from whose goodness the citron of practical scientific questions became fragrant, and from whose light the insights of the masters of strange meanings and the principles of jurisprudence were illuminated. ²⁸³ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved from whose goodness the lemon of sweet and delightful tastes became fragrant, and from whose light the glad tidings of acceptance shone upon the servants of his blessed and praiseworthy presence. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You purify our states through the goodness of his pure and Ahmadian fragrance, and illuminate our bodies with the light of his pure and chosen love, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O He whose hosts of angels serve him, And Allah honors him with blessings, You are the Generous One whose favors are complete, O best of those whose bones are buried in the earth, So the ground and the hills became fragrant from their goodness. O chosen one of the messengers, whose origins are pure, And best of those whose beauties are adorned with goodness, Tell me, from what I fear, you are my security, May my soul be ransom for a grave in which you dwell, In it are chastity, generosity, and nobility. O opener of the cosmos, whose guidance is universal, And before the creation of beings, His care was manifest, O refuge of creation, whose protection is mighty, You are the Prophet whose intercession is hoped for, At the Bridge when feet slip. O best of those whose lineage among the Arabs is noble, And whose essence emerged from the impurity of ignorance, You are the one whose rank with Allah is great, O chosen one, whose garden shone with light, From it the Throne, the Tablet, and the Pen were illuminated. ²⁸⁴ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved named Taha ²⁸⁵, from whose Ta the flood of divine love, and from whose Ha the intoxication of luminous beings and human forms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved named Taha, from whose Ta the clay of spiritual worlds, and from whose Ha the prime matter of corporeal forms and holy spirits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved named Taha, from whose Ta the Mount of beneficent self-disclosures, and from whose Ha the guidance of Allah for the companions of His lordly presences. ﴾ Ta Ha. We have not sent down the Quran upon you to cause you distress. ﴿ Taha, purify for us with your breaths the chambers of our solitary intimacy, Ha, guide through you the servants to the path of our good pleasure. Taha, the orator of the luminous presences, Ta, we have folded for you the carpet of our sovereign kingdom, Ha, easy for you is the attainment of the station of our merciful intimate conversation. ²⁸⁵ Taha, the master of the human creation, Ta, we have adorned with your love the necks of the cosmic worlds, Ha, we have prepared for you the manifestations of our unseen to receive the jewels of discernment. Taha, be at ease, O my beloved, O Muhammad, For We have included in the Ta of your folding every heavenly and throne-related Ta, and in the Ha of your identity every goodly and self-subsisting word and every strange and earthly subtlety. Thus letters united with letters, the lights of letters shone in letters, the secrets of names appeared in letters, and they interpenetrated and gathered in the isthmus of the known union, the carpet of familiar might, and the enclosure of the described mystery. Then the vessels of containers broke, the attributes stood by the described, the hidden and the known became famous, the root was established and the superfluous and deleted were removed, and nothing remained but your rank, O he to whom hands are raised, and by the vision of whose face the thirst of the yearning and enraptured is cured, and by whose protection the oppressed, the vanquished, and the distressed are victorious, and under whose shade the fearful on the Day of Presentation and Standing seeks shelter, O my master, O Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ²⁸⁶, Your beloved from whose goodness the basil of Medina, its lily, and its jasmine became fragrant, and from whose light the valley of 'Aqiq, its wormwood, its arák trees, its ban trees rejoiced. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved from whose goodness the breeze of the wild rose of Medina, its khirri, and its jasmine became fragrant, and from whose light the scent of its orange blossoms, pomegranate blossoms, citron, and lemon wafted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved from whose goodness the violet of Medina, its water lily, and its carnation became fragrant, and from whose light its breeze increased, and its musk, aloeswood, incense, and sandalwood became fragrant. (The water lily is a type of plant that grows in stagnant water, with a root like a carrot and a smooth stem that lengthens according to the depth of the water; when it reaches the water's surface, it leaves and flowers with colored blossoms—end of dictionary definition.) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved from whose goodness the fragrance of the chamomile of Medina, its tamam, its idhkhir, and its jaleel became fragrant, and from whose light its lote trees, its acacia, its dabār, its fruits, and its palm trees were illuminated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved from whose goodness the soil of Medina, its musk, and its ambergris became fragrant, and from whose light its chrysolite, its gold, its silver, its ruby, and its jewel shone. ²⁸⁷ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved from whose goodness the food of Medina, its honey, and its pure honey became fragrant, and from whose light goodness and blessings grew in its regions, and its lowlands, its highlands, and its plateau were illuminated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved from whose goodness the clouds of Medina, its mountains, its hills, and its peaks became fragrant, and from whose light its flowers blossomed, and its plains, its valleys, and its slopes were adorned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved from whose goodness the mention of Medina became fragrant, and tongues boasted in praising and lauding it, and from whose light the dawn of its morning shone, the lightning of its brilliance flashed, and the radiance of its light gleamed. What a city! The dust of its earth is musk and ambergris, its pebbles are pearls, chrysolite, and jewels, its water is Salsabil, ginger, and Kawthar, its morning is rose, pomegranate blossom, and anemone, and its evening is purple, brocade, and fresh flowers. The tears of lovers flow in longing for it in the mornings and evenings, the tongues of those who remember utter its praise, and hearts find solace in its gentle image in the dark, long night. And how could it not be so, for it is the abode and resting place of the master of the prophets and messengers ²⁸⁸, and in it his bones were buried.

She who attained the most complete and highest honor, and he is the most fragrant of the fragrant, the purest of the pure. Among his special characteristics, which were hastened for him from the attributes of the people of Paradise, is that he would not pass by a place, sit in it, or touch with his hand or any of his pure limbs anything, but a fragrance like musk would remain there. Indeed, his Companions used to recognize the path he had walked on by that. And Allah, exalted, preserved this miracle for him in his gatherings, so that whenever he was mentioned and blessings were invoked upon him in a place, that place would become fragrant with his mention and a pleasant scent would emanate from it. As it is reported that there is no gathering in which blessings are invoked upon Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, but a pleasant scent arises from it until it reaches the clouds of the sky, and the angels say, 'This is a gathering in which blessings were invoked upon Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.' So bless him, O Allah, and his Family, with a blessing befitting his majestic rank and worthy of his station and exalted status, and through which one may attain his pleasure and gain the blessing of his hidden secret ²⁸⁹, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ So proclaim your ecstasy morning and evening ❖ If you love a perfect and beautiful one ❖ And be patient when cast into the prison of passion ❖ Since you find no way of escape ❖ And when the driver urges on Layla's camels, weep ❖ And make your cheek a channel for tears ❖ O lover of the Beloved's face, die of passion ❖ For sincerity in it is to die slain ❖ No good in this world nor its pleasures ❖ If you do not find acceptance from His pleasure ²⁹⁰ ❖ His pleasure is a connection and the greatest reward ❖ And the lover desires to be united ❖ If you see lightning from al-Abariq ²⁹¹ and al-Hima ²⁹² ❖ Place the veil over your eye lowered ❖ How often the sword of lightning was drawn from Wadi Quba ²⁹³ ❖ Among the lovers, and they cried 'Allahu akbar' and 'Labbayk' ❖ They bowed their backs to the rising of His light ❖ When He drew a polished sword in al-Aqiq ²⁹⁴ ❖ They shouted and lamented when they revealed their passion ❖ And intense longing clothed them in withering ❖ They became humble and insignificant before His majesty ❖ And their bodies grew thin from that ❖ Their spirits became intoxicated with the cup of His majesty ❖ Who like Ahmad could be majestic? ❖ Good news to you who visits the grave of Muhammad ❖ You have become a neighbor of the Guide, the Beloved ❖ You find the gardens of bliss as his tomb ❖ You sought entry through the Beloved And you inhaled the fragrance of al-Mustafa ²⁹⁵ in Tayyiba ²⁹⁶ ❖ And Sahl ²⁹⁷ remains forever verdant You witnessed the lights of the Messenger in his abode ❖ And the light never ceased to be a guide over him And you alighted in the land of your Prophet, the guide ❖ He chose therein a dwelling place Long did al-Amin ²⁹⁸ descend upon its land ❖ And Jibril ²⁹⁹ welcomed the Guide there And brought him fresh revelation from on high ❖ And gave Taha ³⁰⁰, al-Mustafa, the revelation And gave it to him detailed and piecemeal ❖ And healed the aching heart's anguish Al-Mustafa is the pole of purity, the sea of fidelity ❖ Who came as a messenger to the worlds How noble is Ahmad, a chosen Beloved ❖ Above heads he will be seen as a crown His intercession encompasses the people of his love ❖ I would ransom an intercessor, merciful and connected ³⁰¹ May Allah, whose majesty is exalted, bless him ❖ As long as flowers drag their trains in gardens And the noble, pious Family and Companions ❖ And the Followers, whose guidance is accepted Its author, may Allah pardon him and illuminate his heart with the light of love for the Master of beings, and bestow upon him the service of his noble station and the sight of his beautiful landmarks and the proximity to his honored garden ³⁰², which has no equal in existence nor second, said: When I finished recording these yearnings, which include the mention of the beauties of his exalted, high-ranking city and his pure, blessed soil and lands, and his noble, illuminated chamber, to which the hearts of lovers yearn in secret and public, I wanted to mention its gates and his Prophetic Mosque and its gates of exquisite craftsmanship and perfection, and the rest of its venerable mosques, then the prayer place for the two Eids and Friday, whose virtue is renowned throughout the ages and times. Then I will mention its wells, places, lands, some of its landmarks, its mountains, and their names, arranged alphabetically, whose secret permeates hearts, souls, and bodies. After that, I will mention the sites of al-Baqi' ³⁰³ and Uhud ³⁰⁴, its virtue, its martyrs, the number of those who died there, their names, al-Aqiq ³⁰⁵ and its places, and the mosques in which he prayed during his travels and military expeditions in which he fought the people of disbelief and erased the traces of idol and statue worshippers. I will follow that with the offering of peace to his grave, which is the place of grace and favor, and mercy for the far and near ³⁰⁶, and the refuge of the seeker and the supplicant. I will draw a representation of his honored garden, which is in the midst of pardon and forgiveness, and a garden from the gardens of Paradise. I will let my gaze roam in its courtyards so that my heart may find relief from the pain of longing, ecstasy, and passion. May that be a means to attain the pleasure of our Master, the King, the Judge, and a means to win the highest ranks in the loftiest 'Illiyin ³⁰⁷ with those upon whom blessings have been bestowed—the prophets, the truthful, and the great eminent ones. So bless him, O Allah, and his Family, with a blessing by which You convey our peace to his tomb, surrounded by spirit and fragrance, and by which You write for us, with the hand of Your pardon, the document of salvation, blessing, and security, and grant us in the abode of Your honor the highest Firdaws ³⁰⁸ and the stations of pleasure and good pleasure, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Do you think I have a wish at Mina ³⁰⁹? And do I have ❖ At Jam' ³¹⁰ a gathering of my scattered state? And do I have al-Khayf ³¹¹? Or on the slope ❖ For the eye's tear a slope in the tents? And at al-Jiz' ³¹² do I have a parting pang? ❖ And do I turn the reins toward Kazima ³¹³? And at al-Shi'b ³¹⁴, the pass of my state, do I have? ❖ And do I use the tooth-stick from that al-Bisham ³¹⁵? And do I have to see Baq' ³¹⁶ and Sal' ³¹⁷? ❖ And attain in Medina the station? For in those abodes I have spoils ❖ And in those dwellings the cure of my illness And in those places are people of love ❖ And sincerity, elevation, and respect There life is pure and congratulations ❖ Are realized, and that is the goal of the enraptured Fragrances of holy gardens, and garments ³¹⁸ of splendid silk brocade, and sights of spiritual and physical visitations, and radiances of prophetic, chosen lights, and wafts of Meccan and Medinan secrets, and jewels of authentic transmitted hadiths concerning the virtues of the city of the best of creation, its gates, mosques, sites, and illuminated, venerable, lofty cemetery visitations. And they recited: When we came to springs and there appeared to us ❖ Dwellings where the shade of joy is extended We alighted at al-Khayf al-Mubarak ³¹⁹ in delight ❖ And intimacy as we choose and desire And security, blessing, gladness, and pleasure ❖ In a flood where the lover's time is praiseworthy And the pools surrounded us from every side ❖ Amidst palm trees whose fruit clusters are dense And the earth has a brocade of silk as you see ❖ From the palms, branches swaying there And the breeze of passion blew upon us with the east wind ❖ Telling us of Ahmad and repeating And informed us of his abode and station ❖ And his grave, around which kings are servants

The angels seek refuge in Him, hoping for bliss; they stand at His door as long as time passes. He is the greatest favor, the blessing for which the gratitude of mortals falls short and perishes. He is the overflowing spring and the bounty after which there is no increase for those who come. Upon him be the prayers of God and His peace, and upon his exalted family and companions, whenever a seeker comes to him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of great station and rank, Your chosen one, blissful in all directions and regions, Your intimate one whose souls yearn for his city, concerning whose virtue he said: 'Medina is my place of emigration, my resting place, and the place of my resurrection; it is incumbent upon my community to protect my neighbors as long as they avoid major sins. Whoever protects them, I will be an intercessor for him on the Day of Resurrection; whoever does not protect them will be given to drink from the mud of khabal ³²⁰, which is the dregs of the people of the Fire.' O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved who opened the seal of the secrets of prophethood and messengership, Your chosen one whom his Lord urged to do good and incited him, Your intimate one whose souls yearn for his city, concerning whose virtue he said: 'Medina is like a bellows that removes its impurities and purifies its good; I am sacred and it is pure; it removes sins as the bellows removes the dross of silver.' O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved who guides his community on the best paths, Your chosen one who protects his loved ones from dangers and perils, Your intimate one whose souls yearn for his city, concerning whose virtue he said: 'No one endures its hardships or severity except that I will be an intercessor for him on the Day of Resurrection.' In this hadith is good news for the patient one in it of dying upon Islam, and that is specific to Muslims; it applies to everyone who dies there, so he is given glad tidings of that. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved who reassures the hearts of the fearful from their fear and dread, Your chosen one who grants his visitation to those who desire it and strive in seeking it, Your noble one whose souls yearn for his city, concerning whose virtue he said: 'Whoever can die in Medina, let him die there, for I will intercede for whoever dies there.' In another narration: 'I will bear witness for whoever dies there.' O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of noble family and neighbors, Your chosen one of blessed assembly and council, Your noble one whose souls yearn for his city, concerning whose virtue he said: 'O God, place in Medina twice the blessing You placed in Mecca.' In another hadith: 'O God, bless the people of Medina in their measures, bless them in their sa' ³²¹, and bless them in their fruits.' Some said: This blessing is in matters of religion and this world, for it is growth and increase; it is said that its residents increase in faith. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved adorned with the jewels of attributes and names, Your chosen one distinguished by the lofty rank and the supreme siddiqiyya ³²², Your noble one whose souls yearn for his city, concerning whose virtue it is narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) went out to a side of Medina, faced the qibla, raised his hands until the whiteness of his armpits was visible, and said: 'O God, Abraham, Your prophet and friend, prayed for the people of Mecca, and I, Your prophet and messenger, pray for the people of Medina. O God, bless them in their fruits, their sa', their little and their much, twice what You blessed the people of Mecca. O God, whoever intends them with evil, melt him as salt melts in water.' O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, the branch of the tree of glory, the ripe and smooth fruit, the rising of prosperity and blessing, the most fortunate of the fortunate, the pole of sainthood ³²³ whose souls yearn for his illuminated city, which has four gates: a gate in the east leading to Baqi' al-Gharqad ³²⁴, a gate in the west leading to al-'Aqiq ³²⁵ and Quba ³²⁶, a gate between north and west, and another gate leading to the graves of the martyrs at Uhud ³²⁷. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of noble clan and companionship, Your chosen one of pure origin and lineage, Your intimate one whose souls yearn for his blessed Prophetic Mosque, the place of visitation and the tomb, which he built (peace be upon him) in his time as the first building for obedience and closeness; it was made of adobe, its roof of palm branches, its pillars of palm trunks, and its size was seventy cubits by sixty or more, and he made its center an open courtyard. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved sent as a mercy to all mankind, Your chosen one regarded with the eye of love, veneration, and glorification, Your intimate one whose souls yearn for his Prophetic Mosque of high rank and station, which he built (peace be upon him) in his time as the second building to manifest the rites of Islam. That was when the Muslims increased and said: 'O Messenger of God, if only it could be enlarged,' so he did, building it with male and female [bricks], that is, different bricks; they raised its foundation nearly three cubits with stones, made its length from the qibla side to the rear one hundred cubits, likewise in width, and it was square. He made its qibla toward Jerusalem and gave it three doors: a door in its rear toward the direction of today's qibla, the door of 'Atika ³²⁸ which is called the Door of Mercy, and the door through which the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to enter, which is the door of 'Uthman ³²⁹, known today as the Door of Gabriel (peace be upon him). O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the truthful and trustworthy, Your chosen one, the obeyed and firmly established, Your intimate one whose souls yearn for his mosque illuminated by the lights of acts of obedience and the clear victory, and his station for prayer therein, and what is between his grave and his pulpit, and the palm trunk ³³⁰ he used to hold during his prayer, and his navel ³³¹, and the stump ³³² that yearned for him, and its place, and the place of the People of the Suffa ³³³ therein, may God be pleased with them all. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of fragrant sleeves and scent, Your chosen one crowned with the crown of divine care and pride, Your intimate one whose souls yearn for his mosque founded on the bases of piety and righteousness, and its lofty pillars of high rank and station, among which is the pillar of 'Aisha ³³⁴, known as the Pillar of the Lot ³³⁵, and the pillar of the Muhajirun ³³⁶.

Among them is the Pillar of Repentance ³³⁷, known as Abu Lubaba ³³⁸, one of the chiefs ³³⁹, because he tied himself to it with a chain. Among them is the Pillar of the Guard ³⁴⁰, called the Pillar of Ali ibn Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him, because it was his place of prayer. Among them is the Pillar of the Delegations ³⁴¹, to which the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, used to sit when the Arab delegations came to him. Among them is the Pillar of the Square of al-Ghabar ³⁴², also called the Station of Gabriel ³⁴³. Among them is the Pillar of Night Vigil ³⁴⁴ and Remembrance ³⁴⁵. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the pure companions and followers, and Your chosen one who obeyed Your command, and Your intimate one who made souls yearn for his Prophetic Mosque ³⁴⁶ with abundant blessings and benefits of benefit and utilization, and the addition of our master Umar ³⁴⁷ in it, which is among the pillars up to the enclosure ³⁴⁸. He said regarding that: 'Had I not heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, say: "It is fitting that (120) be added to our mosque" — that is, Tazut ³⁴⁹ — and its length during the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab from the qibla ³⁵⁰ to the Syrian side was one hundred and forty cubits, and its width one hundred and twenty cubits.' O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, pure in origins and lineages, and Your chosen one, noble in family, spouses, and companions, and Your intimate one who made souls yearn for his Prophetic Mosque, blessed in its courtyard and spaces, which our master Uthman ibn Affan, may God be pleased with him, renovated, making in it an enclosure ³⁵¹ and adding a large addition, building its wall with carved stones and plaster, making its pillars of carved stone, and roofing it with teak ³⁵². He said: 'I bear witness that I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, say: "Whoever builds a mosque for God, God will build for him a house in Paradise."' And I had a predecessor and imam in this, Umar ibn al-Khattab, who preceded me. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, sweet in source and watering-place, and Your chosen one, pure in origin and descent, and Your intimate one who made souls yearn for his Prophetic Mosque, prepared for the worship of the pious, the obedient, and the guide, which our master Uthman built with carved stones and plaster, making its pillars of carved stone, and among them are pillars of iron containing lead, roofing it with teak, making its length one hundred and sixty cubits and its width one hundred and fifty cubits, and making its doors six, as they were (121) during the time of Umar: the Door of Atika ³⁵³, known as the Door of Mercy ³⁵⁴; the door next to it, i.e., in the direction facing it to the east, which is the Women's Door ³⁵⁵; the Door of Marwan ³⁵⁶, known as the Door of Peace ³⁵⁷; the door called the Prophet's Door, may God bless him and grant him peace, because he used to enter through it, which is the Door of Gabriel, peace be upon him; and two doors at the rear of the mosque. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, radiant with noble deeds and miracles, and Your chosen one, whose secret world is immersed in the lights of the Names and Attributes, and Your intimate one who made souls yearn for his Prophetic Mosque, which he built at the beginning of his mission, measuring seventy cubits. Uthman made its length one hundred and sixty cubits and its width one hundred and fifty, and made its doors six as they were in the time of Umar, may God be pleased with him. Then al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik ³⁵⁸ added to it, making its length two hundred cubits and its width at the front two hundred and at the rear one hundred and eighty. Then al-Mahdi ³⁵⁹ added one hundred cubits from the Syrian side only, not from the other directions. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who traversed the seven heavens ³⁶⁰, and Your chosen one, free from the disease of injustice, error, and discord, and Your intimate one who made souls yearn for his Prophetic Mosque, regarding whose virtue it is reported: 'Prayer in it is superior to prayer elsewhere by a thousand prayers.' And in another hadith: 'A prayer in this mosque of mine is better than a thousand prayers elsewhere, except the Sacred Mosque ³⁶¹.' (122) And in another hadith: 'Whoever prays in my mosque forty prayers, not missing any prayer — narrated by al-Tabarani ³⁶² — will be granted immunity from the Fire, immunity from punishment, and immunity from hypocrisy.' O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom You made a pillar and refuge for the fearful, and Your attendant by whom You guided the creatures in multitudes and individually, and Your intimate one who made souls yearn for his Prophetic Mosque, about which Abu Hurayra, may God be pleased with him, said: 'I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, say: "If this mosque were increased as much as it has been increased, the whole would be my place of prayer ³⁶³."' And it is narrated in another version: 'If it were built up to Sanaa ³⁶⁴,' and in another: 'If it were increased in my place of prayer, it would be part of it, even if it reached as far as it reached.' And Umar, may God be pleased with him, when he finished the addition, said: 'If it extended to the cemetery ³⁶⁵, the whole would be the mosque of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace.' Despite all this, some scholars have said: 'Attention should be paid to what was in the time of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, because the hadiths reported about his mosque only pertain to what was in his time, may God bless him and grant him peace, and the basis for that is his indication by saying "in this mosque of mine."' O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, supported by openings ³⁶⁶ and clear secrets, and Your attendant adorned with noble traits and pure morals, (123) and Your intimate one who made souls yearn for his Prophetic Mosque and its corners prepared for the night vigil of the devout and pious, and what our master Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ³⁶⁷ added by including the apartments of his wives, may God bless him and grant him peace, into it with the permission of al-Walid, and his construction of the mihrabs ³⁶⁸, the battlements ³⁶⁹, the minarets ³⁷⁰, and his pure, visible apartments. So bless him, O God, and his family, a blessing by which we inhale the fragrance of his pure and wholesome wafts, and by which You quench our hearts from the pure, sweet springs, and by which You illuminate our insights with his prophetic, chosen lights, and by which You sanctify our souls in his Meccan-Medinan soil, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. You have made me love one whom I am enamored with ❖ To whom belongs glory from ancient times and the prophethood established. Before his light, all lights fade, and how could they not? ❖ For from him they derive, and the witnesses are recorded.

O master who surpasses all prophets, and a full moon whose rank is above all ranks. The fragrant musk emanates from your scent, by which all beings and the wind itself are made pure and sweeter. By your radiant countenance, the world was illuminated, and people found refuge from polytheism. O possessor of attributes, you surpassed all creation by what the Lord specially granted you of the most wondrous remembrance ³⁷¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, crowned with the crown of light, beauty, and splendor, Your chosen one, whose bridal chamber is in the gardens of holiness and the desired station of might, Your noble one, whose souls yearn for his Muhammadan mosque ³⁷², distinguished by virtues without limit or end. It is reported from Ibn Jubayr ³⁷³ that its length is one hundred and ninety steps, its width one hundred and twenty-six steps, the number of its columns two hundred and ninety, and at the head of its mihrab ³⁷⁴ there is a square yellow stone, a span by a span, with a fine luster. It is said that it was the mirror of Kisra ³⁷⁵, and at its top inside there is a nail resembling a small earring, whose material is unknown; they claim it is the cup of Kisra. The regular muezzin ³⁷⁶ in the mosque is one of the descendants of Bilal ³⁷⁷, may Allah be pleased with him. End. I have cooled [my eyes], and it is right that such a thing should cool them: an eye that saw that most blessed place. It wished to stay there for the rest of its life, but fate decreed otherwise, except for the distant station. So all praise is due to the Master who carried the destitute to the Sacred Sanctuary ³⁷⁸ and provided for him, until he performed all the rites and visited the sacred sites at every time. He came to Medina, al-Baqi' ³⁷⁹, and the mosque that gathered the Companions and the Prophet Muhammad. We came before the Chosen One ³⁸⁰ in supplication, seeking intercession, pleading, and seeking help. From where can a poor wretch like me see the courtyard of the Two Sanctuaries ³⁸¹ or frequent them? That is only a gracious, virtuous favor from the Giver of abundant bounty. And favor remains, and the Generous One is hoped to return me to al-Baqi' with support. If I am not worthy of that, then He is worthy of honoring all creation forever. His favor and bounty encompass all creatures, so all swim in seas of generosity. O Lord, good deeds are completed by His favor; praise be to Allah who granted guidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who gives glad tidings from his vision of attaining happiness in wakefulness and sleep, Your noble one, whose souls yearn for his noble city and the place of his Eid prayers there. The first place he prayed, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was the quarter of al-Rus ³⁸² near the house of Ibn Abi al-Janub; the second in the courtyard of the house of Hakim; the third near the house of 'Abdullah ibn Murra al-Muzani; the fourth near some stones that were by the grain merchants at the musalla ³⁸³; then he prayed while entering the house of Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah ibn Kathir ibn al-Salt; then he prayed where people pray today. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, crowned with the most magnificent crown of Your might, Your chosen guide to Your straight path and upright religion, Your noble one, whose souls yearn for the mosques of his Eid musalla and for the road he used to take to the musalla. For it is narrated from him, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that he would go out on the day of Eid to the musalla via the main road, which is the people's road today in the main city, and when he returned, he would return by the other road past the house of 'Ammar ibn Yasir near the alley of 'Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith, which leads to the main paved area. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose structure is founded on the bases of guidance and uprightness, Your chosen one, whose name is coupled with Your name in the adhan ³⁸⁴ and iqama ³⁸⁵, Your noble one, whose souls yearn for the place of his Friday prayer in the mosque of Batin al-Wadi ³⁸⁶. For when he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was leaving Quba', Friday overtook him in Bani Salim, so he prayed in Batin al-Wadi, and that was the first Friday he prayed in Medina. In one narration, it was in the mosque built by 'Abd al-Samad, and it is said in Bani Salim in the mosque of 'Atika. This mosque in Batin al-Wadi is very small, built of stones about half a man's height. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the adornment of the tribe and clan, Your chosen one of noble lineage and descendants, Your noble one, whose souls yearn for his mosque which he founded in Quba'. For its people asked him to build a mosque, so he said, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to his Companions: "Let one of you stand and mount the she-camel." So Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, stood and mounted it, but when he urged it, it did not move, so he returned and sat down. Then 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, stood and mounted it, but it did not move, so he returned and sat down. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

He then mounted the she-camel. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his companions, "Let one of you stand and mount the she-camel." So 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up. When he placed his foot in the stirrup of the saddle, he hesitated. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Let go of its reins and build upon its course, for it is commanded." He also said that when he (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Medina, he said to his companions, "Let us go to the people of Quba' to greet them." So he came to them and greeted them, and they welcomed him. Then he said, "O people of Quba', bring me stones from this lava field." Many stones were gathered before him, and he had a short spear with him. He drew the line of their qibla ³⁸⁷ with it. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) took a stone and placed it, then said, "O Abu Bakr, take a stone and place it next to my stone." Then he said, "O 'Umar, take a stone and place it next to Abu Bakr's stone." Then he said, "O 'Uthman, take a stone and place it next to 'Umar's stone." Then he turned to the people and said, "Let each one place a stone wherever he wishes along that line." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the clear path and way, Your chosen one adorned with the ornament of complete honor and ancient glory, Your intimate friend whose souls yearn for the mosque of Quba', which he founded with his own hand, as narrated by Shamus bint al-Nu'man, who said: "I looked at the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he arrived and dismounted and founded this mosque, the Mosque of Quba'. I saw him taking a stone or a rock until the stone made him lean, and I saw the whiteness of the dust on his belly and navel. Then a man from his companions would come and say, 'May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah, let me suffice you.' He would say, 'No, take one like it,' until he founded it. He said, 'Indeed, Gabriel (peace be upon him) is leading the way to the Ka'ba.'" She said, "It was said that it is the most correctly oriented mosque in terms of qibla." Some said, "Perhaps this was in a later construction after the change of qibla, because it is reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in the Mosque of Quba' facing the magnificent Bayt al-Maqdis ³⁸⁸." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, called the leader of the white-blazed ones, Your chosen one whose fragrance spreads in the assemblies of devout worshippers and the noble ones who pray at night, Your intimate friend whose souls yearn for his mosque founded on piety, which is the Mosque of Quba', referred to in His statement, the Exalted: "A mosque founded on piety from the first day is more worthy for you to stand in" ³⁸⁹. The majority hold that what is meant by that is the Mosque of Quba'. And from 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Indeed, the mosque founded on piety from the first day is the Mosque of Quba'." And in it, Allah, the Exalted, said: "In it are men who love to purify themselves, and Allah loves those who purify themselves" ³⁹⁰. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the devout worshipper, Your chosen one preferred over freemen and slaves, kings and kingdoms, Your intimate friend whose souls yearn for his mosque founded on piety, whose visitation is among the greatest acts of devotion and rites, as narrated by Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: "I went to the Mosque of Piety, I and 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar and Samura ibn Jundub. We came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said, 'Go towards the Mosque of Piety.' So we went towards it, and he met us with his hands on the shoulders of Abu Bakr and 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) used to come to the Mosque of Quba' riding and walking, and 'Abdullah used to do that. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom You clothed with garments of Your love, a cloak and a veil, Your chosen one through whom You honored our dwellings and our places, Your intimate friend whose souls yearn for his mosque in Quba', of whose virtue it is narrated that he said: "Prayer in the Mosque of Quba' is like an 'Umra ³⁹¹." In another narration: "It is like the equivalent of an 'Umra." And from Zayd ibn Aslam: "Praise be to Allah who has brought the Mosque of Quba' near to us; if it were in a distant horizon, we would have traveled to it on the humps of camels." And from the path of 'A'isha bint Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, she said: "I heard my father say, 'To pray two rak'as in the Mosque of Quba' is more beloved to me than to come to Bayt al-Maqdis twice. If they knew what is in Quba', they would travel to it on the humps of camels.'" It is narrated from some of them that its width and length are equal, sixty-six cubits, and the length of its courtyard is fifty cubits, and its width is twenty-six cubits. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad (130) and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, fragrant in scent and aroma, Your chosen one of high station and rank, Your intimate friend whose souls yearn for his venerated mosque called the Mosque of al-Fadikh ³⁹², which is a small mosque east of the Mosque of Quba', on a raised piece of land filled with black stones. It is square, measuring eleven cubits from east to west, and similarly from qibla to the north. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) besieged Banu al-Nadir, he pitched his tent near this mosque and prayed in it for six nights. When wine was forbidden, the news reached Abu Ayyub and a group of the Ansar while they were drinking fadikh ³⁹³. They untied the mouth of the waterskin and poured it out there. Thus it was named the Mosque of al-Fadikh, and that was before the prohibition of wine. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, distinguished by the high degree and noble rank, Your chosen one created with noble character and lofty traits, Your intimate friend whose souls yearn for his blessed mosque called the Mosque of the Chamber of Umm Ibrahim ³⁹⁴ (peace be upon him), in which he is reported to have prayed. It is from his charities (peace and blessings be upon him). It was named thus because Umm Ibrahim, the son of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), gave birth to him there. When labor pains overcame her, she clung to a piece of wood from that chamber. That piece of wood is known today. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had housed Mariya there. "Al-Mashraba" in language means "the upper room." So that place was named after her (131). The dimensions of this mosque are eleven cubits from qibla to north, and about fourteen cubits from east to west. Attached to it on the east is a small roofed structure. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who leads his community on the best of paths, Your chosen one who saves those who seek refuge in him from ruin and perils, Your intimate friend whose souls yearn for his blessed mosque called the Mosque of Banu Qurayza ³⁹⁵, near their eastern cultivated land, at the gate of a garden known as Hajira, endowed for the poor. Near it are the ruins of houses north of the garden, from the dwellings of Banu Qurayza. In the Sahih ³⁹⁶, the people of Qurayza surrendered to the judgment of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent...

He went to Sa'd ³⁹⁷ and came to him on a donkey. When he drew near the mosque, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to the Ansar ³⁹⁸: 'Stand up for your master—or the best of you.' Then he said: 'These people have submitted to your judgment.' The hadith continues. The intended mosque is not the Mosque of Medina, for he, peace be upon him, was not there, but rather his mosque among Banu Qurayza ³⁹⁹, as indicated by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar ⁴⁰⁰. It is said that this mosque remains today, large, with sixteen pillars, some of which have fallen; it is roofless and its walls are ruined. It was built in the shape of the Mosque of Quba ⁴⁰¹, as previously mentioned. All its stones have been taken, but its trace remains. Its dimensions, according to some, are: from the qibla ⁴⁰² to the north, forty-four and a quarter cubits; from east to west, the same. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad (132), Your beloved, who calms the frightened hearts from their fear and terror, Your chosen one who relieves the distressed from the crisis of hardships and the intensity of their grief, Your intimate friend whose souls yearn for his noble mosque, called the Mosque of Banu Zafar ⁴⁰³ of the Aws ⁴⁰⁴, east of al-Baqi' ⁴⁰⁵ at the edge of the western lava field. Today it is known as the Mosque of the Mule ⁴⁰⁶. It is narrated that the Prophet, peace be upon him, prayed in it, and in another narration, he sat on the stone that is there. Some said: 'Scarcely does a woman sit on it but she becomes pregnant.' Another said: 'I saw the people in Medina taking their women, sometimes at night, to sit on the stone.' The origin of this is what is narrated from Muhammad ibn Fadala al-Zafari, who was among those who accompanied the Prophet, peace be upon him: that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came to them in the Mosque of Banu Zafar and sat on the rock that is today in the Mosque of Banu Zafar, with him were 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud ⁴⁰⁷, Mu'adh ibn Jabal ⁴⁰⁸, and some of his companions. The Prophet, peace be upon him, ordered a reciter to recite until he reached this verse: 'How will it be when We bring from every nation a witness and bring you as a witness against these?' ⁴⁰⁹ Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, wept until his beard shook, and he said: 'O Lord, a witness over those among whom I am; how about those whom I have not seen?' Some said: 'Near this mosque, there are traces in the lava field on the qibla side, said to be the hoofprints of the Prophet's mule. To its west, there is a mark on a stone like an elbow mark, mentioned that the Prophet, peace be upon him, leaned on it and placed his noble elbow on it. On another stone, there are finger marks. People seek blessings from them.' O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad (133), Your beloved, whose light preceded creation and formation, Your chosen one, foremost in the stations of nearness and designation, Your intimate friend whose souls yearn for his magnificent mosque, called the Mosque of Response ⁴¹⁰, which belongs to Banu Mu'awiya ibn Malik ibn 'Awf of the Aws. In Sahih Muslim ⁴¹¹, it is reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came one day from al-'Aliya ⁴¹² until, when he passed by the Mosque of Banu Mu'awiya, he entered and prayed two rak'as ⁴¹³ and supplicated his Lord at length. Then he turned to his companions and said: 'I asked my Lord for three things: He gave me two and withheld one. I asked Him not to destroy my community by famine, and He gave me that; I asked Him not to destroy my community by drowning, and He gave me that; and I asked Him not to make their strife among themselves, but He withheld that from me.' Some said: 'In this mosque, there are standing pillars and a beautiful mihrab ⁴¹⁴; the rest is in ruins. It is north of al-Baqi', to the left of the traveler heading to al-'Urayd ⁴¹⁵, amidst hills that are the remains of the village of Banu Mu'awiya. Its dimensions are: from east to west about twenty-five cubits, and from qibla to north about twenty.' O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, who heals the sickness of hearts with his exhortations and sermons, Your chosen one, without peer in the loftiness of his ranks and stations, Your intimate friend whose souls yearn for his splendid mosque, called the Mosque of the Two Qiblas ⁴¹⁶, which belongs to Banu Sawad of Banu Salama ⁴¹⁷. It is narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Akhnas: 'The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, visited Umm Bishr—meaning the daughter of al-Baram ⁴¹⁸ of Banu Salama—among Banu Salama, and she prepared food for him. He said: 'The time for Zuhr ⁴¹⁹ came, so the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, prayed with his companions in the Mosque of the Two Qiblas. When he had prayed two rak'as, he was commanded to face the Ka'ba ⁴²⁰, so the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, turned around (134) towards the Ka'ba and faced the water spout ⁴²¹. That is the qibla concerning which Allah Almighty said: 'We will surely turn you to a qibla that pleases you.' ⁴²²'

Thus that mosque was named the Mosque of the Two Qiblas ⁴²³. According to Muhammad ibn Jabir, the qibla was changed while a group from Banu Salama were praying the noon prayer in the mosque called the Mosque of the Two Qiblas. A messenger came to them and informed them after they had prayed two rak'as, so they turned around and faced the Ka'ba. Hence it was named the Mosque of the Two Qiblas. Some said that the Mosque of Quba ⁴²⁴ was more deserving of this name due to what is established in the two Sahihs ⁴²⁵ about that event occurring there. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, by whom the heavens boast in their honor and lineage, and Your chosen one, by whose remembrance the yearning souls find rest in their weariness and toil, and Your intimate, who made souls long for his mosque called the Mosque of al-Suqya ⁴²⁶ in Medina. This is because the Prophet (peace be upon him) reviewed the army of Badr at al-Suqya, prayed in its mosque, and there supplicated for the people of Medina to bless their sa' ⁴²⁷ and mudd ⁴²⁸, and to bring them provision from here and there. Al-Suqya is the name of a well. According to Abu Hurayra, the Prophet (peace be upon him) reviewed the Muslims at al-Suqya, which is in al-Harra ⁴²⁹, while heading to Badr, and prayed there. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of noble origin and descent, and Your chosen one of blessed rising and birth, and Your intimate, who made souls long for his mosque at the Mosque of Banu Qurayza ⁴³⁰ near their eastern Harra. According to Ali ibn Rafi' and the elders of his people, the Prophet (peace be upon him) prayed in the house of a woman from al-Hadar ⁴³¹ and included that house in the Mosque of Banu Qurayza at the site of the minaret that was demolished. Ibn Zabala ⁴³² stated that it was al-Walid ibn 'Abd al-Malik ⁴³³ who included that house when he built the mosque. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, to whose station the mounts journey and yearn, and Your chosen one, from whom the beloved seek favor and every good that is with Him, and Your intimate, who made souls long for his mosque called the Mosque of al-Fath ⁴³⁴. It is elevated on a piece of Mount Sal' ⁴³⁵ in the west, ascended by two stairways, northern and eastern. It is the intended meaning of the Mosque of al-Fath when mentioned absolutely, and it is also called the Mosque of al-Ahzab ⁴³⁶ and the Upper Mosque. According to Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah, the Prophet (peace be upon him) supplicated in the Mosque of al-Fath three times: on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. His supplication was answered on Wednesday between the two prayers, and he recognized the glad tidings on his face. Jabir said: "No important or difficult matter ever befell me but I would go to that place at that hour and supplicate, and I would recognize the answer." In another narration, the Prophet (peace be upon him) came, placed his cloak, stood, and raised his hands, supplicating against them without praying. Then he came and supplicated against them and prayed. It is also narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by the Mosque of al-Fath on the mountain when the time for the afternoon prayer came, so he ascended and prayed the afternoon prayer there. In another narration, he supplicated in the Mosque of al-Fath on the Day of al-Ahzab ⁴³⁷ until noon passed, afternoon passed, and sunset passed without praying any of them, then he prayed them all together after sunset. Let us confine ourselves to these eight mosques ⁴³⁸ due to the obliteration of most others, following Imam Ibn Hajar ⁴³⁹ with the addition of the Mosque of al-Suqya. Some eminent scholars versified them according to Ibn Hajar, saying: * The Messenger of God prayed in places * In Tayba ⁴⁴⁰ and what is adjacent to it * The most famous of them that exist are the mosque * of Quba and the mosque of al-Fadih ⁴⁴¹ the pillar * Of Mashraba ⁴⁴² among them, and the mosque of Banu * Qurayza, which is opposite to Banu * And the mosque of al-Baghla ⁴⁴³, which is in al-Baqi' ⁴⁴⁴ * Then the mosque of al-Ijaba ⁴⁴⁵ the lofty * And a mosque for the Two Qiblas in Banu * Salama, and the mosque of al-Fath the pleasant * These eight Ibn Hajar * said, and most of the mosques have been obliterated * He said, and the description of all of them is the same * as what was built with carved stones * As built by the Umayyad 'Umar ⁴⁴⁶ * in Tayba, when he was its governor O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of fragrant sleeves and garments, and Your chosen one of noble fathers and grandfathers, and Your intimate, who made souls long for his honored mosque called Dhubab ⁴⁴⁷, known today as the Mosque of the Banner ⁴⁴⁸. It is on a small mountain near Sal' to its east, close to Thaniyat al-Wada' ⁴⁴⁹ on the left of the one entering Medina from the Syrian road. It is narrated that he (peace be upon him) prayed at Dhubab. According to Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, the Prophet (peace be upon him) pitched his tent at Dhubab during the Battle of the Trench ⁴⁵⁰. The more likely view is that the trench was also on the side of Dhubab. Al-Samhudi ⁴⁵¹ said: "I have seen Dhubab mentioned in many places, all agreeing that it is the small mountain mentioned, so I have no doubt about it. Perhaps it became famous as the Mosque of the Banner because of al-Waqidi's ⁴⁵² description of their formation at the trench: Yazid ibn Hurmuz was at the site of Dhubab carrying the banner of the mawali ⁴⁵³ in squadrons, one behind the other, up to the head of the pass, meaning Thaniyat al-Wada'." Among the places counted among the mosques, where one should seek blessing and pray, is the Cave of Sal' ⁴⁵⁴, which is the Cave of Banu Haram. It is reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) sat in it and used to spend the nights of the Trench there. Al-Samhudi said: "It appears that this is what is meant in the middle and small [hadiths] of al-Tabarani ⁴⁵⁵ from Mu'adh ibn Jabal: He went out seeking the Prophet (peace be upon him) and was directed to him on Mount Thawab ⁴⁵⁶. He saw him in the cave that people have made a path to, leading to the Mosque of al-Fath. He was prostrating, and a stone fell from the top of the mountain while he was prostrating, but he did not raise his head until I thought ill of him and assumed his soul had been taken. Then he said: 'Gabriel came to me at this place and said: God Almighty sends you greetings and says: What do you wish Me to do with your community? I said: God knows best. Then he came to me and said: He says: I will not cause you grief concerning your community. Seek refuge, for the best act by which one draws near to God is prostration.'" So may God bless him and his family who fulfill covenants, and his companions who guard the prayers and stand firm on the limits, a blessing that opens for us every closed door and removes from us the evil of every obstinate aggressor and envious oppressor, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ◆ O warbler of leaves in the branches of the sanctuary ◆ Not every sorrowful one reaches the sanctuary ◆ Is it blameworthy that my tears flow as blood ◆ Or that I melt from longing for the white [camels]? ◆ The beloved has turned away from visiting after ◆ I had hoped he would relent and have mercy ◆ O companion, do not be content to stay in Najd ⁴⁵⁷ ◆ If you have left the anxious group ◆ So depart from the two [places] as our departing camels ◆ In pearls, fleeing, competing with arrows ◆ When you reach the meadows ◆ Then alight there, praying and greeting ◆ You will meet the bringer of glad tidings, the warner, the enwrapped ◆ The enveloped, the latter, the former ◆ His prophethood was when Adam was a form ◆ In water and clay, formed from them

He filled time with grace and generosity, And through him the existence of the cosmos came from non-existence, indeed. So he is as if in every heart a tent. A moon to whose love souls are attached, And he possessed the fullness of the eye from their light. When shall I pass to al-Baqīʿ and Ṭaybah, With praise arranged like the flowers of spring, And stand in the sanctuary of the Prophet reciting, In praise of the Final Prophet, the Eraser, who filled creation With generosity and mercy, and encompassed and bestowed favors? And the son of al-ʿAwātik, the best of those who trod the earth, And the most exalted and generous of those who rode the mounts. For longing has caused me to yearn for him with passion, And has filled the innermost heart with a yearning that splits the bones. A Ḥijāzī breeze travels with his fragrance, So I spend the night with a burning heart, enamored. My hope is for blessings upon blessings on the one Upon whom the Lord of Majesty sent blessings and peace. Who will grant me to reach Medina as a visitor, And kiss the noble soil and the lips? May clouds rain upon the sanctuary of the Prophet, And a downpour scatter its streaming tears, And may a cloud travel to the precincts of Ṭaybah, Abundant, when its lightning flashes, it pours. Nay, rather, by him, the host who have taken up The ranks of high station with brown lances and white swords, And have enjoyed the shade of dust, and have wielded Their swords at the battlefields of the sharp-edged brave. By the blessed face whose breezes, In the place, resemble the surging, tumultuous sea. He returned honor through intercession and the banner, And al-Kawthar, giving the servants drink from thirst. And the victorious of campaigns, whose resolve shatters The solid mountains and dislodges the bridles. That is the one shaded by the cloud, and the one To whom the camel prostrated, moaned, and bellowed. May God bless him as long as the east wind blows, Or thunder moans in the darkness and speaks. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muḥammad, and upon the family of our master Muḥammad, Your beloved, The chosen one from pure loins, whose precious essence and Your chosen one, whose precincts are a resting place For the companion, the friend, and the intimate, and Your confidant, to whose traces souls yearn, among which Is the well of Arīs, about which it is established in the Ṣaḥīḥ: "That the seal of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, was in The hand of Abū Bakr, then in the hand of ʿUmar, then in the hand of ʿUthmān, until it fell from him into the well of Arīs (Arīs, Like Jalīs, attributed to a man of the Jews named, and it is 'the plowman' in the language of Syria). So the Prophet, may God bless Him and grant him peace, went out, and Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī went out following him until he entered the well of Arīs. He said: So I sat at the door, and its door was made of palm leaves, until the Messenger of God, may God bless him He sat on the well of Arīs and sat in the middle of its rim, And he relieved himself and performed ablution, so I stood up to him, and there he was, having sat on the well of Arīs and sat in the middle of its rim, And uncovered his shins and dangled them in the well. He said: So I greeted him, then I turned away and sat At the door, and I said: 'I will surely be the doorkeeper of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, today.' Then Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq, may God be pleased with him, came and pushed the door, so I said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'Abū Bakr.' So I said: (140) 'Wait a moment.' He said: Then I went and said: 'O Messenger of God, this is Abū Bakr seeking permission.' He said: 'Give him permission And give him glad tidings of Paradise.' He said: So I went until I said to Abū Bakr, may God be pleased with him and benefit him: 'Enter, And the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, gives you glad tidings of Paradise.' He said: So Abū Bakr entered and sat To the right of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, with him on the rim, and dangled his leg in the well, as The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, had done, and uncovered his shins. Then I returned and sat, And I had left my brother performing ablution and catching up with me. So I said: 'If God wills good for so-and-so, He will bring him.' Then A person moved the door, so I said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, may God be pleased with him.' So I said: 'Wait a moment.' Then I came to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, greeted him, and said: 'This is ʿUmar Seeking permission.' He said: 'Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise.' He said: So I came to ʿUmar and said: 'Enter, and the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, gives you glad tidings of Paradise.' So he entered and sat with the Messenger of God, may God Bless him and grant him peace, on the rim to his left, and dangled his leg in the well. Then I returned and sat, and I said: 'If God wills good for so-and-so'—meaning his brother—'He will bring him.' Then the door moved, so I said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān.' So I said: 'Wait a moment.' He said: So I came to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and informed him. He said: 'Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise, along with a trial that will befall him.' So I came and said: 'Enter, and the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, gives you glad tidings of Paradise, along with a trial that will befall you.' So he entered and found the rim Had been filled, so he sat opposite them on the other side. Sharīk said: Saʿīd ibn al-Musayyib said: 'I interpreted it as their graves.'" The ḥadīth. And this well is in a garden west of the mosque of Qubā, near it, and it is the one famous among tongues That the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, spat into it. Some said: "This is from the strange aspects of the ḥadīth." And some said: "I have not found its origin." Its water is abundant, drawn from it to a pool in that Garden. In this garden are various fruits and trees, and it has many grapes. (141) Rarely does anyone enter for visitation during the time of grapes without buying and eating them there, to the extent that some Common people thought that this was an act of devotion. The people of Medina frequent this garden for the midday nap And recreation in it. An outlet has been made for its water from its bottom at the water level, so that its water connects To the well called al-ʿAyn al-Zarqāʾ, which is in another garden near the well of Arīs. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muḥammad, and upon the family of our master Muḥammad, Your beloved, To whom You granted the noblest virtues, the best of what she possesses, and Your chosen one, whom You advanced over the prophets in The processions of honor, and they acknowledged his superiority over them, and Your noble one, to whose traces You made souls yearn for the wells Of his illuminated city, among which is the well of Buḍāʿah, with a ḍammah on the bāʾ and a tashdīd on the ḍād, as Is current on the tongues of the people of the city. Al-Majd, the author of al-Qāmūs, said it is with tashdīd. It is The one about which it is narrated from Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī, may God be pleased with him, that he said: "The Messenger of God, May God bless him and grant him peace, used to visit the martyrs and their sons, and care for their families. One day he came to me and said: 'Do you have any lote leaves with which I can wash my head? For today is Friday.' I said: 'Yes.' So I brought out Lote leaves and went out with him to al-Buḍāʿah. He washed his head, and they poured the washing of his head and the water from his hair into Al-Buḍāʿah." This well is near al-Baqīʿ on the road to Qubā, in a date-palm garden on the road Of Baṭḥān. Its water is green. There is another small well there. Al-Maṭarī said: "People differ Over which of them is the well of al-Buḍāʿah. A mosque has been built near this small well, and steps have been made To descend from it to it (the small one is the one adjacent to the fortress of Mālik ibn Sinān, the father of Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī). Al-Sayyid favored that it is the small one, reporting from others about the mentioned fortress That its well is called al-Buḍāʿah." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muḥammad, and upon the family of our master Muḥammad, (142) Your beloved, praised in earth and heaven, and Your chosen one, who attained the perfection of honor for whoever joins His presence and claims affiliation, and Your noble one, to whose traces You made souls yearn for the wells of his honored city, among Which is the well of Buḍāʿah, with a ḍammah on the bāʾ according to the famous, and it is also reported with a kasrah, and a fatḥah on the ḍād, And some have left it unpointed. It is west of the well of Ḥāʾ towards the north, about which it is narrated from Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī, may God be pleased with him, that he said to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, that Water is drawn for you from the well of Buḍāʿah, and into it are thrown unpleasant things like filth. He said: "Water is not Made impure by anything." In another narration: "Except what overcomes its smell, taste, and color." And from Sahl ibn Saʿd, that he, may God bless him and grant him peace, spat into Buḍāʿah, and I gave him to drink from it with my hand.

The report is that the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, came to the well of Biḍāʿa ⁴⁵⁸, performed ablution from the bucket, returned it to the well, and spat into it. Whenever a person fell ill during his days, he would say, 'Wash him from the well of Biḍāʿa,' and he would bathe, and it was as if he had been released from a fetter. Asmāʾ bint Abī Bakr said, 'We used to wash the sick from the well of Biḍāʿa for three days, and they would be cured.' One of the later imams said, 'During my illness in Medina, I would send for its water and bathe with it, and I would find relief.' The well is in a large garden with palm trees. The nearest gate of Medina to it is the Syrian Gate, slightly to the right as one exits. Around it is a mosque and a water basin. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad, and to the family of our master Muḥammad, Your beloved, intimate, and blessed one, and Your chosen one whose days are joined with joy, happiness, and delight, and Your confidant who has made souls yearn for the wells of his exalted city, among which is the well of Ḥāʾ ⁴⁵⁹—with the letter ḥāʾ opened or broken, and the rāʾ opened or closed, with prolongation in both, or with both opened and shortened (the pattern faʿlā from al-barāḥ, meaning the varied land; it is also said barāḍīf, up to the letters of the alphabet, and it is the name of a man, a woman, or a place—end). Its report (143) is in the Ṣaḥīḥ ⁴⁶⁰, and that it faces the mosque. The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, used to enter it and drink from its pleasant water. Today it is in a small garden near the northern wall of Medina, with the road between them. The nearest gate of Medina to it is the Gate of al-Baqīʿ ⁴⁶¹, and it lies between it and the Syrian Gate. Al-Sayyid said, 'It appears that part of it today is inside the wall.' O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad, and to the family of our master Muḥammad, Your beloved, the guide of creation by Your guidance, and Your chosen one who strives with his whole being in Your obedience and pleasure, and Your confidant who has made souls yearn for the wells of his purified city, among which is the well of Rūma ⁴⁶²—with the rāʾ damma and with or without hamza. In the ḥadīth: 'What an excellent well is the well of al-Murannī ⁴⁶³!' So ʿUthmān bought it and gave it in charity. It is also reported: 'What an excellent excavation is the excavation of al-Murannī,' meaning Rūma. And from him, may God bless him and grant him peace: 'Whoever buys Rūma will have its like in Paradise.' The people used to drink from it only for a price, so ʿUthmān bought it and made it for God. It belonged to a man from Ghifār or Muzayna, or to a Jew named Rūma, so it was attributed to him. It is a pre-Islamic well. It is reported that water was drawn from it for a follower ⁴⁶⁴ when he alighted in its courtyard. It is at the bottom of al-ʿAqīq ⁴⁶⁵, near the confluence of the torrents. The way to it is via the Mosques of al-Fatḥ ⁴⁶⁶, then turning left towards the area of the Mosque of the Two Qiblas ⁴⁶⁷, then passing beneath it, lower down, heading towards al-ʿAqīq; it is there. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad, and to the family of our master Muḥammad, Your beloved, the one who performs supererogatory and obligatory duties, and Your chosen one supported by signs pointing to You (144) and lights guiding to Your presence and attracting, and Your confidant who has made souls yearn for the wells of his mercy-filled city, among which is the well of al-Yasīra ⁴⁶⁸—from al-yusr, the opposite of hardship. It is now known as the well of al-ʿIhn ⁴⁶⁹—with a kasra then sukūn, which is the term for colored wool. It is well-known in al-ʿAwālī ⁴⁷⁰, very pleasant, carved into the mountain, and beside it is a lote tree. It is reported that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, came to Banū Umayya ibn Zayd and stopped at a well of theirs. He said, 'What is its name?' They said, 'ʿAsīra ⁴⁷¹.' He said, 'No, but its name is al-Yasīra,' and he spat into it and blessed it. It is in the ʿAwālī of Medina, near the mosque of Banū Qurayẓa ⁴⁷². At its entrance is a large, beautiful garden owned by some Maghribis. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad, and to the family of our master Muḥammad, Your beloved crowned with the crown of dignity and tranquility, and Your chosen one singled out for the means ⁴⁷³ and excellence and the lofty, firm station, and Your confidant who has made souls yearn for the wells of his favored city, among which is the well of Ghars ⁴⁷⁴—with a ḍamma then sukūn, and some record it with vowel movement like shajar. Al-Majd said with fatḥ then sukūn: the tree that is planted, the verbal noun of 'I planted a tree.' It is a well east of Qubāʾ ⁴⁷⁵, half a mile from its mosque towards the north. It is reported that Rabāḥ, a servant of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, used to draw water from the well of Ghars one time and from the houses of al-Suqyā ⁴⁷⁶ another time. Anas said, 'They brought me water from the well of Ghars, for I saw the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, drink from it and perform ablution.' From him, may God bless him and grant him peace, he said: 'When I die, wash me with seven waterskins from the well of Ghars.' It was a well, and he used to drink (145) from it. It is reported that he, may God bless him and grant him peace, performed ablution from it and poured the remainder of his ablution water into it. It is also reported that he said: 'I saw tonight that I came upon a well from Paradise,' and he came upon the well of Ghars, performed ablution from it, spat into it, and honey was gifted to him, so he poured it into it. Steps have been made for it to descend to it, and around it is a garden, and beside it is a mosque. These seven wells are the famous ones among the people of Medina. Al-Zayn al-Marāghī ⁴⁷⁷ composed them in two verses, as recited by al-Sayyid: If you seek the wells of the Messenger in Ṭayba ⁴⁷⁸, count them as seven, say without doubt: Arīs ⁴⁷⁹, Ghars, Rūma, Biḍāʿa, and also Dābisa ⁴⁸⁰; say the well of Ḥāʾ with al-ʿIhn. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad, and to the family of our master Muḥammad, Your beloved ascending to the highest ranks and noblest lofty stations, and Your chosen one purified from selfish desires and worldly vanities, and Your confidant who has made souls yearn for the wells of his glorified city, among which is the well of al-Suqyā. It is reported that sweet water was brought for him, may God bless him and grant him peace, from it. This al-Suqyā is at the end of the station of al-Naqā ⁴⁸¹, to the left of the traveler heading to the well of ʿAlī ⁴⁸². It is in the western lava plain, and around it is a great basin for the arrival of pilgrims during their stay there. From the ḥadīth of Salmā, the wife of Abū Rāfiʿ: 'When the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, stayed with Abū Ayyūb, he used to bring sweet water for him from the well of Mālik ibn al-Naḍr, the father of Anas. Then Anas and Hind, the sons of Asmāʾ, would carry water to the houses of his wives from the houses of al-Suqyā.' O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad, and to the family of our master Muḥammad (146), Your beloved, the beautiful one of the forehead and face, and Your chosen one, the majestic in essence and reality, and Your confidant who has made souls yearn for the wells of his renowned city, among which is the well of Zamzam ⁴⁸³. It is near al-Suqyā, on the right side of the road, to the extent that some claim it is the well of al-Suqyā. It is a pleasant well in

A garden of palm trees around which there is a blessed pool and a building, and it was named Zamzam by analogy with Zamzam in seeking blessing from it and transporting its water to distant horizons. Some later imams said—and we visited it, praise be to God—that at that time it was owned by some of our Maghribi companions who were neighbors ⁴⁸⁴, and they fed us from the fruit of its garden and gave us to drink from its water. Al-Sayyid al-Samhudi ⁴⁸⁵, may God have mercy on him, enumerated many wells besides this one, then said: "Whoever mentions that they are only seven, that is a shortcoming on his part." * O my companion, you have attained your wish, so rejoice, * And you have drawn near to the abode of the purest Messenger. * The landmarks of Tayyibah ⁴⁸⁶ have drawn near to you, so listen * To its descriptions from one truthful and informing you. * This is Mufarrah ⁴⁸⁷, like its name, as if it * Were a ruby sprinkled with perpetual ambergris. * Before it is al-Bayda' ⁴⁸⁸, whose light shines * Through the insights of visitors—is there any who sees? * On your right has appeared 'Ariri ⁴⁸⁹, * Near like the bright white musk. * And make your riding camel kneel at al-Mu'arris ⁴⁹⁰, for it * Is blessed, and with its water purify yourself. * Urge on the riding camel with the Ancient House ⁴⁹¹, enjoying * Your eyes in that luminous place. * How lovely is Uhud ⁴⁹², which saw Him who loves us * And whom we love—a mountain of beautiful view. * As if it were a piece of gold * Whose sides are dyed with strong-smelling musk. * And when you come to a 'Arabiyyah ⁴⁹³ lava field * And ascend its back with the ascent of one who strives, * And al-Naqa' ⁴⁹⁴ draws near and al-Musalla ⁴⁹⁵ appears, then rejoice * In proximity to the source of glories and boast. * Leave Qiba' ⁴⁹⁶ on your right and place * Sal' ⁴⁹⁷—may I be your ransom—on the left side. * And praise your direction—there will meet you, welcome, * Fath ⁴⁹⁸ before Manakhah ⁴⁹⁹ and al-'Ansar ⁵⁰⁰. * After this there is only entry to Tayyibah ⁴⁸⁶ * With tranquility, walking without arrogance. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, by whose star of guidance the guided are illuminated; Your chosen one, upon whose path and the way of whose law the guided proceed; Your noble one, to whose illuminated sites souls yearn to visit, and to behold the majestic and purified ones, and to obtain their renowned virtues recorded in the books of traditions. The most blessed of them is al-Baqi' ⁵⁰¹, the most sublime, the most honorable as a cemetery, and the most excellent. It has been reported from him, may God bless him and grant him peace, concerning its virtue that he said: "Whoever is buried in this our cemetery, we will intercede for him or testify for him." And via Umm Qays bint Mihsan ⁵⁰², who was the sister of 'Ukkashah ⁵⁰³, that she went out with the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and he said: "Seventy thousand from this cemetery will be resurrected, entering Paradise without reckoning, their faces like the moon on the night of the full moon." A man stood up and said: "O Messenger of God, and I?" He said: "And you." Another stood up and said: "O Messenger of God, and I?" He said: "'Ukkashah has preceded you in it." She said: "I said to her: 'He did not say to the other.' She said: 'I think he was a hypocrite.'" And from Ibn al-Munkadir ⁵⁰⁴, raised as a mursal ⁵⁰⁵ report: "Seventy thousand will be resurrected from al-Baqi' in the form of the moon on the night of the full moon; they used not to cauterize, nor practice augury, and upon their Lord they relied." O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the healer of souls from the disease of their error and ignorance; Your chosen one, from whom the imams transmit the authentic chains of their reports and transmissions; Your intimate friend, to whose blessed sites souls yearn to visit. Among them is the cemetery of al-Baqi', concerning whose virtue it is reported that Ibn al-Zubayr ⁵⁰⁶ entered Medina from its road with Ibn Ra's al-Jalut ⁵⁰⁷, and Mus'ab ⁵⁰⁸ heard him—while he was behind him when he looked at it—saying: "It is it, it is it." So Mus'ab called him and said: "What are you saying?" He said: "We find this cemetery in the Torah, between two lava fields, surrounded by palm trees; its name is Kaftah ⁵⁰⁹; God will resurrect from it seventy thousand in the form of the moon." In another hadith: Ibn al-Zubayr came with Ibn Ra's al-Jalut and entered Medina from the direction of al-Baqi'. When he passed by the cemetery, Ibn Ra's al-Jalut said: "It is indeed it." Mus'ab said: "What is it?" He said: "We find in the Book the description of a cemetery: on its east are palm trees, on its west houses; God will resurrect from it seventy thousand, all in the form of the moon on the night of the full moon. They will fill the cemeteries of the earth. I had not seen that description until I saw this cemetery." In another hadith: Ibn Ra's al-Jalut came, and when he looked down upon al-Baqi', he said: "This is what we find in the Book of God: Kaftah. I will not tread upon it." So he turned away from it out of reverence for it. From Ka'b al-Ahbar ⁵¹⁰: "We find it in the Torah as Kaftah, surrounded by palm trees, and angels are entrusted with it; whenever it becomes full, they take its edges and fold it into Paradise." From Jabir ⁵¹¹, raised: "God will resurrect from this cemetery—its name is Kaftah—one hundred thousand, all in the form of the moon on the night of the full moon; they do not practice cauterization, nor ruqyah ⁵¹², nor do they seek medical treatment, and upon their Lord they rely." From al-Muttalib ibn Hantab ⁵¹³, raised: "Seventy thousand will be resurrected from this cemetery of ours, all in the form of the moon on the night of the full moon; they will not be cauterized, nor will they practice ruqyah, nor will they seek medical treatment, and upon their Lord they will rely."

From the cemetery of Medina, meaning al-Baqi' ⁵¹⁴, seventy thousand will be resurrected without reckoning, their faces shining. The cemetery of Yemen, and upon this, there is no cemetery on the face of the earth more noble than it by consensus. It is exempt from the disagreement concerning the preference of Medina over Mecca, for we know of no cemetery on the face of the earth like it, in which are buried the masters of this Ummah and its most virtuous, from the Companions ⁵¹⁵, may Allah be pleased with them, especially the Caliphs from the companions of the Prophet ⁵¹⁶, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his wives, his children, the elders of his Household, and the masters of the Successors ⁵¹⁷ and those who followed them in excellence. They are the first group to be gathered with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, among them his Caliphs, his uncles, his daughters, his aunts, his son Ibrahim, his wives, the elders of his Household, and a vast multitude of his Companions, his Helpers ⁵¹⁸, their children, and their followers. No Muslim doubts that there is no group in the Ummah of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, more virtuous than the group that will be resurrected from Medina. It has been narrated from Imam Malik ⁵¹⁹, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: 'More than ten thousand Companions were buried in Medina, and in it are the martyrs of Uhud ⁵²⁰, and there is no battle of his, peace and blessings be upon him, with more martyrs than this battle. In it are the martyrs of the Trench ⁵²¹, and among those martyred in the trials after the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, there are none more numerous than them. How many monuments and sites are in it, some of which are known by looking into a composition of a thousand on its virtue.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the pious, the pure, the eminent, and Your chosen one, upon whose heart the secrets of revelation descend and whose mouth gathers its jewels, and Your intimate one, whose love has made the souls of his devotees yearn for the sites of al-Baqi'. The first thing you encounter when you exit through the gate of al-Baqi' is the dome of our lady Safiyya bint 'Abd al-Muttalib ⁵²², may Allah be pleased with her, on your left as you go through the alley in the middle of al-Baqi' towards the east. If you turn right along the wall of Medina, there is a small mosque where it is said the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, stood when he went out to seek forgiveness for the people of al-Baqi'. It is mentioned by more than one that supplication there is answered. Among them is the site of Sayyid Isma'il ⁵²³; there on your left is the large dome suspended in the air, containing the site of al-'Abbas ⁵²⁴, the site of our master al-Hasan ibn 'Ali ⁵²⁵, the site of his mother, may Allah be pleased with them, according to the well-known account, the site of Zayn al-'Abidin ⁵²⁶, Muhammad al-Baqir ⁵²⁷, Ja'far al-Sadiq ⁵²⁸, and many of the Ahl al-Bayt ⁵²⁹. Between this site and the corner of the house of 'Aqil ⁵³⁰ are multiple sites towards the east. Among them is the site of the Mothers of the Believers ⁵³¹; it is narrated that all of them are there except Khadija ⁵³² and Maymuna ⁵³³. It is in the qibla ⁵³⁴ direction of the site attributed to 'Aqil, and in it is the grave of his cousin Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith ⁵³⁵. It is narrated that 'Aqil ibn Abi Talib saw Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith wandering among the graves and said, 'O cousin, why do I see you here?' He said, 'I am seeking the place of my grave to include it in my house.' He ordered a grave to be dug in its courtyard, and Abu Sufyan sat on it for a while, then left. He did not stay but two days until he died and was buried in it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, distinguished by sublime might and the highest honor, and Your chosen one, surrounded by dazzling mystery and the most luminous light, and Your intimate one, whose love has made the souls of his devotees yearn for the sites of al-Baqi'. Among them is a site said to contain the daughters of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, except Fatima ⁵³⁶, may Allah be pleased with her. It is near the mosque of 'Aqil. There is no doubt that whoever from the Household of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, died during his lifetime, he would bury them near the grave of 'Uthman ibn Maz'un ⁵³⁷, due to what is reported in authentic hadiths that when 'Uthman ibn Maz'un died, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, placed a stone at his head and said, 'I mark the grave of my brother, and I will bury near him whoever dies from my family.' This site is close to that. Among them is the site of Ibrahim, the son of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace; in it are his grave and the grave of 'Uthman ibn Maz'un. It has come in the hadith that the first person the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, buried in al-Baqi' was 'Uthman ibn Maz'un. When his son Ibrahim died, they said, 'O Messenger of Allah, where shall we dig for him?' He said, 'By our forerunner 'Uthman ibn Maz'un.' The hadith indicates that his daughters, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, are there. In this site also is the grave of Fatima bint Asad ⁵³⁸, the mother of our master 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah honor his face, as verified by al-Samhudi ⁵³⁹ and supported by hadiths. In this site also is the grave of 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf ⁵⁴⁰, may Allah be pleased with him, as it is narrated that 'A'isha ⁵⁴¹, may Allah be pleased with her, sent to 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf when death approached him, saying, 'Come to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and to your two brothers.' He said to her, 'I would not make your house narrow for you. I had made a covenant with Ibn Maz'un that wherever one of us died, he would be buried next to his companion.' In this site also is Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas ⁵⁴², may Allah be pleased with him, as it is narrated from Ibn Dihaq that he said: 'Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas called me, and I went out with him to al-Baqi'. He brought pegs until he came to the place of the eastern corner of the house of 'Aqil, on the northern side. He ordered me to dig until I reached the ground, then he drove the pegs into it and said, 'If I die...'

So he led them to this spot and said, 'Bury me in it.' When he died, I said to his son, and we went out until I led them to that spot. They found the pegs ⁵⁴³ and dug for him there. In this same site ⁵⁴⁴ is also the grave of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, as narrated by Ibn Sa'd in his Tabaqat ⁵⁴⁵ that Ibn Mas'ud said, 'Bury me near the grave of Uthman ibn Maz'un.' In this site is also the grave of Khunays ibn Hudhafa al-Sahmi, the husband of Hafsa ⁵⁴⁶ before the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. It is narrated that he was buried near Uthman ibn Maz'un. In it is also the grave of As'ad ibn Zurara, may Allah be pleased with him. Al-Sayyid al-Samhudi ⁵⁴⁷, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 'One should greet all of them at the site of our master Ibrahim, and with him our lady Fatima, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, according to the view that she is in al-Baqi' ⁵⁴⁸, which is the more preponderant opinion, and Allah knows best. It has already been mentioned in the dome of al-Abbas that she is with her son al-Hasan and his descendants, and this is more appropriate.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the praised one in the night journeys and travels, Your chosen one sent from the noblest of places and the Mother of Cities ⁵⁴⁹, Your intimate friend whose sight the souls long for, in al-Baqi', which includes the site of the Commander of the Faithful Uthman ibn Affan, may Allah Almighty be pleased with him, in a place called Hashsh Kawkab ⁵⁵⁰ at the far end of al-Baqi' on the eastern side, upon which is a great, magnificent dome whose construction was renewed in these recent years. Among them is a site attributed to Halima al-Sa'diyya ⁵⁵¹, the wet nurse of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, north of the site of Uthman, beside the road, upon which is a small dome. Among them is the site of Imam Malik ibn Anas, may Allah be pleased with him: when you exit the gate of al-Baqi', it faces you on the right of the alley of al-Baqi' that cuts through its middle, beside it a dome said to be for Nafi', the freed slave of Ibn Umar ⁵⁵², and it is said for Nafi' al-Qari ⁵⁵³, and it is said for some of the children of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with them all. Among the sites that are not part of al-Baqi' but are close to it is the site of our master Isma'il ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq ⁵⁵⁴, which is large, facing the site of al-Abbas in the west ⁵⁵⁵, and it is a corner of the wall of Medina there. It was built before the wall, so its door became inside the city. The mosque beside the site is for Zayn al-Abidin ⁵⁵⁶, and the courtyard of the mosque is his house. The well between the first door and the site is his well, and it has been mentioned that one seeks treatment with it. There is another well in the spacious courtyard outside the site, said to be the one from which healing is sought. Among them is a site on your left as you pass through the alley of al-Baqi', said to be for Abu Sa'id al-Khudri ⁵⁵⁷, may Allah Almighty be pleased with him. Al-Samhudi did not mention this site attributed to Halima, nor do I know whether their construction occurred after him or whether the attribution to those mentioned was not confirmed by him, although he mentioned that Abu Sa'id is among those buried in al-Baqi'. In any case, the wells of every site have a connection to one who is connected to Allah Almighty and to His Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, even if the attribution of the site to him is not confirmed, for mere attribution has an effect. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the peerless one in his virtues and merits, Your chosen one, abundant in giving in his openings ⁵⁵⁸ and gifts, Your intimate friend who made souls long for his noble places, among which are three sites outside al-Baqi'. One of them is the site of Malik ibn Sinan, the father of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with them both, and he is among the martyrs of Uhud ⁵⁵⁹, may Allah Almighty be pleased with them. The site is west of Medina, adjacent to the wall from inside, and upon it is an old dome. Its location is in the old market of Medina. It is narrated from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: 'The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered regarding the transfer of the martyrs of Uhud to Medina that they be buried where they were overtaken.' So the father of Malik ibn Sinan was overtaken near the 'aba' ⁵⁶⁰ sellers, i.e., those who sell cloaks, on the road of the grain merchants, and they met him at al-Shawq ⁵⁶¹, so he was buried near the 'aba' sellers. There were the oil stones ⁵⁶² there. The second is the site of al-Nafs al-Zakiyya ⁵⁶³, who is Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah Almighty be pleased with him. He is the brother of al-Sayyid Idris ⁵⁶⁴, the first of the Ahl al-Bayt ⁵⁶⁵ to come to the Maghreb ⁵⁶⁶. Most of the sharifs ⁵⁶⁷ of the Maghreb are from his lineage, except the sharifs of Sijilmasa ⁵⁶⁸, for they are from the lineage of al-Nafs al-Zakiyya. His ancestors settled in al-Yanbu' ⁵⁶⁹, and their ancestor came from there to the Maghreb in the seventh [century], and Allah Almighty knows best. His site is a building inside a large mosque east of Sal' ⁵⁷⁰, and in the dome of the mosque is a spring from al-Azraq ⁵⁷¹. This is the well-known [tradition] among the people of Medina that it is visited in Medina. The third is the site of the Master of Martyrs, our master Hamza ⁵⁷², may Allah Almighty be pleased with him, which is at Uhud. With these well-known sites in Medina, the visitor should visit them, greet their occupants, and seek intercession through them to Allah Almighty for the attainment of his needs. * O Lord, by the rank of al-Mustafa ⁵⁷³ and the Companions, * And his family and every close relative, * Save those who were oppressed on earth, * And were burdened in its length and breadth.

Deliver them from the trial of time ⁵⁷⁴, and grant them prosperity and security. O Lord, through them, from the dome of al-‘Abbās ⁵⁷⁵, save the servants from various forms of distress. By his rank and that of Ḥusayn ⁵⁷⁶ and Fāṭimah ⁵⁷⁷, possessor of virtues and sound intentions. And by ‘Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn ⁵⁷⁸, the grandson, along with his son al-Bāqir ⁵⁷⁹, the best of followers. And by his son al-Ṣādiq ⁵⁸⁰, Ja‘far, grant succor, and say to Your mighty help, 'Do not be inherited.' And save us from the trial of terrors and the tyranny of time and men. By the rank of every saint on earth, or a gnostic ⁵⁸¹ brought near and well-pleasing. Grant us forgiveness and bestow upon us infallibility, and give us all ample mercy. And send blessings, O Lord, and peace eternally upon the Arab Messenger Aḥmad ⁵⁸². O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muḥammad and upon the family of our master Muḥammad, Your beloved, lofty in rank and station, Your chosen one, praiseworthy in conduct during journeys and stays, Your intimate one, whose souls yearn for the lofty towers of his blessed city, among which is al-Ajrad, which is the tower of Banī Ḥadrad at al-Baṣṣah, a mountain of Juhaynah, north of Bawāṭ; and among them is Ajashsh (with a moving jīm and a shīn with shaddah), the tower of Banī Unayf in Qubā; and among them is Ajam of Banī Sā‘idah (with ḍammah on the first letter and fatḥah on the second), a tower they had near Dhubāb; and among them is al-Ashnāf, a tower facing the Mosque of al-Khirbah; and among them is al-Aṭwal, a tower in the dwellings of Abū ‘Ubayd near the Mosque of al-Khirbah; and among them are four great pillars, some belonging to Banī ‘Ubayd and some to Banī Ḥarām. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muḥammad and upon the family of our master Muḥammad, Your beloved, who pours upon the community his grace and goodness, Your chosen one, whom You made the people of the path ⁵⁸³ love to follow and emulate, Your intimate one, whose souls yearn for the mountains of his noble city, among which is Mount ‘Ārāh, like a lava tract, a great mountain of Zaynah above Quds, towards al-Far‘, with springs flowing from its sides, on which are villages like al-Far‘ and Umm al-‘Iyālī, the charity of Fāṭimah al-Zahrā’; and among them is Asqaf, a mountain at whose edge is Rābūgh; and among them is al-Ash‘ar, some said I found its description and that of al-Ajrad, and it is the mountain of Juhaynah, so I transmitted it for the ḥadīth that came about them, raised, concerning safety from trials. Then he said: al-Ash‘ar is bounded on its Yemeni side by Wādī al-Rawḥā’, and on its Syrian side by Bawāṭ. And from Abū Hurayrah: The best of mountains are Uḥud, al-Ash‘ar, and Warqān. And among them is A‘ẓam (with ḍammah on the ẓā’), plural of ‘aẓm, a great mountain north of Dhāt al-Jaysh, and it is also said ‘Aẓm (with two fatḥahs), and it is known today. About it, ‘Āmir al-Zubayrī said: 'Say to him who sought this tribe of Asad, the lofty peaks of ‘Ayr and ‘Aẓm have cast.' And from Muḥammad ibn Fulayḥ, from his shaykhs, they said: The sky never flashed lightning over ‘Aẓm without it raining, and they used to say that on its back is the grave of a prophet or a righteous man. And among them is al-Ajrad, a mountain of Juhaynah, north of Bawāṭ, mentioned in the ḥadīth with al-Ash‘ar. And among them is Akhzam (like Aḥmad), a mountain between Malal and al-Rawḥā’, known today as Khazīm. And among them is Bawāṭin (with ḍammah on the first letter, and it is also related with fatḥah, and ṭā’ is important), two mountains, north of al-Ash‘ar, with separate peaks, one lowland and one highland, but their origin is one, so it is said in the singular, and between them is a pass that the litters traverse, which the Prophet (peace be upon him) traversed in the expedition of al-‘Usayrah. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muḥammad and upon the family of our master Muḥammad, Your beloved, through whose intercession the sinner is saved from the Fire and freed, Your chosen one, whom You made more worthy of the believers than themselves and more compassionate, Your intimate one, whose souls You made yearn for the mountains of his excellent city, among which is Mount Ta‘ār (with kasr and unimportant ‘ayn), a mountain in the qiblah of Īlī; and among them is Tanadd (with fatḥah on the tā’ and sukūn), a mountain of Juhaynah with small springs, all flowing into the teeth of the mountains; and among them are Thāfil al-Aṣghar and Thāfil al-Akbar (with fā’), two mountains on a narrow bank; and among them is al-Ḥalā’ (with kasr and madd, and it is also opened, and one of them is Ḥalā’), lofty mountains near Mayṭān, which grow nothing, from which millstones are cut; and among them is Ḥammat (with fatḥah then sukūn), a name for Mount Warqān; and among them is al-Duwaykhil (with ḍammah, diminutive), the mountain of Banī ‘Abīd, one of the two mountains west of the Mosques of al-Fatḥ; and among them is Dhubāb (like ghurāb and kitāb), for the youths of the mountain on which is the Mosque of al-Rāyah, and previously in al-Khandaq it was named Dhūbān; and among them is al-Raḥām (like kitāb), an elongated mountain about thirteen miles from Ḍariyyah on the road of the people of Aḍāḥ; and among them is Raḥīb (diminutive of Raḥb), a well-known mountain; and among them is Raḍwā (with fatḥah, like Kasrā), a mountain a day from Yanbu‘ and four days from Medina, from which millstones are cut, and previously in the virtue of Uḥud it was mentioned that Raḍwā is among what fell in Medina from the mountain to which Allah manifested Himself, because Yanbu‘ is from the lands of Medina. In a ḥadīth: Raḍwā is among what fell in Medina, and in another narration: it is from the mountains of Paradise, and in another: it is among the mountains from which the House was built, and the Ḥasaniyyah claim that Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥanafiyyah resides there until he is provided for. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muḥammad and upon the family of our master Muḥammad, Your beloved, who persists in Your remembrance in the seclusions of intimacy and solitude, Your chosen one, who strives for Your pleasure with the foot of earnestness, effort, and detachment, Your intimate one, whose souls You made yearn for the mountains of his blessed city, among which is Mount Uḥud, wrapped in the garment of prosperity, blessing, and abundant good. Its virtues reported in the two Ṣaḥīḥs ⁵⁸⁴ and others include that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to Uḥud: 'This mountain loves us and we love it.' In another narration: upon arrival from Khaybar, and in another: upon his return from Hajj. From Ḥumayd al-Sā‘idī: We came with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) from the expedition of Tabūk, and when we approached Medina, he said: 'This is Ṭābah ⁵⁸⁵, and this is Mount Uḥud, it loves us and we love it.' In another narration: We came with the Prophet (peace be upon him) from his dwelling, and when he looked at Uḥud, he said: 'A mountain that loves us and we love it, a mountain not from the mountains of our land.' From Abū Hurayrah: When we came with the Prophet (peace be upon him) from the expedition of Khaybar, Uḥud appeared to us, and he said: 'This is a mountain that loves us and we love it, and this Uḥud is at one of the gates of Paradise.' In another ḥadīth: 'Uḥud is a mountain that loves us and we love it, and it is at one of the gates of Paradise; and this ‘Ayr is a mountain that hates us and we hate it, and it is at one of the gates of Hell.' From Anas ibn Mālik, raised:

“Uhud ⁵⁸⁶ is a mountain that loves us and we love it, so eat from its trees, even if from its ‘idāh ⁵⁸⁷.” And from Zaynab bint Nabīṭ, who was under Anas ibn Mālik, that she used to send her slave girls and say: “Go to Uhud and bring me from its plants, and if you find only its ‘idāh, then bring it to me, for Anas ibn Mālik said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ‘This is a mountain that loves us and we love it.’” Zaynab said: “So eat from its plants, even if from its ‘idāh.” She said: “She would give us a little of it, and we would chew it.” And from Dāwūd ibn al-Ḥaṣīr, raised ⁵⁸⁸: “Uhud is upon a corner of the corners of Paradise, and ‘Ayr ⁵⁸⁹ is upon a corner of the corners of Hellfire.” And from ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf, raised: “Four mountains from the mountains of Paradise, and four rivers from the rivers of Paradise, and four pieces of flesh from the pieces of flesh of Paradise.” It was said: “What are the mountains?” He said: “Uhud, a mountain that loves us and we love it, from the mountains of Paradise; and Warqān ⁵⁹⁰, a mountain from the mountains of Paradise; and al-Ṭūr ⁵⁹¹, a mountain from the mountains of Paradise; and Lubnān ⁵⁹², a mountain from the mountains of Paradise.” And from Anas ibn Mālik, raised: “When Allah Almighty manifested Himself to the mountain, six mountains flew away due to His greatness, and three fell in Medina and three in Mecca. In Medina fell: Uhud, Warqān, and Raḍwā ⁵⁹³; and in Mecca fell: Ḥirā’ ⁵⁹⁴, Thawr ⁵⁹⁵, and it was named Uhud because of its oneness and its separation from other mountains there, and none of its people who supported tawḥīd ⁵⁹⁶ fell.” So bless, O Allah, him and his family with a blessing that adorns us with every beautiful deed and praiseworthy attribute, and removes from our hearts, in love for You and love for him, the darkness of illusion, doubt, and hesitation, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * Like for your eyes a house, Shām ⁵⁹⁷ and Najd ⁵⁹⁸ Qabā ⁵⁹⁹ * Of silk, upon it a robe and a cloak * If it faced the sun with light while it was saying * At forenoon, or the moon in the horizon of the sky, it would be eclipsed And the chamber of pilgrimage, my soul is the stone of its Ka‘ba ⁶⁰⁰ And my standing is a standing at its door in reverence And the dome of Paradise, opposite it, envies it And the Sidrat al-Muntahā ⁶⁰¹ bows to it constantly And the brightest, most brilliant star represents it Openly, and it never fades from the heart of the lover And a garden, the garden of Paradise, if it spoke It would say: “Bravo! You have attained closeness and nearness.” Indeed, it is honored by the One whose presence it neighbors And He is the One who honored the angels and the veils Blessed is the dust that touched the sole of his foot From you, moist or dry And a spot where his prostration points prostrated To Allah, prostrating in you while he is near And a mosque that dragged the train of pride, boasting Because its miḥrāb ⁶⁰² was raised high And a trial they populated with the Qur’an and noble knowledge, surpassing the shooting stars And a minbar ⁶⁰³—whoever sees its like in existence? Because it inherited the stump that wept So it gained, by inheritance, steps that preceded it In rank, and it became mighty through the One whose pursuit is sought And the Ṣuffa ⁶⁰⁴ of the chosen ones, servants of his emigration And its inhabitants inherited—glory be to the One who bestowed And He singled them out with closeness around His presence As if they were guarded from before, to be counted And the pillar of the Mother of the Believers ⁶⁰⁵, for indeed The beloved, the Chosen One, prayed towards it and bestowed And a tomb, beneath which the Pleiades have ranks Thus, above the Throne and the Footstool, it rose in ranks Great, through the Great One whose bones it contains Its dust, and in it the two shaykhs ⁶⁰⁶ were buried The two companions, the pure ones, who are They—how much excellence they attained, and how much they bestowed! How noble is this spot! How much longing I have for it! When will I rub my cheek on its soil? Until I greet, from the Gate of Peace ⁶⁰⁷, The best of mankind, and fulfill the right of those who reproach And remember the landmarks of the beloved’s traces, perhaps Life will be pleasant, and they will rejoice at their mention So the resting place of the blessed she-camel, blessed by The footsteps of Ṭāhā ⁶⁰⁸ after the land of Qibā ⁶⁰⁹ It remains, by remembrance, inhabited, and by the righteous And now, the family of al-Junayd ⁶¹⁰, the noble masters And the houses of his helpers surrounded his mosque Like a halo, all of them a treasure for the most generous And remember the mosques of verses that were revealed To the Prophet, and eyes for him, and he grew And remember the glories of the Companions and their followers And follow their traces, and be skilled in them At the descent of revelation and the sending down, where Jibrīl ⁶¹¹ recited to the best of creation the books And the spot in Baqī‘ al-Gharqad ⁶¹² boasted With its inhabitants—how noble are its domes! In it is the foremost ‘Uthmān, the martyr tomorrow And the best of the uncles of the best of messengers, our master Al-‘Abbās, that one—we seek rain through him, the clouds And in it is the daughter of the Messenger of Allah, his chosen one The mother of the two nobles, my two grandfathers, the people and father And the perfect child Ibrāhīm, our intercessor Like Yaḥyā and ‘Īsā in perfection, he was patient And the family of the Messenger of Allah, all of them His children, women, and then those who accompanied And the followers—how many a guide in it Of your perfection, who for the religion of truth went For the specific school, the preference of Medina over Uncovering this—neither dispute nor ride And remember Abā al-Shibl ⁶¹³, the Lion of Allah, our master The protector of the sanctuary, Ḥamza, the fierce when he leaps The brother of the Prophet by suckling, his uncle by lineage Therefore, to you, the shaykh of Abū Jahl said: “He has become a Sabian ⁶¹⁴” And with him are the seventy martyrs who fulfilled Their vow to Allah, seeking His reward For Allah’s sake, O land of Medina, how many You have possessed a hero who dispels worry and distress! If one of them were in China, it would be fitting that The caravans would travel to him, driving the noblest mounts So blessed are the people who dwell in their neighborhood And those who alight with them for the duration of a milking And if you come to Badr ⁶¹⁵, then visit the martyrs Of Badr, and those who are delighted by their traces Like them, seventy were killed, and they endured Seventy in chains, from those who lengthened the rope And remember Baḍā‘a ⁶¹⁶ or Biṭḥān ⁶¹⁷, for they are My companions when the eyes of the watchers slept They were places of intimacy where he was A heavenly ascent, and it was for me a time of youth With the beloved, whose pure water quenched The hopes of Salmā, so he gave drink after he drank His mouth—O would that my times return with it! And will time return after it has gone? O my friend, if I come to it and my homeland Is Ṭayba ⁶¹⁸, I would pitch a tent in its meadow and lowland O my driver of the mounts, this sand dune, so head Towards the grave from which musk emanates And recite the greeting upon whoever dwells there and resides Rejoicing, secure, in a spacious abode And single him out with a blessed greeting From me, and single out Abā Bakr and single out Abā And call with a humble heart, and to him ‘Umar, and call with a humble heart, and to him Say: O Muḥammad, I have come to you as a seeker Seeking kindness, seeking refuge, humble, reverent Say: O Muḥammad, I have come to you as a visitor The right of guests upon the people of loyalty is obligatory Say: O Muḥammad, I have come to you—I did not seek you Except hoping to be among those who have standing with you For your saying, and answer me: “Yes, it is obligatory.”

Say, O Muhammad, forget not your namesake ⁶¹⁹, and the spreader of praise among you, who went to the banquets. He hopes for acceptance from you, and does not hope for silver, pearls, or gold. He seeks your permission to visit you in his year, while his heart is burning with longing, but destinies prevail, and he is the one who was the cause for our poetry. If you are pleased, this is his main aim; if you refuse, alas and woe! But far be it from you to disappoint your seeker; Abu Himak ⁶²⁰ would never turn away seekers. How could it be otherwise, when he has a connection in love for you through his Shaykh al-‘Alawi ⁶²¹, who sought the highest? The Pole of Existence ⁶²², the Succor of Existence, our master Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, who rose high and increased. Through him I am content as a guiding Imam, and through him I have faith from the blaze of affliction when it flames. And his grandfather, the Chosen Mustafa ⁶²³, is my support and intercessor, beneficial in this world and the next. So bless and grant peace, O Lord, as long as I remain, upon Muhammad, whose miracles increased. They cannot be counted or enumerated; the least of them is that You revived his mother and father who had submitted. His light passed from loin to womb among the prostrating righteous ones. What a blessing! This is a small part of his special qualities; how many books have we read about what distinguished him! And upon the Family, the Companions, then the Followers, and the Saints, with the Masters and the Nobles. And forgive its composer truly, and its reciter, also its listener, its memorizer, and the one who wrote it. And forgive ‘Abd al-Rahim al-Khabr ⁶²⁴ from Bara‘ ⁶²⁵, for news of his deputyship came to me. He said in my mind: 'Is there any response to the likes of your eyes, a tent in the sanctuary struck?' So I said, filled with incapacity and shortcoming: 'The likes of your eyes, a house that aimed at Jurqab ⁶²⁶.' These three verses the author did not mention; they are from the poem, we have added them here. End. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whom You guided creation to his clear path and ways of guidance, and Your chosen one, through whom You fulfilled in his community his wish and the utmost of his desire, and Your intimate one, through whom You made souls long for his city, the heaven of Taybah ⁶²⁷, with its pure air, radiant palaces, domes, and minarets. Its names arranged according to the letters of the alphabet, mentioned by the Shaykh, Imam Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Ahmad al-Samhudi ⁶²⁸ al-Shafi‘i, resident of Taybah, in his book called al-Khulasah ⁶²⁹, and they are these. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, Your beloved, the forbearing, the oft-returning, and Your chosen one of great rank and station, and Your prophet distinguished with intelligence, acumen, and awareness, a blessing that makes souls long to see his city named Yathrib ⁶³⁰, the land of emigration and the land of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of high rank and dignity, and Your chosen one of clear proof and evidence, and Your prophet praised in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Furqan ⁶³¹, a blessing that makes souls long to see his city named 'the Eater of Towns' ⁶³² and 'the Eater of Villages' and 'Faith'. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of pure branches and roots, and Your chosen one who opened for the people of his love the doors of closeness and origins, and Your prophet who attained from Your pleasure the utmost wish and request, a blessing that makes souls long to see his city named al-Barrah ⁶³³, al-Barrah, al-Buhayrah, al-Buhayrah, al-Buhayrah, al-Bilat, al-Balad, and Bayt al-Rasul ⁶³⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, truthful in speech and news, and Your chosen one of radiant face and appearance, a blessing that makes souls long for his city named Tanadud ⁶³⁵ and Tanadur. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of high rank and lineage, and Your chosen one who rescues whoever seeks refuge with him from perils and destruction, a blessing that makes souls long for his city named al-Jabirah ⁶³⁶, Jabbarah, and Jazirat al-‘Arab ⁶³⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved described with beautiful morals and commendable deeds, and Your chosen one who led the reins of glory and held its rope, a blessing that makes souls long for his city named al-Habibah ⁶³⁸, al-Haram, Haram al-Rasul, and Hasanah. Crowned with the crown of dignity and tranquility, and Your chosen one distinguished with the high degree and firm station, a blessing that makes souls long for his city named al-Khayrah ⁶³⁹, al-Khayrah al-Mubarakah al-Ma‘inah. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved through whom You made his religion prevail over all religions, and Your chosen one through whom You strengthened love, faith, and certainty in You, a blessing that makes souls long for his city named al-Dar ⁶⁴⁰, Dar al-Abrar, Dar al-Akhyar, Dar al-Iman, Dar al-Sunnah, Dar al-Salamah, Dar al-Fath, Dar al-Hijrah, and al-Dir‘ al-Hasinah. (Page missing) O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved who stood for You in supererogatory and obligatory acts, and Your chosen one who helps, by the secret of his resolve, whoever wishes to stand for Your obedience and rise, a blessing that makes souls long for his city named al-‘Asimah ⁶⁴¹, al-‘Adhra’, al-‘Arra’, and al-‘Arud. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved who perfects the hope of whoever seeks refuge with him and asks him, and Your chosen one who removes from whoever sets down his saddle at his door his fatigue and exhaustion, a blessing that makes souls long for his blessed city named al-Gharra’ ⁶⁴² and Ghalabah. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved supported by miracles and clear proofs, and Your chosen one described with beautiful attributes and righteous deeds, a blessing that makes souls long for his noble city named al-Fadihah ⁶⁴³. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of purified heart and innermost, and Your chosen one mentioned in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Furqan, a blessing that makes souls long for his city named al-Qasimah ⁶⁴⁴, Qubbat al-Islam, al-Qaryah, Qaryat al-Ansar, Qaryat Rasul Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), and Qalb al-Iman. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of high rank and station, and Your chosen one of blessed journey and stay, a blessing that makes souls long for his city named al-Karimah ⁶⁴⁵ and al-Karimah.

His city, called the Blessed City, the Restored City, the Beloved City, the Cherished City, the Enchanted City, and the Abode of the Permissible and the Forbidden, and the Clarifier of the Permissible and the Forbidden. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the supporter of truth with truth, and Your chosen one sent with mercy, ease, and gentleness, a blessing that makes souls yearn for his city, called the Sacred City, the Protected City, the Guarded City, the Encompassed City, the Chosen City, the City, and the Entry of Truth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose mention is pure in ears and mouths, and Your chosen one who has no equal or likeness in Your love, a blessing that makes souls yearn for his city, called the City of the Messenger, the Shown Mercy, the Provided Sustenance, the Furthest Mosque, the Humble, the Surrendered, the Fulfilling, the Resting Place of the Messenger of Allah, the Perfumed, the Holy, the Abode ¹⁷⁰, the Place, the Firm Station, and the Place of Emigration of the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of great station and importance, and Your chosen one of abundant reward and recompense, a blessing that makes souls yearn for his city, called the Saved City, the Trial, the Slaughter. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved who is independent of You from the adornments of silver and gold, and Your chosen one who is grateful for Your blessings in prosperity and adversity, a blessing that makes souls yearn for his city, the Magnified, called the Ruined City. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of noble procession and manifestation, and Your chosen one whose fragrance surpasses the scent of pure musk and ambergris, a blessing that makes souls yearn for his illuminated city, called Yathrib, Yandud, and Yandar. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of perfect honor and most glorious lineage, and his Companions, the supporters of his Hanifite ⁶⁴⁶ religion and his purest faith, a blessing that suffices us against the evil of the black and the red, and we find its blessing in every gathering, witnessed event, and presence, and by its virtue save us from the trial ¹⁷¹ of the grave, the questioning, the scale, the bridge, and the gathering, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O eye of this greatest master, and this garden and pulpit, witness in the sanctuary of the Chosen One from his radiant light what dazzles. O eye, this is what you were seeking, so why do your eyelids not rain? This is the station of the chosen Ahmad; such as him eyes do not behold. What worry is not dispelled therein, and what brokenness is not mended? The stars of the horizon wished they were lamps shining therein. How happy would my soul be if it became a trodden path for those who pass by. Every station that has risen in rank is considered small in this presence. In it are gathered virtue, generosity, munificence, lordship, and glory. To its soil saffron traces its origin, and from its fragrance musk and ambergris. The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ⁶⁴⁷ envied it when it encompassed the lights and the celestial sphere. The radiant Kaaba, the bent, the Hijr ⁶⁴⁸, the curtains, and the sacred site. So rejoice, O my eye, at the meeting, for whoever sees the beloved rejoices. Worry has gone, hardship has vanished, and everything feared and dreaded. He is singled out for bliss and attains contentment, and his enemies are humiliated. By Your name, O Lord, I have coupled his name, for he is mentioned when You are mentioned ¹⁷². His sublime attributes—all of creation cannot encompass them, nor can rain. He whom Allah the Exalted has singled out by His saying: "So proclaim what you are commanded" ⁶⁴⁹. A full moon of darkness, his companions are stars; a sea of generosity, his fingers are oceans. O you who have immense intercession and who have the banner of praise and the Kawthar ⁶⁵⁰. O highest of creation in station, O most majestic of those who forbid and command. O mercy of Allah, O intercessor when people are bewildered in their gathering. My treasure is your love, O Chosen One, for it is the best treasure. In my heart is a persistent ailment, and none can cure it except the one informed of it. My power has failed to treat it; I have raised my complaint to the One who is able. And I have sought intercession with Allah for the cure of an ailment through you, seeking victory. And have mercy, for I seek mercy through you, and mend, for I seek refuge through you. And turn to the sinful servant who comes to draw from Your goodness. He hopes for the generosity of Your mercy, O Possessor of gifts, in a station whose terrors frighten. So do not disappoint his hope in You, for You are therein the greatest intercessor. O Lord, O Allah, O my Master, O Knower of the unseen that is hidden. If You do not overtake me with kindness, then woe to my loss, and how great the loss of the loser! What sins have weighed down my shoulders? If You do not forgive, who forgives? ¹⁷³ O Responder to the prayer of the afflicted, and the prayer of the distressed when he cries out. For You have said: "Ask forgiveness of your Lord" ⁶⁵¹, and I have come to You seeking forgiveness. And bless, O Lord, the Chosen One and his family, as long as the seas flow, and his Companions and the Followers who follow them in goodness, whenever mentioned, as long as a lover yearns or a passing cloud rains, or a caravan travels or an army marches. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the saintly, the pious, the devout, and Your chosen one who saves whoever seeks refuge with him from perils and destruction, and Your intimate who made souls yearn for his purified and exalted chamber and his illuminated garden containing the noble graves, which it is said was built when the mosque was built, with its construction of bricks and palm branches, and that the Prophet's house was built of bricks and had a chamber of palm branches covered with hair mats, and that Umar ibn al-Khattab replaced the branches with a wall. Ibn Sa'd said: In the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him, there was no wall around his house, and the first to build a wall around it was Umar ibn al-Khattab. Ubaydullah ibn Abi Zayd said: Its wall was short, then Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr built it. Al-Hasan al-Basri said: I used to enter the houses of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, when I was a boy approaching puberty, and I could reach the ceiling with my hand. Each house had a chamber, and the chamber was made of woolen garments tied to wood of juniper. Ibn Asakir reported from Dawud ibn Qays: I think the width of the house from the chamber to the door was about six ¹⁷⁴ or seven cubits, and I think its height was between eight and nine cubits, or similar.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose illuminated precincts the lover yearned for and migrated ⁶⁵²; Your chosen one, whose attributes of perfections the praiser extolled and boasted; Your intimate one, whose purified and lofty chamber the souls longed for—concerning the nature of its doors, it is narrated from Dawud ibn Qays that he said: I stood at the door of Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, and it faced the west. The fact that it was in the west is supported by the story of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, lifting the curtain of the door—i.e., its veil—during his illness, and Aisha combing his hair while he was in his retreat ⁶⁵³ and she in her house. And from Muhammad ibn Hilal: The door of Aisha was on the side of Syria ⁶⁵⁴. It was asked: Was it double-leafed or single-leafed? He said: A single door. It was asked: What was it made of—juniper or teak? Hence some said: The door of the house was Syrian, and it had no lock during Aisha's lifetime. It was said: The correct view is to reconcile that it had two doors, one Syrian and one western, and it was at the latter that he used to sit by the pillar of the guardroom ⁶⁵⁵ opposite it. Ibn Sa'd narrated the Companions' prayer over the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, at his chamber; and in some versions: When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, passed away, they said: How shall we pray over him? They said: Enter through this door one by one, pray over him, and exit through the other door. This is explicit about two doors, as is also in a report by Ahmad with the narrators of the Sahih ⁶⁵⁶. So they would enter through this door, pray over him, then exit through the other door (175). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, to whose commands necks bowed in submission and were extended; Your chosen one, whose eloquence silenced the tongues of the people of denial and rejection; Your intimate one, whose blessed and lofty chamber the souls longed for—it is the house of Aisha containing the noble grave. Between it and the house of Hafsa there was a path, and they would exchange words while in their houses due to their proximity. The house of Hafsa was to the right of the small door ⁶⁵⁷, meaning the small door of the family of Umar, as previously mentioned, and it is the standing place of visitors today inside and outside the enclosure of the chamber ⁶⁵⁸. They mentioned regarding the boundaries of the Prophet's Mosque that it was expanded from the chamber of Aisha on the side facing the Garden ⁶⁵⁹. And from Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, she said: I kept putting on my head covering and adjusting my clothes until Umar was buried; then I remained cautious in my clothes until a wall was built between me and the graves. And from al-Muttalib: They used to take soil from the grave, so Aisha ordered a wall to be built over them. There was a window in the wall, and they would take from it, so she ordered the window to be blocked. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose wall the visitors blessed by kissing and touching; Your chosen one, whom his Lord took on the Night Journey ⁶⁶⁰ and elevated in the gardens of His holiness; Your intimate one, whose blessed chamber the souls longed for—concerning which it is narrated from Musa ibn Dawud that he said: I heard Malik ibn Anas say: The house of Aisha was divided into two parts: a part containing the grave and a part where Aisha was, with a wall between them (176). Aisha would sometimes enter where the grave was and pray. When Umar was buried, she would not enter it unless she was fully dressed, wearing her garments. And from some: The house of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in which he was buried remained exposed until Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz built the curved enclosure ⁶⁶¹ over it when he built the mosque during the caliphate of al-Walid. He made it curved to avoid resembling the square shape of the Kaaba and to prevent it from being taken as a qibla ⁶⁶² and prayed toward. Abu Ghassan said: I heard from more than one scholar claiming that Umar built the house differently from its original construction. And I heard someone say: He built three walls over the Prophet's house: the wall of the Prophet's house, the wall of the house that is claimed to have been built over it, and the outer wall of the enclosure. Some said: We did not find upon the noble chamber, when it was exposed during the renovation we witnessed, anything other than a single wall inside the outer enclosure, built with carved, fitted stones, except for its eastern side, as will come, which was newly built with rough stone. And from Raja ibn Haywa: Al-Walid wrote to Umar—and he had purchased the stone—saying: Demolish them and expand the mosque with them. So Umar sat in a corner, then ordered their demolition. I never saw more weeping than on that day. Then he built it as he wished. When the first house was demolished, the three graves appeared, and the sand over them had collapsed. He mentioned the matter to Muzahim, his freed slave, to repair them after he had intended to stand and level them himself. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (177), Your beloved, pure in branches and kinds; Your chosen one, fragrant in garments and breaths; Your intimate one, whose precious chamber the souls longed for—concerning which it is narrated from Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Aqil that he said: I used to go out every night in the depths of the night until I came to the mosque, and I would begin...

By the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, he embraced Islam upon him. Then he came to my prayer place, and I went out on a rainy night. When I reached the house of al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba, I encountered a fragrance—by God, I had never found its like. I came to the mosque and began at the grave ⁶⁶³, and behold, its wall had collapsed from the eastern side. I entered and greeted, and soon I heard a sound, and there was 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz. He ordered it to be covered with Coptic cloth ⁶⁶⁴. In the morning, he summoned Wardan the builder, who entered and uncovered it. He said, 'I must have a man.' 'Umar uncovered his shin to enter, and al-Qasim ibn Muhammad uncovered, and Salim ibn 'Abd Allah uncovered. 'Umar said, 'What is the matter with you?' They said, 'We will enter with you.' He said, 'By God, we will not disturb them with our multitude today. Enter, O Muzahim,' and he handed it to him. In the Sahih ⁶⁶⁵, from Hisham ibn 'Urwa from his father: When the wall fell upon them in the time of al-Walid, they began rebuilding it, and a foot appeared to them. They were alarmed and thought it was the foot of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace. They found no one who knew about it until 'Urwa said to them, 'By God, it is not the foot of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace. It is only the foot of 'Umar. The chamber became too narrow for him, so a grave was dug for him in the foundation.' O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of high rank and station, Your chosen one whom You placed in the honored station and honored his abode, Your intimate friend whose noble chamber You made the souls long for, about which it is narrated from some that (178) an event occurred in the noble Medina or in the City of Peace ⁶⁶⁶ that they heard, about forty years ago, a rumble in the Rawda ⁶⁶⁷, i.e., the enclosure containing the noble graves. A letter was written about that to the caliph, who consulted the jurists, and they gave a legal opinion that a virtuous man from the attendants of the mosque should enter it. They chose for that Badr al-Da'if, who used to pray at night and fast during the day, from the youths of the Banu al-'Abbas. He was lowered until he entered, and he found the western wall had fallen, which is a wall inside the outer wall. He made bricks from the soil of the mosque, built it, and restored it as it was. He found there a wooden bowl that had been hit by the falling wall and broke it. It was carried to Baghdad with some soil from the wall. The day of its arrival in Baghdad was a witnessed day when the people gathered to receive it, and crafts and trade were suspended. That rumble was around the year 570 ⁶⁶⁸ during the reign of al-Mustadi', may God have mercy on him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of clear paths and ways, Your chosen one of manifest lineage, preferred over all kings and kingdoms, Your intimate friend whose noble chamber You made the souls long for, about which al-Sayyid al-Samhudi ⁶⁶⁹ mentioned its dimensions: he measured it from inside with a long rope, and the length of its front side facing the qibla ⁶⁷⁰ between the west and east was ten cubits and two-thirds of a cubit; the length of its rear side facing Syria was eleven cubits and a quarter and a sixth; the width from the qibla to Syria on both the western and eastern sides was seven cubits, with a half and an eighth. This is close to the measurement mentioned by Ibn Shabba and Yahya in their descriptions. The recess ⁶⁷¹ of the inner wall on all sides is one and a half cubits and two qirats ⁶⁷², except the eastern side which was renewed, for it is only one cubit and a quarter and an eighth. The width of the recess of the outer wall is one cubit and a quarter and an eighth, and its height from the ground of the mosque around it is thirteen cubits and a third of a cubit, increasing slightly in some directions. It is built of rough stone, and its appearance from inside shows that half a cubit was added to its top with brick when a screen was added to the inner wall in the ceiling mentioned later to make them equal. Hence Abu Ghassan said its height is thirteen cubits minus a sixth, which agrees with our measurement. As for what Ibn al-Najjar and those who followed him mentioned in their measurement that it is twenty-three cubits, they included the length of the grille attached from the top of this wall to the ceiling of the mosque, for 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz did not make his outer wall reach the ceiling of the mosque. Al-Sayyid al-Samhudi said: We have mentioned in the original work each side of this pentagonal outer wall and the height of the inner wall from outside between the two walls as fifteen cubits. Nevertheless, it appears equal to the outer wall, the reason being the height of the mosque floor outside the outer wall above the floor between the two walls by more than one and a half cubits. The trapezoidal area between the two walls behind the Syrian wall was found paved with stones, and its length from the qibla to Syria is eight cubits. The floor inside the chamber is also lower than that between the two walls by one and a quarter cubits. This is its illustration. (180) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of noble witness and procession, Your chosen one of high rank and position, Your intimate friend whose honored chamber You made the souls long for, about which some mentioned that on its ceiling there is a waxed cloth like a tent, and above it is the ceiling of the mosque. In it, i.e., beneath the mentioned wax, there is a window in the ceiling of the roof, i.e., the mosque, another window above that window, with a locked shutter. Between the ceiling of the mosque and the ceiling of the roof there is a space of about two cubits, i.e., between the second ceiling of the mosque roof and the first, for there are two ceilings with a space of about two cubits between them. This was before the first fire. After it, between the two ceilings of the mosque in its ceiling above the chamber, there were found nailed planks with a waxed cloth nailed over them, and in them a locked panel opposite the middle of the inner building of the chamber, not as al-Matri said that when opened, one descends from it to the space between the wall of the Prophet's house, may God bless him and grant him peace, and the outer wall built by 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz. He said: The ceiling of the chamber after the fire is only the ceiling of the mosque, which is also wrong. Rather, I witnessed over it a solid ceiling made after the first fire, because the effect of placing it in the place of those timbers was seen due to the removal of the ends of those burnt timbers from the wall. He placed it above that screen and renewed a screen of about half a cubit, made it of teak planks on teak beams, and made it with iron pieces interlocking, without a panel, and placed over it a screen of right-hand mahabis ⁶⁷³ lined. Ibn Rashid said in his building (181): Indeed, someone I trust told me that today there is no ceiling for the noble grave beneath the ceiling of the mosque. Also indicating that it was roofed in the early period is what al-Darimi narrated in his Sahih from Abu al-Jawza': The people of Medina suffered a severe drought, and they complained to 'Aisha, may God be pleased with her. She said, 'Look at the grave of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and make a skylight from it to the sky so that there is no ceiling between it and the sky.' They did so, and they were given rain until grass grew and the camels became fat until they split from fat, so it was called the Year of the Split. Al-Zayn al-Maragi said: Opening a skylight during drought is the practice of the people of Medina until now; they open a skylight in the lower part of the dome of the noble chamber, i.e., the blue dome that burned in our time, they open it from the qibla side, even if the ceiling is between the noble grave and the sky. Al-Sayyid al-Samhudi said: Their practice today is to open the door facing the noble face from the enclosure surrounding the noble chamber and gather there. Then al-Shuja'i Shahin, when he built the upper parts of the green dome mentioned in the following section, made a skylight with an iron grille, then a skylight was opened opposite it in the lower dome made instead.

The ceiling of the noble chamber ⁶⁷⁴ which he mentioned in the twelfth ⁶⁷⁵, and he also placed a lattice ⁶⁷⁶ over this niche ⁶⁷⁷, and over this lattice he placed a door that is opened when facing ⁶⁷⁸ at the mihrab ⁶⁷⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, singled out for the lofty rank and exalted station ⁶⁸⁰ (182), and Your noble chosen one, the pure regions, the blessed places, the honored ones, and Your intimate friend whose soul yearned for his exalted chamber and what it contained of the illuminated noble graves, concerning which there are about seven different arrangements. The majority view is that the grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is in front of it ⁶⁸¹ towards the qibla ⁶⁸², advanced, i.e., by the qibla wall, then the grave of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, at the shoulders of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, then the grave of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, at the shoulders of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him. This is the description of that—and al-Maraghī ⁶⁸³ transmitted that Razīn ⁶⁸⁴ and Yaḥyā ⁶⁸⁵ affirmed this description, and it is likewise in the words of Razīn, and he narrated it from ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAqīl ⁶⁸⁶ in his report about the collapse of the wall of the chamber. The second description is what Abū Dāwūd ⁶⁸⁷ and al-Ḥākim ⁶⁸⁸ narrated, and he authenticated its chain, from al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr al-Ṣiddīq ⁶⁸⁹, who said: I entered upon ʿĀʾisha, may Allah be pleased with her, and said to her: O mother, uncover for me the grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his two companions. So she uncovered three graves, neither raised nor sunken, laid flat on the level ground of the red courtyard. Al-Ḥākim added: I saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, advanced, and Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, between the shoulders of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, his head at the feet of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. "Grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace" "Grave of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him" "Grave of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him". And from Yaḥyā from Ismāʿīl ibn Aws ⁶⁹⁰ from his father from ʿUrwa ⁶⁹¹ from ʿĀʾisha, may Allah be pleased with her, she described to us the grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the grave of Abu Bakr, and the grave of Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both. These graves are in a recess ⁶⁹² in the house of ʿĀʾisha, may Allah be pleased with her (183). The head of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is towards the west, and the grave of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, his head is at the feet of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the grave of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, is behind the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, leaving a space for a grave. This is the description of their graves: Grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and grave of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, grave of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, according to what Ibn Abī Uways ⁶⁹³ described from Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd ⁶⁹⁴ and ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Bakr ⁶⁹⁵ from ʿUrwa from ʿĀʾisha, may Allah be pleased with her. Some said: This is refuted by what is established in the Ṣaḥīḥ ⁶⁹⁶ that the one whose foot appeared when the wall was demolished was Umar, because the demolished wall was the eastern one. If this narration were authentic, the one whose foot appeared would have been Abu Bakr. The most famous narrations are the first and second; al-Ḥākim authenticated it as previously mentioned. So these two narrations are the most preponderant of what has been transmitted on this matter, and we have omitted the remaining narrations due to their weakness. The narration of Abū Dāwūd and al-Ḥākim includes that the noble graves were not hump-shaped ⁶⁹⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the most excellent in his lineage and descent, and Your attribute, the beneficial reminder in his exhortations and sermons, and Your intimate friend whose soul yearned for his lofty chamber and the description of the honored graves within it, which was narrated from ʿĀʾisha regarding their description: that the grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was raised and his head placed towards the west. And what is in the Ṣaḥīḥ from Sufyān ⁶⁹⁸ that he saw the grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, hump-shaped. Abū Nuʿaym ⁶⁹⁹ added in al-Mustakhraj ⁷⁰⁰: and the graves of Abu Bakr and Umar likewise. This does not contradict what preceded, because Sufyān was born in the time of Muʿāwiya, may Allah be pleased with him, so he did not see the graves at the beginning. The remaining space in the eastern recess, according to what was narrated, Saʿīd ibn al-Musayyab ⁷⁰¹ said: In it will be buried Jesus (184), son of Mary, peace be upon him. And al-Tirmidhī ⁷⁰² has from the path of Abū Dāwūd: It is written in the Torah ⁷⁰³ the description of Muhammad and Jesus son of Mary; he will be buried with him. The wording of al-Ṭabarānī ⁷⁰⁴ is: In a narration: Jesus son of Mary, peace be upon him, will be buried with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, thus making a fourth grave. And from the path of Ḥammād ⁷⁰⁵ from Ayyūb ⁷⁰⁶: It was said to Umar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ⁷⁰⁷: If you go to Medina and stay there, and if you die, you will be buried in the fourth [grave] with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both. He said: By Allah, if Allah, mighty and majestic, were to punish me with every punishment except the Fire, it would be more beloved to me than that He should know that I consider myself worthy of that. And no dawn breaks except that seventy thousand angels descend until they surround the grave, beating their wings and praying for the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

They did likewise until evening, then they ascended, and the like of them descended, and they did likewise until the earth split open. He came forth with seventy thousand angels, may God bless him and grant him peace, as recorded in the Sahih of al-Darimi ⁷⁰⁸. Al-Bayhaqi also narrated it in his Shu'ab ⁷⁰⁹. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose rites and rituals are magnified, Your chosen one without peer in his station and participation, Your intimate one whose pure chamber souls yearn for, and a marker by which the direction of his noble head is distinguished—concerning which al-Sayyid al-Samhudi ⁷¹⁰ said that it is aligned with the inner qibla wall and the noble niche up to that wall, as narrated from Ja'far ibn Muhammad ⁷¹¹ from his father from his grandfather that when he came to greet the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, he stood at the pillar adjacent to the Rawdah ⁷¹², i.e., attached to the enclosure of the noble grave, then said: 'Here is the head of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace.' There was a chest there, and above the chest a wooden upright surrounding what appeared of the pillar up to the top of the marble of the chamber, gilded with silver plates. When it burned along with the chest in the second fire, the chest was replaced and in place of the upright marble was placed, inscribed with the Basmalah ⁷¹³, blessings and peace upon the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and other things. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved adorned with the jewels of knowledge and benefit, Your chosen one who guides his community on the paths of right guidance and felicity, Your intimate one whose prophetic chamber souls yearn for, and a marker by which the place of his noble face is distinguished—which is the silver nail in the wall, between which and the beginning of the western side is about five cubits. Al-Aqshahri ⁷¹⁴ said it fell in the year 720 and was not returned to its place until Rajab of 724. Some said: The grille of the qibla enclosure ⁷¹⁵ door, which the superintendent of construction made narrow, may prevent viewing the nail except with contemplation that occupies the heart, for it is opposite the second opening from it on the eastern side. Whoever aligns with it is aligned with the aforementioned nail, which is gilded with gold. Then al-Shuja'i Shahin ⁷¹⁶ replaced the door with a brass grille, thereby opening the sight of the aforementioned nail to whoever desires it. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved named the Imam of Taybah ⁷¹⁷ and the Sanctuary, Your chosen one who made the covenant between Zamzam ⁷¹⁸ and al-Hatim ⁷¹⁹, and the Corner ⁷²⁰ and the Maqam ⁷²¹, and Your intimate one whose chosen chamber souls yearn for, and the marker of the station of Gabriel, peace be upon him. As for the station of Gabriel, it is at the square of the grave. Al-Maraghī ⁷²² mentioned that there was a silver nail there at the incline of the square towards the northern corner of the chamber enclosure as a marker. It seems it fell and did not return. Ibn Jubayr ⁷²³ mentioned this place in his travelogue, saying: 'Over it is a lowered curtain, said to be the descent place of Gabriel, peace be upon him.' O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the chosen, respected, and eminent one, Your chosen, pure, clean, and innocent one, Your intimate one whose noble chamber souls yearn for—concerning which it was narrated in the reason for making the trench filled with lead around it, from al-Jamal al-Asnawi ⁷²⁴ in a treatise of his on preventing rulers from employing Christians, that the just king Nur al-Din al-Shahid ⁷²⁵ saw the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, in his sleep three times in one night, pointing to two blond men and saying: 'Help me, save me from these two.' So he sent for his vizier, and they prepared in the remainder of that night on light mounts with twenty men, taking much wealth. He arrived in Medina in sixteen days, visited, then ordered the people of Medina to be brought after registering them, and began giving charity to them and observing that description until the people dispersed. He said: 'Is anyone left?' They said: 'Only two righteous, chaste Maghribi ⁷²⁶ men remain, who give much charity.' He summoned them and saw them as the two men the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, had pointed to. He asked about their dwelling, and was told they were in a ribat ⁷²⁷ near the chamber. He detained them and went to their dwelling, where he saw only two tents and books on papyrus and much wealth. The people of Medina praised them greatly. The Sultan lifted a mat in the house and saw a dug underground passage ending towards the chamber. The people were alarmed at that, and the Sultan said to them: 'Tell me the truth,' and beat them severely. They confessed that they were Christians sent by the Christians in the guise of Maghribi pilgrims, and they were bribed with great wealth to contrive to reach the noble presence and move it and what follows from that. They stayed in the nearest ribat and dug at night, each having a leather pouch; the soil they collected they would take out in their pouches to al-Baqi' ⁷²⁸ under the pretext of visiting. When they neared the chamber, the sky thundered.

And there was lightning and a great earthquake, and the Sultan came at the cry of that night. When their situation became clear, the Sultan wept bitterly and ordered their beheading, so they were killed beneath the window that overlooks the Noble Chamber ⁷²⁹. Then he ordered a great quantity of lead to be brought, and he dug a great trench down to the water around the entire Noble Chamber. That lead was melted and the trench was filled with it, so that around the Chamber there became a wall of lead down to the water. End. Ibn al-Najjar ⁷³⁰ narrated in his History of Baghdad something similar: that some heretics ⁷³¹ suggested to the 'Ubaydid ⁷³² ruler of Egypt to move the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his two Companions ⁷³³ from Medina to Egypt, saying, "If you accomplish that, people will flock from all corners of the earth to Egypt, and it will be a great honor for its inhabitants." So the ruler strove for a time, built a precinct in Egypt, and sent Abu al-Futuh ⁷³⁴ to dig up the Noble Site ⁷³⁵. When he arrived in Medina and sat there, a group of Medinans gathered, having learned of his mission. With them came a reciter known as al-Zilzilyani ⁷³⁶, who recited in the assembly: {But if they break their oaths after their covenant and attack your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief, for indeed, there are no oaths [sacred] to them; [fight them that] they might cease. Would you not fight a people who broke their oaths and aimed to expel the Messenger, and they attacked you first? Do you fear them? But Allah has more right that you should fear Him, if you are [truly] believers.} ⁷³⁷ The people surged and nearly killed Abu al-Futuh and those with him; nothing prevented them from doing so quickly except that the land was theirs. When Abu al-Futuh saw that, he said to them, "Allah is more worthy to be feared. By Allah, even if the ruler were to kill me, I would not approach the Site." He became so distressed that he was agitated at how he had fallen into this disgrace. Before the day ended, Allah sent a wind so strong that the earth nearly sank from its force, causing camels with their saddles and horses with their saddles to roll over, and most of them perished. The people were afraid, so Abu al-Futuh's heart was relieved and his fear of the ruler vanished because his excuse was established. Also among such incidents is what Shams al-Din Sawab al-Mati ⁷³⁸, the chief of the Prophet's servants (peace be upon him), reported. He was a righteous man, very charitable to the poor. He said: "I had a friend who sat with the Amir and brought me news of him as needed. One day he came to me and said, 'A great matter occurred today: some people from Aleppo came and offered the Amir a large sum of money to allow them to open the Noble Chamber and remove Abu Bakr and 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) from it, and he agreed.' I had not waited long before the Amir's messenger summoned me. I responded and he said, 'O Sawab, tonight some people will knock at the mosque door ⁷³⁹; open for them and let them do what they want, and do not oppose them.' I said, 'Hearing and obeying.' I kept weeping behind the Chamber until I prayed the night prayer and locked the doors. Soon after, there was a knock at the door opposite the Amir's door, which is the Gate of Peace ⁷⁴⁰. I opened the door, and forty men entered, one after another, carrying spades, baskets, candles, and tools for demolition and digging. They headed for the Noble Chamber. By Allah, they had not reached the pulpit ⁷⁴¹ when the earth swallowed them all, along with everything they had. The Amir awaited news of them, then called me and said, 'O Sawab, did the people not come to you?' I said, 'Yes, but such and such happened to them.' He said, 'Watch what you say.' I said, 'That is what happened; get up and see if you find any trace of them.' He said, 'This is where this story ends; if it becomes known from you, your head will be cut off.'" Al-Tabari ⁷⁴² said: I related this to someone whose account I trust, and he said, "I was present one day at the home of Shaykh Abu 'Abd Allah al-Qurtubi ⁷⁴³ in Medina, and Shaykh Shams al-Din Sawab was narrating this story; I heard it from his own mouth." ❖ A sanctuary inhabited by a noble Prophet ❖ And an Imam ⁷⁴⁴ beside him, and a valiant one ⁷⁴⁵ ❖ Majesty, awe, dignity ❖ Splendor, high rank, and reverence ❖ O Messenger of God, I am a guest ❖ And a guest of the generous is not harmed ❖ You are the goal of the poor, and from you ❖ Generosity, loyalty, and protection are known ❖ You have sanctity and great status ❖ And loyalty and high rank that cannot be attained ❖ O Prophet of guidance, your excellences are recited ❖ That minds are incapable of grasping O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad ⁷⁴⁶, Your beloved described with pure traits and chaste morals, Your chosen one distinguished by lofty ranks and sublime degrees, Your intimate friend whose pure Chamber, adorned with marble, has made souls yearn. The description of its adornment: there was a stone attached to the wall of the noble grave near the square ⁷⁴⁷; the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to pray toward it when he entered Fatima's [house]. According to 'Ali ibn Musa al-Rida ⁷⁴⁸, Fatima gave birth to al-Hasan and al-Husayn on that stone. Yahya ⁷⁴⁹ said: I saw al-Husayn ibn 'Abd Allah ⁷⁵⁰ when he had a complaint in his body, he would uncover...

He removed the pebbles from it and wiped that place with it. He said: And that stone remained visible to us until the mosque was built, then we lost it when the grave was faced with marble. The one who did this was Ishaq ibn Salamah, whose authority was al-Mutawakkil, who was entrusted with the building of Medina and Mecca and the facing of the chamber (al-Hujrah). This was only in his time. He said: And it appears that he was also the one who laid the marble on the ground around the chamber, due to what was mentioned about the removal of the pebbles from the aforementioned blessed stone. Ibn al-Najjar mentioned that Jamal al-Din al-Asbahani placed marble around it to the height of a man (qāmah) and spread it during the caliphate of al-Muqtafi in the year 548 AH. Al-Sayyid al-Samhudi said: And none of the historians mentioned its renewal after that. It appears that it was renewed after the first fire. And it was renewed in our time during the reign of al-Ashraf twice: the first in the year 881 AH. And all the marble found today in the chamber and elsewhere was renewed in the second building. After the first fire, there was no marble on the qiblī wall of the mosque except what was in the 'Uthmani mihrab and a little on its two sides. And in the second building, they added the marbling of the eastern minaret and something beyond it to the east, and the marbling of Bab al-Salam (191), and the making of the pulpit (minbar) and the mu'adhdhins' platform (dikkah) from marble, and the marbling of the new pillars around the noble chamber. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, blessed in place and tomb, Your chosen one, perfect in love and desire for Your side, Your noble one, by whom You made souls yearn for his delightful chamber and its covering. It is said that the first to cover it was al-Husayn ibn Abi al-Hayyaj, the son-in-law of al-Salih, vizier of the Egyptian kings. He made for it a curtain of white zanbiqī cloth, upon which were embroidered patterns and clappers (jalamāt), and he hemmed it and placed around it a belt (zunnār) of red silk, upon which was inscribed Surah Ya Sin. He hung it for about two years. Then a curtain of violet silk brocade (ibrīsam) came from the caliph, upon which were embroidered patterns and clappers, and on its embroidery was the name of al-Mustadi' bi-Amr Allah. So that first one was removed and sent to the shrine of 'Ali in Kufa, and this one was hung in its place. When al-Nasir li-Din Allah assumed authority, another curtain of black silk brocade was sent and hung over that one. Then when the mother of the caliph performed the Hajj and returned to Iraq, she made a curtain like the one before it and sent it, and it was hung over this one. This ends what Ibn al-Najjar mentioned. But Ibn Razin said, within a report from Muhammad ibn Isma'il, the wording of which is: "When the governorship of Harun came, and al-Khayzuran arrived to him, he ordered the perfuming (takhliq) of the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the perfuming of the grave and its covering with belts (zanānīr) and ingots of silk." End quote. And regarding the threshold (al-'atabah), it was said to Malik: "I said, 'Should one consider how to cover the roof of the grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?' So it was said, 'Let a coarse cloth (khaysh) be placed over it.' He said, 'I do not like the coarse cloth, for one should (192) consider it.'" And in the year 710 AH, Sultan al-Salih Isma'il ibn al-Nasir purchased a village from the treasury of the Muslims in Egypt and endowed it for the covering of the Noble Kaaba every year and for the covering of the chamber and the pulpit once every five years, to be made of black brocade (dībāj) embroidered with white silk, with a border (ṭirāz) woven with gilded silver encircling it, except for the covering of the pulpit, which is with white trimming (taqṣīṣ). The custom is to distribute the old covering upon the arrival of the new one, and the ruling regarding it is like the ruling of the covering of the Kaaba. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose bridal chamber is sanctified in the enclosures of holiness and the longed-for spectacle, Your chosen one, whose station is exalted above the inhabitants of the highest firmament and the people of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, Your intimate one, by whom You made souls yearn for his lofty chamber and its perfuming. As narrated from some of them, he said: "Al-Khayzuran arrived in the year 170 AH and ordered perfume (khalūq) for the Mosque of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The one entrusted with its perfuming was Mu'nisah, her slave-girl. Ibrahim ibn al-Fadl, the client (mawlā) of Hisham ibn Isma'il, stood up to her and said, 'Would you like to precede those who come after you and do what none before you have done?' Mu'nisah said, 'What is that?' He said, 'You perfume the entire grave.' So they did, whereas previously only two-thirds or less of it was perfumed. He advised them, and they increased the perfume on the Pillar of Repentance (Ustuwanat al-Tawbah) and the pillar which is a marker at the prayer place of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, so they perfumed them until they reached their bases, and they increased the perfume at their tops." End quote. (193) O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose station is far from being reached or comprehended, Your chosen one, preferred over humans, jinn, and angels, Your intimate one, by whom You made souls yearn for his exalted chamber and its hanging ornaments, such as lamps (qanādīl) of gold, silver, and the like, which are hung around it. Al-Sayyid al-Samhudi said: "I have not come across the beginning of their introduction, except that Ibn al-Najjar said: 'In the ceiling of the mosque between the qiblah and the chamber, above the heads of the visitors when they stand—and it is inside the enclosure (maqṣūrah) today—are hung [lamps] of engraved and plain silver, and in them are over forty-two large and small lamps of silver dipped in gold. These are sent from the lands [as] crystal, and one of gold, and moons (qumr) of silver dipped in gold. These are sent from the lands by kings and people of dignity.'" End quote. And a continuous mention was made of that. When they became numerous, some were removed and placed in the dome (qubbah) in the middle of the mosque, so a great quantity of them accumulated. It happened in the year 810 AH that one of the amirs, Jamaz ibn Hibah al-Jamazi, gathered rebels and corrupters and permitted the plundering of some houses of Medina. Then he broke the door of the dome and took everything in it. He brought a ladder to lower the lamps of the chamber and its covering, but Allah diverted him from that. Then he departed, and the weight of what he took of the silver lamps was twenty-seven qintars, and a sealed khūshkhānah (box) said to be gold, and two chests of gold. It is said that he buried most of that. Then he was killed in the year 812 AH, and the location of that was not known. And that was found to be more, until he said: "Among the best of what I have seen of the hanging ornaments of the chamber is a large lamp with a beautiful spherical shape, forbidden (muḥarram), shrouded (mukaffan) (194) with gold, which shines when a lamp is lit in it. Upon it is written that al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun hung it there with his own hand." O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose heart is illuminated with the light of the clear victory (al-Fatḥ al-Mubīn), Your chosen one, whose foot is firmly established in the stations of might and empowerment, Your intimate one, by whom You made souls yearn for his radiant chamber, whose roof was replaced with a delicate dome beneath the ceiling of the mosque. Al-Sayyid al-Samhudi said: "I witnessed its placement and the depiction of what its matter settled upon when the need of the Prophet's Mosque for building was presented to the sultan of our time, al-Ashraf Qaytbay. He delegated al-Shams ibn al-Zayn to oversee that in the year 881 AH, before the second fire. His opinion necessitated the renewal of the marble of the chamber. He repaired the pillar (ustuwān) of the chest (ṣundūq) after removing six beads (kharazāt) from it that were cracked, and replaced them with six beads which they took from a pillar in the Mosque of Quba when they removed the slab (ṣafḥah) extending from the northern corner of the enclosure (ḥā'iz) of 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz to the eastern slab, along with what adjoined it from the eastern slab. There was an ancient crack that used to appear in that mentioned enclosure when the covering was raised. The ancients had filled its gap with bricks (ājurr) and poured plaster (jiṣṣ) into it and whitened it with silver. Then the whitewash split from the top of the pillar (wizrah) to the top of the wall, and a crack also appeared in it at the meeting point of the two mentioned walls, into which the hand could enter. This was also ancient, and the ancients had filled it."

Then the supervisor of the construction expanded and convened a council inside the enclosure ⁷⁵¹ at the aforementioned wall on the thirteenth of Sha'ban. He summoned me, and I attended after seeking guidance ⁷⁵², finding that the matter had been agreed upon (195). The opinion of Ibn 'Abbas regarding the Ka'ba, where he advised its restoration, seemed preferable to me, and I considered that the decorum required here was even more obligatory. So I attempted to support the aforementioned building and said that nothing should be done here except what necessity demanded immediately, and I did not agree to it. Al-Zakwi, the Shafi'i judge—may Allah forgive him—said to the construction supervisor, "Release the workers tomorrow for demolition." Then it reached me that they had insinuated to the construction team that I was eager to deprive him of the honor of this construction. So they began on the morning of the fourteenth of Sha'ban to demolish the previous site from the outer wall ⁷⁵³. They demolished from the junction of the eastern and northern sides, which adjoined it, five cubits by about four cubits from the ground to the top of the wall. The damage from the fire that had occurred between the two walls became visible, revealing many ends of timbers that had survived the fire. Then they cleared that, and it was a terrifying matter, about the height of a man, which could only be removed with crowbars and shovels. They reached the original ground in their clearing, which had red pebbles. Then it became apparent that it was built with dressed stones, and the inner house was square with black stones, as previously described. He said: When they reached the foundations of those walls in the demolition, they found in some of them, between the joints of the stones and above them, unbaked bricks: the length of one brick was more than a cubit, its width half a cubit, and its thickness a quarter cubit; the length, width, and thickness of some were equal, being half a cubit. It appears that when the chamber was built with carved stones, due to the brevity of the rulings, they intended not to deprive their building of the blessing of the bricks that were in its original construction, so they placed them between the stones built with plaster. The defect occurred only in the side devoid of them. When they reached near the ground with the demolition of the wall, they began (196) to clear the rubble covering the noble graves. They spent a whole day at it, despite their numbers, until they filled the chamber, as I was told. I avoided attending that, fearing a lapse in decorum. On the morning of the second day, the noble construction supervisor sent for me to observe the state of the noble chamber. The call of longing urged me to respond, and ecstasy reached its utmost degree in me. How excellent is the saying of the poet: ◆ Were it said to the madman, "Be content with dust that touches Layla," he would hasten and rush. So I set out, deeply mindful of what I was approaching, and the place of standing before a house more vast in generosity and forgiveness than all creation—that is what is relied upon. How excellent is the saying of the poet: * I disobeyed, and they said, "How can you disobey Muhammad, * While my face is veiled with the garments of sins? * Perhaps Allah, for the sake of the Beloved and proximity to Him, * Will grant me forgiveness, and forgiveness is more vast." I asked Allah to grant me good decorum in that great place, to inspire me with what befits it of reverence and veneration, and to grant me acceptance and satisfaction from it, and to overlook what has passed and gone. So I sought permission and entered the rear of the chamber, not going beyond it. I smelled a magnificent fragrance, the like of which I had never smelled before. When I had fulfilled my desire for greeting, intercession, and supplication, I feasted my eyes by looking at that courtyard, to delight the yearning with its description and to spread the good news of it in the ears of the lovers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (197), Your beloved of lofty stations and heights, Your chosen one sent from the nobles of the Banu Hashim and the Mother of Cities ⁷⁵⁴, Your intimate one whose soul yearns for his noble, revered, and venerated chamber. They began rebuilding and renewing it, as al-Sayyid al-Samhudi mentioned, on the seventeenth of Sha'ban. Their opinion required incorporating the pillar adjacent to the northern wall of the chamber from behind into the width of that wall, so they increased its width from the open space ⁷⁵⁵ to that point, making it of varying width. They laid the foundation for the width of the eastern part up to the end opposite the pillar they had incorporated at about three cubits, and the western part less than that by about half a cubit. Thus the first side protruded over the second in the open space there. They constructed a vault over about a third of the chamber on the eastern side and the noble feet, to enable them to square the place for the dome erected over the rest of the chamber on the western side, because the chamber is elongated between east and west. They incorporated what was between the inner and outer walls on the east into the thickness of the wall of the aforementioned grave up to its full height. Similarly, they did with what was between the inner and outer qibla walls: they also blocked it until no space remained around the inner building except on the northern side. The top of the aforementioned vault—that is, its surface and what adjoined it between the two walls on the east—also became a space between the dome and the outer wall on the qibla side. They made a screen for it.

From Syria, they built the dome over the direction of the noble heads with carved stones of black, and it was lined with white stone. The height of the dome from the floor of the chamber to the place of the crescent of the dome was eight cubits and a quarter cubit, and from the floor of the chamber to the top of the arch on which the eastern side of the dome was built was about twelve cubits. They placed on top of the northern wall of the dome a small structure from the remaining bricks they found in the demolition of the chamber. The supervisor of the construction told me that he placed the waterspout ⁷⁵⁶ that was found in the chamber—made of juniper wood, part of which had burned—inside this structure. They left an opening ⁷⁵⁷ near the middle of this wall, and when nothing remained but it, they brought through it a large amount of gravel from the old courtyard, which is used to pave the mosque, after washing it, to place it over the location of the noble graves. I had mentioned to them that the noble grave lies adjacent to the qibla wall and that it is deduced from what preceded regarding the nail being from the outer wall in alignment with the noble face, if the noble grave begins from the west about two cubits from the inner qibla wall. For if we subtract the thickness of the two western walls—I mean the inner and outer ones, which is about three cubits—the remaining distance between the nail and the edge of the western side is about two cubits. They approved of this. The entry and placement of the gravel on the graves was undertaken by the nephew of the supervisor of the construction, his son-in-law (his sister's husband). They placed the gravel on the mentioned location and followed the well-known description of the arrangement of the noble graves: that Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, is behind the shoulder of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the head of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, is behind the shoulder of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him. So they placed the gravel for them accordingly. The son-in-law of the supervisor of the construction was a Hanafi, so he made it humped ⁷⁵⁸ and increased in that place the burning of incense with aloeswood, ambergris, and other types of fragrances, so that the noble place was filled with fragrance and permeated. How excellent is the saying of the poet: "With the fragrance of the Messenger of Allah, its breeze is perfumed; so musk, camphor, and moist sandalwood are nothing." Then they sealed the aforementioned opening and erected at the top of the dome a crescent of yellow brass, close to the ceiling of the mosque, for the aforementioned dome is beneath it. Then they sealed what they had demolished of the outer wall while I was present. I attended some of the construction of the chamber, seeking blessing by working in it, but I did not attend other than that, seeking safety. The completion of this construction was on Thursday, the seventh of Shawwal of the year 881 ⁷⁵⁹. They spent a large amount of money on that and on other things, including the construction of the mosque, the marble work of the noble chamber, the rebuilding of the minaret of the Quba Mosque after its collapse and part of its roof, and the reinforcement of the drainage of rainwater that used to collect around the mosque, channeling it to a drain and a canal of the 'Ayn al-Azraq ⁷⁶⁰. We have depicted the final state of the lofty chamber and the illuminated noble graves. We have made the outline of the outer wall in red and the inner structure in black. We have drawn a line for the head of the graves and lines for what was placed upon them and what aligns with them from the walls at the corners of the dome, so that one does not imagine that this is on the floor of the noble chamber. This is the depiction as you see. O Allah, protect the neighbors of al-Jar'a ⁷⁶¹ and the domes I knew in Baqba' ⁷⁶². May clouds water the valley of al-'Aqiq ⁷⁶³ with tears that exceed the rains. How many nights of union we spent there with lasting happiness and pleasant meeting, when the Beloved visited us in the nights of Wahn ⁷⁶⁴—a beloved to us at the hour of al-Zawra' ⁷⁶⁵. Ahmad al-Mustafa ⁷⁶⁶, the bringer of good news, the warner, the pure, the most pure, the master of the chosen ones. The best of the messengers truly, and of all the people of the earth, and the best of the people of heaven. The chosen one of Allah from the core of Quraysh, the most generous of Arabs, the most eloquent of the eloquent. The sanctuary of virtue, the Kaaba of generosity, the house of knowledge, the pillar of the needy and the rich. The miracle of speech, possessing brilliant eloquence and meanings beyond enumeration. Broad-chested, abundant cheerfulness, easy-going, spacious courtyard, abundant giving. Radiant forehead, bright face, beautiful meeting, much modesty. When he intends to visit a people, the rays of lights precede him. The garden of virtue came to us in spring, so existence shone with blessings. The beauty of his countenance, like the full moon, dispelled the darkness of gloom. He brought the Book, the Remembrance, the verses, the miracles, and the tidings. He called us to his Lord, so we responded, and guided us to the religion with the best guidance. May Allah reward him, the Seal of the Messengers, and the intercessor of mankind, with the best reward. Allah singled him out for intercession on the Day of Gathering and brought him near on the Night of the Ascension ⁷⁶⁷. Arise and hasten to him, enter his sanctuary, that you may ascend to the stations of the martyrs. My care for him removes my weariness, and my richness is in the delightful garden. Then visit the noble chamber, and beware of the actions of the foolish. Be courteous, raise your station, and say: O master of the messengers, O hearer of the call. O Messenger of Allah, I am poor, so help me, O helper of the poor. O Messenger of Allah, I am a stranger, so help me, O refuge of strangers. O Messenger of Allah, if You do not help me, to whom do I turn? You are my treasure, my provision, my refuge, my succor, my support, and my hope. You are my intercessor on the Day of Resurrection, so be for me, O most noble of intercessors. O vast in giving, O perfect in virtue, O abundant in generosity and gift. I have come to you as a visitor and have sought intercession through my ancestors at your hands and Your blessings. So answer me, O Mustafa, to my request, and bestow forgiveness, which is my reward. Mend my heart today and accept my praise of You, O great of hope. O Imam of mankind, O gatherer of virtue, O qibla of guidance and supplication. From me, a greeting every day and blessings in its morning and evening. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the truthful, the trustworthy, Your chosen one whose heart is filled with the light of sincerity and certainty, Your intimate one—whoever prays upon him with love and longing and sends peace to his noble grave, surrounded by blessing, prosperity, and clear victory, You will raise on the Day of Resurrection among the secure, the successful, rejoicing in the pleasure of their Lord. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved sent as a mercy to all mankind, Your chosen one foremost in scenes of emulation and unity, Your intimate one—whoever prays upon him and sends peace to his grave, observed with the eye of kindness and respect, You will return his noble soul to him so that he may respond to him with peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, by whom everyone who is related to him is marked with happiness, Your chosen one who grants his community every good that he possesses, Your intimate one—from whose honor and perfect distinction an honored angel was created for his sake, who returns his greetings to him until the Day of Judgment.

Peace be upon all who greet him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, supported by the light of obedience and infallibility ⁷⁶⁸, and Your chosen one, sincere in love for You and service, he who, due to the excellence and completeness of greeting him, will smile on the Day of Resurrection in his face, and the doors of mercy 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, Your beloved, the guide to Your straight path, and Your chosen one, named the compassionate, the forbearing, the kind, the merciful, he who, if one increases blessings and peace upon him, his sins will be forgiven even if they were like the foam of the sea, and You will turn to him with Your noble face. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, whose mention You raised in the highest assembly ⁷⁶⁹, and Your chosen one, whose heart You purified from the impurities of doubts and sanctified secretly and openly, he who said: 'Gabriel, peace be upon him, said to me: O Muhammad, no one from your community sends blessings upon you except that I send blessings upon him ten times, and no one greets you except 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, Your beloved, pure in beginning and end, and Your chosen one, foremost in the processions of mastery over all the noble prophets and messengers, and Your intimate one, from whom no deeds are accepted except those that include blessings and peace upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, pure in melody and voice, and Your chosen one, the savior from harm on the day of regret, remorse, and loss, and Your intimate one, he who greets him a hundred times in a day will not taste the heat of death. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the polished mirror and glass ⁷⁷⁰, and Your chosen one, the clarifier of the landmarks of his upright religion and his path, and Your intimate one, of whom it has reached us that whoever stands at his grave and says: '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' ⁷⁷¹, then says: 'May Allah bless him and grant him peace, O Muhammad' seventy times, then says: 'May Allah bless him and grant him peace, O so-and-so,' no need of his will go unfulfilled that day. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, strong in love for You and faith, and Your chosen one, frequent in Your remembrance with heart and tongue, he who, if one sends blessings upon him and conveys peace to his illuminated grave, which is a garden from the gardens of Paradise ⁷⁷² and in the midst of the manifestations of grace and favor, You will treat him with pardon and forgiveness and give him what no eye has seen nor ear has heard of the houris ⁷⁷³, the boys ⁷⁷⁴, and beautiful gifts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, noble in companions and family, and Your chosen one, noble in qualities and traits, he who, if one repeats blessings and peace upon him in gratitude for blessings and praise in return for beneficence and favor, and with increased humility at the multiplication of yearnings and the witnessing of majesty and beauty, Allah will overlook him on the day of presentation and questioning and gift him with the abundant pure blessings and continuous goodness. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the strings of pearls, and his companions, surrounded by gifts of goodness, generosity, and favor, a blessing by which You give us to drink from the nectar of his sweet, delicious, pure love, and by which You enter us under the banner of his honor and the canopy of his praise, spreading shade and shelter, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. My two friends, if you see the land of Taybah ⁷⁷⁴ and the light of him from whose light the sun and moon [shine], and you arrive at the noble garden ⁷⁷⁵ and are before him whose status cannot be attained, then say to him after the greeting: 'Your lover, despite his longing, is prevented by an excuse.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the pious and active, and Your chosen one, the perfect saint, and Your friend, he who, if one sends blessings upon him and conveys peace to his noble grave, his ranks and stations with You will be elevated, and torrents of mercy and abundant blessings will pour upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the just imam, and Your chosen one, the near and connected, and Your trustee, he who, if one sends blessings upon him and conveys peace to his lofty station, Your encompassing goodness will spread, and he will be protected from temporal afflictions, terrible horrors, and earthquakes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, pure in elements and roots, and Your chosen one, described with the noblest virtues and noble morals, and Your intimate one, he who, if one sends blessings upon him and conveys peace to his illuminated station, locks will be opened for him, You will bring him near to You as the beloved are brought near, and adorn him with precious morals. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, faithful to covenant and pledge, and Your chosen one, the beneficial remedy and antidote, and Your prophet, he who, if one sends blessings upon him and conveys peace to his purified station, You will heal him from the disease of ignorance, disbelief, and hypocrisy, adorn him with beautiful attributes, and make him among the people of good who hasten to Your obedience and are foremost. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, unanimously agreed upon his prophethood, and Your chosen one, preferred over all worlds universally and absolutely, and Your friend, he who, if one sends blessings upon him and conveys peace to his venerated station, You will sweeten for him the tastes in his love, multiply for him the yearnings in visiting him, and bequeath to him annihilation in the beauty of Your Essence and immersion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, fragrant in collars and necklaces, and Your chosen one, who with his light pierces the veils, canopies, and the seven heavens, and Your interlocutor, he who, if one sends blessings upon him and conveys peace to his magnificent, honored tomb, You will relieve him of distress and pour upon him the gifts of openings and provisions, and Your love will flow in his innermost being as pure water flows in branches and leaves. What a station! Necks bow to it, and the motives of the people of longing, ecstasy, and yearning multiply in visiting it. Pilgrims come to it, caravans and companions alight in its courtyard, and the great lovers and devotees vie for the sight of it and devotion to its service. He who visits it on the day of gathering, resurrection, and meeting will attain intercession.

So bless, O Allah, his pure companion in character and lineage, and his family, the full moons of perfect radiance, and his companions, the stars of guidance, illuminated by their light in all regions and all horizons, a blessing by which You bestow upon us the visitation of his exalted shrine, whose lofty rank has surpassed every shrine and excellence, and the sight of his illuminated garden, which has enclosed his purified limbs and thus been honored above all other places, and whose standing is great before the Lord, the Sovereign Creator, and grant abundant and exalted peace. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. (209) * Spread the carnelian of tears at al-‘Aqīq ⁷⁷⁶ and al-Ḥarrah ⁷⁷⁷, so that your burning heat may cool. * And rub your face in the sacred land where the intercessor of creation walked, shod. * And head for Medina, and upon you be tranquility and dignity that begets modesty. * And multiply blessings and peace upon Muḥammad, the best of those who have clarified the paths. * And proceed as you were, never leaving his mosque, and greet him with a prayer as has been transmitted. * And summon awe of the Chosen One, and draw near to the direction of the grave, with tears streaming, in submission. * And stand and greet, and say: The purest peace be upon you, O Prophet of guidance, O choicest of the virtuous. * The purest peace upon the best of creation, who surpassed the prophets, the angels, and the messengers. * The purest peace from Allah on your day, O best of creatures, connected with divine pleasure. * The purest peace from Allah and His mercy upon you, O you who were encompassed with victory. * The purest peace and the most fragrant blessings upon you, and upon your Family and your perfect Companions. * Then turn slightly to the right and stand intentionally as you were, and greet al-Ṣiddīq ⁷⁷⁸ and be eager. * The successor of the Muṣṭafā ⁷⁷⁹, the best of creation after the prophets, for he is the model of the noble. * From the people of religion, after the Guide, striving for Allah until the religion became straight and balanced. * And incline to the grave of the Commander of the Faithful, Abū Ḥafṣ ⁷⁸⁰, to the right, moving from your place. * Greet the conqueror of cities, the best of those who were occupied with the command of Allah's servants. * And return to face the Muṣṭafā and stand, and supplicate as you wish to the Merciful, in earnest. * Seeking intercession through the Messenger of Allah, obtain thereby everything you desire, in detail and in summary. (210) * And persist in that, do not tire, for how many an angel sought to reach but did not attain, and thus did not arrive. * And visit Qubā’ ⁷⁸¹ on Saturday, then visit Uḥud ⁷⁸², and the martyrs, especially Ḥamzah ⁷⁸³, the hero. * Do not forget the people of al-Baqī‘ ⁷⁸⁴ and their visitation, for every difficulty becomes easy through their blessing. And return to the secure Sanctuary, adhering to the visitation of the Muṣṭafā, you and the angels. And make your sitting between his pulpit and his grave, following your lofty path. And you will attain from his proximity what you hoped, and not like one who failed to gain proximity. And you will be in a sanctuary, by proximity to him, so you will not need books or messengers for the Muṣṭafā. And call out: O intercessor of sinners, I have come with a sin heavy upon my back. O most generous of creation, O you who does not withhold from one who comes needy, with a hand that is not stingy. (211) How worthy of attaining hopes in what one hopes for, for one who has alighted at your door, O best of mankind. This is at your door: ʿAbd Allāh ⁷⁸⁵, who has no refuge but grace, neither knowledge nor deeds. Ignorance has burdened him with an unbearable load, and he hopes from you the removal of what he carries. He rubs his face on the thresholds of your abode, then at your door, then at Allah's door, in humility. You are the refuge of mankind; how can a youth fail who, with your praise, O my master, hopes to reach? And intercede for him, O beloved of Allah, you are for us an excellent refuge when we find no stratagem. If I do not obtain from you what I hope, alas! I hope for Allah's pleasure, not wealth or retinue. And I call Allah, the messengers, and their followers to witness that I do not seek to change my love for him. Bless, grant peace, and send blessings, O Generous, upon him through whose message the sending was perfected. (212) Blessings and peace be upon you, O best of mankind. Blessings and peace be upon you, O full moon of perfection. Blessings and peace be upon you, O adornment of the veil. Blessings and peace be upon you, O radiant of stature. Blessings and peace be upon you, O lofty of station. Blessings and peace be upon you, O musk of the seal. Blessings and peace be upon you, O bride of the Abode of Peace. Blessings and peace be upon you, O descendant of the noble patriarchs. Blessings and peace be upon you, O master of the leading chiefs. Blessings and peace be upon you, O you upon whom the spider wove and the dove nested. Blessings and peace be upon you, O you to whom the camel complained and the cloud shaded. Blessings and peace be upon you, O you to whom the trunk wept and the food glorified in his palm. Blessings and peace be upon you, O you to whom the gazelle interceded with the most eloquent speech. Blessings and peace be upon you, O you by whom Allah honored Tihāmah, Najd, and the Sacred House. Blessings and peace be upon you, O you by whose sword the tyrants of idols were broken. Blessings and peace be upon you, O you by whose sciences the kinds of doubts and illusions were elevated. Blessings and peace be upon you, O you by whose antidote ailments and sicknesses were cured. Blessings and peace be upon you, O you by whose elixir souls and bodies were purified. (213) Blessings and peace be upon you, O you to whose sanctuary the masters of great sins clung. Blessings and peace be upon you, O house around which the mounts of Islam circumambulated. Blessings and peace be upon you, O physician by whom the stations of the noble were magnified. Blessings and peace be upon you, O rose from which the sheaths of sleeves opened. Blessings and peace be upon you, O beacon by whose light the banners were guided. Blessings and peace be upon you, O full moon by which the darknesses of gloom were dispelled. Blessings and peace be upon you, O law from which all rulings branched. Blessings and peace be upon you, O virtue in whose praise tongues and pens have failed. Blessings and peace be upon you, O knowledge at which the minds of the intelligent are bewildered. Blessings and peace be upon you, O master whose visitation honored the feet. Blessings and peace be upon you, O light before whose majestic beauty the angels of inspiration bowed. Blessings and peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah. Blessings and peace be upon you, O Prophet of Allah. Blessings and peace be upon you, O Beloved of Allah. Blessings and peace be upon you, O our master Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh. No one among mankind has attained the glory of the Chosen Prophet, for him are the proof and the judgment. The best of mankind, Allah's Prophet, our intercessor, a rain and a refuge, for him are beneficence and generosity. And the universe became joyful and delighted because of Ṭāhā ⁷⁸⁶, who clings to Allah. What can I say in description of the Messenger, when a One Wise God has praised him? (214) May the God of the Throne bless him as long as the sun rises and the lightning's smile gleams.

Prayer and peace be upon you, O model of the pious ⁷⁸⁷. Prayer and peace be upon you, O sagacity of the intelligent ⁷⁸⁸. Prayer and peace be upon you, O fortune of the fortunate ⁷⁸⁹. Prayer and peace be upon you, O wealth of the rich ⁷⁹⁰. Prayer and peace be upon you, O refuge of the poor, the weak, and the strong, O my master, O Messenger of Allah. Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet of Allah. Peace be upon you, O Beloved of Allah. Peace be upon you, O Chosen One of Allah ⁷⁹¹. Peace be upon you, O Confidant of Allah ⁷⁹². Peace be upon you, O Friend of Allah ⁷⁹³. Peace be upon you, O Intimate Friend of Allah ⁷⁹⁴. Peace be upon you, O Trustee of Allah ⁷⁹⁵. Peace be upon you, O Interlocutor of Allah ⁷⁹⁶. Peace be upon you, O our master and lord, Muhammad son of Abdullah. Peace be upon you, O Seal of the Prophets ⁷⁹⁷. Peace be upon you, O Master of the Messengers. Peace be upon you, O Leader of the white-blazed ones ⁷⁹⁸. Peace be upon you, O Imam of the God-fearing and Messenger of the Lord of the worlds. And I bear witness that you have delivered the message of your Lord, fulfilled the trust, advised the community, and strove in the path of Allah against the people of disbelief and treachery, until your front teeth were broken ⁷⁹⁹ and your face was wounded, and you worshipped your Lord until certainty came to you ⁸⁰⁰. And you were as Allah Almighty described you in His Wise Book: “Kind and merciful to the believers” ⁸⁰¹. So upon you, O my master, be the purest kinds of prayers, the most sublime of greetings, the most flourishing of blessings, and the highest and loftiest of gifts of goodness, as required by the exalted sovereignty of our master and his lofty, firmly established station—a prayer and peace that encompass all types of virtues, encompassing all that has been dispersed among all the messengers. Then peace be upon your companion of great stature and pure lineage, the Imam of the people of truth and verification, your companion in the cave, the hut ⁸⁰², and the path, Abu al-Jamal ⁸⁰³, our master Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ⁸⁰⁴, about whom you said: “No sun has risen or set after the prophets and messengers upon anyone better than Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.” Then peace be upon your companion, the oft-returning ⁸⁰⁵, who spoke with wisdom and excellence of discourse, our master and lord, Umar ibn al-Khattab ⁸⁰⁶, who never took a path but that Satan took a path other than his ⁸⁰⁷. May Allah reward you both on our behalf and on behalf of Islam and the Muslims with goodness, and make your love for us a treasure in the Hereafter. For you have fulfilled the trust, advised the community, and striven in the path of Allah, and with the spoils in guiding the servants of Allah. May Allah reward you both on our behalf with the best reward He has given to the ministers of a prophet for their ministry during his life and for their excellent succession after his death. For you were true ministers to him in his life, and his successors in justice and goodness among us, the community, after his death. Then be pleased with the rest of the ten noble companions of your Prophet, who were promised Paradise and the Abode of Peace ⁸⁰⁸, and with all the righteous companions of your Prophet, from the Emigrants ⁸⁰⁹ and the Helpers ⁸¹⁰, and with the Followers ⁸¹¹ and those who followed them in goodness until the Day of Judgment, all of them. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. * To the presence of the Chosen One ⁸¹² I dedicate my greeting, * And the descent of Allah's revelation where flowers bloom. * And the source of knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah, * And generosity and forbearance where major sins are erased. * And guidance and boldness and right direction and mercy, * And abundant grace and splendor and noble deeds. * And patient chastity and dignity and magnanimity, * And truthfulness and loyalty and modesty and glad tidings. * And she who aimed at my heart with an arrow of her arrows, * So my longing increased, and those who emigrate ⁸¹³. * And her union is my aim and the goal of my quest, * And my success with him who for union emigrated. * To the Chosen Guide, the Intercessor Muhammad, * The Imam of mankind, the Effacer ⁸¹⁴, the Intercessor, the Gatherer ⁸¹⁵. * Peace, as bright as stars in a horizon, * And shining as flowers bloom in a garden. * Peace be upon the Pole ⁸¹⁶ of majesty and guidance, * And the winner of the race in virtue, abundant for him. Peace be upon the spring of the Beloved and his abode, And his radiant chamber where flowers bloom. Peace be upon the luminous grave and him who is in it, And his city with its symmetrical mosque. Peace be upon the Pole of perfection, Muhammad, Peace that surpasses musk and fragrant ambergris. Peace be upon the most fortunate, Abu Bakr al-Rida ⁸¹⁷, His companion in the cave, love of in-laws. Peace be upon al-Faruq ⁸¹⁸, who after him stood By the command of the people, he who was a supporter of truth. Peace be upon Uthman ⁸¹⁹, possessor of virtue and generosity, And gatherer of scattered high qualities, the emigrant. Peace be upon the brother of the Prophet and his cousin ⁸²⁰, And his inheritor in knowledge and glory, manifest. Peace be upon the land of al-Baqi' ⁸²¹ and those in it, Peace upon noble, great companions. Peace upon the people of guidance and those who follow, By deeds of him who came as a prohibitor and commander. Until he said: And from You, O Messenger of Allah, I seek my requests, So grant what I hope for, for thereby I am intoxicated. And rectify my affairs, O All-Knowing, for I, By his rank, seek success, hidden and manifest. And be merciful to me in my affairs and a rescuer From deviation and distortion; You are the Manifest. And protect servants in death and after it From the plots of the plotters; in You are the treasures. And be a helper at hardships, and seal My deeds with goodness on the day when secrets are disclosed. And support servants with success and his return In the garment of joy and honor, whose journey is auspicious. And rectify for him his children and forgive his forefathers, And adorn him with acceptance and abundant fortune. And be an intercessor for me on the day when no intercessor Avails a whit, and calamities are terrifying. And may the prayer of Allah be at every moment Upon the Chosen One and his family, as long as the patient endure. And what this indebted one said, may they be guided by your remembrance, Peace, as it spreads in a horizon of stars. Peace be upon you, O my master, O Messenger of Allah. Peace be upon you, O my master, O Beloved of Allah. Peace be upon you, O my master, O my lord, Muhammad son of Abdullah. Peace be upon you, O Mercy of Allah. Peace be upon you, O Blessing of Allah. Peace be upon you, O Gift of Allah. Peace be upon you, O Remembrance of Allah. Peace be upon you, O Party of Allah ⁸²². Peace be upon you, O Sword of Allah.

Peace be upon you, O Chosen One ⁸²³, peace be upon you, O Elect ⁸²⁴. Peace be upon you, O Selected ⁸²⁵, peace be upon you, O Favored ⁸²⁶. Peace be upon you, O Friend of the All-Merciful ⁸²⁷, peace be upon you, O Banner of Faith ⁸²⁸. Peace be upon you, O Possessor of Authority ⁸²⁹, peace be upon you, O Possessor of Clear Proof ⁸³⁰. Peace be upon you, O Possessor of Eloquent Speech ⁸³¹, peace be upon you, O Eloquent of Tongue ⁸³². Peace be upon you, O Purifier of Hearts ⁸³³, peace be upon you, O Bride of the Gardens ⁸³⁴. Peace be upon you, O Source of Generosity and Benevolence ⁸³⁵, peace be upon you, O Master of the Descendants of Ma'd and 'Adnan ⁸³⁶. Peace be upon you, O my Master and Patron, Messenger of Allah. Peace be upon you, O Great in Grace ⁸³⁷, peace be upon you, O Key to Paradise ⁸³⁸. Peace be upon you, O Establisher of the Sunnah ⁸³⁹, peace be upon you, O He who clarified the path of religion and laid it down ⁸⁴⁰. Peace be upon you, O Banner of Certainty ⁸⁴¹, peace be upon you, O Imam of the God-fearing ⁸⁴². Peace be upon you, O Firm Rope of Allah ⁸⁴³, peace be upon you, O Flowing Sea of Generosity ⁸⁴⁴. Peace be upon you, O Mercy to the Weak and the Poor ⁸⁴⁵, peace be upon you, O He who was a Prophet while Adam was between water and clay ⁸⁴⁶. Peace be upon you, O Ta Ha ⁸⁴⁷ and Ya Sin ⁸⁴⁸, peace be upon you, O Exemplar of the Righteous and the Religious ⁸⁴⁹. Peace be upon you, O Bride of the Resurrection ⁸⁵⁰, peace be upon you, O Possessor of the Sign ⁸⁵¹. Peace be upon you, O He who was shaded by the cloud ⁸⁵², peace be upon you, O Possessor of the Crown and the Turban ⁸⁵³. Peace be upon you, O Possessor of Miracles and Wonders ⁸⁵⁴, peace be upon you, O Intercessor for Creation on the Day of Regret and Remorse ⁸⁵⁵. Peace be upon you, O He who led his community on the path of salvation, success, and safety ⁸⁵⁶. Peace be upon you, O my Master, O Messenger of Allah. Peace be upon you, O Banner of Guidance ⁸⁵⁷, peace be upon you, O Savior of Creation from Destruction ⁸⁵⁸. Peace be upon you, O Sea of Generosity ⁸⁵⁹, peace be upon you, O Succor of Generosity ⁸⁶⁰. Peace be upon you, O Subduer of Enemies ⁸⁶¹, peace be upon you, O He who says 'I am for her' when the greatest terror intensifies in the standing-place tomorrow ⁸⁶². Peace be upon you, O my Master and Patron, Messenger of Allah. Peace be upon you, O Noble of Lineage ⁸⁶³, peace be upon you, O Generous of Descent ⁸⁶⁴. Peace be upon you, O Lofty of Ranks ⁸⁶⁵, peace be upon you, O Glory of the Arabs ⁸⁶⁶. Peace be upon you, O Locus of Obedience and Nearness ⁸⁶⁷, peace be upon you, O Ultimate Goal and Desire ⁸⁶⁸. Peace be upon you, O Remover of Cares and Distress ⁸⁶⁹, peace be upon you, O He to whom one flees and escapes in hardships ⁸⁷⁰. Peace be upon you, O Possessor of Relief ⁸⁷¹, peace be upon you, O Lofty of Station ⁸⁷². Peace be upon you, O Generous of Outcome ⁸⁷³, peace be upon you, O He through whose blessing the crisis of hardship and difficulty is relieved ⁸⁷⁴, O my Master, O Beloved of Allah. O Messenger of Allah, O Banner of Guidance, and O Reviver of Souls in drought and barrenness, and O Delight of the Eyes, O Ultimate Wish, and O Adornment of the Two Worlds ⁸⁷⁵, O Mercy of the Lord, and O Best of those who are loved and best of those who are seen, and most excellent of those I would ransom with family and father, and O Best of those whose generosity is hoped for and to whom one seeks refuge, and through whom creation is saved from flame. A distant one has come to you with longing and desire, while his burdens pile up upon the tremendous dust. He asks of you a repentance whose covenant is sound, and piety without pretension, and ecstasy without wonder, and preservation and understanding in the Book and the Sunnah ⁸⁷⁶, and what is in them of acquired and bestowed knowledge, and light and discernment and victory over enemies, and a manifest conquest ⁸⁷⁷ by which the intellect is illuminated, and guidance and demeanor following your guidance, and the radiance of the Truth of truth in the core of the heart. So through it the perishing perishes as is its state, and through it the abiding abides, and this is the result of attraction ⁸⁷⁸. And I am not worthy of this, but your generosity, when it overwhelms the servant, clarifies the heart. For the people of generosity, if they meet a brother with their generosity, after turning him away, they bring him back to the utmost nearness. If you, O Master of the Messengers, accept me, I will attain the ultimate goals of the clouds of rain ⁸⁷⁹. So turn, O Messenger of Allah, with the request and wishes, and forgive, even if we have done wrong in the books ⁸⁸⁰. And make me good in your sight, and protect me from every affliction, and be my cry whenever I seek help at my side. And have mercy, O my Master, send down upon me a steady rain, and set me down, and be my help against difficult times. And increase me—may Allah increase your rank—in security and nearness to the Presence of the Lord. And do not be absent from me even for a glance, for seeing you is life for the intelligent. Upon you be the blessings of Allah, O most noble of creation, and the purest peace, as long as rain falls from clouds. Upon you be the blessings of Allah, O best of intercessors, and the purest peace, surpassing musk and fresh dates. It encompasses Abu Bakr and 'Umar ⁸⁸¹, the pleased ones, and your family, and the wives, and all the offspring, and whoever has followed the path from among the Companions. Peace be upon you, O Basil of the Book of Origination of Created Things ⁸⁸². Peace be upon you, O Spirit of the Body of Existences ⁸⁸³. Peace be upon you, O Precedent of the Precedents of the First Desires ⁸⁸⁴. Peace be upon you, O Manifestation of the Radiant Lights of Theophanies ⁸⁸⁵. Peace be upon you, O Ascension of the People of Spiritual Ascents and Descents ⁸⁸⁶. Peace be upon you, O Gathering of the Realities of the Secrets of Rational and Traditional Sciences ⁸⁸⁷. Peace be upon you, O Spirit of the Spirits of the Higher and Lower Worlds ⁸⁸⁸. Peace be upon you, O Matter of the Matters of the Supplies of the Particulars and Universals ⁸⁸⁹. Peace be upon you, O He whom Allah clothed with the robes of the attributes of His perfections, and created him in His kingdom, and appointed him over all its worldly and otherworldly affairs ⁸⁹⁰. Peace be upon you, O He whom Allah named with His names, and placed in his hand the keys to the locks of hearts and the rectification of inner thoughts ⁸⁹¹, O my Master, O Messenger of Allah. Intercession, O Messenger of Allah! Intercession, O Prophet of Allah! Intercession, O Beloved of Allah! Intercession, O Friend of Allah! Intercession, O my Master Muhammad son of 'Abdullah. O Allah, grant him intercession for me, O my Master, by his rank with You. Peace be upon Najd ⁸⁹² and whoever dwells in Najd, the peace of a lover whose longing and ecstasy increase. Peace be upon Dhu al-Athl ⁸⁹³, al-Sarf ⁸⁹⁴, al-Ghada ⁸⁹⁵, and whoever at al-Naqa ⁸⁹⁶ yearns for al-Ban ⁸⁹⁷ and al-Ward ⁸⁹⁸. Peace be upon whoever dwells in Idam ⁸⁹⁹ and whoever abides in the hills between al-'Arar ⁹⁰⁰ and al-Rand ⁹⁰¹. Peace be upon the valley of al-'Aqiq ⁹⁰² and Bariq ⁹⁰³, and Kazimah ⁹⁰⁴, and al-Munhana ⁹⁰⁵, and upon Wakd ⁹⁰⁶. Peace be upon Sal' ⁹⁰⁷ and whoever dwells in Quba ⁹⁰⁸, and Taybah ⁹⁰⁹, the land of Allah, blessed with love.

Peace be upon those abodes and their people, peace upon its inhabitants and its visitors, peace upon him by whose existence they are honored, peace upon the one sent as a mercy to creation, peace upon the guide of mankind to guidance, who gives us glad tidings of success when we follow him, Muhammad, the praised in virtue and return, kind, merciful, intercessor and whose intercession is accepted, whose miracles are beyond comprehension. For they are the inhabitants of my heart and my liver, and every youth who comes from near and far. And his generosity encompassed the universe with blessing and happiness. Peace upon the caller to the paths of right guidance, and their deliverer from every destructive creation, and our warner at the time of discord from expulsion ⁹¹⁰. And he who on the Day of Judgment will hold the banner of praise ⁹¹¹, and the first to enter the Garden of Eternity. And his sublime morals are beyond description. Until he said: And love of the Messenger of Allah is the firmest handhold ⁹¹², and seeing the land he inhabited—what a blessing! To a garden whose fragrance has long been sweet, how fortunate is he who comes to it humbly! O driver of the camels, striving in the night journey, when you come to the land of Tihama ⁹¹³, greet him from a servant whose station is low, and describe the state of a lovesick one enamored with his presence. Perhaps, when you mention my condition to him, he will console me and grant me his bounty. For his ease is generosity, and munificence is his nature. Where is the modesty compared to him? And what is the sea when it swells, and the pouring rain and the flood from a dam? So it is no wonder that abundant gifts flow from him, for his wealth never ceases from his door. So, O Messenger of Allah, fulfill my hope in you, for the great of character among you guides to this. If we are absent from you, it is not due to aversion, but rather it is destinies that befall the servant. So accept my excuse by your right, my master, and do not forget us for the blink of an eye, for the meeting is for my soul as sustenance, and sickness from turning away. And be pleased with me in every state, for your pleasure with me is the ultimate of what I possess. Upon you be the blessings of Allah, O best of messengers, and upon your family, as long as the yearning one longs for Najd ⁹¹⁴. Upon you, from the stranger of the abode, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O our master, O Messenger of Allah. Upon you, from the one far in residence, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Prophet of Allah. Upon you, from the infatuated lover, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Beloved of Allah. Upon you, from the yearning one whom ecstasy and passion have consumed, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Confidant of Allah. Upon you, from the distraught and anguished one, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Chosen of Allah. Upon you, from the captivated and enraptured one, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Friend of Allah. Upon you, from the sincere lover, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Intimate of Allah. Upon you, from the enamored and passionate one, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Trustee of Allah. Upon you, from the one who extols your rank, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Interlocutor of Allah. Upon you, from the servant who is engrossed in your remembrance, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Light of Allah's Beauty. Upon you, from the stranger thirsting for your soil, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Key to Allah's Mercy. Upon you, from the longing and desirous one for your gaze, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Treasure of Allah. Upon you, from the one seeking refuge and protection in your sanctuary, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Manifestation of Allah's Might. Upon you, from the fearful one seeking shelter in your highness, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Lofty in Rank before Allah. Upon you, from the servant striving for your pleasure, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Physician of Allah's Creation. Upon you, from the poor one hoping for the bounty of your generosity, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Messenger of Allah. Upon you, from the destitute one seeking the downpour of your mercy, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Chosen of Allah from His creation, O our master Muhammad ibn Abdullah. Upon you, from me, the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Messenger of Allah. Peace like the fragrance of gardens, musk, and dew, peace like the scent of aloeswood, ambergris, and roses. Peace like the count of sand, raindrops, and pebbles, upon the Chosen, the Elect, the one of resolve and earnestness. Peace upon him whose light has been inherited, and was bequeathed by noble and generous forebears. Peace upon the one sent from the high lineage of Hashim, and who was clothed with the perfect light in the cradle. Peace upon him who, when he announced that he was a messenger, the wild beasts responded to guidance. Peace upon the one distinguished with light and guidance, Muhammad the guide, Abu al-Qasim, the rightly guided. Peace upon the best of all creation, and their true master, and the one singled out for praise. Peace upon him whose light Allah manifested, and whose proof even the deniers acknowledged. Peace upon him to whom Gabriel was sent as a messenger with a criterion ⁹¹⁵ from the One, the Eternal. Peace upon him whom Allah decreed to be the intercessor for sinful wrongdoers without rejection. Peace upon him whom a foreleg ⁹¹⁶ informed of its poison, saying, 'Do not taste my deadly poison.' Peace upon him whose miracles included feeding thousands with the food of a single person. Peace upon him about whom the wolf testified that he was a messenger from the Merciful, given glad tidings of eternity. Peace upon him whom Allah caused a gazelle to speak to, so it complained of the hardship that had befallen it. Peace upon him about whom the lizard testified that he was a messenger who came to us with warning and promise. Peace upon him to whom a palm trunk ⁹¹⁷ clung for justice, and said to him, 'My family has conspired to lose me.'

Peace be upon him whose right hand the pebbles glorified by the power of God, the Possessor of might and favors. Peace be upon him through whose supplication God, our Lord, sent down rain that removed drought with abundance. Peace be upon him for whom God, our Lord, split the moon until it was seen near and far. Peace be upon him whose she-camel al-'Adba' ⁹¹⁸ spoke to him with the speech of one guided. Peace be upon him who said, "My Lord has declared that among people he is infallible ⁹¹⁹," and what a glory that is! Peace be upon him who gave his army to drink abundantly with water that flowed from between his fingers. Peace be upon him through whose spittle God, our Lord, cured the eyes of 'Ali ⁹²⁰ from ophthalmia. Peace be upon him who was dwelling in the cave ⁹²¹, and his Lord, blessed and exalted, concealed him from any peer. Peace be upon him from whose miracles was the speaking of trees that came towards him, moving. Peace be upon him who, when he entered Mecca, all the idols fell down prostrate. Peace be upon him who, when he dug a trench against the enemies, a lightning flashed for him on the hard rock. Peace be upon him whom no inanimate object or plant disobeyed, by the power of the Possessor of Glory. Peace be upon him whose miracles no poet or prose writer can enumerate. Peace be upon him whose blessings have increased, surpassing all counting, limitation, and number. Peace be upon him whenever a she-camel yields milk and whenever doves coo on branches for aid. Peace be upon his Siddiq ⁹²², the knowledge of guidance, and then upon al-Faruq ⁹²³, his neighbor in the grave. Peace be upon the family of the Prophet and his Companions, and all his wives, possessors of breast and rose. Peace be upon them, for they are the knot of mercy, and Ahmad ⁹²⁴ is the light of truth, the center of the necklace. And may God bless you as long as a star shines, with blessings continuous, without end. And I ask my Lord to grant me a repentance that distances from error and calls to guidance. And I ask Him forgiveness of my sin and mercy that comforts me in the darkness of the grave and the tomb. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my glory and my victory. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my knowledge and my fame. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my secret and my fragrance. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my garment and my intercession. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my joy and my delight. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Messenger of God. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my state and my supplication. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my rank and my fortune. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my glory and my pride. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my imam and my model. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my intimacy and my solitude. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my rapture and my intoxication. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my wealth and my riches. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my purity and my manliness. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my pilgrimage and my standing. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Messenger of God. Peace like the count of rain, plants, and sand, I specifically bestow upon the best of creation, then the messengers. It wafts like the scent of musk in its breezes, and more fragrant than jasmine and clove. A gift of a lover to the one he loves, without obligation, O best of the barefoot and the shod. A gift of a slave to the best of masters, generous to fathers, mothers, and offspring. According to the number of breaths of every being, and the count of God's decree in day and night. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my means and my proximity. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my law and my lineage. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my care and my awe. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my request and my desire. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my arrival and my attraction. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my constancy and my drink. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my presence and my absence. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my tongue and my sermon. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O reliever of my worry and distress. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Messenger of God. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my lot and my portion. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my secret and my wisdom. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my perfume and my breeze. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my healing and my mercy. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my table and my blessing. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my obedience and my protection. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O remover of my hardship and crisis. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Messenger of God. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O eraser of my sin and slip. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my path and my creed. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my Ka'ba ⁹²⁵ and my qibla ⁹²⁶. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my station and my journey. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my book and my sunna ⁹²⁷. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my bliss and my paradise. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my religion and my creed. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my honor and my virtue. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my intercessor and my means. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my master, O Messenger of God. A noble peace like the musk of the seal, and the scent of the 'arar ⁹²⁸ and the fragrance of the khuzam ⁹²⁹. Peace, peace, peace, peace upon the best of creation, the full moon. Peace, peace, peace, peace upon the face of the sun after clouds. Peace, peace, peace, peace upon Ahmad the Hashimite ⁹³⁰ among mankind. Peace surpassing the peace of all people upon Ahmad the Qurashi ⁹³¹, the imam. Peace upon you forever, nay, more radiant than the sun after clouds. Peace, peace, peace, peace like the face of the beloved when smiling. I specifically bestow it upon the purest of the pure, our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. For you are the generous, you are the merciful, you are the guarantor, you are the hero.

If not for you, the existences would not have been. If not for you, the great honored beings would not have been. If not for you, the righteous deeds would not have been. If not for you, the immense good deeds would not have been. I asked for your generosity, I sought your pleasure, I hoped for your meeting in the Abode of Peace ⁹³². By the right of the Virgin ⁹³³ and the Grandson of the Messenger ⁹³⁴, grant me acceptance and return, O Peace ⁹³⁵. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O City of Knowledge and Etiquette. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Locus of Reverence and Awe. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Tongue of Desire and Petition. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Means of Means and Approaches ⁹³⁶. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Lofty of Stations and Ranks. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Reliever of Crises and Distresses. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Noble of Origin and Lineage. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Perfect of Glory and Honor. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Giver of Rest to the souls of lovers from fatigue and weariness, and their Savior from the abysses of ruin and destruction. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my Master, O Messenger of God. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Ornament of Speech and Response. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Mine of Wisdom and Correctness. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Lofty of Worth and Station. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Abundant of Reward and Recompense. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Honored of Family and Companions. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Object of Desire of the Intimate and Beloved. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Lamp of the Pegs and Poles ⁹³⁷. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Presence of Nearness and Approach. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Descent of Revelation and Secret of the Opening of the Book ⁹³⁸. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Savior of the Believers from the trial of the grave, evil reckoning, and severity of punishment. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my Master, O Messenger of God. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Source of Wisdoms and Divine Sciences ⁹³⁹. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Orator of the Witnessing Presences and the Intimate Stations ⁹⁴⁰. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Rising Place of the Suns of Lordly Guidance and the Auspicious Moons. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Gatherer of the Scattered Beauties and the Beautiful Traits, both Pre-eternal and Post-eternal. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Life of Spiritual Souls and Corporeal Temples. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Mount of Beneficent Theophanies ⁹⁴¹ and the Leader of the Human Creation. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Concourse of the Realities of Faith and the Garment of the Yemeni Openings ⁹⁴². Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Descent of the Merciful Secrets and the Delight of the Cosmic Creations. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Niche of the Lights of the Eternal ⁹⁴³ and the Mirror of the Ocular Unveilings. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Reality of the Singular Realities ⁹⁴⁴ and the Manifestation of the Discriminative Descents ⁹⁴⁵. Upon you from me be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O my Master, O Messenger of God. A greeting like the spreading of roses moistened by dew, I bestow especially upon the best of creation, Ahmad ⁹⁴⁶. A messenger who rose above all the heavens, and the Lord of the Throne gave him an eternal kingdom. A greeting like the spreading of a garden moistened by rain, upon him who rose so high that pride was humbled before him. Abu al-Qasim ⁹⁴⁷, the Chosen from the House of Hashim, upon him be the peace of God as long as dawn breaks. A greeting and salutation whose fragrance surpasses the scent of musk, jasmine, and clove, upon the elite of existences, I mean Muhammad, generous to the people of generosity and virtue. A greeting like the spreading of jasmine with roses, upon the Master of Masters in the Garden of Eternity. A beloved whom God gifted with every virtue, so how noble is he, Ahmad and Muhammad. A noble greeting surpassing every salutation, diffusing the scent of musk, nay, it is more fragrant. And it is followed by the purest prayer and mercy, accompanied by fragrant musk and ambergris. Upon you from the lover be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Light of the Black of the Two Eyes. Upon you from the lover be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Imam of the Two Qiblas ⁹⁴⁸. Upon you from the lover be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Bride of the Two Presences ⁹⁴⁹. Upon you from the lover be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Sultan of the Two Kingdoms. Upon you from the lover be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Great of the Two Stations. Upon you from the lover be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Pure of the Two Lineages. Upon you from the lover be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Noble of the Two Creations. Upon you from the lover be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Fruit of the Two Gardens. Upon you from the lover be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Radiant of the Two Cheeks. Upon you from the lover be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Spacious of the Two Palms. Upon you from the lover be the best of prayers and the purest of salutations, O Eye of Life of the Two Abodes and the Grandfather of al-Hasan and al-Husayn, O my Master, O Messenger of God. Prayer, salutation, and the purest greeting upon the Pearl of the Two Worlds, I mean Muhammad, a beloved whom God gifted with every virtue, so he became joyful, a messenger supported. Prayer, salutation, and the best greeting upon the best of all worlds, Muhammad, to the number of breaths, rain, and pebbles, whose fragrance is of camphor, musk, and roses. Prayer, salutation, and the purest greeting upon you, O Messenger of God, as long as the world endures. May I attain thereby, as long as I live, happiness, and ascend in the Hereafter to the highest Paradise. A noble greeting from a stranger in the Maghrib ⁹⁵⁰ upon the best of those buried in the Garden of Yathrib ⁹⁵¹. Abu al-Qasim, the Chosen from the House of Hashim, a greeting to him from me, noble and from the Lord. Upon you from the stranger be a greeting that leaves your noble grave and returns to it, and touches your lofty station and shakes hands with it.

Upon you, from the stranger, be a greeting that converses with the arrival of your intense longing, and engages it, and drives away the obstacle of laziness that prevents reaching you, and combats it. Upon you, from the stranger, be a greeting that caresses your lofty carpet and shakes its hand, and surpasses the fragrance of musk and Shihri ambergris, and wafts it. Upon you, from the stranger, be a greeting that revives your illuminated tomb and embraces it, and clings to your purified carpet and adheres to it. Upon you, from the stranger, be a greeting that contends with the east wind to reach your presence and races it, and aids the passion of the one infatuated with your love and accords with it. Upon you, from the stranger, be a greeting that accompanies the caravan of the one heading to your sacred earth and keeps it company, and expresses what is in the heart of the burning pangs of longing and affection, and matches it. Upon you be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O my master, O Messenger of God. A greeting like the fragrance of a meadow from the fall of dew upon you, O Messenger of God, O abode of guidance. O descent of angels and revelation, you have never ceased to be a companion in the precinct of the Messenger, glorified. O tomb of the Chosen One, may I ransom you with my soul, though it be less than the ransom. O his house when alive and his resting place when dead, glory is yours in both states, as a house and a shrine. You contain the limbs of the Messenger, laid to rest in a cradle from Paradise, made smooth within you. May God water the soil of you with the best of what He waters, and bless the One who lies pillowed in you. O abode of the righteous, how excellent a dwelling you are! O mosque of the elect, how honored a mosque you are! As if I see the companions of Muhammad in your precincts, bowing and prostrating. And in you appears a garden from the Garden of Eternity, around which the angels circle in pairs and singly. And the purest greetings, O dweller of al-Aqiq and al-Ban. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the illuminated regions and beautiful abodes. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O edification of the heart and the soul. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the most fragrant paradises and the highest gardens. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O repose of hearts and bodies. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the illuminated courtyards and the domes with firm pillars. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O delight of the eyes of the great and the notables. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the holy land and the blessed homelands. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the beloved, lush retreats. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the goodly, blessed, visited sites. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the lofty stations of high rank. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the honored monuments with authentic traces. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the sublime landmarks with radiant lights. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O clear path surrounded by secrets. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O fragrant of blessed places that heal ailments. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O sweet of pure springs free from impurities. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the adorned gardens with fragrant flowers. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the places that erase sins. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the auspicious presences that remove sorrows and distress from hearts. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the chambers where the great Emigrants and Helpers alighted. Upon you, from the stranger, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the enclosures that delighted the eyes of beholders, and at whose beauties sights were amazed. Upon you, from me, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O my master, O Messenger of God. A greeting from the Merciful, whose fragrance is pure, I especially bestow upon the best of mankind, Muhammad. Peace, pleasure, spirit, and mercy upon his soul, as long as a breeze blows at evening and morning. O best of the earth's people in lineage and origin, and the most noble of God's creation in soul and descent. The most forbearing of them, the purest in character, the sweetest in nature, and the most blessed in birth. O chosen one of the Merciful from the best of His creation, the tallest in stature and the greatest in lordship. I bear witness that there is no god but God, and that Muhammad is truly the Messenger of God. And I bear witness that God guided you as a mercy to His creation, and chose you as a master. And may God bless you, O best of messengers, and O best of those unique in miracles. And may God bless you as long as lightning flashes and a bird warbles in the branches. And may He bless the righteous who follow you, for by their light does the ascetic follow the right path. They are the people from whom God removed all impurity, and your Lord bestowed every good upon them. And may He bless your noble Companions, for they are stars by which whoever is guided will be saved tomorrow. Upon you, from the yearning one, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O rising of blessing and good fortune. Upon you, from the yearning one, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O master of the people of Tihama and Najd. Upon you, from the yearning one, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O locus of praise and glory. Upon you, from the yearning one, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O ecstasy of the people of rapture and passion. Upon you, from the yearning one, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O tongue of the people of gratitude and praise. Upon you, from the yearning one, be the best of prayers and the purest of greetings, O beautiful in form and stature.

Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O you of radiant cheeks and face. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O mine of modesty, love, and affection. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O ultimate goal and final aim and intent, O my master, O Messenger of Allah ⁹⁵². Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O possessor of the kohl-lined eye and the smooth cheek. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the honored garden ⁹⁵³ of great status and splendid station. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O possessor of lofty rank and majestic stature. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the venerated city ⁹⁵⁴ of lush gardens with ripe fruits and palm trees. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O elite of the sons of Ma'add, Lu'ayy, and 'Adnan ⁹⁵⁵. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the city named the Abode of Emigration and Faith ⁹⁵⁶. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O seal of prophethood and messengerhood, and lamp of the worlds. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the spot that Allah honored above all other spots and lands. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O master of the pious and adornment of the chosen messengers ⁹⁵⁷. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the protected [city] which is the abode of revelation and the descent of sciences and secrets. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O most noble of those over whom night has darkened and day has dawned. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the brilliant pearl which is the abode of the Emigrants and Helpers ⁹⁵⁸. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O mirror of inner secrets and light of the outward and inward. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the healing [city] preferred over all other courtyards and places. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O element of delights, chosen from the noblest mines. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the blessed capital, surpassing in beauty and virtues, O my master, O Messenger of Allah. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O father of Fatima al-Zahra' ⁹⁵⁹. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the merciful, protected, virgin city. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O emerald of radiant green beauty. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the splendid, luminous, white city. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O you whom the angels of the seven heavens welcomed on the night of the Ascension and Night Journey ⁹⁶⁰. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the heart of faith, preserved and surrounded by blessing and good tidings. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O possessor of dazzling miracles and the greatest signs. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the impregnable fortress that protects whoever takes refuge in it in prosperity and adversity. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O possessor of successive wonders and answered supplications. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the merciful, blessed, chosen [city] of Taba ⁹⁶¹. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of eloquence, rhetoric, and nobility. Upon you, from the yearning one, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of the dome of Islam, the saved [city]—whoever seeks intercession through the status of its dweller to Allah, before his supplication, He answers his request and responds. Upon you, from me, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O my master, O Messenger of Allah. A salutation whose fragrance surpasses the khuzama ⁹⁶² flower, specially for the beloved, the people of the tents. In Tayba ⁹⁶³, how noble a station! The abodes of the Prophet, peace be upon him. O Tayba, good things have become good through you, and the corner ⁹⁶⁴ has become good, and the station has become good. O Tayba, blessings have become good through you, in east and west, Iraq and Syria. O Tayba, you have become good, and what an excellent sanctuary! And what an excellent emigrant of the best of mankind! O Tayba, we and our brothers have become good. O Tayba, the enraptured one has become good through you. All lands stretched forth their necks and called out: "O welcome to you, O best of mankind! To us, to us!" But you surpassed all, by the designation of a Mighty, Peaceful Lord. So you triumphed over all other lands, for his dwelling alive and at the time of death. Congratulations, congratulations, glad tidings and bliss, for your envy, O repose of the enraptured one! May the rainclouds and every cloud with steady downpour water you. A salutation that encompasses the men of al-Baqi' ⁹⁶⁵, and I conclude my speech with the best of salutations. Upon you, from the Western stranger, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of Tayba the good, of blessed regions and courtyards. Upon you, from the Western stranger, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of Tayba the good, to whose abodes the heart and soul yearn. Upon you, from the Western stranger, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of Tayba the good, from which the musk of divine love wafts and diffuses. Upon you, from the Western stranger, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of Tayba the good, upon which the light of prophethood and messengerhood shines and gleams. Upon you, from the Western stranger, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of Tayba the good, in whose lush garden meadows the birds of lovers roam and return. Upon you, from the Western stranger, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of Tayba the good, to which the lover's heart is ever inclined and leaning. Upon you, from the Western stranger, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of Tayba the good, for which every lover cries out what is hidden in his heart of love and reveals it. Upon you, from the Western stranger, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O dweller of Tayba the good, which Allah has distinguished with every honor, and at the sight of whose landmarks the eyes of lovers weep and wail. Upon you, from me, the best of blessings and the purest of greetings, O spirit of spirit, O open door of Allah, O healing of the wounded heart, O source of sources of divine effusions and openings, O possessor of the praised name and the granted secret, O my master, O Messenger of Allah. A bird singing reminded me of the ban tree ⁹⁶⁶, making a covenant on the trunk before the uprooting. And a breeze stirred longing for the sanctuary, fragrant of breath, sweetly diffusing. And the night travelers' songs aroused sorrow, while the heart is intensely aspiring to closeness. May Allah preserve the time that passed on the hillside, whose memory makes my tears flow. If I am not generous with my soul in love for him, then I am not generous in the judgment of passion. And love for this life we enjoyed—I have poured out hopes in the best of courtyards. O my blamer, in mentioning my covenant, be gentle and be kind to a lover who has no deviation. Long has the tongue concealed the inner fire, so man does not reveal a secret. O my heart, if you seek a sincere one from sorrow that comes and worry that goes...

He set down the mount of his intent in Taybah (Ṭaybah), * and behold, a dome (qubbah) gleaming, And this is the Garden (al-Rawḍah) of radiance, * and the Mosque of Piety (Masjid al-Taqwā), lofty in its spaciousness, And these are the traces of the Best of Mankind, * and these are the traces, clear and manifest, And the place of the descent of revelation (wahy), from which * the openings (al-futūḥ) from the Beneficent (al-Mannān) never cease, And that is a land wherein He walked, * so make it known in every fragrant homeland. O Chosen One of the Merciful (al-Muṣṭafā al-Raḥmān), O Elect One (al-Mujtabā), * while Adam was between body and spirit (248), O Master of the Messengers (Sayyid al-ursāl), O He to whom * belongs the preponderant merit over all creation, O He through whom, of old, were saved when they called, * his father Abraham (Ibrāhīm) truly, and Noah (Nūḥ), And others among the prophets of mankind, * masters, lords of sweetness and of sackcloth, O He whose light transcends their lights, * and the full moon is hidden at the dawning of Yūḥ (Yūḥ?), May God bless you, as long as the * ringdove warbles melodiously upon a swaying branch, And the Family (āl) and the Companions (aṣḥāb), people of piety, * and those who follow them, bewildered in the gift. Its author—may God illumine his heart with the light of faith and bestow upon him the vision of the Master of Existences and the Bride of the Paradises of the Gardens, our Master and Patron Muḥammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, the best of the sons of Maʿd and ʿAdnān—said: When I had finished offering the greeting of peace to the Illuminated and Noble Medina (al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah al-Sharīfah) and the Lofty Garden (al-Rawḍah al-ʿAliyyah) of sublime rank, I thought to draw a representation (mithāl) of the Garden and to mention its description as given by some of the scholars of Fez (al-Fāsiyyīn), according to what my master Muḥammad Barakāt al-Ḥaṭṭāb reported from his father: that the noble graves had built over them a small dome (qubbah ṣaghīrah), like the domes of our saints in this time, neither triangular, nor square, nor pentagonal, its construction obliterated from below and above, and nothing remained of it except an opening at its top from which light would emerge, like this (249). He said: Then, over the aforementioned dome, there is another dome, greater than it, but closer to being pentagonal, and it is of three layers. The first layer, which adjoins the foundation, is built of black stones, clad in white marble—except for the marble slab containing the silver nail, for that is intensely red. The second layer is of brick, and the third layer is of wood, and to it the covering (kiswah) is tied, and it is not obliterated like the first. And over the two domes is a towering dome (qubbah shāmikhah) that rises above the minaret (ṣawmaʿah) or approaches it, and it is square upon four pillars and ten columns, apart from the small Garden (al-Rawḍah al-ṣaghīrah). Its floor is paved with marble, except for the place (250) where it is mentioned that Jesus (ʿĪsā), peace be upon him, will be buried in the alcove (al-sahwah), and this is known among the servants and those who have witnessed it. It has four doors: the Door of Repentance (Bāb al-Tawbah), which is in the qiblah of the mosque, in the brass lattice, opened only at times of calamities; the Door of the Delegations (Bāb al-Wufūd), opened every night for the delegations of lamps; and likewise the Door of Fāṭimah (Bāb Fāṭimah), through which candles and incense are brought in every night, and on the night of Friday for the uncovering of the chest facing his head—upon him be prayers and peace—and its sprinkling with rosewater and other perfumes, and on its morning for the sweeping of the chamber; and the Door of the Night Vigil (Bāb al-Tahajjud), alternately. On Friday, all the doors are draped with silk garments. End. Then he who mentioned this description said: And my brother and full sibling, my master Aḥmad—may God Most High have mercy on him—had drawn in his notebook, when he was residing there, another representation of the House, and this is its form (251), except that I did not set it down as well as he did, nor did I perfect its inscription as he perfected it. Thus his shape inclined toward squareness, while mine inclined toward elongation, and I did not finish that until I had completed its drawing. So whoever wishes to copy it, let him make it wider, toward the limit of the writing above it, so that it may thereby incline toward squareness. The matter in this is easy, for the purpose of it is to aid one who has not seen it in conceptualizing it with his mind. For when a person hears of something, his mind desires to conceptualize it, and speech is insufficient for that, since news is not like direct observation. Therefore, representations (tamāthīl) are made to aid the minds and to comfort the yearning one. And it behooves whoever sees this representation and what resembles it—like the representation of the noble graves in the Dalāʾil al-Khayrāt and elsewhere—to magnify it, venerate it, rub himself against it, and kiss it. For the thing represented acquires honor from that which it represents, and thus it has sanctity on account of it. How excellent is the saying of the poet: "Your beautiful garden (rawḍatuka al-ḥusnā) is my desire and my quest, * and in it is the healing of my soul, my repose, and my rest. If it be distant from me and its visitation be rare, * then its representation (mithāluhā) is with me in the most beautiful form. And here I am, O best of all the prophets, * kissing it out of longing for the gentlest water to quench my thirst." Intercession (al-shafāʿah), O Spirit of the Spirit (rūḥ al-rūḥ), and Life of the Spirit, and Secret of the Spirit, and Healing of the Heart and the Spirit, O my Master, O Messenger of God (yā Rasūl Allāh)! Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, before the creation of the spirit and its emergence from non-existence into existence! Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, before the formation of the spirits and the taking of the covenant upon them and the fulfillment of the pledges! (252) Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, before the understanding of the spirit and its elevation in the highest stations and the peaks of ascent! Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, before the knowledge of the spirit and its acknowledgment of the Oneness of its Master, the King, the Worshipped! Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, before the stripping of the spirit of lineage, attributions, and its establishment upon the carpet of vigilance and witnessing! Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, before the guidance of the spirit and its submission by the rein of guidance to the door of God, the Intended! Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, before the arrival of the spirit at the Presence of Eternity (Ḥaḍrat al-Tawānī) and its separation from the worlds and its connection, through the pleasure of its Master, to the attainment of hopes and the achievement of goals! Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, before the address to the spirit and its command to do good and forbid evil and its standing upon the limits (al-ḥudūd)! Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, before the composition of the spirit and the blowing of the flute of longing into its essence and its inspiration with what will lead it to happiness and success in bliss in the Abode of Generosity and Eternity! Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, before the love of the spirit and the permeation of the wine of love throughout its totalities and the manifestation of the Master to it through His Name, the Kind, the Loving (al-Raʾūf al-Wadūd)! Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, before the unveiling of the spirit's veil and its inspection of what has been inscribed for it in the Preserved Tablet (Lawḥ al-Ḥifẓ) and the treasuries of generosity and bounty! Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, before the ecstatic utterances (shaṭaḥāt) of the spirit and its raptures and its joy at what comes to it of glad tidings of blessing and felicity! Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, before the exaltation of the spirit by your rank and its seeking refuge in your impregnable sanctuary and its entry under your raised banners! Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, before the trust of the spirit and its renunciation of its accustomed things and its turning to God with heart and body and its abandonment of denial and rejection! Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, and Garden of Guests and Delegations, and Possessor of the Praiseworthy Name and the Shrine (al-ḍarīḥ) towards which the mounts journey, even if dragged upon the cheeks and faces! Intercession, O Possessor of the Watering Pool (al-ḥawḍ al-mawrūd) and the Praiseworthy Station (al-maqām al-maḥmūd) and the Extended Glory, O my Master, O Messenger of God! Aḥmad, the Chosen One (al-Mukhtār), in the highness of * noble fathers and the most exalted of grandfathers (253), The best of those who came with the clarification of guidance * to creation, or with the specification of the limits (al-ḥudūd), He who has precedence in creation, and who * attained the merit of priority in virtue and generosity.

He whom the Most Merciful (ar-Raḥmān) took by night to the highest heights, Possessing witness in the Holy Presence (ḥaḍrat al-quds). And he through whom all the worlds (al-akwān) were honored, And through whom the lowlands (al-aghwār) and highlands (an-nujūd) rejoiced. O Messenger of Allah (yā rasūla Llāh), O he who came to us, Concerning whom in the Revelation (at-tanzīl) it is said: "Fulfill the covenants." And may Allah bless you and those Who ascend with you to the peaks of rising. And likewise the Companions (al-aṣḥāb) and the Followers (al-atbāʿ), as long as The warble-birds sing in a meadow with a lute. Intercession (ash-shafāʿah), O Spirit of the Spirit (yā rūḥa r-rūḥ), before creation (an-nashʾah) and formation (at-takwīn), and the life of the spirit after its annihilation in the station of Vigilance (al-murāqabah), witness (ash-shuhūd), and determination (at-taʿyīn). Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, at its descent into the stations of might (al-ʿizz) and empowerment (at-tamkīn), and its refreshment with the spirit of Intimacy (al-uns) and its contemplation of the meanings of the clear signs (al-āyāt al-bayyināt) and the Manifest Book (al-kitāb al-mustabīn). Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, at its joy with the garment of the robe of divine attractions (al-jadhabāt) and variegation (at-telwīn), and its absence in The secrets of the benefits of the litanies (al-aḥzāb) and devotional practices (al-waẓāʾif) and the remembrances of instruction (adhkār at-talqīn). Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, at the time of its illumination with the light of the Clear Victory (al-fatḥ al-mubīn), and its immersion in the beauty of Our Master, the King, the Bestower (al-Malik al-Wahhāb), Possessor of Mighty Strength (dhī l-quwwati l-matīn). Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, adorned with the adornment of righteousness (aṣ-ṣalāḥ) and religion (ad-dīn), and the desire of the spirit revived by the breeze of Muhammadan love (al-maḥabbah al-muḥammadiyyah), while Adam was between water and clay. Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, supported by the light of sincerity (al-ikhlāṣ) and certainty (al-yaqīn), and the tenderness of the spirit Fashioned upon noble character traits (makārim al-akhlāq) and compassion for the weak and the poor (al-miskīn). Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, singled out for mercy (ar-raḥmah), tenderness (al-ḥanānah), affection (al-ʿaṭf), and gentleness (al-līn), and the glad tidings of The blessed spirit receiving its book in its right hand (bi-l-yamīn). Intercession, O Spirit of the Spirit, plunging into the seas of the return of the flowing secret (as-sirr al-muʿīn), and the means of the spirit interceding Through your rank (jāh) for the forgiveness of its sins, where there is no helper nor supporter. Intercession, O my master (yā sayyidī), O Messenger of Allah. Intercession, O Spirit of Spirits (yā rūḥa l-arwāḥ), the yearning one, and the gardens of its desire, and the bride of spirits that taste, And the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary (sidrat al-muntahā). Intercession, O Spirit of Spirits, the loving one, and the crown of its exaltation, and the target of gazing eyes, and the full moon of Its heaven. Intercession, O Spirit of Spirits, the longing one, and the spring of its abode, and the fragrance of sniffing noses, and the perfume of its scent. Intercession, O Spirit of Spirits, preceding in goodness, and the foundation of its structure, and the blessing of subsequent Openings (al-futūḥāt), and the secret of its meaning. Intercession, O Spirit of Spirits, the trusting one, and the treasure of its riches, and from the pouring clouds of mercies (ar-raḥamāt), And the drop of its bounty. Intercession, O Spirit of Spirits, the speaking one, and the object of its desire, and the branch of the lofty tree of glory, and the luster of Its beauty. Intercession, O Spirit of Spirits, the truthful one, and the Ascension (miʿrāj) of its ascent, and the sun of shining knowledges (al-maʿārif), and the tower of Its abode. Intercession, O Spirit of Spirits, disciplined with the manners of servitude (al-ʿubūdiyyah), and the address of its import, and the possessor of Miraculous signs (al-muʿjizāt al-khāriqah), and the confirmer of its claim. Intercession, O Spirit of Spirits, acknowledging the right of Lordship (ar-rubūbiyyah), and the path of its guidance, and the repeller of Striking anxieties, and the remover of its affliction. Intercession, O vessel of lingering fragrances, and the container of its origin, and the opener of the openings of remembrances that obliterate Sins, and the healer of hearts from their blindness. Intercession, O comfort of generous hands, and the pinnacle of its beneficence, and the unfurler of the fluttering banners of victory, And the subduer of souls from their caprice. May Allah bless you and your family, O he through whom the states of the beloved ones are rectified and their faith and piety increase. May Allah bless you and your family, O he at the sight of whose tomb the hearts of the yearning ones find rest and relief from their complaint. May Allah bless you and your family, O he through whom the morals of the seekers (al-murīdūn) are purified, and they utter his remembrance in their secret and whispered prayer. May Allah bless you and your family, O my master, O Messenger of Allah. O Allah, grant him intercession for me, O my Master, by his rank (jāh) with You. My intercessor to my Lord is the Prophet Muhammad ❖ Truly successful is he for whom the intercessor is tomorrow. Just as Allah granted the Prophet intercession for Adam ❖ Through him in the gardens of eternity when he appeared tomorrow. He calls out: "My God, I seek refuge with You, Accept my repentance, my God, by him through whom His Lord relented toward him when he sought refuge with him, By the rank of the Messenger of Allah, a friend and master." He sealed the sending of prophets, Ahmad, As it came in the Revelation, truly as guidance for him. Intercession, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, for we have sought mediation (tawassalnā) to you through your two noble uncles, the masters of mankind, singled out for the distinction of honor, purified from impurities, our master Abū Yaʿlā Ḥamzah and our master Abū l-Faḍl al-ʿAbbās (raḍiya Llāhu ʿanhumā wa arḍāhumā), and make us among those gathered in their company. Intercession, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, for we have sought mediation to you through your two pure and good grandsons, the illuminated and noble ones, our master Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan and our master Abū ʿAbdillāh al-Ḥusayn (raḍiya Llāhu ʿanhumā wa arḍāhumā), and may He fill their hearts with love for them. Intercession, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, for we have sought mediation to you through your noble sons, our master al-Qāsim, our master aṭ-Ṭayyib, our master aṭ-Ṭāhir, and our master Ibrāhīm (ʿalayhimu s-salām), may Allah be pleased with them and grant them satisfaction, and gather us through their blessing in the company of the people of the Abode of Peace (dār as-salām). Intercession, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, for we have sought mediation through your good and pure daughters, the devout, worshipful, and mindful ones, the mistresses of the women of the worlds, our mistress Fāṭimah az-Zahrāʾ, our mistress Ruqayyah, our mistress Zaynab, and our mistress Umm Kulthūm (raḍiya Llāhu ʿanhum wa arḍāhum ajmaʿīn). Intercession, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, for we have sought mediation to you through your pure wives, the Mothers of the Believers (ummahāt al-muʾminīn), your noble spouses, absolved of every deficiency and flaw, the minister Khadījah, the truthful one ʿĀʾishah, the chosen one Ṣafiyyah, the noble one Ḥafṣah, the capable one Zaynab, the trustworthy one Maymūnah, the pure one Juwayriyyah, the majestic one Sawdah, the mindful one Zaynab, the good one Umm Salamah, and the lady Umm Ḥabībah (raḍiya Llāhu ʿanhunna wa arḍāhunna), and honor them with their love and satisfaction. Intercession, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, for we have sought mediation to you through the four Caliphs (al-khulafāʾ al-arbaʿah), about whom you said: "The most merciful of this community is Abū Bakr, the strongest in the religion of Allah is ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, and the most truthful of them

The modesty of Uthman ibn Affan, and the most virtuous of them, Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with them and grant them His pleasure. And honor us with their love and pleasure. Intercession, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, for we have sought your intercession through your ten companions to whom you testified of Paradise: Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, Umar al-Faruq, Uthman al-Hayyi ⁹⁶⁷, Ali ibn Abi Talib al-Humam ⁹⁶⁸, Sa'd, Sa'id, Talha, al-Zubayr, Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, and Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah, the lofty in rank and station, may Allah be pleased with them and grant them His pleasure, and make us among those who follow them and are guided by their guidance. With praise of the God of the Throne we begin our affair, and mention of the Messenger of Allah, possessor of bounty and pride, and mention of Abu Bakr, the Caliph after him, and mention of Abu Hafs ⁹⁶⁹, and mention of Abu Umar ⁹⁷⁰, and mention of Ali, the cousin of Muhammad, and the rest of the ten companions of the Prophet (258). Upon them be the peace of Allah as long as the east wind blows and the morning follows the breaking of dawn. Intercession, O my master, O Chosen One of Allah, for we have sought your intercession through the special ones among your poor companions, and your beloved, the noble and great: our master Abu Hurayra, our master Bilal, our master Suhayb, our master Sulayman, and our master Abu al-Darda', may Allah be pleased with them and grant them His pleasure, and place us in their ample shade and protection. Intercession, O my master, O Friend of Allah, for we have sought your intercession through the knights of Islam and the great ones of the people of faith and Islam: our master al-Miqdad, our master Khalid, our master Abu Qatada, and our master al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, may Allah be pleased with them and grant them His pleasure, and gather us in their company and under their banner. Intercession, O my master, O Confidant of Allah, for we have sought your intercession through the firmly grounded luminaries, the imams of following and affiliation: our master Abd Allah ibn Umar, our master Abd Allah ibn Abbas, our master Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud, and our master Abd Allah ibn Salam, may Allah be pleased with them and grant them His pleasure, and be pleased with us through their pleasure. Intercession, O my master, O Speaker to Allah, for we have sought your intercession through the seven noble and generous jurists, the imams of guidance and lamps of darkness: Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab, Urwa ibn al-Zubayr, Abu Bakr ibn Utba, Sulayman ibn Yasar, al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, and Kharija ibn Zayd, may Allah be pleased with them and grant them His pleasure, and make us among those who draw from the sea of their immense generosity and bounty. (259) Intercession, O my master, O Friend of Allah, for we have sought your intercession through the eight ascetics, who watch over their Lord in secret and in public: our master Uways ibn Amir, Amir ibn Abd al-Qays, Masruq ibn Ajda', Harim ibn Hayyan, al-Rabi' ibn Khuthaym, al-Hasan al-Basri, al-Aswad ibn Zayd, and Abu Muslim al-Khawlani, may Allah be pleased with them and grant them His pleasure, and make us among those who are marked with their mark and whose faces are brightened by the light of their radiance. Intercession, O my master, O Trustworthy of Allah, for we have sought your intercession through the four leaders, the imams of the schools of law, distinguished by the precious sciences and the highest gifts: Abu Abd Allah Malik ibn Anas, Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man ibn Thabit, Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i, and Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah be pleased with them and grant them His pleasure, and make us among those who cling to their coattails and hold fast to their handholds. Intercession, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, for we have sought your intercession through the eight pegs ⁹⁷¹ of Iraq, distinguished by the highest gifts and noble character: Sahl ibn Abd Allah, Bishr al-Hafi, Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, Mansur ibn Ammar, Ma'ruf al-Karkhi, Sari al-Saqati, Abu al-Qasim al-Junayd, and Imam Ahmad, may Allah be pleased with them and grant them His pleasure, and make us among those who belong to them and are perfumed with the fragrance of their scent. Intercession, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, for we have sought your intercession through the beloved saints and the special ones among the near servants: Dhu al-Nun al-Misri, Sufyan al-Thawri, Buhlul al-Majnun, Abd Allah (260) ibn al-Sammak, Abd al-Wahhab al-Warraq, Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, Humayd al-Tawil, al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj, Sa'id al-Majnun, Malik ibn Dinar, Yahya ibn Mu'adh, Dawud al-Ta'i, and Shayban al-Ra'i, may Allah be pleased with them and grant them His pleasure, and make us among those who are threaded into their string and adorned with their ornaments. Intercession, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, for we have sought your intercession through the great ones among the servants and the perfect ascetics: Ibrahim al-Khawwas, Salih al-Murri, Abu Bakr al-Shibli, Ibrahim ibn Adham, and Abu Yazid al-Bistami. Intercession, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, for we have sought your intercession through the devout, obedient, and ascetic ladies: our lady Fatima bint Ali ibn Abi Talib, our lady Zaynab bint Ali ibn Abi Talib, our lady Ruqayya bint Ali, our lady Sukayna bint al-Husayn, and our lady Nafisa bint al-Hasan ibn Zayd ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with them and grant them His pleasure, and make us among those upon whom the continuous rain of their blessings and pleasure descends. Amen, amen. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. * O traveler, hastening in your journey, seeking precious things from various means of livelihood, give your soul rest from the hardship of travel and head, from among the houses of the generous, to the house of Nafisa. A house of forbearance, daughter of generosity and glory, possessing asceticism and a precious soul. A house of virtue, lordship, and dignity; the spreading of remembrance among people is its sanctification. A house of bounty, guidance, light, and knowledge of the intimate God (261). She who is called Umm Qasim; indeed, in the seas of majesty she has become a leader. Daughter of al-Murtada ibn Zayd, descendant of al-Hasan ibn al-Batul ⁹⁷², of generous nature. Masters whose proximity is sustenance for my heart, and distance from them is a forgetfulness. Every heart inclines naturally to them; indeed, the heart has a magnet for them. How many battles they waged to spread the religion of Allah, then they turned the millstone upon it. And often they forgave, and how many times they bestowed upon their asker a herd, and anger, and a purse. There is no limit to describing them, even if the eloquent praiser reaches the utmost. Would that they knew the state of a lover whose longing and passion have reached the extreme, so they might pass around him the cup of union, tasting its wine and mixture. The love of the Guide, O daughter of al-Mustafa, is sought from the sea of your generosity; take its foam. Grant him what he asks of you, for the servants of the Majestic are under the protection of the Guardian. And grant us together intelligence and understanding, along with memorization, and increase us in teaching. Forgive, O Umm Qasim, what we have asked, even if we are not worthy of that. And forgive, O daughter of the Messenger, for a request; a flood from you, and increase the facilitation of virtue. From your generosity, a sea acquires liberality, and accept from the youth of passion its rhyming. O Lord, by al-Mustafa the Messenger, wash away the defilement from the youth's heart.

O my God, my Creator, and my Sustainer, Make this servant's heart, O my Master, Your intimate companion ⁹⁷³. You give all creatures, and through You One sees his comfort. They are diverse, and we have come to You through the door of the Prophet's daughter, Nafisa ⁹⁷⁴. It is the door of generosity and the door of gifts, So grant us fulfillment and leave behind belittlement. Upon her be greetings and peace, As long as the greenery of plants rises in its freshness. And upon the Chosen One ⁹⁷⁵, his family, and companions, Blessings as long as virtue elevates its companion. Fear not the tyranny of time when Time marches against people like a dense army. And if it frightens with calamities and people, Fear not Wednesday or Thursday. Indeed, the fortress against calamities is the daughter of the Messenger of God, our lady, the maiden Nafisa. Possessor of glory, generosity, knowledge, and the most precious traits. Whoever comes to her door attains his desire And sees relief from his morning. I have never ceased, O daughter of the Messenger, to see My request before you, so clothe me with a cloak ⁹⁷⁶. Upon you be greetings and peace, As long as the thicket is seen fresh or dry. O Allah, I ask You, O my Master, by the sanctity of this exalted chamber and what it contains of blessings and growing secrets, and by the sanctity of Your Beloved, our Master and Mawlana Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, whose noble, luminous essence ⁹⁷⁷ and pure, blessed spiritual soul have settled therein, and by the sanctity of his two companions, our Master Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and our Master Umar al-Faruq, may Allah be pleased with them both, and our Master Uthman ibn Affan and our Master Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with them both, and our Lady Fatima al-Zahra and her two sons, our Master al-Hasan and our Master al-Husayn, and our Lady Khadija and her children, and our Lady Aisha and the rest of the wives of our Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and be pleased with them all, and his pure progeny and his righteous Companions, among the Emigrants and Helpers, may Allah be pleased with them all, and all those who say 'Our Lord is Allah' and then remain steadfast, from the prophets and messengers, the saints and the righteous, from the Throne to the Footstool, the people of the unseen and the witnessed, the dominion and the sovereignty and the omnipotence, and our Master Imran ibn Husayn, and our Master Safwan ibn Sulaym, and Ammar ibn Yasir, and al-Bara ibn Malik, and al-Bara ibn Ma'rur, and al-Ala al-Hadrami, and Tayghfur ibn Isa, and Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak, and Abu Dharr al-Ghifari, and Imam al-Ghazali, and Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili, and Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi, and the eight ascetics, and their masters up to our Master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the bearers of the Throne, the Sharia, the Book, the Sunna, the Consensus, and the people of prophethood and the men of the unseen. O Living after every living, O Living before every living, O Living when there was no living, You were and are, and You are Living and do not die. Eyes sleep and stars revolve, and You are Living, Self-Subsisting, neither slumber nor sleep overtakes You. O Living, O Self-Subsisting, and I ask You by Your hidden, treasured, blessed, pure, sanctified Name—there is no god but You—O Compassionate, O Beneficent, O Living, O Self-Subsisting, O Originator of the heavens and the earth, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, that You send blessings, peace, and blessings upon our Master Muhammad and upon the family of our Master Muhammad, and that You grant me in all my affairs relief and a way out from whence I do not expect, and fill my heart with love for You and for him, and do not leave in it any space or capacity for other than You and other than him. Grant me true certainty and security from the punishment of this world and the torment of the Hereafter. O Allah, blend with his Ahmadine ⁹⁷⁸ love my flesh and my blood, and make his Ahmadine praise the sweetness of my tongue and the taste of my mouth, and his beloved remembrance my highest aspiration and character. Write his noble name with the ink of Your love on the pages of my heart, so that I find it wherever I turn, behind me and before me, before my eyes and in front of me, and in the place of my ecstasy and passion, and the goal of my longing and love. O Allah, make my being inhabited by Your remembrance and his remembrance, my heart a dwelling for Your secret and his secret, my limbs submissive to Your command and his command, and do not try me with love for other than You and other than him. O Allah, drown all my worlds in the sea of his contemplation, support my inner being with the lights of knowledge of You and knowledge of him, and annihilate me in the eye of Your Oneness and his Oneness, so that I see, hear, find, and sense nothing but You and him. Guard me with the sun of his Muhammadine care from all kinds of troubles, protect me with the lights of his Ahmadine awe from all others, observe me with the eye of his Mustafawine ⁹⁷⁹ affections in giving and withholding, bring me under his fortified fortress, and extend his shade over me in this abode and in that abode. Bring me near to You through him, the nearness of the beloved, open the door of acceptance in my face, and do not close it due to the burden of sins and offenses. Cast over me Your beautiful veil, and do not expose my secret among family and the righteous. Deal with me with Your pardon and forbearance, and do not disfigure my creation with Your anger by fire. O Allah, O Forbearing, O Pardoner, O Veiler, O Compassionate, O Merciful, O Generous, O Forgiver. O Allah, restrain from me the eyes of the oppressors, their hands, and their tongues if they intend evil for me, and turn their hearts away from the evil they harbor for me. Erase from my heart love for other than You, protect my limbs from fear of other than You, and be gentle with me in Your decree, and do not entrust my affair to anyone other than You. For I have interceded with You through Your Beloved, our Master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the locus of pardon, forgiveness, generosity, and kindness, the accepted intercessor on the Day of Resurrection for all nations. You have made him an intercessor for us in this world and the Hereafter, so grant his intercession for us, O my Master, by his rank with You. For lovers, the burning pangs are not cured Except by blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad. They see in the beauty of Muhammad the radiance; Light is only from the beauty of Muhammad. Follow the path of Muhammad, you will be guided; Guidance is only in the path of Muhammad. Persist in praising Muhammad out of love, you will succeed; Success is only in praising Muhammad. Recount the qualities of Muhammad, you will boast; Pride is only in the qualities of Muhammad. Ask by the rank of Muhammad what you seek; None fails who calls by the rank of Muhammad. Proceed to the grave of Muhammad, you will be blessed; Blessed is he who draws near the grave of Muhammad. Attribute to the essence of Muhammad whatever honor you wish; The secret of the secret is the essence of Muhammad. Direct the faces of Muhammad to the eye of the innermost heart; The intention of the face of Muhammad revives insights. Be sincere in love for the family of Muhammad, you will see; The eye of guidance is in love for the family of Muhammad. I am the servant of Muhammad and his slave; It suffices me to be called the servant of Muhammad. Grant me for the love of Muhammad, O our Lord; We fear no terror with the love of Muhammad. I am great in sin, I have no stratagem; I have presented before me the praise of Muhammad. May Allah bless him as long as a hand embroiders The decoration of pages from the praise of Muhammad. And his family, companions, and his wives, And whoever belongs one day to the family of Muhammad. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. May Allah bless our Master and Mawlana Muhammad, his family, and his companions, and grant them peace. Among the favors of Allah upon the servant of his Lord, the captive of his earning, acknowledging his incapacity and shortcomings, of little worth, the lowly one who possesses for himself no harm or benefit, no death or life, abundant in sins and offenses, the guide Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Sharqi ibn al-Arabi ibn Dawud ibn al-Arabi ibn al-Wali al-Salih and the manifest Pole ⁹⁸⁰, possessor of divine secrets and divine inspirations, the blessing of Allah upon the Muhammadan community, the copy of the Sufis and the model of the pious, Abu Abdullah al-Madhij ⁹⁸¹ of the Muhammadan Presence and the divine Ruby, Abu Abdullah Sayyidi Muhammad al-Mu'ta ibn Salih—this is the treasure and its author, famous among the people of the past and present generations.

The fame of the traveler ⁹⁸² spread in every land and region, and due to its rarity, scarcity of existence, multiplicity, abundant benefit, seeking blessings through it, and spiritual recreation in its delightful spiritual exercises ⁹⁸³ that please every beholder, the son of our paternal uncle, the jurist, the just, the upright, the perfect, the chaste, the exemplary, my master Abd al-Malik, our deceased paternal uncle, son of Ahmad, asked me to write for him a copy of this noble, unparalleled, and matchless book, abundant in benefit and widespread utility, titled "The Journey of Visitation" ⁹⁸⁴. So I complied, to fulfill his desire, humbly responding to his request and eagerness, and I hastened quickly in copying it. Allah Almighty helped me in it after I endured great hardship from it, despite the accumulation of tasks and the inability to be free from the attachments of time that a person is bound by. It took about nine months to write it, from the 13th of Muharram al-Haram, the beginning of the year 1357 ⁹⁸⁵, until the completion of its copying and the conclusion of its final part coincided with the forenoon of Tuesday, the first day of the month of Allah, Ramadan the Magnificent, in the year 1357 Hijri, corresponding to October 25, 1938 CE. May Allah, glorified and exalted, grant us pardon, well-being, and kindness in what has been decreed and ordained by fate, in the present and the future, in stillness and motion, in happiness, ample provision, victory over enemies, protection from them and from the evil of what creeps on the earth and descends from the sky, ease of facilitation, fulfillment of needs, and attainment of goals and desires, through the intercession of our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. O Allah, bless, grant peace, and bestow blessings upon our master and lord Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet, and upon his family, companions, wives, children, descendants, household, in-laws, supporters, followers, adherents, lovers, and all who belong and are affiliated to him, and grant abundant peace forever. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Amen, amen, amen.

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1. al-ʿārifīn : Gnostics; those who have direct experiential knowledge of God (maʿrifa).
2. al-fatḥ : Unveiling; spiritual opening or illumination granted by God.
3. ḍarīḥihi : His noble grave; specifically the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina.
4. al-marām : Desire; here referring to the goal of visiting the Prophet's grave.
5. Jibrīl : The angel Gabriel, who brought revelation to the prophets.
6. al-Qāḍī ʿIyāḍ : A famous Maliki jurist and scholar (d. 544/1149), author of 'al-Shifā'.
7. al-āṣāl wa al-bukurāt : Eventide and dawn; times of day often associated with prayer and blessing.
8. al-Lakhmī : A scholar from the Lakhm tribe; possibly a reference to a specific jurist.
9. Najd : A region in central Arabia; often mentioned in poetry as a beloved place.
10. Badr : A location near Medina, site of the first major battle in Islam.
11. lam tusʿif : If you do not help; a plea for divine assistance.
12. al-yatī : Oath; here meaning the poet's love is as binding as an oath.
13. al-muṣḥaf : The Quranic codex; the physical book of the Quran.
14. al-ghaḍā : A type of desert tree that burns with intense heat.
15. arbāb al-mawājid : People of ecstatic states; Sufis experiencing spiritual ecstasy (wajd).
16. karāmāt : Miraculous graces or wonders granted to saints (awliyā').
17. Āl Sayyidinā Muḥammad : The family of our master Muhammad; includes his descendants and close relatives.
18. Āl Sayyidinā Muḥammad : The family of our master Muhammad; includes his descendants and close relatives.
19. al-wāṣilīn : Those who have attained union with God; advanced Sufis.
20. manābir ashjārihā : Pulpits of its trees; metaphorical for places of spiritual preaching.
21. al-ruʿāt : Shepherds; metaphor for spiritual guides who care for seekers.
22. arbāb al-aḥwāl : People of spiritual states; Sufi term for those who experience divine states (aḥwāl) in their spiritual journey.
23. ṣabran jamīlan : Beautiful patience; a Quranic phrase (12:18, 83) meaning patience without complaint.
24. al-maʿād : The Return; refers to the afterlife or the return to Allah.
25. barāqiʿahā : Their veils; plural of burquʿ, a face-veil, used metaphorically for veils of ignorance or illusion.
26. ʿulūm al-raqāʾiq : Sciences of spiritual subtleties; refers to esoteric knowledge of the heart and soul.
27. al-tanazzulāt : Divine descents; Sufi term for the descending of divine attributes or revelations into the heart.
28. al-tasjīʿ : Rhymed prose; a literary device in Arabic where phrases end in rhyme.
29. Umm al-Rabi' : Literally 'Mother of Spring,' a poetic name for a river or place, possibly the Tigris or a metaphorical source of abundance.
30. Najd : A region in central Arabia, often associated with the homeland of the beloved in classical Arabic poetry.
31. al-Zawra' : A name for Baghdad, or a place in Medina; here likely referring to a place associated with the Prophet's visit.
32. Ahmad : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy.'
33. Wadi al-'Aqiq : A valley near Medina, known for its beauty and often mentioned in love poetry.
34. al-Ghawr : The lowland region of Arabia, including the area around Mecca and Medina.
35. Yathrib : The pre-Islamic name of Medina, the city of the Prophet.
36. Tihami : Relating to Tihamah, the coastal region of western Arabia including Mecca.
37. Sa'di : Possibly referring to the star Sa'd or a person named Sa'd; here likely a poetic epithet.
38. Ahmadi : Relating to Ahmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad.
39. 'Indi : Possibly a name or attribute meaning 'from me' or 'my own'; here likely a poetic reference to the author's personal blessings.
40. Mustafawi : Relating to al-Mustafa, 'the Chosen One,' an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad.
41. Noah-like : Referring to the prophet Noah, symbolizing abundant effusion or flood-like blessings.
42. nisba : Attribution or relation; here refers to the honor of being attributed to Allah as His beloved.
43. ma'sūm : Infallible; protected from sin, a quality of prophets.
44. al-aswad wa al-ahmar : Literally 'the black and the red'; a phrase meaning all of humanity, regardless of race or color.
45. Hanīfiyya : The pure, monotheistic religion of Abraham, often used to describe Islam.
46. al-su'āl, al-ṣirāṭ, al-mīzān, al-maḥshar : The questioning in the grave, the bridge over Hell, the weighing of deeds, and the gathering for judgment.
47. Ṭayba : A name for Medina, meaning 'good' or 'pleasant'.
48. Qubā : A mosque near Medina, the first mosque built by the Prophet.
49. al-'Aqīq : A valley near Medina.
50. al-Baqī' : The cemetery in Medina where many companions are buried.
51. sayyid al-kawnayn : Master of the two worlds (this world and the Hereafter), a title of the Prophet.
52. al-ṣāḥibayn : The two companions, referring to Abu Bakr and Umar, buried beside the Prophet.
53. ḥanīf : One who follows the pure monotheistic religion, often synonymous with Muslim.
54. Taha : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, derived from the Arabic letters Ta and Ha, which appear at the beginning of Surah Ta-Ha (Quran 20).
55. Praised : Translation of 'Mahmud', a name of the Prophet Muhammad meaning 'the praised one'.
56. divine sciences : Translation of 'al-‘ulum al-ladunniyya', esoteric knowledge granted directly by God to the saints and prophets.
57. Gabriel and Michael : Two archangels: Gabriel (Jibril) is the angel of revelation, and Michael (Mika'il) is the angel of provision.
58. pond of abundance : Reference to the Hawd al-Kawthar, a pond in Paradise from which the Prophet Muhammad's community will drink on the Day of Resurrection.
59. Kawthar : A river in Paradise, also the name of Surah 108 of the Quran, meaning 'abundance'.
60. Israfil : The archangel responsible for blowing the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection.
61. ḥawḍ : The celestial pool of the Prophet Muhammad on the Day of Judgment, from which the faithful will drink.
62. Salsabīl : A spring in Paradise, mentioned in Qur'an 76:18, known for its pleasant taste.
63. Tasnīm : A spring in Paradise, mentioned in Qur'an 83:27, reserved for the elite.
64. ʿāshiqīn : Lovers; in Sufi terminology, those who are passionately devoted to God or the Prophet.
65. aḥwar : Having intensely black and white eyes, a trait of beauty in classical Arabic poetry.
66. khadīm : Servant; here indicating complete devotion and humility.
67. Aḥmad al-Muṣṭafā : Aḥmad is another name of the Prophet Muhammad; al-Muṣṭafā means 'the Chosen One'.
68. sabbaḥat : Glorified; refers to the miracle of pebbles glorifying God in the Prophet's hand.
69. rawḍa : Garden; specifically the area between the Prophet's pulpit and his house in Medina, considered a garden of Paradise.
70. fuḥūl al-kibār : Great masters; refers to eminent scholars and saints.
71. ḥanīn al-ʿishār : The yearning of she-camels for their young; a metaphor for intense longing.
72. ḥujra : Chamber; the Prophet's burial chamber in Medina.
73. al-ʿanbar al-shaḥrī : Shihri ambergris; a high-quality ambergris from the coast of Shihr in Yemen.
74. al-Muhājirūn : The Emigrants; early Muslims who migrated from Mecca to Medina.
75. al-Anṣār : The Helpers; Medinan Muslims who supported the Emigrants.
76. al-muṣallā : Place of prayer; likely refers to the Prophet's Mosque in Medina.
77. al-Baqīʿ : The cemetery in Medina where many companions and family of the Prophet are buried.
78. ʿatīquh : His Truthful One; refers to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the first Caliph.
79. ʿUmar : Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Caliph.
80. Ṭayyibah : A name for Medina, meaning 'the good/pure city'.
81. arḍ al-jinān : Literally 'land of gardens', referring to Medina as a place of spiritual gardens.
82. rawḍah : Garden; specifically the Rawḍah of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, considered a garden of Paradise.
83. tiddān : Recompense or repayment; here referring to the spiritual reward of proximity to the Prophet.
84. al-Furqān : The Criterion; a name for the Quran.
85. waqf : An endowment; here used metaphorically for tears that are continuously flowing.
86. Najd : A region in Arabia; often romanticized in Arabic poetry.
87. Laylā : A beloved in classical Arabic poetry, symbolizing unattainable love.
88. Nu'm : A feminine name; also means 'blessing'.
89. Nu'mān : A place name; also a masculine name.
90. Muḍar : A tribe of the Prophet Muhammad's lineage.
91. Qaḥṭān : The ancestor of the southern Arab tribes.
92. ʿAdnān : The ancestor of the northern Arab tribes.
93. Aḥmad : Another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
94. al-kawnayn : The two worlds: this world and the Hereafter.
95. al-thaqalayn : The two weighty ones: humans and jinn.
96. Khalīl Allāh : The Friend of Allah; a title of Prophet Abraham.
97. basātīn : Gardens; here referring to spiritual gardens of divine mysteries.
98. asrār mawhūbah : Bestowed secrets; divine mysteries granted by God.
99. masākin ma‘mūrah : Inhabited dwellings; spiritual abodes filled with divine presence.
100. tanazzulāt : Descents; divine self-disclosures or emanations.
101. ghuyūb maḥjūbah : Veiled unseen realms; hidden dimensions of the divine.
102. sa‘ādah maktūbah : Written felicity; predestined happiness in the divine decree.
103. ḥaḍrah : Presence; the spiritual station of the Prophet.
104. futūḥāt : Outpourings; divine openings or illuminations.
105. arbāb al-aḥwāl : Masters of states; Sufis experiencing spiritual states.
106. arwāḥ majdhūbah : Attracted spirits; souls drawn to God.
107. baldah : City; referring to Medina, the Prophet's city.
108. rawḍah : Garden; the Prophet's tomb in Medina.
109. Muṣṭafawī : Pertaining to al-Muṣṭafā (the Chosen One), a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
110. Nabawī : Prophetic; relating to the Prophet.
111. manābir : Pulpits; platforms for sermons in mosques.
112. Aḥmadī : Pertaining to Aḥmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad.
113. Muḥammadī : Pertaining to Muhammad.
114. ḥaḍrah ‘indiyyah : Divine Presence; the station of proximity to God.
115. nujūm al-hidāyah al-sa‘diyyah : Stars of auspicious guidance; the Prophet's Companions as guides.
116. Kawthar : A river in Paradise; symbol of abundant spiritual blessings.
117. Ṭaybah : A name for Medina, meaning 'the good'.
118. ‘Arsh : Throne of God; the highest divine throne.
119. Kursī : Footstool; a lesser divine throne.
120. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One; a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
121. Ṭāhā : A name of the Prophet Muhammad from the Quran.
122. Qayyūmī : Self-Subsistent; an attribute of God meaning the Eternal Sustainer.
123. Ṭaybah aṭ-Ṭayyibah : A name for Medina, meaning 'the Good and Pure'.
124. Tihāmī : Relating to Tihamah, a coastal region in western Arabia.
125. Najdī : Relating to Najd, a central region in Arabia.
126. Muḥammadiyyah : Attributed to the Prophet Muhammad.
127. Aḥmadiyyah : Attributed to Ahmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad.
128. fatḥ : Spiritual opening or victory; divine illumination.
129. futūḥāt : Spiritual openings or illuminations.
130. sharḥ aṣ-ṣudūr : Expansion of the chest, meaning spiritual relief and openness.
131. Dār al-Karāmah : The Abode of Honor, a reference to Paradise.
132. an-Naqā : A place near Medina.
133. al-ʿAqīq : A valley near Medina.
134. Qubā : A suburb of Medina, site of the first mosque in Islam.
135. Uḥud : A mountain near Medina, site of the Battle of Uhud.
136. al-Baqīʿ : The cemetery of Medina where many Companions are buried.
137. Aḥmad : Another name of the Prophet Muhammad.
138. aṣ-Ṣiddīq : The Truthful, a title of Abu Bakr, the first Caliph.
139. ṣāḥib al-qaḍīb : Possessor of the staff, a reference to the Prophet's staff.
140. ʿarūsahu : His bride, a metaphorical reference to the Prophet's spiritual station or the city of Medina.
141. al-Burāq : The mythical steed that carried the Prophet during the Night Journey (Isra').
142. al-Madīnah : Medina, the city of the Prophet Muhammad, often referred to as al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah (the Illuminated City).
143. al-Madīnah : Medina, the city of the Prophet Muhammad.
144. (54) : A number indicating a verse or section in the original text.
145. al-Fattāḥ : The Opener, one of the names of Allah, meaning He who opens doors of mercy and victory.
146. al-Madīnah : Medina.
147. (55) : A number indicating a verse or section in the original text.
148. Ka'bah : The Kaaba, the sacred house of worship in Mecca, direction of prayer for Muslims.
149. al-Fattāḥ : The Opener, one of the names of Allah.
150. Ṭayyibah : A name for Medina, meaning 'the good/pure city'.
151. (56) : A number indicating a verse or section in the original text.
152. al-Jalāliyyāt wa al-Jamāliyyāt : The attributes of Majesty (Jalāl) and Beauty (Jamāl) of Allah, referring to His awe-inspiring and beautiful qualities.
153. al-Ta'ayyunāt : Individuations or determinations, a Sufi term referring to the manifestations of divine attributes in creation.
154. (57) : A number indicating a verse or section in the original text.
155. al-Madīnah : Medina.
156. al-amānāt : Trusts: refers to the divine trusts (amānah) that the Prophet was entrusted to convey and preserve, including revelation and moral responsibilities.
157. al-ma‘ālī : High stations: lofty spiritual ranks or degrees of honor and excellence.
158. al-thanā’ : Praise: commendation or eulogy, often used in the context of praising God or the Prophet.
159. Ṭayyibah : Tayyibah: a name for Medina, meaning 'the good/pure one'.
160. al-sab‘ al-ṭarā’iq : The seven paths: possibly referring to the seven heavens or the seven modes of recitation (qirā’āt) of the Quran.
161. al-af‘āl : Deeds: actions or behaviors, here referring to the Prophet's beautiful attributes and actions.
162. al-abdāl : Substitutes: a rank of saints in Sufism, believed to be forty in number, who are the 'substitutes' or 'replacements' for the prophets.
163. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One: a title of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'the chosen/elect'.
164. al-dhubāl : Wick: the wick of a lamp; a metaphor for something lowly that can be exalted by light.
165. al-kawnayn : The two worlds: this world and the Hereafter, or the physical and spiritual realms.
166. al-sab‘ al-mathānī : The Seven Oft-Repeated Verses, a reference to Surah al-Fatiha or the seven long surahs of the Quran.
167. Wādī al-‘Aqīq : A valley near Medina, known for its blessedness and association with the Prophet.
168. al-Bāb : Literally 'the Gate'; possibly a specific location in Medina or a reference to a gate of the Prophet's mosque.
169. Najd : A region in the Arabian Peninsula, including Riyadh; historically associated with the Najd highlands.
170. Tihāmah : A coastal region of western Arabia along the Red Sea, including Mecca and parts of Yemen.
171. Ṭaybah : One of the names of Medina, meaning 'the good and pleasant city'.
172. al-durrah al-bayḍā’ : The White Pearl; a metaphorical reference to a high station in Paradise or the Prophet's essence.
173. Wa mā minnā illā lahu maqāmun ma‘lūm : Quranic verse (37:164): 'And there is none among us but has a known station.' Spoken by angels.
174. Qubā’ : A suburb of Medina, site of the first mosque built by the Prophet (Masjid Qubā’).
175. Dārīn : A port in eastern Arabia (modern-day Bahrain) known for exporting musk.
176. aw adnā : Quranic phrase (53:9): 'or even nearer,' referring to the Prophet's proximity to Allah during the Mi‘rāj.
177. qāba qawsayn : Quranic phrase (53:9): 'two bow-lengths,' describing the Prophet's closeness to Allah during the Ascension.
178. Thaniyyāt al-Wadā‘ : The Passes of Farewell; a location near Medina where the Prophet bid farewell to some companions.
179. Banū al-Najjār : A tribe in Medina, relatives of the Prophet, who hosted him upon his emigration.
180. al-Aws : One of the two main Arab tribes of Medina (the other being al-Khazraj) who embraced Islam.
181. al-Khazraj : The other main Arab tribe of Medina, known for their support of the Prophet.
182. al-Muḥaṣṣab : A valley near Mecca between Minā and Mecca, where pilgrims rest after stoning the pillars.
183. al-Khayf : A mosque in Minā, or the area of Minā itself; also a term for a sloping valley.
184. Minā : A valley near Mecca, site of the stoning ritual during Hajj.
185. al-jidh‘ : The trunk of a palm tree; refers to the trunk that wept when the Prophet stopped leaning on it for sermons.
186. al-ghār : The cave; likely the Cave of Thawr where the Prophet hid during the Hijra, or the Cave of Hira.
187. al-Ḥijāzī : Relating to the Hijaz region of Arabia, which includes Mecca and Medina.
188. Muḍar : A major Arab tribal confederation, from which the Prophet descended.
189. al-awtār wa al-ashfā‘ : The odd and the even: a reference to the prayer units (rak‘ahs) or to all creation, as mentioned in Quran 89:3.
190. Thaniyyāt al-Wadā‘ : The mountain passes of al-Wada‘: a location near Medina from which the Prophet Muhammad entered the city during his emigration (hijrah).
191. Tayyiba : Another name for Medina, meaning 'the good/pure city'.
192. Thaniyyat al-Wada' : A hill near Medina from which the Prophet Muhammad is said to have departed on his farewell pilgrimage; used here as a poetic reference to his departure from this world.
193. misk al-adhfar : A type of strong, fragrant musk; metaphor for the Prophet's excellent qualities.
194. al-ahwar : Describes eyes with intense black and white contrast, a trait of beauty in classical Arabic poetry.
195. yustasqa al-ghamam : Refers to the practice of seeking rain through the Prophet's intercession; clouds are said to be blessed by his face.
196. imam : Here refers to the Prophet's role as the leader and model for all imams.
197. al-sarrat al-kiram : Noble angels; 'sarrat' is a plural form of 'sirr' meaning secret or noble being.
198. ara'is al-khuld : Brides of eternity; a metaphor for the delights of Paradise.
199. maqsurat al-khiyam : Maidens of the pavilions; refers to the houris in Paradise.
200. mala'ikat al-wahy wa al-ilham : Angels of revelation and inspiration; Gabriel and other angels who brought divine messages.
201. Taybah : One of the names of Medina, meaning 'the good' or 'the pleasant'.
202. al-Haram : The Sacred Sanctuary in Mecca, including the Kaaba.
203. arus : Bride; here a metaphor for the Prophet's noble essence or his spiritual reality.
204. al-Rukn : The Corner of the Kaaba where the Black Stone is located.
205. al-Maqam : The Station of Abraham, a sacred site near the Kaaba.
206. maqamuhu al-ma'lum : His known station; refers to the Prophet's high spiritual rank.
207. al-ghurrah wa al-litham : The bright mark (on the forehead) and the veil; metaphors for the Prophet's radiant face.
208. ahl al-wajd wa al-hiyam : People of ecstasy and passionate love; Sufi terms for those in a state of spiritual intoxication.
209. arbab al-ahwal : Masters of spiritual states; Sufi term for those who have attained various spiritual stations.
210. hadith : Speech; here refers to the Prophet's sayings (hadith).
211. janab : Sanctuary; metaphor for the Prophet's protective presence.
212. hima : Protected area; metaphor for the Prophet's intercession and refuge.
213. saq al-'arsh : Leg of the Throne; a cosmological reference to the base of God's Throne.
214. Dar al-Salam : Abode of Peace; one of the names of Paradise.
215. kitab : Book; refers to the Quran.
216. darih : Tomb; the Prophet's grave in Medina.
217. nasim : Breeze; metaphor for the spiritual influence of the Prophet.
218. arus : Bride; here again a metaphor for the Prophet's spiritual reality.
219. sultan : Sultanate; metaphor for the Prophet's authority and dominion.
220. kalam : Words; refers to the Quran or the Prophet's speech.
221. haykal : Temple; here referring to the Prophet Muhammad's physical form as a sacred structure.
222. Thaniyyat al-Wada' : The Hill of Farewell; a location near Medina from which the Prophet departed for the farewell pilgrimage.
223. arus : Bride; a metaphorical term for the Prophet Muhammad, emphasizing his beauty and perfection.
224. taswiq : Negligence; a term for those who are heedless of spiritual matters.
225. sayf qati' : Cutting sword; metaphor for the Prophet's decisive power against disbelief.
226. haram : Sanctuary; the sacred precinct of the Prophet, where even animals find refuge.
227. ghusun al-ban : Branches of the willow; a classical Arabic poetic image for a slender, graceful figure.
228. Kawthar : A river in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad; also a chapter of the Quran.
229. rumh : Spear; a metaphor for the Prophet's stature or gaze.
230. bint Wahb : Daughter of Wahb; Amina bint Wahb, the mother of the Prophet Muhammad.
231. Taha : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, from the Quranic chapter Taha.
232. al-Isra' : The Night Journey; the Prophet's miraculous journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascension to heaven.
233. Thaniyyat al-Wada' : A hill near Medina from which the Prophet Muhammad departed during his farewell pilgrimage; often used in poetry as a symbol of separation and longing.
234. sunan : Plural of sunnah; the practices and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.
235. hijrah : The emigration of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
236. al-ḥimā : The sacred precincts of Mecca and Medina; here, 'strangers of the sanctuary' refers to those who are far from these holy places.
237. Ṭaybah : One of the names of Medina, meaning 'the good' or 'the fragrant'.
238. 'Adan : A place name; possibly a reference to the Garden of Eden or a metaphorical abode of bliss.
239. Aḥmad al-Muṣṭafā : Aḥmad is another name of the Prophet Muhammad; al-Muṣṭafā means 'the Chosen One'.
240. imām : A leader; here, it may refer to the Prophet Muhammad as the leader of the faithful.
241. al-Sab' al-Mathānī : The Seven Oft-Repeated verses, a reference to Surah al-Fatihah, the opening chapter of the Quran.
242. al-Ra'ūf al-Raḥīm : Two of the names of Allah, meaning 'the Kind' and 'the Merciful'; here applied to the Prophet as a description.
243. al-Ḥanīfiyyah : The primordial monotheistic religion, often associated with the religion of Abraham; here, the tolerant and upright path of Islam.
244. al-ḥawḍ : The Basin (or Pond) of the Prophet Muhammad in Paradise, from which the faithful will drink on the Day of Judgment.
245. Kawthar : A river in Paradise, also the name of Surah 108 of the Quran.
246. Tasnīm : A spring in Paradise, mentioned in Quran 83:27-28.
247. Thaniyyat al-Wada' : A hill near Medina where the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was welcomed upon his arrival during the Hijra; also a place of farewell.
248. qamar : Moon; a metaphor for the Prophet's radiant beauty and guidance.
249. arus : Bride; a Sufi term for the spiritual reality of the Prophet or the divine presence.
250. mudam : Wine; a Sufi symbol for divine love and spiritual intoxication.
251. qutb al-wilaya : Pole of sainthood; the highest spiritual authority in Sufism.
252. futuhat : Openings; spiritual illuminations and divine gifts.
253. al-muhammadi : Relating to the Prophet Muhammad; here it refers to his essential purity and spiritual reality.
254. al-ahmadi : Relating to Ahmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad; often used to denote his luminous and majestic aspect.
255. Shajarat Tuba : A tree in Paradise mentioned in Islamic tradition, whose branches extend over all of Paradise.
256. Sidrat al-Muntaha : The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, a celestial tree marking the end of the seventh heaven, beyond which no creation can pass.
257. Najm al-Suha : A faint star in the constellation Ursa Major, used as a test of sharp eyesight.
258. al-Siddiq : The Truthful One, a title of Abu Bakr, the first Caliph and close companion of the Prophet.
259. al-aqtab : The poles; in Sufism, the highest ranking saints who are the spiritual axis of their time.
260. al-awtad : The pegs; in Sufi hierarchy, saints who support the spiritual world, often four in number.
261. al-afrad : The unique ones; in Sufism, saints who have reached a high level of spiritual realization and are distinct from others.
262. al-khamilin : The hidden ones; refers to saints who are unknown to the public, often called the 'hidden saints'.
263. ahl al-taṣarruf : People of spiritual authority or disposal; Sufi term for those who have attained a high degree of spiritual influence.
264. al-malā'ika al-muhayminūn : Guardian angels; those who oversee and protect.
265. al-muḥtasibūn : Those who seek reward; often refers to those who perform good deeds with the intention of divine recompense.
266. firāsa : Spiritual discernment or insight; the ability to perceive inner states or truths.
267. Ṭā Hā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad; also the title of Surah 20 of the Quran.
268. al-a'yān : Fixed entities or archetypes; in Sufi cosmology, the immutable essences of all things in divine knowledge.
269. haykal : Temple or form; here likely referring to the human form as a temple of God.
270. ṭirs : Scroll or manuscript; symbolizing sacred knowledge.
271. Ma'add : Ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad; refers to the northern Arab tribes.
272. Adnān : Ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad; refers to the Adnanite Arabs.
273. al-mawlawiyya : Relating to the master; here possibly referring to the love of the spiritual master or the Prophet.
274. al-ʿulūm al-ladunniyya : Divine or esoteric knowledge granted directly by God.
275. al-ḥaqāʾiq al-lāhūtiyya : Divine realities; truths pertaining to the Divine Essence.
276. al-tajalliyāt al-jabarūtiyya : Self-disclosures of the Divine Majesty; manifestations of God's power and grandeur.
277. al-minaḥ al-qayyūmiyya : Everlasting bestowals; gifts from the Self-Subsistent (al-Qayyūm).
278. al-asrār al-raghbūtiyya : Secrets of desire or longing; spiritual mysteries related to yearning for God.
279. al-futūḥāt al-makkiyya al-madaniyya : Meccan and Medinan openings; spiritual illuminations associated with the two holy cities.
280. al-talaqqiyāt al-ʿindiyya : Direct receptions; knowledge received directly from God without intermediary.
281. al-aḥādīth al-qudsiyya al-sunniyya : Sacred and prophetic traditions; hadith qudsi (divine sayings) and prophetic hadith.
282. Āl : Family or household of the Prophet Muhammad, including his descendants and close companions.
283. Fiqh : Islamic jurisprudence; the human understanding and application of Sharia.
284. Lawḥ : The Preserved Tablet (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ) in Islamic belief, on which divine decrees are inscribed.
285. Ṭā Hā : The Arabic letters Ta and Ha; a title of the Prophet Muhammad from the opening of Surah Ta Ha in the Quran.
286. Āl : Family or household of the Prophet Muhammad, including his descendants and close companions.
287. Zabarjad : Chrysolite, a precious stone.
288. Sayyid al-Anbiyā' : Master of the Prophets; a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
289. sirrihi al-mukattam : His hidden secret, referring to the spiritual mystery or esoteric knowledge associated with the Prophet Muhammad.
290. qubūlan : Acceptance, specifically the acceptance of the lover by the Beloved (God or the Prophet).
291. al-Abāriq : A place name, likely a location in the Hijaz region.
292. al-Ḥimā : A protected area or sanctuary; here a place name.
293. Wādī Qubā : The valley of Quba, a location near Medina where the Prophet founded the Quba Mosque.
294. al-ʿAqīq : A valley near Medina, known for its beauty and mentioned in poetry.
295. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One, a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
296. Ṭayyiba : A name for Medina, meaning 'the good/pure city'.
297. Sahl : A place name, possibly a plain or area near Medina.
298. al-Amīn : The Trustworthy, a title of the Angel Gabriel.
299. Jibrīl : The Angel Gabriel, who brought revelation to the Prophet.
300. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, from the Quranic chapter Taha.
301. waṣūlan : Connected, referring to the intercessor's close relationship with God.
302. rawḍatihi al-musharrafa : His honored garden, referring to the Prophet's tomb in Medina, considered a garden of Paradise.
303. al-Baqīʿ : The cemetery of Medina, where many Companions and family members of the Prophet are buried.
304. Uḥud : The mountain and site of the Battle of Uhud near Medina, where many martyrs are buried.
305. al-ʿAqīq : A valley near Medina, also a place of historical significance.
306. al-qāṣī wa al-dānī : The far and near, meaning mercy encompassing all.
307. ʿIlliyyīn : The highest ranks of Paradise, mentioned in the Quran.
308. Firdaws : The highest level of Paradise.
309. Minā : A valley near Mecca, a key site during the Hajj pilgrimage.
310. Jamʿ : Another name for Muzdalifa, a place during Hajj.
311. al-Khayf : A mosque in Mina, also a place name.
312. al-Jizʿ : A place name, possibly a valley.
313. Kāẓima : A place name, possibly a well or location.
314. al-Shiʿb : A mountain pass or valley.
315. al-Bishām : A type of tree used for tooth-sticks (miswak).
316. Baqʿ : A place name, possibly a location in Medina.
317. Salʿ : A mountain in Medina.
318. malābis : Garments, here referring to spiritual attire.
319. al-Khayf al-Mubārak : The blessed Khayf, referring to the mosque in Mina.
320. ṭīnat al-khabāl : The mud of khabal refers to a substance in Hell, often described as the pus or discharge of the inhabitants of the Fire.
321. ṣāʿ : A unit of volume used for measuring grains and dates, approximately 2.5 to 3 kilograms.
322. ṣiddīqiyya : The quality of being a siddiq, a truthful and veracious person, often associated with Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.
323. quṭb al-wilāya : The pole of sainthood, a term in Sufism referring to the highest spiritual authority in a given time.
324. Baqīʿ al-Gharqad : The cemetery of Medina, also known as Jannat al-Baqi', where many companions and family of the Prophet are buried.
325. al-ʿAqīq : A valley near Medina, known for its flowing water and vegetation.
326. Qubā : A village near Medina, site of the first mosque built by the Prophet (peace be upon him).
327. Uḥud : A mountain near Medina, site of the Battle of Uhud, where many martyrs are buried.
328. ʿĀtika : A door of the Prophet's Mosque, named after a woman or possibly a location.
329. ʿUthmān : The third Caliph, 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, after whom a door of the mosque is named.
330. al-ʿūd : A palm trunk or stick that the Prophet used to lean on during sermons before the pulpit was made.
331. surratuhu : Literally 'his navel', referring to the spot where the Prophet stood in prayer.
332. al-jidhʿ : The palm stump that wept when the Prophet stopped leaning on it after the pulpit was built.
333. Ahl al-Ṣuffa : The People of the Suffa, poor companions who lived in the covered portico of the Prophet's Mosque.
334. Ustuwan ʿĀʾisha : The pillar of 'Aisha, a specific pillar in the Prophet's Mosque associated with her.
335. Ustuwan al-Qurʿa : The Pillar of the Lot, where lots were cast for a decision.
336. al-Muhājirūn : The Emigrants, those who migrated from Mecca to Medina with the Prophet.
337. usṭuwānat al-tawba : The Pillar of Repentance, a specific pillar in the Prophet's Mosque associated with the repentance of Abu Lubaba.
338. Abū Lubāba : A companion of the Prophet who tied himself to a pillar in repentance for a mistake.
339. nuqabā' : Chiefs or leaders of the Ansar (helpers) who were appointed by the Prophet to oversee affairs.
340. usṭuwān al-maḥras : The Pillar of the Guard, also known as the Pillar of Ali, where Ali used to pray.
341. usṭuwān al-wufūd : The Pillar of the Delegations, where the Prophet received Arab delegations.
342. usṭuwān marbaʿat al-ghabar : The Pillar of the Square of al-Ghabar, a location in the mosque.
343. maqām Jibrīl : The Station of Gabriel, a place associated with the angel Gabriel.
344. usṭuwān al-tahajjud : The Pillar of Night Vigil, where the Prophet used to pray at night.
345. al-dhikr : Remembrance of God, often through recitation or meditation.
346. al-masjid al-nabawī : The Prophet's Mosque in Medina, one of the holiest sites in Islam.
347. ʿUmar : Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Caliph, who expanded the mosque.
348. al-maqṣūra : An enclosure or screened-off area in a mosque, often for the ruler or imam.
349. Tāzūt : A place name, possibly referring to a location in Yemen or elsewhere.
350. al-qibla : The direction of prayer towards Mecca.
351. maqṣūra : An enclosure or screened-off area in a mosque.
352. al-sāj : Teak wood, used for roofing.
353. bāb ʿĀtika : The Door of Atika, named after a woman or a location.
354. bāb al-raḥma : The Door of Mercy, one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque.
355. bāb al-nisā' : The Women's Door, an entrance for women.
356. bāb Marwān : The Door of Marwan, named after the Umayyad caliph Marwan.
357. bāb al-salām : The Door of Peace, a gate of the mosque.
358. al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik : An Umayyad caliph who expanded the mosque.
359. al-Mahdī : The Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi, who further expanded the mosque.
360. al-sabʿ al-ṭibāq : The seven heavens, referring to the Prophet's Night Journey (Isra and Mi'raj).
361. al-masjid al-ḥarām : The Sacred Mosque in Mecca, the holiest site in Islam.
362. al-Ṭabarānī : A renowned hadith scholar and compiler.
363. tasjīrī : My place of prayer, referring to the Prophet's specific prayer spot.
364. Ṣanʿā' : The capital of Yemen.
365. al-jabbāna : A cemetery or open space outside the city.
366. al-futūḥāt : Spiritual openings or revelations.
367. ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz : An Umayyad caliph known for his piety and reforms.
368. al-maḥārīb : Plural of mihrab, the niche indicating the direction of prayer.
369. al-sharāfāt : Battlements or crenellations on the mosque walls.
370. al-manārāt : Minarets, towers from which the call to prayer is made.
371. dhikr : Remembrance of God; here refers to the Prophet's exalted mention and praise.
372. Muhammadan mosque : The Prophet's Mosque in Medina.
373. Ibn Jubayr : Abu al-Husayn Muhammad ibn Jubayr al-Kinani, a 12th-century Andalusian traveler and geographer.
374. mihrab : A niche in a mosque indicating the direction of prayer (qibla).
375. Kisra : Title of the Sassanid Persian emperors.
376. muezzin : The person who calls the adhan (call to prayer).
377. Bilal : Bilal ibn Rabah, the first muezzin in Islam, a companion of the Prophet.
378. Sacred Sanctuary : Al-Haram al-Sharif in Mecca, the Grand Mosque.
379. al-Baqi' : The cemetery in Medina where many companions and family of the Prophet are buried.
380. Chosen One : Al-Mustafa, a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
381. Two Sanctuaries : The Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina.
382. al-Rus : A quarter in Medina; possibly referring to a place where the Prophet prayed.
383. musalla : An open prayer ground, especially for Eid prayers.
384. adhan : The Islamic call to prayer.
385. iqama : The second call to prayer, just before the prayer begins.
386. Batin al-Wadi : The bottom of the valley; a location in Medina where the Prophet prayed the first Friday prayer.
387. qibla : The direction of prayer towards the Ka'ba in Mecca.
388. Bayt al-Maqdis : Jerusalem, the first qibla of Islam.
389. Qur'an 9:108 : Reference to the verse about the mosque founded on piety.
390. Qur'an 9:108 : Continuation of the verse mentioning those who love to purify themselves.
391. 'Umra : The lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, performed at any time of the year.
392. Masjid al-Fadikh : A mosque named after an incident involving fadikh, a drink made from dates.
393. fadikh : A type of alcoholic drink made from dates, before its prohibition.
394. Umm Ibrahim : Mariya al-Qibtiyya, the mother of Ibrahim, the Prophet's son.
395. Banu Qurayza : A Jewish tribe in Medina that was besieged and judged after the Battle of the Trench.
396. Sahih : Refers to authentic hadith collections, such as Sahih al-Bukhari or Sahih Muslim.
397. Sa'd : Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, a prominent companion of the Prophet and chief of the Aws tribe.
398. Ansar : The 'Helpers,' the Muslim inhabitants of Medina who supported the Prophet after his migration from Mecca.
399. Banu Qurayza : A Jewish tribe in Medina that was besieged and judged by Sa'd ibn Mu'adh after betraying the Muslims.
400. al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar : Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (d. 1449), a renowned hadith scholar and historian.
401. Mosque of Quba : The first mosque built in Islam, located in Medina.
402. qibla : The direction of prayer towards the Ka'ba in Mecca.
403. Banu Zafar : A clan of the Aws tribe in Medina.
404. Aws : One of the two main Arab tribes in Medina, the other being Khazraj.
405. al-Baqi' : The main cemetery of Medina, where many companions are buried.
406. Mosque of the Mule : A mosque named after the Prophet's mule, Duldul.
407. 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud : A prominent companion and early Quran reciter.
408. Mu'adh ibn Jabal : A companion known for his knowledge of Islamic law.
409. Quran 4:41 : The verse refers to the Prophet as a witness over his community.
410. Mosque of Response : A mosque in Medina where the Prophet's supplication was answered.
411. Sahih Muslim : One of the six major hadith collections, compiled by Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj.
412. al-'Aliya : The elevated area of Medina, including its suburbs.
413. rak'a : A unit of Islamic prayer, consisting of standing, bowing, prostrating, and sitting.
414. mihrab : A niche in a mosque indicating the direction of the qibla.
415. al-'Urayd : A valley near Medina.
416. Mosque of the Two Qiblas : A mosque in Medina where the qibla direction was changed from Jerusalem to Mecca.
417. Banu Salama : A clan of the Khazraj tribe in Medina.
418. al-Baram : A clan of Banu Salama.
419. Zuhr : The midday prayer in Islam.
420. Ka'ba : The sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca, the direction of prayer for Muslims.
421. water spout : The golden spout on the Ka'ba, used to drain rainwater from its roof.
422. Quran 2:144 : The verse commanding the change of qibla from Jerusalem to Mecca.
423. Masjid al-Qiblatayn : Mosque of the Two Qiblas, a mosque in Medina where the qibla direction was changed from Jerusalem to Mecca during prayer.
424. Quba : A suburb of Medina, site of the first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad.
425. Sahihayn : The two most authentic hadith collections: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
426. al-Suqya : A well and place near Medina where the Prophet prayed and supplicated.
427. sa' : A unit of dry measure, approximately 2.5-3 kg.
428. mudd : A unit of dry measure, approximately 0.5-0.75 kg.
429. al-Harra : The volcanic rocky area east of Medina.
430. Banu Qurayza : A Jewish tribe in Medina, site of a mosque.
431. al-Hadar : A place or tribe; possibly referring to settled people.
432. Ibn Zabala : A historian of Medina, died 814 CE.
433. al-Walid ibn 'Abd al-Malik : Umayyad caliph (r. 705-715 CE), known for building the Dome of the Rock and the Great Mosque of Damascus.
434. Masjid al-Fath : Mosque of Victory, on Mount Sal' in Medina, where the Prophet supplicated during the Battle of the Trench.
435. Sal' : A mountain in Medina.
436. al-Ahzab : The Confederates, referring to the Battle of the Trench (Ahzab).
437. Day of al-Ahzab : The day of the Battle of the Trench.
438. eight mosques : The eight mosques in Medina associated with the Prophet's prayers.
439. Ibn Hajar : Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (1372-1449 CE), renowned hadith scholar.
440. Tayba : Another name for Medina.
441. al-Fadih : A mosque in Medina, also known as Masjid al-Fadikh.
442. Mashraba : A place in Medina, possibly a mosque.
443. al-Baghla : Mosque of the Mule, in al-Baqi'.
444. al-Baqi' : The main cemetery of Medina.
445. al-Ijaba : Mosque of the Answering of Supplication.
446. 'Umar : Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, Umayyad caliph (r. 717-720 CE), known for his piety.
447. Dhubab : A small mountain near Medina where the Prophet prayed.
448. Mosque of the Banner : Masjid al-Raya, a mosque on Dhubab.
449. Thaniyat al-Wada' : The Pass of Farewell, a pass near Medina.
450. Battle of the Trench : The Battle of al-Khandaq (627 CE) between Muslims and confederate tribes.
451. al-Samhudi : Ali ibn Abd Allah al-Samhudi (1440-1506 CE), historian of Medina.
452. al-Waqidi : Muhammad ibn Umar al-Waqidi (747-823 CE), early Muslim historian.
453. mawali : Non-Arab Muslims, clients of Arab tribes.
454. Cave of Sal' : A cave on Mount Sal' where the Prophet stayed during the Battle of the Trench.
455. al-Tabarani : Sulayman ibn Ahmad al-Tabarani (873-971 CE), hadith scholar and compiler.
456. Mount Thawab : A mountain near Medina.
457. Najd : The central plateau of Arabia, often contrasted with Hijaz.
458. Biḍāʿa : A well in Medina known for its blessed water; the Prophet performed ablution and spat into it, and it was used for healing.
459. Ḥāʾ : A well in Medina; the name is spelled with the letter ḥāʾ and has various pronunciations; it is also the name of a person or place.
460. Ṣaḥīḥ : Refers to the authentic ḥadīth collections, such as Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī or Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim.
461. al-Baqīʿ : The famous cemetery in Medina, also known as Jannat al-Baqīʿ.
462. Rūma : A well in Medina; also known as the well of al-Murannī; bought by ʿUthmān and given in charity.
463. al-Murannī : Another name for the well of Rūma; the term means 'the one that makes a humming sound'.
464. follower : Refers to a Tābiʿī, a successor of the Companions.
465. al-ʿAqīq : A valley near Medina.
466. Mosques of al-Fatḥ : Mosques in Medina associated with the Battle of the Trench (al-Khandaq).
467. Mosque of the Two Qiblas : A mosque in Medina where the direction of prayer was changed from Jerusalem to Mecca.
468. al-Yasīra : A well in Medina; originally called ʿAsīra, but the Prophet renamed it al-Yasīra (the easy one).
469. al-ʿIhn : A well in Medina; also known as the well of al-Yasīra; 'ʿihn' means colored wool.
470. al-ʿAwālī : The highlands or elevated areas of Medina.
471. ʿAsīra : Original name of the well; means 'difficult' or 'hard'.
472. Banū Qurayẓa : A Jewish tribe in Medina.
473. the means : Refers to al-wasīla, a high station in Paradise granted to the Prophet.
474. Ghars : A well in Medina; the Prophet requested to be washed with its water after his death.
475. Qubāʾ : A suburb of Medina; site of the first mosque built by the Prophet.
476. al-Suqyā : A well or place in Medina; also the name of a well.
477. Al-Zayn al-Marāghī : A scholar who composed verses listing the seven famous wells of Medina.
478. Ṭayba : Another name for Medina.
479. Arīs : A well in Medina; also known as the well of al-ʿIhn or al-Yasīra.
480. Dābisa : A well in Medina; mentioned in the verses.
481. al-Naqā : A place or station in Medina.
482. well of ʿAlī : A well attributed to ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib.
483. Zamzam : The well in Mecca, but here mentioned as a well in Medina near al-Suqyā.
484. al-Mughāribah al-mujāwirīn : Maghribi companions who were neighbors (residing near the holy sites).
485. al-Samhūdī : Nūr al-Dīn al-Samhūdī (d. 911 AH), a renowned historian of Medina.
486. Ṭayyibah : A name for Medina, meaning 'good' or 'pure'.
487. Mufarrah : A place in Medina, meaning 'joyful'.
488. al-Bayḍā' : A place in Medina, meaning 'the white'.
489. ‘Arīrī : A place in Medina.
490. al-Mu‘arris : A place near Medina where the Prophet camped.
491. al-‘Atīq : The Ancient House, i.e., the Kaaba.
492. Uḥud : The mountain of Uhud near Medina.
493. ‘Arabiyyah : A lava field (harrah) in Medina.
494. al-Naqā' : A place in Medina.
495. al-Muṣallā : The place of prayer (Eid prayer) in Medina.
496. Qibā' : The mosque of Quba, south of Medina.
497. Sal‘ : A mountain in Medina.
498. Fatḥ : A place in Medina.
499. Manākhah : A place in Medina.
500. al-‘Anṣar : A place in Medina.
501. al-Baqī‘ : The cemetery of al-Baqi' in Medina.
502. Umm Qays bint Miḥṣan : A female companion of the Prophet.
503. ‘Ukkāshah : ‘Ukkashah ibn Mihsan, a companion known for his piety.
504. Ibn al-Munkadir : Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, a prominent tabi‘i and hadith narrator.
505. mursal : A hadith where a tabi‘i narrates directly from the Prophet without mentioning the companion.
506. Ibn al-Zubayr : ‘Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, a companion and caliph.
507. Ibn Ra’s al-Jālūt : A Jewish scholar, literally 'son of the head of Goliath'.
508. Muṣ‘ab : Mus‘ab ibn ‘Abdullah al-Zubayri, a historian.
509. Kaftah : A name for al-Baqi' cemetery in Jewish scriptures.
510. Ka‘b al-Aḥbār : A Jewish convert to Islam, known for Isra'iliyyat traditions.
511. Jābir : Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah, a companion.
512. ruqyah : Incantation or recitation for healing.
513. al-Muṭṭalib ibn Ḥanṭab : A tabi‘i and hadith narrator.
514. al-Baqi' : The cemetery of Medina, also known as Jannat al-Baqi', where many Companions and family members of the Prophet are buried.
515. Companions : Sahabah; those who met the Prophet Muhammad, believed in him, and died as Muslims.
516. Prophet : Muhammad, the final messenger in Islam, upon whom be blessings and peace.
517. Successors : Tabi'un; the generation after the Companions who learned from them.
518. Helpers : Ansar; the residents of Medina who supported the Prophet and the Muhajirun (emigrants from Mecca).
519. Imam Malik : Malik ibn Anas, founder of the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence, died 795 CE.
520. Uhud : A mountain near Medina, site of the Battle of Uhud (625 CE) where many Companions were martyred.
521. Trench : Al-Khandaq; the Battle of the Trench (627 CE) where a trench was dug to defend Medina.
522. Safiyya bint 'Abd al-Muttalib : The Prophet's aunt, daughter of 'Abd al-Muttalib.
523. Sayyid Isma'il : A site in al-Baqi' possibly associated with a figure named Isma'il.
524. al-'Abbas : Al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet's uncle.
525. al-Hasan ibn 'Ali : The Prophet's grandson, son of 'Ali and Fatima.
526. Zayn al-'Abidin : Ali ibn al-Husayn, the fourth Shia Imam, known for his piety.
527. Muhammad al-Baqir : The fifth Shia Imam, son of Zayn al-'Abidin.
528. Ja'far al-Sadiq : The sixth Shia Imam, son of Muhammad al-Baqir.
529. Ahl al-Bayt : The Household of the Prophet, including his family members.
530. 'Aqil : 'Aqil ibn Abi Talib, cousin of the Prophet and brother of 'Ali.
531. Mothers of the Believers : The Prophet's wives, referred to as Ummahat al-Mu'minin.
532. Khadija : The Prophet's first wife, mother of Fatima, buried in Mecca.
533. Maymuna : One of the Prophet's wives, buried in Mecca.
534. qibla : The direction of prayer towards the Kaaba in Mecca.
535. Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith : A cousin of the Prophet, a Companion.
536. Fatima : The Prophet's daughter, wife of 'Ali, buried in Medina.
537. 'Uthman ibn Maz'un : An early Companion, one of the first to be buried in al-Baqi'.
538. Fatima bint Asad : Mother of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, aunt of the Prophet.
539. al-Samhudi : A historian and scholar of Medina, author of Wafa' al-Wafa.
540. 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf : A prominent Companion, one of the ten promised Paradise.
541. 'A'isha : The Prophet's wife, daughter of Abu Bakr.
542. Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas : A Companion, one of the ten promised Paradise, conqueror of Persia.
543. al-awtād : Pegs or stakes, possibly referring to markers or structural elements of a grave.
544. al-mashhad : A site or shrine, often a place of visitation associated with a saint or notable figure.
545. Ṭabaqāt : A biographical dictionary by Ibn Sa'd, a classical work on the lives of early Muslims.
546. Ḥafṣa : Hafsa bint Umar, a wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
547. al-Samhūdī : A 15th-century historian and scholar from Medina, author of Wafa' al-Wafa.
548. al-Baqīʿ : The cemetery of Medina, also known as Jannat al-Baqi, where many companions and family of the Prophet are buried.
549. Umm al-Qurā : Mother of Cities, a title for Mecca.
550. Ḥashsh Kawkab : A specific location in al-Baqi cemetery.
551. Ḥalīma al-Saʿdiyya : The wet nurse of the Prophet Muhammad from the tribe of Sa'd.
552. Nāfiʿ mawlā Ibn ʿUmar : Nafi', a freed slave and prominent narrator of hadith from Ibn Umar.
553. Nāfiʿ al-Qārī : Nafi' al-Qari, a renowned Quran reciter.
554. Ismāʿīl ibn Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq : Son of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, a figure in Shia Islam.
555. al-Maghrib : The west; here referring to the western direction.
556. Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn : Ali ibn Husayn, the fourth Shia Imam, known as Zayn al-Abidin.
557. Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī : A companion of the Prophet known for narrating many hadiths.
558. futūḥāt : Openings or spiritual conquests, a term used in Sufism for divine illuminations.
559. Uḥud : A mountain near Medina, site of the Battle of Uhud.
560. ʿabāʾ : A type of cloak or outer garment.
561. al-Shawq : A place name, possibly a market or area in Medina.
562. aḥjār al-zayt : Oil stones, possibly stones used for pressing oil.
563. al-Nafs al-Zakiyya : The Pure Soul, a title for Muhammad ibn Abdullah, a descendant of Ali who led a revolt.
564. al-Sayyid Idrīs : Idris I, founder of the Idrisid dynasty in Morocco.
565. Ahl al-Bayt : The family of the Prophet Muhammad.
566. al-Maghrib : The Maghreb, referring to North Africa.
567. shurafāʾ : Plural of sharif, descendants of the Prophet Muhammad.
568. Sijilmāsa : A historical city in Morocco, an important trading center.
569. al-Yanbuʿ : A city in Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea coast.
570. Salʿ : A mountain in Medina.
571. al-Azraq : A spring or well, possibly meaning 'the blue'.
572. Ḥamza : Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet's uncle, known as the Master of Martyrs.
573. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One, a title for the Prophet Muhammad.
574. fitnat al-zamān : The trial or tribulation of the age; a test or affliction specific to one's time.
575. qubbat al-‘Abbās : The dome of al-‘Abbās; refers to the shrine of al-‘Abbās ibn ‘Alī, a revered figure in Shia Islam.
576. Ḥusayn : Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī, the grandson of the Prophet Muḥammad, martyred at Karbala.
577. Fāṭimah : Fāṭimah al-Zahrā’, the daughter of the Prophet Muḥammad and wife of ‘Alī.
578. ‘Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn : ‘Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn Zayn al-‘Ābidīn, the fourth Shia Imam.
579. al-Bāqir : Muḥammad al-Bāqir, the fifth Shia Imam, known for his knowledge.
580. al-Ṣādiq : Ja‘far al-Ṣādiq, the sixth Shia Imam, known for his truthfulness.
581. ‘ārif : A gnostic; one who has direct knowledge of God through spiritual experience.
582. Aḥmad : Another name for the Prophet Muḥammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
583. ahl al-ṭarīq : People of the path; refers to Sufis or those on the spiritual path.
584. al-Ṣaḥīḥayn : The two authentic ḥadīth collections of al-Bukhārī and Muslim.
585. Ṭābah : A name for Medina, meaning 'good' or 'pleasant'.
586. Uḥud : A mountain north of Medina, site of the Battle of Uhud.
587. ‘iḍāh : Thorny trees or shrubs, often acacia; used for firewood or fodder.
588. marfū‘ : A hadith attributed to the Prophet Muhammad, whether directly or indirectly.
589. ‘Ayr : A mountain in Medina, often paired with Uhud.
590. Warqān : A mountain near Medina.
591. al-Ṭūr : Mount Sinai, where Moses received revelation.
592. Lubnān : Mount Lebanon, a mountain range in the Levant.
593. Raḍwā : A mountain near Medina.
594. Ḥirā’ : The cave where the Prophet received the first revelation.
595. Thawr : The cave where the Prophet and Abu Bakr hid during the Hijra.
596. tawḥīd : The oneness of God; Islamic monotheism.
597. Shām : Greater Syria, including modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine.
598. Najd : Central Arabian plateau, including Riyadh.
599. Qabā : A place near Medina, site of the Quba Mosque.
600. Ka‘ba : The sacred cube-shaped building in Mecca, direction of prayer.
601. Sidrat al-Muntahā : The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, a celestial marker in Paradise.
602. miḥrāb : Prayer niche indicating the direction of Mecca.
603. minbar : Pulpit in a mosque from which sermons are delivered.
604. Ṣuffa : The shaded bench in the Prophet's mosque where poor companions stayed.
605. Umm al-Mu’minīn : Mother of the Believers, title for the Prophet's wives.
606. al-shaykhān : The two shaykhs: Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, the first two caliphs.
607. Bāb al-Salām : Gate of Peace, one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque.
608. Ṭāhā : A name of the Prophet Muhammad, from the Quranic chapter.
609. Qibā : A suburb of Medina, site of the first mosque in Islam.
610. Āl al-Junayd : Family of al-Junayd, likely referring to a Sufi lineage.
611. Jibrīl : The angel Gabriel, who brought revelation to the prophets.
612. Baqī‘ al-Gharqad : The main cemetery of Medina, where many companions are buried.
613. Abā al-Shibl : Father of the cub, a nickname for Hamza, the Prophet's uncle.
614. Ṣābi’ : Sabian, a term used by polytheists to denounce early Muslims.
615. Badr : Site of the first major battle in Islam, southwest of Medina.
616. Baḍā‘a : A place or stream in Medina.
617. Biṭḥān : A valley in Medina.
618. Ṭayba : Another name for Medina, meaning 'good' or 'pleasant'.
619. samīkum : Your namesake; refers to the Prophet Muhammad, whose name is Muhammad, and the poet addresses him as 'your namesake' meaning the one who shares the name Muhammad.
620. Abā Ḥimākum : A title meaning 'father of your protection' or 'protector'; a reference to the Prophet Muhammad as a protector.
621. al-‘Alawī : Al-‘Alawi; a title referring to a descendant of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, often used for saints or scholars. Here it likely refers to a specific shaykh.
622. Quṭb al-Wujūd : Pole of Existence; a Sufi term for the highest spiritual authority, the axis around which the spiritual world revolves.
623. al-Muṣṭafā al-Mukhtār : The Chosen Mustafa; epithets of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'the Chosen One' and 'the Elect'.
624. ‘Abd al-Raḥīm al-Khabr : A personal name; 'Abd al-Rahim' means 'servant of the Merciful', and 'al-Khabr' may be a place name or epithet.
625. Bara‘ : A place name; possibly a region or village.
626. Jurqab : A place name; possibly a location.
627. Ṭaybah : One of the names of Medina, meaning 'the good' or 'the pleasant'.
628. al-Samhūdī : Al-Samhudi; a renowned historian and scholar from Samhud in Egypt, known for his works on Medina.
629. al-Khulāṣah : The Summary; a book by al-Samhudi listing the names of Medina.
630. Yathrib : The pre-Islamic name of Medina.
631. al-Furqān : The Criterion; a name for the Quran.
632. Ākalat al-Buldān : Eater of Towns; a name for Medina, meaning it consumes or attracts people.
633. al-Bārrah : The Pious; a name for Medina.
634. Bayt al-Rasūl : House of the Messenger; a name for Medina.
635. Tanadud : A name for Medina; possibly meaning 'mutual aversion' or a place name.
636. al-Jābirah : The Compeller; a name for Medina.
637. Jazīrat al-‘Arab : Arabian Peninsula; here used as a name for Medina.
638. al-Ḥabībah : The Beloved; a name for Medina.
639. al-Khayrah : The Good; a name for Medina.
640. al-Dār : The Abode; a name for Medina.
641. al-‘Āṣimah : The Protector; a name for Medina.
642. al-Gharrā’ : The Splendid; a name for Medina.
643. al-Fāḍiḥah : The Exposing; a name for Medina.
644. al-Qāsimah : The Divider; a name for Medina.
645. al-Karīmah : The Noble; a name for Medina.
646. Hanifite : Relating to the monotheistic religion of Abraham, often used to describe the pure, original faith of Islam.
647. Sidrat al-Muntaha : The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, a celestial tree marking the end of the seventh heaven, beyond which no creation can pass.
648. Hijr : The semicircular wall adjacent to the Kaaba, also known as the Hijr Ismail, considered part of the Kaaba's foundation.
649. Quran 15:94 : The verse commanding the Prophet Muhammad to proclaim the message openly.
650. Kawthar : A river in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad, also the name of a chapter in the Quran.
651. Quran 71:10 : The verse: 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord; indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.'
652. hājara : Refers to the Prophet's migration (hijra) from Mecca to Medina.
653. muʿtakaf : Spiritual retreat (iʿtikāf) in the mosque, especially during the last ten days of Ramadan.
654. Shām : Greater Syria, including modern-day Syria, Palestine, Jordan, and Lebanon.
655. usṭuwān al-maḥras : The pillar of the guardroom; a specific pillar in the Prophet's Mosque.
656. Sahīh : Refers to the authentic hadith collections, particularly Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
657. khawkha : A small door or wicket gate.
658. maqṣūrat al-ḥujra : The enclosed area around the Prophet's chamber.
659. rawḍa : The Garden; the area between the Prophet's pulpit and his house, considered one of the gardens of Paradise.
660. isrāʾ : The Night Journey of the Prophet from Mecca to Jerusalem.
661. al-ḥiẓār al-muzawwar : The curved enclosure built around the Prophet's grave.
662. qibla : The direction of prayer towards the Kaaba in Mecca.
663. al-qabr : The grave of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina.
664. al-qabāṭī : Fine Egyptian linen or Coptic cloth.
665. al-Ṣaḥīḥ : Refers to a hadith collection, likely Sahih al-Bukhari or Sahih Muslim.
666. Madīnat al-Salām : City of Peace, a name for Baghdad.
667. al-Rawḍa : The garden area between the Prophet's pulpit and his grave in the Prophet's Mosque.
668. 570 : Year 570 AH, corresponding to 1174-1175 CE.
669. al-Sayyid al-Samhūdī : Nur al-Din Ali ibn Ahmad al-Samhudi (d. 911 AH/1506 CE), a historian of Medina.
670. qibla : The direction of prayer towards Mecca.
671. minqaba : A recess or niche in a wall.
672. qīrāṭ : A unit of measurement, approximately 1/24 of a cubit.
673. al-maḥābis al-yumnā : Right-hand mahabis, possibly a type of fabric or covering from Yemen.
674. ḥujrah : The chamber or room of the Prophet's mosque in Medina where his grave is located.
675. al-thānī ʿashar : Refers to the twelfth section or chapter of the original text.
676. shubbāk : A lattice or grille, often used as a screen or window.
677. kuwwah : A niche or alcove, possibly a window or opening in the wall.
678. al-istiqbāl : Facing the direction of prayer (qibla) or facing the Prophet's grave during visitation.
679. majdhab : A mihrab or prayer niche indicating the qibla direction.
680. al-darajah al-rafīʿah wa al-makānah al-muʿaẓẓamah : The lofty rank and exalted station of the Prophet Muhammad.
681. amāmahā : In front of it, referring to the position relative to the qibla wall.
682. qiblah : The direction of prayer towards Mecca.
683. al-Marāghī : A scholar, possibly Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Marāghī, known for works on hadith and history.
684. Razīn : Abū al-Ḥasan Razīn ibn Muʿāwiyah al-ʿAbdarī, a hadith scholar.
685. Yaḥyā : Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd al-Qaṭṭān, a prominent hadith critic.
686. ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAqīl : A hadith narrator from the Tabi'un generation.
687. Abū Dāwūd : Sulaymān ibn al-Ashʿath al-Sijistānī, compiler of the Sunan Abī Dāwūd.
688. al-Ḥākim : Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥākim al-Naysābūrī, compiler of al-Mustadrak ʿalā al-Ṣaḥīḥayn.
689. al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr al-Ṣiddīq : A Tabi'i and grandson of Abu Bakr, known for his knowledge.
690. Ismāʿīl ibn Aws : A hadith narrator, possibly from the generation of the Tabi'un.
691. ʿUrwa : ʿUrwa ibn al-Zubayr, a prominent Tabi'i and scholar of hadith.
692. sahwah : A recess or alcove in a wall, often used for storage or as a small room.
693. Ibn Abī Uways : Ismāʿīl ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Uways, a hadith narrator from Medina.
694. Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd : Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd al-Anṣārī, a hadith scholar and judge in Medina.
695. ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Bakr : ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Bakr ibn Ḥazm, a hadith narrator from Medina.
696. al-Ṣaḥīḥ : Refers to Sahih al-Bukhari or Sahih Muslim, the most authentic hadith collections.
697. musannamah : Hump-shaped, referring to a grave that is raised in the middle like a camel's hump.
698. Sufyān : Sufyān ibn ʿUyaynah, a renowned hadith scholar and jurist.
699. Abū Nuʿaym : Abū Nuʿaym al-Iṣfahānī, compiler of al-Mustakhraj ʿalā al-Ṣaḥīḥ.
700. al-Mustakhraj : A type of hadith collection that extracts narrations from earlier works with additional chains.
701. Saʿīd ibn al-Musayyab : A prominent Tabi'i and one of the seven jurists of Medina.
702. al-Tirmidhī : Abū ʿĪsā al-Tirmidhī, compiler of Sunan al-Tirmidhī.
703. al-Tawrāh : The Torah, the scripture revealed to Moses.
704. al-Ṭabarānī : Sulaymān ibn Aḥmad al-Ṭabarānī, compiler of al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr.
705. Ḥammād : Ḥammād ibn Zayd or Ḥammād ibn Salamah, both are hadith scholars.
706. Ayyūb : Ayyūb al-Sakhtiyānī, a Tabi'i and hadith scholar.
707. Umar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz : The Umayyad caliph known for his piety and justice.
708. al-Darimi : Abu Muhammad 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Darimi (d. 255/869), a hadith scholar and author of the Sunan al-Darimi.
709. Shu'ab : Shu'ab al-Iman, a work by al-Bayhaqi (d. 458/1066) on the branches of faith.
710. al-Samhudi : Nur al-Din 'Ali ibn 'Abd Allah al-Samhudi (d. 911/1506), a historian of Medina, author of Wafa' al-Wafa.
711. Ja'far ibn Muhammad : Ja'far al-Sadiq (d. 148/765), the sixth Shia Imam, a descendant of the Prophet.
712. Rawdah : The area between the Prophet's pulpit and his house, considered a garden of Paradise.
713. Basmalah : The phrase 'Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim' (In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful).
714. al-Aqshahri : Possibly a scholar or historian; not widely identified.
715. qibla enclosure : The screened area in the Prophet's Mosque facing the qibla (direction of prayer).
716. al-Shuja'i Shahin : A Mamluk official or architect; not widely identified.
717. Taybah : One of the names of Medina, meaning 'the good' or 'the pleasant'.
718. Zamzam : The sacred well in Mecca.
719. al-Hatim : The semicircular wall adjacent to the Kaaba.
720. the Corner : The Black Stone corner of the Kaaba.
721. the Maqam : The Station of Abraham, a stone near the Kaaba.
722. al-Maraghī : Possibly a scholar; not widely identified.
723. Ibn Jubayr : Muhammad ibn Jubayr (d. 614/1217), an Andalusian traveler and author of a famous travelogue.
724. al-Jamal al-Asnawi : Possibly a scholar; not widely identified.
725. Nur al-Din al-Shahid : Nur al-Din Zengi (d. 569/1174), a Muslim ruler known for his piety and jihad against the Crusaders.
726. Maghribi : From the Maghreb (Northwest Africa).
727. ribat : A fortified hostel or hospice, often for travelers or ascetics.
728. al-Baqi' : The cemetery of Medina, where many companions and family of the Prophet are buried.
729. al-Ḥujrah al-Sharīfah : The Noble Chamber: the room containing the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina.
730. Ibn al-Najjār : Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Maḥmūd ibn al-Najjār (d. 643/1245), a historian and traditionist from Baghdad, author of the History of Baghdad.
731. zanādiqah : Heretics or Manichaeans; often used pejoratively for those with unorthodox or dualist beliefs.
732. al-Ḥākim al-ʿUbaydī : Al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh (d. 411/1021), the sixth Fatimid caliph in Egypt; the Fatimids claimed descent from ʿUbayd Allāh al-Mahdī.
733. ṣāḥibayhi : His two Companions: Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq and ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, the first and second caliphs, buried beside the Prophet in the same chamber.
734. Abū al-Futūḥ : A person sent by al-Ḥākim to carry out the exhumation; possibly a eunuch or official.
735. al-Mawḍiʿ al-Sharīf : The Noble Site: the grave of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina.
736. al-Zilzilyānī : A reciter (qāriʾ) known by this nickname, possibly derived from zilzāl (earthquake) or a place name.
737. Qurʾān 9:12-13 : Sūrat al-Tawbah, verses 12-13, urging fighting against those who break treaties and attack religion.
738. Shams al-Dīn Ṣawāb al-Maṭī : A chief servant (shaykh al-khuddām) of the Prophet's mosque in Medina, known for piety and charity.
739. al-Masjid : The Prophet's Mosque in Medina.
740. Bāb al-Salām : The Gate of Peace, one of the gates of the Prophet's Mosque.
741. al-Minbar : The pulpit of the Prophet in his mosque.
742. al-Ṭabarī : Possibly Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr al-Ṭabarī (d. 310/923), the famous historian and exegete, though the context suggests a later narrator.
743. Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Qurṭubī : A scholar from Cordoba (Qurṭubah), possibly the famous exegete and jurist (d. 671/1273).
744. Imām : Here referring to the Prophet Muhammad as the leader of the faithful.
745. Humām : A valiant or noble person; likely referring to a Companion or saint buried near the Prophet.
746. Āl Sayyidinā Muḥammad : The family of our master Muhammad, including his descendants and household.
747. al-Marbaʿah : A square or quadrangular area near the Prophet's grave; possibly a specific location in the mosque.
748. ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā : The eighth Shīʿī Imam (d. 203/818), buried in Mashhad, Iran.
749. Yaḥyā : A narrator in the chain; possibly Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn or another traditionist.
750. al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh : A person mentioned in the chain; possibly a descendant of the Prophet or a scholar.
751. al-maqṣūrah : An enclosed or screened-off area within a mosque, often reserved for the ruler or for the Prophet's tomb.
752. al-istikhārah : A prayer for guidance seeking Allah's choice in a matter.
753. al-ḥāʼir al-ẓāhir : The outer enclosure or wall surrounding the Prophet's tomb.
754. Umm al-Qurā : A title for Mecca, meaning 'Mother of Cities'.
755. al-raḥbah : An open space or courtyard, here referring to the area adjacent to the chamber.
756. mīzāb : A waterspout or downspout, often used for rainwater drainage from the roof of the Kaaba or other structures.
757. khawkhah : A small opening or window, often a loophole or a small door.
758. musannamah : Humped or raised in the middle, referring to the shape of a grave mound.
759. year 881 : Corresponding to 1476-1477 CE in the Islamic calendar.
760. 'Ayn al-Azraq : A spring or water source in Medina, known as the Blue Spring.
761. al-Jar'a : A place name, possibly a valley or area near Medina.
762. Baqba' : A place name, possibly a variant of Baqi' (the cemetery of Medina) or another location.
763. al-'Aqiq : A valley near Medina, known for its beauty and frequent mention in poetry.
764. Wahn : A place name, possibly a location near Medina.
765. al-Zawra' : A place name, possibly a district or area in Medina.
766. al-Mustafa : An epithet of the Prophet Muhammad meaning 'the Chosen One'.
767. Night of the Ascension : Laylat al-Isra' wa al-Mi'raj, the night journey and ascension of the Prophet Muhammad to heaven.
768. al-‘iṣma : Infallibility; a theological concept referring to the protection from sin and error granted to prophets and certain saints.
769. al-mala’ al-a‘lā : The highest assembly; refers to the angels and spiritual beings in the divine presence.
770. al-ṣalī al-mir’āh wa al-zujājah : The polished mirror and glass; a metaphorical description of the Prophet's heart as pure and reflective of divine light.
771. Sūrat al-Aḥzāb 33:56 : Quranic verse commanding believers to send blessings upon the Prophet.
772. rawḍah min riyāḍ al-jinān : A garden from the gardens of Paradise; a hadith describing the area between the Prophet's pulpit and his grave as a garden of Paradise.
773. al-ḥūr : Houris; beautiful, pure companions in Paradise.
774. al-wildān : Boys; immortal youths who serve the inhabitants of Paradise.
775. Ṭaybah : One of the names of Medina, the city of the Prophet Muhammad.
776. al-‘Aqīq : A valley near Medina, known for its red soil and associated with the Prophet's tears.
777. al-Ḥarrah : A volcanic plain near Medina, often mentioned in poetry.
778. al-Ṣiddīq : Title of Abū Bakr, meaning 'the Truthful', the first Caliph.
779. al-Muṣṭafā : Title of the Prophet Muḥammad, meaning 'the Chosen One'.
780. Abū Ḥafṣ : Kunya of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, the second Caliph.
781. Qubā’ : A mosque near Medina, the first mosque built in Islam.
782. Uḥud : A mountain near Medina, site of the Battle of Uḥud.
783. Ḥamzah : The Prophet's uncle, a martyr at Uḥud.
784. al-Baqī‘ : The cemetery in Medina where many Companions are buried.
785. ʿAbd Allāh : The poet's name, meaning 'servant of Allah'.
786. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muḥammad, from Sūrat Ṭāhā.
787. qudwa : Model, exemplar; one who is followed as a role model.
788. fiṭna : Sagacity, intelligence, discernment.
789. ḥuẓwa : Fortune, good luck, share of blessings.
790. tharwa : Wealth, abundance, riches.
791. ṣafī : Chosen one, pure friend; one selected by Allah.
792. najī : Confidant; one with whom secrets are shared.
793. walī : Friend, protector, saint; one close to Allah.
794. khalīl : Intimate friend; specifically, Abraham is called Khalil Allah.
795. amīn : Trustee, trustworthy; Muhammad was known as al-Amin.
796. kalīm : Interlocutor; one who speaks with Allah; Moses is called Kalim Allah.
797. khātam al-nabiyyīn : Seal of the Prophets; the final prophet.
798. al-ghurr al-muḥajjalīn : Those with white blazes on foreheads and white socks on feet; refers to the Prophet's followers distinguished by the effects of ablution on the Day of Resurrection.
799. rabāʿiyatuka : Front teeth; the Prophet's front teeth were broken during the Battle of Uhud.
800. al-yaqīn : Certainty; here refers to death, as in the Qur'anic phrase 'until certainty came to him' (Qur'an 15:99).
801. ra'ūf raḥīm : Kind and merciful; Qur'anic description of the Prophet (Qur'an 9:128).
802. al-ʿarīsh : Hut or shelter; refers to the structure built for the Prophet during the Battle of Badr.
803. Abū al-Jamāl : Father of beauty; a title of Abu Bakr.
804. al-Ṣiddīq : The Truthful; title of Abu Bakr for his unwavering faith.
805. awwāb : Oft-returning to Allah; one who frequently repents.
806. ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb : The second Caliph, known for his justice and strength.
807. fajj : Path, mountain pass; a hadith states that Satan avoids Umar's path.
808. al-ʿashara al-kirām : The ten noble ones; the ten Companions promised Paradise.
809. al-muhājirūn : The Emigrants; those who migrated from Mecca to Medina.
810. al-anṣār : The Helpers; the residents of Medina who supported the Emigrants.
811. al-tābiʿūn : The Followers; the generation after the Companions.
812. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One; a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
813. muhājir : Emigrant; one who migrates for the sake of Allah.
814. al-māḥī : The Effacer; a title of the Prophet who erases disbelief.
815. al-ḥāshir : The Gatherer; a title of the Prophet who will gather people on the Day of Resurrection.
816. quṭb : Pole, axis; in Sufism, the highest spiritual authority.
817. al-Riḍā : The Satisfied; a title of Abu Bakr.
818. al-Fārūq : The Distinguisher; title of Umar for his ability to distinguish truth from falsehood.
819. ʿUthmān : The third Caliph, known for his generosity and compilation of the Qur'an.
820. ṣinw : Brother; refers to Ali, the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law.
821. al-Baqīʿ : The cemetery in Medina where many Companions are buried.
822. ḥizb Allāh : Party of Allah; those who are devoted to Allah.
823. muṣṭafā : The Chosen One, a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
824. mujtabā : The Elect, one who is chosen and purified.
825. muntaqā : The Selected, one who is picked out.
826. mukhtār : The Favored, one who is chosen.
827. khalīl al-raḥmān : Friend of the All-Merciful, a title of the Prophet.
828. ʿalam al-īmān : Banner of Faith, a title of the Prophet.
829. ṣāḥib al-sulṭān : Possessor of Authority, referring to the Prophet's spiritual authority.
830. ṣāḥib al-burhān : Possessor of Clear Proof, referring to the Prophet's miracles and evidence.
831. ṣāḥib al-bayān : Possessor of Eloquent Speech, referring to the Prophet's eloquence.
832. faṣīḥ al-lisān : Eloquent of Tongue, referring to the Prophet's clarity of speech.
833. muṭahhir al-jinān : Purifier of Hearts, referring to the Prophet's role in purifying souls.
834. ʿarūs al-jinān : Bride of the Gardens, a metaphorical title for the Prophet in Paradise.
835. manbaʿ al-jūd wa al-iḥsān : Source of Generosity and Benevolence.
836. sayyid walad maʿd wa ʿadnān : Master of the Descendants of Ma'd and 'Adnan, referring to the Prophet's lineage.
837. ʿaẓīm al-minna : Great in Grace, referring to the Prophet's immense favor.
838. miftāḥ al-janna : Key to Paradise, a title of the Prophet.
839. muqīm al-sunna : Establisher of the Sunnah, the Prophet's traditions.
840. man waḍaḥa minhāj al-dīn wa sannahu : He who clarified the path of religion and laid it down.
841. ʿalam al-yaqīn : Banner of Certainty.
842. imām al-muttaqīn : Imam of the God-fearing, a Qur'anic title (Quran 2:124).
843. ḥabl allāh al-matīn : Firm Rope of Allah, a Qur'anic metaphor (Quran 3:103).
844. baḥr al-karam al-maʿīn : Flowing Sea of Generosity.
845. raḥmat al-ḍaʿīf wa al-miskīn : Mercy to the Weak and the Poor.
846. man kāna nabiyyan wa ādamu bayna al-māʾ wa al-ṭīn : He who was a Prophet while Adam was between water and clay, indicating the Prophet's pre-existence.
847. Ṭā Hā : One of the names of the Prophet, from the Qur'anic chapter (Quran 20:1).
848. Yā Sīn : One of the names of the Prophet, from the Qur'anic chapter (Quran 36:1).
849. qudwat ahl al-ṣalāḥ wa al-dīn : Exemplar of the Righteous and the Religious.
850. ʿarūs al-qiyāma : Bride of the Resurrection, a title for the Prophet on the Day of Judgment.
851. ṣāḥib al-ʿalāma : Possessor of the Sign, referring to the Prophet's distinguishing marks.
852. man ẓallalat-hu al-ghamāma : He who was shaded by the cloud, a miracle of the Prophet.
853. ṣāḥib al-tāj wa al-ʿimāma : Possessor of the Crown and the Turban, symbols of honor.
854. ṣāḥib al-muʿjizāt wa al-karāma : Possessor of Miracles and Wonders.
855. shafīʿ al-khalāʾiq yawm al-ḥasra wa al-nadāma : Intercessor for Creation on the Day of Regret and Remorse.
856. man salaka bi-ummatihī ṭarīq al-najāt wa al-fawz wa al-salāma : He who led his community on the path of salvation, success, and safety.
857. ʿalam al-hudā : Banner of Guidance.
858. munqidh al-khalāʾiq min al-radā : Savior of Creation from Destruction.
859. baḥr al-nadā : Sea of Generosity.
860. ghawth al-nadā : Succor of Generosity.
861. qāmiʿ al-ʿidā : Subduer of Enemies.
862. man yaqūlu anā lahā idhā ishtadda al-hawl al-akbar fī al-mawqif ghadan : He who says 'I am for her' when the greatest terror intensifies in the standing-place tomorrow, referring to the Prophet's intercession.
863. sharīf al-nasab : Noble of Lineage.
864. karīm al-ḥasab : Generous of Descent.
865. rafīʿ al-rutab : Lofty of Ranks.
866. ʿizz al-ʿarab : Glory of the Arabs.
867. maḥall al-ṭāʿa wa al-qurb : Locus of Obedience and Nearness.
868. muntahā al-qaṣd wa al-arab : Ultimate Goal and Desire.
869. kāshif al-humūm wa al-karb : Remover of Cares and Distress.
870. man ilayhi fī al-shadāʾid al-mafzaʿ wa al-harab : He to whom one flees and escapes in hardships.
871. ṣāḥib al-faraj : Possessor of Relief.
872. ʿālī al-daraj : Lofty of Station.
873. karīm al-makhraj : Generous of Outcome.
874. man bi al-ṣalāt ʿalayhi tanfariju azmat al-ḍīq wa al-ḥaraj : He through whose blessing the crisis of hardship and difficulty is relieved.
875. al-kawnayn : The Two Worlds, i.e., this world and the Hereafter.
876. al-kitāb wa al-sunna : The Book (Quran) and the Sunnah (Prophetic traditions).
877. fatḥ mubīn : Manifest conquest, a Qur'anic phrase (Quran 48:1).
878. al-jadhab : Spiritual attraction, a Sufi term for divine drawing.
879. al-suḥub : Clouds of rain, metaphor for abundant blessings.
880. al-kutub : The books, possibly referring to the records of deeds.
881. abū bakr wa ʿumar : The first two Caliphs, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and 'Umar ibn al-Khattab.
882. rayḥānat kitāb inshāʾ al-muḥdathāt : Basil of the Book of Origination of Created Things, a metaphorical title.
883. rūḥ jasad al-makūnāt : Spirit of the Body of Existences.
884. sābiqat sawābiq al-murādāt al-awwaliyyāt : Precedent of the Precedents of the First Desires.
885. maẓhar shawāriq anwār al-tajalliyāt : Manifestation of the Radiant Lights of Theophanies.
886. miʿrāj ahl al-taraqqiyāt wa al-tadalliyāt : Ascension of the People of Spiritual Ascents and Descents.
887. majmaʿ ḥaqāʾiq asrār al-ʿaqliyyāt wa al-naqliyyāt : Gathering of the Realities of the Secrets of Rational and Traditional Sciences.
888. rūḥ arwāḥ al-ʿawālim al-ʿulwiyyāt wa al-sufliyyāt : Spirit of the Spirits of the Higher and Lower Worlds.
889. māddat mawādd imdādāt al-juzʾiyyāt wa al-kulliyyāt : Matter of the Matters of the Supplies of the Particulars and Universals.
890. man albasahu allāh khilaʿ awṣāf kamālātihī wa qad khalaqahu fī mamlakathī wa ṣarrafahu fī sāʾir umūrihā al-dunyawiyyāt wa al-ukhrawiyyāt : He whom Allah clothed with the robes of the attributes of His perfections, and created him in His kingdom, and appointed him over all its worldly and otherworldly affairs.
891. man sammāhu allāh bi-asmāʾihī wa jaʿala bi-yadihī mafātiḥ aqfāl al-qulūb wa ṣalāḥ al-ṭawiyyāt : He whom Allah named with His names, and placed in his hand the keys to the locks of hearts and the rectification of inner thoughts.
892. najd : A region in the Arabian Peninsula, often associated with the homeland of the Prophet.
893. dhū al-athl : A place name, possibly a valley or mountain.
894. al-ṣarf : A place name, possibly a mountain or valley.
895. al-ghaḍā : A type of tree or a place name.
896. al-naqā : A place name, possibly a sand dune or hill.
897. al-bān : A type of tree, often used in Arabic poetry.
898. al-ward : Roses, a symbol of beauty.
899. iḍam : A place name, possibly a valley.
900. al-ʿarār : A type of tree or a place name.
901. al-rand : A fragrant plant, often used in poetry.
902. al-ʿaqīq : A valley near Medina.
903. bāriq : A place name, possibly a mountain.
904. kāẓima : A place name, possibly a well or valley.
905. al-munḥanā : A place name, meaning 'the curve'.
906. wakd : A place name, possibly a mountain.
907. salʿ : A mountain near Medina.
908. qubā : A place near Medina, site of the first mosque.
909. ṭayba : Another name for Medina, meaning 'good'.
910. ṭard : Expulsion or banishment; here referring to being cut off from divine mercy or community.
911. liwāʾ al-ḥamd : The Banner of Praise, a standard held by Prophet Muhammad on the Day of Resurrection, under which the faithful will gather.
912. ʿurwa : A handhold or loop; metaphorically, a firm bond or means of salvation.
913. Tihāma : The coastal region of western Arabia, including Mecca and Medina.
914. Najd : A central plateau in Arabia; often associated with yearning in classical Arabic poetry.
915. Furqān : The Criterion; a name for the Quran, distinguishing truth from falsehood.
916. dhirāʿ : A foreleg of a sheep; refers to the incident of a poisoned foreleg offered to the Prophet by a Jewish woman.
917. ʿūd : A palm trunk; refers to the miracle of the palm trunk that wept when the Prophet stopped leaning on it.
918. al-'Adba' : The name of the Prophet Muhammad's she-camel.
919. infallible : Referring to the concept of 'isma (divine protection from sin) attributed to prophets.
920. 'Ali : Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.
921. cave : The Cave of Thawr, where the Prophet and Abu Bakr hid during the migration to Medina.
922. Siddiq : Title of Abu Bakr, meaning 'the truthful' or 'the verifier'.
923. al-Faruq : Title of Umar ibn al-Khattab, meaning 'the distinguisher between truth and falsehood'.
924. Ahmad : Another name of the Prophet Muhammad.
925. Ka'ba : The sacred house of God in Mecca, direction of prayer.
926. qibla : The direction of prayer for Muslims.
927. sunna : The practices and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.
928. 'arar : A fragrant plant, possibly juniper or sandarac.
929. khuzam : A fragrant plant, possibly lavender or a type of thyme.
930. Hashimite : Belonging to the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe.
931. Qurashi : Belonging to the Quraysh tribe.
932. dār al-salām : The Abode of Peace, a name for Paradise in the Quran (6:127).
933. al-batūl : The Virgin, a title for Mary (Maryam), mother of Jesus, emphasizing her purity and devotion.
934. sibṭ al-rasūl : The Grandson of the Messenger, referring to al-Hasan or al-Husayn, the grandsons of Prophet Muhammad.
935. yā salām : O Peace, one of the names of God (al-Salām), also used as an invocation.
936. wasīlat al-wasā’il wa al-qurub : The Means of Means and Approaches, a Sufi concept referring to the Prophet as the supreme intermediary to God.
937. al-awtād wa al-aqṭāb : The Pegs and Poles, terms in Sufi hierarchy: awtād are four 'pegs' (saints) who uphold the world, and aqṭāb are 'poles' or highest saints.
938. fātiḥat al-kitāb : The Opening of the Book, i.e., Surah al-Fatiha, the first chapter of the Quran.
939. al-‘ulūm al-ladunniyya : Divine Sciences or knowledge from God, a Sufi term for esoteric knowledge granted directly by God.
940. al-mashāhid wa al-ḥaḍarāt al-‘indiyya : The Witnessing Presences and the Intimate Stations, Sufi terms for spiritual states and stations in the divine presence.
941. al-tajalliyāt al-iḥsāniyya : Beneficent Theophanies, manifestations of God's attributes of beauty and goodness.
942. al-futūḥāt al-yamāniyya : Yemeni Openings, a reference to the spiritual illuminations associated with the Sufi tradition of Yemen, or to Ibn al-‘Arabi's work 'al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya'.
943. al-anwār al-ṣamadāniyya : Lights of the Eternal, referring to divine lights emanating from God, who is al-Ṣamad (the Eternal, the Self-Sufficient).
944. ḥaqīqat al-ḥaqā’iq al-fardāniyya : Reality of the Singular Realities, a Sufi concept of the ultimate reality of the Prophet as the first creation and manifestation of God's unity.
945. al-tanazzulāt al-furqāniyya : Discriminative Descents, referring to the revelations of the Quran (al-Furqan) that distinguish truth from falsehood.
946. Aḥmad : A name of Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy', mentioned in the Quran (61:6).
947. Abū al-Qāsim : The father of Qasim, the kunya (patronymic) of Prophet Muhammad.
948. imām al-qiblatayn : Imam of the Two Qiblas, referring to the Prophet who prayed towards both Jerusalem and Mecca.
949. ‘arūs al-ḥaḍaratayn : Bride of the Two Presences, a Sufi term for the Prophet as the beloved in both the earthly and divine presence.
950. al-Maghrib : The Maghrib, the western Islamic world, often referring to North Africa.
951. Yathrib : The ancient name of Medina, the city of the Prophet's mosque and burial place.
952. Rasul Allah : Messenger of Allah, referring to Prophet Muhammad.
953. Rawda : The garden between the Prophet's mosque and his pulpit in Medina, considered one of the gardens of Paradise.
954. Madina : Medina, the city of the Prophet.
955. Ma'add, Lu'ayy, 'Adnan : Ancestors of the Prophet Muhammad, tracing his lineage.
956. Dar al-Hijra : The Abode of Emigration, referring to Medina where the Prophet emigrated.
957. Mursalin : Messengers, prophets sent by Allah.
958. Muhajirin wa Ansar : The Emigrants (from Mecca) and the Helpers (from Medina), early Muslims.
959. Fatima al-Zahra' : Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, titled al-Zahra' (the Radiant).
960. Isra' wa Mi'raj : The Night Journey and Ascension of the Prophet to the heavens.
961. Taba : Another name for Medina, meaning 'good' or 'pleasant'.
962. Khuzama : A fragrant flower, lavender or similar.
963. Tayba : Another name for Medina, meaning 'good'.
964. Rukn : The corner of the Kaaba, or here possibly a reference to a sacred place.
965. Baqi' : Al-Baqi' cemetery in Medina, where many companions are buried.
966. Ban : A type of tree, often associated with fragrance.
967. al-Hayyi : The Modest; a title of Uthman ibn Affan due to his renowned shyness.
968. al-Humam : The Ambitious or the Determined; a title of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
969. Abu Hafs : Umar ibn al-Khattab, known as al-Faruq.
970. Abu Umar : Uthman ibn Affan, also known as Dhu al-Nurayn.
971. pegs : Awtaad; in Sufi terminology, the 'pegs' are high-ranking saints who uphold the spiritual world.
972. al-Batul : The Virgin; a title of Fatima al-Zahra, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
973. anīs : Intimate companion; a term used in Sufism for a close, comforting spiritual presence.
974. Nafīsa : Sayyida Nafisa, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, known for her piety and generosity; her shrine in Cairo is a site of pilgrimage.
975. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One, a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
976. kabīsa : A cloak or garment; metaphorically, a covering of honor or protection.
977. dhātuhu al-sharīfa al-nūrāniyya : His noble, luminous essence; referring to the Prophet Muhammad's spiritual and physical being as a source of light.
978. Aḥmadī : Pertaining to Ahmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad, emphasizing his praiseworthy qualities.
979. Muṣṭafawī : Pertaining to al-Mustafa (the Chosen One), a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
980. al-quṭb al-wāḍiḥ : The manifest Pole; in Sufism, the highest spiritual authority or axis around whom the spiritual world revolves.
981. al-Mādhij : A reference to the Madh'hij tribe or a spiritual lineage; here, a title of the author.
982. al-sā’iḥ : The 'traveler' here refers to a Sufi ascetic or wanderer, often a spiritual seeker who travels for religious purposes.
983. riyāḍāt : Spiritual exercises or disciplines practiced by Sufis to purify the soul and attain closeness to God.
984. Safar al-Ziyāra : Title of the book: 'The Journey of Visitation,' likely a work describing visits to holy sites or saints' tombs.
985. 1357 : Islamic Hijri year corresponding to 1938-1939 CE.