He who knows himself knows his Lord [1].

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And may Allah bless our master and lord Muhammad, his family, and his companions, and grant them abundant peace. This is a part of al-Dhakhira ¹, authored by the Imam, the gnostic ², the valiant, the interpreter of the righteous, Abu Abd Allah Sayyidi al-Mu'ti ibn al-Salih al-Sharqawi al-Umari al-Faruqi—may Allah sanctify his soul and grant him a spacious abode in the Gardens. Praise be to Allah, who honored this noble Prophet with the name of servitude ³ and made his majestic tongue utter affirmation of Allah's oneness and acknowledgment of the truth of Lordship. Praise be to Allah, who raised his great rank above all other prophets and honored him with intimate conversation and direct speech on the carpet of His Holy Presence, and illuminated his handsome face with the lights of His beautiful splendors and the majesty of His awe-inspiring grandeur. Praise be to Allah, who filled his forbearing heart with the gifts of His divine secrets ⁴ and the emotions of His merciful compassion, and expanded his vast breast with the lofty sciences of His attributes and the jewels of His holy names. Praise be to Allah, who bestowed upon him the treasures of His special favors and adorned him with the garments of His perfections, observed by the eye of eternal care and the might of everlastingness. Praise be to Allah, who created him with His merciful character and Himself sent blessings upon him, making blessings upon him a key to the doors of good and a means to attract the overwhelming gifts of the Almighty. (3) Praise be to Allah, who made engrossment in His remembrance stir up lordly states and elevate to high ranks and angelic stations, and immersion in His love manifest widespread miracles and attract the openings of the Master and the divine secrets. Praise be to Allah, who made adherence to his Sunnah yield luminous wisdom and bequeath beneficial knowledge and practice, and following his conduct grant direct unveilings and the lights of the All-Holy. Praise be to Allah, who made affiliation with him honor pure and virtuous lineages, and seeking intercession through his rank open locks and facilitate worldly and otherworldly goals. To proceed: The name of servitude is among the most honorable of names, and being characterized by it is among the most perfect of sensory and spiritual attributes. The proof of this is that Allah Almighty called most of the messengers by it: He called Noah a servant, saying, "Indeed, he was a grateful servant" ⁵; He called Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob servants, saying, "And remember Our servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob" ⁶; He called Job a servant, saying, "Indeed, We found him patient. An excellent servant. Indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned back [to Allah]" ⁷; He called David a servant, saying, "And We gave to David, Solomon. An excellent servant. Indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned back [to Allah]" ⁸; He called Zechariah a servant, saying, "And mention the mercy of your Lord to His servant Zechariah" ⁹; He called Jesus a servant, saying on his tongue, "Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture" ¹⁰; and He called the best of messengers a servant, saying, "And when the servant of Allah stood up supplicating Him" ¹¹—meaning Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Then know that the servant is of two types: a servant of ownership and a servant of special election. As for the servant of ownership, Allah Almighty said, "There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant" ¹². And whoever does that will meet with sin. As for avoiding falsehood and backbiting, His words: "And those who do not bear witness to falsehood, and when they pass near ill speech, they pass by with dignity" ¹³. As for accepting admonition, His words: "And those who, when reminded of the verses of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind" ¹⁴. As for beautiful supplication, His words: "And those who say, 'Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous'" ¹⁵. Know that in servitude there are four qualities: fulfillment of covenants, observance of limits, contentment with what is present, and patience with what is lost. Since he—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—possessed the perfection of prophethood and messengerhood, it is necessary that he possess the perfection of servitude, which requires knowledge of the truth of Lordship and glorification of the Possessor of Might and Majesty. For the station of servitude is the noblest of stations, and being characterized by it is the most sublime of attributes and the most perfect of honors (5), since for its sake creation and existence came to be, and by achieving this characterization the state of creatures is perfected in the beginning and the end. And according to the degree of one's assumption of it and realization of its highest ranks, the flow of support and aid strengthens, and earnestness in obedience to Allah and striving are attained. So he—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—is the most perfect of the perfect absolutely, and his servitude is superior to every servitude comprehensively and inclusively, and his prophethood and messages are the most perfect of prophecies and messages by consensus. His miracles and wonders have encompassed regions and territories and filled the space of the kingdom and the angelic realm and all horizons. So, O Allah, send blessings upon him and upon his pure family, of noble origins and lineage, and upon his noble companions, created with the purest traits and noble characters—a blessing by which You purify our innermost beings from the disease of ignorance and hypocrisy, suffice us against the greatest trials and the evil of poverty, and save us from the afflictions of rancor, envy, and the causes of discord and division, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

So it pleases me that I am the one who clings to His door, and my dalliance between the sanctuaries delights me. The dearest thing I call by is "O His servant," and by God, that is my quest and my hope. Who will grant me that rank and station? Who will grant me that favor and grace? The breezes of His remembrance have blown, surpassing the fragrance of the east wind with the scent of aloeswood. The servant of His nearness, the Most Merciful—a servant He chose for Himself in pre-eternity ¹⁶ and created with His beautiful attributes; a servant whose rank God raised and honored above the angels, humans, and jinn; a servant of great status and dignity; a servant perfect in Islam and faith; a servant sublime in sincerity and certainty; a servant God singled out among the prophets and messengers and spoke to in the station of proximity and closeness; a servant whose obedience God made His obedience, and whose name He coupled with His own in the call to prayer and the iqama ¹⁷; a servant God protected in secret and in public; a servant God preserved from the accidents of stripping and deficiency; a servant God purified his heart from human follies and the whisperings of Satan; a servant before whom the greatest of the near ones ¹⁸ moved from their thrones, and Malik, the keeper of Hell, smiled in his face—never having smiled at anyone before him—and Ridwan ¹⁹, the master of Paradise, welcomed him; a servant whose community God honored above all other communities and abrogated all other laws and religions with his Muhammadan Sharia; a servant whose Master mentioned him by the name of servanthood in the Isra' ²⁰, al-Kahf, Surat al-Jinn, and Tabarak al-Ladhi Nazzala al-Furqan; a servant whose forms of servanthood merged into the results of His belovedness, and the results of His belovedness into the secrets of His particularity, and the secrets of His particularity into the lights of his Muhammadan reality, and the lights of his Muhammadan reality into the stations of his Ahmadic reality ²¹, and the stations of his Ahmadic reality into the gifts of his elect status, and the gifts of his elect status into the grants of his chosenness, and the grants of his chosenness into the affections of His mercy, and the affections of His mercy into the beauty of His desire, and the beauty of His desire into the majesty of His awe, and the majesty of His awe into the dread of His grandeur, and the dread of His grandeur into the lights of His transcendence, and the lights of His transcendence into the manifestations of His self-disclosures, and the manifestations of His self-disclosures into the witnessing of His individuations, and the witnessing of His individuations into the perfection of His attributes, and the perfections of His attributes into the beauty of His Essence and the excellences of His qualities, and the excellences of His qualities are gathered in what his Master praised him with from the jewels of His revelation and the meanings of His words: "There has come to you from God a light and a clear Book. By it God guides those who follow His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darkness into the light by His permission and guides them to a straight path." The servant is he who is sincere in his secret and follows up sincerity in his open, and constantly watches the Truth, so he cannot go out from His command. He loves his Lord with truth, so he cannot slacken in His remembrance. He is absent from others through Him when he becomes one who contemplates Him in his thought, sanctified beyond form, one, the pairs vanish in His oneness. And thus he remains a passionate lover of Him, the purest of purity gives him to drink from His wine—a choicest wine whose drink is sweet, poured by the Holy One into his secret. If a lover smelled a breath of it, he would reel over the worlds in his intoxication. It is ancient in time, yet everyone has a tale of its expansion in his own era. It existed when no sphere revolved, let alone the sun or its moon. It is holy in description, having a glory beyond the report of speech or news. It is precious in status—if they told Caesar about it, he would descend from his palace. And the best of servants among creation, honored through him, is the Trustworthy of God ²² in His remembrance. For his sake it was brought into being, and the cupbearer ²³ hastens with it to his lips. He is its cupbearer, and how often has he given to drink the choicest wine of secrets from his secret! And all the people of love seek scoops and sips from the dew of his sea. And all the people of excellence kindle a spark of light from the glow of his full moon. How noble is this chosen one, who rose above all creation, exalted his rank! The most noble of God's creation, he who has the whole world in his captivity. The Most Merciful chose him, so He chose that he be a servant in the contentment of His gratitude. The most honorable servant in a servanthood pure, which boasts of its pride. Pure of secrets, within it is a light—you see lights from its diffusion. Perfect in attributes, restricted to him, not attributed to any other. May God bless him as long as the fragrant breezes of flowers blow from his scent. May God bless him as long as the cooing birds warble in their nests. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who is characterized by the lofty attributes of servanthood, and Your chosen one who fulfills for You the rights of the majestic lordship of the Master, and Your saint singled out for the Qayyumic ²⁴ secrets and the divine gifts, and Your intimate one adorned with the complete ornament of might and honor of the Chosen One, and Your prophet encircled with the jewels of divine wisdom and the unique pearls of sacred hadiths, and the sea of Your generosity overflowing with the realities of bestowed knowledge and the subtleties of unseen sciences, and Your messenger who, through the perfection of servanthood, attained the most honorable stations near You and the highest lofty ranks, and fulfilled the rights in all his good and pleasing states, his scientific and practical words, and his praiseworthy Ahmadic qualities. Thus his servanthood—peace and blessings be upon him—encompassed all essential qualities and all sensory and spiritual perfections, and his message included all human creatures, spiritual souls, and the higher and lower worlds. Therefore, God Almighty praised him for it and called him by the name "servant" in the most honorable of his noble and pure stations. He said to him in the station of praising him, glorifying him, and his favor with Him and His love: "Exalted is He who took His servant by night" ²⁵; and He said to him in the place of veneration and revelation: "And He revealed to His servant what He revealed" ²⁶; and He said to him in the place of sending down the Book and challenging them to produce a sura like it: "And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our servant, then produce a sura like it" ²⁷, as a manifestation of his particularity and a realization of the perfection of his honor and virtue. He also said in another place, confirming His promise and fulfilling His covenant: "All praise is due to God, who has sent down the Book upon His servant" ²⁸; "Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His servant" ²⁹. And He mentioned him by the name of special servanthood in the station of calling and attributed him to Himself, saying:

And indeed, when the servant of Allah stood, He was watching over him. All of that is from the perfection of His care for him and His honor for him, and for that reason the most beloved of names to him, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was servanthood ³⁰, because of its indication of the knowledge of lordship ³¹ and the fulfillment of the rights of divinity ³². For whoever knows himself with pure, truthful servanthood has indeed known his Lord with perfect, true lordship. So, O Allah, send blessings upon him and upon his family, a blessing by which the fragrant breezes of his Meccan and Medinan secrets are opened, and by which the clouds of his Muhammadan and Ahmadan ³³ mercies pour down upon us, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O 'Umar, my revenge is with Zahra ³⁴; the present and the absent know him. Do not call me by 'O her servant,' for it is the noblest of names. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servanthood, so its secret permeated his senses and heart, its light shone in the unseen of his identity and the pages of his core, and its effects appeared in all his actions. He would abandon all forms of exaltation in his clothing, sleeping place, dwelling, food, and drink, and he would sit for eating like a servant, manifesting the outward of servanthood and affirming what was in his inner of humility and submission to his Lord, and realizing the favor his Master bestowed upon him of His intimacy, closeness, and nearness. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servanthood, so he became joyful and delighted thereby, and You clothed him with the robes of the honor of eternity, so he became supported and victorious, and You crowned him with the crown of belovedness, so he became brought near and accepted, and You granted him the fulfillment of the right of lordship, so he stood on the leg of seriousness in Your worship until his feet swelled, and it was said to him: 'Do you do this when your past and future sins have been forgiven?' He said: 'Should I not be a grateful servant?' O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servanthood and honored thereby his upright religion and guidance, and You granted him thereby the secret of speciality, so he became without peer or likeness, and You taught him thereby the meanings of the sciences of the eternal wisdom, so he became in the enclosures of holy lights great in rank and station, and You gave him thereby the station of humility and submission before the majesty of the awe of divinity, so that he would say: 'Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians exaggerated in praising Jesus son of Mary; say: servant of Allah and His messenger.' And the servant has no name but the name of servant, so he affirmed what is established for him and surrendered to Allah what is His, not for other than Him. Therefore, 'servant of Allah' is the most beloved of names to Allah, so He added the name of servant to Himself and named him with it, and did not apply it to anyone else. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servanthood and added him thereby to Yourself, so he became by that name a manifestation of the descents of the kingdom's secrets, and a locus for attracting the fragrant breezes of the compassionate affections. In that is the utmost of preference and honor, and the perfection of care and definition, as You made the name of servant added to You, and You magnified his rank thereby and exalted his affair before You. So in that is the utmost of his honor and glory, and the limit of his gratitude and praise, as You mentioned him by addition to Yourself and said concerning him: 'Glory be to Him who took His servant by night' ³⁵. So there shone from his addition to You and the perfection of his knowledge of You and the realization of his nearness to You, for whoever knows himself by servanthood knows that he has a Lord; thus the witnessing of servanthood entails the witnessing of lordship. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servanthood and established thereby upon the stations of piety his foundations and structure, and supported him with Your infallibility in everything he narrated from You of the secrets of the unseen, and described him thereby in that station prepared for people of insight and awareness, not prophethood or belovedness, lest his community go astray like the Christians and fall into what He does not love and approve. When he realized the relation of servanthood to You and submitted heart and body, You raised his rank above all creation and honored his station and loftiness, until he said: 'I am the master of the children of Adam, and I am not boasting; I am the most honored of the first and the last, and I am not boasting.' So You elevated thereby his degree and magnified his excellence, and his light and radiance shone in the sky of high stations. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servanthood, and You manifested thereby his knowledge of You and his realization, and guided him thereby to You and clarified thereby his path and way, and raised him thereby to Your sublime presence and informed him of the intricacies of Your divine sciences and the subtleties of Your precise secrets, and You revealed to him on the night of the Ascension: 'O Muhammad, with what have I honored you?' He said: 'O Lord, with my relation to You by servanthood.' So You revealed upon him: 'Glory be to Him who took His servant by night.' So You named him with this name because of his realization of the Greatest Name ³⁶ and his being described with all its comprehensive attributes, which encompass the perfection of qualities and the secrets of creation. Therefore, this name in reality is only valid for him, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and for the poles ³⁷ after him by following him, not in reality. So, O Allah, send blessings upon him and upon his family, the springs of secrets and the sciences of the path, and upon his Companions described with good character and beautiful nature, a blessing by which You bestow upon us from the gifts of his knowledge, his favors, and the subtleties of his precise sciences, and by which You give us to drink from the pure wine of his eternal love and the cups of his ancient affection, and by which You make us among those who attain Your pleasure and his pleasure and are his neighbor and companion in the gardens of Paradise, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

O you whose beauty is a locus for all guidance ³⁸! How blessed is the lover who perishes in your love! With absolute beauty and gentle kindness, all hearts have become and remain under your sway. Yes, your loveliness is universal, so no one remains but is singled out for your passion. Your lordship has prevailed, so honor is the station of one who, for your sake, becomes a slave to your slave. O masters, be steadfast in effacement ³⁹ before them; may I never live a day seeing other than you in existence. Rule over my yearning heart as you wish, for the command is yours and the slave is your slave. Annihilate my soul ⁴⁰ or let it live, abandon or unite, for the eternal paradise is whatever you will for your lover. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You honored with the name of servitude ⁴¹, and by it raised his station and high rank on the carpet of service, and by it advanced him in the ranks of determination ⁴² over the people of the secret ⁴³ and special intimacy, and by it honored his abode in both worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You honored with the name of servitude and disciplined him by it in his secret and private counsel, and called him by it in the station of belovedness ⁴⁴ and adorned his forehead and face with its mark. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You honored with the name of servitude and spread by it his praise and commendation on tongues, and created him with its beautiful attributes and granted him by it such beauties and praiseworthy qualities that his heart is at peace and his eyes are delighted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You honored with the name of servitude and addressed him by it on the night of his Ascension ⁴⁵ and Night Journey, and magnified his standing by mentioning it in the sanctuaries of holiness, and manifested by it his success and guidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You honored with the name of servitude and purified by it his origin and structure, and confided in him by it in the station of 'two bows' length or closer' ⁴⁶, and honored him with delight in its address during his ascent and elevation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You honored with the name of servitude and made him beloved by it in the heart of whoever saw him and observed him, and brought him near by it with the nearness of the beloved ones, and diffused through its breeze in the gardens of the kingdom and the dominion the fragrance of his goodness and scent. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those who hold fast to the hem of his forbearance and its firmest handhold, and enter his fortified fortress and seek refuge in his protection, 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 servant whom You named with the name of servitude, so his fame spread thereby throughout all regions and climes, and You clothed him with its beauty in the robe of Your lordly lights ⁴⁷, so his worth rose thereby and surpassed all measures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servitude, so he stood in Your service in secret and in public, and You made known to him a special knowledge ⁴⁸, so he became engrossed in Your remembrance at all hours of the night and day. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servitude, so by his attribution to You he perfected his honor over masters and free men, and his face shone with its joy, so the suns and moons were abashed by the radiance of his beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servitude, so he became renowned thereby in transmitted traditions ⁴⁹ and authentic reports, and his merit was magnified by the perfection of its etiquette, so the great and the small clung to the hem of his forbearance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servitude, so the times and ages rejoiced at his appearance, and You increased him through its relation in blessedness and blessing, so the fruits became good by his blessing and the trees turned green from the remnants of his ablution water. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servitude and marked him with it in the consciences of existence, so he bore by its name the banner of honor and fame, and tore through the veil of modesty by the loftiness of his aspiration, so the worlds of spiritual souls and the angels entrusted with the distribution of provisions and the descent of rains were created with love for him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servitude, so he became for its people the life of souls and the treasure of storage, and the hand of his generosity spread in Your kingdom, so the clouds and seas became insignificant before the munificence of his right hand. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servitude, so the wild beasts and birds preached his name from their pulpits, and the lights of its awe shone upon his face, so the angels of the spheres and the servants of the veils and curtains fell prostrate before the beauty of his forehead. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servitude, so the masters of speech and poetry sang his praise by it, and the perceptions of intellects and the subtleties of thoughts were lost in the perfection of his beautiful attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servitude and attributed him to Yourself, so he became thereby the master of the pious and the adornment of the chosen messengers, and You honored him with its reality as a special honor along with his family and companions, the Emigrants and the Helpers. So bless him, O Allah, and his noble and pure family, and his companions, the imams of guidance and the lamps of lights, with a blessing by which the rain of the clouds of his mercies pours down upon us, copious and abundant, and by which You free our necks from the heat of blazing fire and the torment of hell, and by which You meet us with Your pardon and forgiveness in this abode and in that abode, 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 servant whom You named with the name of servitude, while his spirit ascends in the stages of blessedness and felicity, and You attributed him to Yourself...

To You, he attained the ultimate goal of Your pleasure and the greatest intercession on the Promised Day. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servitude, and whose spirit ascends through the stations of watchfulness and witnessing, and whom You attributed to Yourself, thereby obtaining the means, the virtue, the lofty rank, and the praiseworthy station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servitude, and whose spirit roams in the garments of grace, generosity, and munificence, and whom You attributed to Yourself, so he became a Kaaba for those who circumambulate and a qibla for those who bow and prostrate. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with the name of servitude, and whose spirit draws near in the ascents of sublimity and elevation, and whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of honor and ennoblement, so that through his blessing, difficult matters became easy and every closed door opened before him. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble ones fragrant with perfume and garments, and his Companions, who preserve the limits and fulfill the covenants, a blessing that makes sweet for us the springs of drinking and arriving, and through which You cause us to attain, from Your pleasure and his, the utmost desire and purpose, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Muhammad is the intercessor tomorrow, the imam of guidance, the lord of generosity, the pious, the munificent. The Beloved of the Chosen One of the Merciful among us, and our guide to the paths of rectitude. O master of intercessors, O one upon whom reliance and trust are incumbent, O purest of creation, O imam through whom, from God, [guidance comes] to the servants. Through you the six directions were honored when you were raised above the seven firm heavens. And God brought you near to the measure of two bow-lengths or nearer, upon the noble steeds. Upon you be the blessing of your Lord with peace, specially for you in growth and increase, and upon your Companions, as long as a caravan travels to the land of Hijaz and a driver urges the camels. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of servitude and honor, and with whose countenance You illuminated every desired sight and lofty station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of specification and definition, and with the jewels of his Mustafawi wisdom You adorned every exquisite discourse and subtle meaning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of veneration and glorification, and You protected his Ahmadī side from the accidents of change and alteration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of lordship and preference, and You adorned his Muhammadī neck with the jewels of revelation and sending down. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of might and noble honor, and You perfumed with his mention every venerated station and crowded assembly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of pride and ancient glory, and You preferred him over every intimate, chosen, and majestic one. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of witnessing and vision, and You made happy through his mission every time, age, and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of blessing and security, and You joined his name with Your name in the two testimonies, the iqama, and the call to prayer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of tenderness and compassion, and You filled with his love the innermost parts, the heart, and the soul. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of elevation and status, and You sanctified his brides in the enclosures of holiness and the paradises of gardens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of clarity and explanation, and You manifested through his hands every good, grace, and favor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of generosity and beneficence, and You supported through his call to You every guide and proof. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of dominion and sovereignty, and You calmed through his rank the terror of every frightened, distressed, and bewildered one. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble notables, and his Companions, fragrant in collars and garments, a blessing that grants us through Your pleasure and his what delights the eyes, and gives us what no eye has seen nor has occurred to any human heart of everlasting bliss in the arenas of the Resurrection and the paradises of gardens, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of piety and reverence, and You made his rank renowned in every noble scene and station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of love and honor, and You opened through his blessing the treasuries of every good and favor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of revelation and inspiration, and You made him a model for every master and imam. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of following and imitation, and You preferred him over all the noble prophets and messengers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of beginning and end, and You caused him to attain from Your pleasure the farthest limit of every aim and desire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of fame and manifestation, and You honored him over every intimate, master, and chaste one. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of precedence and advancement, and You removed through his love from our hearts every doubt and illusion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of excellence and magnification, and You praised him in Your Book with Your words: "And indeed, you are of a great moral character" [68:4]. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself with an attribution of veneration and glorification, and You swore by his mission with Your words: "Ya Sin. By the wise Qur'an, indeed you are from among the messengers, on a straight path" [36:1-4].

So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of noble lineage and exalted honor, and his Companions, people of ancient glory and immense pride, with a blessing that guides us thereby to the path of Your upright religion, and purifies thereby our innermost beings from every ugly deed and blameworthy attribute, and gathers us thereby with those upon whom You have bestowed favor—the prophets and the truthful ones—in the highest paradises and the Garden of Bliss, 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, ⁵⁰ Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself before creation and formation, and poured Your light upon his spirit while Adam was between water and clay. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself while the world of his secret witnessed You in the pillar of unveiling and determination, and You drew him to the carpet of Your presence while his spirit ascended in degrees of might and empowerment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself and filled his inward with sincerity and certainty, and illuminated thereby the pavilions of the prophetic presence, and gathered in him the character of the prophets and messengers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself and sent with guidance and the religion of truth, and supported him with the clear Book, and brought him near to You with the nearness of the beloved, and made Israfil, Mika'il, 'Azra'il, and Jibril the Trustworthy serve him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself and made him a model for the people of litanies and transmission, and enraptured with his love the states of the masters of ecstatic utterances and the people of deconstruction and variegation. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the guided guides, and his Companions, the lamps of the world and religion, with a blessing that gives us to drink from the overflowing flood of his aid, and makes it for us the best motivator and helper towards good, 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, ⁵¹ Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself and thereby enriched him beyond lineage and attributions, and moved him in Your kingdom and seated him on the throne of lordship in the station of proximity and friendship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself and honored him with the noblest gifts and the highest rewards, and distinguished him with dazzling miracles, and made him a means for obtaining the benefits of pardon and well-being. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself and thereby enriched him with You beyond food, drink, clothing, and all luxuries, and filled his innermost with Your love and obedience, so he renounced all familiar things and kinds of pleasures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself and thereby enriched him with You, and the masters of eloquence and clarity failed in praising him, and You praised him Yourself and mentioned that in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Criterion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself and thereby enriched him with Your praise of him beyond embellishing words and beautifying clauses and rhymes, and You preferred him over all Your prophets and made him noble in family, companions, and followers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself and thereby enriched him beyond the praise of praisers and the thanks of thankers, and perfumed with the fragrance of his remembrance the gatherings of lovers and circles of rememberers. ⁵² O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You attributed to Yourself and thereby enriched him with You beyond soft beds and raised couches on gold and silver and various kinds of silk and linen, and You concealed him in the beauty of Your Essence from the ornaments of the world and its adornment, so it was said to him regarding that, and he said: "I am not like any of you; I spend the night with my Lord, He feeds me and gives me drink." So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of truthfulness, confirmation, sincerity, and certainty, and his Companions, the pious who tremble in fear of You, the compassionate, with a blessing that enters us thereby into Your protective shelter and Your fortified fortress, and protects us thereby from the calamities of the soul commanding to evil and the plot of the accursed Iblis, and gives us thereby what no eye has seen, nor ear heard, of the bliss of gardens, chambers, palaces, youths, and wide-eyed houris, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Were it not for you, secrets would not have appeared among people, nor would reports have been unveiled to the people of knowledge. There would be no informing stars in the horizon's sky, nor moons, nor sun. From you the heavens and the earths shine forth, O He who has might and manifestation in the heights. Virtue is attributed only to the Messenger, even if others have traces in reports. For from his light they acquired their noble qualities, by an aid from the Creator, the Forgiving. Leave what the Christians claim about their prophet, and judge as you wish, no excuses accompany you. For who can stand to praise the Hashimite, even if his inkwells were a sea and rivers? Allah praised him in the Book, so people's thoughts cannot describe him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose relationships You honored with servitude and thereby elevated his stations and ranks in the courts of proximity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, ⁵³ Your servant whose inward and outward You illuminated with servitude, and thereby strengthened his loins and waistbands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose roots and bonds You honored with servitude, and thereby strengthened his noble qualities and virtues. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the shining full moons, and his Companions, possessors of abundant virtues and noble qualities, with a blessing that bestows upon us the gifts of his excellent sciences and quenches us thereby from the seas of his divine gifts and the overflowing flood of his secrets, 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 servant through whom You manifested the perfection of his rank by servanthood, and through it You strengthened the sublimity of his glory and the honor of his lineage. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You realized the means of his nearness by servanthood, and through its grace You answered his supplication and the request of his desire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You purified the soil of his grave by servanthood, and through it You accepted his return to You and the attainment of his repentance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You perfected the loftiness of his aspiration by servanthood, and through its realization You exalted the station of his preservation and infallibility. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You made the tongue of his wisdom speak by servanthood, and through it You diffused in the world of existence the fragrance of his scent and the aroma of his breath. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, ²⁷ Your servant through whom You sent down the clouds of his mercy by servanthood, and through it You poured forth upon creation the seas of his generosity and the abundant blessings of his grace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You preserved the sanctity of his inviolability by servanthood, and through it You purified his words, his deeds, and all his service. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You supported the evidences of his proof by servanthood, and through it You made clear the paths of his guidance and the landmarks of his way. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom the radiance of his splendor shone by servanthood, and through its specificity You purified his innermost secrets and the core of his heart. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You molded hearts upon his primordial nature by servanthood, and through it You beheld his smooth face and the forehead of his noble mark. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant through whom You adorned the carpet of his presence by servanthood, and through it You confirmed the acceptance of his turning to You and his emigration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant through whom You raised high the banners of his victory by servanthood, and through it You elevated above all his standard and the flag of his fame. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You gather us in his party and group, and by which You make us among his followers, his partisans, his pure community, and his household, 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, ²⁸ and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You increased his reverence and respect by servanthood, and upon its foundations You established his station and rank. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You confirmed his commands and judgments by servanthood, and through it You established his states and stations in the station of belovedness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You adorned his speech and words by servanthood, and through it You fulfilled his covenants, pledges, and guarantees. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You united his scattered parts and order by servanthood, and You joined his beginning and end with its magnificent attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You adorned his constitution and stature by servanthood, and through it You bestowed his greeting and peace in the station of proximity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You made his times and days blessed by servanthood, and through it You unfurled his banners and standards in the field of truth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You perfected his intention and aim by servanthood, and You made it for him among Your prophets and beloved ones a emblem and a sign. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which his veneration and glorification increase in the highest 'Illiyin ⁵⁴, and by which his generosity and favor flow upon the people of his love, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ O orator of mankind, O gatherer of virtue, ❖ O qibla ⁵⁵ of guidance and imam, ❖ The love-sick one melts for you; how often ❖ Does separation shoot arrows into his heart? ❖ Every year he seeks union with you, ❖ So perhaps this year will be his year. ❖ Blessed is he who visits the grave of the best prophet ❖ And prolongs his embrace and clinging. ❖ He is a rain, a refuge, and a shelter, ❖ A bringer of good news and an intercessor on the Day of Resurrection. ❖ Opener, seal, luminous lamp, ❖ He illuminated the darkness and dispelled its gloom. ❖ The best of creation, the most beautiful of people in character, ❖ Allah adorned him—how intense his modesty! ❖ When a beloved moon appears in the darkness, ❖ And when he removes the veil from his face, ❖ He puts the sun to shame at forenoon, and borrows ❖ From the full moon its light and perfection at night. ❖ He bewildered understanding and minds; how many ❖ Miracles and wonders came from him! ❖ Allah singled him out for intercession on the ❖ Day of Gathering and elevated his station above all mankind. ❖ He led the prophets and messengers in prayer collectively, ❖ Then concluded his prayer and standing. ❖ He truly saw his Lord with his eyes, ❖ Awake, truly hearing His speech. ❖ So upon him be greetings, like the warbling of the ❖ Nightingale in a breeze, every journey and stay, ❖ As long as the breeze of al-Ghuwayr ⁵⁶ blows at dawn, ❖ Stirring the lovelorn and rousing the dove. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose servanthood and illumination of his insight the Book ⁵⁷ testified to, and the reports of his tidings and excellent conduct were transmitted successively. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose purity and perfection of trustworthiness the Book testified to, and the narrators agreed upon the preservation of his manliness and complete integrity. ³⁰ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose truthfulness and justice the Book testified to, and the chains of transmission ⁵⁸ were authenticated regarding the superiority of his prophethood and messengership.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom the Scripture ⁵⁹ testified to the truth of his speech and his words, and informed of the universality of his call to Allah and his guidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom the Scripture testified to his closeness, his constancy, his compliance with the commands of Allah, and the sincerity of his dealings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom the Scripture testified to his speaking with You, his addressing You, his witnessing of the secrets of the unseen, and his direct observation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom the Scripture testified to his blessedness, his blessings, his being guided aright, and his success in his stillness and his movements. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom the Scripture testified to his intimacy with Allah in his seclusions and his public appearances, and his supplication to Him in his prayer niches ⁶⁰ and during his times of prayer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom the Scripture testified to his compassion, his merciful affections, the acceptance of his means ⁶¹, and the answering of his supplications. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom the Scripture testified to the perfection of his uprightness and his ability, the excellence of his abasement before his Lord, his earnest supplication, and his entreaty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom the Scripture testified to his being sent, his reliance on Allah, his contentment, his great asceticism and piety regarding the vanities of this world, and the abundance of his provision. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom the Scripture testified to his piety, his fear of his Lord, his obedience, his desire for the deliverance of his community from the Fire, and the acceptance of his intercession. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom the Scripture testified to the loftiness of his pride and the height of his glory, and lineages boasted of the purity of his origin and the nobility of his birth. So bless, O Allah, and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to his family, a blessing by which You bestow upon us the gifts of his secrets and the sciences of his benefit, and by which You gather us in the company of his pure group and the people of his happiness, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. A Prophet whom Allah appointed as a sword for His religion, and empowered him over every obstinate enemy. He called him by the two names Ahmad and Muhammad, indicating that he encompasses all praiseworthy qualities. Through him we rise above the nations that have passed, and the Book of Allah is the most just witness. He brought us the light of truth while polytheism was manifest, so the light of polytheism became weak in its foundations. He extended over us the shade of guidance and rained upon us from his secret every generous gift. May Allah bless him as long as a lightning flashes, answered by thunder in the clouds, and as long as every pouring rain falls from the weakening ropes, and every prostrating plant pours forth from the earth, and as long as a dove warbles on its fresh branches at dawn on a swaying bough, a blessing that vies with the wind in musk and ambergris, and rises above the high stars beyond the Pleiades, and encompasses the evenings and ages in its duration, without end, eternal among eternities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of perfect servitude, who used to worship You with perfect watchfulness and struggle, and sought aid in knowing You through unveiling and direct vision. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of pure servitude, who used to worship You with reality and the eye of certainty, and served You with sincerity of dealing and the truth of certainty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of blessed servitude, who used to worship You with humility, submission, and awe, and witnessed You through absorption in the eye of unity and absence ⁶². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of felicitous servitude, who used to worship You by cutting off consideration of attachments and ambiguities, and exalted You above the conditioning of thoughts, ideas, and all imaginings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of majestic servitude, who used to worship You with excellent etiquette, knowledge, and science, and sanctified You from doubt, conjecture, and illusion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of great servitude, who used to worship You by avoiding Your prohibitions and obeying Your commands, and walked in Your beautiful attributes and spoke of Your beautiful deeds and glories. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of good conduct, who used to worship You by Your success and guidance, and ascended in the stages of Your secrets and Your sainthood. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of pure servitude, who used to worship You with truthfulness, intention, and love, and observed You with modesty in the station of fear, awe, and dread. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of noble servitude, who used to worship You by realizing Your obedience and worship, and acknowledged Your exalted rank and sovereignty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of pure servitude, who used to worship You by Your support and Your oneness, and affirmed Your majesty, greatness, and glorification. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant...

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your pure servant in servitude, who worshipped You by abandoning caprice, hypocrisy, and seeking reputation, and who clung to You against the follies of the soul and love of leadership and exaltation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your eminent servant in servitude, who worshipped You by manifesting servitude when contemplating the majesty of the Self-Sufficient ⁶³, and who singled You out by realizing faith when witnessing the lights of Majesty and the attributes of Lordship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your pure servant in servitude, who worshipped You in the station of service by enduring the burdens of servitude and who whispered to You in the station of witnessing and reverence with complete right of magnification and fulfillment of the right of Lordship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your spiritual servant in servitude, who worshipped You by witnessing Your Majesty and Beauty, and who became absent from the attributes of his servitude when contemplating the lights of Your splendor and perfection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your luminous servant in servitude, who worshipped You by witnessing Your eternal attributes in the presence of Your pre-eternity, and who was guided to You by the light of Your knowledge and the bestowal of Your bounty and generosity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your blessed servant in servitude, who worshipped You with certain knowledge in the station of magnification and reverence, and who obeyed You with complete sincerity and constant service. So bless him, O Allah, and his fragrant family in honor and essence, and his Companions abundant in love for You in portion and share, a blessing that raises for us thereby aspiration, and frees for us thereby the pledge, and causes to flow upon our tongues springs of sciences and wisdom, and makes its repetition and the repetition of its words a healing and mercy, by Your favor and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Allah sent him to us as a mercy, so he was for us from us upon us most merciful. Allah praised him in His revelation, and by his life in His remembrance He swore. He named for us his limbs in His saying—glorified be His name—and granted him a most magnificent creation. His Lord soothed him with him, kindness through him, and his heart from every deviation He protected. He sent the Buraq ⁶⁴ for him at the hour of slumber, and by that, Taha ⁶⁵ the Chosen will not know. He was upon his Buraq the full moon of the night journey; how many a dark place was illuminated by him! And the angels of the Merciful surrounded his essence, and other than him in that night journey would not serve. He led in prayer the angels, the messengers, and the prophets, and he ascended. When he walked above the air to the heights, he made certainty a ladder to the All-Protector. And in the station of specification, his Lord left him alone and answered him in what He decreed and ordained. And He granted him knowledge of the unseen in reality, for he attained from the Mother of the Book ⁶⁶ the ambiguous. And Allah veiled His revelation from others, so that the Guide might be singled out with that and honored. The angels of heaven kissed his hands and crowded in greeting him joyfully. O follower of the religion of the Prophet Muhammad, if you wish to be given your desires, die as a Muslim. And bring to mind the Chosen One and seek intercession through him at your deathbed, whether present or distant. And tighten your hands on the love of the Chosen One, to attain in both abodes the greatest success. And upon him, his noble family, and his Companions, may the Glorious One bless and grant peace, as He blessed and granted peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose praise and commendation flow upon tongues, and Your lamp illuminated by his light and radiance, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose to be a prophet-servant because that is most beloved to Allah and the noblest attribute ascribed to Him, since "prophet" and "servant" can be correctly ascribed to Him, so it is said "Prophet of Allah" and "Servant of Allah," unlike "king," for it is not proper to say "King of Allah" because it implies a reversal of relation. By this it becomes clear to you that there is no king and no possessor except Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant distinguished by sublime gifts and angelic secrets, and Your prophet crowned with the crown of glory and the might of eternity, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude and obedience for what they contain of proximity and belovedness, and obedience and submission to the decrees of Lordship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant immersed in the seas of gnosis and the lights of Oneness, and Your beloved characterized by the attributes of the Essence and the majesty of the Self-Sufficient, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of sincerity, love, and election, and the perfection of tawhid ⁶⁷, faith, and sincerity of intention. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant praised by Quranic verses and sacred hadiths, and Your saint preferred over the worlds of spiritual souls and human persons, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of divine descents and prophetic secrets, and glad tidings, gifts, and divine receptions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who split the closedness of existence with the lights of his pre-eternal priority, and Your intimate friend honored with various kinds of scientific and practical virtues, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of merits, miracles, the honor of the human clay, and the manifestations, openings, and seals of eternal felicity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name is written in the translations of the hearts of the Tablet, and Your trustee who lit his lamp with the oils of the Most Holy lights, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of the supreme vicegerency and the extension of the hand in the angelic kingdom, and humility and stillness under the currents of destinies and the decrees of Divinity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant clothed in the garments of veneration, respect, and majestic grandeur, and Your beloved whose tongue shines with reverential remembrances and supplicatory means, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of purity of conscience, avoidance of evil deeds, righteous states, and acceptance of pure deeds.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whose rank is exalted in the desired sight and the Throne-enclosures ⁶⁸, and Your beloved who is refreshed by the spirit of intimacy in the stations of nearness and the high stations, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servanthood for what it entails of dispelling distractions, removing doubts, illusions, and heart-thoughts, and observing rights and perfect vigilance in secret and in public. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose fragrant blossoms perfume the corners of the universe with their dewy breezes, and Your interlocutor ⁶⁹ proclaimed in the encompassing cycles and all the processions and the divine presences ⁷⁰, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servanthood for what it entails of being adorned with beautiful attributes and human manners, nobility of origin, increase of progeny, and purity of spouses and offspring. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who gathers the scattered beauties of the far and near, and Your beloved who has no peer, likeness, or similitude, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servanthood for what it entails of attaining felicities, happiness of life, fulfillment of wishes, perfect fortune, status, and the honor of the Muhammadan community. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of gifts and sublime openings ⁷¹, and his Companions, possessors of virtues and pure, wholesome merits, with a blessing of beautiful style and quality, exquisite in its pauses, rhymes, and cadences, from which the lover inhales the fragrance of its Meccan and Medinan wafts, and benefits in this world and the next from its Muhammadan and Ahmadan ⁷² blessing, 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 servant, the truthful and trustworthy, and Your beloved named in Your Book as the obeyed one of firm station ⁷³, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servanthood for what it entails of righteousness of religion, illumination of the inner self with perfect certainty, and direction of heart and body to the worship of the 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 servant adorned with beautiful manners and chaste virtues, and Your beloved who challenged with dazzling miracles and subtle secrets, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servanthood for what it entails of attachment to the meanings of the noble names and being characterized by the noblest virtues and perfect lofty attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant brought near and beloved, purified from blemishes of deficiency and faults, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servanthood for what it entails of purifying innermost secrets, illuminating hearts, opening insights, unveiling the mysteries of the unseen, piercing the dense veils, and witnessing the beauty of the Essence and the subtle gifts of the Preserved Tablet ⁷⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant crowned with the crown of awe and dignity, and Your beloved whose essence is forged from the noblest mines and pure gold, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servanthood for what it entails of supplication, brokenness, humility, adorning with the ornament of the chosen elite, imploring his Lord, and persisting in His remembrance in the hours of the night and the ends of the day. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of great rank and status, and Your beloved foremost in the processions of prophets and all the righteous, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servanthood for what it entails of prayer and night vigil, devotion and frequent seeking of forgiveness, and asking for guidance and acceptance of repentance from the Oft-Forgiving King. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of noble fathers and grandfathers, and Your beloved who opens with the keys of his secrets the treasuries of generosity and bounty, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servanthood for what it entails of preserving covenants, fulfilling pledges, discharging trusts, observing limits, good conduct, and standing in obedience to the Lord who is worshipped.

The infallible ⁷⁵ in secret and in public, and the sovereign of Your kingdom whose command and decree are effective, whom when You gave the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, he chose servitude for what it contains of perfect struggle and patience, forgiveness of sins and expiation of burdens, and hastening to righteous deeds and multiplying reward. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant distinguished by wisdom and brilliant eloquence, and Your beloved chosen from the purest elements and the pure loins, whom when You gave the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, he chose servitude for what it contains of successive merits and characteristics, and receiving the secrets of sciences and abundant gifts, and seeking acceptance and pleasure and the honor of high station in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named the Kind and Merciful ⁷⁶, and Your beloved intercessor on the day of the greatest terror and immense horror, whom when You gave the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, he chose servitude for what it contains of delegation ⁷⁷ and submission, and bearing hardships in discipline and teaching, and acting according to the requirements of the pure Law ⁷⁸ and the Wise Book. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of high rank and station, and Your beloved whose worth is proclaimed in the sanctuaries of holiness and the courtyards of Paradise, whom when You gave the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, he chose servitude for what it contains of seeking gifts of grace and favor, sincerity of worship, and being characterized by the character of the Quran, truthfulness of intention, love, and perfection of faith. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who combines the secrets of prophethood and sainthood ⁷⁹, and Your messenger who calls creation to the path of rectitude and guidance, whom when You gave the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, he chose servitude for what it contains of perfect mystery and care, correction of the etiquette of spiritual wayfaring ⁸⁰ and realization of knowledge, and being described with the attributes of the truthful ⁸¹ and preservation of station in the beginning and the end. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who illuminates with the lights of his prophethood the insights of the people of goodness and righteousness, and Your beloved who opens for those who increase blessings upon him the treasures of wealth and profits, whom when he was given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, he chose servitude for what it contains of gentleness and lowering the wing ⁸², refinement of states, forbearance, pardon, forgiveness, and generosity, and the entry of fragrant joys into hearts in the evening and morning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant sent with compassion, tenderness, and mercy, and Your beloved who dispels the darkness of ignorance, misguidance, and distress, whom when he was given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, he chose servitude for what it contains of benefits and wisdom, and adherence to obedience and service, and belonging to the side of Allah and gratitude for blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant acquitted of pride, hypocrisy, show, and self-admiration, and Your beloved who through his spirituality holds the reins of the people of spiritual wayfaring and attraction ⁸³, whom when he was given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, he chose servitude for what it contains of ecstasy and yearning, and the stirring of the motives of longing and love, and good companionship and association, and veiling over slips and major sins, and succoring the distressed, and relieving worry, grief, and anguish. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of true insight and vision, and Your beloved of beneficial treatment and incantation ⁸⁴, whom when he was given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, he chose servitude for what it contains of contentment, asceticism, chastity, rejection of the world, raising of aspiration above creation, and longing for the highest ranks and the loftiest degree. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of noble fathers and mothers, and Your beloved whose side is protected from whims and the deviation of fluctuations, whom when he was given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, he chose servitude for what it contains of abandoning personal plans and choices, negation of ulterior motives and impurities of wills, and delegating the matter to the Lord of the heavens and the earths. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant honored with truth and the secret of speciality, and Your beloved adorned with lofty perfections and pleasing states, whom when he was given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, he chose servitude for what it contains of acknowledging the right of Lordship, and sanctifying the Worshipped from opposition, rival, likeness, whereness, and similitude, and submission to the dispositions of decrees and the currents of eternal power. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose means and supplications are answered, and Your beloved whose heart is protected from inclination towards the world and all desires, whom when he was given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, he chose servitude for what it contains of annihilation in the perfection of the Essence and immersion in the meanings of Names and Attributes, and the ascent of the soul to the noblest stations and the highest ranks. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the shining stars, and his Companions, the luminous planets, a blessing by which You make us traverse the paths of salvation, and elevate us to the highest degrees and loftiest ranks, and save us from all tremors, terrors, and perplexing calamities, and grant abundant peace forever. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Witnesses all testify for Muhammad * To the virtue of ascent in the layers of excellence He alone among the worlds with a garment * In which he turned in the high mirrors He fulfilled its right even the inanimate, for its knowledge * That guidance is in the Ahmadite countenance From a tree that obeys willingly his command * And from a stone that faces him with greeting So bless him, O Allah, as long as his remembrance is sweet * At the break of dawn or in the evening twilight O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who draws with his aspiration the hearts of the saints and the righteous, and Your beloved whose knowledge opens in the assemblies of the worshippers and ascetics, whom when he was given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, he chose servitude for what it contains of the circulation of the spirit in the meanings In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. "Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment. You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have incurred Your wrath, nor of those who have gone astray."

Upon them, nor of those who go astray. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of sound tradition and chain, and Your beloved of abundant supply and support, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of the spirit's circulation in the properties of "Say: He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Eternal; He begets not, nor was He begotten; and there is none comparable to Him." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who commands right guidance, success, and rectitude, and Your beloved who lowers his wing to the needy, the clients, the free, and the slaves, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of the spirit's circulation in the subtleties of the sciences of divine unity ⁸⁵, and the results of the meanings of: "Indeed, I am Allah; there is no deity except Me, so worship Me," which repel the accidents of doubt and hesitation, and the heart's emptiness for its Lord in the seclusions of intimacy and solitude. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of beautiful attributes and qualities, and Your beloved praised in all regions, directions, and all heavens, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of the spirit's circulation in the gardens of sovereignty and dominion ⁸⁶, and the acquisition of the lights of knowledge from the flashes of the secrets of might and omnipotence ⁸⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant brilliant with his proofs to the insights of those of intelligence and reason, and Your beloved whose rank is high above the Pleiades and the star Suha, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of the spirit's circulation in the enclosures of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ⁸⁸, and the veil of majesty and grandeur clothed with the lights of beauty and splendor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant named with the glorious names and beautiful attributes, and Your beloved sent with perfect faith and the best word, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of the spirit's circulation in the station of "two bow-lengths or nearer" ⁸⁹, and hearing the address from the highest side and the most exalted place. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose light preceded the creation of souls and the origination of contingent things, and Your beloved whose virtue is mentioned in the authentic hadiths and transmitted traditions, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of the spirit's circulation in the sciences of the tablets of erasure and establishment ⁹⁰, and the inhalation of the breezes of contentment from the treasuries of mercy and the manifestations of theophanies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who erases with his light the darkness of disbelief and ignorance, and Your beloved described with infallibility, trustworthiness, and justice, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of the spirit's circulation in the rising lights of prophethood and messengership, and the perfection of guidance and truth of the call to Allah and guidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant supported with victory, might, and clear conquest, and Your beloved sent with the Hanifite religion and the manifest Book, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of the spirit's circulation in the ascents of sincerity and certainty, and the stages of sainthood and perfection of firmness and establishment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant preferred over all prophets and messengers, and Your beloved of noble kinship, companionship, and family, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of the spirit's circulation in the carpet of intimacy and familiarity, and its revival with the glad tidings of openings and the breezes of proximity and union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant blessed in age and time, and Your beloved whose fragrance fills collars and sleeves, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of the spirit's circulation in the stations of faith and excellence, and its ascent to the manifestations of witnessing and vision, and its elevation to the highest degrees and the abodes of joy and congratulations. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble chiefs, and his companions, the springs of wisdom and the sciences of the Qur'an, a blessing that clothes us with the garments of blessing and security, and grants us thereby the degree of pardon and forgiveness, and sanctifies our souls with those upon whom You have bestowed Your greatest pleasure in the enclosures of holiness and the spacious gardens, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant hidden in the sublimity of majesty and beauty, and Your beloved who extends his hand with generosity to the heedless and the supplicants, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of the highest honors and the noblest qualities, and the purest virtues and merits, and the most wholesome lawful things. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant supported with the light of Allah, and Your beloved the clement, compassionate, and oft-returning, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of affection, compassion, and attribution to Allah, and correctness of opinion, intelligence, nobility, and good manners with Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of pure origins and branches, and Your beloved who enlivens the darkness of night with intimate prayer, standing, prostration, and bowing, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of humility, submission, longing, groaning, weeping, tears, repentance, and return to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant pure in creation and character, and Your beloved faithful to covenants and pledges, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it contains of the spirit's circulation in the stations of faith and excellence, and its ascent to the manifestations of witnessing and vision, and its elevation to the highest degrees and the abodes of joy and congratulations.

Of servitude, for in it lies the observance of rights and the magnifying of sanctity, and the lowering of the gaze from the embellishments of the world and the raising of aspirations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved servant in the hearts of the people of fear and piety, and Your beloved supported by clear proofs (48) and manifest lights, who, when given the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, chose servitude for what it entails of good governance and soundness of intention, and the harmony of the inner with the outer, and acting according to what definitive proofs and legal rulings required. So glorified is He who named him with the name of servitude while Adam was still kneaded in his clay, and named him Muhammad and coupled his name with His Name on the leg of the Throne. When he saw him, he said: "O Lord, who is this?" He said: "Muhammad," and informed him that he was from his progeny, and made the angels witness his Muhammadan light when it appeared and shone in his forehead, and delighted his eye with him, and made known to him the measure of his immense honor and the greatness of his station, and interceded for him when he sought intercession through his great standing for the forgiveness of his slip and the acceptance of his repentance. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You revive us upon his religion and his creed, and cause us to die upon his Muhammadan Sunnah and his love, and gather us with his pure kinsfolk and the people of his affection, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. When the servant is purified from the filth of sin * and clarifies with sincerity of resolve what was turbid, And turns, not turning to any but his Beloved * and rolls up his sleeves for success, And removes from his inner self the leech of otherness * and becomes absent from beings, creation, and mankind, And clings to the thresholds of the noble and their door * and is perfumed by the dust of those precincts, That is the one whom his Beloved draws near to Him * and shows him the Beauty without doubt, And he comes, when the full moon of his witnessing shines * to be with Him in the highest rank and pinnacle. O Allah, O He whom eyes do not perceive, and thoughts do not encompass, and directions and regions do not contain, I ask You, O my Master, by the sanctity of our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, of great standing and rank, and by the perfection of his truthfulness and the sincerity of his servitude, free from the impurities of vain fancies (49) and otherness, and by the honor of his essence and the purity of his lineage, protected from all afflictions and troubles, And by the preservation of his Muhammadan essence, surrounded by fragrant breezes of secrets and radiant lights, and by the element of his Muhammadan tree, whose blossoms open with gifts of gnosis and subtle forms of remembrance, and by the loftiness of his exalted station, which You honored above the prophets and messengers and all the righteous near ones, that You purify me from selfish desires and satanic whisperings, and write me in the register of the chosen elect, and make me among those whose feet are firmly planted on the carpet of his Ahmadī Presence, whose eyes have attained the perfection of his Muhammadan vision, whose souls have become absent in the beauty of his Muṣṭafawī essence, whose spirits have anchored in the seas of his prophetic love, so that they become like firm mountains, not shaken by the winds of destinies, nor disturbed by the lightning flashes of events and changes, nor overtaken in their love for him by weariness or deficiency, nor distracted from his service by human or jinn, nor diverted from delighting in his remembrance by any bliss or gardens, nor veiled from witnessing him by rejection or deprivation, nor turned away from his door by any enemy or devil, nor played with by the winds of passion, nor disgraced by the evidences of false claims. The Truth has inscribed upon their souls, with the pen of will and the ink of witness, that they shall not increase in his love except in longing and ecstasy, nor engage in his obedience except with resolve and seriousness, nor find rest in family or homelands, nor seek comfort in clans and brothers. Their sustenance is weeping and yearning, their drink is longing and groaning. They keep vigil with the shining stars, and drive away sleep with the darkness of their eye-sockets. They suckled the breast of his love in the laps of their mothers, and were given to drink the cup of his affection in the loins of their fathers. So by his noble love they delight, and with his remembrance in the hours of the night and the ends of the day they occupy themselves, and toward his lofty station they ever yearn and long. Their souls have drunk the cups of Muhammadan secrets, and their bodies have witnessed the lights of the Ahmadī origin. So it is the gentle melody around which their birds circle, and the noble image with whose pure wine they become intoxicated, and on whose carpet they dance and experience ecstasy. (50) So I ask You, O Allah, by their standing with You, and the turning of their hearts toward You, and by the secret through which they are related to You, that You bestow upon us what You bestowed upon them of the vision of his noble face, and pour upon us from what You poured upon their hearts of his great light, and make us, O Allah, among those whom You have liberated through his service from the bondage of the impurities of otherness, and purified through knowledge of him from great sins and burdens, and annihilated through witnessing him from observing selfish interests and effects, and acquainted with whatever You will of the gifts of Your unseen knowledge, and rent for them the veils and coverings, and established them in the station

Of truth and servanthood, and You honored them with the secret of particularity ⁹¹, and placed in their hands the dispositions of destinies, and made them know the right of Lordship, and caused to flow upon their tongues the secret of Oneness ⁹² and Unity ⁹³, and granted them the rank of the pure ones, the free ones, and dealt with them with Your pardon and forgiveness, and made them inhale the fragrance of Your holy breezes, and honored their abode with You in this abode and in that abode, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Prostrate when the one you love appears and draw near, and become drunk with his vision, not with the wine of grapes. Leave everything in existence for him, and look not there to family or lineage. And hold fast to his love with confidence in what you seek, for this is the greatest means. Until when he manifests in you from you without where or how—and this is not strange—be as you wish, for there is no restriction upon you, nor command for another, whether non-Arab or Arab. Time is your servant, and the worlds are submissive, and whomever you call to whatever you wish is answered. You efface and establish in the tablet of existence as you choose, for a distant one or a near one. You unveil the witnessing of the cups of truth from you, and you have scattered in them, with love, the best of seeds. This is the utmost of aspirations: that you be His servant, and this is the station of honor and proximity. Its author—may God honor him with piety, and grant him from gifts and openings that which delights his eyes, and with which he seeks the pardon of his Lord and His mercy—said: When I finished speaking about the lofty servanthood of high rank and station, and God's naming His beloved Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) with it—the humble, submissive, and oft-sighing—and explaining the honor of its virtue by His attributing it to him in those mentioned contexts in His mighty Book, whose wording and meaning are exquisite, I followed that with speech about His glorious names that indicate the honor of his rank and highness, and the aspect of their honor all relative to the contexts in which his Lord addressed him and named him. And I mentioned therein what some of the leading imams, people of insight and awareness, said, and I preceded it with speech about his Muhammadan name and what is in its letters of numbers comprising the number of prophets and messengers and the form upon which God created the human world and other than it, and what is in that of secrets and exquisite meanings whose limit and end no rational person can grasp. So I say—and from God I hope to attain the goal and achieve the request: Indeed, every name by which the Great and Exalted Lord named His beloved, our master Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), whatever name it may be, is in the utmost degree of honor, greatness, and majesty. And it is not fitting that some names be more honorable than others, because the context in which it was appropriate to name His beloved with a specific name is different from the context in which it was appropriate to name him with another name. So every name that occurs in a context among contexts—nothing is more honorable than it. And the contexts that are appropriate for the names, or the names that are required by the contexts, we have no knowledge of them in their entirety or detail; that knowledge belongs to God, exalted is He. So when we hear His statement, exalted is He: "Exalted is He who took His servant by night" ⁹⁴, and His statement: "Is not God sufficient for His servant?" ⁹⁵, and His statement: "And that when the servant of God stood" ⁹⁶, and His statement: "And what We sent down upon Our servant" ⁹⁷, and the like, we know from our context that the contexts required naming with this name; it is not appropriate that he be named therein as a prophet or a messenger. Likewise, when we hear His statement: "O Messenger" ⁹⁸, "O Prophet" ⁹⁹, and "O Enwrapped One" ¹⁰⁰, and "O Enshrouded One" ¹⁰¹, and "Ya Sin" ¹⁰² according to one opinion, and "By the Star" ¹⁰³ according to one opinion, and "By the Moon" ¹⁰⁴ according to one opinion, and the like, we know from our context that the contexts required naming with these names; it is not appropriate that he be named therein as a servant. And the consideration is with God's naming, not with the naming of others. So when God names one whom He has singled out with His particularity with a name, whatever name it may be, it is the most honorable of his names. Therefore, it is not fitting to say that God's naming His prophet Jonah (peace be upon him) as a prophet and messenger is more honorable than His naming him as Dhul-Nun ¹⁰⁵ and the Companion of the Fish, nor His describing him with righteousness and election, and describing Adam (peace be upon him) with selection, election, and guidance at a higher rank than His branding Adam (peace be upon him) with the mark of disobedience, and His branding Jonah (peace be upon him) with the mark of fleeing, as the Qur'an states. And the same applies to the name and mark in what we have established for them of honor and majesty: all that issues from them of words, deeds, movements, and stillness, because particularity entails that its possessor may be in a lowly station. But the masters of particularities are all in the utmost perfection and the highest degree in stations and states, because they are His beloved. And if they are His beloved, they are well-pleasing to Him. And when He is pleased with them, He takes them from themselves and removes them from themselves, so then they are acting within His grasp; God, exalted is He, undertakes that for them. Thus their states are all in the utmost perfection, with no room for any defect or deficiency. And whatever defect or deficiency appears from them is only like a mole ¹⁰⁶; it only increases them in beauty and perfection, even if that is not apparent to us. Perhaps the perfection that we attribute to them is of this kind—I mean, it is perfection in our view, not in reality; and the reality of their perfection is greater and higher. So it behooves us to declare them free from our own declarations of freedom, just as we do with respect to Lordship: "I cannot enumerate praise upon You; You are as You have praised Yourself." The words of the imams on this meaning are many, and their elaboration on it is well-known and famous. This amount is sufficient, convincing, and healing, even if it is devoid of proof and argument; for its masters among the verifiers have followed the clearest path in it. Glorious Muhammadan names—may God magnify their worth—and Ahmadine perfections—may God manifest their honor and glory—and beautiful prophetic virtues—may He raise their mention in the highest assembly and strengthen their command in the holy precincts—and excellent Mustafawian secrets—may God pour forth their ocean in the higher and lower worlds and perfume their fragrance in the regions of the kingdom and the dominion—and with them He named His beloved, our master Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and manifested to him their properties and granted him their secret. So bless, O God, upon him and upon his family, a blessing that draws down upon us among people its curtain and veil, and grants us in both abodes its reward and recompense, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O light of existence, O treasure of creation, O stars of pride, O pure of qualities.

O ocean of generosity, O generous one of gifts! O full moon of perfection, O beautiful of deeds! O secret of time, O pure of nature! O sun of beauty, O pole of beauty! O most adorned of messengers, O pure of excellences! O most forbearing, O sphere of majesty! O treasure of revelation, O refuge of orphans! O pillar of religion, O pride of men! O unique giver, O repeller of calamities! O most refreshing of truth, O eradicator of error! O crown of messengers, O my treasure and store! O ocean of knowledge, O string of pearls! O most exquisite pearl, O revealer of life! O light of the heart, O physician of the state! O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of clear proofs and indications, Your beloved of truthful speech and sayings, Your prophet named with names indicating his possession of the noblest praises and highest perfections, and Your messenger whom You singled out with the specificity of his excellence by which he is distinguished in his honored essence over all other essences, whether human ¹⁰⁷ or angelic, and by which You manifested his superiority over all worlds and all created things. That is the perfection of servitude ¹⁰⁸ by which he attained an honor that elevated him to the highest stations and the loftiest ranks, and by which he rose above the inhabitants of the holy precincts, the spiritual souls, and the luminous beings. You alluded to the greatness of his station and the honor of the depth of his reality, which encompasses the secrets of prophecies and messages and the meanings of the sciences of names and named things, by Your saying in Your Mighty Book: "Those messengers, We favored some of them over others; among them were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degrees" ¹⁰⁹. And that "some" is his perfect Muhammadan reality and his comprehensive Mustafawian ¹¹⁰ message, supported by dazzling miracles and clear signs. For we have verified through unveiling ¹¹¹ and reason, and it has been established for us through hearing and transmission, that he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is the first light You created from the purity of Your divine, lordly light and the splendor of Your holy, solitary beauty, and from his Muhammadan light You created everything, and by his Ahmadian ¹¹² secret You rectified every dead and living thing, and You brought him forth from all the higher and lower worlds. And since he is the first light that appeared from the treasuries of the unseen, he was the first light that received from the Presence of Necessity ¹¹³; rather, in reality, there is no recipient except him in pre-eternity, for that primacy does not stop for one who understands and contemplates the means of grasping rational and transmitted secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose love is firmly rooted in the depths of hearts, Your beloved whose origin is blessed from beginning to end, Your chosen one whose secrets and wisdom permeate the innermost luminous minds, Your prophet named with this Muhammadan name whose fragrance spreads in the precincts of the kingdom and the dominion ¹¹⁴, and Your messenger, the Perfect Human ¹¹⁵, who, from the perspective of his prior primacy, had two aspects: an initial aspect, by which he attained the unique, singular perfection in primacy, and a final aspect, by which he attained the multiple perfection that was distributed among the prophetic realities. From that, he had the most abundant share that combines all their perfections and the purest, most glorious lineage, possessing the preference of their honor entirely. From the perspective of unique perfection, he was a messenger to all the first and the last, as the Exalted said: "And We have not sent you except as a mercy to the worlds" ¹¹⁶, and as he, peace be upon him, said: "I was a prophet while Adam was between water and clay" ¹¹⁷. And from the perspective of his collective, shared perfection, he was a messenger to jinn and humans, thereby attaining great honor and pride, as the Exalted said: "And We have not sent you except comprehensively to mankind as a bearer of good news and a warner" ¹¹⁸, and as he, peace be upon him, said: "I was sent to the black and the red" ¹¹⁹. So know from this his general and specific message and his prophethood, his unique, singular perfection and his general, shared perfection, and his primacy and finality. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who opens the doors of goodness and happiness, Your beloved who challenges with dazzling miracles and extraordinary acts, Your prophet named with this Muhammadan name that encompasses the numbers of the prophets and messengers and what they were distinguished by of honor, might, and leadership, and Your chosen one whose pure spirit, when breathed into his noble body, incorporated into his perfect essence all prophecies and messages, and in his Muhammadan reality gathered all kinds of differences and inheritances. The explanation of this is that the number of messengers, peace be upon them, is three hundred and thirteen, and all the prophets are included among the messengers sent with conclusive proofs and clear evidences. And this number of messengers corresponds to the number of his name, peace be upon him, which encompasses praiseworthy traits and all perfections. So all the laws, morals, noble natures, and commendable states of the messengers were kneaded into his noble clay, because the number of the apparent and hidden letters of his name is fourteen letters, which, by calculation, amount to three hundred and fourteen according to the verification of those of intelligent minds and illuminated insights ¹²⁰. The three hundred and thirteen are the number of messengers encompassing prophecies and messages, and the fourteenth is for the station of sainthood ¹²¹, which is distributed among all the saints and masters of states and stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of dazzling miracles and wonders, Your beloved distinguished by the noblest ranks and highest stations, Your prophet named with this Muhammadan name of clear proofs and signs, and Your chosen one whom You sent to all people, to jinn, angels, animals, stones, trees, and inanimate objects. So he is sent to all creation, the first and the last of them, and his message is general to all of them. All prophets and nations are from his community, those who have passed and those who are to come. If his coming had coincided with the time of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, it would have been obligatory upon them and their nations to believe in him and support him. And with that, He took the covenant ¹²² from them before the creation of spirits and the appearance of existent things. So his prophethood and message, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, are a meaning that he possessed in pre-creation and the eternity of eternities. He only took the covenant from the prophets so that they would know that he is the one advanced over them, that he is their prophet, messenger, and leader in the processions of might and the stations of closeness. For this reason, this appeared in this world: he led them in prayer as imam on the Night of the Ascension ¹²³, and in the Hereafter, all of them will be under his banner.

On the day when realities are realized and inner thoughts are tested, he is the prophet of prophets and a messenger sent to them in this world, while the description of prophethood remains with them, and they are his deputies, sent with firm laws and hidden secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant crowned with the crown of majesty and beauty, Your beloved adorned in the garments of glory, honor, and perfection, and Your prophet named with this Muhammadan name that gathers all scattered beauties and the noblest of traits, ¹²⁴ and Your chosen one whom You made first in creation and precedence, and last in the sending and the manifestation of mercy, and You made their waiting for his day and the return of all to him in the present state and the final outcome, and You made him manifest in station and hidden in the means, and every good and blessing, whether small or great, is obtained from him and appears through his rising, and his superiority over all other prophets and messengers. And how could it not be, for all the scholars and saints are the detailed form of him, and his vicegerents and the manifestations of his determinations and his descent? There is none among them but swims in the oceans of his lights, and borrows from the flood of his gifts and secrets, and follows his conduct in words and deeds. So he is the perfect messenger absolutely, sent to black and red, and the completer of noble character traits, who will secure his community on the day of the greatest terror from earthquakes, tremors, and horrors. So you see no true honor, no ultimate goal, no miracle except that it is for him, from him, to him, derived from him, flowing through his hands, and attributed to him in detail and in summary. And the word of the saints of Allah and the scholars who act by Allah has agreed that all spiritual and practical support comes from him without doubt or difficulty. And every prophet and messenger who came before him was only as his deputy, so those secrets before his sending and the existence of his person were prophethood, and after him they are sainthood, because he is the substance of their support and their intermediary in nearness and connection. So he is the manifest through them and the hidden in them, and he is the First and the Last, as he said: "We are the last in the sending, the first before the Great and Most High." Therefore it is said: The prophets, peace be upon them, are a copy from the book of Adam, and Muhammad is upon perfection. The knowers and inheritors are a copy from Adam and the inner of Muhammad upon the most precise model. The believers are a copy from Adam and the outer of Muhammad, the master of messengers. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble substitutes, and his companions, the lion-like heroes, with a blessing through which the oceans of generous gifts and bestowals flow upon us, and through which You raise us to the ranks of the great knowers among the people of intimacy and boldness, and through which You bequeath to us the station of the solitary wayfarers among the ecstatics and the masters of states, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ¹²⁵ Blessing and peace upon the best guide * For the duration of this world and likewise tomorrow A gift from the Lord of the worlds to His creation * Our Muhammad, how noble is Muhammad He is the mercy gifted to all creation * So blessed is he who attains the most fortunate from it We have thanked and accepted the gift of the King * Upon the head, the eyes, the heart, and the hand So welcome, welcome, and ease, and welcome * And how noble is Ahmad and Muhammad O mercy of Allah that You gifted to us * So the horizons became fragrant from every scene Upon you be the blessing of Allah, then His peace * And His pleasure comes to you from the best source O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant described with beautiful character and pure attributes, Your beloved adorned with great virtues and glorious deeds, Your prophet named with this Muhammadan name that possesses the honor of this world and the next, and Your chosen one from whose perfect inner and outer beauties, abundant noble qualities, successive miracles, overflowing secrets, and radiant lights, it is known that when the higher world manifested from it various kinds of losing opposition and all overwhelming and conquering desires, You manifested his Muhammadan name in all its pure and fragrant regions, and wrote it in its holy gardens and its luminous and brilliant veils. And when the lower world manifested in it what was hidden in its unseen of misery and happiness and all conflicting states, and the opposition to commands and all incoming and outgoing matters increased from its inhabitants and dwellers of its regions, the form of this noble name did not appear from it except in noble regions and excellent places, and it did not manifest that except to those whose hearts were cleared of worldly distractions and for whom the covering veils were rent. ¹²⁶ So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing through which the oceans of his abundant generosity flow upon us, and through which You have mercy on our decaying bodies and our crumbling bones, 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 servant whose fragrance and scent open in the meadows of the kingdom and the dominion, Your beloved who illuminates the regions of mercy and power with the splendor of his beauty and the light of his radiance, Your prophet named with this Muhammadan name that is coupled in the call to prayer and the iqama with the name of his Lord, and Your chosen one from whose honor of rank and perfection of glory, might, and loftiness, it is narrated that it was found written by the pen of power on stones, trees, flowers, grains, and the bodies and limbs of animals and foreheads. Among that is what was narrated from some of them who said: "I entered the lands of India and traveled through them, and I saw a red [stone] on which was written in white: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is 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 servant of great rank and station, Your beloved who is humble, submissive, and oft-sighing, Your prophet named with this Muhammadan name that is distinguished by his nearness to his Lord and His pleasure, and Your chosen one from the honor of his noble name with You and its meaning, it is narrated from Abdullah ibn Sarhan that he said: "A wind blew upon us while we were in the midst of the Indian Ocean, so we anchored at an island. There we saw a white rose on which was written in yellow: 'Acquittal from the fires, the Merciful to the Garden of Bliss, there is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.' And we also saw a red rose with a pure fragrance and pleasant breeze, and on it was written in yellow: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.'" ¹²⁷ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of noble attributes and praises, Your beloved who is humble, grateful, and praising You, Your chosen one who prays at night in the depths of prayer niches and mosques, Your prophet named with this Muhammadan name that is blessed in processions and gatherings, and Your messenger from whose high rank and noble name...

The Beloved ¹²⁸ among speaking beings and inanimate objects, as narrated from some of them, that it was found written on a fava bean, and likewise on a grape seed, and likewise on a leaf of the 'seed of kings' ¹²⁹—a well-known tree, near the time of its yellowing—and upon it this noble name, which is Muhammad, written, readable as it is read on paper. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named the Possessor of the Means ¹³⁰ and Virtue and the Lofty Station, and Your Beloved described with pure traits and upright states, and Your Prophet known by this Muhammadan name, renowned for its immense characteristics and virtues, and Your Chosen One, from the perfection of whose honor and lofty station it is narrated from some of the righteous that he said: "I saw a fish, on one of its ear-lobes ¹³¹ 'There is no god but Allah' and on the other 'Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.'" And likewise what was narrated from the scholar Shaykh Muhammad ibn Marzuq ¹³²—may Allah have mercy on him—that he said: "Some groups told me from some of the workers in Tlemcen ¹³³ that a fish was brought to him, on one of its sides written in white script: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.' So the worker hastened to it and swallowed it, seeking blessing from those noble names." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, (61) Your servant fragrant in scent and breeze, and Your Beloved, the treasurer of Allah's wealth, the distributor, and Your Chosen One, clear in paths and landmarks, and Your Prophet named by this Muhammadan name, abundant in praises and noble qualities, and Your Messenger, from the perfection of Your care for him and Your exaltation of his status in all regions and climes, from what was narrated from Imam Ibn Marzuq as well, that he said: "A group from the people of the village of al-'Abbad ¹³⁴ told me—Tarqin ¹³⁵, the saint of Allah, Abu Tarqin, may Allah benefit through him, and among them were students of knowledge—that they found in the mentioned place eighty-seven yellow watermelons with various white lines, and among the lines was written in Arabic: 'From Allah' and on the other side: 'Muhammad' and 'Ahmad'—a script that no scholar doubts." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whose praise and commendation flow on tongues, and Your Beloved whose supplication and prayer are accepted before You, and Your Prophet encompassing all creatures with his generosity and mercy, and Your Chosen One named by this Muhammadan name, blessed in this world and the Hereafter in name and named, and Your Saint loving in the heart of whoever hears him, sees him, and guards him, from the perfection of Your care for him, his honor with You, and his proximity, what was narrated from Qadi 'Iyad ¹³⁶ in his al-Shifa' ¹³⁷ that he said: "And they have not ceased in some lands, and on one side of it ¹³⁸ 'There is no god but Allah' and on the other 'Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.'" I said: And from this meaning also, what some people informed me of, that he found these two noble names written by the power of God in black on a hard red stone, and they are 'Muhammad' and 'Ahmad' facing each other like this: 'Ahmad' and that was on the fourteenth day of the month of Rajab in the year 1167 ¹³⁹. And he also informed me that he found his name—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—written in white, protruding script on the inside of a seashell, and that was on the seventh day of the month of Shawwal of the same year. (62) And the beloved Sayyid Yusuf also informed me that: "He passed by something similar, by way of care for a man, written on the edges of his shoulder blades: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.'" So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of might, elevation, and status, and his Companions who follow his way and guidance, a blessing by which You bestow upon us his great intercession and pleasure, and grant us through it of good things beyond what we intended and aimed for, 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 servant acting upon what You commanded him of obligations of avoidance and compliance, and Your Beloved drinking from Your fullest cup from the springs of proximity and union, and Your Prophet named by this Muhammadan name, carried on the shoulder of piety, veneration, and exaltation, and Your Chosen One through whose appearance You had mercy on the inhabitants of the earths and heavens, and You placed his love in the hearts of the people of intimacy and boldness, so that speaking beings, inanimate objects, and animals dwelling in plains and mountains spoke well in praise of him. And You made his noble form upon Your All-Merciful form, transcendent above likeness, similitude, and example, and You made the form of whomever You honored among humans upon the form of his Muhammadan name, so that the souls of loving devotees may be at peace by looking at him in all states. So the mim ¹⁴⁰ of Your Beloved Muhammad's name is the head of the human, the ha' is his two sides, the second mim is his belly, and the dal is his two legs. And by that You indicated their honor and veneration when You created them upon the form of the name of Your Beloved, the truthful, the trustworthy, the majestic, the obeyed, the firmly established, preferred over all that You created, O Possessor of Might and Majesty, so that they may witness in that the name of the honor of their existence and the sun of the sky of their ascent at every time, moment, state, and outcome, and so that this noble form may be at the utmost degree of elevation, respect, and protection from all kinds of defect and deprivation in dwelling and transition. (63) So whoever among the people of love understands that with his heart and insight, and witnesses it with the light of his knowledge and the innermost of his secret, it becomes forbidden for him to subjugate the human form or belittle it, and it becomes obligatory for him to venerate, respect, and honor it, and he looks at it with the eye of love, joy, satisfaction, and acceptance. And how could it not be so, when he witnesses the form of his Beloved's name in his shape, and recalls the attribute of the one for whose sake all beings exist, and finds consolation thereby from family, children, and wealth. And it is fitting for one from whom Allah has removed the veil from his insight, and who witnesses that form with his sight and the light of his innermost, to observe the form of his Beloved's name with the eye of veneration and exaltation, and to watch over it in all changes and states, and to seek intercession through its status to Allah with the tongue of supplication and entreaty, and to restrain his soul to comply with its commands and prevent it from opposition and falling into the abysses of error and misguidance, and to preserve its engraving in his heart for fear that it may vanish due to the sins and ugly deeds he has committed, and to ask the Lord for its stability in his mind and to beseech Him through its blessing to grant him success in righteous deeds and words. For when that Muhammadan form is effaced from the heart, and that Ahmadine blessing departs from it, that human form is effaced, and security and safety from his Lord depart from him, and he enters into the circle of disgrace, humiliation, and punishment. And therefore it has come that the form of the disbeliever in Hell is in an ugly shape and appearance, and for the observer there is admonition and lesson, and he is not degraded and disgraced until his outward form is effaced just as the form of his inward heart was effaced, and he remains in the corners of distance, rejection, and neglect. As for the inhabitants of the Abode of Bliss and Honor, and the place of veneration for the servants of Allah and respect, they are all upon the form of our Prophet Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and the people of Paradise, all of them—may Allah make us

God ¹⁴¹ is from them upon the form of His name ¹⁴² to honor them before their Lord, wherein they delight in the highest paradises and the abode of majesty. As for the inhabitants of Hell—may God protect us from it—that form is transformed from them to preserve it from humiliation and disorder, so they are removed and cast into the lowest depth and the pits of snakes and scorpions ¹⁴³, chains and fetters. Let the believer remember what God has bestowed upon His beloved ¹⁴⁴ of exaltation and veneration, and what He has honored him with by accepting intercession and His favor through him over all other prophets and messengers. Section: O God, bless him and his family, the strings of pearls, and his companions who cut off with their proofs the backs of the people of disputation and argument, a blessing by which You grant us success in righteous deeds, deliver us from tremor, earthquakes, and terrors, and have mercy on us through its blessing on the Day of Gathering, Resurrection, Presentation, and Questioning, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Muhammad is singled out with the name of praise ¹⁴⁵ ❖ From the Praised One ¹⁴⁶ he derived his name. The Imam of the messengers and their chosen one ❖ And the most honorable and manifest of them in scope. A Prophet about whom the Merciful revealed ❖ Blessed ¹⁴⁷, al-Duha ¹⁴⁸, and al-Inshiqaq ¹⁴⁹. A Prophet who continually ascended high ❖ Until he surpassed the seven heavens ¹⁵⁰. He encompassed creation with generosity and bounty ❖ When he gave, he excelled and never ceased. Upon him be the blessing of his Lord as long as ❖ The winds of the sky race in competition. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant of fragrant sleeves and garments, Your beloved who relieves those who seek his aid in times of hardship and great sorrows, Your Prophet who erases through his intercession the greatest crimes and major sins, Your chosen one about whom, when some of the loving knowers ¹⁵¹ were asked about the secret of his Muhammadan name ¹⁵² that is veiled, and the essence of his Ahmadine ¹⁵³ noble origin that is beloved, which the secret of the divine unseen ¹⁵⁴ concealed from the generality of the human world and the light of merciful unveiling ¹⁵⁵ manifested to the possessors of divine knowledge ¹⁵⁶ that is luminous and bestowed, and about the knowledge of the four letters ¹⁵⁷ of his exalted name, which is the noblest of names, and about the knowledge of its fives ¹⁵⁸ when the doubled ¹⁵⁹ is counted, and about the secret of its twenties ¹⁶⁰ when you multiply the whole ¹⁶¹ by adding five to its like from a wondrous secret, and about the secret of each individual of its singles, and what it comprises in its individuals, and about the knowledge of the correspondence of its like and its double, and about the subtle benefits and the manner of plucking the realities of its structure, and about the counterpart of its fourteen letters ¹⁶² and about the forty from its mims ¹⁶³ which no knower has dived into, nor ten, he said: This is a matter that minds cannot grasp, nor can transmissions encompass it, but I will unveil for you, if God wills, the veils, about meanings that illuminate the insights and delight the ears, whose lights are radiant upon the Throne, whose moons rise in the sphere of glory, whose secrets are comprehensive of the sciences of prophethood and message, dragging the trains of pride over every prostrator and bower, extending the worlds of existence with the highest gifts and noblest benefits, they circulated the cups of praises from above the leg of the majestic Throne, and drank alone the pure wine of intimacy, and poured upon them what remained in the cup, surrounded by the armies of glorification, and over them fluttered the banners of magnification, its signs appeared in the presences of Majesty and Beauty, its brides were displayed in the stations of proximity and union, its elements were nurtured in the manifestations of might and perfection, so it is the mother of the mothers of realities, and the mother of the mothers of the particulars of subtle truths, and the subtlety that gathered the secrets of benefits and the precious gems, and the form of the composition of its Muhammadan letters is the likeness of the human form. Whenever you see a human and direct your penetrating gaze upon his form, you find the first mim ¹⁶⁴ as his head, the ha ¹⁶⁵ as the two hands, the second mim as the belly, and the dal ¹⁶⁶ as the thighs, legs, and feet. This is his form in the ancient script, known to every scholar and sage. Upon this noble form is the form of the inhabitants of Paradise among men, women, and children. This endures only for a beloved believer, unlike one who does not believe in him, for he is deprived of that secret. The best of forms ¹⁶⁷ will endure for the believers on the day when the Lord manifests to the servant. So bless, O God, the possessor of this beloved name, and his family who unveil the secrets of the unseen, and his companions, the lions of battle and knights of war, a blessing that preserves us from the accidents of deficiency and deprivation, and grants us through it from Your pleasure and his pleasure the utmost of hopes and desires, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The beloved, upon the beautiful form of his name * And its shape, is the shape of all humanity. For in every moment, an eye sees * The beauty of the beloved in those forms. His light has settled in their bodies * And permeated their limbs and spread. So the glance falls only upon * The letters of Muhammad, the esteemed. Do not think the light is from other than him * Throughout the two ages ¹⁶⁸ when it appears. For all the beauties of creation are stars * And Ahmad is the sun of splendor and the moon. The form of his name is the seal of love in * His lover, so that they may gaze upon him forever. And so that they do not incline to other than him * When he is absent from their sight or present. O you who gaze upon every person that appears * Excelling in beauty when he comes to mind, Do not direct your glance ever towards * Other than the form of the name of the radiant beloved. If you look at other than him * Do you not feel shame before him at the glance? For what you see is the name of the beloved upon * A beautiful one you gazed upon beyond thought. And may God bless the Chosen One * And his family and companions, moons of brightness. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of great rank and status, Your confidant addressed with the secret of Your revelation in the noblest and highest station, and Your Prophet ¹⁶⁹ who deposited in the explanation of the number of the four letters of his name secrets that baffle understandings and that the minds of the most learned scholars cannot encompass, from whose sciences the treasures of stores are extracted, and from whose lights of meanings the lamps of consciences shine, acting in hearts like the action of swords in bodies, and coursing in souls like the coursing of wine in spirits. How can the swimming vessels of time attain the ultimate of its meanings, or the masters of fasting and seclusion obtain the foundations of its structures, while it is a vessel for the sciences of the first and the last, and in it are for the people of states ¹⁷⁰ various types of bestowed knowledge and kinds? For according to the honor of the named is the honor of names. And these Muhammadan pure holy letters are attached to the existents as souls are attached to bodies, and to all the higher and lower worlds, and to the substances and accidents, particular and universal. They are the outlet of the seas of existence and the falling place of the downpours of supply in the worlds of dominion and sovereignty, and the worlds of power and mercy. And now I will mention to you the fours that correspond to the number of the letters of this exalted name, the name of our master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, the noblest of nobles and the highest of every lofty rank. The first of the elegant fourfold correspondences is the pillars of the Ancient House of God ¹⁷¹. In that is a meaning that shines and reveals the secret of the honor of the beloved, for those who circumambulate as long as

of existence from the people of bowing and prostrating. It is incumbent upon every servant who turns to prayer to observe the name Muhammad in his place of prayer, for the letters of his name are the pillars of that witnessed scene. So what is upon you is to observe here the vision of the most fortunate, when he specified his most glorious name and the pillars of the House are his most exalted name. If you observe the named in this scene, you have met Muhammad with Muhammad, and this is the secret of His saying to the oft-returning Prophet: "And know that among you is the Messenger of Allah" ¹⁷². So bless, O Allah, bless him and his family guided by his guidance, and his Companions who have succeeded through his love and pleasure, a blessing by which You make us among those whom He has sheltered in His presence and approved, and who have adhered to the traces of his straight path and followed it, 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 servant whose side is protected from causes of error and slip, and Your proof adorned with the noblest of divine sciences and gifts of action, which, in accordance with the number of letters of his lofty name, is the number of the four noble angels ¹⁷³, the great and venerable emissaries: Gabriel, Michael, Israfil, and Azrael, peace be upon them; and the number of his ministers possessed of awe and fear: Gabriel, Michael, 'Umar al-Faruq ¹⁷⁴, and Ibn Abi Quhafa ¹⁷⁵; and the number of those who excelled, both later and earlier, the four noble masters, the Caliphs ¹⁷⁶. For these, the dome of praises was struck in the throne of the interior of the name Ahmad ¹⁷⁷, the Praiser. The fourfold name made them its quarters, and hovered over their souls and bodies with its light as its seller, and applied in the holy presence its ribs upon them, so that they might be safe from fear and loss, and return from the trade of union with the greatest merchandise, and the Garden of Bliss and its springs: four, flowing without a trench from their source; and the seas of water, wine, milk, and honey, from which four rivers split, of whose goodness ask not. So bless, O Allah, bless him and his family preserved from the accidents of deviation and defect, and his Companions observed with the eye of care in pre-eternity, a blessing by which You secure us from terror and fear, and protect us from the cut-offs of stinginess, cowardice, incapacity, and laziness, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. "Of seas gushing forth from the letters of the name Muhammad, He caused rivers to flow from them, and they ran with the name Muhammad. And springs of nectar mixed with the name Muhammad. Ask not what they have acquired from the beauty of the name Muhammad. Everyone in it is adorned with the perfection of the name Muhammad. And the Garden of Eden was unveiled by the letters of the name Muhammad. There is no houris but they are devoted to the name Muhammad. The Garden of Eden shaded by the letters of a name from Muhammad. All creation knows not the secret of a single letter from Muhammad. And the blessing of Allah, my Lord, has raised the rank of Muhammad." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant sent as a mercy to servants, and Your friend guiding to the path of good and rectitude, who, in accordance with the number of the letters of his name, the four well-ordered ones, are the four elements of Adam, peace be upon him, from the four corners of the earth and the rulings; and the number of the verses of Surat al-Ikhlas ¹⁷⁸, indicating that he is the source of the elite of the elite; and to four seas in his interior from tawhid ¹⁷⁹, from whose interiors those of seclusion and singleness drew; and to four apparent seas, from which those of the manifest schools drew; and each drew according to his capacity from the seas of those gifts, and according to his readiness to receive those wonders. So the people of the interior took from his overflowing interior sea, and the people of the exterior from his vast exterior sea; and the mountain of supply was established and fixed upon his exteriors and interiors, so he acted in the directions of Shari'a ¹⁸⁰, Haqiqa ¹⁸¹, Nubuwwa ¹⁸², and Risala ¹⁸³. Thus, according to these seas, the four great Books of high status descended, with wisdoms, rulings, and parables of firm composition, which contained the seals of the unseen and its openings, whose meanings are deposited in the treasury of Surat al-Fatiha ¹⁸⁴. Likewise, the sun settled in the fourth heaven, to be included with the Beloved in following; and the number of temperaments and natures, indicating that he is the origin of benefits; and the sacred months of great import and four noble and generous nights, which are of high virtue, for them the nights are like days and the days like nights; and four luminous graves will be completed in the lap of 'A'isha ¹⁸⁵, the radiant and pleasing; and the number of the four pegs ¹⁸⁶ who succeed the Beloved in every assembly. So bless, O Allah, bless him and his family, the noble chiefs, and his Companions, the ascetic imams, a blessing by which You cover our faults among servants, and by which You rectify for us spouses and children, and by which You restrain the hand of the people of oppression and corruption, and by which You grant us a high rank among the great bells, individuals, and pegs, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. "O tongue of hearing, O light of sight, You are the unseen of Allah in the eye of report. You are the truth of truth in its realization, You are the spirit of spirit in human form. You are the secret of secret in its declaration, You are the meaning of command in the decree of fate. You are the creation of creation in its making, You are the secret of intellect, the effuser of forms. Hidden in everything, manifest, everything from You in the unseen appeared. O Book whose expansion folded it, your mother is the container and you are the abridgment. Your knowledge is the highest in the lesson of highness, the knowledge of angels is the correction of report. Your highest attribute descended and drew near, by your name the rememberer among the living remembered. O Book of Allah, O Tablet of guidance, your unfolded parchment is inscribed therein. By your hidden name recites whoever recites from the Book of Allah, the key of the forms. Your origin is collected in its rooting, every origin has branches and fruit." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of pure breaths and fragrance, and Your beloved supported by conclusive proofs and clear evidences, whose name's honored letters contain a sample of the fivefold secrets. The explanation of that is that you count the middle mim as two in number, so it becomes five after the established pillars of Islam, and the rulings of the noble Shari'a are attracted to it, as the elegant is attracted to the elegant; and the enduring good words, and the five corrective prayers, and the five virtuous nights, and Surat al-Qadr ¹⁸⁷ has five verses. In that are indications that expressions cannot contain, among them that it contains what they contain of blessings, and that he brought greater good than what they brought, and that the era of his mission among the eras is like the Night of Qadr among other nights.

The ages, and if the Night of Decree is better than a thousand months, then the Beloved is better than a hundred thousand glorious ones, twenty thousand blessed ones, and four thousand praiseworthy prophets. He came to his people during a break in the succession of messengers, and shone like the full moon in the darkness of disbelief. Whom the Lord grants love for Muhammad, his mission elevates him above the Night of Decree. Were it not for the Chosen Beloved, mankind would not have seen the nights of decree of piety at any time. And the number of the resolute messengers, the Beloved, the perfect caliphs, and the number of praise and exaltation in the Surah al-Fatiha, and glorification, worship, and seeking help in the Fatiha. So, O Allah, send blessings upon him and upon his family, gardens of flowers of the Fatiha, and upon his Companions, possessors of holy knowledges and fragrant secrets, a blessing by which You grant us success to the path of goodness and righteous deeds, and guide us to the ways of right guidance and profitable trade, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant adorned with the jewels of the Rahmani names ¹⁸⁸, and Your Beloved praised in the Quranic verses and chapters, from the first letter of his Muhammadan name, which is the mim ¹⁸⁹, by which one is guided to the forty, the duration of the stages of the father of mankind ¹⁹⁰, which are five numbers of the forty luminous ones. In this is an indication of Adam's connection to the Beloved, and that he was created in the form of his name in composition, so the form of the father of spirits ¹⁹¹ was in the form of the name of the father of souls. And between the two leaves of the gate of Paradise is a distance of forty years of time, for he is the first to knock at its gate and the first to come with the foremost group to its vastness. And the number of the mission's reach for the Messenger, and the level of the perfection of intellects, and the appointed time of Moses, peace be upon him, the ancient, and the answer to his prayer concerning his drowned enemy, and the number of the gift of Adam to David of his lifespan, forty years in existence, and forty of summer and winter, so that the Beloved might be a source of various benefits. And whoever devotes himself sincerely to Allah for forty mornings, his heart becomes a lamp of the springs of wisdom. So understand the secret of the Beloved's name in this wondrous derivation, that he is a cause for attaining the light of wisdom and a key for the people of divine mercy. Section: O Allah, send blessings and peace upon him and upon his family, the springs of gnostic sciences, and upon his Companions, possessors of the stations of excellence, a blessing by which You bring us to the sources of gracious gifts, and quench our hearts with the cups of the knowledge of the Self-Sufficient, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Muhammad in our existence is the cause, and Adam is connected to the Beloved. Muhammad encompasses beauty, and Adam acquires from his splendor. Muhammad holds in his hands the bestowal of desires, and Adam awaits some of that. Muhammad is girded with perfection, and Adam selects from his sweetness. Muhammad is the light of his forehead's radiance, by Adam the ranks became adorned. Muhammad's fatherhood was established in the unseen for the prophets when they stumbled ¹⁹². Muhammad's prophethood was diverted from where there is no messenger nor scriptures. Muhammad in the heights is the father of mankind, O how beloved is the Beloved father. Muhammad is the chosen one of God, by him the need was fulfilled upon his sending. May God bless him as long as the flowers and branches tremble in the gardens. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant preferred over kings and dominions, and Your Beloved who saves those who seek refuge in him from perils and destructions. Whoever considers the first mim of his radiant Muhammadan name finds it to be three letters containing a hidden sublime secret. It is the tripled stored in the Mushaf of the Beloved inscribed, from which are three luminous presences, which the Victorious King took for Himself, from which intellects flee into hiding places. They are the seas poured into the brilliant name of Muhammad, expressed by the pronouns. For the worlds is the word 'You' in the veil, and for Muhammad, peace be upon him, is the word 'He' without a veil, and the word 'I' belongs to the Generous Bestower. All are gathered in the Beloved, and he is regarded by them above every pure and near one. Also included in the number of this handsome name are the names of 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful' ¹⁹³, like the beautiful garden embraced by the breeze, and three hundred great character traits gathered in this noble name. By acquiring one of them, one enters Paradise and its shades and garden are included. All these are in a single letter of his noble name, and that indicates to you the greatness of his portion and lofty lot. And His saying: 'Two, Allah is the third of them in the cave' ¹⁹⁴, and three moons in the lap of Aisha, the chosen ones, and the number of stations of spiritual wayfaring in drawing near to the King of kings, such as the station of excellence, realization, and the truth of certainty, whose cups the Beloved circulated among the pious. And three thousand angels, and the actions of ablution for every seeker, and the number of manifestations ¹⁹⁵ through the way of acts and attributes, and through the way of the Essence, which encompasses the most perfect pleasures. The secret of the kingdom and the dominion is deposited in this mim, and the omnipotence. And three covered 'Ayns ¹⁹⁶ for the Beloved in the dominion, covered. And the number of three mosques related to this glorious mim. And in this arranged number, like a jewel, the number of the 'Ayn of Surah al-Kawthar ¹⁹⁷, which pours into his pond on the Day of Gathering, its scent more fragrant than musk, its taste sweeter than honey and sugar. And in the connection of this indication to his community is the greatest glad tiding. And the number of the two suras al-Asr and al-Nasr likewise, so that he may be led to victory in his time from there. So, O Allah, send blessings upon him and upon his family, a blessing by which You lead us to the best paths, and brighten our faces with the lights of closeness and the secrets of rituals, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The secret of God is blended with this name, in everything it is mixed. The house of the secret of God's names, its letters are like the house of secrets, visited. Nothing of His attributes has appeared in the cosmos except upon him, for it has light and radiance. All worlds are deposited in its meaning, in a house of symbol whose door is closed. It is like a garden whose flowers differ in colors, and it has a fragrance among people. It is like the mother of the secrets of existence, for him the breast of wonders is milked for souls. It is like the pond that gives healing to those who come, its taste like its scent, musk blended. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose mention is raised in the highest station, and Your Beloved described with noble character and the best word. When we transfer the calculation to the ha ¹⁹⁸ of the letters of his name, which is the second, we find it in number eight. It is the octads of desire ¹⁹⁹, the number of the words of the iqama ²⁰⁰, and the bearers of the noble Throne, and the gates of the Gardens of Bliss, and the number of the 'Ayn of Surah al-Inshirah ²⁰¹, and Surah al-Tin ²⁰² planted.

By honor, and in it is the indication of the image of his noble name. His prophethood was on the eighth of Rabi' al-Awwal ²⁰³, and likewise his emigration to Taybah ²⁰⁴ of perfect fortune. Then you say 'ha' ²⁰⁵, so you count two, and you say: the creation of the Beloved ²⁰⁶ on Monday, and in it his sending, his ascension, his leaping from the cave and his departure, and in it he entered Medina, so his life revolved with the spread of Islam, and in it his death. His companions on the night of vision and union were the two majestic ones, Jibril and Mikal ²⁰⁷. The Book of Allah, the Sunnah of the Chosen One ²⁰⁸, the sun and the moon, the night and the day, the Tablet and the Pen ²⁰⁹ of the Almighty, Ridwan ²¹⁰ and Paradise, Malik ²¹¹ and the Fire, Muhammad and his Lord in the most delightful station, when he was at a distance of two bow-lengths or nearer ²¹². So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing that makes meaning fruitful for us, and grants us the sweetness of taste in word and meaning, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Between two beloveds, no third ❖ In solitude, while others are apart Who meets his intimate alone ❖ Gathers all pleasures in the abode He makes his beloved alight in a vision ❖ Then the Beloved calls him: 'Descend!' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant distinguished with the noblest of traits, and Your messenger sent with the tolerant Hanifiyyah ²¹³ and the pure religion, who from the duals ²¹⁴ corresponding to the number of 'ha' ²⁰⁵, from the letters of his name are the earth and the sky, prevention and giving, the Throne and the Footstool ²¹⁵ whose covering is lifted for him, Adam and Hawwa ²¹⁶ are his parents, the perceiver and perception for whoever intends him. In it is the indication of the number of this world and the Hereafter, the Beloved being its first and last, and the one sent to Arabs and non-Arabs, white and black, from the nations (76) ²¹⁷. He was sent in the two sanctuaries ²¹⁸ to the two weighty ones ²¹⁹, and the Beloved was given the two weighty ones. O perceiver of the wisdom of this number, the saying of our Lord, the Eternal: "Lord of the two easts and Lord of the two wests" ²²⁰ And His saying: "We said: Carry in it of every kind two pairs" ²²¹ And the saying of Him who favored him with the Night Journey and Ascension, in the Wise Remembrance: "And We created you in pairs" ²²² From here the suns of realities shine for you, and the lights of paths become clear to you, and you know that this name has the originality of connections, and that it is the sea for the arrivals of creatures. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the shining stars, and his companions distinguished with abundant merits and the highest miracles, a blessing that unveils for us the intricacies of sciences and subtleties, and makes us aware of the hidden secrets of consciences and secrets of delicate matters, 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 servant of many virtues and praises, and Your beloved foremost in processions and witnessed gatherings, who, when we mention the letters of his noble name and their qualities, and we say: mim, ha, mim, mim, with the doubled mim, dal ²²³, the total is fourteen without doubt. In that is an indication of the completion of the full moons, and the completion of the chapters of the Written Book, for Allah completed in him every perfection; wherever the Beloved turned, perfection turned. And when you add the ha to the delightful dal, you find twelve, like the witnesses and the zodiacal signs, and the springs of the stone of Musa al-Kalim ²²⁴ the pure, and the tribes who were with him in the wilderness, and other such beautiful numbers. And here I mention to you a part of the tens, O understanding one: among them are the ten nights ²²⁵ which Allah swore by in al-Fajr ²²⁶, and the greeting upon him in the prayers, twice in every prayer, and likewise the prayers, and likewise the ten of Muharram ²²⁷ and the last ten of honored Ramadan, and the years of the Hijrah ²²⁸ of virtue and favor, and Surat al-Duha ²²⁹ and the number of those given glad tidings of Paradise, and the six Abdal ²³⁰, the Qutb ²³¹, and the Awtad ²³², in the rank of (77) the ten masterful lions, and the number of cubits of Musa's height like his staff, with which he subdued those who opposed him. Take what is easy of the evidences; I have offered them to you as foundations, benefiting you in the number of this noble name with the most complete benefits. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble chiefs, and his companions, the monks of monasteries and mosques, a blessing that attains for us hopes and goals, and protects us in sources and destinations, and saves us from the evil of every aggressor and envier, 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 servant adorned with perfect attributes and pure servitude, and Your beloved who won the race in the station of care and special favor, who, when we compare the number of his name Muhammad and Adam, according to the ancient Arabic calculation, we find the name Adam to be a quarter of the number of the name of Muhammad, peace be upon him, of guidance and support, except for seven excess, so they exceeded from the name of Muhammad the glorious. The number of Adam is forty-five, and the number of Muhammad is one hundred and thirty-two with the doubled mim, according to the honored Arabic calculation. So the total is four parts: one for Adam and three-quarters for Muhammad, peace be upon them. They shared the first quarter in luminous fatherhood, so Adam is the father of bodies, and Muhammad is the father of spirits and the father of prophethood. As for the three additional superior quarters, they are three stations proceeding for Muhammad, which the One, the Unique, has singled out for him; none other than him approaches His presence. The lights of its manifestations are a kiss for his sanctified heart; you have not witnessed such for anyone before or after him. He drank its pure essence in past time and disposed of its drinks like a judge, and manifested the results of its mixture in the present, and donned the garment of patience in every state. Its most famous will appear in the future, and the first and last will envy him in his approach. The first station: its glory preceded in pre-eternity; the second: the station of two bow-lengths ²¹², which he alone attained and perfected; the third: the Praiseworthy Station ²³³, when he took refuge in the meadows of honor and alighted. There he trails the hem of his glory, when he is alone in his supplication and effort, and the light of his banner of praise overwhelms the eyes. Its length is six hundred complete years. Blessed is he who hastens to seek shade in his courtyard and strives for it. His banner is of red ruby, its pole of white silver, its fringe of green emerald. It has three tassels, from whose beauty eyes are dazzled: a tassel in the eastern east, a tassel in the western west, and a tassel in the middle of the world—what a sublime honor! On it are three lines written with the pen of light: the first: 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful'; the second: 'Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, the Generous'; the third: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, upon him be the best of blessings and peace.' It will be realized at the head...

The Beloved appears, and beneath him is his Buraq ²³⁴, with which he goes and returns, and his colors shine in the horizons of the Resurrection. His beauty and beneficence have encompassed all creatures from his rider, and on his feet are two sandals of luminous light, from which a rustling sound is heard between the East and West ²³⁵. A banner waves above the Beloved's head, to its shade all the noble ones repair. Like a red ruby is the banner and its staff, silver, its radiance flows through space. Like a green emerald is the shaft, and it is nourished by a beautiful hand, the like of which no beauty has depicted. And on his feet are two sandals of radiant light, though he shines above heads. And when he walks, a clear rustling sound is heard between the East and West from the sandals of this Beloved. His most splendid mount is the Buraq, and its color inclines toward his lights in the East and West. On his head is the crown of dignity, whose light reveals a secret to all creatures. ⁷⁹ He has garments whose beauty cannot be described, and whose radiance and splendor never end. And a fragrance from the Holy Presence ²³⁶ wafts over the prophets and messengers. These are meanings from the letters of Muhammad, and the field for describers is vast. So this is a noble name for the named one himself; remain perceiving, weeping in anguish and lamenting. For there is no way to perception, so listen to my words, for I am a sincere advisor. And there remain seven units ²³⁷ from the name of Muhammad, which are the most noble of numbers, by which he surpasses the name of Adam, peace be upon him, in degrees: these are Khalah ²³⁸, Mahabbah ²³⁹, Khususiyyah ²⁴⁰, Sabiqiyyah ²⁴¹, Istifaiyyah ²⁴², Ibtidaiyyah ²⁴³, and Khatamiyyah ²⁴⁴. O Allah, bless him and his family, possessors of pure bodies and luminous hearts, and his Companions, people of lordly states and ocular unveilings, with a blessing that illuminates our inner sight with the lights of gnostic openings ²⁴⁵, and quenches our hearts with the gifts of divine sciences ²⁴⁶ and the subtleties of merciful secrets, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The inscription of beauty has his attributes as its pages, and majesty recited his qualities upon him. He is the one who captivated minds with his beauty and enslaved people with his states and aspects. He is the spirit of the witnessed, its secret and its bride, and its sustaining order in his presences. He is our unseen, nay, our eye, prayed to him from him, through us, the secrets of the wisdom of his essence. Allah, whose majesty is exalted, bless him as long as secrets flow from his blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named by this great Muhammadan name of immense worth and station, ⁸⁰ and Your Beloved, whoever holds fast to his Sunnah, You give him glad tidings of felicity and seal for him with the seal of faith. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named by this Muhammadan name surrounded by glad tidings of blessing and security, and Your Beloved, whoever dies upon his innate disposition, You accept his repentance and treat him with gifts of pardon and forgiveness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named by this pure and most purified Muhammadan name, and Your Beloved, whoever You fill his heart with love for him, he attains the perfection of honor, the high rank, and the greatest fortune. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named by this exalted and most renowned Muhammadan name, and Your Beloved, whoever becomes of his lineage, he wins Your eternal might and Your greatest good pleasure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named by this Muhammadan name of lofty station and rank, and Your Beloved, whoever sends many blessings upon him, You open for him the doors of good and facilitate the means. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named by this noble Muhammadan name of strong bonds and lineage, ⁸¹ and Your Beloved, whoever sends blessings upon him in a book, the angels continue to send blessings upon him as long as his name is in that book. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named by this Muhammadan name whose letters encompass the number of every messenger and prophet, and Your Beloved, through blessings upon him You relieve every distressed and sorrowful one. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named by this Muhammadan name which You coupled with Your name and created his essence from the light of Your beautiful majesty, and Your Beloved, whom You singled out in the highest 'Illiyin ²⁴⁷ with the lofty station and high rank. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named by this Muhammadan name, sweet is its mention on sweet and pleasant tongues, and Your Beloved, whom You commanded to write on his seal: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,' so You revealed to him: 'You wrote the most beloved name to Me, and I wrote the most beloved name to me.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named by this Muhammadan name who abounded in thanking You, praising You, and extolling You, and Your Beloved, of whom it is narrated that the prophets, peace be upon them, used to seek blessing through his name because You informed them ⁸² of his honor with You and his distinction before You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named by this Muhammadan name which You mentioned in Your Book and made beloved in hearts to praise and extol him, and Your Beloved, whose name was written on the seal of Adam, Noah, David, and Solomon, and its inscription: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is 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 servant named by this Muhammadan name whom You made a model and imam for Your prophets and chosen elite, and Your Beloved, whose name was engraved on the seal of Abraham, peace be upon him, and its inscription: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and I entrust my back to Allah, and Allah suffices me,' so You revealed to him: 'O Abraham, seal with it, make the fire cool and safe for you.' So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You beautify our outcomes, beginning and end, and grant us through it in the paradises of Your presence a resting place and a station. By Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whose Muhammadan name (al-ism al-Muḥammadī) aspirations are gathered towards Allah. (84) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whose Muhammadan name (al-ism al-Muḥammadī) hearts are drawn to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whose Muhammadan name (al-ism al-Muḥammadī) means (al-wasā’il) are raised. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whose Muhammadan name (al-ism al-Muḥammadī) virtues are attained. 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So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing (ṣalāh) which we take as a provision for the day of arrival before You, and which we find as a treasure on the Day of Gathering and Scattering and standing before Your hands, 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 our lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (85) Your servant, named with this Muhammadan name (al-ism al-Muḥammadī) distinguished by the means (al-wasīlah) and virtue (al-faḍīlah) and the exalted station (al-jāh al-muʿaẓẓam), and Your chosen one, from whose Muhammadan name’s (al-ism al-Muḥammadī) virtues is what has been narrated: that Allah has angels who travel, whose worship is visiting every house in which is the name Aḥmad or Muḥammad, as an honor for My beloved Muḥammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, named with this Muhammadan name (al-ism al-Muḥammadī) by which the people of love seek blessing in their beginnings and their endings, and Your beloved, from whose Muhammadan name’s (al-ism al-Muḥammadī) virtues is what has been narrated from ʿĀ’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, that she said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “No lawful food is eaten by a man whose name is my name, except that the blessing in their food is multiplied for them.” O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad, and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the glorified one, and Your chosen one, from whose Muhammadan name’s (al-ism al-Muḥammadī) virtues is what has been narrated from Abū Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: “On the Day of Resurrection, I will hear a caller from the presence of Allah, Mighty and Majestic: ‘Behold! Whoever’s name is Muḥammad, let him stand.’ And when they gather before Allah, Mighty and Majestic, He will admit them to Paradise as an honor for the name of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.” O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and our lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (86) Your servant, named with this Muhammadan name (al-ism al-Muḥammadī) encircled with divine light and the hidden secret, and Your chosen one, from whose Muhammadan name’s (al-ism al-Muḥammadī) virtues is what has been narrated from ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā, tracing it back to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that he said: “When you name a child Muḥammad, then honor him, respect him, and clothe him, and do not belittle him, nor despise him, nor burden him, and do not pass by him with harsh speech, as an honor for Muḥammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.” And from ʿAlī, may Allah be pleased with him: No people gather for consultation with a man among them named Muḥammad, and they do not include him in their consultation, except that they are not blessed. And from Mālik that he said: I heard the people of Mecca say: There is no house in which is the name Muḥammad, except that they are provided for and provided with good.

And from al-Hasan al-Basri ²⁴⁸, he said: "Indeed, a servant whose name is Ahmad or Muhammad will be made to stand before Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and He will say: 'My servant, do you not feel ashamed? You disobey Me while your name is the name of My beloved Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.' So the servant will lower his head in shame and say: 'O Allah, I have done so.' Then Allah, Mighty and Majestic, will say: 'O Gabriel ²⁴⁹, take My servant by the hand and admit him to Paradise, for I am ashamed to punish with fire one whose name is the name of My beloved Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.'" O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant named with this Muhammadan name ²⁵⁰ encompassed by gifts of grace and favor, and Your chosen one, from whose Muhammadan name's virtues is what was narrated from Abu Umama al-Bahili ²⁵¹ from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that he said: "Whoever has a child born to him and names him Muhammad out of love and seeking blessing through his name, he and his child will be in Paradise." (87) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named with this noble, glorified Muhammadan name, and Your chosen one, from whose Muhammadan name's virtues is what was narrated from him, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that he said: "Two servants will be made to stand before Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and He will command that they be taken to Paradise. They will say: 'Our Lord, for what have we deserved Paradise, while we have not done any deed that would earn us Paradise?' So our Lord, glorified be He, will say to them: 'Enter Paradise, for I have taken an oath upon Myself that I will not admit to the Fire one whose name is Ahmad or Muhammad.'" O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named with this Muhammadan name linked to joy and congratulations, and Your chosen one, from whose Muhammadan name's virtues is what was narrated from him that he said: "Whoever has three children born to him and does not name one of them Muhammad has acted ignorantly." In another narration: "Whoever has three children born to him and does not name one of them Muhammad has been harsh to me." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named with this pure Muhammadan name, pure in branch and root, and Your chosen one, from whose Muhammadan name's virtues is what was narrated from Anas ²⁵², may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "You name your sons Muhammad, so honor them, be kind to them, bring them close, and do not frown at them. For I will intercede for every Muhammad, and I will intercede for my entire community. And a house in which there is one named Muhammad will be spacious for its inhabitants (88) and its goodness will increase, angels will attend it, and Satan will be far from it. And a book ²⁵³ in which there is a boy named Muhammad, the angels will say: 'Honor the name of the Beloved of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.'" O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant named with this chosen Muhammadan name, and Your chosen one, from whose Muhammadan name's virtues is what was narrated from Ali ibn Musa al-Rida ²⁵⁴, tracing it back to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that he said: "When you name a child Muhammad, honor him, make space for him in the gathering, and do not frown at him." And from Ibn Abbas ²⁵⁵, may Allah be pleased with him: There is no household in which there is one named Muhammad but that they will continue in blessing—meaning every day and night—and poverty will not enter a house in which there is a Muhammad. And from Ali ²⁵⁶ that he said: There is no house in which there is the name of a prophet but that Allah, exalted be He, sends them an angel who sanctifies them morning and evening. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing that kohls ²⁵⁷ the eyes of our insights with the antimony ²⁵⁸ of his sublime love, and perfumes our bodies with the breeze of his ambergris-like fragrant scent, and makes us thereby among those who tread upon his straight path and his even way, 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 servant crowned with the crown of felicity, might, and blessing, and Your chosen one, whoever is named with his Ahmad name ²⁵⁹ follows the path of the people of goodness and righteousness and walks it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, (89) Your servant who saves whoever seeks refuge with him from the abysses of ruin and destruction, and Your prophet, whoever is named with his Ahmad name, You protect him in stillness and motion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who upholds Your commands with justice and equity, and Your prophet, whoever is named with his Ahmad name becomes honored and respected in every tribe, clan, and group. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of noble family, companions, and descendants, and Your prophet, whoever is named with his Ahmad name attains happiness, joy, and expansiveness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of wondrous form and line, and Your prophet, You have taken an oath upon Yourself that You will not punish whoever is named with his name Muhammad or Ahmad, even if they have never done any deed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who relieves the distress of the worried, the grieved, and the indebted, and Your prophet, whoever is named with his Ahmad name, You bless him and are for him the best helper and supporter. (90) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant praised by the tongue of Your hadiths in Your sacred hadiths and Your clear Book, and Your prophet, when a man from the Children of Israel saw his Muhammadan name in the Torah and kissed it, placed it on his eyes, and prayed upon him, You forgave him the sins of two hundred years and married him to seventy wives from the houris ²⁶⁰. So bless, O Allah, the possessor of this name supported by victory, might, and empowerment, and his family and his companions, the guided guides, with a blessing that gives us to drink from the pure wine of his Kawthar ²⁶¹, and sanctifies...

with our souls in the paradises of gardens and the highest 'Illiyin ²⁶², by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. By Allah, You did not name me Muhammad ²⁶³ except to have mercy on me through the grace of Muhammad. How many types of names there are without number, yet I have attained the most precious and the most praiseworthy. You only granted the hoped-for out of mercy; if You willed, You would not have named me Muhammad. Will You call me on the day of scattering and recompense with ease, when You have named me Muhammad? And will You drive me away from Your great, lofty gate in anger, when You have named me Muhammad? And will You make me taste the pain of distance and longing in abandonment, when You have named me Muhammad? Far be it from Your glory that I should taste Your lesser punishment when You have named me Muhammad, Or that I should be among the people of misery on a day when there is no burden, when You have named me Muhammad. So grant me what pleases You from me tomorrow, as a favor, for You have named me Muhammad. And have mercy on my weeping, sobbing, tearful state at the door, since You have named me Muhammad. And forbear with Your grace; do not take me to task for what I have forsaken, since You have named me Muhammad. How many wrongs have I committed foolishly, yet I fear them not, since You have named me Muhammad. Their numbers never end or cease; pardon me, for You have named me Muhammad. My name is a strong, protective fortress; I have been fortified since You named me Muhammad. I have never been in pardon except like dust in the air, since You named me Muhammad. Grant me, even if I have done evil all my life, I am secure since You named me Muhammad. Can what I have done of error frighten me, when You have named me Muhammad? And will the two angels ²⁶⁴ rebuke me where there is no refuge, when You have named me Muhammad? And shall I fear the aftermath of the flying scrolls ²⁶⁵ that have dazzled, when You have named me Muhammad? And shall I seek refuge from the heaviness of the scale of error—far be it—when You have named me Muhammad? And shall I die of thirst while Your pool ²⁶⁶ pours forth sweet water, when You have named me Muhammad? Will my eye be fixed among the children of mankind afterwards, when You have named me Muhammad? Would You like me to be called Muhammad tomorrow in Hellfire, when You have named me Muhammad? Far be it from Your might to humiliate one named after him ²⁶⁷ ever, when You have named me Muhammad. So by his supreme glory I strut proudly; why not, when You have named me Muhammad? And I attain what I hope from You generously at the resurrection, since You named me Muhammad. And I win Your pleasure on the day of meeting at the gathering, since You named me Muhammad. And I return from the lofty chambers of the gardens as a favor, for You have named me Muhammad. I have no pride except my naming; why not, when You have named me Muhammad? So bounty from You is ever prepared for me, O Eternal, since You named me Muhammad. And grace pours down upon me; how could it not rain when You have named me Muhammad? So upon him be a thousand thousand greetings from everyone You have named Muhammad, And from those who responded to him and obeyed his command and were guided by the Guide, the Beloved, through Muhammad. Its author—may Allah illuminate his insight with the light of His knowledge and make his tongue speak with the jewels of His wisdom—said: When I finished discussing the meaning of this Muhammadan name and mentioning its Ahmadine ²⁶⁸ honor and virtue, I followed it with discussion of some of his Mustafawian ²⁶⁹ noble, blessed, lofty, and exalted names. I will mention from them what is known among some imams by explicit wording and what is by allusion, indication, and suggestion, as is mentioned in the Noble Qur'an, the revealed books, and the authentic transmitted hadith, and what is relied upon by the memorizers as they recorded it in their transmitted wording and explicit narration, mentioning from them what is found in the Book and the Sunnah by allusion and in eloquent Arabic wording. I will follow it with what is found in the books of the prophets revealed by way of explanation and clarification, interspersing that with blessings that ears find sweet and that improve the states of the reader and listener with their mention. So I say—and Allah is the Helper and the One asked, and from Him I hope to attain the goal and achieve the hoped-for: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant honored with lofty station and supreme rank, and Your Prophet whom You distinguished with the means ²⁷⁰, virtue, and the great intercession, and Your chosen one whom You favored over all Your prophets and chosen ones and named with the noblest of names. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant adorned with beautiful attributes and chaste morals, and Your Prophet whom You adorned with the pearls of Your beauty and splendor and raised to the lofty station of honor, and Your chosen one through whom You had mercy on the people of Your earth and heaven and named with the holy, noble names. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose secret permeates the innermost beings of Your elect knowers, and Your Prophet whose love You planted in the hearts of Your righteous saints, and Your chosen one whom You made a locus for the jewels of Your descents and named in Your Book with two names by allusion: Ta Ha ²⁷¹ and Ya Sin ²⁷². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who acts in the sphere of Your kingdom, the victorious, the supported, and Your Prophet whom You adorned with the ornament of honor and crowned with the crown of supported glory, and Your chosen one for whom You derived from the meanings of Your praise and named with two names explicitly: Ahmad ²⁷³ and Muhammad. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who preaches with the tongue of Your Oneness, the one who warns and cautions, and Your Prophet through whom You made the difficult easy and facilitated what was hard in religion, and Your chosen one whom You sent with glad tidings and warning and named with two names of praise: witness and bringer of glad tidings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who is disciplined with the discipline of servitude in silence and speech, and Your chosen one whom You protected with infallibility and honored with fulfillment of covenants and perfect truthfulness, and Your Prophet whom You sent with mercy and named with two names of description: {He it is Who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth} ²⁷⁴ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who distributes the gifts of Your secrets, the one informed of the treasures of Your unseen, and Your chosen one whose pure spirit ascended to Your supreme carpet and whom You singled out for the perfection of Your nearness, and Your Prophet with whom You sealed prophethood and messengership and named with two names explicitly of messengership and addressed him with them in Your saying:

O Messenger, let not their words grieve you. O Messenger, convey that which has been revealed to you from your Lord ²⁷⁵. So, O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing that makes us, through it, among Your servants who attain Your pleasure and love, and enrolls us, through it, in the ranks of Your friends ²⁷⁶ and party, 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 servant formed upon the most excellent attributes and the great character, and Your chosen one borne upon the shoulder of goodness, veneration, and glorification, and Your Prophet whom You named in Your Mighty Book with sixty names—names of notification, honor, exaltation, and glorification—and they are: Haqq ²⁷⁷, Shahid ²⁷⁸, Wa'iz ²⁷⁹, Muti' ²⁸⁰, Nur ²⁸¹, Wali ²⁸², Ma'sum ²⁸³, Ummi ²⁸⁴, Karim ²⁸⁵, Rajul ²⁸⁶, Rami ²⁸⁷, Ma'fuww 'anhu ²⁸⁸, Bayyinah ²⁸⁹, Muballigh ²⁹⁰, Nafis ²⁹¹, 'Aziz ²⁹², Haris ²⁹³, Ra'uf ²⁹⁴, Rahim ²⁹⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of lofty rank and station, and Your chosen one encompassed by gifts of grace and favor, and Your Prophet whom You named in Your Mighty Book with names of preference, names of honor, and names of care and proof, and they are: Sabir ²⁹⁶, Ni'mah ²⁹⁷, Mustafa ²⁹⁸, Rahmah ²⁹⁹, 'Abd ³⁰⁰, Shahid, Mubashshir ³⁰¹, Nadhir ³⁰², Awwal ³⁰³, Thani ³⁰⁴, Khatam ³⁰⁵, Rasul ³⁰⁶, Hatim ³⁰⁷, Musaddiq ³⁰⁸, Sadiq ³⁰⁹, Hadi ³¹⁰, Insan ³¹¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant walking in the robes of contentment and submission, and Your chosen one preferred over the chosen one, the intimate friend, and the interlocutor ³¹², and Your Prophet whom You named in Your Book with names of definition, names of honor, specification, and veneration, and they are: Da'i ³¹³, Siraj ³¹⁴, Munir ³¹⁵, Rasul al-Kaffah ³¹⁶, Nadhir, Mundhir ³¹⁷, al-Ghafur lahu ³¹⁸, al-'Azim ³¹⁹, Muhammad ³²⁰, Ahmad ³²¹, al-Najm ³²², al-Sahib ³²³, al-Dhikr ³²⁴, al-Badr ³²⁵, al-Muzzammil ³²⁶, al-Muddaththir ³²⁷, al-Mudhakkir ³²⁸, al-Mundhir, al-Mahbub ³²⁹, al-Mardi ³³⁰, al-Muhibb ³³¹, al-'Amil ³³², al-Yatim ³³³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant brought near, obeyed, and firmly established, and Your chosen one whose foot is firmly planted in the station of might and empowerment, and Your Prophet whom You named in Your Mighty Book with seventy names that came by explicit text and clear wording, and they are: Muhammad, Ahmad, al-Ahsan ³³⁴, Adhanu Khayr ³³⁵, al-A'la ³³⁶, al-Imam ³³⁷, al-Amin ³³⁸, Anfusu al-'Arab ³³⁹, 'Ayat Allah ³⁴⁰, al-Burhan ³⁴¹, al-Bashir ³⁴², al-Baligh ³⁴³, al-Bayyinah, Thani Ithnayn ³⁴⁴, al-Haris 'ala Ummatihi ³⁴⁵, al-Haqq ³⁴⁶, Ham ³⁴⁷, al-Hanif ³⁴⁸, Khatam al-Nabiyyin ³⁴⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the master, the truthful, and the trustworthy, and Your chosen one honored in the gardens of holiness and the highest 'Illiyin ³⁵⁰, and Your Prophet whom You named in Your Mighty Book with names of clear clarity and explanation, and they are: al-Khabir ³⁵¹ in Your saying: "Ask, then, about Him, the Aware" ³⁵²; al-Da'i ³⁵³; Dhu al-Quwwah ³⁵⁴; Rahmatun li al-'Alamin ³⁵⁵; al-Ra'uf; al-Rahim; al-Rasul li al-Nas Ajma'in ³⁵⁶; Sabil Allah ³⁵⁷; al-Siraj al-Munir; Sahib al-Wasilah ³⁵⁸; al-Sahib; al-Sidq ³⁵⁹; al-Sirat al-Mustaqim ³⁶⁰; Taha ³⁶¹; al-'Amil; al-'Abd; 'Abd Allah ³⁶²; al-'Urwah al-Wuthqa ³⁶³; al-'Aziz; al-Fajr al-Mubin ³⁶⁴; Fadl Allah ³⁶⁵; Qadamu Sidq ³⁶⁶; al-Karim; al-Lisan ³⁶⁷; al-Mubashshir; al-Mubayyin ³⁶⁸; al-Mursal ³⁶⁹; al-Musallim ³⁷⁰; al-Mashhud ³⁷¹; al-Musaddiq; al-Muttali' ³⁷²; al-Makin ³⁷³; al-Munadi ³⁷⁴; al-Mundhir al-Nas ³⁷⁵; al-Nabi ³⁷⁶; al-Najm al-Thaqib ³⁷⁷; al-Nadhir; Ni'mat Allah ³⁷⁸; al-Nur; al-Hadi; al-Wali; Ya Sin ³⁷⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of pure paths and ways, and Your chosen one of sweet tastes and drinks, and Your Prophet whom You named in the prophetic hadiths and transmitted traditions with twenty-four names that came for glorification, veneration, and perfection of virtues and merits, and they are: al-Zahir ³⁸⁰, al-Batin ³⁸¹, al-Awwal ³⁸², al-Akhir ³⁸³, al-Khatib ³⁸⁴, al-Bashir, al-Karim, Qa'id al-Rahmah ³⁸⁵, al-Muqaffa ³⁸⁶, Nabi al-Tawbah ³⁸⁷, Nabi al-Malhamah ³⁸⁸, Rasul al-Rahmah ³⁸⁹, Rasul al-Malahim ³⁹⁰, al-Mahi ³⁹¹, al-Hashir ³⁹², al-'Aqib ³⁹³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of noble origins and lineages, and Your chosen one of lofty rank and positions, and Your Prophet whom You named by the oath of the Master, the Intercessor, the One whose intercession is accepted on the Day of Distress, the Comprehensive, the Imam for all people, the Seal of the Prophets, the Distributor of gifts, and the Guarantor of needs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of fragrant sleeves and garments, and Your chosen one of noble fathers and grandfathers, and Your Prophet whom You named in the books of the previous prophets with ten names that came with the sublimity of his rank, the loftiness of his station, and his preference over every parent and child. Among them, in the Torah, two: Mad Mad ³⁹⁴ and Sahib al-Kull ³⁹⁵; in the Gospel, two: al-Baraqlit ³⁹⁶ and Harna ³⁹⁷; in the Psalms, four: Hat Hat ³⁹⁸, al-Fariq ³⁹⁹, al-Iklil ⁴⁰⁰, and al-Mahmud ⁴⁰¹; in the scrolls of Isaiah, three: Nur al-Umam ⁴⁰², al-Nur alladhi la Yutfa ⁴⁰³, and Rakib al-Jamal ⁴⁰⁴; in the scrolls of Sheth, one: Mah Mah ⁴⁰⁵ al-Majid ⁴⁰⁶; in the scrolls of Abraham, one: Tab Tab ⁴⁰⁷; and in the scrolls of others, three in Syriac: Sarhan ⁴⁰⁸, Taylis ⁴⁰⁹, and Muhsiyat al-Maymun al-Mas'ud ⁴¹⁰. So, O Allah, bless him and his family, possessors of generosity and munificence, and his Companions who stand firm upon the limits and fulfill the covenants, with a blessing that suffices us, through it, against the evil of every enemy and envier, and conveys us, through it, from Your pleasure and his pleasure to the utmost of wishes and aims, and opens, through it, before our faces every closed and blocked door, and makes, through it, our supplication with You accepted, not rejected, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ Taha ⁴¹¹, the noble, upon the All-Merciful, his Creator, ❖ His highness is pure, as his virtues are good. ❖ Ya Sin, the master of Allah's messengers, their seal, ❖ By the pure-hearted, the purified. ❖ A luminous light, when its rising place appears, ❖ Its sights suffice you from everything else. ❖ Perfect, complete, his character perfected ❖ In beauty, as his outward aspects sanctified description. ❖ Preferred, excellent, his specific qualities are exalted ❖ In rank, as his innermost secrets are filled with mystery. ❖ Glorified, glorious, and glory from him rose ❖ In might, as his clans are noble in origin. ❖ Purified, pure, his lineages are pure ❖ From illegitimacy, as his elements are good. ❖ Verified, truthful, with truth his ❖ Utterance is honored, and his commands rise in might. ❖ Made fragrant, the world became fragrant with his mission, ❖ And the fragrances of the Garden of Refuge perfumed it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and patron Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant...

He from whom You derived names from Your exalted names, and opened for him the treasuries of the gifts of Your increasing generosity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your great and majestic names, and poured upon him the seas of Your secrets and abundant gnoses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the Kind, the Merciful ⁴¹², and guided through him the servants to Your straight path. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the Truth, the Clear, and preferred his noble religion over every religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the Light, the Witness, and completed through his Muhammadan name the word of divine unity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the Generous, the Great, and the cosmos shone with the light of his comely countenance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the Compeller, the Aware, and revived the dead hearts with the flood of his abundant succor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the Opener, the Appreciative, and protected whoever sought refuge in his lofty presence in absence and presence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the Knower, the All-Knowing ⁴¹³, and raised through love for him Your sincere friends to the highest rank and most sublime station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name Knower of the Unseen and the Witnessed, and made him a key to the doors of goodness and happiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the First, the Last, and adorned him with the noblest perfections and most sublime glories. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the Outward, the Inward, and perfumed with his Ahmadic fragrance the witnessed places and abodes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the Strong, the Truthful, and caused through his hand great miracles and supernatural events. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the Protecting Friend, the Lord, and raised his rank in the sanctuaries of holiness and the most exalted assembly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the Pardoner, the Guide, and made his good mention renowned in every witnessed gathering and assembly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the Faithful, the Guardian ⁴¹⁴, and made his pure heart the best abode filled with Your remembrance and tranquil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the Holy, the Mighty, and granted refuge to whoever sought protection in his sanctuary and clung to his fortified fortress. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You named with Your name the All-Encompassing, the Trustee, and magnified his great standing and sublime rank over all the prophets. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You bestow upon us the vision of his beautiful face, and quench our hearts from the flowing spring of his Kawthar ⁴¹⁵, and grant us through its blessing the gifts of his abundant goodness and immense grace, and grant peace abundantly forever. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the beloved chosen one, named among the people of Paradise as Servant of the Generous, and among the people of Hell as Servant of the Compeller. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the blessed, the felicitous, named among the angels as Servant of the Glorious, and among the bearers of the Throne as Servant of the Praiseworthy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the forbearing, the oft-returning, named among the jinn as Servant of the Merciful, and among all the prophets as Servant of the Bestower. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the protector of Your religion, the helper, named among the people of the mountains as Servant of the Creator, and among the people of the land as Servant of the Powerful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who erases with the light of his guidance the whisperings of souls, named among the people of the seas as Servant of the Guardian, and among the snakes as Servant of the Holy. ⁴¹⁶ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the pure in branch and lineage, named among the insects as Servant of the Succorer, and among the birds as Servant of the Forgiver. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant chosen from the elements of the noble elite, named among the wild beasts as Servant of the Provider, and among

The beasts after the greeting. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant crowned with the crown of awe and dignity, called among beasts 'Abd al-Mu'min ⁴¹⁷ and among devils 'Abd al-Qahhar ⁴¹⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant pure in lineage and honor, called in the Torah Mādha ⁴¹⁹ and in the Gospel Tāb Tāb ⁴²⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant truthful, confirmed, trustworthy, called in the Psalms Hāt ⁴²¹ and in the Qur'an Ṭā Hā ⁴²² and Yā Sīn ⁴²³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant abundant in grace and gifts, called in the earlier books Qatam ⁴²⁴ and in the scriptures 'Āqib ⁴²⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant humble and submissive, called at the Basin ⁴²⁶ al-Sāqī ⁴²⁷, at the Praiseworthy Station ⁴²⁸ al-Khaṭīb ⁴²⁹, and on the Day of Resurrection al-Shāfi' ⁴³⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant pious, pure, glorious, called among the Arabs al-Ummī ⁴³¹, among the non-Arabs Aḥmad ⁴³², and among the believers Muḥammad ⁴³³. Section: O Allah, upon him and his family, the ministers of the supported King, and his Companions, the helpers of the established religion, (104) a prayer by which You guide us to sound and correct opinion, and by which You sanctify our souls in the paradises of everlasting bliss, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O most noble of prophets in glory and greatest in rank, and most knowledgeable of Allah, their Lord, You are Aḥmad, for whom Allah split from His name and bestowed the noblest blessings. You are Aḥmad, whom the Book praised for his character, exalted above all other traits. You are Aḥmad, whom his Creator specially endowed with a character magnified by the Qur'an. You are Aḥmad, the spirit of praise from whom emanated the secret of all praises in the Tablet and the Pen. You are Ṭā Hā, whose beacons are pure, and from whom the earth and hills are purified. You are Yā Sīn, the heart of revelation from whom the secret of guidance flows like a pouring rain. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose most delightful name is written on the leg of the Throne, the leaves of the Tree of Ṭūbā ⁴³⁴, and the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary ⁴³⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose merciful name is written on the tongue of the Pen, the summit of the Preserved Tablet, and the station of majestic might. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose angelic name is written on the spheres surrounding the gates of the sanctuaries of holiness and the veil of awe-inspiring light. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose pure and holy name is written on the hearts of bewilderment, longing, and strong love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose prophetic name is written on the hearts of people of high aspirations and Muṣṭafawī ⁴³⁶ support. (105) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose luminous name is written on the hearts of people of the secret and divine opening. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose noble name is written on the hearts of people of fame and definition. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose exalted name is written on the hearts of people of wisdom and disposition. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose adorned name is written on the hearts of people of the highest plane and the distance of two bow-lengths ⁴³⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose splendid name is written on the hearts of people of inspirations and subtleties. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose excellent name is written on the hearts of people of gnoses and realities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose most sublime name is written on the hearts of people of the highest station and the supreme veracity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose highest name is written on the hearts of people of clear proof and the most luminous light. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose majestic name is written on the hearts of people of lordship and preference. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose lofty name is written on the hearts of people of perfection and wondrous beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose beloved name is written on the hearts of people of near opening and desired secret. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose most famous name is written on the hearts of people of abundant good and copious gift. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose generous name is written on the hearts of people of high ranks and great standing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, whose magnificent name is written on the hearts of people of delegation, contentment, and submission. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of majesty and veneration, and his Companions, people of glory.

And magnification, a prayer that guides us ¹⁰⁶ thereby to His straight path and upright way, and quenches us thereby in the abode of bliss from His Salsabil ⁴³⁸ and Tasnim ⁴³⁹ nectar, 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 servant whose name You inscribed with the light of faith upon the hearts of the people of longing and ecstasy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of divine guidance upon the hearts of the people of sincere intention and affirmation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of realization upon the hearts of the people of luminous insight and divine facilitation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of guidance upon the hearts of the people of the divine secret and sainthood. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of love upon the hearts of the people of witnessing and proximity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of felicity upon the hearts of the people of devotion and worship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of longing upon the hearts of the people of passion and taste. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of beauty upon the hearts of the people of intimacy and boldness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of majesty upon the hearts of the people of vigilance and reverence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of perfection upon the hearts of the people of love and union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of divine care upon the hearts of the people of knowledge and understanding. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of righteousness upon the hearts of the people of success and achievement. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of clear victory upon the hearts of the people of firmness and establishment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of truthfulness upon the hearts of the people of propriety in silence and speech. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of certainty upon the hearts of the people of virtue and religion. ¹⁰⁷ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of sincerity upon the hearts of the people of speciality and distinction. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of understandings upon the hearts of the people of revelation and inspiration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of right guidance upon the hearts of the people of contentment and asceticism. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of trust upon the hearts of the people of detachment and devotion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of humility upon the hearts of the people of prostration and bowing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of awe upon the hearts of the people of forbearance and repentance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of struggle and patience upon the hearts of the people of recitation and remembrance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of gifts and subtleties upon the hearts of the people of litanies and devotions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of spiritual gifts and gnosis upon the hearts of the people of contentment and divine pleasure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of might and honor upon the hearts of the people of obedience and uprightness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of compassion and mercy upon the hearts of the people of the secret and wisdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of magnification and glory upon the hearts of the people of gifts and benefit. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of joy and glad tidings upon the hearts of the people of unveiling and insights. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of beauty and splendor upon the hearts of the people of the white pearl and the desired gardens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed with the light of sovereignty and the greatest might upon the hearts of the people of veils, canopies, and the luminous embroidery.

So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the choicest of the purest lineage, and his Companions, the eyes of the most glorious majesty, with a blessing by which we delight in the gardens of his most radiant beauty, and through which You pour upon us the abundance of his most copious generosity, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ⁴⁴⁰ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the sent Messenger upon the hearts of the people of earnestness, striving, knowledge, and action. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the unlettered witness upon the hearts of the people of gnosis and divine unity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the confirming light upon the hearts of the people of obedience and piety. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as peace and bringer of glad tidings upon the hearts of the people of felicity, opening, and illumination. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the bearer of glad tidings and warner upon the hearts of the people of exhortation and remembrance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the clear warner upon the hearts of the people of reflection and contemplation in the dominion of the heavens and the earths. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the trustworthy servant calling to his Lord upon the hearts of the people of guidance and the callers who guide creation to Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the illuminating lamp and the imam upon the hearts of the eminent leaders and the imams who tread the paths of peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the guiding remembrance, the noble master, upon the hearts of the people of pardon, forbearance, and the individuals who follow the path of the upright religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the inviolable station, the prohibitor and commander, upon the hearts of the people of seclusion and solitude, and the elite who avoid prohibitions and comply with commands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the abaser and exalter, the glorious ⁴⁴¹ upon the hearts of the humble and the pious, marked by every beautiful act and praiseworthy attribute. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the seal of the prophets, the second of two, the aided, upon the hearts of the people of certainty, sincerity, and the nobles distinguished by fame and manifestation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the ear of the best chosen one, the trustworthy, upon the hearts of the pure ones entrusted with the gifts of divine sciences and the treasuries of the guarded secret. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the trustworthy, the divider, the chief, upon the hearts of the people of justice and the caliphs who obtained the fullest share and portion from his prophetic conduct. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the enwrapped and the shrouded upon the hearts of the people of modesty, faith, and those who watch over their Lord, the Compeller, the Majestic. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the Most High, the Wise upon the hearts of the people of reverence, veneration, gnosis, and wisdom, who act according to the requirements of the Sunnah and the Noble Book. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the Believer, the Kind, the Merciful upon the hearts of the people of compassion, kindness, mercy, and perfect contentment and submission. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the one who relies, the intercessor whose intercession is accepted, upon the hearts of the people of trust, good conduct, and turning to the court of perfect and abundant grace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as Ahmad, Muhammad, the effacer, the gatherer upon the hearts of the people of sublime praises and beautiful virtues, who attain the highest ranks and the loftiest honors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the one followed, the last, the worker ⁴⁴² upon the hearts of the people of traditions, who bear the banner of the Shariah, act upon what they know, and stand firm in performing obligations and supererogatory acts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the prophet of repentance, the prophet of battle, Ta Ha, Ya Sin upon the hearts of the people of humility, repentance, patience, and striving against the soul with the sword of subjugation, holding fast to the firm rope of religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You inscribed as the servant of Allah, the blessed, the good, the mercy upon the hearts of the people of goodness and beneficence, who enjoin good and forbid evil, and attend to the interests of the community. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, whose sleeves and fragrance are fragrant, and his Companions, who sacrificed their souls in obedience, struggle, and service, with a blessing by which the abundant robes of grace are let down upon us, and by which our breasts are delighted with the subtleties of the secret and wisdom, 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 servant, whose name when mentioned in assemblies and gatherings, the greatest of those brought near ⁴⁴³ and the chiefs of the eminent and virtuous vie to hear it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose name when mentioned in seclusions and public gatherings, the lights of unveiling ⁴⁴⁴ shine upon the one who mentions him, and he merits the pleasure of the Lord of the earths and heavens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose name when mentioned in mosques and prayer niches ⁴⁴⁵, the nightingales of the yearning ones are stirred at the mention of his praises, and they come hastening to him from the farthest east and west. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose name when mentioned in sacred sites and processions, the elite of the chosen ones ⁴⁴⁶ stir from their seats and hasten to drink from the sea of his generosity, sweet in taste and drink. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose name when mentioned on festivals and seasons, the gatherings of listeners delight at the praise of his noble traits, and openings and spoils ⁴⁴⁷ blow upon them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose name when mentioned in the depths of darkness and at dawn, the mark of goodness appears on the face of the one who mentions him, and springs of wisdom and secrets flow upon his tongue. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose name when mentioned in the evening and morning, signs of response and acceptance shine upon his lover, and the treasures of wealth and profits are opened for him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose name when mentioned in the early mornings and evenings, the hearts of the lovers fly with the wing of longing to his noble carpet and his magnificent station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose name when mentioned in the blessed nights and seasons of good deeds, the masters of spiritual states ⁴⁴⁸ come, dragging the trains of their pride from the intensity of ecstasy, and sending the tears of their longing down their cheeks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose name when mentioned at the time of sunrise and sunset, the souls of the lovers attain their desire and obtain from him the ultimate of their aim and sought. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose name when mentioned after the dawn prayer and at the time of forenoon ⁴⁴⁹, every intrusive thought that haunts the mind departs, and its image is erased and obliterated from the pages of hearts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose name when mentioned at the time of the noon and afternoon prayers, the mirror of inner insights ⁴⁵⁰ becomes clear with the light of divine love, and the lights of the benefits of remembrance shine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose name when mentioned after sunset and at the time of nightfall ⁴⁵¹, the clouds of ignorance are dispelled from the hearts of those who remember, and they are filled with the light of awe and majesty. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we are relieved of every liability and wrong, and by which You grant us among Your saints the fullest share of every honor and mercy, 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 servant, distinguished by the perfection of faith and affirmation, whose pure and gentle name when mentioned, the mounts of the lovers inhale his fragrant scent like bees inhale the scent of honey, and they come hastening to him from every deep valley. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, supported by the lights of guidance and success, whose clement and compassionate name when mentioned, noble souls yearn for his precincts, and spiritual spirits long to see his sights more intensely than birds long for their nests and pilgrims for the Ancient House ⁴⁵². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, lofty in rank and sublime, whose mighty and noble name when mentioned, the inhabitants of the highest heaven ⁴⁵³ eagerly look forward to seeing his luminous and pure form and the beauty of his face, clothed in the lights of majesty and definition ⁴⁵⁴, and to witnessing his bride ⁴⁵⁵ seated on the throne of proximity in the station of wisdom and disposal. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the pious, the infallible, the chaste, whose jewel-like and gentle name when mentioned, the delegations of the fearful take refuge in the shade of his lush court and the veil of his great and thick covering, and seek protection in his fortified fortress from the vicissitudes of time and the events of bewilderment and terror. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the pious, the pure, the most purified, whose majestic and most renowned name when mentioned, the angelic spirits inhale the fragrance of his most fragrant musk and the wafts of the secret of his most abundant supply, and recognize the flower of his most flourishing branch, so they magnify, proclaim His oneness, and say: Glory be to Him who clothed him with the light of His most dazzling beauty and gathered in him the scattered beauties and granted him the subtleties of the Greatest Secret ⁴⁵⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who holds the key to the sought treasure, whose purified and beloved name when mentioned, the overcome cries out, the enraptured ⁴⁵⁷ sings, the drink becomes pleasant, the desired is attained, distresses are relieved, hearts are made beloved, sins are forgiven, habits are broken, the secret is unveiled, and the essence of the hidden secret appears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the chosen, the selected from the noblest of Arabs, whose name when mentioned, lofty in station and ranks,

The masters of spiritual states ⁴⁵⁸ were stirred and danced from the intensity of ecstasy and joy, and the seekers held fast to his firmest handhold ⁴⁵⁹ and excelled in their request. The praisers delighted in his remembrance, like the delight of the beloved with his beloved and the yearning one in sipping the drink and fulfilling desires. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose names You have honored above all other names, and upon whose tongue You have caused his beautiful remembrance and praise to flow, and whom You have favored over all Your prophets and chosen ones with ten names: Muhammad, possessor of purity; Ahmad, possessor of praise and gratitude; al-Mahi ⁴⁶⁰, who erases disbelief; al-Aqib ⁴⁶¹, the last of the radiant prophets; al-Hashir ⁴⁶², who will precede the prophets on the Day of Gathering; the possessor of the Banner of Praise; the one who stands for the call of honor and glory; the Messenger of Mercy; the Prophet of Guidance and Infallibility; and al-Fatih ⁴⁶³, through whom intercession is opened at the establishment of the Hour; al-Khatim ⁴⁶⁴, with whom Allah sealed His prophets, and made the believers his supporters and friends. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that grants us his lofty rewards and gifts, honors us with what You have honored his beloved and chosen ones, and spreads over us in the arenas of the Resurrection his extended shade and banner, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Ahmad has a merit that cannot be counted or enumerated—who can count the raindrops or encompass the sand? For the greatest of Allah's messengers in rank and station, the most exalted in honor and the highest in virtue. For his majesty, Allah called him by his name, while before him He called the messengers by their names (114). For Adam has a crown from the prophethood of Ahmad, with which he boasts before the angels in the highest assembly. The Gospel of Jesus followed in his praise, and it was fitting for him to be praised therein. For his signs, before the creation of his being, there existed proof and evidence, and his tidings are recited. For the most beautiful of Allah's creation in form and character, the purest in lineage and the loftiest in origin. For his lights, a face while Adam was yet clay, and in his face Eve when she was formed from him. For he is more radiant than the full moon and brighter than the forenoon, and his lights are more splendid than the sun and its radiance. For his radiance, the sun did not cast his shadow—what a wonder, a person without a shadow! For he is the most eloquent of the people of the earth in speech, and indeed the most truthful in word and the most beautiful in deed. For his elevation, no stature ever towered above him; when he walked among people, his stature was the highest. For his honor, his Lord brought him near to the Throne and called out to him, "Welcome to our Beloved, welcome!" O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whose Muhammadan seal ⁴⁶⁵ You have sealed the parts of prophethood and messengership, and Your beloved with whose Ahmadine light ⁴⁶⁶ You have erased the darkness of doubt and ignorance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whose Mustafawi seal ⁴⁶⁷ You have sealed the lights shining from the Presence of Majesty and Beauty, and Your beloved whose prophetic supply ⁴⁶⁸ You have made the substance of life for the people of proximity and union (115). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whose Nurani seal ⁴⁶⁹ You have sealed the jewels of revelation and sending down, and Your beloved whose spiritual bride ⁴⁷⁰ You have favored over the Chosen One ⁴⁷¹, the Spirit ⁴⁷², the Interlocutor ⁴⁷³, and the Intimate Friend ⁴⁷⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whose Rahmani seal ⁴⁷⁵ You have sealed the sciences of inspirations and divine teachings, and Your beloved whose Samadani temple ⁴⁷⁶ You have made the Throne of Your Mercy, surrounded by the lights of the Names and Attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whose noble seal You have sealed the meanings of the unseen sciences and the clear signs, and Your beloved whose pure spirit You caused to ascend to the carpet of Your intimacy and belovedness with the most honorable greetings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whose lofty seal You have sealed the subtle divine openings descending from the Presence of Dominion and Sovereignty, and Your beloved with whose delicate form You have adorned the pavilions of intimacy and the gardens of Might and Omnipotence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad (116), Your servant with whose prophetic seal You have sealed the sciences of the Throne, the Footstool, the Preserved Tablet, and the Pen, and Your beloved whose luminous intellect You have made a lamp for kindling the secrets of knowledge and wisdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whose self-seal ⁴⁷⁷ You have sealed the jewels of realities and benefits, and Your beloved in whose most holy interior You have gathered all kinds of perfections, miracles, and the breaking of customs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whose blessed seal You have sealed the mission of the prophets and messengers, and Your beloved whose unique essence You have made the center of the necklace of the saints, the chosen ones, and the near-station angels. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whose musk-scented seal You have sealed the unique pearls of the sacred hadiths and the revealed books, and Your beloved whose pure heart-mirror You have made a manifestation of the rising suns of knowledge and the lights of theophanies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whose most exalted seal You have sealed the proofs of prophethood and the miracles, and Your beloved whose great intercession You have made the ultimate of ends and whose Praiseworthy Station ⁴⁷⁸ the most noble of stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whose protected seal You have sealed the secrets of the Ahmadine sciences and granted him a great station, and Your beloved in the hiddenness of whose essence You have preserved the gifts of the secrets of "Be! and it is" and granted him a lofty rank and a magnificent status (117), and mentioned him in the clear verses of Your Book, saying: "Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets. And Allah is ever Knower of all things." So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that provides us, among Your beloved, with a sound taste and sincere love, and grants us in the Abode of Your Generosity everlasting bliss and immense reward, 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 servant with whose Mawlawi seal ⁴⁷⁹ You have sealed the sciences of the first and the last, and Your beloved through whom perfection was attained.

By the honor of his Aḥmadī filiation ⁴⁸⁰, the stations of the prophets and messengers, and You named him in Your clear Book as the Seal of the Prophets ⁴⁸¹, meaning that he was given the totality and perfection of prophethood, and You gathered for him its parts, secrets, and qualities, and You sealed him with a seal such that neither he nor his enemy could find a way to enter the place of prophethood because of that seal, like a sealed book or a sealed vessel. No one has any way to diminish it or add to it what is not of it. He will come on the Day of Resurrection with the truth of servitude ⁴⁸² and will be God's proof against all creation, and the salvation of all through him. When the Judge appears in His majesty and grandeur in that station and says, 'O My servants, I created you for servitude, so bring forth servitude,' no one will have any sense or movement from the terror of that station except Muḥammad, may God bless him and grant him peace. He will advance before his Lord through all the ranks of the elite messengers, surpassing them all by God's bounty and generosity, having brought the truth of servitude. God will accept it from him and send him to the Praiseworthy Station ⁴⁸³ near the Throne ⁴⁸⁴. The veil will be lifted from that seal, and light will encompass him, and the radiance of that seal will become manifest upon him, and from his heart will flow upon his tongue praises such as none of His creation has ever heard, until all the prophets know that Muḥammad was more knowledgeable of God than they. He is the first orator and the first intercessor. He will be given the Banner of Praise ⁴⁸⁵ and the Keys of Generosity ⁴⁸⁶. The Banner of Praise is for all monotheists, and the Keys of Generosity are for the prophets. Thus Muḥammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, became an intercessor for the prophets, the saints, and those below them. Abraham, the Friend of the Merciful, needed him on that day, as related in the hadith. God did not leave that proof inscribed in the inward of his heart until He manifested it. Between his shoulders was that seal, visible like a dove's egg, and it has a great significance whose story is long. Indeed, one who is blind to the report of this thinks that 'Seal of the Prophets' only means that he is the last to be sent, not realizing this wondrous virtue and the splendid sciences and strange secrets it contains. For prophethood is intended by creation, and its perfection and goal are intended, not its beginning. It is perfected gradually according to God's custom, just as the building of a house is completed gradually. The origin of prophethood is Muḥammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, for he said: 'I was a prophet when Adam was between spirit and body.' Its foundation was laid with Adam, and it continued to be perfected and grow until it reached completion with him, may God bless him and grant him peace. The goal was the perfection and culmination of prophethood, and the laying of its foundation was a means to its perfection. For this secret, he was the Seal of the Prophets. O God, bless him and his pure family, and his most noble, blessed Companions, a blessing by which You honor us with the honor of Your near saints, crown us with the crown of Your chosen ones, and the elite of Your inspired beloved ones, and grant abundant, precious peace. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds. O God, I ask You, O my Master, by the sanctity of this noble Muḥammadan name, blessed, lofty, and exalted in rank, and by the sanctity of its noble letters and what they contain of splendid meaning and subtle secret, and by the sanctity of Your Beloved whom You named with it in pre-eternity, so he attained thereby honor and ennoblement, and by the sanctity of the servitude with which You distinguished him in its perfection among Your chosen ones, so he attained thereby fame and perfect care and recognition, and by the sanctity of what You honored him with of the secrets of prophethood and the seal of the message that encompasses the distinctive qualities of the prophets and messengers, and what You granted them of support and empowerment and perfect disposal, that You realize me with the realities of pure servitude, free from the impurities of personal wills, contrivances, and deviation from the path of truth and distortion, and purify me from its follies that lead to false claims and the motives of vanity and deception, and purify my outward and inward with the elixir of love, and cleanse my heart from the obsessions of doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, and suspension, and be my protector, helper, supporter, refuge, provision, and strength in moments of bewilderment and fear, and make me among Your servants whom You made poverty their honor, obedience their sweetness, Your love their delight, Your knowledge their proof, Your face their need, upon You their reliance, with You their intimacy, Your piety their provision, Your remembrance their rest, delegation to You their food, trust in You their drink, good character their garment, following the Aḥmadī Sunnah ⁴⁸⁷ their foundation, cheerfulness their ornament, generosity of soul their craft, pleasant companionship their company, adherence to the limits their salvation, fulfillment of covenants their pleasure. And adorn me, O God, with the adornment of Your perfect chosen ones and Your connected beloved ones, and tear down between me and You every obstructing barrier and thick veil, and clothe me among the people of special intimacy with the garment of the beloved, and do not bring me near with the nearness of the hated, nor acquaint me with the acquaintance of the despoiled, nor station me in the stations of the idle, nor designate me with the designation of the deprived, nor try us with the trial of the wretched.

And do not occupy us with the occupation of those who are gradually led astray ⁴⁸⁸, and do not place us in the stations of those who are hated ⁴⁸⁹, and do not settle us in the dwellings of the wrongdoers, and do not cause us to die the death of the ignorant, and do not give us life the life of the seduced ⁴⁹⁰, (120) and do not lead us astray with the misguidance of the heedless, and do not make us famous with the fame of the liars, and do not teach us the knowledge of the hypocrites ⁴⁹¹, and do not give us understanding the understanding of the deceivers, and look upon us with the eye of Your care, and make us follow the paths of the truthful friends ⁴⁹², the people of tenderness, compassion, gentleness, and ease. Grant us, O Allah, abundant seeking of forgiveness, standing in prayer during the last hours of the night ⁴⁹³, diligence in remembrance, companionship of the righteous, and blessings upon the Chosen Prophet. And complete this for us by gathering us with those whom You have favored among the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous in the abode of Your honor. And spread over us the cloak of Your pardon and forgiveness, and place us in Your most secure protection ⁴⁹⁴ and the shade of Your verdant Throne. And make, O Allah, piety our provision, good opinion of You our reliance, the Sunnah of Your Prophet our way and guidance, Your greatest pleasure our quest and desire, and blessings upon Your beloved, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, our support and supply. And accept them from us and multiply their rewards for us to the utmost multiplication. O Allah, O Forbearing, O Generous, O Compassionate, O Merciful, O Benign, O Bountiful, O Affectionate, O Kind, O Subtle, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Peace be upon him whom Allah witnesses that he is the beacon of guidance, and the jinn and humans witness. A prophet with munificence and exalted glory, and dignity, firm establishment, and sovereignty. And that is because he was given prophethood first, while Adam was still between water and clay, alone. So he had precedence and elevation in the Throne, and he had a sending and a birth on earth. Congratulations to that servant whose rank is honored, and who was given of establishment what does not end. And his name was derived from the letters of the name of God, so the Lord of the Throne is Mahmud ⁴⁹⁵ and this is Muhammad. And he is mentioned in the declaration of God's oneness along with the mention of his Lord, and when it is said in the call to prayer, "I bear witness, I bear witness." And he rises above the angels and messengers in rank, so he is the master of the angels and messengers. So none other than him pierces the heights in virtue, and none prostrates to God beneath the leg of the Throne ⁴⁹⁶. (121) Upon him be the peace of God, blessed, ever-renewing, eternal over the passage of the two ages ⁴⁹⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose states are upright. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose station is great. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose virtues are magnificent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose excellences are immense. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose care is ancient. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose abundant favors are comprehensive. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose generous hands bring relief. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You send upon us the showers of Your perpetual and abiding mercies, and by which You cause us to ascend the ranks of the people of Your holy and beautiful presence, 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 servant whose outcomes are praiseworthy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose shades of prophethood are extended. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose witnessed miracles are sought. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose places of blessing are witnessed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose qualities are neither finite nor limited. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose intercession is accepted, not rejected. (122) So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which the difficult and knotted affairs are made easy for us, and by which You treat us with Your all-encompassing and customary subtleties, 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 servant whose love is attached to the veins and joints. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose hand is extended in generosity and kindness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose obedience is inscribed in the core of hearts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose places are known for goodness and blessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose limbs are protected by divine support and success. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose sides are marked with compassion and mercy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose deeds are sealed with acceptance and felicity.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose community You have made merciful through Your care and his intercession. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that causes us to enter the fragrant garden of Your sweet-scented breaths ⁴⁹⁸, and clothes us with the robes of Your honors embroidered with the secrets of inscribed sainthood ⁴⁹⁹, 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 servant whose forehead and brow shone with the light of Your beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose faith and certainty in You You strengthened. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose law and religion You made beloved in hearts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose essence You adorned with awe, dignity, and tranquility. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose prophetic essence and precious progeny You chose from pure loins. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose building and right hand You caused to flow with the flood of Your abundant bestowal. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant upon whom You sent down the jewels of Your revelation and unveiled to him the intricacies of Your manifest sciences. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose hand You extended in Your kingdom and manifested his might and empowerment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You concealed in the contemplation of Your Essence and increased his longing and yearning for You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You occupied with Your worship away from worldly matters and increased his weeping and groaning out of fear of You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant by whose noble footsteps You honored Mecca and Medina. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose blessed tomb and fortified precinct souls long for. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant to whom You gave the means ⁵⁰⁰ and excellence, and honored him among the prophets with the lofty station and firm rank. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out for the Great Intercession ⁵⁰¹ and made his community, through his blessing, happy and secure. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which one becomes among those whose devil and companion ⁵⁰² are overcome by the lights of Your remembrances, and whose back is lightened of the burdens and heavy weights of sins, 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 servant whom You made a manifestation of the lights of Your self-disclosures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made a locus for the jewels of Your descents. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You adorned with the attributes of Your perfections. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You honored with the vision of Your Essence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out for the flashes of Your signs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You encircled with the jewels of Your words. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You crowned with the crown of Your honors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant through whom You adorned the wonders of Your creations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You preferred over all Your creatures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whose spirit You ascended to the carpet of Your presences. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whose rank You raised to the highest station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant to whom You spoke at a distance of two bow-lengths or nearer ⁵⁰³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant who spoke with the tongue of 'God was and nothing was with Him' ⁵⁰⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant who preceded with You in the field of Your originated self-disclosures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the widespread knowledge in the enclosures of the Kingdom and the Dominion ⁵⁰⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the wisdom encompassing the gifts of the secrets of Compassion and Omnipotence ⁵⁰⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose spirit You made the spirit of the forms of collective spirits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose inward You made dominant over the inwards of the essential inwardnesses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose knowledge is impossible from the perspective of his hiddenness in his known. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant from whom every forerunner to an essence described by him falls behind. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant for whose unseen aspect of identity there is no 'where'. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant for whose bestowed effusion no place contains. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made the tablet of the engravings of Your all-encompassing, all-inclusive secret. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made the spirit of the temples of Your vast, divine light ⁵⁰⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who encompasses the all-encompassing, solitary ⁵⁰⁸ unseen.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the alchemy of the treasure of the deposit of gnostic individuation ⁵⁰⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, upon whose spirit the light of the revelatory discernment ⁵¹⁰ was poured forth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, in whom You gathered the knowledge of Your Self, the Eternal ⁵¹¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose name You engraved upon the cups of Your all-merciful effusion ⁵¹². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose secret You made the substance of life for every spiritual servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, through whom You perfected the degrees of human existence. (126) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, with whom You filled the treasuries of beneficent generosity ⁵¹³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose form You traced in the pages of the lovers with the pen of Your luminous will. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You made a locus for the descents of Your lordly opening ⁵¹⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, inscribed upon the tablet of the engravings of secrets veiled from the receptivities of creatures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the tongue of election ⁵¹⁵, freely bestowing the forms of realities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the thousand-point of pre-eternity ⁵¹⁶, pouring forth all that You will. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the treasury of the station of post-eternity ⁵¹⁷, supplying all that You desire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the opener of all the good things You granted and bestowed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the cause of all that You lavished upon creatures and favored them with. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the first ⁵¹⁸, receptive to the varieties of Your high individuations ⁵¹⁹ in their diverse modes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the last ⁵¹⁸, the seal upon the treasures of Your pure effusions in their outward and inward aspects. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the one who stands by the secret of the unseen and encompassment in the utmost degree of union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the one who sees with the eye of the Essence the eye of the Essence, without how or likeness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the opening of the books of gnoses, gifts, and the sciences of the divine presence ⁵²⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the secret of the enduring righteous deeds ⁵²¹, whose secret permeates the worlds and all beings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who dazzled intellects with his noble gifts and miracles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who used to revive the dead with his supplications and the flashes of his signs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, at whose beauties and the beauty of his essence thoughts were bewildered. (127) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose excellences and descriptions of perfections the eloquent were unable to enumerate. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who attained the rank of lordship and the perfection of divine care. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You honored with the sincerity of servanthood in the beginning and the end. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You granted the highest stations of might and glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose noble birth You made superior to the Night of Decree ⁵²². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You distinguished with the perfection of prophethood and messengerhood. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose rank You honored and seated upon the throne of exaltation and majesty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You crowned with the crown of richness through You and intimacy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose forehead You exalted in the highest 'Illiyin ⁵²³ and the sanctuaries of holiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, through whom You raised the ranks of the saints and the righteous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, with whose light You sealed the lights of the prophets and messengers. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the chosen secrets, and his companions, the learned who act, a blessing that makes us thereby among Your sincere servants and Your pious friends, and thereby establishes our feet in the station of special servanthood, just as You established the feet of those firmly rooted and empowered, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O intercessor of servants on the day of return, wherein for creatures there is closeness to the east. The prophets are but stars of heaven, and for them you are like the crescent to ascend. By you the messengers were given glad tidings from ancient times, O seal and first of creation in creation. For me, from Your forbearance, the bringer of good news is a refuge, O warner of the disobedient, west and east. Pure from your fragrance, its soil is good, O pure one and most noble of creation in creation. (128) So upon you be blessings at every time, whenever a turtledove warbles on the thicket. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose smiles revealed the pearls of praise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose breezes blew with the fragrant winds of good. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose seasons hastened with the growth of blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose worlds concurred in the doing of righteousness.

He whose wrists are adorned with bracelets of obedience ⁵²⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose swords have broken the backs of the oppressors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose noble qualities are beyond count and enumeration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose determinations are firmly resolved upon doing good. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose coverings ⁵²⁵ are opened with the lights of divine knowledge. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose doves ⁵²⁶ coo in the gardens of the lovers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose clouds pour down with blessings and prosperity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who has stood by Your commands and prohibitions since his amulets ⁵²⁷ were hung upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose generous gifts have covered the East and the West. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose turbans ⁵²⁸ are tied upon the crowns of honor and virtues. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose lowlands and highlands ⁵²⁹ have risen high. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose foundations are established upon the structure of truth and piety. (129) So, O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing by which we become among those whom his grace has overwhelmed, whose blessings have overflowed upon them, and whose sins and offenses are forgiven through the blessing of sending blessings upon him, and grant him abundant and exalted peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who is brought near to You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who relies upon You in all his affairs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the righteous prophet. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the Seal and the Opener ⁵³⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the giver and bestower. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the guide and advisor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the First and the Last ⁵³¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the Inward and the Outward ⁵³². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the truthful and trustworthy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the clear truth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the strong and firm. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the obeyed and established. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the mighty and blessed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the supported and victorious. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the joyful and delighted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the crowned and adorned. (130) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the unfurled banner. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the renowned standard. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the patient striver. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the praised and thanked. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, obedient to You in all matters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the gentle guardian. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the clear and manifest light. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose flourishing branch has borne fruit in the gardens of knowledge and action. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose radiant moon has shone in the enclosures of holiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of abundant fortune and portion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant specially favored with compassion and mercy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant protected by the light of obedience and infallibility. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of high rank and aspiration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of great status and sanctity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who is extolled in the heavens and the earth.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant singled out for the greatest intercession ⁵³³ on the Day of Reckoning and Presentation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who follows Your sunna ⁵³⁴ and law. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who preserves Your covenant and trust. (131) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant entrusted with the secrets of revelation and the unseen. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant absolved of every deficiency and flaw. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom ranks and stations are magnified. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom needs and desires are fulfilled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose remembrance mosques and prayer niches rejoice. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose love the treasuries of knowledge and gifts are opened. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose praise the states of wayfarers ⁵³⁵ and ecstatics ⁵³⁶ are moved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant in whose beauty the masters of tastes ⁵³⁷ and ways ⁵³⁸ are lost. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose name souls and gatherings are perfumed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose care hearts and earnings are preserved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose words paths and schools of thought are purified. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose service ranks and positions are elevated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant by whose light illumination is sought in the East and West. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through blessing upon whom honors and virtues are magnified. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant from whose beautiful radiance the suns and stars are abashed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose visitation delegations and processions are honored. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose vision conduct and outcomes are praised. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose speech gatherings and assemblies are perfumed. (132) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose rank goals and objectives are attained. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whoever clings to him is saved from perils and disasters. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the shining stars, and his Companions, pure in essence and acquisition, a blessing that relieves us of hardships and troubles, and delivers us from the points of spears and the stabs of swords, and repels from us the onslaughts of terrible trials and all calamities, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O men of the East, and men of the West * and chests that crush the chests of misfortunes Wherever you are said to be, of glorious virtues * Rescue us, for we are between the claws of predators. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who acknowledges the right of Your lordship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who stands in Your service and pure worship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who strives for Your pleasure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who abides by Your commands and prohibitions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You adorned with the jewels of Your names and attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant upon whom You bestowed the vision of You and purified him in the beauty of Your essence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You supported with Your victory and the perfection of witnessing You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You honored with intimate conversation and the secret of discourse. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You drew to Your presence and raised to the noblest of Your stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You sent as a mercy to Your creation and strengthened with evidences of Your honors. (133) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You adorned with pleasing traits and beautiful qualities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You gifted with sublime gifts and magnificent treasures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out for the Praiseworthy Station ⁵³⁹ and gave the means and excellence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You gave the lofty degree and lavished upon him Your abundant blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You adorned processions and gatherings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made a watering place for those departing and arriving. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of fragrant breath. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of pure lineage.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of pure origin and growth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who removes the darkness of doubts and confusion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose light preceded creation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose appearance is a mercy to the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant wrapped in the garments of Your good pleasure, the enwrapped one. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who fears Your punishment and warns others. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who calls to the abode of Your honor, the bringer of good tidings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who guides to the path of Your right guidance, the facilitator. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who clarifies the meanings of Your Book, the interpreter. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who gathers the scattered meanings and subtleties. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant preferred over jinn and mankind and all creatures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant walking proudly in the robes of prophethood and sainthood. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant skilled in the sciences of spiritual knowledge, gnosis, and understanding. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the humble, the oft-returning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who speaks the truth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of the highest secret. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the most secure refuge. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the supreme intermediary. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of pure origin and lineage. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the compassionate, the merciful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the affectionate, the forbearing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who was given the comprehensive speech. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant in whom the essence of all goodness is undivided. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who preserves Your covenants. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who stands firm at Your boundaries. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of pure character. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of pure lineage. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the worshiper, the ascetic. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who bows and prostrates. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the humble, the submissive. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the accepted intercessor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the praiser, the thankful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who stands in prayer and remembers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the devout, the patient. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the physician, the restorer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the good, the pure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the last, the gatherer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the infallible, the protected. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant the mighty, the regarded. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant chosen from the noblest of Arabs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of high stations and ranks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant overflowing with sciences and spiritual knowledge. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who fulfills all duties for You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You subdued the might of tyrants.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You scattered the assembly of the Chosroes ⁵⁴⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant in whom You gathered the scattered virtues. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You chose from the noblest of mines. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You rectified the outward and the inward. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You populated the regions and the homelands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You showed mercy to the weak and the poor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose like has not been seen among kings and sultans. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You preferred over the two weighty ones ⁵⁴¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant to whom You spoke at the distance of two bows' length ⁵⁴². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You charged with the burden of love and piety. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You boasted to the angels of the veils and light. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You adorned with the attributes of perfection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You encircled with the jewels of beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made unique in his creation and character. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose stations and paths none have attained. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who attained the rank of honor and lordship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom none shared in his station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You crowned with the crown of might and generosity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You sanctified in the sanctuaries of holiness and the plains of resurrection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant from whose light the sun and moon shone. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant to whom You gave what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, nor has it occurred to any human heart. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the people of glory and pride, and his Companions, the possessors of might, victory, and triumph, a blessing by which You relieve us of worry, grief, and distress, and preserve us from the vicissitudes of time and evil decree and destiny, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom the universe shone. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whom You embroidered the garment of protection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You poured forth goodness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You repelled harm and injury. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom no blamer's blame affects in Your cause. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You forgave sins and crimes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You guided to the path of rectitude. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You showed mercy to the lands and the servants. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You facilitated the means. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You opened the doors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant upon whom the Book was revealed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant in whom You concealed intellects. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You clarified the paths. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whom You sealed the messengers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You honored the origins and the branches. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You attained the utmost of desires and requests. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You girded with the sword of might and care. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You granted the rank of honor in the beginning and the end. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You adorned with the lights of Your majesty and beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant upon whom You poured forth the abundance of Your generosity and favor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You crowned with the crown of Your honor and perfection.

Whom You made a mercy for those who ask of You and for Your dependents. So, O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing that illuminates in our hearts the lights of Your veneration and exaltation, and honors us thereby with the gifts of Your generosity and favors, and grant him abundant peace forever. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your intimate and pure servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your devoted and prophetic servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your chosen and saintly servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your chaste and pious servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your pure and spotless servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your truthful and faithful servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your accepted and well-pleasing servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your generous and munificent servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your beloved and pure servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your noble and eminent servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your distinguished and favored servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your forbearing and gracious servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your generous and modest servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your chosen and exalted servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your unlettered prophet servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your bold and Meccan servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant who trusts in Allah, the Self-Sufficient. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your radiant secret servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your clear light servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your delightful source servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your manifest and hidden servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant of lofty and high rank. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your strong pillar servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your Medinan and Meccan servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your Tihami and Najdi servant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your guiding and rightly guided servant. So, O Allah, bless him and his family with a blessing that gifts us with the secret of his Ahmadian perfection, and illuminates our inner sight with the light of his Muhammadan beauty, and crowns us with the crown of the might of his eternal majesty, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant through whom You opened the treasuries of knowledge with the gifts of his secrets, and adorned the heaven of understandings with the jewels of his remembrances. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant through whom You polished the mirror of eyes and inner sight, and the niche of hearts and consciences shone with the light of his love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant through whom the paths and ways became clear, and the building of the prophets and messengers was completed with the brick of his Muhammadan honor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant through whom You adorned the beginnings and endings, and made the festivals and seasons famous through the appearance of his exalted countenance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant through whom You adorned the chapters and headings, and raised his lofty rank above all Arabs and non-Arabs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant through whom You expanded hearts and breasts, and brightened the brightness of days and ages with his Ahmadian splendor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant from whose eye of mercy You caused springs of secrets to gush forth, and with the subtleties of his prophetic indication You filled the breasts of masters and free men. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whose lamp You kindled with the oil of Your divine gifts, and whose Mustafawi assemblies You adorned with the precious gems of Your sublime sciences and the delicate subtleties of Your bestowed gnoses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whose foundation You laid on piety and built it up, and with the light of his mission You obliterated the religion of disbelief and rendered it void. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant to whom You granted the rare gems of wisdom and benefits, and through whose hand You manifested the brilliant flashes of miracles and the breaking of customs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whose lofty tree You planted in the garden of glory and honor, and watered the roots of its growing branches with the water of knowledge and forbearance.

He to whose care the spirits prostrated, and who was created between water and clay, and whose name was written on the Throne ⁵⁴³ and the palaces, and on the necks of the wide-eyed houris ⁵⁴⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You granted the ranks of precedence in the processions and the witnessed scenes ⁵⁴⁵, and honored with the sweetness of Your address in the sources and the destinations ⁵⁴⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You mentioned in the enclosures of Your holiness ⁵⁴⁷, and chose above all Your creation, and Yourself sent blessings upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You boasted of to the angels and the kings, and made a luminous lamp from which the people of attraction ⁵⁴⁸ and spiritual wayfaring ⁵⁴⁹ take light. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom the darkness of the cosmos was illuminated, and by the light of his most exalted secret the veil of concealment was rent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant from whose gold of realities You fashioned his precious essence, and from the elements of glory You selected his lofty nobility. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant upon whom in the cradle the signs of might and nobility shone, and the good of this world and the next overflowed through the blessing of his answered call. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that makes us thereby among the people of humility and repentance, and purifies our mouths with his noble praises and his delightful remembrances, 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 servant whom You crowned with the crown of sovereignty and sainthood ⁵⁵⁰, and seated upon the throne of might and care. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who mounted the backs of meanings and realities, and encompassed the subtleties of gnosis ⁵⁵¹ and the secrets of delicate matters. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom the entities and witnessed scenes were honored, and by the elixir of his love the inner and outer were rent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant upon whose love the principles and branches were united, and by the breeze of his wine the great ones and the masters were stirred. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who enraptured the lovers and devotees in his praise, and perfumed the ears and tastes with his remembrance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose auspicious bird You raised in the stations of Your might, and made his religion prevail over all religions, even if the polytheists dislike it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose spirituality possessed the heart and body, and through whom every lover was consoled for wealth, family, and children. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant towards whom the hearts of riders flew with the wing of longing, and the necks of swift camels were stretched out in the deserts towards him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose name You derived from Your sublime Name, and revived the dead hearts with the rain of His overflowing gift. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom the lover wishes to gain the sight of with all the wealth and children he possesses, and to spend the soul in his love and serve him with the light of the blackness ⁵⁵². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You increased profits and trades, and in whose beauties the intellects and eyes were delighted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You corrected intentions and resolutions, and through blessing upon him You forgave the greatest sins and crimes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant from whose sea of generosity You poured all blessings, and through whose blessing You repelled all calamities and afflictions. So bless him, O Allah, and his pure family of noble character and traits, and his companions of high ranks and aspirations, with a blessing that admits us through the door of pardon and generosity, and makes us among those for whom Your care preceded in ancient times, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

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 servant, by whose pearl the necklaces of precious things are adorned, and before the sea of whose generosity all measures fall short. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whose elixir ⁵⁵³ the outward and hidden are purified, and by blessing him, vices and base things are repelled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whose fragrant scent You have perfumed processions and gatherings, and with whose remembrances You have filled mosques and schools. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by the secret of whose care You have driven away whisperings and thoughts, and by the light of whose guidance You have subdued devils and demons, and with whose beautiful adornment You have decorated palaces and paradises. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, through whom You have benefited the passerby and the sitter, and revived the ruined and decayed traces. (145) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whom You have perfumed garments and clothes, and made the weeping and frowning laugh. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whom You have opened what is locked and obscure, and illuminated darknesses and glooms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whom You have overcome eyes and spies, and repelled evils and misfortunes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You have supported with victory over heroes and horsemen, and by whose appearance You extinguished the fires of Chosroes ⁵⁵⁴ and Persia. So bless him, O Allah, and his pure family, of noble origin and root, and his Companions, whom You made... whom You made the cup of every drink and the glory of every side. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You made the substance of every supply and the spirit of every body. 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(147) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You made the light of every shining one and the fragrance of every diffusing one. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You made the attraction of every shining one and the ecstasy ⁵⁵⁵ of every caller. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You made the provision of every traveler and the meaning of every goer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You made the target of every aspirant and the wine of every overflowing one. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You made the rein of every unruly one and the wish of every inclining one. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You made the light of every clear one and the sphere of every swimming one. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You made the white blaze of every time and the delight of every age. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You made the guide of every perplexed one and the succor of every distressed one. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You made the eloquence of every statement and the light of every proof. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You made the fountain of every beneficence and the pupil of the eye of every human. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You made the foundation of every structure and the cave of every security.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made the chief of every council ⁵⁵⁶ and the culmination of every title ⁵⁵⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made the pearl of every casket ⁵⁵⁸ and the wine of every intoxication ⁵⁵⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made the rose of every garden and the watering-place of every thirsty one. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made the fruits of every paradise and the edifice of every heart ⁵⁶⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made the light of every gnosis ⁵⁶¹ and the insight of every vigilant one. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You treat us with the gifts of pardon and forgiveness, and clothe us with the garments of good pleasure and satisfaction, and gather us with Your saints whom You have chosen in the highest paradises ⁵⁶² and the palaces of gardens, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Muhammad the Chosen, the Praised One, his witness ⁵⁶³ on the Day of Intercession among humans and jinn. Were it not for intercession, his distinction would not be known before God tomorrow among his peers. O master of the messengers, O master of existence, O treasure of congratulations for us, O essence of essences ⁵⁶⁴. O most perfect of creation in form and character, O highest of people in rank and status. I am the servant who praises you, yet the noble masters have not fulfilled the right of servants. If I have fallen short, then beneficence is your nature, and the custom of the Arabs is to forgive the offender. Upon you be the purest blessings of God, fragrant, as long as the morning breeze touches the crowns of basil ⁵⁶⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant from whose gifts sciences are acquired. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose blessing understandings become good. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose remembrance anxieties are dispelled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose blessing sorrows are removed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through the jewels of whose praise the inscriptions ⁵⁶⁶ rejoice. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through the perfection of whose love the traces ⁵⁶⁷ come to life. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through the radiance of whose splendor the stars shine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through the secret of whose antidote ⁵⁶⁸ poisons are cured. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through the spittle of whose mouth wounds are healed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through the light of whose insight the hidden secrets of the concealed mystery are unveiled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose knowledge the clouds of accumulated ignorance are dispelled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through inhaling the fragrant breezes of whose perfume the nostrils of the sealed ⁵⁶⁹ are opened. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through seeking intercession by his rank ⁵⁷⁰ the oppressor is subdued and the oppressed is victorious. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whose name the register of happiness and the book of the sealed secret begin. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through striving for his good pleasure, goals are attained and the satisfaction of our Lord, the One, the Self-Subsistent ⁵⁷¹ is earned. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You ward off from us the hand of every oppressive tyrant, and protect us from mixing with every stubborn tyrant and wretched deprived one, and save us from the assault of every transgressor who seeks to harm our sanctuary and hovers around it, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Muhammad the Trustworthy, the Beloved of my Lord, vast in rank ⁵⁷², his bounty is all-encompassing. A bringer of good news, a warner, a luminous moon, forgiving toward the offender, forbearing. He is exalted by his pride, lineage, and glory, and a branch that adorns that branch with character. I have made you, O Messenger of God, my wealth and my hope when the creditor ⁵⁷³ appears. And when the mountains are moved by my Lord's permission, and the truth comes, and the adversaries gather, Then stand up for me on the Day of Resurrection, for I, O son of Amina, am unjust to myself. Are you not the son of the chaste women of Quraysh? To you belongs veneration and ancient honor. To you belongs the character that encompasses all creatures, and it is right that for the likes of you, the character is great. To you belongs the Revelation as a miracle and pride, by which we abrogated the laws and sciences. The people of my tribe have stored up treasure from nothingness, for I am Your servant, the penniless, the destitute. I have wasted my life with no deed of pleasure by which I succeed, nor a sound heart. I confront with ugly deeds the One who sees me, and I hide the sin while He knows it. And I have no treasure, O Messenger of God, to which I cling besides you, nor any necessity. So be the hand of my victory and the security of my fear, and convey me by your rank to what I seek. Upon you be the blessing of your Lord as long as the doves of the thicket coo or the stars travel. A blessing that attains the hoped-for therein: your purified companions of noble arrival. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose care locks are opened. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose pearl necklaces are adorned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose love tastes become sweet. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose vision longings multiply. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through following whom morals are refined. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through affiliation to whom markets flourish. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through seeking intercession by his rank, provisions are attracted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant before whose majestic awe necks bow. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through the beauty of whose countenance horizons shine. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through the writing of whose name papers rejoice. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You treat us with the gifts of pardon and forgiveness, and clothe us with the garments of good pleasure and satisfaction, and gather us with Your saints whom You have chosen in the highest paradises and the palaces of gardens, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

He at whose illumined shrine ⁵⁷⁴ the sleep of companions is. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He for whose noble places ⁵⁷⁵ the she-camels are urged on. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He for whose Night Journey ⁵⁷⁶ the seven heavens are rent asunder. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He in whose beautiful essence the eyes take delight. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He who gathered what was scattered in others of beauties absolutely. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He by whose ambergris-scented fragrance the perfume bottles ⁵⁷⁷ exude. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He by following the people of his love the attainment ⁵⁷⁸ is realized. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He by the blessing of whose supplication worries are relieved and distress ⁵⁷⁹ is removed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He by whose vision conditions are rectified and oppression and discord are eliminated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He by whose elixir ⁵⁸⁰ bodies are purified from the disease of deceit and hypocrisy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He by whose abundant blessings ⁵⁸¹ worries are dispelled and bonds are loosened. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He by the breeze of whose fragrance souls revive and radiant spirits ⁵⁸² are refreshed in succession. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He to whose shrine's visitation the mounts ⁵⁸³ are guided and to it the forerunners hasten. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He by whose lineage lineages are honored and roots ⁵⁸⁴ become pure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He by whose constant remembrance the treasures of wealth are opened and poverty ⁵⁸⁵ departs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He whose call encompassed India, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. (152) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He whose rank was extolled in Surah Tabarak, al-Duha, and al-Inshiqaq ⁵⁸⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He to whose landmarks' vision souls yearned and flew with the wing of longing and desire. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He upon whom the covenant and pledge were taken from the prophets to believe in him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He who led the prophets in prayer as imam at Jerusalem ⁵⁸⁷ and to whose ring the Buraq ⁵⁸⁸ was tied. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing we find as provision for the Day of Summoning and Meeting, and by which You cover our scandals on the Day when truths are realized and the shin is uncovered ⁵⁸⁹, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O cupbearer of lovers, a cup of passion, circulate passion and give me to drink, O cupbearer. And halt the mount when you pass by Dhu al-Naqa ⁵⁹⁰, weeping over the ruins, even if for the duration of a milking ⁵⁹¹. If you have not tasted love, then I have drunk a cup of love overflowing. If Malik ⁵⁹² knew the agony of love and its place in the livers of lovers, he would not torment lovers except with love, and if they sought help, he would help them with separation. And to the beloved of visitors, Muhammad, the camel-drivers' songs ⁵⁹³ have become joyful with sweet melodies. The light of his majesty guides them in the night like the sun rising over the horizons. Nothing remains of them from the midday heat, night travel, and longing except the remnant of life ⁵⁹⁴. Alas for a time that prevented me from it, while my beloved and companions have departed. They alighted upon vast generosity with a noble one whose effusions are like rain in torrents. Where is the succor, the sought refuge, the hope, the knowledge of prophethood, the chosen one of the Creator? Possessor of beauty and beneficence, secret of blessing and faith, encompassing creation and character (153). Encompassing all praises, perfect in both attributes, good and evil, opener of what is locked. The friend and the enemy meet from him in both states: sweet fruit and bitter taste. When you are named, you are Ahmad and Muhammad; when you are nicknamed, you are the Divider of Sustenance ⁵⁹⁵. The final prophet, the eradicator of misguidance with guidance, lofty in endeavors, firm in lineage. He is from the branches of Khuzayma ⁵⁹⁶, a full moon traveling in the night of dark disbelief and hypocrisy. God unsheathed him as a drawn sword against them while they were in confusion and discord. By his pride, all prides are humbled, just as the Pleiades ⁵⁹⁷ are humbled before the sun at sunrise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He whom You raised in the stations of proximity and union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He whom You adorned with the robes of majesty and beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He whom You crowned with the crown of splendor and perfection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He through whose blessing You poured forth the rivers of generosity and bestowal.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant in whom You have gathered what was scattered of diverse virtues and qualities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant by whose service You have honored the free and the clients. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose blessing You have repelled earthquakes and terrors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant by whom You have crushed the armies of the people of deviation and misguidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom, by sending blessings upon him, You have opened bonds and locks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose supplication You have rectified intentions and states ⁵⁹⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose remembrance You have facilitated the paths of proximity and union. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose love You have magnified the poles ⁵⁹⁹ and the substitutes ⁶⁰⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant with whose mission You have sealed the prophets and messengers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You have honored the spouses, the companions, and the family. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with the unique pearls of necklaces, and his companions, the noble, striving heroes, a blessing that will convey us through it to the ranks of the elite among men, and establish us through it in the station of the people of intimacy and boldness ⁶⁰¹, and adorn us through it with the ornament of the people of loyalty and perfection, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The ecstasies of the heart's intoxication in this beauty have left my heart absent from every state. And the fervor of love has coursed through me, leaving no trace, no illusion, nor even the faintest image. And I have remained in the Supreme Truth ⁶⁰², inhabited by a descent ⁶⁰³ that the lofty mountains have indicated. And His life, and He, and the oath ⁶⁰⁴—indeed, He is the One I have witnessed, with no veil and no likeness. From me to Him is the longing of a lover, and from Him to me is the union of the Beloved, connection and separation. So enter the House of God ⁶⁰⁵ stripped of the illusion of the lords of conjecture and imagination. By Allah, no house that He inhabits with it and with His supreme secret is like a house empty of Him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose sublime virtues cannot be counted or enumerated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose abundant generosities cannot be qualified or exhausted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose dazzling miracles cannot be confined or ended. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose glorious merits cannot be compared or matched. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom assemblies boast and take pride in sending blessings upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant to whose noble landmarks hearts yearn and long. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant in whose illuminated precincts the souls of lovers find delight and in whose abode they find rest. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant through whose blessed vision hopes are attained and yearning souls reach their goal. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who has attained the most complete and highest of lofty stations in glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who has drunk from the holy springs the purest and sweetest. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who has donned from the robes of divine perfections the most honorable and complete garment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who has reached the utmost limit and pinnacle of sublime honor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who bore from the burdens of the chosen ⁶⁰⁶ mission the greatest in measure and might. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who was adorned with the pearls of bestowed treasures, the most beautiful and precious. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who inhaled from the fragrant breezes of mercy the most fragrant and pure. So bless him, O Allah, and his family who have attained the highest of lofty stations, and his companions who have ascended to the highest peaks of glory, a blessing that bestows upon us the purest of good morals and sends down upon us from the clouds of blessings the most abundant, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The master of the messengers, a sea of gifts, put the seas to shame from his hands. The choicest of beings, the sun of congratulations, through whom the universe of majesty was illuminated. The door of the secret of names, the key to the knowledge of the unseen, whose heart refused to conceal. He witnesses the entire kingdom ⁶⁰⁷ with a glance and sees hidden things openly in groups. Pure counsel to the servants, compassionate to the servants when he increased the warnings. He continually raised souls to God, so they were purified and shook off persistence. He awakened the heedless by word and deed, raising a beacon for the strong religion. He continually filled breasts with knowledge, so they were illuminated and preserved secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant supported by dazzling miracles and great wonders. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose eye slept but whose heart did not sleep. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant of lofty rank, high status and station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who could see from behind as he saw from the front. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who combined the meanings of virtues and excellences perfectly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who, when he walked with a group, was the tallest among them in beauty and stature. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant honored by the perfection of Your prophethood from the beginning to the end. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who would hasten to greet whomever he met with peace.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the preserved one of high station ⁶⁰⁸, whose neighbor has always been in honor and respect. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose noble essence was never touched by the occurrence of a wet dream ⁶⁰⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, sent to clarify the laws and explain the rulings. (157) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, upon whom no one sends greetings in his grave except that his soul is returned to him so that he may return the greeting. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, created with forgiveness, tolerance, and noble character. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who was not harsh, nor coarse, nor clamorous in the markets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, crowned with the crown of honor, victory, and triumph. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who, when he walked, no shadow was seen for him in sun or moon ⁶¹⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who stood for You in the duties of supererogatory and obligatory acts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, from whom whatever came out, the earth swallowed it ⁶¹¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, praised for the great character in the sublime Book. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who, out of humility, used to sleep on a mat and a leather spread. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who was given the comprehensive speech ⁶¹² and the excellence of discourse. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who never yawned, and no fly ever alighted on his person ⁶¹³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, through whose blessing the most difficult of matters are made easy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, from whom animals did not flee when he sought them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, through whom the sweetest of pure springs are granted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom animals recognized when he rode them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, distinguished by perfect care and eminent status. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who, among his family, did not ask them for food nor desire it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, observed with the eye of protection in stillness and motion. (158) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who never criticized food; if he desired it, he ate it, otherwise he left it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who, with the light of his countenance, erased the darkness of morals. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who, when he was born and sneezed and praised Allah, the angels responded to his sneeze ⁶¹⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, supplicating to You in his prayer with desire and fear. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom the lofty mountains tempted to become gold and silver for him, but he turned away from them and refused. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who grants protection to whoever seeks refuge with him and takes shelter in his sanctuary. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who stood for You in the depths of darkness until his feet became swollen. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, the humble, the forbearing, the oft-sighing ⁶¹⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who used to ride a donkey and respond to the invitation of the caller when he invited him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose beautiful mention and praise circulate on tongues. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who used to meet people with a cheerful face and forgive and pardon those who were harsh with him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, abundant in love and affection for You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who used to eat as a servant eats and sit as a servant sits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, truthful in speech, fulfilling what he promised. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose sustenance was just enough, and he did not store provision for a day for the next. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, calling to You by Your permission, the illuminating lamp. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who used to carry his own belongings and hobble the camel. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, foremost in the processions of honor and precedence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who used to serve himself and eat barley. (159) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, unique in his beauty and virtues, without likeness or equal. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose noble hand was softer than the touch of silk and brocade. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing through which the gifts of his abundant aid flow upon us, and through which You make us inhale the fragrant scent of his musk perfume, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The palm of the Beloved is like a garden, with a branch of every soft and flourishing secret.

In it is the fragrance of rose and jasmine ⁶¹⁶; how much did the hands of the one shaking give the purest of its fragrant scent. As if a bouquet of flowers had hardened his palm; how beautiful are flowers in a hand of blossoms ⁶¹⁷. Which hand has been filled with the rose of the garden? And which hand has jasmine in human flesh? And which hand has been intoxicated by fresh butter ⁶¹⁸ in softness, fragrance, and touch for a lifetime? He is the Beloved, the Messenger of God, the most noble of those who walked on earth, in desert and in settled land. Upon him be the purest blessings of God as long as a star rises and the flower of his fragrant garden diffuses scent. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who listens to everyone who speaks to him and addresses him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who loved the poor, the slave, and the maidservant. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose branch bore fruit in the meadows of glory and whose plant was made righteous. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who used to delouse his garment and milk his sheep. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who used to lower his gaze and soften his voice. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who used to patch his sandal and sweep his house. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose paths were clear and whose proofs were evident. (160) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who used to patch his garment and feed his watering camel. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant who used to magnify blessings and recognize their worth. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who used to eat with the servant and knead dough with her. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who is dearer than the black of the eye and its pupil. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who used to address every nation in its own language. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who was more bashful than a virgin in her seclusion. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who passed away with his head between the chest and neck of his wife ⁶¹⁹. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who rejected everything that distracts from You and left it. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who, when a domestic animal saw him, it would stay still in its place and kneel. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You brought near the arrival and made easy the path of good. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who, when he spoke, his companions would lower their heads as if birds were perched on them. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who commanded prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who used to say: "Three things of your world have been made beloved to me: women, perfume, and the coolness of my eyes has been placed in prayer." O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You opened existence and illuminated the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who was constantly thoughtful and continuously sorrowful. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who did not get angry for himself nor seek revenge for himself. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who, when he pointed, did so with his whole hand, and when he expressed wonder, he turned it over. (161) O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who would approve of what is good and affirm it. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who would disapprove of what is ugly and weaken it. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who would honor the noble of every people and appoint him over them. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who would warn people in his affairs and be cautious of them. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant; whoever strays from his path perishes and is wretched. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who did not reserve a specific place or seat, but sat wherever the gathering ended. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who guided to You through his words and actions. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who, when he walked in the barren desert, wild animals would cling to his garments. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who did not blame anyone nor reproach him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who did not seek out anyone's fault nor reproach him. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who did not speak except about what he hoped for its reward. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who spoke the truth and knew its answer. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who was easy-going and gentle in disposition. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who was abundant in connection, doing good to both distant and near relatives. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who, when seen by a beholder, removed whatever distress and fear he had. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who, when someone asked him for a need, did not send him away except with it or with a kind word. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who had a bright forehead and a beautiful smile.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who, when he laughed, it was as if he revealed a flash of lightning or a pearl of cloud. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the full moons, and his Companions, the stars of guidance and order, ⁶²⁰ with a blessing that raises us to the highest stations and enrolls us in the ranks of Your pure, knowing, and noble friends, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. For Allah is a light that shone from Ahmad's ⁶²¹ mouth, coming and going upon the worlds. Would that I were the wall upon which appeared a radiance from him in the best of sights. When his lights appear, darkness is dispelled; you would think the darkness is morning by the light of Muhammad. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose rank and highness You exalted above all other prophets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, about whom al-Bara' ibn 'Azib said: 'I have never seen anyone with long hair in a red cloak more handsome than 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 servant, whose station You raised and whom You singled out with complete care and honor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, about whom Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah said: 'I have never smelled ambergris or musk more fragrant than the scent 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 servant, whose branch and lineage are pure, and by whom both masters and free men are honored. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, about whom Jabir said: 'When he wiped my cheek, I felt his hand's coolness and fragrance, as if it had been taken from a perfumer's box.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You admitted to the abode of Your honor and delighted in its spacious gardens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who, when he shook hands with someone, that person would feel the fragrance of his noble hand all day. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You supported with clear signs and manifest proof. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who, when he placed his hand on a child's head, the child's scent would become fragrant, and he would be known among other children. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who, when he placed his hand in a small amount of food, it was blessed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who, when he spat into brackish water, it became sweet by his blessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who was noble in character, gentle in demeanor, and honorable to his neighbors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, about whom, when Malik ibn Sinan drank his blood on the day of Uhud and sucked it, he said to him: 'The Fire will never touch you.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, to whom You granted the subtleties of Your divine knowledge ⁶²² and adorned him with the sash of action. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who said to 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr when he drank the blood of his cupping: 'The Fire will never touch you.' It was asked of Ibn al-Zubayr: 'How did you find it?' He said: 'As for the smell, it was the smell of musk; as for the taste, it was the taste of honey.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whose blessing the gatherings of those who remember ⁶²³ become fragrant and pleasant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, about whom one of the Companions said: 'I entered the place where he used to relieve himself, and I saw no trace of urine or stool, but I saw three stones with which he had cleansed himself, and they were emitting the fragrance of musk. Whenever I came to the mosque on Friday, I would take them in my hand, and their fragrance overpowered the scents of perfume.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You singled out for the Praiseworthy Station ⁶²⁴ and the Great Intercession on the Day of Reckoning and Presentation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, about whom 'A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, said: 'O Messenger of Allah, when you enter the privy and I enter after you when you leave, I see nothing, but I find the fragrance of musk.' He said to her: 'My body grows from the spirit of Paradise, so whatever comes out of it, the earth swallows.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, through whose noble hand You poured forth oceans of generosity and munificence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who, when Umm Ayman ⁶²⁵ was honored by his leftover water, he said to her: 'You will never complain of a stomach ache ever again.'

He whom You honored with Your proximity and granted the fullest share and portion of the secrets of prophethood ⁶²⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who, when he slept in the house of Anas ⁶²⁷ and perspired, his mother came with a bottle to collect his sweat. When he asked her about it, she said, 'We put it in our perfume, and it is the most fragrant of perfumes to us.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose fragrant remembrance and beautiful praise the tongues of lovers never cease to utter. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who never passed through a path without it being known that he had taken it, due to the fragrance of his scent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who surpassed the prophets in worship, asceticism, and devotion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant about whom Jabir ⁶²⁸ said: 'I was riding behind him, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and I put my mouth to the Seal of Prophethood ⁶²⁹; then the fragrance of his prophetic scent would come upon me like musk.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You crowned with the crown of Your care and placed in his hand the keys of binding and loosing ⁶³⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant about whom Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 'When I washed him and went to look for what usually occurs with the deceased, I saw nothing. I said, "You are pure, alive and dead." A fragrant scent emanated from him, the like of which we had never smelled.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant from between whose front teeth light would seem to emanate when he spoke. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant about whom Gabriel said: 'The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, never veiled himself from me since I embraced Islam, and whenever he saw me, he smiled.' So bless him, O Allah, and his family, possessors of majestic station, and his Companions, people of lofty rank and exalted status, a blessing that makes us among those who seek refuge in his protection and hold fast, who enter under his Muhammadan banner and are honored, who attain and profit from his Ahmadine secret ⁶³¹, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Indeed, this universe is fragrant from the best of nations ❖ And the most honored of messengers with whom revelation was sealed. And from Ahmad ⁶³², the praised in earth and heaven ❖ And the sweetest of remembered ones whose mention flows from the mouth (165) ❖ And the noblest of earth's people in lineage and descent ❖ And the best of them as an elder, a child, and an adolescent. ❖ And the greatest of them in knowledge, forbearance, and leadership ❖ And the highest of them in every precedence of step. ❖ And the gentlest of them in character and the most generous in giving ❖ And the most open-faced when asked, he smiled. When a supplicant came to him at the time of giving ❖ His delight was to say 'yes' to him. He has qualities by which a climber ascends ❖ The earth's surface becomes green like rain clouds. His palm is more generous in bestowal than rain ❖ And his forehead is more radiant than the full moon in darkness. His smile is pearls whose arrangement delights ❖ And from between those pearls wisdom spreads. Women have never given birth to one like him ❖ Nor has a womb ever encompassed his like. Kind, merciful, pure, beloved, truthful ❖ Trustworthy with the revelation, not accused. A noble messenger who came from his Lord ❖ To a nation like stray cattle and flocks. Upon him be peace, the approved one from a farewell ❖ From whom guidance and blessings from Allah are hoped. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who encompassed creation with forbearance, forgiveness, generosity, and giving. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who was the most bashful of people and the most averting of eyes from faults. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You purified origins and branches ⁶³³ and removed punishment and impurity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who was delicate of skin, soft in appearance, never confronting anyone with what they disliked, out of modesty and generosity of soul. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You erased the darkness of doubts and confusion. (166) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant for whom an hour was added to the day and the sun was detained. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant by whose fragrance sleeves and breezes were perfumed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant about whom Gabriel, peace be upon him, said: 'I turned over the easts and wests of the earth and did not see a man more excellent than Muhammad, nor did I see a clan more excellent than the Banu Hashim.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant to whom gifts and mercies never cease to flow from You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who never passed by a tree, a stone, a bird, or a wild beast without it greeting him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You fulfilled the goal and hope, and preferred his Muhammadan community over all other communities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant about whom the Ansari woman ⁶³⁴ whose father, brother, and husband were killed said: 'Show me Muhammad.' When she saw him, she said: 'Every calamity after you is insignificant.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You adorned with the jewels of knowledge, forbearance, and perfect uprightness.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who said: "Every prophet has an answered prayer ⁶³⁵ which he uses, and I have reserved my prayer as intercession ⁶³⁶ for my nation on the Day of Resurrection." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You honored through the fathers and grandfathers, and crowned with the crown of blessing and felicity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who said: "The people will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection, and I and my nation will be on a hill ⁶³⁷; my Lord will clothe me with a green garment ⁶³⁸, then permission will be given to me, and I will say what Allah wills me to say, and that is the Praiseworthy Station ⁶³⁹." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You chose above all Your creation and spread in the highest assembly ⁶⁴⁰ his beautiful mention and praise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who said: "Pulpits will be set up for the prophets, and they will sit on them, and my pulpit will remain; I will not sit on it, but standing before my Lord, erect, and He, Blessed and Exalted, will say: 'What do you want Me to do with your nation?' I will say: 'O Lord, hasten their reckoning.' Then they will be brought and judged; among them are those who enter Paradise through my intercession, and among them are those who enter it through the mercy of Allah." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You sent with mercy, and through whom You perfected the religion and completed the blessing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who said: "I will continue to intercede until I am given a document ⁶⁴¹ for men who have been ordered to the Fire, until the Keeper of Hell ⁶⁴² says: 'O Muhammad, I have never hesitated in the anger of your Lord against your nation for any punishment.'" So bless him, O Allah, and his pure family, the noble ones ⁶⁴³ and the soul ⁶⁴⁴, and his Companions who have attained high rank and lofty aspiration, a blessing by which springs of knowledge and wisdom flow upon our tongues, and which grants us the fullest share and portion of Your divine openings ⁶⁴⁵, 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 servant whom You distinguished with special characteristics ⁶⁴⁶ by which You honored him above all the first and the last. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant to whom, out of Your honor for him and his high rank with You, You gave the qualities, deeds, and miracles of the prophets and messengers—may Allah's blessings and peace be upon them all. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You supported with clear signs, dazzling miracles, and decisive proofs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant to whom You gave honors in this world and the Hereafter, and in Paradise; You sent him to all creation, sealed prophethood with him, and made his Book the most noble Book sent down from heaven, miraculous in its composition and meanings, and his Law the most noble of laws. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You raised aspirations, magnified the Sanctuary ⁶⁴⁷, and caused springs of generosity and kindness to flow at his hands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant to whom You gave Friday, congregational prayer, the sermon, the call to prayer, the iqama ⁶⁴⁸, the Night of Power ⁶⁴⁹ which is better than a thousand months, the multitude of the nation, and made his nation the best of nations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You distinguished with gifts of grace and favor, and through whom You established and made known the landmarks of the Sunnah ⁶⁵⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who is the first from whom the earth will split open, the first intercessor, the first whose intercession is accepted; he is the Imam of the prophets when they assemble, their speaker when they fall silent; to him belongs the Pond ⁶⁵¹ and the Praiseworthy Station; in his hand is the Banner of Praise ⁶⁵² and the keys of Paradise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant to whom You gave succor to those who sought his help, and mercy to those who took refuge in his lofty presence and renowned station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant for whom You made Paradise forbidden to all prophets until he enters it, and forbidden to all nations until his nation enters it, and You gave him the Tree of Tuba ⁶⁵³ and the River of Kawthar ⁶⁵⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made the channel of Your mercy, and through whose tongue You caused the gifts of Your divine knowledge ⁶⁵⁵ and the springs of Your wisdom to flow. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant to whom You said: "I have not created in the heavens and the earth anyone more honorable to Me than you, and that one hundred thousand and twenty-four thousand prophets are all longing for you and your nation." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You sent to the worlds as a bearer of good news and a warner, and made him a caller to You by Your permission and a luminous lamp. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant to whom You said: "I have not given your nation abundant wealth so that their reckoning would be prolonged, nor have I given them the strength that I gave to those before them so that they would claim divinity as the previous nations did, nor have I lengthened their lives so that sins would accumulate greatly upon them."

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant in whom You gathered the qualities of the prophets, the loftiness of their lineages, and the perfection of their noble attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant to whom You said: 'I have delayed your community until the end of time so that their station would not be long under the earth, and I will not punish them as I punished the Children of Israel. When they had menstrual blood on their garments, I commanded them to cut it out, and washing was not permissible for them; and when they sinned, I commanded the cutting of a limb or the gouging of an eye, and they would find the sin written on their doors.' O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You saved his Muhammadan community from the abysses of misguidance and destruction. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who would spit into the cup and the jug, and a fragrance sweeter than musk would be found. So bless him, O Allah, and his family crowned with the crown of sainthood and sovereignty, and his Companions who erased with their swords the traces of misguidance and polytheism, a blessing by which You adorn us with the ornament of worship and devotion, and protect us from the calamities of trials and the onslaughts of violence, 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 servant to whom You gave of goodness the greatest portion, the most abundant reward, the fullest lot, and the most magnificent remembrance, and You granted him immense rank and great dominion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose daughter Fatima al-Zahra You made the mistress of the women of the worlds, and her two sons, the two grandsons, the masters of the youth of Paradise, and You honored his Household and raised their status and magnified their remembrance by Your saying: 'Indeed, Allah intends to remove from you all impurity, O People of the Household, and purify you with a thorough purification.' ⁶⁵⁶ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You removed affliction and repelled the occurrences of evils and punishments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant upon whom You made obedience and following him and his Sunnah obligatory for all creatures, and You opened for him the door of wisdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You supported with the greatest signs and the most brilliant miracles, and You raised for him mention in the highest assembly. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You sent to the red and the black, and You gave him the comprehensive words and the greatest intercession. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose heart You filled with Your majesty and his eye with Your beauty, so he became joyful, supported, and delighted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant to whom the keys of the earth were brought and placed in his hands while he was asleep, and You made spoils lawful for him, and made the earth a mosque and a means of purification. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose noble merits cannot be counted nor exhausted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who was supported with terror, and was given the means and the excellence, and the glorification of pebbles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You adorned with the ornament of obedience and piety, and crowned with the crown of splendor and light. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant for whom the trunk [of the palm tree] yearned, and the lizard and the gazelle spoke, and his she-camel al-Adba and his donkey Ya'fur spoke. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You clothed with the garment of awe and dignity, and seated upon the throne of honor, mastery, and pride. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant to whom the camel and the poisoned sheep spoke, and the stone and the tree greeted him, and the moon split for him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant with whom You sealed the secrets of the message, and girded him with the sword of victory, triumph, and success. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant who was distinguished by the spring of water from between his fingers, the spider's web over him, the sprouting of date pits at his time, his hearing the screeching of the pen on the Preserved Tablet, and the cloud shading him during travel. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whose forbearance encompassed the worlds, and whose generosity and grace covered them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant for whom the earth was folded, and he could see in darkness as in light, and no shadow was seen for him in sun or moon, because he was all light. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant in whose hand You placed the keys of Your Garden, and honored his community with the gifts of contentment and pleasure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You distinguished with the Night Journey, the Vision, proximity, closeness, and revelation to him by Your noble Essence, the Buraq, the Ascension, prayer with the prophets, and testimony among the prophets and their nations on the Day of Judgment and Decision. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You made an imam for Your righteous saints and a model for Your elite chosen knowers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant

He whom You singled out with the lordship over the children of Adam, the banner of praise, glad tidings, warning, station with the Possessor of the Throne, obedience, trustworthiness, guidance, and mercy to the worlds. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made the fragrance of the lands and the spreading scent, the center of the necklace, and the unique gem of poetry and prose. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You granted acceptance, approval, the perfection of religion, the completion of favor, forgiveness for what came before and what came after, expansion of the chest, removal of the burden, elevation of remembrance, and the might of victory. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You honored with majesty and veneration, and granted the rank of lordship and precedence. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out with the descent of tranquility, support by angels, the giving of the Book, wisdom, the Seven Oft-Repeated [verses] ⁶⁵⁷, and the Mighty Quran. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You spread the banner of his virtue over the station of the Chosen One ⁶⁵⁸, the Spirit ⁶⁵⁹, the Truthful One ⁶⁶⁰, the Speaker with God ⁶⁶¹, and the Friend of God ⁶⁶². O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who gave the purification of the community, the call to God Almighty, the answering of the call, the speaking of inanimate objects and non-Arabs, the reviving of the dead, the making of the deaf hear, and the multiplication of the little. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made noble in character, pure in lineage, sweet in breaths and sighs. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out with the return of the sun ⁶⁶³, the turning of the eyes ⁶⁶⁴, knowledge of the unseen, eating of the food of Paradise, healing of pain, and protection from people. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You completed in meaning and form, and perfected his creation with the proportion of his limbs in their beauty and shape, the cleanliness of his body, the intelligence of his mind, the sweetness of his scent and lineage, and his purity from impurities. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You favored with abundant intellect, strength of senses, eloquence of tongue, moderation of movement, beauty of traits, his dealing with creatures despite their differing natures, managing their outward and inward, and the governance of the common and the elite from all types and kinds. So, O Allah, send blessings upon him and upon his family, who wear from the robes of lofty glory the noblest garment, and upon his Companions, the learned, the virtuous, the intelligent, a blessing by which You purify from us the inward and outward, and illuminate by it our hearts and senses, and supply us with the support of Your knowing saints, and grant us by it the ranks of the poles ⁶⁶⁵ and the bells ⁶⁶⁶, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. ❖ A messenger with whom perfection is encompassed entirely ❖ And from the presence of sanctity he heard the revelation ❖ On the night of the Ascension he saw the greatest sign ❖ And the people of verification said he was singled out with the vision ❖ If humans and jinn gathered, they could not ❖ Produce the like of him, and the slanderer showed error ❖ And since the Messenger of God died, no sign ❖ Remained for them, but the Chosen One was still alive ❖ For him in the splitting of the moon is the greatest sign ❖ So no doubter could deny its proof ❖ And the pebbles glorified God in his hand ❖ And waters flowed from his fingertips like a stream ❖ And the palm trunk yearned for him and could not ❖ Bear separation from him, so give glad tidings of meeting ❖ And a lizard spoke to him saying, "I bear witness ❖ That you are truly the Messenger of God," and it lived ❖ And the camel called to him with a complaint and greeted him ❖ The stones of the earth, and they hastened walking ❖ And on the day of battle, the eye of Qatada ⁶⁶⁷ flowed ❖ And he returned it, and it increased as if it had not been blind ❖ And the meat of the foreleg informed him of its poison ❖ And that the Jews, the slanderers, sought his death ❖ And he satisfied many multitudes from a single measure ❖ And from his hand, water quenched the army and they revived ❖ And he could see behind him as in front of him ❖ And in both states he saw near and far ❖ He would become tall when men walked all together ❖ Even if one who walked with him in height was exhausted And he had no shadow that you could see, because ❖ He was of light, so preserve what I say and increase understanding He had a scent like musk, its seal was broken ❖ And his sealed seal ⁶⁶⁸ remained fragrant A station for him on the Day of Gathering that none other ❖ Will stand in when the terror of the Resurrection becomes overwhelming He will be called: "Ask, you will be given, and intercede for those who disobeyed" ❖ Your word is heard, we thank you for the effort O Seal of the Messengers, O Master of Mankind ❖ O their refuge after death and in life O my master, do not forget the wrongdoer who sinned ❖ When he recites, from its anger, a blazing fire is kindled For me, in you, are praises whose fragrance spreads ❖ And love upon which my ribs have been folded Upon you be the blessings of God, O best of the Chosen Ones ❖ And O best of the Elected Ones, to the highest soil O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You purified in the enclosures of holiness and gave his community chambers and palaces. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who, when he stood for prayer, a sound like the boiling of a pot was heard from his chest, and he would weep until he fainted. It was said to him: "Has not God forgiven you your past and future sins?" He said: "Should I not then be a grateful servant?" ⁶⁶⁹ O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose hope in his community You fulfilled, and You granted his request and his wish. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who, from the perfection of his humility and the beauty of his conduct, bought trousers from the market and said to the weigher: "Weigh and give extra to its owner." Then the owner jumped to his hands, peace be upon him, to kiss them, but he pulled his hand away and said: "This is what non-Arabs do with their kings, and I am not a king; I am only a man from among you." Then he took the trousers, and one of his Companions wanted to carry them for him, but he said: "The owner of the thing has more right to carry it."

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose heart You filled with the lights of certainty and whom You made a model for the people of righteousness and religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, who was not harmed by prolonged abstention from food and drink, and who forbade continuous fasting (al-wisāl). It was said to him: "Indeed, you practice continuous fasting," so he said: "I am not like you in your state; indeed, I spend the night with my Lord, Who feeds me and gives me drink." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, to whom You granted the station of honor and empowerment, and whom You supported with clear proofs and the manifest Book. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, from the perfection of whose virtues and the nobility of whose excellences is that Adam (peace be upon him), when he gave his son Seth the staff that had descended upon him after the prophets and messengers, said to him: "O my son, take it with the pillar of piety and the firmest handhold (al-ʿurwa al-wuthqā), and whenever you mention Allah, Mighty and Majestic, mention alongside Him Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), for I saw his name written upon the leg of the Throne while I was between spirit and clay." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You honored with perfect infallibility (al-ʿiṣma) and obedience, and whom You made the imam of the people of the Sunnah and the community (ahl al-sunna wa al-jamāʿa). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, from the perfection of whose virtues and the completeness of whose excellences is that Adam (peace be upon him) said to his son Seth: "O my son, I traversed the heavens and saw no place therein except that I saw the name of Muhammad written in it, and I saw it written upon the edges of the veils and between the eyes of the angels. So increase in mentioning him, for the angels mention him every hour." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You adorned with the garments of perfection and splendor, and whom You sanctified in the enclosures of holiness and the gardens of desired might. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, from the perfection of whose virtues and the nobility of whose qualities is that Adam (peace be upon him) said to his son Seth: "O my son, indeed Allah, Mighty and Majestic, caused me to dwell in Paradise, and I saw no palace nor chamber therein except that I saw the name of Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) written upon it. And indeed I saw his name written upon the bosoms of the wide-eyed maidens (al-ḥūr al-ʿīn), and upon the leaves of the reeds of the meadows of Paradise, and upon the leaves of the Tree of Ṭūbā, and upon the leaves of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary (Sidrat al-Muntahā)." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, through whose hand You caused the gifts of grace and favor to flow, and through whom You revived the landmarks of religion and the Sunnah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, from the nobility of whose virtues and the best of whose qualities is that Adam (peace be upon him) saw the prophets, and they had a radiant light, and he saw his light (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) having outshone the light of all the prophets. So he said: "O Lord, who is that?" I said to him: "He is Muhammad ibn ʿAbd Allah, the last of the prophets and the first of the prophets." He said: "How is that, O Lord?" So I said to him: "The last of the prophets in sending, and the first of them in entering Paradise." He said: "Before me, O Lord?" I said: "Yes." So he said: "Praise be to Allah, Who has made from my progeny one who enters Paradise before me." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You chose from the essence of Your sincere prophets and Your messenger whom You selected from the elite of Your honored chosen ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, from whose virtues with You and whose honor before You is that revelation was sent concerning him to Jesus son of Mary (peace be upon him), and You said to him: "O Children of Israel, I am sending to you the master of the messengers and My beloved among them, Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allah, the possessor of the red camel and the moon-like face, sent to all people and commissioned with mercy for the worlds, the master of the children of Adam in this world and on the day they meet Me, the pure, the trustworthy, the one adorned by my Lord, the follower of My way and My law, the one proceeding among My progeny; for him in the later times is a matter that the last of the prophets will attain." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, through whose community You guided to the path of right guidance, and through whose blessing You prepared for them right conduct in their affairs, and You granted to their elite from the overflow of his greater sea a secret and support. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, from whose virtues with You and whose honor before You is that when You revealed to Jesus son of Mary concerning him and commanded him to believe in him, he said to You: "My God, and whom did You say: 'Be content, and for you is contentment'? He said: 'O Lord, I am content.' I said to him: 'He is Muhammad ibn ʿAbd Allah, My messenger to all people, the nearest of the prophets to Me in means, and the most specific of them in intercession. Blessedness (ṭūbā), then blessedness, for his community if they are followers of his Sunnah and adherents to his law; in the courtyards of the Resurrection they will join, and under his banner they will be gathered, and the visitors of his grave will proceed in safety. The people of the earth praise him, and the people of heaven seek forgiveness for him. He is trustworthy, good, and blessed. Between him is the Ḥanīfiyya (the pure monotheistic faith), and his qibla is Yemeni. He is from You and You are from him, and he is from me and I am from him. He delights in the takbīr (saying 'Allahu Akbar') and concludes with the taslīm (saying 'al-Salāmu ʿAlaykum'). His heart humbles itself to Me, and his breast is content with light. Truth is upon his tongue, and truth is with him wherever he is. His eyes sleep, but his heart does not sleep. Intercession is permitted for him, and upon his community the Hour will be established. Know him. For him and his community are the Gardens of the Most High (Jannāt al-ʿAlā), and thrones, and shelters, and Paradise (Firdaws), and Ṭūbā, abiding therein forever, eternally.'" So bless him, O Allah, and his family, whom You have granted lofty glory and everlasting might, and his Companions, whom You have granted sublime dominion and eternal victory, a blessing by which You provide us, from Your abundant grace, a pleasant life, and by which You grant us, in the paradises of Your Garden, perpetual contentment and everlasting bliss, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. By my soul, a messenger, pure of glory, good, Transferred from a noble loins to a loins. Through him Allah brought forth eyes from blindness, Through him Allah brought forth hearts from veils. A bearer of glad tidings for whoever responds, a warner for whoever refuses, A lamp for one with insight, a guide for one with intellect. The glad tidings of Jesus when he announced his name, And he said: "Watch for this prophet from the Arabs." The completion of what comes with light and wisdom, And he calls to the watering-place of the Basin and the sweet drink. In my heart, the religion of the prophet drew near, for which The kings of the earth and the east and the west submit. By the dazzling lights of prophethood, it shone forth Upon the face of his father while he worked in the dust.

Proofs before which the sun is veiled at its rising, just as the shooting stars are hidden by the sun. You were sent to the chosen one from the lofty [clan] of Hashim ⁶⁷⁰; sweet is the praise by which I hope for the mercy of the Lord. With branding marks ⁶⁷¹ from the flower of meanings and their bloom, they are the light in the celestial spheres and the light in the swords ⁶⁷². Indeed, in love of the Prophet is my means, and in praising him is my reward; sufficient for me is he as my sufficiency. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You guided mankind and led his community along the paths of peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out for the obligation of the forenoon prayer ⁶⁷³, the sacrifice ⁶⁷⁴, and night vigil while people slept. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom the banners followed, and through the light of his countenance You dispelled the darkness of gloom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out for the obligation of the witr prayer ⁶⁷⁵, paying off the debt of the deceased who is in difficulty, and consulting with relatives. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose radiance the universe shone and through whose fragrant scent the worlds were perfumed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out for the obligation of using the toothstick ⁶⁷⁶, giving his wives a choice ⁶⁷⁷, divorcing the one he desired ⁶⁷⁸, and answering the one who prays when he calls him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose blessing You made easy every difficulty, and from the light of his Muhammadan countenance every luminous thing shone forth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out for the obligation of changing evil ⁶⁷⁹, establishing his practice ⁶⁸⁰, and persevering against the numerous enemy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant to whom You granted the lofty station of honor and through whom You opened the treasuries of Your subtle secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You purified and exalted from eating the two types of charity ⁶⁸¹, eating while reclining, eating garlic, and other foul odors that do not befit his noble states. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose beautiful forelock You adorned existence, and filled the registers with his dazzling miracles and magnificent virtues. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose side You purified from the treachery of the eyes ⁶⁸², removing his blame until he judges between him and his enemy, and from indecency with his wives who chose God and chose his noble self. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You rectified states and intentions, and supported him with clear proofs and manifest signs. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose noble side You purified from marrying a woman who seeks refuge from him or dislikes him, from marrying a free woman of the People of the Book ⁶⁸³, from marrying a slave woman, and from those of low status. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You crowned with the crown of piety and respect, and raised to the highest degree and loftiest station. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out for having more than four wives ⁶⁸⁴, marrying a woman who gives herself in marriage ⁶⁸⁵, marriage without a guardian ⁶⁸⁶, marriage without witnesses ⁶⁸⁷, and marriage while in the state of ihram ⁶⁸⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You chose above all the worlds, and with whose Muhammadan essence You adorned the necklaces of the prophets and messengers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out for the dropping of division ⁶⁸⁹ among his wives, freeing a slave woman and making her emancipation her dowry, the obligation of loyalty to him in marriage, and the prohibition of his widows upon others, they being the mothers of the believers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You protected in secret and in public, and granted those who invoke blessings upon him the gifts of his abundant secret and goodness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out for being able to marry himself ⁶⁹⁰ and whomever he wished, without payment of a dowry, and that if he had intercourse with a slave girl, her mother, daughter, and sister were not forbidden to him, and he could combine them, and that those he separated from in his lifetime were forbidden to others. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through the light of whose countenance You erased the darkness of doubts and illusions, and through whose appearance You cut off the trace of idol and image worshippers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out for being married in Paradise to Asiya bint Muzahim ⁶⁹¹, Maryam bint Imran ⁶⁹², and Kulthum the sister of Moses (peace be upon him). O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant in whose hand You placed the keys of grace and generosity, and You made his rank renowned in the sanctuaries of holiness and the abode of permanence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out for remaining among his community as a mercy for them and a favor upon them, as he said: "No prophet is buried but after three days he is raised, except me, for I asked God Almighty to be among you until the Day of Resurrection." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through love of whom You honored kings and kingdoms, and led his radiant community along the best paths.

And the paths. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out with the permissibility of the pure spoils ⁶⁹³ and the exclusive right to the fifth of the fifth ⁶⁹⁴, and that he is not inherited from and what he leaves is charity ⁶⁹⁵, and for entering Mecca without ihram ⁶⁹⁶, and for fighting and for the permissibility of continuous fasting ⁶⁹⁷, while that is forbidden to others. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You granted Your saints righteousness and guidance, and preferred him over Your prophets and bestowed upon him exalted honor and glory. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out for the descent of Israfil ⁶⁹⁸ upon him, which did not occur to any other messenger or prophet, while Gabriel was on his right and Michael on his left, and He gave him the choice between being a prophet-king or a prophet-servant, so Gabriel gestured to him to be humble, and he said: "A prophet-servant." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who is the most noble of Your creation, the most beloved to You, the highest in station, the most fortunate, and the most pleasing to You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who said: "When Israfil descended upon me, I saw between his eyes everything that was revealed to me before its descent, and there were seventy thousand angels seeking permission from you to look at him on earth because of what they knew of his honor with You." O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whose hands You manifested miraculous wonders ⁶⁹⁹ and honored him with the clearest proofs and brilliant miracles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out for al-Wasila ⁷⁰⁰, which is the highest rank in Paradise, and You placed his wives and children with him in Paradise, and You made the reward for them double and multiplied their good deeds above those of believing women. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You preserved covenants and pledges, and praised his noble character in Surah "Nun and the Pen" ⁷⁰¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You singled out with the names Muhammad and Ahmad and other names in heaven and earth before the creation of creation, and You made him the best of messengers and his community the best of communities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant upon whose heart the lights of prophethood and messengership shone, and the hearts of the believers were filled with love for him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who, when he was born, the women wanted to wash him but they heard a voice saying: "He has come out washed," and he was born circumcised and with his navel cut, never touched by iron ⁷⁰². His cradle moved with the movement of the angels, and they would circle around him and move it seeking blessing from him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose light shone in the sky of high stations, and You perpetuated his joy and delight in Your obedience. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who was distinguished with the seal of prophethood between his shoulders, and no one could overpower him in strength, and when he wanted to perform ablution and found no water, he would extend his fingers and water would gush from between them until he completed his ablution. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who filled the earth with his justice and equity, and extended generosity to the needy through his abundant kindness and giving. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant from whose special characteristics is that every animal he rode remained at the same age it was when he rode it, never aging due to his blessing and grace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose virtues are beyond counting and enumeration, and who was singled out for the greatest distinction on the Day of Gathering and Resurrection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant on the night of whose birth the idols around the Kaaba fell down, the fire of Persia was extinguished after not having been extinguished for a thousand years, and on that night divination and all kinds of sorcery were nullified. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You adorned with noble character and chose from pure wombs and lineages. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant from whose special characteristics is that on the night of his birth, the palace of Kisra ⁷⁰³ shook from all sides and did not settle for a long time, and fourteen balconies fell from its top, and on that night the Lake of Jordan ⁷⁰⁴ dried up from the side of Iraq. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You drew to the heights and raised his noble station above the station of every prophet and saint. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant from whose greatest special characteristics with You and most honorable honors from You is that he said: "On the Day of Resurrection, Allah Almighty will say: 'O Muhammad, I have a need for you.' I will say: 'Does the Creator have a need before creation?' He will say: 'Yes.' I will say: 'What is Your need, O Lord?' He will say: 'My need for you today is that you do not place Me in the position of the miserly. Ask Me today and ask for much, for by My might and majesty, if you ask Me today for the disbelievers and the hypocrites, I would fulfill your need. So ask of Me as the poor and lowly ask of the generous. Ask Me today for whatever you wish, and I will grant you today what you ask, because of your honor with Me.'" So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You bestow upon us the vision of his beautiful face, and give us to drink from the Salsabil ⁷⁰⁵ of his sweet and delightful Kawthar ⁷⁰⁶, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

How noble is the best of those on whom the riding beasts journey, among those who came before him and those who come after! Muhammad is the best of those who proclaimed the talbiyah ⁷⁰⁷ and performed the pilgrimage, and who, after standing at Arafat ⁷⁰⁸, threw the seven pebbles. And the best of those who touched the Yemeni Corner ⁷⁰⁹ or circumambulated the House seven times. Allah truly favored him, honored him, distinguished him, and bestowed upon him miracles ⁷¹⁰. Among his miracles and virtues: his religion abrogated all religions. And among his miracles: Allah took him by night on the Buraq ⁷¹¹ to the seven heavens. And he passed beyond the seven until he reached where he witnessed proofs and signs of Allah's power. And among his miracles and virtues and special characteristics: the speech of inanimate objects. The palm trunk yearned for him when he left it, yearning like she-camels when they are bereaved, out of longing for him, compassion, and passion, until sounds with melodies emanated from it. And among his miracles and virtues: when a limb of a sheep spoke to him, saying, 'By my father, some Jews have poisoned me out of envy, and they are people of enmity.' And among his miracles: when Anas ⁷¹² came to him carrying a close relative from Umm Sulaym ⁷¹³, she sent him with it hoping for rewards from Allah. The Messenger said, 'What is it?' and he was present; he said, 'All of you, rise and come to what has been brought.' They all came to the Messenger of Allah, with him leading them, on the day of her house without an appointment. When he arrived, with the people following him, he said, 'Is Umm Sulaym my relative? Bring it.' She came to him with loaves and a small butter-skin; he broke them and made supplications over them. Then their entire group dispersed, each one full, and the number of people they said was seventeen. The food of Jabir ⁷¹⁴ is also among his miracles, amazing in that it sufficed the entire group. The food was little, yet it sufficed them, and the people were hungry in dire need. When the best of mankind took it, it increased and grew without addition. Were it not for his blessing and supplication, it would not have sufficed to fill their hunger. And among his miracles: a spring gushing forth from non-earth, and this is a violation of norms. Allah caused it to flow from between his fingers, and that was one of the miracles. O you who seeks to enumerate his virtues, far be it! You will never reach the limits of that. Grant me, by the sanctity of this Chosen One, my errors, O Possessor of Majesty, my sins and slips. And make love for him a treasure for my afterlife, so that You may lodge me in the gardens of Paradise. O Lord, bless him whenever a sun rises, and whenever a star appears in the darkness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant who, when he ascended the stations of honor, none was nearer to You than him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant who, when he ascended to the seven heavens, none was more honored by You than him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You sent as a messenger to Your creation, none was more excellent before You than him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant who, when he humbled himself, none was more noble before You than him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant before whom the angels bowed in humility upon witnessing his beauty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant by whose crescent-like countenance the heavens were illuminated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You clothed with the garment of glory and sovereignty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You made the city of knowledge and benefit. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant to whom You unveiled the highest dominion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant to whom You showed the radiance of the Almighty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You made a means for the descent of Your bounty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whose heart You illuminated with the lights of gnosis. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whose breast You filled with the secrets of subtle graces. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You chose from the best of Your creation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant who fulfilled the reality of servitude to You and the obligation of Your right. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You distinguished with various kinds of virtues and noble qualities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You gifted with the gifts of openings and spoils. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant through whom You brought joy to the orphan and enriched the destitute. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whose supplications have always been answered by You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant for whom You opened the doors of acceptance and gave him the keys of response. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant whom You protected from error and frivolity in his speech and answers.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You granted discernment, perfection of intellect, and nobility. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You provided with fear of You and repentance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You bestowed with correctness in opinion and hitting the mark. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made compassionate and gentle. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You took as a loyal and truthful friend. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made accepted in means and intercession. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You guided those who followed his guidance to the work of righteousness and obedience. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You informed of the treasures of the unseen and unveiled to him the hidden things of the veil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose hand You made a sea overflowing with the gifts of generosity and giving. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that prepares for us thereby a foothold in the enclosures of Your holiness, and makes us thereby among those who rode the swift mounts of bestowed knowledge and mounted them, and grant abundant and exalted peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose radiant countenance eyes have never seen more beautiful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose sublime character tongues have never praised more beautifully. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose intrinsic qualities ears have never heard more noble. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose healing hand lips have never accepted more blessed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose pure soil visitors have never sought more honorable. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose fragrant scent noses have never smelled more pleasant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose pure names hands have never written more excellent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose prophetic characteristics books have never mentioned more majestic. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose subtle Muhammadan praises collections have never contained more sublime. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose pleasing traits poets have never praised greater. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose hidden secrets breasts have never concealed more subtle. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose divine gifts spirits have never received higher. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose delicious fruits of remembrance lovers have never plucked more delightful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose Mustafawi hand reports have never shaken softer. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that illuminates our insights with Your holy lights and makes us thereby among the people of truth and speciality, and bestows upon us thereby the vision of the face of Your Prophet, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, before the passing of the term and the arrival of death. 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 servant whom You made knowledge his capital and manifested the truth through his explanation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made intellect the foundation of his religion and love the basis of his structure. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made yearning his mount and remembrance his companion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made trust in You his treasure, sorrow his friend, and knowledge his weapon and his intimate. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made patience his garment and contentment his booty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made honor and poverty his pride, and asceticism his craft and his nature.

He whom You made truth his intercessor and certainty his sustenance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You made jihad his character and obedience his adornment. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that makes us among those who follow his creed, emulate his footsteps, and revive his sunna, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Muhammad is the intended object of praise, so understand ⁷¹⁵; so bless him at all times and grant him peace. His lofty stations I dictate, then His verses ⁷¹⁶ that manifested, surpassing suns and stars. From Your gift every scattered pearl, and no prevention, so gather what You have bestowed and arrange. The virtues of one singled out by the verses of his Lord, a chosen one, a confidant, present of heart, inspired. His station with God is great, and his signs dispel the darkness of every gloomy one. The refuge of people, from later to earlier, both branch and root, of the pious and the sinner. If the sword's merit were valid without Muhammad, I would say perhaps the merit belongs to the predecessor. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom the sun of prophethood would not have shone, nor the lights of messages appeared. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom the jewels of revelation would not have been strung, nor the sciences of clear-demonstrated laws branched out. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom the seas of gifts would not have overflowed, nor the treasures of the earth and heavens opened. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom the assemblies of remembrance would not have been pleasant, nor the breezes of blessing and grace blown. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom the fragrances of praisers would not have been renewed, nor the brides of hidden veils emerged. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom the sweet basil of lovers would not have diffused, nor their buds opened with the flowers of blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no one would have circumambulated the House ⁷¹⁷, nor stood at Muzdalifa and Arafat. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom journeys would not have been undertaken to his noble sanctuary, nor the eyelids of visitors been anointed with the lights of those chambers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom the limbs would not have trembled at the sight of his illuminated grave, nor the clouds of tears been sent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom the foundations of religion would not have been laid, nor the rulings of zakat and prayers known. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom crimes would not have been forgiven, nor the mountains of sins and misdeeds demolished. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom the beings would not have been created, nor the worlds of existences glorified Your praise. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the shining stars, and his companions, the guiding landmarks, with a blessing that guides us thereby to the landmarks of good deeds, and alights us thereby in the noblest stations, and establishes us thereby in the highest ranks, 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, without whom no servant would have praised You nor thanked. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no striver would have striven nor endured. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no hadith nor report would have spread. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no chain of transmission nor tradition would have been sound. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no sleep nor wakefulness would have been pleasant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no need nor desire would have been fulfilled. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no poet would have composed verse nor prose. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no delegation would have crossed deserts nor traversed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no heart would have been illuminated with Your love nor flourished. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no thought would have gathered on Your remembrance nor been present. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no thirsty one would have drunk from Your watering-places nor departed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no caravan would have set out to Your House nor returned. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no sun nor moon would have shone in existence. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no rose would have diffused in gardens nor flower bloomed.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no branch would have borne fruit, nor any tree. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no raindrop would have flowed from the clouds, nor poured down. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no rock would have split with water, nor gushed forth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no angel, jinn, or human would have been created. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom Islam would not have spread, nor become widespread, nor would any religion have been honored or victorious. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no saint ⁷¹⁸ would have attained leadership nor become famous, nor would any lover ⁷¹⁹ have prevailed nor boasted. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no scattered group would have been united nor mended. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no praiser would have been eloquent in praise nor concise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no lover would have been devoted to Your remembrance ⁷²⁰ nor infatuated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no pilgrim would have performed Hajj ⁷²¹ nor Umrah ⁷²², nor would any runner have run ⁷²³ nor kissed the Black Stone ⁷²⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no one would have recited the Talbiyah ⁷²⁵, nor shaved ⁷²⁶, nor sacrificed ⁷²⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom no one would have said 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' ⁷²⁸, nor 'La ilaha illa Allah' ⁷²⁹, nor 'Allahu Akbar' ⁷³⁰. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the radiant, brilliant ones, and his Companions, the swords of might and victory, a blessing by which You fulfill our desires, remove from us the obstacles of worries and distress, and send upon us clouds of goodness and rain, 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 whom secrets were split open. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your noble one, from whom lights burst forth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your prophet, in whom realities ascended. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your interlocutor ⁷³¹, in whom the sciences of Adam descended, so he surpassed all creatures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your chosen one, whose rank no predecessor nor successor has attained. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your elect, by whom You raised the beacon of Your sublime religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your ambassador, by whom You clarified the paths and made clear the ways. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your pious one, whose lofty branch bore fruit in the gardens of knowledge. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your trustee, to whom You disclosed the subtle secrets and intricacies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your succor ⁷³², by whom You relieved hardships and difficulties. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your sword, by whom You cut off desires and attachments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your saint ⁷³³, by whom You repelled obstacles and calamities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your banner, whose shade You spread over all creatures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your flower, by whom You adorned gardens and meadows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your light, by which the Wests and Easts were illuminated. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whom You established the foundations of Islam. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whom You dispelled the darkness of night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whom You established the laws and rulings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whom You removed doubts and illusions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You favored over all Your noble prophets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whom You attained the goal and the aspiration. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whom You healed diseases and ailments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whom You guided servants to the abode of peace ⁷³⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whom You broke idols and statues. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, in whom You made people love. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You drew to Your sublime presence and made him love the best of peace. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You gifted with the jewels of knowledge and the subtleties of wisdom. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whom You granted the secrets of understanding and caused abundant blessings to flow at his hands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose community You favored over all other communities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose rank You exalted and praised in Surah Nun wal-Qalam ⁷³⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant.

He by whom the regions and holy sites are honored. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant by whose remembrance You have filled the prayer niches and mosques. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You have honored with the outgoing and incoming. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You have benefited the visitor and the seeker. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant in whom You have gathered the secrets and benefits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You supported with miracles and for whom You broke the norms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant through whom You facilitated the means and achieved the goals. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whom You distinguished with the highest honors and in whom praises fall short. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the noble and glorious, and his Companions, who cut with their swords the trace of every denier and obstinate, a blessing that will bring us to the sweetest watering places from the springs of Your love, and send down upon us from the sky of Your bounty the most pleasant blessings and the noblest tables, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. To You, O Messenger of Allah, O best of those sent, and greatest of those who stayed in His unseen, and most generous of those toward whom mounts yearn, driven by the urge of longing toward His presence, and if an oath swore that he is exalted above all creatures, it would not be broken. I come with a heart turning with passion, and a soul with which the authority of its illusions toys, in which the fire of nature and passion blazes, and its quarter is neither saved nor helped. And bestow favor upon a servant whose inclination leans toward me with a constant kindness of Your creation, as long as You endure. And send the downpours of giving upon the soil of Your planting, whatever You wish of a grant You have tilled. Are You not the effuser of gifts and the best of generosity with whatever He wills of knowledge and virtue inherited from Him? How many favors and blessings from You have come to me successively, without concern? The Lord of the Throne has given us to drink from the flood of Your abundant generosity, a gift of rain whose favors are continuous. Help me, help me, how many a heart in separation and the matter of passion, O Helper, is worn out and seeking aid. Turn with compassion toward this writing with a glance, to revive it after a grief that has befallen it. I confide in You, while You know it, for I have not concealed passion except that it has been disclosed to You. And the path of my honor toward other than You is rugged, but toward Your abode it is a pleasant and easy path. I am not in a state of being helped by Your love, nor am I unfaithful to that court. Save me, save me, a worker, what a worker, even if I am not deserving of its bounty quickly. Your watering place is overflowing, and my heart is thirsty for it; Your favor is extended, and I am hungry for it. Upon you be the blessings of Allah and His peace, enduring as long as a heart is stirred toward you, and upon the family and Companions, especially he who is the truthful, the verifier ⁷³⁶, the best of those who inherited. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your light by which existences were opened. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your secret without which no existent would have appeared. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your chosen one through whose hand You poured forth the treasures of generosity and bounty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your sword whose blessing encompassed the valleys and highlands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your law by which You established the limits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your sphere in which You caused the auspicious stars to rise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your saint through whom You benefited creation. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your sword by which You supported the truth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the tongue of Your revelation by which You made truth known. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the interpreter of Your eloquence by which You beautified speech. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your book by which You corrected religions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your secret by which You established entities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your guide by whom You strengthened faith. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your star by which the worlds shone. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your antidote by which You treated souls.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your hearing ⁷³⁷ by which You moved the bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your joy ⁷³⁸ by which You removed sorrows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your flower ⁷³⁹ with which You adorned the valleys. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your breeze ⁷⁴⁰ by which You stirred the branches. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your outpouring ⁷⁴¹ with which You watered the righteous. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your craftsmanship ⁷⁴² by which You dazzled intellects. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your crown ⁷⁴³ with which You adorned the elite. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your rope ⁷⁴⁴ by which You brought near attainment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your desire ⁷⁴⁵ by which You fulfilled requests. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your intimate friend ⁷⁴⁶ whom You praised in Your Book. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your chosen one ⁷⁴⁷ whom You favored in the abode of Your reward. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your elect ⁷⁴⁸ whom You honored with the sweetness of Your address. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your pure one ⁷⁴⁹ whom You gave to drink from the purest of Your drink. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your remembrance ⁷⁵⁰ by which You comforted hearts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your musk ⁷⁵¹ with which You perfumed bosoms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your light ⁷⁵² by which the horizons shone. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your splendor ⁷⁵³ in which eyes took delight. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your house ⁷⁵⁴ by which You benefited visitors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your physician ⁷⁵⁵ by whom You healed harms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your beacon ⁷⁵⁶ by which You guided the noble. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your rain ⁷⁵⁷ by which You revived the dead lands. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your intimacy ⁷⁵⁸ with which You populated seclusions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad: Your spout ⁷⁵⁹ through which You poured down mercies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad: Your succor ⁷⁶⁰ by which You repelled calamities. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad: Your pure essence ⁷⁶¹ by which You removed burdens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad: Your cause ⁷⁶² through which You showed mercy to all beings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad: Your reward ⁷⁶³ by which You raised ranks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad: Your sultan ⁷⁶⁴ by whom You subdued warriors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad: Your gift ⁷⁶⁵ by which You enriched the needy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad: Your saint ⁷⁶⁶ whom You adorned with beautiful attributes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad: Your mount ⁷⁶⁷ through which You manifested self-disclosures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad: Your register ⁷⁶⁸ in which You gathered the secrets of rational and transmitted sciences. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad: Your victory ⁷⁶⁹ by which You exalted stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your request ⁷⁷⁰ by which You attained objectives. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your season ⁷⁷¹ with which You adorned the days. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your law ⁷⁷² by which You abrogated previous rulings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your elixir ⁷⁷³ by which You purified bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your foundation ⁷⁷⁴ with which You strengthened Islam. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your lamp ⁷⁷⁵ by which You dispelled darkness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your bounty ⁷⁷⁶ with which You gifted the noble. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your alchemy ⁷⁷⁷ by which You granted enjoyment to mankind. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your bride ⁷⁷⁸ in which the spinning became fine and the arrangement pleasing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your ladder ⁷⁷⁹ by which You raised stations. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your proof ⁷⁸⁰ by which You manifested miracles. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your full moon ⁷⁸¹ by whose rising the heavens shone. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your prophet ⁷⁸² through whose mission You relieved both articulate and mute beings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your dawn ⁷⁸³ by which You removed doubts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your gate ⁷⁸⁴ to which You subjected great kings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your treasurer ⁷⁸⁵ whom You entrusted with the unseen. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your daybreak ⁷⁸⁶ by which You dispelled the darkness of doubt. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your fortress ⁷⁸⁷ by which You protected the religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your pillar ⁷⁸⁸ by which You strengthened certainty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your beauty ⁷⁸⁹ in which You concealed the lovers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your watering-place ⁷⁹⁰ in which You multiplied yearnings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad: Your watering-place ⁷⁹¹ by which You quenched the thirsty.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your envoy ⁷⁹² by whom You awakened the drowsy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your trustee ⁷⁹³ in whom You gathered all kinds of virtues. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your chosen one ⁷⁹⁴ whom You selected from the noblest mines. (198) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your jewel ⁷⁹⁵ with which You adorned nobility. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your pride ⁷⁹⁶ by which You honored mastery. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your guide ⁷⁹⁷ through whom You corrected worship. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your might ⁷⁹⁸ by which You granted happiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your pious one ⁷⁹⁹ who surpassed every saint and excelled them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your protection ⁸⁰⁰ through which You granted acceptance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your glory ⁸⁰¹ by which You attained the desired. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your security ⁸⁰² by which You preserved covenants. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your station ⁸⁰³ by which You magnified the sanctuary. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your generosity ⁸⁰⁴ through which You poured forth bounty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your goodness ⁸⁰⁵ by which You perfected blessings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your refuge ⁸⁰⁶ to which the strong and the weak seek shelter. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your grace ⁸⁰⁷ by which You showed mercy to the lowly and the noble. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your shade ⁸⁰⁸ with which You covered the far and the near. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your remedy ⁸⁰⁹ by which You healed the doubter and the skeptic. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your intercessor ⁸¹⁰ through whom You forgave sins and transgressions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your accepted one ⁸¹¹ by whom You relieved hardships and distress. So bless him, O Allah, and his purified family from all impurities and defects, and his companions whose selves and hearts are illuminated (199) with a blessing by which You save us from the accidents of deficiency and deprivation, and by which You convey us to the utmost of desire and sought from Your pleasure and his, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. By the light of the Messenger of Allah the world shone, so in his light everything comes and goes. His hands are the majesty of the Truth, mercy for creation, so all people turn in his goodness. His glory appeared before the creation of Adam, so his names were written in the Throne before. By his mission all the prophets were given glad tidings, so no messenger but used to speak of him. In the Torah of Moses his description and attributes, and in the Gospel of Jesus he is extolled in praises. By him Mecca is protected, by him the House is the qibla, by him Arafat, towards which the noble ones are drawn. By his fragrance Tayyiba ⁸¹² and its breeze are fragrant, so neither musk nor camphor is more fragrant than his scent. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have been victorious nor would the lights of victory have shone upon us. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have given charity, nor fasted, nor prayed. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have trodden the paths of guidance nor been guided. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have stood at the limits of commands nor refrained. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have inclined to the path of good nor taken refuge in it. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have yearned for high stations nor ascended to them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have plucked the flowers of meanings nor gathered their fruits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have answered the caller of truth nor responded to his call. (200) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have drunk from the springs of purity nor been quenched from its shade. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have acted upon what we knew nor followed the Sharia. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have subdued our souls nor disobeyed the misleading devil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have turned away from the worship of idols and statues nor refused them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have submitted to accepting the legal rulings nor been pleased. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have performed the obligatory rights nor fulfilled them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have smelled the fragrance of love nor claimed relation to You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have abandoned evil gatherings nor refrained from mixing with those who displease You. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have adorned ourselves with the sash of obedience nor been chosen. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have attained the jewels of knowledge nor possessed its precious things. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have sacrificed our souls for Your pleasure nor devoted ourselves to righteous deeds.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have entered the fortress of "There is no god but Allah" nor sought refuge in its strong wall. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have befriended those who befriend You, nor loved for Your sake, nor shown enmity. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have striven in Your path, nor struck with the sword, nor shot arrows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have received rain, nor would the clouds of mercy have descended upon us. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have remained steadfast in faith in You throughout our lives, nor would we have persisted in Your religion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have affirmed what befits Your perfection, nor negated from Your essence the attributes of deficiency. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have journeyed to the blessed precincts of Taybah ⁸¹³ nor mounted [our mounts]. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have yearned for knowledge, the [fragrant] bān tree ⁸¹⁴, and the chaste one ⁸¹⁵, nor would we have come. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have entered the state of iḥrām ⁸¹⁶ for Hajj and Umrah, nor would we have recited the talbiyah ⁸¹⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have circumambulated the House ⁸¹⁸ nor run between Ṣafā and Marwah ⁸¹⁹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have stood at Arafah ⁸²⁰ nor gathered at al-Mashʿar al-Ḥarām ⁸²¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have shaved [our heads] ⁸²², nor shortened [our hair], nor stoned [the pillars] ⁸²³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have marked [the sacrificial animals] ⁸²⁴, nor garlanded them, nor offered them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have authenticated the chains of love, nor narrated its rare traditions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have traversed the paths of the righteous, nor concerned ourselves with righteous deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have strung the jewels of prophetic praises into a necklace of meanings, nor selected them. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, without whom we would not have acquired the virtues of good deeds, nor sent forth before us the treasures of obedience, nor amassed them. So, O Allah, bless him and his family, by whose guidance we are guided, and his Companions, by whose conduct and Sunnah we follow, a blessing that sends down clouds of goodness upon us, and repels from us and from all who belong to us the adversities of calamities and trials, and grant him abundant peace forever. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. The Chosen One, the Elect from among all people, and he is the one distinguished with prophecies. Without him, they would not have saddled the mounts nor traveled by night with litters heading to al-Baṭḥā' ⁸²⁵. Without him, the pilgrims would not have visited Taybah nor tended the verdant garden of al-Zawrā' ⁸²⁶. Without him, al-Naqā ⁸²⁷, al-Munḥanā ⁸²⁸, the trunk ⁸²⁹, al-Jarʿā' ⁸³⁰, and al-Zarqā' ⁸³¹ would not have been mentioned. Without him, there would have been no suns that shone, nor a moon that illuminated the sky. Without him, all existence would not have been, and he is the one distinguished with the Night Journey ⁸³². When shall I visit his station? For he has never ceased to be in my secret and my whispered prayer. And I have come to his tomb, O my master, O my support in hardship and ease, O my desire, O my wish, O my goal on the Day of my Hereafter and in my worldly life. O manifest in lineage and ancestry, nay, O manifest in beneficence among the generous. O you who are praised by the Lord of heaven, and whose praise is obligatory upon poets. May Allah bless you, O best of creation, and your family and your noble Companions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech is sweeter to souls than honey and sugar. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech removes the disease of incapacity and laziness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech is more delicious than the wine of cups. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech repels harm and misery. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech gladdens the scrolls. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech refines souls. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech preserves the regions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech clarifies the landmarks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech expiates wrongdoings.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech bequeaths noble qualities ⁸³³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech beautifies chapters and headings ⁸³⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech repels calamities and onslaughts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech illuminates the outward and the inward ⁸³⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant who populates regions and places. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech perfumes flowers and sweet basil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech honors books and registers ⁸³⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech polishes the mirror of thirsty hearts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech attracts divine effusions ⁸³⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech makes the listener yearn. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech fills the ears. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech makes gatherings pleasant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech causes tears to flow. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech bequeaths benefits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech adorns works ⁸³⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech improves natures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech preserves trusts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech clarifies laws ⁸³⁹. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech bequeaths sleeplessness and ecstasy ⁸⁴¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech fulfills the desired and the aim. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech earns love and affection. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech stirs hidden longing. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech moves the still. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech populates dwellings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech rectifies the outward and the inward. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech bequeaths elevated states ⁸⁴². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech earns hidden secrets. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech repels heart-thoughts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech drives away worldly distractions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech bequeaths widespread miracles ⁸⁴³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech preserves breaths. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech calms the senses.

He whose speech yields fruits ⁸⁴⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He whose speech dispels drowsiness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He whose speech illuminates lights. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He whose speech lifts veils. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He whose speech heals harms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He whose speech removes rivals. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, He whose speech subdues the wicked. 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O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, He whose speech removes sorrows. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, He whose speech brings joys. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, He whose speech perfumes gatherings and adorns praises. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, He whose speech is better than the meeting of the lover with the beloved. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, He whose speech is more beautiful than the return of youth after old age. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, He whose speech is more desirable than the sealed nectar ⁸⁴⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is dearer than a hidden secret. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is sweeter than al-Kawthar ⁸⁴⁷ and Salsabil ⁸⁴⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech suffices instead of sips and kisses. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech seats the lover upon the throne of veneration and glorification. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech revives spirits and enlivens souls. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech dispels worries and makes the frowning smile. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech refines morals and delights the faces. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech delights the listener and passes around the cups. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is better than the adornment of the world and conversation with the bride. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more delightful than the plucking of the lute and the sound of strings. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more beautiful than the talk of night companions and the composition of poems. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more delicate than the voice of camel-drivers ⁸⁴⁹ and the chirping of birds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more splendid than what eyes have seen and tongues have praised. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more precious than what merchants have acquired and ships have carried. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is better than the unique pearls of knowledge and literature. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more beautiful than the words of coral and nuggets of gold. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is sweeter than sugar and fresh honey. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more beautiful than reed huts wherein there is no clamor nor fatigue. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more delightful than the voice of maidens in palaces. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more splendid than necklaces of pearls upon bosoms. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is better than the passing of cups among youths and houris ⁸⁵⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more delightful than the bliss of Paradise. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is better than raised couches and beautiful faces. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more gentle than the morning breeze. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more beautiful than the embroidery of the sash. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more fragrant than the flowers of the valleys. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more beautiful than sitting with the morning. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is better than the companionship of the friend and the companion. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more delightful than conversation with the drinking companion and lying with young maidens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is better than the pride of kingship and the authority of ranks. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more delightful than attaining one's need and union for the seeker. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is better than gifts and prizes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more beautiful than testimony for the successful. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is better than the attainment of the desired for the incapable. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more beautiful than jewelry and robes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more delightful than sleep for the sleepless. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more beautiful than the gold of mines. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is dearer than the alchemy of treasuries. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is more fragrant than the flowers of gardens. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is higher than the prizes of sultans. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is better than what the maker has made and the beholder marvels at. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech is the most sublime thing that the one who prays has stored and the one who remembers has adorned himself with. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech brightens the face of the lover among lovers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech illuminates the heart of the one who prays among those who pray.

He whose speech elevates the aspiration of those who remember ⁸⁵¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech refines the character of the knowers ⁸⁵². O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech delights the countenance of those who are affiliated ⁸⁵³. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech whitens the forelock of the God-fearing ⁸⁵⁴. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech magnifies the rank of those who praise ⁸⁵⁵. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech manifests the miracles of the righteous ⁸⁵⁶. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech clarifies the excellence of the intercessors ⁸⁵⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech guides to the path of goodness and right guidance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech flows like the flow of the spirit in bodies. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech causes the lover to be absent from his own sensation ⁸⁵⁸. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech protects the one who remembers ⁸⁵⁹ in all his breaths. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech benefits the one who stands [in prayer] and the one who fasts. (211) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech bequeaths righteousness and manifests noble traits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech folds up the distances of travel for the wayfarers ⁸⁶⁰. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech bequeaths knowledge and the company of people of goodness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech rectifies one's state and one's wealth. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech fulfills goals and hopes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech beautifies actions and purifies words. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech calms fear and removes terrors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech benefits at the time of accumulating earthquakes and horrors. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech is the beginning of commencement and the seal of deeds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech frees necks [from Hellfire] and delivers on the Day of Presentation and Questioning ⁸⁶¹. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech opens doors and facilitates means. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech expands chests and illuminates intellects. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech improves discourse and sweetens response. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, by whose name one is safe on the Day of the Greatest Terror from the scrutiny of the reckoning. Section: O Allah, upon him and upon his noble and excellent family, and his Companions who are the most generous of kin and beloved, send blessings by which we may descend to the stations of the poles ⁸⁶², and by which You may give us to drink from the wine of Your love the delicious drink, and by which You may bring us near to You in proximity and goodly return, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * The final one ⁸⁶³, the eraser of misguidance with guidance, * and the ultimate of empowerment, nearness of the heart (212) * A moon that radiated from the forelock of Hashim, * on earth a light of guidance and correctness. * And a most noble prophet, when Adam * was yet to be from water and clay and dust. * So time passed, and his description and attributes * were before his mission in every scripture. * And preceded in him the glad tidings of reports, * and of monks, soothsayers, and astrologers. * They knew him before his appearance by proofs * whose title is the positions of lineages. * And they saw him as a shining full moon moving * with light in wombs and loins. * Then the veil was lifted, and the sun of prophethood shone * above every veil. * And the beacon of religion became clear in guidance, * while polytheism fell back on its heels. * Signs were raised for you, O pride of highness, * and the ultimate of empowerment, nearness of the heart. * So you became, on the Kaaba, the noblest of those who walked * on earth, whether non-Arabs or Arabs. * And to you belongs highness and pride, undisputed * among people, O clear of lineage. * And you are the highest of messengers in rank * by majesty of status or loftiness of mount. * And upon you, O banner of guidance, may Allah send blessings, * and upon all the family and companions. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech is more radiant than the light of dawn and the light of a lamp. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech is more excellent than clusters of pearls and robes of brocade. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech is more beneficial than the wisdom of a physician and the antidote of treatment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech heals bodies and rectifies temperament. (213) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech illuminates insights and clarifies the path. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech purifies inner secrets and removes defect. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech increases provisions and enriches the needy. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech pours forth goodness and suffices multitudes. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech rescues the drowning and calms waves. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech protects the traveler and secures roads. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant, whose speech calms clamor and removes obstinacy.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech ⁸⁶⁴ elevates ranks and erects towers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech bequeaths blessing in wealth, children, and spouses. May Allah bless you and your family, O possessor of the Ascension ⁸⁶⁵ and possessor of the banner and crown, 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, Your servant whose speech relieves distress and brings relief near. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech guides the astray and leads the ignorant. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech unveils hardships and removes difficulty. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech repels falsehoods and refutes arguments. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech reminds the heedless and straightens crookedness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech teaches the ignorant and heals souls. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech cools storms and extinguishes blaze. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech quells seditions and repels turmoil. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech brings near attainment and heals crookedness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech guides to right guidance and clarifies the path. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech perfumes gatherings and diffuses fragrance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech improves morals and removes ugliness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech dispels darkness and strengthens brightness. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech bequeaths passion for His remembrance and increases utterance. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your servant whose speech benefits the seeker ⁸⁶⁶ and ascends to the highest degrees. May Allah bless you and your family, O possessor of relief and O generous deliverer, O my master, O Messenger of Allah. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which we become among those who have followed the path of the righteous predecessors and ascended, and risen to the stations of proximity and attainment, and grant abundant and exalted peace. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah reward us for Ahmad ⁸⁶⁷ the best of what He rewards, for since he brought us the truth, the truth has become radiant. A beauty appeared between al-Hatim ⁸⁶⁸ and Zamzam ⁸⁶⁹, so the horizons became illuminated with light. His light first flowed in the face of Adam, so by it he was crowned on the day of prostration. A forehead, when you see it in darkness, you see the full moon, but higher, more radiant, and more delightful. A majestic one, upon him a crown of honor from the Most High, and a garment of dignity woven with awe. A beautiful one, great in character, taking with forgiveness, a beloved, radiant, pure, fragrant. Majesty and lights with which Allah clothed his face, so the forenoon became radiant from his face. He removed from us misguidance with guidance when he came, and were it not for him, we would be wandering in misguidance. A station of great status, lofty in sublimity, to him belong forbearance as a trait and generosity as a path. A generous one, when he gives, his generosity enriches you; the seas of bounty surge in his hand. Abundant in gifts, he does not fear poverty; to him the treasures of the earth, if he wills, would emerge. Worthy of us striving and traveling by night towards him, for he is the one to whom one strives and travels by night. We have made our need for him in life, and we are more in need of him on the Day of Resurrection. All of creation and the messengers are under his banner, and who has an exit from the status of Ahmad? I have declared my praise of him without hesitation, and whoever praises the Beloved does not hesitate. My paradise is the Gardens of Eden through praising him, and I hope that in both abodes he will relieve my worry. His generosity is ever renewed with the passage of time; towards his generosity the mounts are urged and set out. O Allah, O He who honored the people of hadith ⁸⁷⁰ with service to this noble Prophet and singled them out for knowledge of his prophetic speech, recording its transmission, preserving its chains of transmission, and knowing its narrators, and caused springs of wisdom to flow on their tongues, and unveiled to them the intricacies of its difficulties, and honored them with transmitting his traditions and reviving the landmarks of his Sunnah, and made beloved to them praising his Muhammadan qualities and mentioning his Ahmadine ⁸⁷¹ virtues and noble traits, his miracles, and the perfection of his special status, and facilitated for them the narration of his stories, reports, his unseen unveilings, inspirations, revelations, and proofs of his prophethood, and expanded their breasts for collecting his words, understanding their meanings, and deriving legal rulings from his sayings, actions, and biography. So they acted according to what they knew, availed themselves of the blessing of what they understood, attained the rank of precedence and priority, and were seated on the chairs of majesty and veneration. By them, gatherings and assemblies were adorned, and the great and excellent ones followed them, and the nobles and peers submitted to their leadership. So by night they became monks of mosques and prayer niches, and by day knights of pulpits and positions. Journeys were undertaken to them, and men were honored by them. Their Lord singled them out with the subtleties of intimate conversation, gifted them with glad tidings and pure blessings, supported them with perfect certainty and steadfastness, and rewarded them for their patience with contentment and pleasure, houris and boys, chambers and palaces, and elevation of ranks. He bestowed upon them the giving of the book in the right hand, the call by the name of the righteous, acceptance of means and intercessions, and honored them with joy and happiness and delight.

And joy, and the preponderance of the scales with good deeds, I ask You. O Allah, by what You have bestowed upon them of virtues and honors, and by what You have distinguished them with of gifts and stations, and by the right of our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the bridegroom of the divine presences, the lamp of insights and illuminated hearts, the qibla of the people of the earth and the imam of the inhabitants of the heavens, that You honor us with what You honored them with of perfect union and the lifting of the veil, and give us to drink of what You gave them to drink of the sealed nectar and the purest drink, and comfort us with what You comforted them with of holy gifts, divine sciences, and delightful discourse, and make us among those to whom the gifts of the All-Merciful are guided and upon whom the angels enter from every gate, and grant us, O Allah, a portion of what You granted them in this world of striving, and in the Hereafter of good meeting and the excellence of witnessing. O He who honored His saints with the subtleties of His generosity in both abodes, and sent forth to them from among themselves a Messenger as an intercessor, make, O Allah, his praise for us an accepted intercessor, his love for us an exalted station, and his presence for us an impregnable fortress, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * May God bless the one distinguished with blessings, * And the best of people in era and generosity, * Who came with truth, and the Qur'an is his witness, * And the master of the House, the two corners, and the Sanctuary. ⁸⁷² * How many miracles of his appeared, whose virtues shone, * As the full moon shines in the darkness. * Gabriel conversed with him, then he increased in rank * At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, surpassing all nations. * May God bless him, for he is the best of those * Who prayed and performed pilgrimage, and the best of Arabs and non-Arabs. This part of the treasure of the needy on blessings upon the master of the banner and the crown has ended, by the praise of Allah Most High and His good assistance, at the hand of His servant and the captive of his sin, al-Mufaddal ibn Muhammad ibn al-Harraz al-Idrisi, and it is owned by Allah, and its possessor, the servant of his Lord, 'Abd al-Khaliq ibn al-Shaykh al-Rabbani and the gnostic hero, my master al-Mu'ti ibn al-Salih, has made it a perpetual endowment after his death. ⁸⁷³ May Allah grant victory to his tomb and give him a spacious abode in the gardens. And whoever alters or changes, Allah is his reckoner. ﴾And those who do wrong will come to know by what overturning they will be overturned.﴿

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1. al-Dhakhira : A Sufi work, likely 'al-Dhakhira al-Muhammadiyya' or similar, meaning 'The Treasure'.
2. gnostic : Translation of 'al-‘ārif', a Sufi term for one who has direct knowledge of God.
3. servitude : Arabic '‘ubūdiyya', a key Sufi concept denoting complete submission and devotion to God.
4. divine secrets : Arabic 'asrār ladunniyya', esoteric knowledge granted directly by God.
5. Quran 17:3 : Reference to Noah as a grateful servant.
6. Quran 38:45 : Reference to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as servants.
7. Quran 38:44 : Reference to Job as an excellent servant.
8. Quran 38:30 : Reference to David and Solomon as excellent servants.
9. Quran 19:2 : Reference to Zechariah as a servant.
10. Quran 19:30 : Jesus declaring himself a servant of Allah.
11. Quran 72:19 : Reference to Muhammad as the servant of Allah.
12. Quran 19:93 : All creatures come as servants to the Most Merciful.
13. Quran 25:72 : Avoiding falsehood and passing by ill speech with dignity.
14. Quran 25:73 : Those who do not ignore God's verses when reminded.
15. Quran 25:74 : Supplication for comfort in family and to be an example for the righteous.
16. sābiq al-azal : Pre-eternity; the timeless state before creation.
17. iqāma : The second call to prayer, just before the prayer begins.
18. al-muqarrabūn : The 'near ones' or those brought near to God, often referring to the highest angels.
19. Riḍwān : The angel keeper of Paradise.
20. al-Isrā' : The Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem.
21. Aḥmadiyya : A reference to the Prophet Muhammad's name Ahmad, indicating a higher spiritual station.
22. Amīn Allāh : The Trustworthy of God; a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
23. al-sāqī : The cupbearer; a mystical figure who dispenses spiritual wine.
24. Qayyūmiyya : Pertaining to al-Qayyūm (the Self-Subsisting), a divine attribute.
25. Sūrat al-Isrā' 17:1 : Quran 17:1, referring to the Night Journey.
26. Sūrat al-Najm 53:10 : Quran 53:10, referring to revelation.
27. Sūrat al-Baqara 2:23 : Quran 2:23, challenging to produce a sura like it.
28. Sūrat al-Kahf 18:1 : Quran 18:1.
29. Sūrat al-Furqān 25:1 : Quran 25:1.
30. al-ʿubūdiyya : Servanthood; the state of being a servant of God, implying complete submission and devotion.
31. al-rubūbiyya : Lordship; the attribute of God as Lord and Sustainer.
32. al-ulūhiyya : Divinity; the attribute of God as the sole object of worship.
33. al-Aḥmadiyya : A reference to the Prophet Muhammad's name Ahmad, indicating his praiseworthy qualities.
34. Zahrā' : A name for Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'radiant'.
35. Sūrat al-Isrā' 17:1 : Quranic verse referring to the Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad.
36. al-ism al-aʿẓam : The Greatest Name of God, which encompasses all divine attributes.
37. al-aqṭāb : The spiritual poles or saints in Sufism who are the highest authorities in the spiritual hierarchy.
38. hudā : Guidance; divine guidance leading to truth and righteousness.
39. al-maḥw : Effacement; a Sufi term for the annihilation of the ego and its attributes in the Divine presence.
40. al-ḥashāshah : The vital spirit or soul; here referring to the lover's life essence.
41. al-ʿubūdiyyah : Servitude; the state of being a servant of God, considered the highest honor for the Prophet Muhammad.
42. al-taʿyīn : Determination; a Sufi term for the specific manifestation or individuation of divine attributes.
43. ahl al-sirr : People of the secret; those endowed with esoteric knowledge and spiritual insight.
44. al-maḥbūbiyyah : Belovedness; the state of being beloved by God.
45. al-ʿurūj : Ascension; referring to the Prophet's Miʿrāj, his heavenly journey.
46. qāba qawsayn aw adnā : Two bows' length or closer; a Qur'anic phrase (53:9) describing the Prophet's proximity to God during the Miʿrāj.
47. al-anwār al-mawlawiyyah : Lordly lights; divine lights associated with lordship (rubūbiyyah).
48. taʿrīf khāṣṣ : Special knowledge; an intimate, direct knowledge of God granted to the Prophet.
49. al-aḥādīth al-marwiyyah : Transmitted traditions; the sayings and actions of the Prophet recorded in Hadith.
50. عَبْدِكَ الَّذِي أَضَفْتَهُ إِلَيْكَ : A phrase emphasizing the Prophet's unique honor of being attributed directly to Allah, indicating his special status as a servant intimately connected to his Lord.
51. عَبْدِكَ الَّذِي أَضَفْتَهُ إِلَيْكَ : Repeated phrase highlighting the Prophet's exclusive relation to Allah, transcending human lineage and worldly attachments.
52. حَلَقَ الذَّاكِرِينَ : Circles of those who remember Allah, often referring to gatherings for dhikr (remembrance of God).
53. عَبْدِكَ الَّذِي أَضَفْتَهُ إِلَيْكَ : Repeated phrase underscoring the Prophet's servitude as a means of honor and elevation.
54. 'Illiyin : The highest station in Paradise, mentioned in the Quran (83:18-19).
55. qibla : The direction of prayer (towards Mecca), here used metaphorically as the focal point of guidance.
56. al-Ghuwayr : A place name, possibly a valley or region, often mentioned in classical Arabic poetry as a symbol of a beloved's abode.
57. the Book : Refers to the Quran, the holy scripture of Islam.
58. chains of transmission : In Islamic scholarship, the chain of narrators (isnad) that authenticates a hadith or report.
59. al-kitāb : The Scripture; refers to the Qur'an, which is considered the divine book in Islam.
60. maḥārīb : Prayer niches; plural of miḥrāb, the niche in a mosque indicating the direction of prayer, also used metaphorically for places of worship or devotion.
61. wasā'il : Means or intermediaries; in Sufi context, refers to the spiritual means or channels through which divine grace is received.
62. al-ghayba : Absence or spiritual absorption; a Sufi term for the state of being so absorbed in contemplation of God that one is unaware of oneself or the world.
63. al-Ṣamadiyya : The attribute of being Self-Sufficient, independent of all, and the One to whom all turn for needs; derived from Allah's name al-Ṣamad.
64. al-Burāq : The mythical steed that carried the Prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey (Isrā') from Mecca to Jerusalem.
65. Ṭāhā : One of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, also the title of Surah 20 of the Quran.
66. Umm al-Kitāb : The 'Mother of the Book' refers to the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ) or the essence of the Quran.
67. tawḥīd : The Islamic concept of monotheism, affirming the oneness of Allah.
68. al-ḥaẓā'ir al-'arshiyya : The Throne-enclosures: spiritual realms or stations associated with the Divine Throne ('Arsh).
69. kalīm : Interlocutor: one who speaks with God, a title given to prophets like Moses; here applied to Muhammad metaphorically.
70. al-ḥaḍarāt al-'indiyya : The divine presences: spiritual stations or levels of proximity to God.
71. al-futūḥāt al-saniyya : Sublime openings: spiritual unveilings or illuminations granted by God.
72. al-aḥmadiyya : Ahmad is another name of Prophet Muhammad; 'Ahmadan' refers to his spiritual essence.
73. al-muṭā' al-makīn : The obeyed one of firm station: a reference to Quran 81:21, describing the Prophet as obeyed and trustworthy.
74. al-lawḥ al-maktūb : The Preserved Tablet: the heavenly tablet containing all divine decrees and knowledge.
75. al-ma‘ṣūm : The infallible; refers to the Prophet Muhammad who is protected from sin and error.
76. al-ra’ūf al-raḥīm : The Kind and Merciful; two of Allah's attributes applied to the Prophet as mentioned in the Quran (9:128).
77. al-tafwīḍ : Delegation; entrusting all affairs to Allah.
78. al-sharī‘a al-muṭahhara : The pure Law; the Islamic Sharia.
79. al-wilāya : Sainthood; spiritual authority and closeness to Allah.
80. ādāb al-sulūk : Etiquette of spiritual wayfaring; the proper conduct on the spiritual path.
81. al-ṣiddīqīn : The truthful; a high rank of righteousness.
82. khafḍ al-janāḥ : Lowering the wing; a metaphor for humility and gentleness.
83. al-jadhb : Attraction; a spiritual state where one is drawn towards Allah.
84. al-ruqya : Incantation; recitation of Quranic verses for healing.
85. tawḥīd : The oneness of God; the central doctrine of Islam affirming the absolute unity of Allah.
86. malakūt : The spiritual or angelic realm; the dominion of God's sovereignty.
87. jabarūt : The realm of divine omnipotence and majesty; a Sufi term for the highest spiritual station.
88. Sidrat al-Muntahā : The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary; a celestial tree marking the end of the seventh heaven, beyond which no creation can pass, mentioned in the Prophet's Night Journey.
89. Qāba Qawsayn aw Adnā : A Qur'anic phrase (53:9) meaning 'two bow-lengths or nearer,' referring to the Prophet's proximity to God during his ascension.
90. al-maḥw wa al-t̲h̲ubāt : The divine decree of erasure and establishment; a concept from Qur'an 13:39, referring to God's power to abrogate or confirm what He wills.
91. sirr al-khuṣūṣiyya : The secret of particularity or special distinction, a Sufi term referring to the unique spiritual station and intimacy granted to certain saints.
92. al-wāḥidiyya : Oneness in terms of the attribute of unity that encompasses multiplicity, a divine name attribute.
93. al-aḥadiyya : Absolute Unity, the oneness of God that excludes any multiplicity or composition.
94. Sūrat al-Isrā' 17:1 : Qur'anic verse: 'Exalted is He who took His servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque.'
95. Sūrat al-Zumar 39:36 : Qur'anic verse: 'Is not God sufficient for His servant?'
96. Sūrat al-Jinn 72:19 : Qur'anic verse: 'And that when the servant of God stood supplicating Him...'
97. Sūrat al-Furqān 25:1 : Qur'anic verse: 'Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His servant...'
98. Sūrat al-Mā'ida 5:41 : Qur'anic address: 'O Messenger, let not those who hasten into disbelief grieve you.'
99. Sūrat al-Aḥzāb 33:1 : Qur'anic address: 'O Prophet, fear God and do not obey the disbelievers and hypocrites.'
100. Sūrat al-Muzzammil 73:1 : Qur'anic address: 'O you enwrapped one.'
101. Sūrat al-Muddaththir 74:1 : Qur'anic address: 'O you enshrouded one.'
102. Sūrat Yā Sīn 36:1 : Qur'anic chapter; some interpret 'Ya Sin' as an address to the Prophet.
103. Sūrat al-Najm 53:1 : Qur'anic chapter; some interpret the oath 'By the star' as referring to the Prophet.
104. Sūrat al-Qamar 54:1 : Qur'anic chapter; some interpret the oath 'By the moon' as referring to the Prophet.
105. Dhū al-Nūn : Title of Prophet Jonah meaning 'the one of the fish,' referring to his being swallowed by the whale.
106. khīlān : Moles or beauty spots; metaphor for apparent imperfections that actually enhance beauty.
107. insāniyya : Human nature or essence, as opposed to angelic.
108. ʿubūdiyya : Servitude; the state of being a perfect servant of God, considered the highest spiritual station.
109. tilka l-rusulu... : Qur'an 2:253, referring to the superiority of some prophets over others.
110. Muṣṭafawiyya : Pertaining to al-Muṣṭafā, 'the Chosen One,' a title of Prophet Muhammad.
111. kashf : Unveiling; direct spiritual vision or intuitive knowledge in Sufism.
112. Aḥmadiyya : Pertaining to Aḥmad, another name of the Prophet, meaning 'most praiseworthy.'
113. ḥaḍrat al-wujūb : The Presence of Necessity; a term for the Divine Essence as necessary being.
114. malakūt : The angelic or spiritual realm, as opposed to mulk (the physical world).
115. al-insān al-kāmil : The Perfect Human; the highest spiritual archetype, epitomized by the Prophet.
116. raḥmatan lil-ʿālamīn : Qur'an 21:107: 'a mercy to the worlds.'
117. kuntu nabiyyan... : Hadith: 'I was a prophet while Adam was between water and clay.'
118. kāffatan lil-nās : Qur'an 34:28: 'comprehensively to mankind.'
119. buʿithtu lil-aswad wa-l-aḥmar : Hadith: 'I was sent to the black and the red,' meaning all humanity.
120. al-ʿuqūl al-dhakiyya : Intelligent minds; those with sharp intellects capable of esoteric understanding.
121. wilāya : Sainthood; spiritual authority and closeness to God.
122. mīthāq : Covenant; the primordial pact taken by God from the prophets.
123. laylat al-isrāʾ : The Night of the Ascension, when the Prophet led the prophets in prayer.
124. al-ism al-muḥammadī : The Muhammadan name, referring to the name 'Muhammad' which is considered to encompass all perfections and is the source of all good.
125. al-abdāl : The substitutes, a rank of saints in Sufism who are believed to be the pillars of the world, often forty in number.
126. al-ḥujub al-sātira : The covering veils, referring to the spiritual veils that separate the seeker from divine realities.
127. barā'a min al-nīrān : Acquittal from the fires, meaning freedom from Hellfire.
128. al-mahbūb : The Beloved; a title for the Prophet Muhammad, referring to his being beloved by Allah.
129. ḥabb al-mulūk : Literally 'seed of kings'; a type of tree, possibly the castor oil plant or another species known for its seeds.
130. ṣāḥib al-wasīlah : Possessor of the Means; a title for the Prophet Muhammad, referring to the highest station in Paradise granted to him.
131. shaḥmatay udhunayhā : The two ear-lobes of the fish; a miraculous writing on a fish.
132. Muḥammad ibn Marzūq : A scholar and saint from Tlemcen, known for his piety and narrations of miraculous events.
133. Tilimsān : Tlemcen, a city in present-day Algeria, historically a center of Islamic learning.
134. qaryat al-‘Abbād : The village of al-'Abbad, possibly a location in North Africa associated with saints.
135. Tarqin : A place or person; likely a village or a saint named Abu Tarqin.
136. al-Qāḍī ‘Iyāḍ : Qadi 'Iyad (d. 1149), a famous Maliki scholar and author of al-Shifa' bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa.
137. al-Shifā’ : Al-Shifa' bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa, a classic work on the virtues and rights of the Prophet Muhammad.
138. ‘alā aḥad janbayhā : On one of its two sides; referring to a fish or object with writing on both sides.
139. sanata sab‘ wa sittīn wa mi’ah wa alf : The year 1167 AH (1753-1754 CE).
140. mīm : The Arabic letter m; the name Muhammad is spelled with letters mīm, ḥā’, mīm, dāl, each symbolizing a part of the human body.
141. اللَّهُ : Allah, the proper name of God in Islam.
142. صُورَةِ اسْمِهِ : The form of His name; refers to the spiritual form or image associated with the divine name.
143. أَبَارِ الْحَيَّاتِ وَالْعَقَارِبِ : Pits of snakes and scorpions; a description of the depths of Hell.
144. حَبِيبِهِ : His beloved; refers to the Prophet Muhammad.
145. اسْمِ حَمْدٍ : The name of praise; refers to the name Muhammad, which derives from the root ḥ-m-d meaning praise.
146. الْمَحْمُودِ : The Praised One; a reference to God, from whom the name Muhammad is derived.
147. تَبَارَكَ : Blessed; refers to Surah al-Mulk (67) or al-Furqan (25), both beginning with 'Tabāraka'.
148. الضُّحَى : al-Duha; Surah 93 of the Quran.
149. الْإِنْشِقَاقَا : al-Inshiqaq; Surah 84 of the Quran.
150. السَّبْعَ الطِّبَاقَا : The seven heavens; refers to the layers of the sky mentioned in the Quran.
151. الْعَارِفِينَ : Knowers; Sufi term for those who have attained gnosis (ma'rifa) of God.
152. الِاسْمِ الْمُحَمَّدِيِّ : The Muhammadan name; the name Muhammad, considered to have esoteric significance.
153. الْأَحْمَدِيِّ : Ahmadine; related to the name Ahmad, another name of the Prophet.
154. سِرُّ الْغَيْبِ الرَّبَّانِيُّ : The secret of the divine unseen; a Sufi concept of hidden divine knowledge.
155. نُورُ الْكَشْفِ الرَّحْمَانِيِّ : The light of merciful unveiling; a Sufi term for spiritual illumination.
156. الْعِلْمِ اللَّدُنِّيِّ : Divine knowledge; knowledge directly from God, often associated with Sufi gnosis.
157. أَرْبَعَةِ أَحْرُفِ : Four letters; the name Muhammad consists of four letters: mīm, ḥā', mīm, dāl.
158. خَمْسَاتِهِ : Its fives; refers to the numerical value or esoteric aspects of the name when considering the doubled letter.
159. الْمُشَدَّدُ : The doubled; in Arabic script, the shadda indicates a doubled consonant; here the mīm in Muhammad is doubled.
160. عِشْرَاتِهِ : Its twenties; refers to the numerical value of the letters when multiplied.
161. الْجَمِيعَ : The whole; refers to the total numerical value of the name.
162. أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ : Fourteen; the number of letters in the full phrase 'Muhammad Rasul Allah' (Muhammad is the Messenger of God) or similar.
163. مَيْمَنَاتِهِ : Its mims; the letter mīm appears twice in Muhammad, and its esoteric significance is explored.
164. الْمِيمَ الْأُولَى : The first mīm; the first letter of Muhammad, symbolizing the head.
165. الْحَاءَ : The ḥā'; the second letter of Muhammad, symbolizing the hands.
166. الدَّالَ : The dāl; the fourth letter of Muhammad, symbolizing the lower body.
167. أَحْسَنِيَّةُ التَّقْوِيمِ : The best of forms; Quranic phrase (95:4) referring to the optimal creation of humans.
168. الْمَلَوَيْنِ : The two ages; possibly meaning day and night or this world and the next.
169. نَبِيِّكَ : Your Prophet; addressing God.
170. أَرْبَابِ الْأَحْوَالِ : People of states; Sufi term for those who experience spiritual states (aḥwāl).
171. بَيْتِ اللَّهِ الْعَتِيقِ : The Ancient House of God; the Kaaba in Mecca.
172. وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ فِيكُمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ : Qur'an 49:7: 'And know that among you is the Messenger of Allah.'
173. الملائكة الأربعة الكرام : The four archangels: Jibril (Gabriel), Mika'il (Michael), Israfil (Seraphiel), and 'Azra'il (Azrael).
174. عمر الفاروق : 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Caliph, known as al-Faruq (the distinguisher between truth and falsehood).
175. ابن أبي قحافة : Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the first Caliph, son of Abu Quhafa.
176. الخلفاء الأربعة : The four Rightly Guided Caliphs: Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali.
177. أحمد : Another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'the most praiseworthy.'
178. سورة الإخلاص : Qur'anic chapter 112, al-Ikhlas (Sincerity), which has 4 verses.
179. التوحيد : Tawhid: the oneness of God, the central doctrine of Islam.
180. الشريعة : Shari'a: Islamic law derived from the Qur'an and Sunnah.
181. الحقيقة : Haqiqa: spiritual reality or truth, often used in Sufism.
182. النبوة : Nubuwwa: prophethood.
183. الرسالة : Risala: messengership.
184. سورة الفاتحة : Qur'anic chapter 1, al-Fatiha (The Opening), consisting of 7 verses.
185. عائشة : 'A'isha bint Abi Bakr, wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
186. الأوتاد : Al-Awtad: 'the pegs,' a term in Sufism for the four highest saints who uphold the spiritual world.
187. سورة القدر : Qur'anic chapter 97, al-Qadr (The Night of Decree), which has 5 verses.
188. Rahmani : Derived from al-Rahman (The Most Gracious), one of the divine names.
189. mim : The Arabic letter م (mīm), the first letter of Muhammad's name.
190. father of mankind : Refers to Adam, the first human.
191. father of spirits : Refers to Adam as the father of human spirits.
192. stumbled : Refers to the prophets' human weaknesses or errors.
193. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful : The Basmala, the opening phrase of the Quran.
194. Two, Allah is the third of them in the cave : Reference to Quran 9:40, about the Prophet and Abu Bakr in the cave.
195. manifestations : Divine self-disclosures or theophanies.
196. Ayns : The Arabic letter ع (ʿayn), possibly symbolizing essence or source.
197. Surah al-Kawthar : Chapter 108 of the Quran, meaning 'Abundance'.
198. ha : The Arabic letter ه (hā'), the second letter of Muhammad's name.
199. octads of desire : Groups of eight related to spiritual longing.
200. iqama : The second call to prayer, shorter than the adhan.
201. Surah al-Inshirah : Chapter 94 of the Quran, meaning 'The Opening' or 'Solace'.
202. Surah al-Tin : Chapter 95 of the Quran, meaning 'The Fig'.
203. Rabīʿ al-Awwal : The third month of the Islamic lunar calendar, in which the Prophet Muhammad was born and died.
204. Ṭaybah : A name for Medina, meaning 'good' or 'pleasant'.
205. ḥāʾ : The Arabic letter 'ḥāʾ' (ح), which has a numerical value of 8 in the abjad system.
206. al-Ḥabīb : The Beloved, a title for the Prophet Muhammad.
207. Jibrīl wa Mīkāl : The archangels Gabriel and Michael.
208. al-Mukhtār : The Chosen One, a title for the Prophet Muhammad.
209. al-Lawḥ wa al-Qalam : The Preserved Tablet and the Pen, celestial instruments of divine decree in Islamic theology.
210. Riḍwān : The angel guardian of Paradise.
211. Mālik : The angel guardian of Hell.
212. qāba qawsayn aw adnā : A Qur'anic phrase (53:9) describing the Prophet's proximity to God during the Ascension, meaning 'two bow-lengths or nearer'.
213. al-Ḥanīfiyyah al-Samḥā : The tolerant monotheistic religion, referring to the primordial faith of Abraham.
214. al-muthannayāt : Duals or pairs, often referring to Qur'anic verses or concepts that come in pairs.
215. al-ʿArsh wa al-Kursī : The Throne and the Footstool of God, mentioned in the Qur'an (2:255).
216. Ḥawwāʾ : Eve, the wife of Adam.
217. 76 : The number 76 appears in the text as a marginal note or reference to a specific count.
218. al-Ḥaramayn : The two sanctuaries: Mecca and Medina.
219. al-Thaqalayn : The two weighty things: humans and jinn, or the Qur'an and the Prophet's family.
220. Rabbu al-Mashriqayn wa Rabbu al-Maghribayn : Qur'an 55:17: 'Lord of the two easts and Lord of the two wests.'
221. Qulnā iḥmil fīhā min kullin zawjayn ithnayn : Qur'an 11:40: 'We said: Carry in it of every kind two pairs.'
222. Wa khalaqnākum azwājan : Qur'an 78:8: 'And We created you in pairs.'
223. mīm ḥāʾ mīm mīm bi-al-ḍaʿfi dāl : The letters of the name Muhammad (M-H-M-M-D) with the doubled mim counted as two mims, giving a numerical value of 14.
224. Mūsā al-Kalīm : Moses, the one who spoke with God.
225. al-layālī al-ʿashr : The ten nights mentioned in Qur'an 89:2, often interpreted as the first ten nights of Dhul-Hijjah.
226. al-Fajr : Surah 89 of the Qur'an, 'The Dawn'.
227. ʿashr al-Muḥarram : The tenth day of Muharram, known as Ashura.
228. Hijrah : The emigration of the Prophet from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, marking the start of the Islamic calendar.
229. Sūrat al-Ḍuḥā : Surah 93 of the Qur'an, 'The Morning Hours'.
230. Abdāl : Substitutes, a rank of saints in Sufism, often said to be seven or forty.
231. Quṭb : The Pole or Axis, the highest rank of saint in Sufi hierarchy.
232. Awtād : Pegs, a rank of saints who uphold the spiritual world, often four.
233. al-Maqām al-Maḥmūd : The Praiseworthy Station, a rank of intercession granted to the Prophet Muhammad on the Day of Judgment.
234. Buraq : The mythical steed that carried the Prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey (Isra and Mi'raj).
235. between the East and West : A phrase indicating the entire expanse of the world, from east to west.
236. Holy Presence : The divine presence or the presence of God.
237. seven units : Refers to the seven letters of the name Muhammad in Arabic (Mīm, Ḥā', Mīm, Dāl) but counted as seven due to the inclusion of the shaddah (gemination) or other mystical considerations.
238. Khalah : Intimate friendship or close companionship, a station of spiritual closeness.
239. Mahabbah : Divine love, a station of loving God.
240. Khususiyyah : Special distinction or particularity, a station of being chosen.
241. Sabiqiyyah : Precedence or priority, a station of being foremost.
242. Istifaiyyah : Election or chosenness, a station of being selected.
243. Ibtidaiyyah : Primacy or beginning, a station of being the first.
244. Khatamiyyah : Seal or finality, a station of being the last prophet.
245. gnostic openings : Spiritual unveilings and illuminations granted to the knowers of God (gnostics).
246. divine sciences : Knowledge directly from God, often referred to as 'ladunni' knowledge.
247. 'Illiyin : The highest station in Paradise, the abode of the righteous.
248. al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī : A renowned early Islamic scholar and ascetic (642–728 CE), known for his piety and wisdom.
249. Jibrīl : The archangel Gabriel, who delivers revelation to prophets.
250. al-ism al-muḥammadī : The name 'Muhammad' or its derivatives, considered blessed due to its association with the Prophet.
251. Abū Umāma al-Bāhilī : A companion of the Prophet, known for narrating many hadiths.
252. Anas : Anas ibn Malik, a prominent companion and servant of the Prophet.
253. kitāb : Here likely meaning a household register or document listing family members.
254. ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā : The eighth Shia Imam (765–818 CE), known for his piety and knowledge.
255. Ibn ʿAbbās : Abdullah ibn Abbas, a cousin of the Prophet and a major early scholar of Quranic exegesis.
256. ʿAlī : Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law, and the fourth caliph.
257. tuḥammil : To apply kohl (antimony) to the eyes, a metaphor for illuminating insight.
258. ithmid : Antimony, a substance used as kohl, symbolizing clarity and beauty.
259. al-ism al-aḥmadī : The name 'Ahmad', another name of the Prophet, meaning 'more praiseworthy'.
260. ḥūr al-ʿīn : Beautiful, pure-eyed maidens in Paradise, promised to the righteous.
261. Kawthar : A river in Paradise, also a name of a Quranic chapter, symbolizing abundant blessings.
262. عِلِّيِّينَ : 'Illiyin: The highest station in Paradise, the abode of the righteous and the elite.
263. مُحَمَّد : Muhammad: The name of the Prophet, meaning 'the praised one'.
264. الْمَلْكَانِ : The two angels: The recording angels, Munkar and Nakir, who question the dead in the grave.
265. الصُّحُفِ : The scrolls: The records of deeds that are given to each person on the Day of Judgment.
266. حَوْضُكَ : Your pool: The Kawthar, the Prophet's pool in Paradise from which the faithful drink.
267. سَمِيَّهُ : One named after him: A person bearing the name Muhammad, implying honor due to the Prophet.
268. أَحْمَدِيّ : Ahmadine: Relating to Ahmad, another name of the Prophet meaning 'more praiseworthy'.
269. مُصْطَفَوِيَّة : Mustafawian: Relating to Mustafa, 'the chosen one', a title of the Prophet.
270. الْوَسِيلَة : The means: The highest rank in Paradise granted to the Prophet.
271. طه : Ta Ha: One of the names of the Prophet mentioned in the Qur'an (Surah Ta-Ha).
272. يس : Ya Sin: One of the names of the Prophet mentioned in the Qur'an (Surah Ya-Sin).
273. أَحْمَد : Ahmad: Another name of the Prophet, meaning 'more praiseworthy'.
274. ﴿هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ﴾ : Qur'anic verse (9:33, 48:28, 61:9) referring to the Prophet as 'His Messenger'.
275. Rabbika : Your Lord, referring to Allah.
276. Wilayah : Sainthood or friendship with Allah; a state of divine proximity.
277. Haqq : The Truth; one of Allah's names, also applied to the Prophet as a title.
278. Shahid : Witness; the Prophet as a witness over his community.
279. Wa'iz : Admonisher; one who warns and exhorts.
280. Muti' : Obeyed; one who is obeyed.
281. Nur : Light; the Prophet as a source of spiritual illumination.
282. Wali : Friend or protector; the Prophet as a friend of Allah.
283. Ma'sum : Infallible; protected from sin.
284. Ummi : Unlettered; the Prophet who could not read or write.
285. Karim : Generous; noble.
286. Rajul : Man; a title of honor.
287. Rami : Thrower; referring to the Prophet's action of throwing pebbles or arrows.
288. Ma'fuww 'anhu : One forgiven; the Prophet whose sins are forgiven.
289. Bayyinah : Clear evidence; the Prophet as a manifest proof.
290. Muballigh : Conveyer; the one who delivers the message.
291. Nafis : Precious; valuable.
292. 'Aziz : Mighty; powerful.
293. Haris : Eager; the Prophet's eagerness for his community's guidance.
294. Ra'uf : Compassionate; full of pity.
295. Rahim : Merciful.
296. Sabir : Patient.
297. Ni'mah : Blessing; the Prophet as a divine blessing.
298. Mustafa : Chosen; the elect.
299. Rahmah : Mercy; the Prophet as a mercy to the worlds.
300. 'Abd : Servant; the Prophet as Allah's servant.
301. Mubashshir : Bringer of good news.
302. Nadhir : Warner.
303. Awwal : First; the first of prophets in creation or rank.
304. Thani : Second; the second of two (referring to the cave incident).
305. Khatam : Seal; the final prophet.
306. Rasul : Messenger.
307. Hatim : Sealer; one who seals.
308. Musaddiq : Confirmer; one who confirms previous scriptures.
309. Sadiq : Truthful.
310. Hadi : Guide.
311. Insan : Human; the perfect human.
312. al-Safi, al-Naji, al-Khalil, al-Kalim : The chosen one, the intimate friend (Abraham), the interlocutor (Moses).
313. Da'i : Caller; one who calls to Allah.
314. Siraj : Lamp; a source of light.
315. Munir : Illuminating; giving light.
316. Rasul al-Kaffah : Messenger to all mankind.
317. Mundhir : Warner; one who warns.
318. al-Ghafur lahu : The one forgiven; whose sins are forgiven.
319. al-'Azim : The Great; magnificent.
320. Muhammad : The praised one; the Prophet's name.
321. Ahmad : More praiseworthy; another name of the Prophet.
322. al-Najm : The star.
323. al-Sahib : The companion; referring to the Prophet as a companion.
324. al-Dhikr : The remembrance; the Quran or the Prophet as a reminder.
325. al-Badr : The full moon.
326. al-Muzzammil : The enwrapped; a Quranic title.
327. al-Muddaththir : The shrouded; a Quranic title.
328. al-Mudhakkir : The reminder.
329. al-Mahbub : The beloved.
330. al-Mardi : The one pleased with; the approved.
331. al-Muhibb : The loving; one who loves.
332. al-'Amil : The worker; one who acts.
333. al-Yatim : The orphan; the Prophet was an orphan.
334. al-Ahsan : The best; most beautiful.
335. Adhanu Khayr : Permission of good; a title.
336. al-A'la : The Most High.
337. al-Imam : The leader; guide.
338. al-Amin : The trustworthy.
339. Anfusu al-'Arab : The most precious of the Arabs.
340. 'Ayat Allah : Sign of Allah.
341. al-Burhan : The proof; clear evidence.
342. al-Bashir : The bringer of glad tidings.
343. al-Baligh : The eloquent; one who conveys.
344. Thani Ithnayn : Second of two; referring to the cave.
345. al-Haris 'ala Ummatihi : The eager for his community.
346. al-Haqq : The Truth.
347. Ham : A Quranic abbreviation; sometimes interpreted as a name.
348. al-Hanif : The upright; the monotheist.
349. Khatam al-Nabiyyin : Seal of the Prophets.
350. 'Illiyin : The highest ranks of Paradise.
351. al-Khabir : The Aware; All-Knowing.
352. Quran 25:59 : Reference to the verse.
353. al-Da'i : The caller.
354. Dhu al-Quwwah : Possessor of strength.
355. Rahmatun li al-'Alamin : Mercy to the worlds.
356. al-Rasul li al-Nas Ajma'in : The messenger to all people.
357. Sabil Allah : The path of Allah.
358. Sahib al-Wasilah : Possessor of the means of nearness to Allah.
359. al-Sidq : Truthfulness.
360. al-Sirat al-Mustaqim : The straight path.
361. Taha : A Quranic chapter; a name of the Prophet.
362. 'Abd Allah : Servant of Allah.
363. al-'Urwah al-Wuthqa : The firmest handhold.
364. al-Fajr al-Mubin : The clear dawn.
365. Fadl Allah : The grace of Allah.
366. Qadamu Sidq : Footstep of truth.
367. al-Lisan : The tongue; the spokesman.
368. al-Mubayyin : The clarifier.
369. al-Mursal : The sent one.
370. al-Musallim : The one who submits or is safe.
371. al-Mashhud : The witnessed; present.
372. al-Muttali' : The one who overlooks or inspects.
373. al-Makin : The firmly established.
374. al-Munadi : The caller; proclaimer.
375. al-Mundhir al-Nas : The warner of people.
376. al-Nabi : The prophet.
377. al-Najm al-Thaqib : The piercing star.
378. Ni'mat Allah : The blessing of Allah.
379. Ya Sin : A Quranic chapter; a name of the Prophet.
380. al-Zahir : The Manifest; outward.
381. al-Batin : The Hidden; inward.
382. al-Awwal : The First.
383. al-Akhir : The Last.
384. al-Khatib : The orator; preacher.
385. Qa'id al-Rahmah : Leader of mercy.
386. al-Muqaffa : The one followed; the last.
387. Nabi al-Tawbah : Prophet of repentance.
388. Nabi al-Malhamah : Prophet of epic battle.
389. Rasul al-Rahmah : Messenger of mercy.
390. Rasul al-Malahim : Messenger of battles.
391. al-Mahi : The eradicator (of disbelief).
392. al-Hashir : The gatherer (of people on Judgment Day).
393. al-'Aqib : The successor; the last.
394. Mad Mad : A name in the Torah; meaning uncertain.
395. Sahib al-Kull : Master of all.
396. al-Baraqlit : Paraclete; the Comforter.
397. Harna : A name in the Gospel; possibly a variant.
398. Hat Hat : A name in the Psalms; meaning uncertain.
399. al-Fariq : The distinguisher (between truth and falsehood).
400. al-Iklil : The crown.
401. al-Mahmud : The praised one.
402. Nur al-Umam : Light of the nations.
403. al-Nur alladhi la Yutfa : The light that cannot be extinguished.
404. Rakib al-Jamal : Rider of the camel.
405. Mah Mah : A name in the scrolls of Sheth; meaning uncertain.
406. al-Majid : The Glorious.
407. Tab Tab : A name in the scrolls of Abraham; meaning uncertain.
408. Sarhan : A Syriac name; meaning uncertain.
409. Taylis : A Syriac name; meaning uncertain.
410. Muhsiyat al-Maymun al-Mas'ud : The enumerator of the blessed and fortunate.
411. Taha : A Quranic chapter; a name of the Prophet.
412. ar-Ra'ūf ar-Raḥīm : Two of the 99 Names of Allah: The Kind, The Merciful.
413. al-ʿĀlim al-ʿAllām : Two of the 99 Names of Allah: The Knower, The All-Knowing.
414. al-Mu'min al-Muhaymin : Two of the 99 Names of Allah: The Faithful, The Guardian.
415. Kawthar : A river in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad; also a chapter of the Quran.
416. al-Muhaymin, al-Quddūs : Two of the 99 Names of Allah: The Guardian, The Holy.
417. عَبْدِ الْمُؤْمِنِ : Servant of the Believer (one of Allah's names).
418. عَبْدِ الْقَهَّارِ : Servant of the Subduer (one of Allah's names).
419. مَاذَ : A name of the Prophet Muhammad in the Torah, possibly meaning 'desired' or 'praised'.
420. طَابَ طَابٍ : A name of the Prophet Muhammad in the Gospel, meaning 'good' or 'pleasant'.
421. حَاطٍ : A name of the Prophet Muhammad in the Psalms, possibly meaning 'protector' or 'guardian'.
422. طه : Ṭā Hā, one of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, also a chapter of the Qur'an.
423. يس : Yā Sīn, one of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, also a chapter of the Qur'an.
424. قَتَمٍ : A name of the Prophet Muhammad in earlier scriptures, possibly meaning 'perfection' or 'completion'.
425. عَاقِبٍ : Al-'Āqib, meaning 'the Last' (prophet), a name of Muhammad.
426. الْحَوْضِ : The Basin (al-Ḥawḍ), a celestial pool from which the Prophet will give water to his followers on the Day of Judgment.
427. السَّاقِي : Al-Sāqī, 'the Water-Giver', a title of the Prophet at the Basin.
428. الْمَقَامِ الْمَحْمُودِ : The Praiseworthy Station (al-Maqām al-Maḥmūd), a high station of intercession granted to the Prophet.
429. الْخَطِيبِ : Al-Khaṭīb, 'the Orator', a title of the Prophet at the Praiseworthy Station.
430. الشَّافِعِ : Al-Shāfi', 'the Intercessor', a title of the Prophet on the Day of Resurrection.
431. الْأُمِّيِّ : Al-Ummī, 'the Unlettered', a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
432. أَحْمَدَ : Aḥmad, another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
433. مُحَمَّدٍ : Muḥammad, the name of the Prophet, meaning 'praised one'.
434. شَجَرَةِ طُوبَى : The Tree of Ṭūbā, a blessed tree in Paradise.
435. سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى : The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary (Sidrat al-Muntahā), a tree in the seventh heaven marking the end of angelic knowledge.
436. الْمُصْطَفَوِيِّ : Muṣṭafawī, relating to al-Muṣṭafā (the Chosen One), a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
437. قَابِ قَوْسَيْنِ : Qāba Qawsayn (two bow-lengths), a phrase from the Qur'an (53:9) describing the Prophet's proximity to Allah during the Mi'rāj.
438. Salsabil : A spring in Paradise, mentioned in the Quran (76:18), known for its pleasant taste and ease of drinking.
439. Tasnim : A drink from a spring in Paradise, mentioned in the Quran (83:27-28), reserved for the righteous.
440. فَصَلِّ اللَّهُمَّ عَلَيْهِ : A formula of blessing upon the Prophet Muhammad, often used in prayers and litanies.
441. الْمَجِيدَ : Al-Majid: 'The Glorious,' one of the names of the Prophet Muhammad, indicating his exalted status.
442. الْمُقْفَى الْعَاقِبَ الْعَامِلَ : Al-Muqfa: 'the one followed'; al-'Aqib: 'the last' (prophet); al-'Amil: 'the worker' or 'the one who acts.' These are titles of the Prophet Muhammad.
443. al-muqarrabīn : Those brought near to God, a high rank of saints or angels.
444. al-fatḥ : Spiritual unveiling or opening, a Sufi term for divine illumination.
445. al-maḥārīb : Prayer niches in mosques indicating the direction of prayer.
446. al-aṣfiyā' : The chosen ones, a term for elite saints.
447. al-ghānā'im : Spoils or gains, here used metaphorically for spiritual benefits.
448. arbāb al-aḥwāl : Masters of spiritual states, Sufi term for those experiencing divine states.
449. al-ḍuḥā : The forenoon, a time for supererogatory prayer.
450. al-baṣā'ir : Inner insights or spiritual vision.
451. al-'atamah : The time of nightfall, often referring to the evening prayer.
452. al-bayt al-'atīq : The Ancient House, referring to the Kaaba in Mecca.
453. al-ṣafīḥ al-a'lā : The highest heaven or the supreme realm.
454. al-ta'rīf : Definition or manifestation, a Sufi term for divine self-disclosure.
455. 'arūs : Bride, a metaphorical term for the Prophet's spiritual reality or station.
456. al-sirr al-akbar : The Greatest Secret, a Sufi term for the ultimate divine mystery.
457. al-majdhūb : The enraptured one, a Sufi term for one drawn by divine attraction.
458. arbāb al-aḥwāl : Masters of spiritual states; Sufi term for those who have attained high spiritual stations and states.
459. ʿurwatihi al-wuthqā : His firmest handhold; Quranic phrase (2:256) referring to the most reliable bond, here applied to the Prophet.
460. al-Māḥī : The Eraser; one of the Prophet's names, meaning he through whom Allah erases disbelief.
461. al-ʿĀqib : The Last; one of the Prophet's names, meaning the last of the prophets.
462. al-Ḥāshir : The Gatherer; one of the Prophet's names, meaning he who will be the first to be resurrected and will gather people.
463. al-Fātiḥ : The Opener; one of the Prophet's names, meaning he through whom intercession is opened.
464. al-Khātim : The Seal; one of the Prophet's names, meaning the seal of the prophets.
465. khātamihi al-muḥammadī : Muhammadan seal; the seal of prophethood specific to Muhammad.
466. nūrihi al-aḥmadī : Ahmadine light; the primordial light of the Prophet as Ahmad.
467. khātamihi al-muṣṭafawī : Mustafawi seal; the seal of the Chosen One (al-Muṣṭafā), a title of the Prophet.
468. madadahu al-nabawī : Prophetic supply; spiritual support emanating from the Prophet.
469. khātamihi al-nūrānī : Nurani seal; the luminous seal.
470. ʿarūsihi al-rūḥānī : Spiritual bride; a metaphor for the Prophet's spiritual reality or his soul.
471. al-Ṣafī : The Chosen One; refers to Prophet Adam or generally to a chosen prophet.
472. al-Rūḥ : The Spirit; refers to Prophet Jesus, who is called Rūḥ Allāh (Spirit of Allah).
473. al-Kalīm : The Interlocutor; refers to Prophet Moses, who spoke directly to Allah.
474. al-Khalīl : The Intimate Friend; refers to Prophet Abraham, called Khalīl Allāh (Friend of Allah).
475. khātamihi al-raḥmānī : Rahmani seal; the seal of the All-Merciful.
476. haykalahu al-ṣamadānī : Samadani temple; the temple of the Eternal (al-Ṣamad), referring to the Prophet's physical form as a manifestation of the divine attribute.
477. khātamihi al-anfus : Self-seal; the seal of the souls or essences.
478. al-maqām al-maḥmūd : The Praiseworthy Station; a rank granted to the Prophet on the Day of Resurrection (Quran 17:79).
479. khātamihi al-mawlawī : Mawlawi seal; the seal of the Master (al-Mawlā), a title of the Prophet.
480. al-bunuwwa al-aḥmadiyya : The filiation or sonship of Muḥammad, referring to his spiritual lineage as Aḥmad, a name of the Prophet meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
481. khātam al-nabiyyīn : Seal of the Prophets, a Qur'anic title (33:40) indicating Muḥammad is the final prophet.
482. ṣidq al-ʿubūdiyya : The truth of servitude, meaning perfect and sincere devotion to God.
483. al-maqām al-maḥmūd : The Praiseworthy Station, a rank of intercession granted to Muḥammad on the Day of Judgment.
484. al-kursī : The Throne or Footstool of God, a cosmic entity mentioned in the Qur'an (2:255).
485. liwāʾ al-ḥamd : The Banner of Praise, a symbol of leadership and honor given to Muḥammad on the Day of Resurrection.
486. mafātīḥ al-karam : The Keys of Generosity, signifying authority to dispense divine blessings.
487. al-sunna al-aḥmadiyya : The Aḥmadī Sunnah, the prophetic tradition of Muḥammad, emphasizing his spiritual and moral example.
488. al-mustadrajīn : Those who are gradually led to destruction by receiving blessings while persisting in sin, unaware of the impending punishment.
489. al-mubghaḍīn : Those who are objects of hatred, likely referring to those hated by God due to their disobedience.
490. al-maftūnīn : Those who are seduced or tested by trials, leading them astray from the right path.
491. al-murā'īn : Hypocrites or those who perform acts of worship for show, seeking praise from people rather than God.
492. al-awliyā' al-ṣiddīqīn : The truthful friends of God, referring to the saints and righteous who are sincere in their faith and devotion.
493. al-asḥār : The last part of the night before dawn, a time recommended for prayer and supplication.
494. kanaf al-aḥmā : The most secure and protective shelter, often referring to God's protection.
495. Maḥmūd : One of the names of God, meaning 'the Praiseworthy', from which the name Muhammad is derived.
496. taḥta sāq al-'arsh : Under the leg of the Throne, a reference to a hadith about the Prophet Muhammad's unique station of prostration on the Day of Resurrection.
497. al-jadīdayn : The two ages, meaning day and night, or the two cycles of time.
498. nafaḥāt : Spiritual breaths or effusions of divine mercy and grace.
499. wilāyah : Sainthood or spiritual authority; the state of being a friend of God (walī).
500. al-wasīlah : The means of nearness to God; a high station in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad.
501. al-shafāʿah al-kubrā : The Great Intercession; the Prophet's intercession for all humanity on the Day of Judgment.
502. qarīn : A constant companion; often refers to the devil assigned to each person.
503. qāba qawsayn aw adnā : A Qur'anic phrase (53:9) describing the Prophet's proximity to God during the Miʿrāj (Ascension).
504. kāna Allāhu wa lā shay'a maʿahu : A saying indicating God's eternal existence before creation; a reference to the Prophet's primordial knowledge.
505. al-mulk wa al-malakūt : The visible and invisible realms; the Kingdom and the Dominion.
506. al-raḥamūt wa al-jabarūt : The realms of Divine Compassion and Omnipotence; higher spiritual worlds.
507. nūr ladunnī : Divine light from God's presence; esoteric knowledge granted directly by God.
508. fardānī : Solitary or unique; referring to the singular, non-dual nature of the divine essence.
509. kīmiyā' kanz dhakhīrat al-ta‘ayyun al-‘irfānī : Alchemy of the treasure of the deposit of gnostic individuation: Sufi terms referring to the Prophet Muhammad as the primordial substance (alchemy) that unlocks the hidden treasure of divine knowledge, and as the specific individuation (ta‘ayyun) of the Divine Essence in the realm of gnosis.
510. al-waḥy al-furqānī : The revelatory discernment: Refers to the Qur'an as the criterion (furqān) that distinguishes truth from falsehood, revealed to the Prophet.
511. al-ṣamadānī : The Eternal: Derived from al-Ṣamad (the Eternal, the Self-Sufficient), one of the names of God, here in a dual form emphasizing the absolute self-sufficiency of the Divine Essence.
512. al-madad al-raḥmānī : The all-merciful effusion: The continuous outpouring of divine mercy (raḥma) that sustains all existence, often associated with the Prophet as its channel.
513. al-jūd al-iḥsānī : Beneficent generosity: A term combining jūd (generosity) and iḥsān (beneficence), referring to God's abundant and perfect giving.
514. al-fatḥ al-rabbānī : Lordly opening: A Sufi term for spiritual unveiling and divine illumination granted by the Lord (rabb).
515. lisān al-iṣṭifā' : Tongue of election: The Prophet as the chosen one (muṣṭafā) through whom divine truths are expressed.
516. alf nuqṭat al-azal : The thousand-point of pre-eternity: A symbolic reference to the primordial point (nuqṭa) from which all existence emanates, multiplied to indicate the Prophet's comprehensive role in creation.
517. khizānat rutbat al-abad : Treasury of the station of post-eternity: The Prophet as the repository of the eternal (abad) divine effusions that continue without end.
518. al-awwal / al-ākhir : The First / The Last: Divine attributes (Qur'an 57:3) applied here to the Prophet as the first in creation (the Muhammadan Reality) and the last in prophethood.
519. ta‘yīnāt : Individuations: In Sufi metaphysics, the specific determinations or manifestations of the Divine Essence in the cosmos.
520. al-‘ulūm al-ladunniyyāt : Sciences of the divine presence: Knowledge granted directly by God (ladunī) without intermediary, often associated with esoteric wisdom.
521. al-bāqiyāt al-ṣāliḥāt : The enduring righteous deeds: Qur'anic phrase (18:46) referring to good deeds that remain as eternal rewards.
522. laylat al-qadr : Night of Decree: The night in Ramadan when the Qur'an was first revealed, considered better than a thousand months (Qur'an 97:3).
523. ‘illiyīn : The highest station in Paradise, mentioned in Qur'an 83:18-19, often interpreted as the loftiest spiritual rank.
524. asāwir al-ṭāʿa : Bracelets of obedience: metaphorical adornments of submission to God.
525. kamāʾim : Coverings or veils; here referring to the spiritual unveilings of divine knowledge.
526. ḥamāʾim : Doves; symbolizing the souls of lovers of God cooing in the gardens of love.
527. tamāʾim : Amulets; here metaphorically referring to the covenant or responsibilities placed upon the Prophet from birth.
528. ʿamāʾim : Turbans; symbolizing honor and authority.
529. aghwār wa al-nujūd : Lowlands and highlands; metaphor for all regions, indicating the Prophet's elevated status.
530. al-khātam al-fātiḥ : The Seal and the Opener: the Prophet Muhammad as the seal of prophets and the opener of divine knowledge.
531. al-awwal al-ākhir : The First and the Last: attributes of God, here applied to the Prophet as a reflection of divine names.
532. al-bāṭin al-ẓāhir : The Inward and the Outward: attributes of God, here applied to the Prophet as a reflection of divine names.
533. ash-shafāʿa al-kubrā : The greatest intercession, referring to the Prophet Muhammad's intercession on the Day of Judgment for all humanity.
534. sunna : The established practices and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.
535. as-sālikīn : Spiritual wayfarers on the path of Sufism.
536. al-majādhīb : Ecstatics, those overwhelmed by divine attraction in Sufi terminology.
537. arbāb al-adhwāq : Masters of spiritual tastes, referring to advanced Sufis who experience divine realities.
538. al-mashārib : Spiritual ways or paths, often synonymous with Sufi orders.
539. al-maqām al-maḥmūd : The Praiseworthy Station, a rank of high honor granted to the Prophet Muhammad on the Day of Judgment.
540. al-akāsirah : The Chosroes, referring to the Sassanid Persian emperors, symbolizing the dispersal of their power through the Prophet Muhammad.
541. al-thaqalayn : The two weighty ones: humans and jinn, or the Qur'an and the Prophet's family (Ahl al-Bayt).
542. qāba qawsayn : A Qur'anic phrase (53:9) describing the Prophet's proximity to God during the Mi'raj (Ascension), meaning 'two bows' length' or closer.
543. al-ʿarsh : The Throne of God, the highest created entity, symbolizing divine sovereignty.
544. al-ḥūr al-ʿīn : Wide-eyed houris, the pure companions in Paradise described in the Quran.
545. al-mashāhid : Witnessed scenes or spiritual stations where divine manifestations are observed.
546. al-maṣādir wa al-mawārid : Sources and destinations; spiritual beginnings and ends, or the flow of divine grace.
547. ḥaẓāʾir qudsih : Enclosures of His holiness; the sacred precincts of divine presence.
548. ahl al-jadhb : People of attraction; those drawn to God by divine attraction, often associated with Sufi ecstasy.
549. al-sulūk : Spiritual wayfaring; the disciplined path of spiritual journeying towards God.
550. al-wilāya : Sainthood or spiritual authority; the state of being a friend of God (walī).
551. al-maʿārif : Gnosis; spiritual knowledge of divine realities.
552. nūr al-sawād : Light of the blackness; a Sufi term for the innermost secret or the black light of the heart.
553. iksīr : Elixir; in Sufi terminology, refers to a spiritual substance that transforms the soul, akin to the philosopher's stone in alchemy.
554. Kisrā : Title of the Sassanid Persian emperors; here referring to the fire temples of the Zoroastrian Persians that were extinguished at the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.
555. shaṭḥa : Ecstatic utterance; in Sufism, a state of spiritual intoxication where the mystic speaks words that may seem paradoxical or blasphemous but are expressions of divine union.
556. dīwān : A council, assembly, or register; here metaphorically meaning the highest assembly of spiritual beings.
557. ʿunwān : Title or heading; the culmination of all titles refers to Muhammad's supreme rank.
558. ṣuwān : A casket or container for precious items; the pearl of every casket means the most precious being.
559. khamratu kulli nashwān : The wine of every intoxication; a metaphor for spiritual ecstasy.
560. janān : Heart or inner self; also a garden. Here it means the heart.
561. ʿirfān : Gnosis or mystical knowledge of God.
562. al-farādīs : The highest level of Paradise; plural of firdaws.
563. mashhaduhu : His witness or testimony; refers to Muhammad's standing on the Day of Judgment.
564. ʿaynu aʿyān : Essence of essences; the most perfect and real being.
565. tījānu rayḥān : Crowns of basil; a metaphor for fragrant blessings.
566. ruqūm : Inscriptions or writings; possibly referring to the records of deeds.
567. rusūm : Traces or remnants; here meaning the spiritual traces of faith.
568. tiryāq : Antidote; a metaphor for Muhammad's healing power.
569. al-markūm : The sealed or inscribed; possibly referring to the sealed heart or the preserved tablet.
570. jāh : Rank, status, or intercessory power.
571. al-wāḥid al-qayyūm : The One, the Self-Subsistent; two of God's names.
572. ʿarīḍ al-jāh : Vast in rank; refers to Muhammad's high station.
573. al-gharīm : The creditor; metaphor for the reckoning on Judgment Day.
574. ḍarīḥ : The illuminated shrine of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina.
575. biqāʿ : Noble places; referring to the Prophet's sacred sites.
576. isrāʾ : The Night Journey of the Prophet from Mecca to Jerusalem.
577. ḥiqāq : Perfume bottles or containers for musk.
578. liḥāq : Attainment or reaching the Prophet's station.
579. khanāq : Distress or suffocation.
580. iksīr : Elixir; a spiritual remedy.
581. ṣalāt : Blessings or prayers upon the Prophet.
582. nufūs mushriqa : Radiant souls; those illuminated by faith.
583. rakāʾib : Mounts or riding camels.
584. aʿrāq : Roots or lineages.
585. imlāq : Poverty or destitution.
586. Sūrat Tabārak, al-Ḍuḥā, al-Inshiqāq : Chapters 67, 93, and 84 of the Quran.
587. Bayt al-Maqdis : Jerusalem; site of the Prophet's night journey and prayer.
588. Burāq : The mythical steed that carried the Prophet during the Night Journey.
589. yukshafu ʿan sāq : Quranic phrase (68:42) referring to the Day of Judgment when the shin is uncovered.
590. Dhū al-Naqā : A place or a reference to the Prophet's sand dune.
591. fuwāq : The interval between two milkings; a very short time.
592. Mālik : The angel in charge of Hell.
593. ḥudāt al-ʿīs : Camel-drivers who sing to urge the camels.
594. baqiyyat al-armāq : The remnant of life; a breath of life.
595. Qāsim al-Arzāq : The Divider of Sustenance; a title of the Prophet.
596. Khuzayma : A tribe; the Prophet's lineage traces back to Khuzayma.
597. suhā : The Pleiades star cluster.
598. ahwāl : Spiritual states or conditions experienced by the seeker on the path to God.
599. aqṭāb : Poles or spiritual axes; the highest ranking saints in the Sufi hierarchy.
600. abdāl : Substitutes; a rank of saints who are the spiritual supports of the world.
601. idālāl : Boldness or familiarity in addressing God, a state of intimate closeness.
602. al-ḥaqq al-ʿalī : The Supreme Truth, a name for God.
603. tanazzul : Descent; a spiritual state of divine self-disclosure or manifestation.
604. al-āliya : The oath; possibly referring to a divine oath or covenant.
605. bayt al-ilāh : House of God; may refer to the Kaaba or the heart of the believer.
606. al-muṣṭafawiyya : Chosen; referring to the Prophet Muhammad as the chosen one.
607. al-malakūt : The celestial or angelic realm, the world of dominion.
608. al-mahfūẓ al-janāb : The preserved one of high station: refers to the Prophet Muhammad being divinely protected from sin and error, and his elevated rank.
609. iḥtilām : Wet dream: a nocturnal emission; the Prophet was free from such human imperfections.
610. lā yurā lahu ẓill : No shadow was seen: a miraculous trait indicating the Prophet's light-like nature; his body did not cast a shadow.
611. mā yakhruju minhu tabtaliʿuhu al-arḍ : Whatever came out of him, the earth swallowed: referring to the Prophet's bodily excretions being absorbed by the earth as a sign of his purity.
612. jawāmiʿ al-kalim : Comprehensive speech: the ability to express profound meanings in few words, a gift to the Prophet.
613. lam yataṭāwab qaṭṭu wa lam yanzil ʿalā dhātihi dhubāb : He never yawned, and no fly ever alighted on him: miraculous signs of his purity and perfection.
614. shammatat-hu al-malāk : The angels responded to his sneeze: when the Prophet sneezed and praised Allah, the angels said 'yarḥamuka Allah' (may Allah have mercy on you).
615. al-awwāh : The oft-sighing: one who frequently sighs out of humility and fear of Allah.
616. nīsrīn : Jasmine; a fragrant flower often mentioned in Arabic poetry.
617. zahar : Blossoms or flowers; here used metaphorically for the Prophet's hand.
618. zubd : Fresh butter; used metaphorically for softness and delicacy.
619. sihr al-mar'a wa-nahrīhā : The chest and neck of his wife; refers to the Prophet's death while reclining on Aisha's chest.
620. al-intizām : Order or arrangement; here referring to the Companions being well-ordered in their guidance.
621. Aḥmad : Another name of Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
622. al-ʿulūm al-ladunniyya : Divine or esoteric knowledge granted directly by God without intermediary.
623. al-dhākirīn : Those who engage in dhikr, the remembrance of God.
624. al-maqām al-maḥmūd : The Praiseworthy Station, a rank of intercession granted to Prophet Muhammad on the Day of Judgment.
625. Umm Ayman : Barakah bint Tha‘labah, the Prophet's nursemaid and a revered companion.
626. asrār al-nubuwwa : Secrets of prophethood: esoteric knowledge and mysteries specific to prophets.
627. Anas : Anas ibn Malik, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and his servant.
628. Jabir : Jabir ibn Abdullah, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
629. Khātam al-nubuwwa : Seal of Prophethood: a physical mark between the Prophet's shoulder blades, believed to be the seal of his prophethood.
630. mafātīḥ al-ḥall wa al-rabṭ : Keys of binding and loosing: authority to decide and decree matters.
631. sirr al-Aḥmadī : Ahmadine secret: the esoteric reality of the Prophet Muhammad, referred to by his name Ahmad.
632. Aḥmad : Another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praised'.
633. uṣūl wa al-furū‘ : Origins and branches: fundamental principles and derived rulings in Islamic jurisprudence.
634. al-Anṣāriyya : A woman from the Ansar, the Medinan helpers of the Prophet Muhammad.
635. da'wa mustajāba : An answered supplication; a prayer that is guaranteed to be fulfilled.
636. shafā'a : Intercession; the Prophet's plea for forgiveness and mercy for his community on Judgment Day.
637. tall : A hill or elevated place; a specific location in the afterlife where the Prophet and his followers will be gathered.
638. ḥulla khaḍrā' : A green garment or robe; symbolizing honor and beauty in Paradise.
639. al-maqām al-maḥmūd : The Praiseworthy Station; a rank of high honor granted to the Prophet Muhammad on the Day of Resurrection.
640. al-mala' al-a'lā : The highest assembly; the angels and spiritual beings in the celestial realm.
641. ṣakk : A document or writ; a decree of salvation granted to certain individuals.
642. khāzin al-nār : The Keeper of Hell; the angel in charge of the Fire.
643. al-ardān : The noble ones; a term of praise for the Prophet's family.
644. al-nasama : The soul; here referring to the Prophet's essence or spiritual lineage.
645. futūḥāt ladunniyya : Divine openings or illuminations; spiritual insights granted directly by God.
646. khaṣā'iṣ : Special characteristics; unique qualities and honors bestowed upon the Prophet.
647. al-ḥaram : The Sanctuary; the sacred precincts of Mecca.
648. iqāma : The second call to prayer, signaling the start of the congregational prayer.
649. laylat al-qadr : The Night of Power; a night in Ramadan when the Quran was first revealed, more blessed than a thousand months.
650. sunnah : The prophetic tradition; the teachings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad.
651. al-ḥawḍ al-mawrūd : The Pond; a celestial basin from which the Prophet's followers will drink on Judgment Day.
652. liwā' al-ḥamd : The Banner of Praise; a standard held by the Prophet on the Day of Resurrection.
653. shajarat ṭūbā : The Tree of Tuba; a blessed tree in Paradise with immense shade and fruit.
654. nahr al-kawthar : The River of Kawthar; a river in Paradise granted to the Prophet.
655. ʿulūm ladunniyya : Divine knowledge; esoteric wisdom imparted directly by God.
656. Āl al-Bayt : The Household of the Prophet Muhammad, including his family members, particularly Fatima, Ali, Hasan, and Husayn.
657. sab' al-mathānī : The Seven Oft-Repeated verses, referring to Surah Al-Fatiha or the seven long surahs.
658. al-Ṣafī : The Chosen One, a title for Prophet Muhammad.
659. al-Rūḥ : The Spirit, referring to Prophet Jesus (Isa) or the Angel Gabriel.
660. al-Ṣiddīq : The Truthful One, a title for Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.
661. al-Kalīm : The Speaker with God, a title for Prophet Moses (Musa).
662. al-Khalīl : The Friend of God, a title for Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim).
663. radd al-shams : The return of the sun, a miracle attributed to Prophet Muhammad where the sun returned after sunset.
664. qalb al-a'yān : The turning of the eyes, a miracle of restoring sight.
665. al-aqṭāb : The poles, highest-ranking saints in Sufism.
666. al-ajrās : The bells, possibly referring to spiritual ranks or stations.
667. Qatada : A companion of the Prophet whose eye was restored by the Prophet's touch.
668. khātamuhu al-makhtūm : His sealed seal, referring to the Prophet's seal of prophethood between his shoulders.
669. afalā akūnu 'abdan shakūrā : A hadith where the Prophet says, 'Should I not be a grateful servant?' indicating his humility despite forgiveness.
670. Hashim : The clan of the Prophet Muhammad, from the tribe of Quraysh.
671. branding marks : Metaphor for clear proofs or distinguishing signs.
672. swords : Symbol of authority or power; may refer to the Prophet's military leadership.
673. forenoon prayer : Salat al-Duha, a voluntary prayer performed after sunrise.
674. sacrifice : The ritual sacrifice on Eid al-Adha, obligatory for the Prophet.
675. witr prayer : An odd-numbered prayer performed after the night prayer, obligatory for the Prophet.
676. toothstick : Miswak, a teeth-cleaning twig, recommended for the Prophet.
677. giving his wives a choice : Referring to the verse where the Prophet's wives were given the choice to stay with him or leave.
678. divorcing the one he desired : The Prophet had the right to divorce any wife he wished.
679. changing evil : Enjoining good and forbidding evil, an obligation for the Prophet.
680. establishing his practice : Sunnah, the Prophet's traditions and teachings.
681. two types of charity : Zakat (obligatory charity) and sadaqah (voluntary charity); the Prophet was forbidden from accepting them.
682. treachery of the eyes : Secret glances or hidden intentions; the Prophet was protected from such.
683. People of the Book : Jews and Christians; the Prophet was forbidden from marrying free women from them.
684. more than four wives : The Prophet was allowed up to nine wives, unlike other Muslims who are limited to four.
685. woman who gives herself in marriage : A woman who offers herself to the Prophet without a dowry.
686. marriage without a guardian : The Prophet could marry without a wali (guardian).
687. marriage without witnesses : The Prophet's marriage did not require witnesses.
688. ihram : The state of ritual consecration during Hajj or Umrah.
689. dropping of division : The Prophet was not required to divide his time equally among his wives.
690. marry himself : The Prophet could marry without a guardian, as if marrying himself.
691. Asiya bint Muzahim : The wife of Pharaoh who believed in Moses; promised to the Prophet in Paradise.
692. Maryam bint Imran : Mary, mother of Jesus; promised to the Prophet in Paradise.
693. ṣafā' al-maghnam : The pure spoils of war, referring to the special permission for the Prophet to take from the spoils before distribution.
694. khams al-khumus : The fifth of the fifth, a special share of war booty allocated exclusively to the Prophet.
695. mā tarakahu ṣadaqah : What he leaves is charity, meaning the Prophet's possessions are not inherited but given as charity.
696. iḥrām : The state of ritual consecration for pilgrimage; the Prophet entered Mecca without it.
697. wiṣāl : Continuous fasting without breaking the fast at sunset, a practice forbidden for others but permitted for the Prophet.
698. Isrāfīl : The angel responsible for blowing the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection.
699. khawāriq al-ʿādāt : Supernatural events that break the normal course of nature, i.e., miracles.
700. al-Wasīla : The highest rank in Paradise, reserved for the Prophet Muhammad.
701. Sūrat Nūn wa al-Qalam : Surah 68 of the Quran, which begins with the letter Nun and mentions the pen; it praises the Prophet's character.
702. lam yamassahu ḥadīd : He was never touched by iron, meaning he was born already circumcised and without needing a knife.
703. Kisrā : The title of the Sassanid Persian emperor; here referring to the palace of Khosrow II.
704. Buḥayrat al-Urdunn : The Lake of Jordan, possibly referring to the Dead Sea or another body of water in the region.
705. Salsabīl : A spring in Paradise mentioned in the Quran (76:18), known for its pleasant taste.
706. Kawthar : A river in Paradise given to the Prophet, mentioned in Surah 108.
707. talbiyah : The proclamation 'Labbayk Allahumma labbayk' recited by pilgrims during Hajj and Umrah.
708. standing at Arafat : The essential rite of Hajj where pilgrims stand in prayer and supplication on the plain of Arafat on the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah.
709. Yemeni Corner : The corner of the Kaaba facing Yemen, between the Black Stone and the door; touching it is a recommended act.
710. miracles : Supernatural events granted by Allah to prophets as signs; here referring to the Prophet Muhammad's miracles.
711. Buraq : A mythical steed that transported the Prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey (Isra and Mi'raj).
712. Anas : Anas ibn Malik, a companion of the Prophet and his servant.
713. Umm Sulaym : A female companion of the Prophet, mother of Anas ibn Malik.
714. Jabir : Jabir ibn Abdullah, a companion of the Prophet, known for a miracle of food multiplication.
715. ifham : An Arabic imperative meaning 'understand' or 'comprehend', often used in poetry to draw attention to a key point.
716. ayat : Plural of 'ayah', meaning 'signs' or 'verses', referring to the verses of the Quran or miraculous signs.
717. al-Bayt : The Kaaba in Mecca, the sacred house of God, central to Islamic pilgrimage.
718. walī : A saint or friend of God, often a pious person with spiritual rank.
719. muḥibb : A lover, specifically one who loves God and the Prophet Muhammad.
720. dhikr : Remembrance of God, often through repetition of His names or phrases.
721. Ḥajj : The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, a pillar of Islam.
722. ʿUmrah : A lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, performed at any time.
723. saʿy : The ritual walking between the hills of Safa and Marwa during Hajj or Umrah.
724. al-Ḥajar al-Aswad : The Black Stone set in the Kaaba, kissed by pilgrims.
725. Talbiyah : The proclamation 'Labbayk Allahumma labbayk' recited by pilgrims.
726. ḥalaqa : Shaving the head, a ritual after Hajj or Umrah.
727. naḥara : Sacrificing an animal, a ritual during Hajj.
728. lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh : There is no power nor strength except with God.
729. lā ilāha illā Allāh : There is no god but God.
730. Allāhu Akbar : God is the Greatest.
731. kalīm : One spoken to by God; here referring to the Prophet's high station.
732. ghawth : A spiritual helper or succor, often a high-ranking saint.
733. walī : A saint or friend of God.
734. dār al-salām : The abode of peace, i.e., Paradise.
735. Sūrat Nūn wal-Qalam : Chapter 68 of the Quran, which begins with the letter Nun and the pen.
736. al-ṣiddīq : The Verifier: a title of Abu Bakr, the first Caliph, known for his unwavering faith and truthfulness.
737. samā‘aka : Your hearing; here referring to the Prophet as the locus of divine auditory manifestation.
738. surūraka : Your joy; the Prophet as the embodiment of divine joy.
739. zahraka : Your flower; the Prophet as the bloom of divine beauty.
740. nasīmaka : Your breeze; the Prophet as the gentle wind of divine mercy.
741. madadaka : Your outpouring; divine assistance or spiritual support.
742. ṣun‘aka : Your craftsmanship; the Prophet as the perfect work of divine art.
743. tājaka : Your crown; the Prophet as the crown of creation.
744. ḥablaka : Your rope; the Prophet as the link between God and creation.
745. murādaka : Your desire; the Prophet as the object of divine will.
746. khalīlaka : Your intimate friend; a title for the Prophet, akin to Abraham's title.
747. mukhtāraka : Your chosen one; the Prophet as the elect of God.
748. muṣṭafāka : Your elect; synonym for chosen one.
749. ṣafiyyika : Your pure one; the Prophet as the purified.
750. dhikraka : Your remembrance; the Prophet as the means of divine remembrance.
751. miskaka : Your musk; the Prophet's fragrance as a spiritual perfume.
752. nūraka : Your light; the Prophet as the light of guidance.
753. bahā’ika : Your splendor; the Prophet's radiant beauty.
754. baytaka : Your house; the Prophet as the spiritual sanctuary.
755. ṭabībaka : Your physician; the Prophet as healer of souls.
756. manāraka : Your beacon; the Prophet as a lighthouse of guidance.
757. ghaythaka : Your rain; the Prophet as the bringer of spiritual life.
758. unsaka : Your intimacy; the Prophet as the source of divine companionship.
759. mīzābaka : Your spout; the Prophet as the channel of mercy.
760. ghawthaka : Your succor; the Prophet as the helper in distress.
761. ṣafwaka : Your pure essence; the Prophet as the quintessence of purity.
762. sabībaka : Your cause; the Prophet as the means of divine mercy.
763. thawābaka : Your reward; the Prophet as the embodiment of divine recompense.
764. sulṭānaka : Your sultan; the Prophet as the sovereign authority.
765. nawālaka : Your gift; the Prophet as the bestowal of divine generosity.
766. waliyyika : Your saint; the Prophet as the friend of God.
767. ṭawraka : Your mount; the Prophet as the locus of divine manifestation.
768. dīwānaka : Your register; the Prophet as the comprehensive repository of knowledge.
769. naṣraka : Your victory; the Prophet as the means of divine triumph.
770. su’ālaka : Your request; the Prophet as the one who fulfills supplications.
771. mawsimaka : Your season; the Prophet as the festive occasion of divine grace.
772. shar‘aka : Your law; the Prophet as the embodiment of divine legislation.
773. iksīraka : Your elixir; the Prophet as the spiritual philosopher's stone.
774. asāsaka : Your foundation; the Prophet as the basis of Islam.
775. sirājaka : Your lamp; the Prophet as the illuminating light.
776. faḍlaka : Your bounty; the Prophet as the manifestation of divine favor.
777. kīmiyā’ika : Your alchemy; the Prophet as the transformative agent.
778. ‘arūsika : Your bride; the Prophet as the beloved of God.
779. sullamaka : Your ladder; the Prophet as the means of spiritual ascent.
780. burhānaka : Your proof; the Prophet as the clear evidence of God.
781. badraka : Your full moon; the Prophet as the perfect light.
782. nabiyyika : Your prophet; the Prophet as the messenger.
783. ṣubḥaka : Your dawn; the Prophet as the bringer of clarity.
784. bābaka : Your gate; the Prophet as the entrance to divine presence.
785. khāzinaka : Your treasurer; the Prophet as the guardian of divine secrets.
786. fajraka : Your daybreak; the Prophet as the dispeller of darkness.
787. ḥiṣnaka : Your fortress; the Prophet as the protector of faith.
788. ruknaka : Your pillar; the Prophet as the support of certainty.
789. jamālaka : Your beauty; the Prophet as the manifestation of divine beauty.
790. manhalaka : Your watering-place; the Prophet as the source of spiritual refreshment.
791. manhalaka : Your watering-place; repeated for emphasis on quenching spiritual thirst.
792. safīr : Envoy or messenger, emphasizing Muhammad's role as a divine emissary.
793. amīn : Trustee or faithful one, highlighting Muhammad's trustworthiness.
794. muṣṭafā : Chosen one, a title of Muhammad indicating divine selection.
795. jawhar : Jewel or essence, symbolizing Muhammad's intrinsic value.
796. fakhr : Pride or glory, referring to Muhammad as a source of honor.
797. dalīl : Guide, indicating Muhammad's role in leading to correct worship.
798. ʿizz : Might or power, through which happiness is granted.
799. taqī : Pious one, denoting Muhammad's supreme piety.
800. ḥirz : Protection or amulet, through which acceptance is granted.
801. majd : Glory, by which the desired is attained.
802. amān : Security or safety, preserving covenants.
803. jāh : Station or rank, magnifying the sanctuary (Mecca).
804. jūd : Generosity, pouring forth bounty.
805. khayr : Goodness, perfecting blessings.
806. kahf : Refuge or shelter, for both strong and weak.
807. faḍl : Grace or favor, showing mercy to all.
808. ẓill : Shade or shadow, covering far and near.
809. dawā' : Remedy or cure, healing doubt.
810. shafīʿ : Intercessor, through whom sins are forgiven.
811. maqbūl : Accepted one, through whom hardships are relieved.
812. Ṭayyiba : A name for Medina, meaning 'the good/pure city'.
813. Ṭaybah : One of the names of Medina, the city of the Prophet Muhammad.
814. bān : A fragrant tree, often symbolizing beauty and grace in Arabic poetry.
815. al-ʿAfīf : The chaste one; a reference to the Prophet Muhammad or a pious figure.
816. iḥrām : The sacred state of ritual consecration during Hajj or Umrah.
817. talbiyah : The chant recited by pilgrims: 'Labbayk Allāhumma labbayk...'
818. al-Bayt : The Kaaba in Mecca.
819. Ṣafā and Marwah : Two hills near the Kaaba, between which pilgrims run during Hajj and Umrah.
820. Arafah : A plain east of Mecca where pilgrims stand on the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah.
821. al-Mashʿar al-Ḥarām : The sacred monument in Muzdalifah, where pilgrims gather.
822. shaving : Shaving or trimming the hair is a ritual of Hajj/Umrah, symbolizing completion.
823. stoning : The ritual of throwing pebbles at the pillars (jamarāt) in Mina.
824. marking : Marking sacrificial animals (ishʿār) and garlanding them (taqlīd) are rituals of Hajj.
825. al-Baṭḥā' : A valley in Mecca, often referring to the area around the Kaaba.
826. al-Zawrā' : A place in Medina, possibly referring to the Prophet's mosque or garden.
827. al-Naqā : A white sand dune or hill in Medina.
828. al-Munḥanā : A curved or winding place, possibly a location in Medina.
829. al-Jidhʿ : The trunk; refers to the palm trunk that wept when the Prophet left it for the pulpit.
830. al-Jarʿā' : A place near Medina, possibly a well or valley.
831. al-Zarqā' : A place name, possibly a well or region.
832. al-Isrā' : The Night Journey of the Prophet from Mecca to Jerusalem.
833. makārim : Noble qualities or virtues, often referring to moral excellences.
834. fuṣūl wa tarājim : Chapters and headings; a term used in book composition, meaning sections and their titles.
835. ẓawāhir wa bawāṭin : The outward and inward; refers to the external and internal aspects of things, often used in Sufi contexts.
836. dawāwīn : Registers or collections of poetry; also used for official records.
837. nafaḥāt rabbāniyya : Divine effusions; spiritual outpourings from God, a Sufi term.
838. maṣāniʿ : Works or crafts; can refer to literary compositions or physical constructions.
839. sharāʾiʿ : Laws; specifically Islamic law (Sharia).
840. wuṣūl : Attainment; in Sufism, it means reaching God or spiritual realization.
841. sahar wa wajd : Sleeplessness and ecstasy; spiritual states of wakefulness and intense emotion in Sufi practice.
842. aḥwāl saniyya : Elevated states; spiritual states (aḥwāl) in Sufism, here described as lofty.
843. karāmāt fāshiya : Widespread miracles; karāmāt are saintly miracles, here described as manifest.
844. yuthmiru al-aghras : Literally 'makes the plantings bear fruit'; a metaphor for spiritual growth and benefit.
845. al-fana' wa al-istighraq : Sufi terms: 'annihilation' (of the ego) and 'absorption' (in the Divine).
846. al-raqiq al-makhtum : Reference to the 'sealed nectar' of Paradise mentioned in Quran 83:25-26.
847. al-Kawthar : A river in Paradise, meaning 'abundance'.
848. Salsabil : A spring in Paradise, mentioned in the Quran (76:18).
849. camel-drivers : Those who sing to camels to urge them on, a traditional practice in Arabia.
850. houris : Beautiful, pure companions in Paradise, described in the Quran.
851. dhākirīn : Those who remember God frequently through dhikr (remembrance).
852. ʿārifīn : Gnostics; those who have direct experiential knowledge of God.
853. muntsibīn : Those who are affiliated or attached to a spiritual path or lineage.
854. muttaqīn : God-fearing; those who are conscious of God and avoid sin.
855. mādiḥīn : Those who praise, especially praising the Prophet Muhammad.
856. ṣāliḥīn : Righteous people; saints.
857. shāfiʿīn : Intercessors; those who intercede on behalf of others.
858. muḥibb : Lover; one who loves God and the Prophet intensely.
859. dhākir : One who engages in dhikr (remembrance of God).
860. sālikīn : Wayfarers; spiritual seekers on the path to God.
861. yawm al-ʿarḍ wa al-suʾāl : The Day of Presentation and Questioning; a term for the Day of Judgment.
862. aqṭāb : Poles; the highest spiritual authorities in Sufism.
863. al-ʿāqib : The final one; a title of the Prophet Muhammad as the last prophet.
864. ḥadīth : Speech, discourse; here referring to the sayings (hadith) of the Prophet Muhammad.
865. al-miʿrāj : The Ascension; the Prophet Muhammad's night journey to heaven.
866. murīd : A spiritual seeker or disciple in Sufism.
867. Aḥmad : Another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
868. al-Ḥaṭīm : A semicircular area adjacent to the Kaaba in Mecca.
869. Zamzam : The sacred well in Mecca.
870. ahl al-ḥadīth : People of hadith; scholars specialized in the study and transmission of prophetic traditions.
871. Aḥmadī : Pertaining to Ahmad (the Prophet Muhammad); his praiseworthy attributes.
872. al-ruknayn wa al-haram : The two corners refer to the Black Stone corner and the Yemeni corner of the Kaaba; al-haram refers to the Sacred Sanctuary in Mecca.
873. al-Shaykh al-Rabbani wa al-humam al-'irfani : Al-Shaykh al-Rabbani: the divinely inspired master; al-humam al-'irfani: the gnostic hero, a title for a spiritual guide.