The remembrance [1] of the Beloved [2] is a light that illuminates the heart, and the one…

The remembrance [1] of the Beloved [2] is a light that illuminates the heart, and the one who remembers is immersed in the ocean of divine presence [3].

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. Praise be to Allah, the Vast in Generosity and Bounty, the Bestower upon whom He wills of His servants with His continuous goodness and extended secret, the Gracious, the Beneficent, whose generosity is neither finite nor limited, and whose giving is neither restricted nor counted. And blessings and peace be upon our master and lord Muhammad, the fountain of arrival ¹, the unique pearl of covenants ², the bearer of the tied banner ³, the pond of abundant water ⁴, and the great intercession for all creatures on the promised day, and upon his family, his companions, and those who love him, who attained through the virtue of blessing him the utmost of wishes and goals from His pleasure. To proceed: When I came across these prayers ⁵ supported by the light of the Master of Existence ⁶, whose reports have spread throughout all regions, valleys, and highlands, announcing to their reciter the attainment of hopes and the achievement of the goal, it became clear to me to add them to that prayer named the Alchemy of Happiness ⁷, for those whom Allah has honored with the best and more ⁸, whose mention preceded in the books before this, and to append all with prayers that correspond to them in their mentioned manner and counted number, hoping to obtain their reward transmitted from reliable sources and the blessing of their well-known secret. (300) And I begin from them with this prayer of lofty rank, great reward and recompense, narrated from eminent scholars and those who followed them among people of majesty and honor, that it expiates sins and erases faults and burdens. Indeed, they said concerning its virtues, of good mention and fragrant diffusion: There is no servant, male or female, from the nation of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who recites this noble prayer except that Allah the Exalted commands Gabriel, peace be upon him, to write for him in the register of his deeds the reward of an accepted pilgrimage. Then after that, Allah the Exalted commands angels to descend to the grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with the light of divine pleasure ⁹ and inform him that so-and-so from your nation has sent this gift to you. Then the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, rejoices at it and says in response: 'He is my beloved and from my nation.' And whoever wishes to see the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in his sleep should perform ablution after the night prayer on Thursday night or Friday night, pray two rak'ahs ¹⁰, supplicate to Allah the Exalted, then recite this noble prayer with sincere intention, presence of heart, and humility, and sleep in a state of ablution and sincerity. Then he will see the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, speak with him, ask about his condition, and give him glad tidings of goodness and honor from Allah the Exalted on the Day of Resurrection. And when he departs from this world, Allah commands the nearest angels of heaven to descend at his funeral, and Gabriel, peace be upon him, clothes him with garments of Paradise. And it is recommended for the one who perseveres in this prayer to bequeath that it be written and placed with him in the grave so that its honor may appear for him and upon him. When it is buried with him, the angels descend upon him with trays of light in his grave. And whoever wishes to see this great honor, let him dig up the grave of one with whom it was buried and see its reward and lights. It is narrated that there was in Baghdad a woman who had a son of indescribable beauty and comeliness. She fell in love with him and was passionately attached to him until she was on the verge of destruction from her love for him. One day he became intoxicated, entered his home, and slept in his room on his bed (301). She came to him at night in the guise of a strange woman, entered the bed with him, and seduced him. He had intercourse with her without knowing who she was, and she became pregnant by him. When her pregnancy was complete, she gave birth to a daughter. She hid the child from her son and entrusted her to a righteous man from the people of the Hijaz ¹¹. He took her and traveled with her to his country, where she stayed with him for a period of time. Then the son resolved to travel with the intention of the noble pilgrimage. While he was in Mecca one day, he came across the man who had the girl. He saw her as beautiful in form and good in appearance, so he hosted him one night. By Allah's decree and destiny, the man informed him of the girl's situation and said: 'I have a girl of exquisite beauty and comeliness, with no family, and she is suitable for you.' So he proposed to her and married her, and traveled with her to his country. When he arrived at his mother's, she recognized her and remembered her evil deed. She regretted and grieved intensely over what had happened until she died of extreme grief. When she met her Lord, the son wept and grieved for her. There was a woman in their neighborhood who was aware of her secret and all her circumstances. When she saw his grief for her, she said to him: 'O you, how long will you weep?'

And you grieved for your mother, and she was such-and-such, and such-and-such happened between her and you, and she became pregnant by you with this daughter who is now your wife, and you were drunk that day. And he told him the story from beginning to end. When the son heard this tale and verified its truth, he became extremely angry, and went to her grave with a grave-digger, firewood, and fire, intending to exhume her and burn her. His mother had been constant in these noble prayers (salawat). When he dug up her grave and opened it, he found her sitting on a bed of moist pearls, wearing garments of Paradise. When he saw her in this state, with the honor and great dignity from Allah Almighty, he was extremely astonished, bewildered, and became perplexed as to what to do with her. He said to her: "By what means did you attain this great honor, while you were a wicked woman and did such-and-such?" She replied: "O my son, I used to recite these noble prayers (302) every Thursday and on the night of Friday, and I have attained this bliss only through the blessing of reciting them in the world, and I reached this rank." So he took her from his mother and came out of the grave, and brought her to the scholars, ascetics, and great saints (awliya') in Baghdad, and related to them the story and what had happened with his mother, and what he had seen from beginning to end. When they heard that from him, they were extremely amazed at his affair, and took a copy from him, and each one of them copied a copy for himself, and they tested it and found it as he had told them. May Allah benefit us by its blessing. Whoever perseveres in reciting it in the world will not be tried in his grave, nor will fear or terror befall him in his grave; rather, he will remain sound and safe in bliss and joy until the Day of Resurrection. Whoever has a need from Allah Almighty and seeks intercession through it, his need will be fulfilled by the permission of Allah Almighty. Whoever is sick and the physicians have despaired of him, or is afraid of a tyrant, or is bound in chains and fetters, or has other important needs of the affairs of this world and the Hereafter, let him perform ablution (wudu') and pray two rak'ahs after the night prayer ('isha') before the witr prayer, then recite these noble prayers, then place them under his head and sleep; for he will see the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), who will say to him: "You are relieved of every worry and evil, and all your needs are fulfilled." If he is unable to recite them, and he is illiterate, let him perform ablution and pray two rak'ahs after the night prayer, and place them under his head and sleep; for he will attain his desire and obtain his goal by the permission of Allah. Whoever perseveres in reciting them, his sins will be forgiven through the blessing of these noble prayers and through the blessing of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). May Allah benefit us by their secrets and virtues. Their explanation is lengthy; we have abbreviated it for fear of prolongation. And these are the noble prayers whose explanation has preceded, and their virtues are countless and cannot be enumerated. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon the Eye of Providence, the Treasure of Guidance, the Imam of the Divine Presence, the Trustworthy of the Community, the Ornament of the Resurrection, the Sun of the Sacred Law, the Embroidery of the Garment, the Supporter (303) of the Community, the Prophet of Mercy, the Intercessor of the Nation on the Day of Resurrection, our Master Muhammad, the Unlettered Prophet, and upon his Family and Companions, and grant abundant peace, whenever a rememberer remembers You, and the heedless are heedless of Your remembrance and his. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Messengers. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Believers. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Emigrants (Muhajirun). O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Witnesses. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Warriors (Murabitun). O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Repentant. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Rightly Guided. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Fearful. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Patient. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Devoutly Obedient. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Contented. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Preservers. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Observers. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Praisers. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Guides. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Worshippers. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Purifiers. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Purified. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Thankful. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Pure. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Inheritors. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Intercessors. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad (304), the Master of the Acceptor of Repentance. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Turners (to Allah). O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Most Scrupulous. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Most Generous. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Most Pure. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Most Noble. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Most Valiant. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Most Courageous. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the Praised Ones. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of Created Beings. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of the First and the Last. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Master of all the Children of Adam. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Bringer of Glad Tidings and the Warner. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Meccan, the Unlettered Prophet. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Chosen Prophet. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Tihami Prophet. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Hijazi Prophet. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Arab Prophet. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, the Qurayshi Prophet. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, with the sun when it is folded up. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, with the stars when they fall. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, with the mountains when they are moved. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, with the pregnant camels when they are neglected. O Allah, bless and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad, with the wild beasts when they are gathered.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the seas when they are set ablaze ¹², O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the souls when they are paired ¹³, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the buried infant when she is asked ¹⁴, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the scrolls when they are spread ¹⁵, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the sky when it is stripped away ¹⁶, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the Hellfire when it is kindled ¹⁷, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with Paradise when it is brought near ¹⁸, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the sky when it is split ¹⁹, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the stars when they are scattered ²⁰, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the seas when they are burst forth ²¹, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the graves when they are overturned ²², O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad by the number of sand and dust, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad by the number of pebbles and creation ²³, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad by the number of plants and their kinds, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad by the number of animals and wild beasts, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the sun when it is eclipsed, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the books when they are read, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the good deeds when they appear, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the evil deeds when they emerge, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the needs when they are fulfilled, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the ranks when they are raised, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the night when it covers, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the early morning and evening, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad with the day when it manifests, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad by the number of those who believed and feared ²⁴, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad by the number of those who glorified You, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad by the number of those who were truthful and guided, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad by the number of stars and planets, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad by the number of heaven and earth, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad by the number of clouds and raindrops, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad by the number of Your forgiveness for Your creation, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad by the number of those who have blessed him from Your creation, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad by the number of Your decrees upon Your creation, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad by the number of Your favor upon Your creation, O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad as You blessed Abraham and the family of Abraham in the worlds, indeed You are Praiseworthy, Glorious, and You are over all things competent. Blessings and peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon you, O Beloved of Allah, blessings and peace be upon you, O most righteous of Allah's creation, blessings and peace be upon you, O Beloved of the Lord of the worlds, blessings and peace be upon you, O whom Allah chose, blessings and peace be upon you, O whom Allah sent, blessings and peace be upon you, O whom Allah adorned, blessings and peace be upon you, O intercessor for the sinner, blessings and peace be upon you and upon your family, your companions, your wives, your offspring, your household, and your followers, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless you and Adam, Seth, Idris, and Noah, blessings and peace be upon you and upon Abraham the Friend, Moses the Speaker, and upon Jesus the Trustworthy Spirit, blessings and peace be upon you and upon David, Solomon, Zachariah, John, and Jesus, blessings and peace be upon you and upon all the prophets and messengers, blessings and peace be upon you and upon the near angels of Allah, and may Allah be pleased with our masters and patrons: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, Talha, al-Zubayr, Sa'd, Sa'id, Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah, Hamza, al-Abbas, al-Hasan, and al-Husayn, and may Allah be pleased with all the companions of the Messenger of Allah, and with the truthful, the martyrs, the righteous, and the saints all together, and may Allah be pleased with the mujtahid imams, and with the scholars who act upon the Book and the Sunnah, and may Allah be pleased with the Successors and the Followers of the Successors, and those who followed them in goodness until the Day of Judgment. O Allah, make the reward of what we have recited and the blessing of what we have blessed Your Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, a gift that reaches and a mercy that descends with acceptance, satisfaction, comprehensive pardon, favor, repose, fragrance, good blessings, and the reward of the Quran; we present and dedicate it to the presence of Your Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. O Allah, grant him the means ²⁵, the excellence, the high and lofty rank, and raise him to the Praiseworthy Station ²⁶ which You have promised him, and the tied banner ²⁷ and the visited pool ²⁸, and admit us all into his intercession, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds, and grant us security in his love, and make us among the successful of his community who act by Your Book and his Sunnah, and do not cause us to deviate from his path nor from his law, and reward him on our behalf with the best You have rewarded a prophet for his community. O Allah, magnify him in this world through the majesty of his mention, the manifestation of his religion, and the preservation of his law, and in the Hereafter through his intercession for his community, the abundance of his reward and recompense, and the beginning of his favor in the Praiseworthy Station, and his precedence over all creation until the Witnessed Day. O Allah, show us his face and give us to drink from his pool by his hand a pleasant, wholesome drink after which we will never thirst, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, make the reward of the like of that reward, along with the increase of Your kindness and goodness, flow with acceptance, satisfaction, comprehensive pardon, favor, repose, fragrance, good blessings, and the reward of the Quran to all his brothers among the prophets, messengers, martyrs, righteous, and acting scholars, and in our records, O Lord of the worlds. Our Lord, accept from us, indeed You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, and turn to us in repentance, indeed You are the Oft-Returning, the Merciful, and improve the condition of the imprisoned, release the captives, turn in repentance to the disobedient sinners, pay off the debts of the indebted, decree safety and well-being upon us and upon all pilgrims, warriors, and travelers on Your land and sea from the entire community of Muhammad, and have mercy on our dead and the dead of the Muslims, and forgive us, our parents, and all Muslims, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful. And may Allah bless our master Muhammad and his family and all his companions. Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe, and peace be upon the messengers, and praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.

Lord of Glory is above what they describe. And peace be upon the messengers, and praise be to God, Lord of the worlds. This noble prayer of great merit, immense reward and recompense has concluded, and I have appended to it these prayers that are appropriate to it in meaning, consistent with it in number, style, and structure. I ask God to benefit by all of them; indeed, He is the Near, the Responsive, the All-Hearing. And they are these: O God, bless Muhammad with the number of those who have blessed Muhammad, and bless Muhammad with the number of those who have not blessed Muhammad. O God, bless Muhammad filling the world and filling the Hereafter, and bless Muhammad filling the world and filling the Hereafter. O God, bless Muhammad, the truthful in speech. O God, bless Muhammad, the chosen master. O God, bless Muhammad, the best of messengers, the seal of the prophets, and the messenger of the Lord of the worlds, the leader of the radiant ones ²⁹ to the Garden of Bliss. O God, bless Muhammad, the one who performed the stoning of the pillars ³⁰ and the standing at Arafat ³¹, the possessor of vast knowledge and sublime speech, the possessor of the word of sincerity ³². O God, bless Muhammad, the luminous moon, and bless Muhammad, the luminous moon, and send peace upon Muhammad, the bringer of glad tidings and warner. O God, make all blessings, all benedictions, all mercy, all peace, all exaltation, all glory, all radiance, all honor, and all dignity reach the grave of our master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and upon his family and his pure and virtuous descendants. O God, amen, O God, amen, O God, amen. (309) O God, bless, bestow blessings, and have mercy upon our master Muhammad, Your servant, Your prophet, and Your messenger, the unlettered prophet ³³, the master of the messengers, the leader of the God-fearing, the seal of the prophets, the imam of goodness, the leader of goodness, the messenger of mercy, and upon his wives, the mothers of the believers, his descendants, his family, his household, his in-laws, his helpers, his followers, his partisans, and his lovers, just as You blessed, bestowed blessings, and had mercy upon Abraham and the family of Abraham in the worlds; indeed, You are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And bless, bestow blessings, and have mercy upon us along with them with the best of Your blessings and the purest of Your benedictions, whenever those who remember You remember You, and whenever those who are heedless of Your remembrance are heedless, to the number of the even and the odd ³⁴, and to the number of Your perfect and blessed words, and to the number of Your creation, and to the extent of Your self-pleasure, and the weight of Your Throne, and the ink of Your words, a perpetual blessing with Your perpetuity. And raise him, O God, on the Day of Resurrection to a praiseworthy station ³⁵ that the first and the last will envy him for it, and grant him the near seat ³⁶ from You on the Day of Resurrection. O God, accept his great intercession, raise his highest rank, and grant him his request in the Hereafter and this world, just as You granted Abraham and Moses. O God, place his love among the chosen ones, his affection among the near ones, and his mention among the highest ones. And reward him on our behalf as he deserves, the best reward You have given a prophet for his community, and reward all the prophets with goodness. The blessings of God and the blessings of the believers be upon Muhammad the Prophet. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of God and His blessings. And return to us peace from him, and grant him from his community and his descendants what delights his eye, O Lord of the worlds. This prayer has a great reward, and they mentioned that whoever recites it once is as if he has completed the Dalail al-Khayrat ³⁷ forty times. And it is narrated that Imam al-Ghazali ³⁸, may God be pleased with him, said: "Whoever prays with it once during the day will not enter the Fire, and I guarantee that for him." End. O God, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad, the opener of what was closed, the seal of what preceded, the supporter of truth by truth, the guide to Your straight path, and upon his family, as is befitting his immense rank and stature. O God, grant him the praiseworthy station and the near seat from You on the Day of Resurrection. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, and upon our master Muhammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered prophet who believed in You and Your Book, and grant him the best of Your mercy, and give him honor over Your creation (310) on the Day of Resurrection, and reward him with the best reward. Peace be upon him and the mercy of God and His blessings. O God, bless Muhammad among the first ones, and bless Muhammad until the Day of Judgment. O God, bless Muhammad as a pious youth, and bless Muhammad as a pleasing elder, and bless Muhammad as a messenger and prophet. O God, bless Muhammad until You are pleased, and bless Muhammad with the number of pleasure, and bless Muhammad forever and ever. O God, bless Muhammad as You have commanded us to bless him, and bless Muhammad as You love for him to be blessed, and bless Muhammad as You have commanded to bless him. O God, bless Muhammad with the number of Your creation, and bless Muhammad with the extent of Your self-pleasure, and bless Muhammad with the weight of Your Throne, and bless Muhammad with the ink of Your words that never run out. O God, make Your blessings, benedictions, and compassion upon Muhammad, Your beloved and chosen one, and upon his pure and virtuous family. O God, bless Muhammad with the number of the earth, the creation, and the people. O God, have mercy on Muhammad likewise, and bless Muhammad likewise, and bless and have mercy likewise, and bless his family and descendants likewise. O God, bless Muhammad in the night when it covers, and bless Muhammad in the day when it appears, and bless Muhammad in the Hereafter and this world. O God, grant him the praiseworthy station that the first and the last will envy him for it. O God, bless Muhammad, Your servant and messenger and Your chosen one from Your creation. O God, bless Muhammad, the good, pure, virtuous, and excellent. O God, bless Muhammad with a perfect blessing, and bless Muhammad with a perfect benediction, and have mercy on Muhammad with perfect mercy, and send peace upon Muhammad with perfect peace.

O Allah, bless Muhammad, the leader of good, the imam of good, and the messenger of mercy. O Allah, bless Muhammad with the best, greatest, most precious, most momentous, most specific, most comprehensive, most healing, and most sublime blessings You have bestowed upon any of Your creation. O Allah, bless Muhammad when he settles in Paradise. O Allah, bless Muhammad for all eternity and perpetuity. O Allah, bless Muhammad, the chosen one, and his pure and righteous family. O Allah, bless Muhammad, the prophet of mercy and the imam of guidance. ³¹¹ O Allah, bless Muhammad, the truthful and the confirmed. O Allah, bless Muhammad, the inspired and the divinely guided. O Allah, bless Muhammad, the realized secret. ³⁹ O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad to fill the earth and the Hereafter, and have mercy on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad to fill the earth and the Hereafter, and send blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad to fill the earth and the Hereafter, and send peace on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad to fill the earth and the Hereafter, and have mercy on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad to fill the earth and the Hereafter, and send peace on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad to fill the earth and the Hereafter. O Allah, bless Muhammad as many times as Your forbearance, and bless Muhammad as many times as Your knowledge, and bless Muhammad as many times as Your words, and bless Muhammad as many times as Your blessings, and bless Muhammad to fill Your heavens, and bless Muhammad to fill Your earth, and bless Muhammad to fill Your Throne, and bless Muhammad with the weight of Your Throne, and bless Muhammad as many times as what the Pen has written in the Mother of the Book, ⁴⁰ and bless Muhammad as many times as what You have created in Your seven heavens, and bless Muhammad to fill what You will create in them until the Day of Resurrection, a thousand times each day. O Allah, bless Muhammad as many times as every drop that has fallen from Your heavens to Your earth from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, a thousand times each day. O Allah, bless Muhammad as many times as the winds have blown upon and moved of branches, trees, leaves, fruits, and all that You have created on Your earth and between Your heavens from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, a thousand times each day. O Allah, bless and send peace upon Your servant and messenger, our master Muhammad, the unlettered prophet and the Arab messenger, and upon his family, companions, children, wives, descendants, household, in-laws, supporters, followers, followers, patrons, servants, and lovers, with the best of blessings, the most abundant of benedictions, and the purest of greetings, as many as the known things, as many as the letters and words, as many as the pauses and movements, ⁴¹ as many as the secrets and blessings, a blessing that fills the earths and heavens, and what is between them, and fills the Balance, ⁴² and reaches the utmost of knowledge and the extent of divine pleasure, and with the weight of the Throne and the Footstool, ⁴³ and as many as the veils and pavilions, ⁴⁴ and as many as the names and attributes, and as many as the genera ³¹² and species and diverse colors, and as many as every soul, glance, moment, thought, and blink of the eye of the inhabitants of the earths and heavens, and everything that is in Your knowledge, existing or having existed. O Allah, O Answerer of supplications, O Possessor of good deeds, O Exalter of ranks, our Lord, accept from us; indeed, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. And forgive us and relent upon us; indeed, You are the Oft-Returning, the Merciful. O Allah, bless and send peace upon Your servant and messenger, our master Muhammad, the unlettered prophet and the Arab messenger, and upon his family, companions, children, wives, descendants, and household, whenever those who remember remember You and him, and whenever those who are heedless forget Your remembrance and his, as many as what the preserved has counted and what the speakers have spoken. O Allah, bless and send peace upon Your servant and messenger, our master Muhammad, the unlettered prophet and the Arab messenger, and upon his family, companions, children, wives, descendants, and household, as You love and are pleased, a blessing that You are worthy of and he is worthy of. O Allah, bless and send peace upon Your servant and messenger, our master Muhammad, the unlettered prophet and the Arab messenger, and upon his family, companions, children, wives, descendants, and household, a blessing that is pleasing to You and fulfills his right. O Allah, bless and send peace upon Your servant and messenger, our master Muhammad, the unlettered prophet and the Arab messenger, and upon his family, companions, wives, descendants, and household, as many as every letter that the Pen has written, and as many as what is known and unknown, in the honored station near You on the Day of Resurrection. Our Lord, accept from us; indeed, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. And pardon us and forgive us; indeed, You are the Generous, the Noble. O Allah, bless and send peace upon Your servant and messenger, our master Muhammad, the unlettered prophet and the Arab messenger, and upon his family, with the best of Your blessings and the most complete of Your peace and the most abundant of Your benedictions, a blessing that encompasses all numbers and encompasses all individuals, with no limit or end, no term or termination, a continuous blessing that endures with the endurance of Your kingdom, O Eternal, O Generous, O Compassionate, O Merciful. Our Lord, accept from us ³¹³; indeed, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. And deal with us with Your subtle kindness and remove from us what has befallen of great distress and immense matter. O Allah, bless and send peace upon Your servant and messenger, our master Muhammad, the prophet, the seal of the prophets, and upon his family, companions, and pure and purified household, and upon his four rightly guided successors, and the approved imams, and the remaining six, ⁴⁵ and upon the Successors and those who follow them in righteousness until the Day of Judgment. O Allah, bless and send peace upon Your servant and messenger, our master Muhammad, the prophet, the seal of the prophets, and upon his family, companions, and pure and purified household, and upon the messengers of strong will, ⁴⁶ and upon the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous, and upon the bearers of Your Throne and Your near-stationed angels, and upon Gabriel, Michael, Israfil, and Azrael, and upon all the angels of the heavens and earths, and upon the righteous among the jinn and the believing and Muslim among them, as many as the even and the odd, ⁴⁷ as many as the clouds and the rain, as many as the creatures of land and sea, as many as the fruits and leaves of trees, as many as what the night has darkened upon and the day has shone upon, as many as Your favors, bounties, and graces, as many as Your good and blessed words, and the gifts of Your generosity and beneficence, and the outpourings of Your mercy, grace, favor, and kindness, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the Prophet, the Seal of the Prophets, and to his family, as many times as what You have created, O Lord, and what You will create, and what You have provided, O Lord, and what You will provide, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night, seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Your servant and messenger, our master Muhammad, the Prophet, the Seal of the Prophets, and to his family, as many times as the seven heavens and what they overshadow, the seven earths and what they carry, the seven seas and what they contain, and all the graves and what they hold, and as many times as what You have created, O Lord, and what You will create from the beginning of the world to its end, every day and night, seventy thousand times. End. This prayer is attributed to Sultan Mahmud al-Ghaznawi ⁴⁸, may Allah have mercy on him. It is narrated that at the beginning of his reign, he would sit after the dawn prayer in his house, occupied with sending blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, until he completed three hundred thousand times, and he would not finish until the day had risen, while the people waited for his exit. This became burdensome for them, so the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, appeared to him in a dream and said: "What is this prolongation that you impose upon the people, such that the weak and those with needs are unable to wait for you?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah, I sit to send blessings upon you a fixed number, and I do not leave until I complete it." The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to him: "This is burdensome for the weak, the poor, and those with needs. But I will teach you a concise prayer, each one of which is equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers. Recite it three times, and that will be three hundred thousand times. Then go out to attend to the affairs of the Muslims, and you will obtain the reward of that prayer and the reward of benefiting the Muslims and hastening to fulfill their needs." So he learned it and persisted in it for a time. Then he saw the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in a dream saying to him: "What deeds have you done? For you have exhausted the angels with writing this reward!" He said: "I have done nothing except this prayer that you taught me, O my master, O Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless you and your family." End. And this is the prayer: O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the mercy of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the bounty of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the blessings of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the creation of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the knowledge of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the words of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the generosity of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the letters of the speech of Allah. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the drops of rain. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the leaves of trees. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the sand of deserts. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the creatures of the seas. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the waters of the seas. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the plants and flowers. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the grains and fruits. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the night and day. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as what the night darkens upon and the day brightens upon. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as those who have sent blessings upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as those who have not sent blessings upon him. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the breaths of creatures. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as the stars of the sky. O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad as many times as everything in this world and the Hereafter. The blessings of Allah Almighty, His angels, His prophets, His messengers, and all creatures be upon the master of the messengers, the leader of the righteous, the guide of the radiant-faced ⁴⁹, the intercessor of sinners, our master Muhammad, and upon his family, his companions, his progeny, his household, the past nations, the preceding masters ⁵⁰, the martyrs, the righteous, and all the people of Your obedience from the inhabitants of the heavens and the earths, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful. And peace be upon the messengers, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to our master Muhammad, as long as the two moons ⁵¹ alternate, the two epochs ⁵² succeed each other, the two new things ⁵³ recur, and the two stars ⁵⁴ move. And convey to his soul and the souls of his household from me a greeting and peace, and increase them in veneration, piety, and respect. And bless him and them abundantly and greatly. And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to our master Muhammad, a blessing that weighs the earth and the heavens, and encompasses what has passed in past centuries and what is to come, as many times as the individuals of the globe and multiples of multiples thereof. And grant peace abundantly and greatly likewise. And praise be to Allah, abundant, good, blessed, perpetual praise likewise. O Allah, bless Muhammad among the first, and bless Muhammad among the last, and bless Muhammad in the highest assembly ⁵⁵ until the Day of Judgment. O Allah, grant Muhammad the means ⁵⁶, the excellence, the honor, and the great rank.

O Allah, I have believed ⁵⁷ in Muhammad without seeing him, so do not deprive me of seeing him in the Gardens ⁵⁸, and grant me his companionship, and cause me to die upon his creed, and give me to drink from his Basin ⁵⁹ a drink that is satisfying, wholesome, pleasant, after which we will never thirst—indeed, You are over all things competent. O Allah, convey to the spirit of Muhammad from me a greeting and peace. O Allah, just as I have believed in him without seeing him, do not deprive me of seeing him in the Gardens. O Allah, O Lord of Muhammad, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and reward Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—as he deserves. O Allah, bless Muhammad with the best of Your blessings, and bless Muhammad with the most beautiful of Your blessings. O Allah, bless Muhammad with the purest of Your blessings, and bless Muhammad with the most flourishing of Your blessings. O Allah, bless Muhammad with the most complete of Your blessings, and bless Muhammad with the best of Your blessings. O Allah, bless Muhammad with the most abundant of Your blessings, and bless Muhammad with the most perfect of Your blessings. O Allah, bless Muhammad with the greatest of Your blessings, and bless Muhammad with the most pleasant of Your blessings. O Allah, bless Muhammad with the most blessed of Your blessings, and bless Muhammad with the most exalted of Your blessings. O Allah, bless Muhammad with the highest of Your blessings, and bless Muhammad with the most comprehensive of Your blessings. O Allah, bless Muhammad with the most numerous of Your blessings, and bless Muhammad with the most universal of Your blessings. O Allah, bless Muhammad with the most enduring of Your blessings, and bless Muhammad with the most lasting of Your blessings. O Allah, bless Muhammad with the mightiest of Your blessings, and bless Muhammad with the most elevated of Your blessings. O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You blessed Abraham, and bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as You blessed Abraham; indeed, You are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah, grant him excellence, virtue, honor, the means ⁶⁰, the lofty rank, and the sublime station. O Allah, bless Muhammad as many times as Your knowledge, and bless Muhammad as many times as Your forbearance, and bless Muhammad as many times as Your words, and bless Muhammad as many times as Your blessings, and bless Muhammad filling Your heavens, and bless Muhammad filling Your earth, and bless Muhammad the weight of Your Throne, and bless Muhammad as many times as the Pen has written in the Mother of the Book ⁶¹, and bless Muhammad as many times as what You have created and what You will create until the Day of Reckoning, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, each day a thousand times and multiples of that. And bless Muhammad as many times as those who glorify You, and bless Muhammad as many times as those who destroy, and bless Muhammad as many times as those who magnify You, and bless Muhammad as many times as those who venerate You and venerate Your chosen Prophet, Your approved Messenger, Your elect Friend, and Your trustee over the revelation of heaven, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, each day a thousand times and multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad the Prophet, as many times as the plants of the earth from its qibla ⁶², east, west, plain, mountains, valleys, trees, fruits, leaves, crops, and all that comes forth from its plants and blessings, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, each day a thousand times and multiples of that. O Allah, bless Muhammad as many times as what You have created of jinn, humans, and devils, and what You will create of them until the Day of Resurrection, each day a thousand times. And bless Muhammad as many times as every hair on their bodies, faces, and heads, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, each day a thousand times. And bless Muhammad as many times as the fluttering of birds and the flight of jinn and devils, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, each day a thousand times. And bless Muhammad as many times as every beast You have created on the face of Your earth, small or large, in the east and west of the earth, among humans and jinn, and what none knows except You, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, each day a thousand times. And bless Muhammad as many times as their steps upon the face of the earth, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, each day a thousand times, and multiples of that. Thus end the appointed blessings ⁶³ as transmitted in the opening of the book, narrated from trustworthy sources among the great lovers and the noble chosen ones. And now I append to them what I have added of blessings suitable to them in wording and meaning, close to them in style and structure, similar to them in brevity and lack of prolixity, free from what would mar them of tedious length and verbosity, so that they may be a completion for them, Allah willing, along with what I have included of various phrases and rhymes, and the suitability of words to meanings in composition and arrangement. So I say—and Allah is the Guide to the path of good, right, and the trope ⁶⁴ of praise of His beloved, our master Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with great reward and abundant recompense—blessings that are exquisite, beautiful, novel, elegant, and approved; their mention is fine, their worth is great, their reward is abundant, and their secret guarantees and ensures increased good and blessings. I have made them as a sequel, appendix, supplement, and completion to what preceded, beginning with the completion of what remains of the Kimiya al-Sa'ada ⁶⁵ for those whom Allah has honored with the best and more. And they are these: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the pole of sainthood ⁶⁶, the refuge of protection, the talisman of preservation and care, the fortress of security and safety, as many times as the arts of the people of knowledge and discernment, the chains of authentic traditions and narrations, and the landmarks of the people of goodness, righteousness, guidance, and right direction, and the like of that multiplied by itself, multiplied multiples, and multiples of that. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the prophets and messengers, the imam of the righteous saints, as many times as the prophetic hadiths have reported concerning the virtue of the people of righteousness and religion, and as the transmitted reports have come concerning the merits of the people of steadfastness, firmness, and establishment, and what their Lord has honored them with of the virtues of blessing upon His beloved, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, at every time and moment. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which our hearts are illuminated with the light of clear victory, and by which You cause us to enter the register of the people of sincerity and certainty, and by which You write us in the register of those, Your near ones, and Your beloved, the God-fearing, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of every pious and devout person, and the model for every ecstatic ⁶⁷ and wayfarer ⁶⁸, and the Prophet of mercy who leads his community on the clearest paths and the best ways, by the number of types of noble hadith ⁶⁹ of lofty rank and high stations, and what they contain of the connected ⁷⁰, the sent ⁷¹, and the discontinued ⁷², and the sound ⁷³, the problematic ⁷⁴, and the raised ⁷⁵, and the weak ⁷⁶, the abandoned ⁷⁷, and the fabricated ⁷⁸, and the chained ⁷⁹, the annotated ⁸⁰, and the heard ⁸¹, and the rejected ⁸², the interpolated ⁸³, and the made-up ⁸⁴, and the anomalous ⁸⁵, the neglected ⁸⁶, and the prohibited ⁸⁷, and the like of that multiplied by itself, multiplied in multiples, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of kings and kingdoms, and the chosen one of the sons of Ma'd ⁸⁸, Fihr ⁸⁹, and Malik ⁹⁰, and the Messenger of comfort who saves those who seek refuge in him from evils, calamities, and perils, by the number of what is in the noble hadith of the rare ⁹¹, the precious ⁹², and the well-known ⁹³, and the defective ⁹⁴, the supported ⁹⁵, and the transmitted ⁹⁶, and the agreed ⁹⁷, the disputed ⁹⁸, and the warned ⁹⁹, and the known ¹⁰⁰, the broken ¹⁰¹, and the stopped ¹⁰², and the solitary ¹⁰³, the orally transmitted ¹⁰⁴, the good ¹⁰⁵, and the recognized ¹⁰⁶, and the inverted ¹⁰⁷, the miswritten ¹⁰⁸, the low ¹⁰⁹, and the high ¹¹⁰, and that which is close to the described Prophet, and the like of that multiplied by itself, multiplied in multiples, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the descendant of the noble ladies ¹¹¹, the son of the 'Awatik ¹¹², and the sword of truth, cutting with his miracles the back of every obstinate tyrant and violent oppressor, by the number of litanies ¹¹³, remembrances ¹¹⁴, and daily prayers ¹¹⁵, and the science of prosody ¹¹⁶, language, and arithmetic, and the verbal ¹¹⁷, causes ¹¹⁸, pegs ¹¹⁹, and means ¹²⁰, and the science of logic, rhetoric, morphology, and syntax, and comparison, conciseness, and elaboration, and names, attributes, patronymics, and titles, and the literary, the noble, the intelligent, and the scribes, and the scholars, the sages, the mystics ¹²¹, and the excellent, and the chosen, the pious, the substitutes ¹²², and the poles ¹²³, and the forbearing, the merciful, the beloved, the intimate friends, the companions, and the associates, and the principles, the chapters, the elements, and the lineages, and the peoples, the clans, the tribes, and the genealogies, and the eyes, the eyebrows, the eyelashes, and the lids, and the days, the months, the years, and the ages, and the carpets, the cushions, the tables, and the cups, and the youths, the houris, the stars, and the peers, and the like of that multiplied by itself, multiplied in multiples, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to our master Muhammad, the mountain of generosity of far-reaching stations and the pole of lordship, whom none has attained his station nor shared his rank, by the number of the accusative ¹²⁴, the genitive ¹²⁵, the nominative ¹²⁶, the strong ¹²⁷, the analogical ¹²⁸, and the heard ¹²⁹, and the conclusion ¹³⁰, the predicate ¹³¹, and the subject ¹³², and the singular, the dual, and the plural, and the types, the genera, and the plurals, and the times, the hours, the sunsets, and the sunrises, and sleep, the sunna ¹³³, wakefulness, and slumber, and fear, awe, supplication, and humility, and seeking intercession, flattery, desire, and submission, and standing, sitting, prostration, and bowing, and the joints, the veins, the collarbones, and the ribs, and the fathers, the mothers, the origins, and the branches, and laughter, weeping, sobbing, and tears, and the wrestling grounds, the strings, the melodies, and the natures, and the spears, the lances, the swords, and the armor, and the gardens, the plains, the courtyards, and the dwellings, and the fruits, the crops, the grains, and the plants, and the rays, the lighthouses, the lamps, and the candles, and travel, absence, return, and coming back, and the miles, the leagues, the area, and the cubits, and the opening, the closing, the beginning, and the starting, and the valleys, the seas, the ships, and the sails, and the gift, charity, lease, and sales, and the obligatory, the permissible, the disliked, and the prohibited, and the written, the inscribed, the recorded, and the printed, and the counted, the measured, the weighed, and the cultivated, and the sold, the presented, the received, and the raised, and the like of that multiplied by itself, multiplied in multiples, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to our master Muhammad, the master of every owned and owner, and the model of every pious, abstinent, and devout person, by the number of nouns, verbs, and letters, and the pulpits, the mosques, joy, and rows, and prayer, night vigil, fasting, and seclusion, and the visitors, the frequenters, the pilgrims, and the guests, and the gifts, the tables, the blessings, and the ways, and the valleys, the drinks, the kneading troughs, and the roofs, and the hands, the feet, the fingers, and the palms, and the obscure, the lowly, the noble, and the illuminated, and the known, the clear, the famous, and the recognized, and the follower, the followed, the affectionate, and the beloved, and the original, the fixed, the additional, and the deleted, and the absolute, the restricted, the distinguished, and the stopped, and the fearful, the seeker of refuge, the seeker of help, and the distressed, and the like of that multiplied by itself, multiplied in multiples, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to our master Muhammad, the master of humans, jinn, and angels, and the clear path of the Sharia ¹³⁴ of clear ways and paths, by the number of individuals, pairs, and groups, and the veins, joints, and embryos, and the heads, necks, and jugular veins, and the spheres, stars, and constellations, and the times, minutes, and degrees, and the light, sunrise, and joy, and the gulfs, seas, and waves, and happiness, delight, and relief, and gentleness, medicine, and treatment, and movements, stillness, and twitching, and longing, passion, and agitation, and the types, forms, and production, and the like of that multiplied by itself, multiplied in multiples, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the cultivation of the innermost heart ¹³⁵ and the heart, and the life of hearts, souls, and bodies, by the number of poles ¹²³, bells, and pegs ¹¹⁹, and devotions, ascetics, and worshippers, and noble ladies, experts, and critics, and slanderers, enemies, and enviers, and the people of oppression, denial, and obstinacy, and the counterparts, similars, and equals, and the souls, wealth, and children, and the fatigue, contracts, and numbers, and the shrines, festivals, and holidays, and the armies, troops, and soldiers, and the Arabs, non-Arabs, and Kurds, and the leaders, the noble, and the solitary, and the nobles, the righteous, and the masters, and the fathers, grandfathers, and grandchildren, and the plateaus, hills, and mountains, and the plains, mounds, lowlands, and highlands, and the like of that multiplied by itself, multiplied in multiples, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to our master Muhammad, the possessor of beneficial sciences, benefits, and clear signs, and the breaking of customs, by the number of pure blessings and calamities, and righteous deeds, good intentions, and beliefs, and the recording guardians ¹³⁶ and the angels entrusted with preserving breaths and writing scrolls, and the relief of worries, sorrows, and the removal of crises and hardships, and the like of that multiplied by itself, multiplied in multiples, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to our master Muhammad, the bride of processions and shrines, and the imam of pulpits and mosques, by the number of speaking beings and inanimate objects, and moving things and dormant ones, and beautiful qualities and praises, and transmitted hadiths and chains of transmission, and blessed lands and covenants, and traces, signs, and evidences, and examples, texts, and rules,

And truthful sayings, and the fulfillment of promises, and books filled with precious sciences and records, And the like of that multiplied in itself by manifold multiples, and multiples of multiples thereof. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the Pole (Quṭb) of sainthood (al-Wilāyah), clear in paths and landmarks, and the crown of divine care (al-‘Ināyah), named Abū al-Ṭayyib, Abū al-Ṭāhir, and Abū al-Qāsim, to the number of gaps (al-Thughūr) and smiles (al-Mabāsim), and fragrant breezes (al-Rawā’iḥ al-Ṭayyibah) and gentle winds (al-Nawāsim), and blessed days and seasons (al-Mawāsim), and lofty dwellings (al-Rubū‘) and rites (al-Marāsim), and names unknown and known and talismans (al-Ṭalāsim), and the magnificent sūrahs (al-Suwar) and the Ḥawāmīm and the Ṭawāsīm, and the magnificent squared tables (al-Jadāwil) and the disconnected letters (al-Ḥurūf al-Muqatta‘ah) and seals (al-Khawātim), and pure questions and jurisprudential ones, and incantations (al-Ruqā) and spells (al-‘Azā’im), and beneficial wisdoms and repelling secrets, and amulets (al-Ḥafā’iẓ) and talismans (al-Tamā’im), and the higher and lower spirits and all the worlds, and the like of that multiplied in itself by manifold multiples and multiples of multiples thereof. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, (324) the Sultan of beauties (al-Milāḥ) and the blaze of radiant faces, to the number of joys (al-Afrāḥ) and sorrows (al-Atrāḥ), and waters (al-Miyāh) and trees (al-Adwāḥ), and scrolls and tablets (al-Alwāḥ), and trades (al-Matājir) and profits (al-Arbāḥ), and structures (al-Hayākil) and forms (al-Ashbāḥ), and bodies (al-Ajsām) and spirits (al-Arwāḥ), and wine and cups (al-Aqdāḥ), and people of right guidance and success (al-Falāḥ) and goodness and righteousness (al-Ṣalāḥ), and conquest (al-Fatḥ) and opening (al-Iftitāḥ), and felicity and expansion (al-Inshirāḥ), and masters of eloquence and eloquent tongues, and the solitary ones (al-Afrād) who remember their Lord at morning and evening (al-Ghudūw wa al-Rawāḥ), and the like of that multiplied in itself by manifold multiples and multiples of multiples thereof. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, a blessing that leads us through its blessing to the best of paths, and seats us thereby in the abode of honor upon the noblest dunes and the highest levels, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. For no one can bear to see a beloved * like a sun when it appears and is exposed. I saw the lovers of him intoxicated * when they mention the beloved, they weep and wail. And if the description of the beloved comes to them, they abandon * the world and divulge the secrets. Their beloved is the Beloved of Allah truly * so excuse them if they drive (camels) in yearning and cry out. When they cast off restraint, do not blame them * for some blame is sin and transgression. For the one who loves the Guide, the Benefactor * with hearts in which a fire has been kindled. A beautiful one, from whose locks comes night * and beneath the night, his forehead is the dawn. The hearts of the lovers responded to him * and in them are the wounds of yearning (al-Ṣabābah). From his mouth appeared a radiant light * handled by closing and opening. (325) Whenever he smiles, you see lights shine * and the valleys and plains smile. His fragrance is the scent of the horizons in sweetness * for his diffusion has encompassed the Hijaz. He came with the truth, guiding all creation * so righteousness led the righteous through him. And he profited the friends of Allah (Awliyā’ Allāh) in their striving * and profit from Allah is their right. O Mustafā, O sustenance of my heart * and O you in whom lies the heart’s rectification, A stranger in the abode, what of the veil of sins? * Let forgiveness from you be pleased with him. Upon you and your family be peace from me * and upon the Companions, who are the radiant dawns. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the pious and the adornment of the chosen messengers, to the number of the divine sciences (al-‘Ulūm al-Ladunniyyah) and the holy sciences (al-‘Ulūm al-Qudsiyyah), and the sensory and spiritual indications (al-Ishārāt al-Ḥissiyyah wa al-Ma‘nawiyyah) and the flashes of secrets (Lawā’iḥ al-Asrār), and multiples of multiples thereof from what has emerged into existence and encompassed by the dominion of the One, the Subduer (al-Wāḥid al-Qahhār). O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the treasure of storage and the light of insight and discernment, to the number of the seven heavens and the earths and the Throne (al-‘Arsh) and the Footstool (al-Kursī) and what the veils and curtains conceal, and to the number of trees and leaves, and creatures and provisions, and the scattering winds and flowing clouds and drops of rain, and multiples of multiples thereof from what has appeared to the eye and encompassed by the dominion of our Lord, the One, the Subduer. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, (326) the choicest of the pure, and the blaze of ages and eras, to the number of forms and types, and positive attributes (al-Thābitah) and privations (al-Sulūb) and conditional and categorical propositions (al-Qaḍāyā al-Sharṭiyyah wa al-Ḥamliyyah) and the results of thoughts, and to the number of openings (al-Futūḥāt) and gnoses (al-Ma‘ārif), and realities (al-Ḥaqā’iq) and subtleties (al-Laṭā’if), and divine gifts (al-Mawāhib al-Ladunniyyah) and intellectual and transmitted questions (al-Masā’il al-‘Aqliyyah wa al-Naqliyyah) and flashes of secrets, and multiples of multiples thereof from what thoughts have traversed and encompassed by the dominion of our Lord, the One, the Subduer. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master Muhammad, the opening of remembrances (Fātiḥat al-Adhkār) and the lamp of regions and climes, and to the number of spheres and stars and cycles (al-Adwār), and the manifest and the hidden, and the existent and the non-existent, and the public and the secrets, and to the number of the spoken and the understood, and the scattered and the arranged, and the collected and the divided, and the seeking of support and the seeking of explanation, and to the number of the unknown and the known, and the conjectured and the imagined, and the tasted and the smelled, and the empty and the bitter, and multiples of multiples thereof from what has been conceived in minds, and encompassed by the dominion of our Lord, the One, the Subduer. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the Imam of the excellent examiners (al-Jahābidhah) and the master of the Emigrants (al-Muhājirīn) and the Helpers (al-Anṣār), to the number of pebbles and sand, and pearls and ants, and insects and bees, and wild beasts and creatures of the deserts, and to the number of rugged terrain and plain, and offspring and progeny, and the old, the young, and the middle-aged, and females great and small, and to the number of irrigated land and rain-fed land, and dew and heavy rain, and fertility and drought, and dust and supply and stones, and to the number of branches and trees, and spiritual exercises and gardens and flowers, and kinds of fruits and types of produce, (327) and fresh and salty waters and the murmur of rivers, and multiples of multiples thereof from what decrees have passed with and encompassed by the dominion of our Lord, the One, the Subduer. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the mountain of generosity, lofty in rank and power, and the path of blessing and felicity, noble in family and neighbors, to the number of the excellent and the pure, and the righteous and the wicked, and good deeds and burdens (of sin), and the devils of mankind and jinn and the night-visitors and day-visitors, and to the number of decaying bodies, and past centuries and occurring events, and waves and foam and the measures of the seas, and multiples of multiples thereof from what ears have heard and eyes have seen, and encompassed by the dominion of our Lord, the One, the Subduer. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad, and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the light of lights and the secret of secrets and the most noble of those over whom night has darkened and upon whom day has shone, to the number of the rich and the beggars, and the settled and the wandering, and the noble ones (al-Nujabā’) and the deputies (al-Nuqabā’) and the substitutes (al-Abdāl), and the blameworthy (al-Malāmatiyyah) and the variegated ones and the masters of states (Ahl al-Aḥwāl), and the simpletons (al-Bulh) and the ecstatics (al-Majādhīb) and the people of intimacy and boldness (al-Uns wa al-Idlāl), and the solitary ones (al-Afrād) who travel through the regions of the earth and those who cut themselves off in the depths of seclusions and on mountain peaks, and the lions girded with swords of might for guarding and repelling harms, and multiples of multiples thereof from what

His understanding is hidden from intellects, and encompassed by the dominion of our Master, the One, the Subduer ¹³⁷. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the essence of glory and pride, the best of those by whom the branch is honored and from whom the lineage is pure, ¹³⁸ (328) to the number of the traits of the pure, the stations of the righteous, the ranks of the virtuous, the merits of the noble saints and the free nobles, and what is inherited from the worlds of veils, canopies, and curtains, and to the number of the ages and eras that have passed over him, the spheres and cycles that have encompassed him, the directions and regions that have contained him, and the multiples of multiples of that, of what the Tablet and the Pen have enumerated, and encompassed by the dominion of our Master, the One, the Subduer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the pure gold of mines and the alchemy of treasures, which by the secret of His care breaks through forms and states, to the number of the inhabitants of villages and cities, the valleys and deserts and wildernesses, the people of seriousness and effort, glory and pride, the masters of care and succor, might and victory, the possessors of high ranks and lofty stations and great status, and to the number of the good deeds of the lovers of Abu Bakr and 'Umar and the degrees of the Emigrants and Helpers, and the multiples of multiples of that, of what the masters of secrecy and openness vie for, and encompassed by the dominion of our Master, the One, the Subduer. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the fragrant garden of beauties and the pure wine of love, the drink, to the number of the even and odd, the stories and reports, the odes and poems, the beautiful voices and the melodies of strings, the cooing of birds, the adorned gifts and silver vessels and gardens with good fruits and fruits, the pleasing things and blooming orchards of branches and flowers, and the multiples of multiples of that, of what souls desire, and encompassed by the dominion of our Master, the One, the Subduer. (329) O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the eraser of sins and burdens, the antidote of healing cure, by whose blessing the disease of those with chronic ailments and all harms is cured, to the number of those who have visited his noble grave, those who have journeyed to him with mounts and loads, the masters and free men who have vied in his service, those who have spent souls, wealth, and lifetimes in his love, the great and small who have crowded at his delightful watering-place, and by whose exalted rank You have fulfilled needs and desires, and the multiples of that, of what the Pen has recorded in the Mother of the Book ¹³⁹, and encompassed by the dominion of our Master, the One, the Subduer. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the springs of sciences and secrets, and his Companions, the lions of battle and the excellent scholars, a blessing by which You purify our innermost beings from the filth of others, deliver us from afflictions, terrors, and all distress, and grant us what we hope for and beyond what we hope for of all kinds of good in this abode and in that abode, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Muhammad is the sun of glories and sublimity, * and the Companions became moons around him. They are arranged as the stars of the horizon are arranged * in the Milky Way's string, so they rose in ranks. They are mountains of glory, lofty in sublimity, * in generosity, so they excelled in lineage and origin. Their natures were stamped with the Prophet's nature, * so they inherited in his virtue various states. They are the full moons when crescents are absent, * and they are the suns when daylight is lost. The Companions of Ahmad are like stars for a seeker of guidance, * guided by the light of their guidance whoever is perplexed. (330) O Ahmad, by his family and his Companions, * the suns of the radiance of perfection have risen openly. To Allah belong signs and covenants for them * that have appeared, kindling fire in the hearts. By Allah, O morning breeze at dawn, when * you visit the abodes of the Beloved's dwelling, Convey from me the greeting of a passionate lover * whose heart, due to the agony of separation, has flown. O Lord, by the Chosen One, facilitate a visit * that erases sins and burdens, And turn with compassion toward the lowly servant, * for You have always been watchful over Your servants. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of the victory of the vast mercy and the secret of the comprehensive word of truth, to the number of beneficial sciences, interceding means, protective amulets, noble gifts, and lofty ranks, and the multiples of multiples of that, which is endless in number and never perishes eternally, from the time You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the sun of realities and the clear path of the ways, to the number of the shining lights, decisive proofs, flashing lightning, overwhelming arguments, hearing ears, and weeping eyes, and the multiples of multiples of that.

And many times more than that, without end in number, without ceasing in eternity, without interruption forever, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. ¹⁴⁰ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the pearl of surpassing beauties, the means of supplicating tongues, and the lofty claim of truth, equal to the number of submissive necks, humble bodies, reverent hearts, distressed minds, terrified souls, and spirits obedient to the command of their Lord, and many times more than that, without end in number, without ceasing in eternity, without interruption forever, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the abundant rain of generosity, the desire of aspiring souls, equal to the number of lush gardens, melodious birds, grazing cattle, sleeping eyes, impregnable fortresses, and beautiful stunning forms, and many times more than that, without end in number, without ceasing in eternity, without interruption forever, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the widespread honor of truth and the eye of the preventing secret supply, equal to the number of sleeping and hungry bellies, preserved and lost goods, and widespread and disseminated merits, and many times more than that, without end in number, without ceasing in eternity, without interruption forever, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand consecutive and successive times every day and night. ¹⁴¹ So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the gushing springs of knowledge, and his companions, those of high aspirations and contented souls, a blessing by which You grant us noble souls passionately in love with You and with him, and a pleasing state following Your Sunnah and his Sunnah, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the sea of sciences and gnoses, realities and the treasure of the secrets of gifts, subtleties and delicate matters, equal to the number of laws, schools, and paths, understandings and obscure allusions and subtleties, and every wondrous source, strange derivation, and elegant meaning, and many times more than that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the essence of the tree of forbearance whose shade covers all creatures, the rose of the garden of openings with ripe flowers and meadows, equal to the number of every lover and yearner, every infatuated and passionate one, every enraptured one gazing with his eyes toward the gifts of good things and longing, every pious ascetic whom his Lord occupied with His service and emptied his heart of all distractions and attachments, and many times more than that, without end in number, without interruption forever, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the pupil of the eye of the Wests and Easts, and the pearl of the crown of heads and partings, ¹⁴² equal to the number of reports, monks, and patriarchs, noble deeds, miracles, and supernatural events, inspirations and lights shining upon the hearts of the knowers and radiant ones, ecstatic utterances, attractions, raptures, and flashes, visitors, pilgrims, travelers, arrivals, and night-comers, and many times more than that, without end in number, without interruption forever, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the clear path of religion and the surpassing book of sciences, equal to the number of trees, flowers, and gardens, registers, scrolls, lines, and tablets, distractions, obstacles, preventions, and hindrances, supplications that save from perils, disasters, and calamities, and litanies prepared for relieving crises and repelling hardships and straits, and many times more than that, without end in number, without interruption forever, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the sword of the law that distinguishes, and the elixir of love that breaks through, equal to the number of every setting and rising sun, every shining and flashing light, every visiting night-comer, every apostate and heretic, thief, usurper, transgressor, and robber, and many times more than that, without end in number, without interruption forever, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, ¹⁴³ the branch of the lofty tree of glory, and the sea of flowing generosity and nobility, equal to the number of every opponent and supporter, believer and hypocrite, child and adolescent, companion and fellow traveler, enemy and friend, associate and counterpart, one who maintains ties and one who separates, and many times more than that, without end in number, without interruption forever, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the fragrant musk of collars and the light of the dawn of prophethood that precedes, equal to the number of every lovesick and passionate one, every perfumed and sniffer, every powerless and capable, every martyr and driver, every admirer and fitting one, every longing and trusting one, and many times more than that, without end in number, without interruption forever, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the truthful tongue of truth, the trustworthy trustee of revelation, content with what his Lord has, confident, equal to the number of what You have created, O Lord, and what You will create, and what You have provided and what You will provide, and many times more than that, without end in number, without interruption forever, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those who are successful in covenants and pledges, those specially favored with eternal happiness in the past and future, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. I watch the stars of union in the horizon of separation, so resolve folds the expanse of horizons. So be patient, O brother of agony and longing, perhaps you will attain the sweetness of meeting. ¹⁴⁴ For the full moons of Sal' ¹⁴⁵ in the tents have veiled themselves; they may appear to a yearning lover. Their aim is none but the Chosen Beloved, the light of existence and the elect of creation. He revives the traces of virtue after their effacement; thereby he revived noble character traits. He who fed tawhid ¹⁴⁶ to every monotheist, and his piety made him journey by night in tastes.

No one among the great and foremost has known tawhid ¹⁴⁷ like the Chosen One ¹⁴⁸. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what is in the Tablet of Gnoses ¹⁴⁹ and Spiritual Perceptions ¹⁵⁰ of exquisite and hidden meanings, and the jewels of wisdom and secrets that are sublime and guarded, and the benefits of sciences and divinely-bestowed gifts ¹⁵¹ that are stored, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah ¹⁵², which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure no praiser or thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples thereof, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of the rising auspicious and blessed fortunes and the outcomes of deeds, accompanied by glad tidings of good that are conjoined, and the subtle praises of Muhammad, and the melodious and metrical odes, and the questions of jurisprudence and the definitive and probable proofs, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure no praiser or thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples thereof, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. (336) O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of empty and laden ships, and deferred and guaranteed contracts, and gifted, sold, and mortgaged things, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure no praiser or thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples thereof, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of sanctified spiritual souls and luminous angelic persons, and dense dark bodies, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure no praiser or thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples thereof, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of the gifts of merciful inspirations and the subtleties of eternal descents, and the unique truths of gnostic realities, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure no praiser or thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples thereof, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of the secrets flowing in the unseen of human identities ¹⁵³ and the dispositions taken from sacred hadiths ¹⁵⁴ and Quranic chapters, and what is poured into the hearts of the gnostics ¹⁵⁵ from the lights of majesty and beauty and the manifestations of beneficence, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure no praiser or thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples thereof, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what is cast into the minds of those possessing insight and discernment, from the subtleties of divine openings and inspirations, and what the masters of unveilings receive of the divinely-bestowed sciences and holy gifts, and what they receive of the unseen secrets through his Muhammadan spirituality from the presence of his Mighty Lord, the Sovereign, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure no praiser or thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples thereof, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of the lights shining upon the faces of the servants, who are marked with the most complete virtues and the most beautiful attributes, and the secrets flowing in the innermost beings of those who stand in prayer at night and fast during the day, who are secluded in the depths of retreats, and the allusions flowing on the tongues of the connecting poles ¹⁵⁶ and the pegs ¹⁵⁷ who are distinguished by the highest ranks and the loftiest perfections, and to the number (338) of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure no praiser or thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples thereof, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what the people of nearness and proximity ¹⁵⁸ have of ascension in the noblest of stations and ranks, and the qualities attributed to the people of spiritual disposal ¹⁵⁹ and abundant merits and miracles, and the praiseworthy virtues and gifts, presented to the greatest of those brought near from the presence of the Lord of the earths and heavens, and to the number of Allah's perfect words, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and the multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of the people of sobriety ¹⁶⁰ and effacement ¹⁶¹ and ecstatic utterances ¹⁶² and attractions ¹⁶³, and what the wayfaring servants ¹⁶⁴ and ascetic devotees have of righteous deeds and acts of devotion, and what the saints who dispose in the cosmos ¹⁶⁵ have of relief from worries and sorrows and removal of distresses, and to the number of Allah's perfect words, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and the multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of the descent of clouds of mercies upon the hearts of those who seek reward ¹⁶⁶, and the flow of the ways of wisdom's benefits upon the tongues of those who are affiliated ¹⁶⁷, and the succession of tables of grace upon the assemblies of those who remember ¹⁶⁸ and the pious saints and the chosen ones brought near, and to the number of Allah's perfect words, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and the multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of the blowing of the breezes of awe upon the hearts of the fearful, and the increase of faith in the hearts of the lovers and those who regret what they have missed and repent, and the visitation of the ambassadors of the unseen ¹⁶⁹ to the scenes of the humble and the intelligent knowers, and to the number of Allah's perfect words, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and the multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, to the number of the praise of the praisers and the thanks of the thankers, and the care of the strivers and the patience of the patient, and the good deeds of those brought near and the teachers and the learners and the highest ranks of those who remember, and to the number of Allah's perfect words, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and the multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which the gleams of glad tidings and joy shine in our hearts, and by which You repel from us every evil, affliction, and harm, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the elite of the elect and the mercy of the weak and the strong, and to the number of the stations of the messengers and prophets, and the ranks of the truthful and the martyrs and the sinners, and the degrees of the learned who act and the saints, and to the number of Allah's perfect words, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and the multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the wealth of the poor and the rich, and the fame of the obscure and the hidden, and to the number of the ranks of the righteous and the pious, and the knowledges of the intelligent and the clever, and the positions of the generous and the munificent, and to the number of Allah's perfect words, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and the multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the paradise of the delegations and guests, and the model of the people of fasting and seclusion, and to the number of forms and dots and letters, and units and tens and hundreds and thousands, and the angels entrusted with the division of provisions and the descent of rains and the guardians of the shores of the restrained sea, and to the number of Allah's perfect words, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and the multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night.

O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved, the Merciful, the Compassionate, the possessor of the luminous body, the affectionate heart, to the number of vessels and containers, wrists and fingers and palms, and the angels encircling the Throne and those entrusted with the creation of remembrance and the preservation of mosques and rows, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah ¹⁷⁰, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the lowly and the noble and the honored, the possessor of lofty rank and well-known lineage, to the number of the nominative, accusative, genitive, agent, elided, adjective, emphasis, substitute, and conjunct, and the disconnected and connected and dependent and paused, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the people of earth and heaven, the best of those whose rank was raised in the heaven of high stations and who ascended, to the number of the people of might and honor and pride, and glory and splendor and protection, and generosity and nobility and virtue and growth, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the most protected sanctuary of Allah ¹⁷¹, the possessor of the lofty degree and the highest station, to the number of attributes and qualities and names, and treasures of secrets and gifts and tables of blessings, and stations of nearness and proximity and the supreme rank, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of supplication and answered prayers, and whispered communion in the darkness of night, and humility and repentance, to the number of what is inscribed on the Preserved Tablet ¹⁷² with writing and without writing, and what is in it of secrets that Allah has disclosed to His special servants and lifted the veil for them, and what He has kept to Himself in the knowledge of His unseen and hidden from others and did not uncover its veil for them, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved who forbids treachery, deceit, and fraud, Your chosen one, whose love is boasted by the inhabitants of islands and seas and the people of Mecca and Medina ¹⁷³, to the number of the understandings of the people of insight, intelligence, and excellence, and the sources of the people of allusion and divine openings, and the imams who exert independent judgment ¹⁷⁴ and the traditions that are successful in opinion and correctness, and the masters of incantations, spells, litanies, daily prayers, and pleasant remembrances, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the essence of the pure prophetic tree and the source of noble qualities and beautiful lofty morals, to the number of the drinks of those with sweet and delightful tastes, and the inclinations of the great Sufis ¹⁷⁵ and the teachings of the companions of the Divine Presence, and the conversations of the people of hearts and the subtleties of the people of spiritual knowledge and unseen sciences, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the treasure of gifts and manifest secrets, the sea of sciences flowing with bestowed knowledge and holy effusions, to the number of the movements of minds in intelligibles and transmitted things, sensory and spiritual, and scientific and practical questions, and universal and particular things, and the reward of righteous deeds and goodly pure words, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and His specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those who fulfill Your right, support You, magnify You, respect You, and honor You, and to the number of those who perish and multiply, and fear You, sanctify You, praise You, thank You, and extol You with beautiful praise and remember You, and rely on You in all their affairs, and repent to You from their sin and seek Your forgiveness, and fear You as You should be feared, and watch over You in all their states, and fear You and beware of You, and to the number of the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can surpass, and Your abundant specific and general blessings, whose measure neither a praiser nor a thank-giver can estimate, and the gifts of Your abundant secrets, whose number neither imagination nor thought can count, and the treasures of Your gifts whose excellence no knower nor rememberer can grasp, and multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. So send blessings, O Allah, upon him and upon his family, a blessing that carries us on the shoulder of veneration and piety, and repels from us every affliction, calamity, and harmful trial, and makes it for us in this world and the Hereafter the greatest protection and the most complete covering, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. And send blessings, O Lord, upon the Guide and his followers, and his Companions who spread the subtleties of religion, to the number of pebbles, dust, and sand, followed by the stars of the sky, the plants of the earth, and the trees, and what encompasses the encompassing knowledge, and what the commanded pen and destiny run with, and to the number of Your blessings which You have bestowed upon creatures since they were and since they spread, which exhaust counting with the gathering of ages, as they encompass the limit, leaving nothing and sparing nothing.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, possessor of clear signs and manifest lights, to the number of the ascents of his bride ¹⁷⁶ in the manifestations of majesty and beauty, and his ascension in the stations of progression and descent ¹⁷⁷, from the time his spiritual soul and his pure, immaculate essence were created until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, possessor of dazzling miracles and sublime graces, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the ranks of divine knowledge ¹⁷⁸ and holy gifts, and his elevation in the ascents of inspirations and receptions, from the time his goodly, pure soul and his luminous, radiant essence were created until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of imams and the master of masters, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the paths of devotion and worship, and his descent in the landmarks of blessing, success, and happiness, from the time his contented, well-pleasing soul and his perfect, sublime essence were created until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the source of sciences, wisdoms, and benefits, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the watering-places of openings ¹⁷⁹ and supplies, and his challenging with miracles, wonders, and extraordinary things, from the time his obedient, pious soul and his purified, prophetic essence were created until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, possessor of the call to Allah and the indications, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the witnessing-places of prophecies and messages, and his being adorned in the robes of might, virtues, and perfections, from the time his guiding, rightly-guided soul and his noble, chosen essence were created until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved who saved his community from the disease of polytheism and ignorance, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the stations of glorification and majesty, and his erasing through his appearance the traces of the people of error and misguidance, from the time his holy and lordly soul and his mighty, Muhammadan essence were created until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the fountainhead of gnostic sciences ¹⁸⁰, spiritual gifts, and acquired knowledge, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the processions of might and sovereignty, and the elevation of his rank in the enclosures of pride and glory, from the time his fragrant, pure soul and his royal, angelic essence were created until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the element of honor, glory, and care, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the fields of mystery and sainthood ¹⁸¹, and the greatness of his Muhammadan station in the beginning and the end, from the time his spiritual, high soul and his Meccan, Medinan essence were created until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the fortress of security and protection, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the stations of rectitude and guidance, and the encompassing of his Ahmad ¹⁸² side with preservation and care, from the time his chaste, holy soul and his Tihami ¹⁸³, Najdi ¹⁸⁴ essence were created until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your beloved of sound chain and transmission, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the meanings of sciences and knowledge, and his surpassing the comprehensions of the prophets and messengers until he reached the end and the ultimate goal, from the time his subtle, spiritual soul and his Hashemite ¹⁸⁵, holy essence were created until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, with a blessing by which You remove from us every disgrace and shame, and make us thereby among those whose deeds are accepted in the Hereafter, so that they rejoice on the day of their entering their graves and their secrets, 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, the light of lights, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the ranks of illuminations and glad tidings, and what he received of the sciences of meanings and allusions, from the time You created his luminous soul and his sanctified, gnostic essence, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lamp of understandings and the openings of consciences, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the subtle veils, canopies, and spheres of orbits, and what he witnessed of the invented creations without likeness or peer, from the time You created his self-subsistent ¹⁸⁶ soul and his majestic, holy essence, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the crown of splendor and light, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the stations of fame and manifestation, and what he obtained from his Lord of the ultimate joy, expansion, and delight, from the time You created his merciful soul and his beautiful, unique essence, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the gift of bounty and favor, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the stations of proximity and nearness, and what his Lord honored him with of sublime gifts and favors, from the time You created his lordly soul and his honored, human essence, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the book of revelation of famous title, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the ranks of good pleasure and satisfaction, and what his Lord granted him of the gifts of generosity and beneficence, from the time You created his throne-like soul and his beloved, earthly essence, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the bride of the paradises of gardens, to the number of the ascents of his bride in the ranks of life and faith, and what his Lord praised him with of noble character in the verses and chapters of the Criterion ¹⁸⁷, from the time You created his merciful soul and his lofty, omnipotent essence, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the offspring of noble lineages and the beacon of guides, as many times as his brides ascended through the ranks of generous gifts and miracles, and the conclusive proofs and clear signs, from the moment You created his awe-inspiring spirit and his desiring essence until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the cup of sweet-tasting love and drink, as many times as his brides ascended through the ranks of election and proximity, and the stations of chosenness and love, from the moment You created his divine spirit and his blessed human essence until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad ¹⁸⁸, the blessing of the opening and the means of all means, as many times as his brides ascended through the ranks of excellences and virtues, and what he was adorned with of the noblest qualities and traits, from the moment You created his glorious spirit of the ranks and his blessed Ahmadian essence until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the model for the people of intimacy and seclusions, as many times as his brides ascended through the ranks of response and supplications, and what his Lord honored him with of fulfilling rights and preserving prayers, from the moment You created his fragrant spirit of diffusion and his lofty essence of status and worth until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the locus of blessings and benedictions, as many times as his brides ascended through the ranks of intercession and desires, and what he sought through Allah in repelling hardships from his community and relieving distresses, from the moment You created his exalted spirit of pride and his desirable essence of good remembrance until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the pole of sovereignty with clear proofs and signs, as many times as his brides ascended through the ranks of receptions and inspirations, and how his pride rose in the heaven of high stations and perfections, from the moment You created his spirit of swift response and victory, and his essence observed ¹⁸⁹ by the eye of care in secret and public, until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the beauty of the time and age, as many times as his bride ascended through the ranks of praise and gratitude, and what his Lord singled him out with of perfect struggle and patience, from the moment his great spirit of status and importance was created, and his abundant essence of reward and recompense, until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the crown and turban, as many times as his bride ascended through the ranks of guidance and uprightness, and following the path of salvation and safety, from the moment his immaculate spirit was created in the arenas of resurrection, and his essence singled out for the great intercession on the day of regret and remorse, until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You relieve us from every hardship, crisis, and regret, and be for us in this world and the Hereafter a veil from cutting matters, and protection and victory, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. For the door of Allah's grace is none but Muhammad ❖ Through him, to the possessors of lords, goals are given Ahmad is the sultan of all worlds ❖ To him, by need, are their ascents Through him, the people of ranks ascend in the heights ❖ And for them, near Allah, are seats ¹⁹⁰ The life of the hearts of the knowers is his love ❖ For indeed, whoever loves Ahmad has found and obtained For He promised goodness to the people of his love ❖ And indeed, by Allah, His promises are true The noblest of creation in house, origin, and lineage ❖ And who is more glorious than the Messenger of Allah among people? So the grace of the Messenger of Allah never ends ❖ To a measure that one who drives knows what it is Upon him be the blessings of Allah and all his family ❖ And his companions, from whom the foundations came to us O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as many times as he uttered with his tongue from the jewels of Your glory and praise, and the descriptions of Your perfections and the meanings of Your attributes and names, from the moment the world was created until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as many times as he witnessed from the light of Your majesty and splendor, and what he beheld in the world of dominion and sovereignty from the dispositions of Your decrees and judgments, from the moment You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as many times as You bestowed upon him of abundant favors and boons, and what You made serve him of Your male and female servants and the inhabitants of Your earth and heaven, from the moment You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as many times as You caused to flow through his hands from the secret aid for Your nobles and intelligent ones, and what You graciously granted through his blessing of openings for Your trusted ones and pious ones, from the moment You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. ¹⁹¹ O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as many times as You poured from the gifts of his Muhammadan sciences upon the hearts of Your messengers and prophets, and what You bestowed from the tables of his Ahmadian supplies upon the attendees of Your presence and Your envoys, from the moment You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as many times as his prophetic lights shone upon the faces of Your chosen ones and saints, and what the assemblies of Your scholars and great ones were delighted with from the beauties of his perfections, from the moment You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, as many times as You treated with his Mustafawi antidote the breasts of Your beloved ones and Your elect, and what You healed with his beneficial medicine the ailments of Your beloved ones and Your wise ones, from the moment You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night.

O Allah, send blessings upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have drawn by His swift magnet ¹⁹² to Yourself the souls of Your elect and Your gnostics, and what You have lit by His radiant light the lamps of Your pegs ¹⁹³ and Your righteous ones, and Your poles ¹⁹⁴ and Your advisors, and the stars of Your emulation, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have created by His great creation the entities of Your intercessors and Your merciful ones, and what You have sent upon them from the clouds of His mercies for the duration of Your dominion and Your eternity, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have bestowed upon Him of forbearance, modesty, faith, pardon, overlooking, forgiveness, and beneficence, from the day You created His great name of high station, and His fragrant bride of collars and sleeves, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have bestowed upon Him of sciences and gnosis, and sacred hadiths ¹⁹⁵ and the receptacle of the Quran, from the day You created His lofty station of building and pillars, and His sanctuary specially endowed with blessedness and security, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have bestowed upon Him of stations of good pleasure and satisfaction, and the ranks by which He surpassed the greatest of those brought near and the eminent chiefs, from the day You created His essence protected from the accidents of negation and deficiency, and sent Him as the eraser of the trace of worshippers of idols and statues, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of devotional acts, worship, contentment, trust, and asceticism, from the day You created His pure certainty in You and His belief, and perfected His prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and struggle, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have bestowed upon Him of love for You, truthfulness, verification, purity of innermost self, and illumination of insight with the lights of unveilings and realization, from the day You honored His deep-rooted lineage over lineages, and guided by Him the creatures to the clearest path and most beneficial way, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have bestowed upon Him of subtle wisdoms, delicate allusions, precise understandings, and precious expressions, from the day You created His imamate sent with glad tidings and warnings, and supported Him with clear proofs, miracles, and signs, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have bestowed upon Him of longing for You and passionate love, and striving in what pleases You, O Compassionate, O Beneficent, from the day You illuminated His noble heart with the light of faith, and protected His lofty station from the afflictions of desire and the whisperings of Satan, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have bestowed upon Him of complete and perpetual honor, and far-reaching status and aim, from the day You designated Him in the prior designation and observed Him with the eye of veneration and glorification, and made the angels prostrate to His light in the clay of Adam, peace be upon him, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have bestowed upon Him of the lights of revelation and inspiration, and what You unveiled to Him by the light of Your knowledge from the eye of His insight of the darkness of doubts and illusions, from the day You crowned Him with the crown of piety and respect, and illuminated by His appearance Tayyibah ¹⁹⁶ and the Sacred House, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have bestowed upon Him of the ranks of emulation and completion, and victory supported in the beginning and the end, from the day You created His goodly tree, and made it beloved in the hearts of the elite and the common, and wrote its love in the breasts of the gnostics, so no abrogator came upon it over the passage of ages and years, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have bestowed upon Him of acting upon what You revealed in Your book, immune from injustice in what the laws required of the principles of religion and the applications of rulings, and stopping at the command and prohibition, and preserving the limits, and striving in what pleases our Lord, the All-Knowing King, from the day You wrote His name on the leg of Your great Throne and made Your noble angels know Him, and abrogated by His Muhammadan religion all religions, and clarified by Him the rites of Islam, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have bestowed upon Him of preserving the prayers in all times and fasting, and guiding to You and calling to You without shortcoming or hesitation, from the day the stone and the tree greeted Him, and the lizard spoke to Him in His assembly with His eminent companions, and He performed pilgrimage and struggled in Your path, and stood up to You while people were asleep, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have bestowed upon Him of protection from the envious, preservation, and holding fast, and good manners with You in movements and stillness, travel and residence, from the day the angels sought permission to visit Him while He was in His swaddling clothes before weaning, and the moon spoke to Him in His cradle, and You manifested to the visitor of Him from clear signs, wonders, marvels, and great miracles, until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You have bestowed upon Him of supplication in the blackness of night and the depths of darkness, and whispered prayers at dawn and answered prayers of penetrating arrow and arrowhead, from the day His fragrance perfumed the valleys and hills, and spread...

His fragrance ¹⁹⁷ throughout the dominion ¹⁹⁸, the kingdom ¹⁹⁹, the veils ²⁰⁰, the pavilions ²⁰¹, the surrounding spheres ²⁰², and all that God created perfectly, until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You bestowed upon him on the Night of Ascension ²⁰³ of the folding of the earth and the heavens, the hearing of the screeching of pens ²⁰⁴, the joy of the angels at his arrival and their greeting him with the greeting of cheerfulness, welcome, longing, ecstasy, and passionate love, since You handed him the keys of the treasuries of the unseen ²⁰⁵ and appointed him in Your kingdom forever, and raised his rank above all the prophets, messengers, and the angels brought near ²⁰⁶, and all of creation. So bless him, O God, and his family, the leading guides, and his Companions, the lions of battle and the great ones who strove in establishing the religion and supporting Islam, a blessing by which You save us from the accidents of worries, calamities, and illnesses, and by which You remove from us the overwhelming misfortunes and great disasters, and by which You forgive us the major sins, errors, and offenses we have committed, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You bestowed upon him from the treasuries of the hidden secret ²⁰⁷ and the preserved knowledge ²⁰⁸, since You informed him of the sciences of Your Essence and granted him the secret of "Be, and it is" ²⁰⁹, and made his tongue speak with the jewels of wisdom and all the arts, until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You bestowed upon him from the gifts of Your abundant giving, and what You honored him with from the endowments of Your comprehensive goodness and the treasures of Your majestic remembrance, since the shade of his prophethood ²¹⁰ overflowed upon all creatures, and You exalted his lofty rank among every group and tribe, until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You bestowed upon him of noble character and beautiful praise, and with which You praised him for the perfection of attributes in the Criterion ²¹¹, the Torah, and the Gospel, since You magnified his splendid station among the prophets, and honored him over Your chosen ones and pious ones in general and in detail, until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You bestowed upon him of the exalted lineage and noble honor, the lofty glory and ancient majesty, since You made him journey by night ²¹² to Your Presence in the dark, long night, and You whispered to him with the tongue of Your Oneness ²¹³, transcendent above any peer, likeness, or similitude, until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of what You bestowed upon him of the brilliant, most luminous light, and the sweet, most delightful speech, a thousand thousand years before the beginning of creation, with the stamp of faith, and the unveiling of the unseen by the unseen in the dense luminous pillar ²¹⁴ from which You created the Throne, the Footstool, the Tablet, the Pen, and all lights, since You showed him Your high Essence openly, as You informed in the clear verses of Your Book by Your saying: "And he saw Him in the clear horizon" ²¹⁵ meaning what is beyond this world and the Hereafter, i.e., he saw You in his worship of You a thousand thousand years before the beginning of creation, and as You said: "And he saw Him another time" ²¹⁶ i.e., while he was in the highest horizon, and as reported in the hadith from Ali ibn al-Husayn from his father from his grandfather, may God be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: "I was a light before my Lord, mighty and majestic, before He created creation" or he said: "and Adam, peace be upon him, was fourteen thousand years [before]" the hadith to its end, until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. So bless him, O God, and his family, a blessing by which we become among those whose remembrance You have perfumed in the enclosures of holiness ²¹⁷, and whose rank You have raised in the highest assembly ²¹⁸, and whose reward and recompense You have multiplied in the abode of requital and honor, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O master of the beloved, your love has penetrated my heart; can I conceal it? Is it valid to hide love after it has been spread by the caravans from Your servant? Welcome! I found in my burning passion throughout time; what has cured my sickness is ecstasy. But I console my soul by bearing the burden until the times of separation end. No patience can bear for the beloved Muhammad, by whose beauty the worlds have shone. From the Night of Ascension in his presences, the Merciful singled him out from His messengers. The All-Dominating One favored him, alone, and He drew near to him where there is no conjunction. So he understood the address as befits his Lord, and his tongue retained it after the heart. Without intermediary, he received knowledge from the Mother of the Book ²¹⁹ as if it were a flood. How beautiful is his arrival! Paradise and Ridwan ²²⁰ open its doors for his coming. He meets him with glad tidings, and obedient to his command, no human has entered it before him. With him are the first ones, their faces shining like moons, beautiful. How great is the Guide, the Beloved, in the gathering; tomorrow he will have authority over all. On the Buraq ²²¹ he ascends, and his sandal is a light whose intimacy dispels sorrows. His banner is above heads, its shades a garden for prophets and saints. His basin and river have a sweet taste, and like stars are the cups of his basin. May God bless him as long as the east wind blows and the branches sway in their meadow. Then may God be pleased with his family and Companions, as long as flowers and basil excel. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the delight of beauties, the pearl of the chosen ones, the gold of mines, the master of messengers, and the seal of prophets, to the number of light and darkness and radiance, the poor, the weak, and the strong, the wise, the forbearing, and the generous, and what has crowded at the door of his portal the heads of the masters ²²² and the great saints, the notables of the righteous, the beloved, and the pious, and multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the means of means ²²³, of nearness and desires, the element of high honor, rank, and status, to the number of obligations, traditions, and supererogatory acts, and of armies, hosts, and battalions, and of tables and goodly blessings, and of the yearning of visitors and riders towards his noble grave, and of the leading of the reins of longing towards his station by she-camels and swift mounts, and multiplied many times over that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the fountainhead of secret ²²⁴, goodness, and blessings, the Prophet of mercy, guided in stillness and movement, to the number of the people of ecstatic utterances ²²⁵, spiritual snatchings ²²⁶, and divine attractions ²²⁷, and the masters of spiritual witnesses ²²⁸, processions ²²⁹, and presences ²³⁰, and the brands of joy, expansion, and delight, and the outpourings of mercies, and the succession of ages and eras, and the succession of days, months, and hours, and what has passed in bygone centuries and what is to come, and multiplied many times over that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the succor of the distressed, the seeker of refuge, and the implorer, the best of those whose chain of transmission ²³¹ is authentic and from whom hadith is narrated, to the number of the good, the pure, and the foul, the little, the middling, and the abundant, the new, the old, and the recent, between Shem, Ham, Japheth, Adam, and Seth ²³², and multiplied many times over that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the star of radiant light, the tongue of truth, clear in path and method, to the number of rivers, seas, and waves, of individuals, groups, and multitudes, of children, spouses, and wives, and of the rain that descends from rain-laden clouds, pouring and abundant, and of every visitor who visits Mecca and circumambulates the Ancient House ²³³ from every deep mountain pass of pilgrims, and multiplied many times over that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the dawn of prophethood shining forth, the clear path of guidance, to the number of concluding verses ²³⁴ and opening verses ²³⁵, of visions giving glad tidings and shining lights, of pure bodies and fragrances, and of what hearts whisper and breasts conceal, and what occurs to the mind of thoughts and limbs, and multiplied many times over that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the lofty mountain of might and care, the house of noble honor and sublime glory, to the number of miles, leagues, and parasangs, of abrogating ²³⁶ and abrogated ²³⁷ verses, of plains, hills, and lofty mountains, and of what every historian has recorded, every scribe has written, every speaker has spoken, and every crier has cried out, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the number of the cry of relatives and strangers, and the mercy of speaking beings and inanimate objects, to the number of results, subtleties, and rules, of translations, examples, witnesses, presences, processions, and spiritual witnesses, and of what every gatherer has gathered, every seeker has known, every placer has placed, and every witness has witnessed, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the protector of the fearful and the seeker of refuge, the talisman of the fortified and the returning one, to the number of every pardoner and reproacher, every giver and taker, every implorer and penetrator, and of what every gatherer has gathered, every discarder has discarded, every correct one has hit, and every piercer has pierced, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the white blaze ²³⁸ of days and ages, the eye of joys, congratulations, and delights, to the number of the people of compliance, obedience, and piety, of absorption ²³⁹, annihilation ²⁴⁰, absence ²⁴¹, and presence ²⁴², of high standing, fame, obscurity, and manifestation, and of what tongues utter, breasts conceal, judgments execute, and destinies and affairs run, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the bride of the realms, seated on the branch of manifest might, the orator of the divine presences, triumphant and successful with his Lord's pleasure, to the number of every usurper, owner, and perplexed one, every obligatory, forbidden, and permissible thing, every weak, strong, capable, and incapable one, and of what every praiser has refined in composing odes and rajaz poems ²⁴³, and attained the highest gifts, treasures, and prizes, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O garden of beauty that has adorned itself, when shall I be victorious with the hoped-for union? O watering-place of beauty, my heart is obligated to it, and from the forbidden of Your nearness, it is permissible. Indeed, by Your attributes that have enraged the swords, how lofty is their abode and their shelters? If your beauties are complete, I am indeed one who attains a turn from your two sides. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the mercy for the captive and the despairing, the cloak of forbearance let down and spread over the servants of Allah, to the number of scrolls, lines, and scripts, of standing, sitting, descending, and ascending, of obstacles, necessities, and conditions, and of what every boaster has boasted of his world and dragged his robes in arrogance, and strutted in garments of adornment, becoming thereby in people's eyes envied and coveted, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the delight of thoughts and glances, the imam of ascetics, worshippers, and preachers, to the number of sleep and wakefulness, and of what his Mustafan ²⁴⁴ qualities were adorned with the subtleties of meanings and the jewels of expressions, so that tongues were delighted by their mention and hard hearts softened at hearing them, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of every attracted one ²⁴⁵ and wayfarer ²⁴⁶, the model of every intent one and devotee, to the number of free men, kings, and kingdoms, of regions, courtyards, and paths, of rituals, acts of devotion, and rites, and of what every intercessor has sought intercession through his rank with Allah in the pitch-black night, so that his slips were accepted and he was saved from evils and perils.

and perils, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the qibla ²⁴⁷ of supplication and means, and the gate of Allah, open to the distressed and the petitioner, equal to the number of the last and the first, and the tribes, peoples, and clans, and the proofs, evidences, and indications, and that which You have sealed with his noble name of books and letters, and through whose blessing You have decreed affairs, needs, and questions, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the choicest of the glorious ²⁴⁸, and the offspring of the noble lineages, and the exemplar of the eminent, the virtuous, and the brilliant scholars, equal to the number of wild beasts, predators, and reptiles, and birds, animals, and cattle, and flowers, gardens, valleys, and hills, and that which descends from the sky of clouds, rain, and mist, and follows in succession over the passage of times and ages, at every time, month, and year, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the alchemy ²⁴⁹ of the treasure of the guarded secret and the treasury of gifts and the hidden divine knowledge ²⁵⁰, equal to the number of cities, villages, and fortresses, and ponds, wells, and springs, and stones, trees, leaves, and branches, and that which stirs in hearts of thoughts, ideas, and suspicions, and that which is disposed of in creative matters between the Kaf and the Nun ²⁵¹, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the foundation of the well-constructed edifice of truth, and the master of the like, the virtuous, and the elect, equal to the number of examples, witnesses, and texts, and bracelets, rings, and gems, and thieves, night-comers, and robbers, and that which has been given of perfect work without defect, and abundant reward mentioned in the books of established hadiths, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved who stands for You in supererogatory and obligatory acts, and Your chosen intercessor for creatures on the Day of Reckoning and Presentation, equal to the number of expansion and contraction, and affection, love, and hatred, and specificity, generality, whole, and part, and that which has prostrated to Allah among those in the heavens and the earth, and that which His knowledge encompasses, which is not subject to doubt, illusion, or deficiency, from the day the world was created until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose name lips and ears have delighted in, and whose remembrance has made assemblies and gatherings pleasant, equal to the number of mosques, pulpits, and hermitages, and waters, basins, and watering places, and channels and farms, and that which hearts tremble at hearing warnings and blows, and humble at the presence of yearning, groaning, weeping, and the release of tears, from the day the world was created until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the dawn of prophethood and the manifest message, and the sword of the Sharia and the overwhelming truth, equal to the number of every filled, inhabited, and empty, and medium, short, and ample, and adult, child, and mature, and that which a weaver has woven and a jeweler has fashioned, and a pilgrim has entered ihram at Dhu al-Hulayfa, Yalamlam, Najd, and Rabigh, from the day the world was created until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the mercy of the strong and the weak, and the possessor of the illuminated heart and the subtle body, equal to the number of the lowly and the noble, and the transparent and the dense, and the heavy and the light, and that which a bird has flown in the air and a companion has heard, and a witness has testified to the certification of two just and numerous witnesses, from the day the world was created until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved of pure traits and morals, and Your chosen one sent with the tolerant Hanifiyya ²⁵² and noble character, equal to the number of that with which his Lord honored him of beautiful deeds that none of the foremost nobles, the lords of divine states, ecstasies, and tastes, and the people of truthfulness, love, and the unique ones immersed in the seas of passion, longing, and yearning have been described, and that which has been written of his noble qualities in the pages of notebooks and papers, and that which was revealed to his heart of the jewels of revelation from the presence of our Lord, the King, the Creator, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the delight of assemblies and gatherings, and the wealth of the rich and the poor, equal to the number of impulses, thoughts, and whisperings, and eyes, spies, incoming thoughts, and insinuations, and the rebellious among jinn, humans, and devils, and that which a preacher has proclaimed in his remembrance in mosques, prayer niches, and schools, and whose Ahmadidom ²⁵³ surpassed the kingdom of Anushirwan, Chosroes, and Persia, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of angels, prophets, and bearers of the Throne, and the prophet of mercy by whom You have shown mercy to the upper and lower worlds and the expanse of the earth, equal to the number of dew, heavy rain, drizzle, and light rain, and stabbing, cutting, slashing, and biting, and safety, sincerity, betrayal, and deceit, and that which a lover's heart softens at hearing his Mustafawian ²⁵⁴ praises and rejoices, and becomes great, majestic, easy, and cheerful, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the exemplar of every chaste and pure one, and the light of insight of every knower and intelligent one, equal to the number of every minor, mature, and foolish, and dull, clever, intelligent, and jurist, and close, chosen, obscure, and eminent, and that which a lover has attained by his pleasure, obtaining all that he hopes and desires, and reached his goal, succeeding in what he loves from his Lord and is pleased with, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the master of the nobles of the settled and the Bedouin, and the eye of the people of effacement and sobriety, equal to the number of expansion, joy, delight, and pride, and pride, arrogance, play, and amusement, and bewilderment, forgetfulness, heedlessness, and oversight,

And what his Master created him with of forbearance, indulgence, and forgiveness, and He turned him in the circle of His kingdom and had mercy through him on the lower and higher worlds, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose praise delights the lover and manifests, and the most noble of those whose visitor rejoices at the sight of his tomb and finds solace, to the number of those who performed pilgrimage, struggled, fasted, and prayed, and ascended in the stations of nearness and closeness and drew near, and drank from the wine of his Muhammadan love until satiated and satisfied, and as long as the radiance of his Muhammadan light shone in the hearts of the lovers and manifested, and the sultan of his longing took possession of the masters of states and ecstasies ³⁷¹ and assumed authority, from the day You created the world, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the lofty station, the high rank, the brilliant beauty, and the radiant comeliness, to the number of every prophet, saint, chosen one, beloved, intimate, accepted, and pleased, and the fortunate and the wretched, the hidden and the manifest, and as long as a lover revels in the garden of his sublime virtues and drinks from the basins of his chosen support and the delicious flowing Kawthar ²⁵⁵, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing we find as provision for the day of regret and remorse, and through which You protect us from the terror of the standing place, its punishment and evil, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Ha ²⁵⁶: The Lord granted him every virtue, beyond all creation, too great to be enumerated. Kaf: The perfections of beauties he attained, inscribed in the book of the wise. Lam: For him is the lofty rank, intercession and means from the Most Merciful of the merciful. Mim: For him are praiseworthy stations, elevated in rank above the noble. Nun: A prophet, the last, for him is the pool of arrival tomorrow from thirst. Sad: The meanings of his face's countenance are pure, captivating minds with the adornment of his description. Sin: A lamp of guidance shining brightly, and indeed he shone like the full moon in darkness. Sin: His beautiful traits have clothed the messengers with a garment of majesty and splendor. ³⁷² Ha: He is the firm support for us tomorrow, on the Day of Resurrection, holding the banner. Ya: The springs of blessings upon him, as long as doves coo in a lush garden. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose station is honored and whose highness is elevated, and the most excellent of those whom You distinguished with high rank and perfect dignity, to the number of the layers of the repentant and their three stations which You honored them with and made for them a station and inheritance, namely: abandoning the world, abandoning leadership, and offering the self for the sake of Allah, and multiples of multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved with fragrant breaths and scents, and Your chosen one whose side is protected from vices and abominations, to the number of the layers of the ascetics and their three stations which You distinguished them with and made for them a station and inheritance, namely: struggling against the self, purifying deeds, and guarding the limbs, and multiples of multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose remembrance the lover clings to in solitude and in gatherings, and the most excellent of those whom You distinguished with acceptance of means and answering of supplications, to the number of the layers of the scrupulous and their three stations ³⁷³ which You appointed for them and made for them a station and inheritance, namely: avoiding sins, leaving aside what is beyond necessity of the lawful, and weaning the self from desires, and multiples of multiples of that from the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the secret of the inscribed Opening of the Book ²⁵⁷ and the sultan of the supported and victorious kingdom, to the number of the layers of the poor ²⁵⁸ and their three stations which You guided them to and made for them a station and inheritance, namely: guarding the times, preserving poverty and chastity in all matters, and multiples of multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of messengers and prophets, the source of the support of the knowers and the elite of the chosen ones, to the number of the layers of the rich in Allah and their three stations which You placed them in and made for them a station and inheritance, namely: spending wealth without obligation or harm, humility before the poor, and seeking sincerity in themselves at the moments of hypocrisy, and multiples of multiples of that from the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the tongue of the people of eloquence and rhetoric ³⁷⁴ and the mine of generosity and kindness, the spacious of presence and courtyard, to the number of the layers of the patient and their three stations which You bestowed upon them and made for them a station and inheritance, namely: leaving impatience at times of need, the heart's activity at the descent of affliction, and preferring affliction over comfort, and multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the festival of joys and happiness, the treasure of wealth, trade, and profits, to the number of the layers of the thankful and their three stations which You granted them and made for them a station and inheritance, namely: their tongues being short of praise despite their recognition of their Lord's blessings out of shyness from Him, the absence of heedlessness in their hearts from knowing the reality of the Bestower, and leaving the pattern of rewards in offering souls, and multiples of multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the best of those whose minds are bewildered by the wonder of his beauty and splendor, and the most noble of those whom You regarded with the eye of care in his beginning and end, to the number of the layers of the reliant and their three stations which You gifted them and made for them a station and inheritance, namely: the souls' surrender to Allah at the descent of His affliction, offering love to Him seeking His pleasure, and controlling the thought from distractions at the flow of His decree, and multiples of multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times.

Seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the treasure of preserved secrets and the pearl of the shell hidden in the innermost recesses of the concealed unseen, to the number of the layers of the contented ones and their three stations, which You granted them and made for them a station and inheritance: namely, the abandonment of their choice in the choice of their Master, the abandonment of their planning in His will, and the guarding of their secrets from what is other than Him; and the multiples of multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night, seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the ocean of gifts and merciful outpourings, and the key to the treasuries of sciences and angelic secrets, to the number of the layers of the truthful ones and their three stations, which You gave them and made for them a station and inheritance: namely, the sincerity of servitude from seeing creation, the sincerity of the secret from the vanity of the ego, and the sincerity of tawhid ²⁵⁹ from the imprint of temporality; and the multiples of multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night, seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the source of goodness and blessings, and the elite of the excellent, guided in stillness and movement, to the number of the layers of the vigilant ones and their three stations, which You honored them with and made for them a station and inheritance: namely, repelling passing thoughts, concealing intimate prayer, and preserving sanctities and seclusions; and the multiples of multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night, seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the descendant of noble lineages, and the bride of the pavilions of intimacy and the Abode of Peace, to the number of the layers of the fearful ones and their three stations, which You qualified them for and made for them a station and inheritance: namely, little sleep, little food, and little speech; and the multiples of multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night, seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the exemplar of the arriving poles ²⁶⁰ and the support of the firmly rooted pegs ²⁶¹, to the number of the layers of the hopeful ones and their three stations, which You prepared them for and made for them a station and inheritance: namely, abandoning greed in both abodes, rising from these two stations, and purifying the secret from the mention of the worlds; and the multiples of multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night, seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the object of all intentions, and the imam of the people of patience and spiritual struggles, to the number of the layers of the lovers and their three stations, which You directed them to and made for them a station and inheritance: namely, avoiding the display of miracles, abandoning attention to acts of obedience, and purifying the heart from stations by their reaching the station of witnessing; and the multiples of multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night, seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the crown of the prophets and messengers, and the pole of the circle of the people of intimacy and boldness, to the number of the layers of the yearning ones and their three stations, which You established them in and made for them a station and inheritance: namely, the burning of hearts with the fires of sorrow, the burning of souls with the fires of hunger, and the burning of spirits with the fires of fear and awe; and the multiples of multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night, seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, the refuge of security and protection, and the lamp of the people of right guidance and direction, to the number of the layers of the lovers and their three stations, which You described them with and made for them a station and inheritance: namely, abandoning the quest for sainthood, abandoning the share of love, and adhering to the secret in the station of guardianship; and the multiples of multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night, seventy thousand times. O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our master and lord Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad, Your beloved crowned with the crown of felicity and security, and Your chosen one whose name is coupled with Your name in the testimony and the call to prayer, to the number of the layers of the certain ones and their three stations, which You regarded them with and made for them a station and inheritance: namely, abandoning compassion for the self, constant care of hearts, and beginning the purification of spirits from the mention of temporal events; and the multiples of multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night, seventy thousand times.

From the day He created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the imam of the presence of the people of proximity and nearness, and the locus of compassion, tenderness, and affection, to the number of the layers of those who seek intimacy ²⁶² and their three ranks, which You strengthened them upon and made for them a station and inheritance: turning away from creation and casting the thought toward the witnessing of the rising of the dawn of the lights of witnessing, and the purification of the secret ²⁶³ from the opposition of the enemy, and multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the atom of perfections and the setting of the jewels of the lights of attributes and names, to the number of the layers of the tranquil souls ²⁶⁴ and their three ranks, which You guided them to as a station and inheritance: steadfastness in trial, patience in hardship, and gratitude in blessing, and multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the mine of the secret ²⁶⁵ and sainthood, and the talisman of protection and care, to the number of the layers of the doers of good ²⁶⁶ and their three ranks, which You made them taste their flavor and made for them a station and inheritance: soundness of servanthood with the attribute of witnessing, sacrificing the soul for Allah without desire for Paradise, and contemplation of the lights of sufficiency, and multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the locus of truthfulness, confirmation, and sincerity, and the pole of the circle of the people of speciality and distinction, to the number of the layers of the people of knowledge ²⁶⁷—they are the rememberers—and their three ranks, which You adorned them with and made for them a station and inheritance: raising of whisperings and expulsion of heedlessness from the heart among people, and exit from the formalities of persons. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, a blessing by which You write us in the register of Your special servants, and make us thereby among Your beloved ones who succeed on the day when forelocks are seized, and do not turn us away, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. [Poetic lines omitted for brevity, but they are part of the original text; they should be translated faithfully if included.] O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the house of forbearance, knowledge, and action, and the best of those whom You have reached with Your pleasure to the utmost goal and hope, to the number of the layers of the contemplatives ²⁶⁸ and their three ranks, which You encircled them with and made for them a station and inheritance: sending of spirits to witness the unseen to see the crescent of the majesty of pre-eternity, and granting respite to intellects toward the fields of the malakut ²⁶⁹ to witness the jabarut ²⁷⁰ and the lowering of hearts to the carpet of proximity to seek union with the attribute of awe, and the movements of the secret in its circulation in the lights of permanence and pre-eternity, and multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times every day and night.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the model of the learned who act ²⁷¹, the light of the insight of the pure ones brought near ²⁷² and the poles who have attained union ²⁷³, to the number of the layers of the sages ²⁷⁴ and their three ranks ²⁷⁵ by which You have made them famous and made for them a station and an inheritance, namely: speaking with wisdom to the seekers ²⁷⁶, spreading knowledge to the students, and guiding what is correct to the workers, and the multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the bridegroom of processions and presences ²⁷⁷, and Your prophet named al-Mahi ²⁷⁸ and the one who rectifies stumbles, to the number of the layers of the sages and their three ranks by which You have distinguished them and made for them a station and an inheritance, namely: differentiation by the secret from the station of reflection ²⁷⁹, sanctification of the hidden desire from the witnessing of remembrance ²⁸⁰, and repelling the subtleties of hypocrisy in the currents of passing thoughts ²⁸¹, and the multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the adornment of adornment, the opener of abundance and locks of hair ²⁸², the delight of the eye, noble in family and tribe, to the number of the layers of the people of coloration ²⁸³ and their three ranks by which You have mentioned them and made for them a station and an inheritance, namely: reflection on lordship with the intellect to attain knowledge, contemplation of the eternity of His blessings with the heart to attain love, and journeying with the spirit in the world of the malakut ²⁸⁴ to attain witnessing, and this is the description of one whose heart is in direct contact with the light of the Oneness ²⁸⁵ in eternal times. So these are affected by the treasures of the lights of tawhid ²⁸⁶, drawing from the seas of compliance with the realities of the secrets of the Ipseity ²⁸⁷ in the mode of abstraction ²⁸⁸, speaking of what is in the consciences, revealing the hidden secrets, and the multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the focus of the thought of the people of presence and absence ²⁸⁹, and the Imam of the two noble sanctuaries, Mecca and Tayba ²⁹⁰, to the number of the layers of the people of establishment ²⁹¹ and their three ranks by which You have confronted them and made for them a station and an inheritance, namely: guarding the wing of servitude ²⁹² at the threshold of lordship, repelling the accusation of human nature from the source of the unveiling of witnessing, and the firmness of the secret in the rising manifestations of the authority of awe, and the multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the sanctifier of the secrets of the prophets in their ranks and the loftiness of their stations, and the gathering place of the realities of their states and all their perfections, to the number of the layers of the people of the Truth ²⁹³ and their three ranks by which You have dealt with them and made for them a station and an inheritance, namely: abandoning supplication against the disobedient, bearing their harm with good cheer, and abandoning hope for recompense from them, and the multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the interpreter of prophethood ²⁹⁴, speaking truth, the treasure of hidden secrets, manifesting the Truth by the Truth, to the number of the layers of the people of the secret ²⁹⁵ and their three ranks by which You have realized them and made for them a station and an inheritance, namely: concealing the secrets out of fear of the jealousy of the Truth ²⁹⁶ over them and their departure from their own will for the will of the Truth, and observing the beauty of the Unseen of His Unseen ²⁹⁷ in their hearts, absent from creation, and the multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the pole of the higher and lower worlds ²⁹⁸, the secret of existent things, the splendor of cosmic inventions and all created things, to the number of the layers of the gnostics ²⁹⁹ and their three ranks by which You created them and made for them a station and an inheritance, namely: abandoning the world to its people, abandoning the afterlife and its pleasure, and sitting at the door of their Lord, cut off from all else, successful toward Him in the mode of the desires of love, needy for witnessing Him with the purity of servitude; they are severed from contingent things, and cut off to Him from creatures, and the multiples of multiples of that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the continuous love, the famous drink and taste, the bridegroom of the kingdom, the fragrance of collars and necklaces, to the number of the layers of the people of contraction ³⁰⁰ and their three ranks by which You have made them beloved and made for them a station and an inheritance, namely: counting the breaths of watchfulness ³⁰¹ in the station of sorrow, and sighing from the depths of the heart in

of the station of longing ³⁰², and the shedding of blood in the yearning of love, and many times that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the fresh shoot of the moist tree of glory and the flourishing, fertile garden of virtues, to the number of the levels of the people of expansion ³⁰³ and their three ranks, in which You disciplined them and made them a station and an inheritance ³⁰⁴ (384): joy at the face of the Beloved, the sigh from addressing the Watchful, and drawing near through abundant supererogatory acts to the Near, the Responsive, and many times that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the orator of the presence of the people of proximity and witnessing, and the special envoy of the unseen on the carpet of intimacy with conversation and dialogues, to the number of the levels of the people of gratitude and their three ranks, through which You refined them and made them a station and an inheritance: beginning to listen and seeking union through blessings, inhaling the breezes of proximity through watchfulness, and many times that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the pupil of the eye of the elect ³⁰⁵ and the master of the children of Adam and Adnan, to the number of the levels of the people of sobriety ³⁰⁶ and their three ranks, through which You purified them and made them a station and an inheritance: tranquility in the bitterness of separation, yearning and groaning from longing for the Merciful, compassion for creatures out of tenderness for their states, and establishment in fighting Satan, and many times that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the model of the people of patience and struggle, and the sword of truth that cuts, through its manifestation, the manifestation of the people of polytheism and obstinacy, to the number of the levels of the people of annihilation ³⁰⁷ and their three ranks (385), through which You brought them near and made them a station and an inheritance: purification of secrets through remembrance, delegation of states through reflection, and bridling of bodies with the bridle of witnessing, and many times that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your prophet of abundant beneficence to those of kinship and connections, and Your pure chosen one with You in truthfulness and dealings, to the number of the levels of the people of subsistence ³⁰⁸ and their three ranks, through which You beautified them and made them a station and an inheritance: remembrance of witnessed realities, dissemination of miracles ³⁰⁹, and liberation from struggles by attaining unveilings, and many times that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the book of sciences, wisdoms, and benefits, and the locus of blessing, success, and felicities, to the number of the levels of the people of expansion ³⁰³ and their three ranks, which You made for them a station and an inheritance: seeking forgiveness after ecstatic utterance ³¹⁰, maintaining etiquette in the state of intoxication, and informing about the stations to the people of spiritual desires, and many times that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the clear path of truth with proofs and signs, and the truthful tongue (386) supported by miracles and wonders, to the number of the levels of the people of divine unity and their three ranks, through which You adorned them and made them a station and an inheritance: steadfastness in trial with the attribute of sincere faith, abandoning their shares in the station of love through finding the beauty of the Eternal, for love is the portion of the gnostic and the vision of the share of the Truth, may He be exalted, and guarding the secrets by abandoning the formalities of abiding, and many times that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the possessor of the Meccan revelations ³¹¹, the holy gifts, the divine sciences, and the manifest secrets, to the number of the levels of the people of the realities of bewilderment and their three openings, which You made for them a station and an inheritance: the sigh in tears, plunging into pre-eternities, and sacrificing the soul for post-eternities, and many times that, from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, seventy thousand times each day and night.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the locus of glorification and exaltation, the tongue of the people of confirmation, success, and right guidance, to the number of the layers of the people of union ³¹² and their three tunnels ³¹³ which You completed through them, making them for them a station and an inheritance, namely: the suppression of the desires of passionate love from the nurseries of the trees of divine oneness ³¹⁴, the journey of the secret in the foot of pre-eternity ³¹⁵ under the attribute of abstraction ³¹⁶, and the flight of the spirit in the permanence of permanence ³¹⁷ with the wings of individuation ³¹⁸; and to the multiple multiples of that from the day You created the world until the Day of Resurrection, every day and night seventy thousand times (387). So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing by which You grant us his Ahmadine ³¹⁹ grace and secret, and by which You provide us with reverence for him, glorification, veneration, obedience, and piety, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, I ask You, O my Master, by the sanctity of this prayer, great in rank, lofty in station, sublime in glory, noble in position and lineage, pure in remembrance, opening for its reciter the treasuries of the unseen and the locks of doors, reviving of burden, abundant in number, great in reward and recompense; and by the sanctity of the one praised by it, our master and lord Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the desire of companions and the wish of beloved ones, the elite of the pure and the lamp of the poles ³²⁰, the one given the comprehensive words ³²¹ and spoken to without veil, upon whose heart were sent down the lights of prophethood and messengership and the secret of the Opening of the Book ³²², the intercessor whose intercession is accepted in the grave and on the Day of Presentation and Reckoning, the savior of his community from the trial of the questioning ³²³ and the terror of the path ³²⁴, the balance ³²⁵, and the painful punishment, that You bless him and his family with a complete, perfect blessing that leads us by its reins to the path of truth and correctness, and uncovers with its light from our hearts the darkness of heedlessness and the veil, and adorns us with the ornaments of perfect modesty, pure certainty, good knowledge of Allah, and complete etiquette; and that You honor us, O Allah, with love for him, and bestow upon us his companionship and company, and make us among the people of his party and his religion, following him, adhering to his sunna, obeying his commands, guided by his guidance and his way; and fill our hearts with the secrets of his wisdom and pure affection; and lead our limbs to obedience and service to him; and gather us, O Allah, in his group and under his banner with his pure faction and the people of his lineage; and reward him on our behalf with the best You have rewarded (388) a prophet for his people and a messenger for his community; and grant him the means ³²⁶, the excellence, and the lofty station, the best of what he asked for himself and beyond his wish; and renew for us from the noble blessings, subtle benedictions, and gifts of peace and greeting that increase him in the arenas of the Resurrection in piety and reverence, glorification, veneration, and honor; and grant him thereby in the highest 'Illiyin ³²⁷ houris, boys, palaces, and tents, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The gift of my Lord of the worlds to His creation ❖ Our Muhammad, how noble he is, a Muhammad! He is the mercy bestowed upon all creation ❖ Blessed is he who attains the most fortunate share from it. We thank and accept it as a gift from the King ❖ Upon the head, the eyes, the heart, and the hand. So welcome him a thousand and two thousand times after that ❖ And a thousand thousand without limit or end. And welcome him, welcome, ease, and greeting ❖ How noble is Ahmad and Muhammad! With ease and welcome whose fragrance wafts ❖ With sweetness like jasmine, musk, and rose. O mercy of Allah that was gifted to us ❖ Through which all horizons have become fragrant, every scene. O adornment of the two worlds ³²⁸, O best of messengers ❖ O master of messengers, be my helper. O delight of the eyes, grant me a kindness ❖ That settles me in Paradise ³²⁹, the noblest abode. And my family, my children, and all my loved ones ❖ In a seat of truth in the vicinity of Muhammad. We see you thereby morning, noon, and evening ❖ And at all my times, despite the envious. O pearl of lights, sun of our existence ❖ You are the imam of all, the model of the follower (389). O he whom Allah has favored with every virtue ❖ You are the desire of my heart and the goal of my aim. You are the beloved of Allah, exalted is His majesty ❖ Yes, you are the spirit of spirit, no spirit more embodied. Upon you be the blessings of Allah, then His peace ❖ And His pleasure, today, yesterday, and tomorrow. And at all times of the two existences ³³⁰, eternally ❖ Eternally without interruption, coming and going. Upon you be the blessings of Allah, then His peace ❖ And His pleasure, coming to you from the best source. The greeting of those who yearn from the land of the Maghrib ❖ Hoping to meet you in the Garden of Eternity. Its author, may Allah be pleased with him and grant him contentment, and benefit him through praise of His beloved, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and make in the highest paradises his resting place and abode, said: When I finished recording what Allah facilitated of the appendix of the prayers prescribed at the beginning of the book, and mentioned their virtues indicating the abundance of reward and recompense, guaranteeing the attainment of wishes for those who desire closeness to the Lord of lords, I appended to them two prayers noble in rank and lineage, lofty in station and dignity: one transmitted from Sayyid Shamhrush al-Jinni ³³¹, one of the noble companions, and the other from Shaykh...

Al-Zayyānī and the gnostic al-Ṣamadānī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh, my master Muḥammad al-Sanūsī, the Shaykh al-Islām ³³² and the Imām of the most excellent experts ³³³, hoping to obtain their blessing and benefit from their recitation on the Day of Presentation and Reckoning ³³⁴, appending to them prayers that correspond to them in form and meaning, and are close to them in style and meaning. I ask God to grant benefit through them as He granted benefit through their originals; indeed, He is capable of that and worthy of answering. I begin with the prayer of al-Sayyid Shamharūsh ³³⁵, which is: (390) O God, bless our master Muḥammad, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence at every time and moment. Its luminous and radiant wording ends, and the text of its exquisite and superior appendix is this: O God, bless our master and lord Muḥammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence, before which the Thronal spirits ³³⁶ prostrated, and to whose might the terrestrial worlds ³³⁷ submitted, at every time and moment. O God, bless our master and lord Muḥammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence, before which, through the intensity of their love for it, the luminous persons ³³⁸ prostrated, and in the descriptions of whose perfections the holy templates ³³⁹ became absent, at every time and moment. O God, bless our master and lord Muḥammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence, through the remembrance of which the luminous bodies ³⁴⁰ were revived, and by whose radiance the subtle veils of darkness ³⁴¹ were illuminated, at every time and moment. O God, bless our master and lord Muḥammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence, the realities of whose divine attributes ³⁴² the worlds of spirits were incapable of grasping, and whose immense rank was proclaimed by the companions of the Divine Presence ³⁴³ and the orators of the human assemblies ³⁴⁴, at every time and moment. O God, bless our master and lord Muḥammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence, which is transcendent beyond whereness ³⁴⁵ and howness ³⁴⁶, likeness, similitude, and analogy, bodies, accidents, and temporality ³⁴⁷, indwelling ³⁴⁸, union ³⁴⁹, and accompaniment ³⁵⁰, at every time and moment. O God, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muḥammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, (391) and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence, through which You made Yourself known to the common people, saying—and Your word is truth: "Have they not looked upon the dominion of the heavens and the earth?" ³⁵¹ And through its specific attributes, saying—and Your word is truth: "You are not engaged in any matter, nor do you recite any part of the Qur'an, nor do you do any deed, but We are witnesses over you when you are engaged in it. And not absent from your Lord is any atom's weight in the earth or in the heaven" ³⁵²—the verse. And through its most specific reality, saying—and Your word is truth: "Say: God, then leave them to play in their vain discourse" ³⁵³, at every time and moment. O God, bless our master and lord Muḥammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence, through which You manifested Yourself to Yourself by Yourself, and veiled it by the garments of Your might and majesty from the perceptions of the intellects of Your angels, messengers, prophets, jinn, and humans, and illuminated with it the pavilions of Your intimacy, the gardens of Your kingdom and dominion, and the enclosures of Your holiness, at every time and moment. Glory be to Him whose beauty is veiled by His beauty, whose majesty is the garment of His protection, whose perfection is the reality of His essence, whose attributes' traces are the very essence of His power, whose gifts of grace are the witnessing of His way, and whose bestowals of bounty and generosity are the succession of His favor and the manifestation of the secret of His wisdom. "Say: He is the One who brought you into being and gave you hearing, sight, and hearts; little do you give thanks" ³⁵⁴. O God, bless our master and lord Muḥammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence, through which You manifested Yourself to the mountains of Your humble servants, so they became crushed ³⁵⁵ out of fear of You, and to the hearts of Your submissive servants, so they trembled in awe of Your dread, and melted in reverence for Your greatness and fear of Your severity, at every time and moment. O God, bless our master and lord Muḥammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, (392) and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence, through which You manifested Yourself to Your repentant servants, so they offered themselves in Your pleasure, and their limbs hastened to obey and serve You, at every time and moment. O God, bless our master and lord Muḥammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence, through which You manifested Yourself to Your yearning servants, so they wept blood for what they had neglected of Your friendship, and bit their molars ³⁵⁶ in following Your law and acting according to Your Book and Sunnah, at every time and moment. O God, bless our master and lord Muḥammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence, through which You manifested Yourself to Your loving servants, so they divulged what they had concealed of Your love, and renounced the world and its familiar things out of longing for Your meeting and seeking Your vision, at every time and moment. O God, bless our master and lord Muḥammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence, through which You manifested Yourself to Your arriving servants ³⁵⁷, so they rejoiced at what they heard of Your sermon, and exposed themselves in the darkness of the night for intimate conversation with You and answering Your call, at every time and moment. O God, bless our master and lord Muḥammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence, through which You manifested Yourself to Your heedless servants, so they awoke from the sleep of their negligence and hastened to fulfill the right of Your lordship, and to acknowledge the obligation of Your right and the perfection of Your divinity, at every time and moment. O God, bless our master and lord Muḥammad, Your servant and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the greatness of Your Essence, through which You manifested Yourself to Your righteous servants, so they praised and thanked You for what You granted them of the reality of knowing You, and for what You honored them with of the gifts of Your beneficence, the witnessing of Your favor, (393) the succession of Your blessings, and the abundant graces of Your bounty, at every time and moment.

O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant and Messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the majesty of Your Essence ³⁵⁸ with which You manifested Yourself to Your perfect servants, so they drew down the flow of Your generosity and sought rain from the clouds of Your mercy, and You made their tongues speak with the subtleties of Your sciences and the secrets of Your wisdom, at every time and moment. Glory be to Him who made them know the reality of His Essence, and showed them the traces of His Names and Attributes, and favored them with that without any merit on their part through any deed they performed or righteous act they offered, but as a grace from Him, and generosity, and bounty, and favor, and blessings. {That is the bounty of Allah which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty} ³⁵⁹. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant and Messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the majesty of Your Essence with which You manifested Yourself to Your servants on the witnessed day ³⁶⁰, by pure generosity and bounty, not by bowing and prostrating, and You dealt with them accordingly on the promised day, and You purified their brides in the abode of honor and eternity, by pardon and mercy, not by abundance of obedience and service, and You fulfilled that for them by favor and grace, not by the sacrifice of souls in seeking steadfastness and infallibility. {Say: 'Indeed, the bounty is in the hand of Allah; He gives it to whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing'} ³⁶¹. At every time and moment, O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant and Messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the extent of the majesty of Your Essence, the realities of which minds are incapable of grasping, and the greatest of the discerning and the masters are perplexed in describing its perfections, and the possessors of intellect and transmitted knowledge acknowledge the return of knowledge concerning it to their Lord, and the reports of those knowledgeable in the subtleties of branches and principles have agreed on the inability to express the reality of its essence, at every time and moment. Glory be to Him who perplexed their minds in understanding its meanings, and rendered them incapable of grasping its reality, and made the utmost of what their cognitions and gnoses ³⁶² point to, and what their understandings and unveilings ³⁶³ perceive, be: 'Glory be to You, we have not known You as You truly ought to be known.' Indeed, when the door was opened for them and the veil was lifted from the eyes of their inner sight ³⁶⁴, and they became absent in the love of their Lord, the King, the Bestower, their souls considered themselves imprisoned in their bodies from the stations of nearness and proximity, and the witnessing of the saints and the righteous and the poles ³⁶⁵, due to what came upon them from the breezes of opening and acceptance, and the attractions of closeness and arrival, and hearing the address from the presence of their Lord, whose kingdom does not perish nor pass away, as indicated by the gnostic ³⁶⁶ lordly, the succor ³⁶⁷ eternal, my master Abu Madyan ³⁶⁸ in his saying: * Say to him who forbids the people of ecstasy ³⁶⁹ from their state: If you have not tasted the meaning of the wine of love, leave us. * Do you not see the caged bird, O youth? When it remembers its homeland, it yearns for the abode. * It rejoices in its chirping with what is in its heart, so the limbs tremble with sense and meaning. * And it flutters in the cages out of longing for the meeting, so the masters of intellects are moved when it sings. * Do you oblige it to patience while it is yearning? And can he who has witnessed the abode be patient? A portion of it: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the extent of the majesty of Your sublime Essence, to which kings and sultans have submitted, and Your exalted Attributes, by whose light the outward and inward have been illuminated, and by whose rays the rebellious among jinn, humans, and devils have been burned, and in the gardens of whose might the strong, the weak, and the poor have rejoiced, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the extent of the majesty of Your sublime Essence, which has veiled itself by the overwhelming power of its omnipotence ³⁷⁰ from the people of the inward and outward, and whose knowledge has been hidden from those with penetrating inner sight and those informed of the unseen and the disclosure of consciences, and the encompassing cycles and the veils and canopies and curtains, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the extent of the majesty of Your Essence, whose secret permeates the hearts of the saints and the righteous, whose light shines in the assemblies of the rememberers and the connected poles, whose fragrance wafts in the gardens of the firmly established pegs ³⁷¹ and the acting scholars, whose command penetrates the worlds of spiritual spirits and the holy angels and the dominators, whose rank is high with the inhabitants of the highest horizon and the companions of the divine presence and the greatest of those brought near, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the extent of the majesty of Your Essence with which You manifested Yourself to the hearts of the gnostics, so they knew You; and to the hearts of the lovers, so they loved You; and to the hearts of the rememberers, so they remembered You; and to the hearts of the praisers, so they thanked You; and to the hearts of the unitarians, so they declared Your oneness; and to the hearts of the yearning ones, so they glorified You; and to the hearts of the distressed, so they preferred You over themselves, and magnified You and venerated You. Their minds became bewildered in the descriptions of Your perfection, and their spirits annihilated in the awe of Your majesty. The witness of the state silenced them from asking, and the tongue of speech from seeking proof, due to their absorption in the contemplation of Beauty and Majesty, and their absence in the love of their Lord, the Great, the Exalted. When the gleam of the Real ³⁷² shone upon them, He annihilated them in the Real through the Real, so no fancy or imagination remained for them, nor doubt or possibility. They drank the cups of love in the Real, so what was not ceased to be, and what never ceases remained, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the extent of the majesty of Your Essence with which You manifested Yourself to the angels brought near, whom You created from the light of Your splendor, and adorned them with the lights of Your Attributes and Names, and clothed them in the garments of Your glory and praise, and gave them to drink from the wine of Your love, at every time and moment. They stand, experiencing ecstasy ³⁷³ before You like drunkards with Your love; their groaning is heard by the inhabitants of the seven heavens, as they surround the trustee of Allah, Israfil ³⁷⁴, peace be upon him. Sometimes they remember Allah, and sometimes they hear the delightful audition ³⁷⁵ from the presence of the King, the All-Knowing. They are the Sufis ³⁷⁶ of the angels. By Allah, if the people of the earth heard the yearning of their voices, their souls would depart. And Gabriel, peace be upon him, loves them for their sayings and keeps them company in all their states. Indeed, they are our brothers in lineage; he who knows them knows them by their fragrance and their station by their station. * I have a Beloved whom I visit in solitude, Present yet absent from glances. * You see me incline to Him in secret, To comprehend what He says in words. * Present, absent, near, far, Yet no forms of attributes contain Him. * He is closer than the imagination to the mind, And more hidden than the fleeting thought. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the extent of the majesty of Your divine Essence ³⁷⁷, and the rays of Your most holy lights ³⁷⁸, with which You have subdued Your servants.

So they affirmed to You the truth of Lordship, and let loose their tongues before You with means of desire and fear. So You answered their supplication and made them witness the witnessing-places ³⁷⁹ of the Throne-Spirits ³⁸⁰ and the Kingdom-Breaths ³⁸¹ at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, to the extent of the majesty of Your Essence, which You described as being acknowledged by existence through the attribute of annihilation under the overwhelming force of Your Grandeur, and prostration in humility, lowliness, and submission, in observation of what appears upon them from the lights of Your Beauty and Splendor. And You informed of that by Your saying: "And to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and their shadows [also] in the mornings and the evenings" [Quran 13:15]. That is: the inhabitants of the Kingdom ³⁸² prostrate in fear and awe for what they have witnessed of the might of Your Majesty. And the humans and jinn prostrate for what they have witnessed of the lights of Your Lordship. Among them are those who prostrate willingly, because they have been unveiled the lights of Your Beauty, so they prostrate and submit in love and longing, knowledge and passion, tawhid ³⁸³ and dhawq ³⁸⁴. And among them are those who prostrate unwillingly in the station of struggle and the obligation of servitude, and bearing the causes of hardships arising from divine love and desire for the side of Muhammadan Lordship and the noble Muhammadan perfections. Among the subtlest meanings of that is that the lovers and those who love prostrate to Him willingly, because they are in the place of servitude of passion and love; and that the people of perfection among the gnostics ³⁸⁵ and the unitarians ³⁸⁶ prostrate to it unwillingly, because they are in the station of witnessing Lordship. And in both states they are there in their prostration to Him. One of them: that some of them have beheld the very Pre-Eternity and the Majesty of Eternity without beginning and without end, and they do not see that the prostration of temporal beings befits the Might of the All-Merciful; rather, they see temporal beings as annihilated at the first onset of the force of His Majesty. And where are creation and creatures from His service? He, in His Might and Majesty, is too mighty for anyone to draw near to Him by prostrating to Him. Also: the human being is the microcosm in form and the macrocosm in meaning. His form, from its highest, is the heavens, and from its lowest, the earth; and what is in the heavens and the earth are the spirit, intellect, heart, soul, and their hosts ³⁸⁷. So the spirits prostrate willingly at the unveiling of Beauty, in spirit and intimacy; the intellects prostrate willingly at the unveiling of blessings and the lights of acts, in remembrance or reflection and consideration; the hearts prostrate willingly at the unveiling of Majesty, in veneration, magnification, and awe; and the souls prostrate unwillingly at the unveiling of the lights of Compulsion and Domination, in fear and dread. And that is because they were created from the gaze of Compulsion and its thought. And prostration is of two kinds: one who prostrates with his self ³⁸⁸ and one who prostrates with his heart ³⁸⁹. The prostration of the self is customary, and the prostration of the heart is from the aspect of existence. And there is a difference between one who is prostrating with his self and one who is finding ³⁹⁰ with his heart. And the most resolute is he who combines both attributes, so he is prostrating with his self and finding with his heart. * More delightful with the humility of hearts at prostration * To You, my Master, without denial * And by You, O Majestic, nothing * approaches You in the heavy covenants * And by Your Kursi ³⁹¹ crowned with light * and to Your Mighty and Glorious Throne * And by what was beneath Your Throne, truly * before the creation of heaven and the sound of thunder * To You, when You were as You have never ceased * a God known by tawhid * And by the right of the Messenger, the best of creatures * the possessor of the crown and the tied banner * And by the secret of perfection from Your light, the Names * the Generous, upon You the Spirit of Existence * And by the light of Beauty from his most radiant face * the illuminator of darkness and the full moon of felicities * Grant to a servant who offered praise out of love * a nearness to You in the Abode of Eternity * And give him to drink the wine of Your friends, until * he reaps what the people of witnessing have reaped * And grant him a glance of bliss with the * foremost of the noble on the Day of Increase * And blessings upon the Prophet, my refuge * in whose protection I seek shelter on the Day of Threat Another type of it: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant and Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, and to his family and companions, to the extent of the majesty of Your Essence, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your beloved and chosen one, the Unlettered Prophet, and to his family and companions, to the extent of the shining of the lights of Your self-disclosures, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your interlocutor and confidant, the Unlettered Prophet, and to his family and companions, to the extent of the manifestation of the attributes of Your perfections, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your trustee and friend, and to his family and companions, to the extent of the descent of the tables of Your blessings, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your Prophet and chosen one, and to his family and companions, to the extent of the blowing of the breezes of Your mercies, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your intimate friend and elect, and to his family and companions, to the extent of the self-disclosure of Your Beauty, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your intercessor and approved one, and to his family and companions, to the extent of the might of Your Majesty, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, Your chosen and selected one, and to his family and companions, to the extent of the outpouring of Your bounty, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad, the path of Your right guidance and Your guidance, and to his family and companions, to the extent of the loftiness of Your station, at every time and moment. So bless him, O Allah, and his pure and purified family, and his companions who are guided to good, and the acting scholars, a blessing by which we may be among Your sincere and truthful servants ³⁹² and Your beloved ones who trust in You in their affairs, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Another type of it: O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your truthful and trustworthy beloved, to the extent of what You revealed to Your prophets and messengers of the unseen sciences and the goodly holy words, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, Your obeyed and established beloved, to the extent of what You bestowed upon Your saints of the bestowed secrets and the magnificent divine openings ³⁹³, at every time and moment.

O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the light of manifest victory ³⁹⁴, and the possessor of the clear Book, to the extent of the gnostic lights ³⁹⁵ and the gleams of beneficent self-disclosures ³⁹⁶ that You have caused to shine in the hearts of Your elect, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the overflowing sea of generosity, and the central pearl of the precious necklace, to the extent of the divine gifts ³⁹⁷ and the masterly treasures ³⁹⁸ and the sensory and spiritual subtleties ³⁹⁹ that You have bestowed upon Your beloved ones, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the strong rope of religion, and the foot of firmness and establishment ⁴⁰⁰, to the extent of the prophetic gifts ⁴⁰¹ and the manifest, successive miracles ⁴⁰² that You have graciously given to Your pious ones, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the mirror of witnessing ⁴⁰³ and determination ⁴⁰⁴, and the commander of the army of prophets and messengers, to the extent of the self-disclosures ⁴⁰⁵ You have manifested to the people of proximity and witnessing, and what You have honored the people of patience and spiritual struggle with, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the fortress of secure safety, and the locus of truthfulness, sincerity, and certainty, to the extent of the subtle gnostic allusions ⁴⁰⁶ and the precise meanings and sacred expressions that You have granted to the masters of spiritual states ⁴⁰⁷, at every time and moment. O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and lord Muhammad and to the family of our master Muhammad, the seed of creation ⁴⁰⁸, and the imam of the people of deconstruction and variegation ⁴⁰⁹, to the extent of the character of the prophets and messengers that You have given him, and what You have honored his community with in the paradises of gardens: palaces, chambers, youths, and wide-eyed houris. So bless him, O Allah, and his family, the guardians of the religion, and his companions, the rightly guided imams, with a blessing by which You sanctify our souls to the highest 'Illiyin ⁴¹⁰, and by which You gather us with those whom You have favored: the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous, by Your grace and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. The transmissions from the lips have been successive ⁴¹¹ that You, in splendor, are unique in attributes. The souls of creatures have been watered from You, as gardens are watered with the Euphrates. From You originated the root of good from eternity, so Your good from the past quenches and continues. Blessed is He who granted you every good and gave from you the extensions of gifts. You bestow upon the lowly and the high, and you do good to the base and the noble. You grant refuge to the seeker of refuge and do not leave him lost in the onslaught of calamities. You reward the praiser, first and last, and raise him despite the enemies. You call out in destruction and are answered inevitably, and you hasten with aid and salvation. You befriend whoever draws near to you, even a little, and you help him against all tyrants. The perfection of your beauty cannot be counted, for it is beyond sand and plants. Your sweetest love has followed my heart, so I understood by it a preacher among the guides. Blessings upon you have followed, time after time, and upon your family and the exalted companions. End of what I appended to this prayer attributed to Sayyid Shamharush al-Sahabi ⁴¹². And now I follow it with what I promised: this great prayer, the lofty, the glorious, the abundant in pride, which Imam al-Sanusi ⁴¹³ mentioned at the end of his commentary on al-Sughra ⁴¹⁴. And I will mention for it a great miracle and a magnificent virtue. That is, there was a great distress upon the people, a painful and terrible matter, due to the severe withholding of rain and the drying of trees. The people complained loudly to their Lord, the One, the Subduer. Then some of the righteous beloved ones, the noble and pure, informed me that they saw a good dream, giving glad tidings of attaining the desired goal. In the dream, they saw a group of righteous people gathered in the garden of Shaykh Sayyidi 'Abd al-Halim al-Tadili ⁴¹⁵ to pray for rain. One of them said: "Mention this great prayer, of high rank and status, which gives glad tidings of reaching the goal and attaining the objectives." So they occupied themselves with reciting it with love, humility, supplication, and good manners. They had not recited it for an hour before rain poured down upon them like the mouths of water skins. They said: "Praise be to Allah, we have been given rain," and they departed rejoicing. The dreamer said: "When I woke up, I found my heart remembering it and my tongue repeating it, and I had memorized it, even though I had no prior knowledge of it except what I had memorized from my recitation with those masters. May Allah make them intercessors for us in life and after death, and helpers in relieving distress and repelling crises." Then Allah sent rain upon the creatures, and praise be to Allah, more than what was desired, until they asked for clear weather by Allah's grace and the blessing of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. And this is the prayer: O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your messenger and Your guide, with a blessing that ascends the stations of sincerity ⁴¹⁶ and attains through it the ultimate degree of special favor ⁴¹⁷, and upon his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your knowledge encompasses, what Your Book enumerates, and what Your Pen writes. End. And the text of its appendix: O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing that ascends the stations of sincerity, i.e., the stations whose realities the greatest of the elite have failed to grasp, and attains through it the ultimate degree of special favor, i.e., the degree above which there is no degree with the Master of hearts and forelocks, and upon his family and companions, preserved from baseness and disobedience, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your preserved knowledge encompasses, what Your hidden Book enumerates, and what Your Pen, whose command is effective before the joining of Kaf and Nun ⁴¹⁸, writes. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which I ascend the stations of sincerity, i.e., the stations of those whose innermost beings Allah has purified from the taint of other-than-Him, and attain through it the ultimate degree of special favor, i.e., witness through it the witnessing places of those through whom Allah has made effective the execution of decrees and the dispositions of destinies, and upon his noble, pure family, and his righteous, free companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your knowledge, which has no limit or measure, encompasses, what Your Book, which contains all commands, prohibitions, stories, and reports, enumerates, and what Your Pen, which trembled in awe when You said to it: 'Write what I have decreed upon My servants from the time I created the world until the end of terms and the passing of ages,' writes. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which I ascend the stations of sincerity, which is described as one who is characterized by it with truthful dealing with Allah in secret and in public, and attain through it the ultimate degree of special favor, which is seated by it on the throne of lordship, honor, and pride, and upon his noble, righteous family, and his chosen, excellent companions, to the number of what Your knowledge, which is endless over the passage of ages and eras, encompasses, what Your Book, which includes all authentic traditions and reports, enumerates, and what Your Pen, which enumerates what was and what will be of the gifts of divine sciences and secrets, writes, and the multiples of multiples of that, which the notebooks do not contain and the lines do not suffice for.

O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise me to the stations of sincerity ⁴¹⁹, that is, the ranks of those who have purified themselves from human vanities, the fruits of carnal natures, and base satanic states; and by which You grant me the ultimate degree of special favor ⁴²⁰, that is, the station of those whom their Lord has placed in the abodes of belovedness, made known to them the truth of Lordship, granted them the rank of exclusivity, and honored them with humility and the secret of servitude; and upon his Family and Companions, and grant peace, as many times as Your knowledge encompasses, Your Book enumerates, and Your Pen inscribes, and the multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise me to the stations of sincerity, whose fragrance wafts in the gardens of those who sit in the Divine Presence ⁴²¹, whose light shines upon the faces of those whose hearts Allah has filled with love for the best of creation, the Imam of the prophetic presences (405); and by which You grant me the ultimate degree of special favor, which Allah has singled out for His elect, and through which He has unveiled His Muhammadan and Ahmadian ⁴²² way, and the following of the path of his pure and pristine Sunnah; and upon his Family and Companions, and grant peace, as many times as Your knowledge encompassed before the creation of the human clay, and the settling of spiritual souls in the collective barzakh ⁴²³, and as Your Book inscribed with the subtleties of subtleties and the jewels of holy wisdom, and as Your Pen traced, flowing with the dispositions of decrees upon the states of angels and the spirits of the Throne and carpet worlds, and the multiples of that. O Remembrancer, grant me by Your right a supplication * from his remembrance, for I am one who implores it Return to me his discourse, for his discourse * is sweeter to me than life and more pleasant Do not wonder at one bewildered in his remembrance * for the heedless turner-away, by Your right, is more wondrous Whoever misses the quest for union and his remembrance * from him, then tell me, what is it that he seeks? The beloved of the lover is his annihilation from all else * than his Beloved, whether present or absent. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise me to the stations of sincerity hidden in the breasts of the scholars and the reaching poles ⁴²⁴, the firmly rooted pegs ⁴²⁵, the solitary devotees ⁴²⁶, and the perfect bells ⁴²⁷; and by which You grant me the ultimate degree of special favor, whose secret is not unveiled except to the spirits of ardent lovers, and whose light is not clarified except to the elite of the intimate knowers ⁴²⁸, for they have purified their religion for Allah, sold their souls in Allah's pleasure, striven in Allah as He ought to be striven, and followed the path of His upright religion and the way of His guidance; and upon his Family and Companions, and grant peace, as many times as Your knowledge encompassed before determination and after determination, and as Your Book illuminated with divine light and the secret (406) of the clear victory, and as Your Pen traced, encompassing all beings before creation and formation, and the multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise me to the stations of sincerity, whose secret penetrates the innermost hearts of the people of ecstatic utterances ⁴²⁹ and attractions ⁴³⁰; and by which You grant me the ultimate degree of special favor, whose effect appears in the deeds of the people of obedience and nearness, thus earning them elevation of ranks, high stations, breaking of habits, various kinds of miracles ⁴³¹, and the descent of tranquility upon their hearts from the Lord of the earths and heavens, for sincerity is the elixir of deeds, the result of words, and the bond of states; and therefore Allah the Exalted commanded His beloved, our master Muhammad (peace be upon him) in His saying: "So worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion" ⁴³² the verse, for He knows that none of His servants can achieve complete sincerity except him; and upon his Family and Companions, and grant peace, as many times as Your divine knowledge encompasses, Your Furqanic ⁴³³ Book enumerates, and Your luminous Pen inscribes, and the multiples of that. Blessed is he who pleases the God, hastening * to paths that guide him to the final journey And stood and prayed in the darkness, his tears * flowing on his cheek from his weeping eye And purified for Allah the Great his standing * and covenanted with Him secretly and watched Him openly And the angels of heaven shook hands with him truly * so he attained through them honor and pride in the world And he revived the nights of his life with standing * before his Lord at night, thus fulfilling the command. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise me to the stations of sincerity, whose knowledge is hidden from working souls, whose recording is hidden from the noble angels (407), whose misguidance is hidden from devils, and whose protection is hidden from the deeds of those seeking reputation and hypocrisy; and by which You grant me the ultimate degree of special favor, whose care is hidden in the breasts of the knowers, whose guidance shines on the faces of the reaching poles, whose sufficiency appears in the deeds of the reckoners ⁴³⁴, whose beginning is safe from the accidents of doubt and suspicion, whose end penetrates the innermost hearts of the people of the earth through Allah, whose protection encompasses the stations of the elite of the near ones, and whose care is general for the states of the people of watchfulness and witnessing; and upon his Family and Companions, and grant peace, as many times as Your knowledge encompasses, which does not fall short of any known thing in its encompassment, and as Your Book enumerates, whose meanings are not limited nor its end grasped, and as Your Pen inscribes in the registers of the people of the special secret of Your sainthood, and the multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise me to the stations of sincerity, safe from the subtleties of defects, the accidents of ambiguities, and violations; and by which You grant me the ultimate degree of special favor, which saves its possessor from indulgence in desires, the sweetness of pleasures, and the commission of forbidden things; and upon his Family and Companions, and grant peace, as many times as Your knowledge encompassed before the invention of originated things and the formation of formed things, and as Your Book enumerates, encompassing all sciences and the meanings of names and attributes, and as Your Pen inscribes, flowing in the Preserved Tablet ⁴³⁵ with all that has passed and what is to come, and the multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise me to the stations of sincerity, with which Allah has filled the innermost hearts of the people of secret and exclusivity, and with whose beauty He has brightened the faces of the people of openings, inspirations, and holy gifts, and with whose coolness He has gladdened the breasts of the people of life, faith, and pure, pleasing states; and by which You grant me the ultimate degree of special favor, (408) into whose people Allah has breathed from His high essential spirit, and into whose minds He has breathed from the precious treasures of His Throne-like, angelic preciousness, thus earning them annihilation in the light of His beauty and the attributes of His perfection, so that their spirits perished in witnessing the beauty of His Essence, and their secrets merged into the secret of His names and the meanings of His attributes; and upon his Family and Companions, and grant peace, as many times as Your knowledge encompasses, which subsists through Your Essence, and as Your Book enumerates, gathering the secrets of Your wisdoms and the attributes of Your perfections, and as Your Pen inscribes, informing of the dispositions of Your decrees and the places of Your descents, and the multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise me to the stations of sincerity, coupled with dignity and tranquility; and by which You grant me the ultimate degree of special favor,

He who elevates his companions to the lofty stations and firm degrees, and upon his family and companions, and grant peace, as many as encompassed by Your knowledge which is not bounded by measure, and counted by Your preserved Book from the absurdities of liars and the claims of the people of ignorance, obstinacy, doubt, and confusion, and inscribed by Your Pen from the sciences hidden from the angels and all people, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity ⁴³⁶, embedded in the natures of the people of faith and divine unity, and by which I attain the ultimate distinction ⁴³⁷, specially granted to those whose inner sight You have illumined with the light of unveiling ⁴³⁸ and inspiration, thereby erasing from their hearts the darkness of ignorance and blind imitation, and they resolved upon love of Allah Almighty, so they renounced the world and its familiar things and buried themselves in the seclusions of intimacy and solitude ⁴³⁹, and spent their lives in His service until the landmarks of verification ⁴⁴⁰, divine facilitation, and right guidance became clear to them, and they stood at His door upon the foot of servitude, which bequeathed them the honor of this world and the Hereafter, and they were adorned with every beautiful action and praiseworthy attribute, and upon his family and companions and grant peace, as many as encompassed by Your knowledge which is not described with an end or limit, and counted by Your Book purified from the veils of fancies, imaginations, and kinds of doubts and hesitation, and inscribed by Your Pen from what Your will inscribed and Your decree executed and Your command passed concerning the beloved, the successful, the wretched, and the felicitous, and multiples of multiples of that. So bless him, O Allah, and his family with a blessing that leads us by it to the best of paths, and protects us by it from the afflictions of trials, the abysses of ruin and destruction, and grants us by it from the degrees of sincerity and certainty a rank that neither a divinely attracted one ⁴⁴¹ nor a wayfarer ⁴⁴² has reached, by Your bounty and generosity, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. * The matter is your matter, and the servant is compelled * The lover has no planning with the beloved * Do as you wish, for the command is in your hands * And the servant is blessed by this description * My beloved, my masters, my slavery to you is in your hands * As you wish, folded and unfolded * My death and my life in you are all honor * By which my heart is delighted and joyful * I am forever pleased with what pleases you * And my heart is created for contentment with you * In existence I see no opposite to you * And my state does not change between the two states Whoever does not find in distance the meaning of your visit, The freshness of love in his folds is false. And whoever realizes from you true and sincere love for you, Sees you and is excused. So the armies of expansion ⁴⁴³ continue to serve him In a world entirely filled with gentleness. Another type of them: O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity, and by which I attain the ultimate distinction, and upon his family and companions and grant abundant peace, as many as encompassed by Your knowledge and inscribed by Your Pen and counted by Your Book, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, by whom You raised the rank of Your inspired servants, and upon his family and companions and grant abundant peace, as many as encompassed by Your knowledge and inscribed by Your Pen and counted by Your Book, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity, which You bestowed upon Your beloved guided guides, and by which I attain the ultimate distinction, which You specially granted to the elite of Your servants who follow Your law and imitate, and upon his family and companions and grant abundant peace, as many as encompassed by Your knowledge and inscribed by Your Pen and counted by Your Book, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity, which You granted to Your pure ones, the loving and passionate, and by which I attain the ultimate distinction, with which You supported the very beings of Your servants, the yearning and tasting ones, and upon his family and companions and grant abundant peace, as many as encompassed by Your knowledge and inscribed by Your Pen and counted by Your Book, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity, which You gave to Your pious ones, the certain and perfect, and by which I attain the ultimate distinction, with which You honored the leaders of Your servants who have reached ⁴⁴⁴, and upon his family and companions and grant abundant peace, as many as encompassed by Your knowledge and inscribed by Your Pen and counted by Your Book, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity, which You gifted to Your friends, the knowledgeable and practicing, and by which I attain the ultimate distinction, with which You adorned the necks of Your beloved, the poles ⁴⁴⁵ and knowers, and upon his family and companions and grant abundant peace, as many as encompassed by Your knowledge and inscribed by Your Pen and counted by Your Book, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity, in which You loved Your servants, the praisers and thankful, and by which I attain the ultimate distinction, with which You purified the states of Your servants, the sincere and remembering, and upon his family and companions and grant abundant peace, as many as encompassed by Your knowledge and inscribed by Your Pen and counted by Your Book, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity, with which You refined Your servants, the imams and wayfarers, and by which I attain the ultimate distinction, with which You favored Your servants, the venerable and devout, and upon his family and companions and grant abundant peace, as many as encompassed by Your knowledge and inscribed by Your Pen and counted by Your Book, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity, with which You described Your servants, the patient and enduring, and by which I attain the ultimate distinction, with which You magnified the rank of Your friends, the hidden and obscure, and upon his family and companions and grant abundant peace, as many as encompassed by Your knowledge and inscribed by Your Pen and counted by Your Book, and multiples of multiples of that. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity, with which You illumined the hearts of Your servants, the truthful in Your service,

O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity ⁴⁴⁶ that You have bestowed upon Your servants who are devoted to obedience and constant in it, and upon his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your knowledge encompasses, what Your pen has inscribed, and what Your book has counted, and many times the like thereof. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity that You have graciously granted to Your servants who uphold Your sunna ⁴⁴⁷ and strive diligently, and by which You grant the ultimate degree of special favor ⁴⁴⁸ that You have bestowed upon Your beloved ones who are obscure in the seclusions of intimacy and cut off [from all else], and upon his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your knowledge encompasses, what Your pen has inscribed, and what Your book has counted, and many times the like thereof. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity that You have compassionately granted to Your servants who weep out of fear of You and are full of awe, and by which You grant the ultimate degree of special favor that You have kindly bestowed upon Your servants who dispose of the treasures of Your unseen ⁴⁴⁹ and spend freely, and upon his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your knowledge encompasses, what Your pen has inscribed, and what Your book has counted, and many times the like thereof. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity that You have brightened the faces of Your truthful and believing servants, and by which You grant the ultimate degree of special favor that You have illuminated the insights of Your verifying servants, and upon his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your knowledge encompasses, what Your pen has inscribed, and what Your book has counted, and many times the like thereof. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity that You have specially granted to Your pious and near ones, and by which You grant the ultimate degree of special favor that You have honored Your purified elect, and upon his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your knowledge encompasses, what Your pen has inscribed, and what Your book has counted, and many times the like thereof. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity that You have perfected Your loving and beloved servants, O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity that You have rectified the states of Your bewildered and enraptured servants, and upon his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your knowledge encompasses, what Your pen has inscribed, and what Your book has counted, and many times the like thereof. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity that You have purified Your repentant and purified servants, and by which You grant the ultimate degree of special favor that You have awakened the minds of Your pious ones who roam in Your kingdom and dominion ⁴⁵⁰ and reflect, and upon his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your knowledge encompasses, what Your pen has inscribed, and what Your book has counted, and many times the like thereof. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity that You have filled the hearts of Your fearful and humble servants, and by which You grant the ultimate degree of special favor that You have turned toward Your servants who lower their wings ⁴⁵¹ for Your servants, the humble, to the number of what Your knowledge encompasses, what Your pen has inscribed, and what Your book has counted, and many times the like thereof. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity that You have elevated the ranks of Your righteous servants, and by which You grant the ultimate degree of special favor that You have preferred the station of Your chosen elite, and upon his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your knowledge encompasses, what Your pen has inscribed, and what Your book has counted, and many times the like thereof. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity that You have poured its secret into the hearts of Your saintly substitutes ⁴⁵², and by which You grant the ultimate degree of special favor that the faces of Your servants who are preserved from the calamities of error and misguidance have been delighted, and upon his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your knowledge encompasses, what Your pen has inscribed, and what Your book has counted, and many times the like thereof. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity that You have purified the inner beings of the people of intimacy and boldness ⁴⁵³, and by which You grant the ultimate degree of special favor that You have removed from the hearts of Your saints the darkness of doubt and uncertainty, and upon his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your knowledge encompasses, what Your pen has inscribed, and what Your book has counted, and many times the like thereof. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of sincerity that the secrets of Your servants who are regarded with the eye of veneration and exaltation have become manifest, and by which You grant the ultimate degree of special favor that You have clothed with its holy adornment the frames ⁴⁵⁴ of the people of unveiling ⁴⁵⁵ and acceptance, and upon his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your knowledge encompasses, what Your pen has inscribed, and what Your book has counted, and many times the like thereof. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of the people of proximity and nearness, and by which You grant the degree of the people of bewilderment in love, ecstasy, and passion, and upon his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your encompassing knowledge that encompasses all existents, what Your pen of wondrous craftsmanship and perfection has inscribed, and what Your book preserved from increase and decrease has counted, and many times the like thereof. O Allah, bless our master and lord Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your chosen one, and Your guide, with a blessing by which You raise the stations of the people of the secret ⁴⁵⁶ and sainthood, and by which You grant the degree of the people of might and care, and by which You follow the path of the people of right guidance and direction, and by which You attain the degree of the elite who are preserved from beginning to end, and upon his family and companions, and grant them peace, to the number of what Your encompassing knowledge that encompasses all inward and outward things, what Your pen created from the light of majestic might and the dazzling flashes of secrets has inscribed, and what Your book that encompasses the meanings of the Essence, Attributes, and the sciences of the first and the last has counted, and many times the like thereof. And may Allah bless our master and lord Muhammad, and his family and companions, and grant them peace, the like of that, and praise be to Allah for that. Come to the meadow of intimacy, * to which one points and of which one speaks. Therein for the needy are all desires, * and the company of the sinful is therein forgiven.

He did not obtain even a phantom of imagination from Him ⁴⁵⁷. And there is no barrier between him and Him except his preoccupation with other than Him in every state. Cling to Him, O my brother, and ascend to where there is no where ⁴⁵⁸, if you are in a state ⁴⁵⁹. For He calls you to the ascent, saying: "Come to Me, come!" Cling to the rope ⁴⁶⁰ that brings near to His love, for that is a precious attainment. Do you turn away from Him and complain of thirst, while hoping for quenching when there is no moisture ⁴⁶¹? You have left the path of guidance aside and inclined to the mirage ⁴⁶², seeking union. You have strayed from the goal; there are no abodes in the desert where one can take shelter from the midday heat or where it is said ⁴⁶³. O Allah, I ask You, O my Master, by Your Great and Greatest Name, by Your Noble and Most Noble Face, by the Majesty of Your Most Glorious Rank, to bless our Master Muhammad and the family of our Master Muhammad, Your beloved, the compassionate, the kind, the most merciful; and to grant me, through the blessing of blessing him, sincerity in word and deed, truthfulness in earnest and jest, success in attaining the goal and achieving hope; and to raise me, O Allah, to the stations of sincerity, and to support me with special knowledge, as You supported Your chosen and beloved friends, the elite; and to honor me with what You honored the angels of Your highness and the spirituality of the Sultan of Your Names, and with what You honored Your servant al-Khidr ⁴⁶⁴ (upon our Prophet and him be the best prayers and purest peace); and to grant me victory through that over the darkness of my ego, so that my sensory world may be illuminated by Your light, and I may attain through You the ultimate of my intimacy. O Helper, help me with Your power that cannot be resisted, and do not despair me of Your mercy, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. Congratulations to the people of Allah ⁴⁶⁵ in every station of piety, deeds, and acts of devotion. Congratulations to him whom You have stripped of the garments of delusion and the filthy clothes of passion. Congratulations to him whom You have adorned with the ornaments of piety and crowned with honor in the lofty chambers. Congratulations to him whom You have singled out for Yourself with sincerity and given success in good deeds. So he became unique, existing and non-existing simultaneously ⁴⁶⁶, with a resolve that overpowers all resolves. How noble is he, a lover whose heart is like a young boy, so he inclined not to distractions. He spends his nights and days in rapture with his Beloved, through remembrance and thought, plunging into the deep seas. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from people seeing that I fear You while You are displeased with me, and from my being careful about what people see while neglecting what You see in me. I show people my best deeds, but I disclose to You my evil state. I draw near to people with my good deeds, but I flee from them with my evil deeds. Thus Your displeasure befalls me and Your anger becomes incumbent upon me. So grant me refuge from that, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, make me content with Your decree, make me patient with Your trial, inspire me with gratitude for Your blessings, do not expose what You have concealed, do not take away what You have bestowed, and strengthen me in Your obedience, O Most Merciful of the merciful. O Allah, grant me Your love, the love of those who love You, and the love of every deed that brings me closer to Your love. And when my term comes, take me to You without trial. "O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant; my forelock is in Your hand; Your decree is executed upon me; Your command is effective upon me. I ask You by every name that is Yours, by which You have named Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or taught any of Your creation, or kept to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen with You, to bless our Master Muhammad and the family of our Master Muhammad with a blessing by which You suffice us against the evil of Your decree, grant us gratitude for Your blessings, make the Great Qur'an the spring of our hearts, the light of our sight, the healing of our breasts, the dispeller of our sorrow, the remover of our distress and worry, a comfort for us in our graves, and a guide to Your Paradise, O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of the worlds." How excellent is a band of people who passed by them ⁴⁶⁷ the noble steeds of annihilation in the presence of the All-Merciful. They inherited from the Hashimite Prophet, the Chosen One, and were characterized by the inner secrets of the Qur'an. They knocked at the heaven of their bodies, and its doors opened, revealing two eyes to them: An eye whose lips smiled when it saw its children in the Garden of Pleasure; An eye whose tears flowed when it saw them in the blaze of the Fire. They knocked at the heaven of the spirit when they shed a body of dust without pillars ⁴⁶⁸. Then appeared to them the divinity of Jesus the Chosen ⁴⁶⁹, a spirit without soul or body. Their aspirations soared with them, so they bore the hospitality of guests in the station of nearness. Their lofty attributes were perfected, so they ascended beyond the peak of faith and excellence. For the sake of the Beloved ⁴⁷⁰ was their destiny, so witnessing Him protected them from all other beings. They attained union and witnessed what they had concealed from the unseen secret of existence, like the fixed entities ⁴⁷¹. By Allah, through Allah, they ascended and rejoiced, and they bore neither increase nor decrease. This blessed journey has been completed and perfected, praise be to Allah.

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1. manhal al-wurūd : A term referring to the Prophet Muhammad as the source or fountain from which spiritual seekers drink.
2. yatīmat al-ʿuqūd : A phrase meaning 'the unique pearl of covenants,' indicating the Prophet's unparalleled status.
3. ṣāḥib al-liwāʾ al-maʿqūd : The bearer of the tied banner, a reference to the Prophet's leadership on the Day of Resurrection.
4. al-ḥawḍ al-mawrūd : The pond of abundant water, referring to the Prophet's celestial basin (Hawd al-Kawthar) in Paradise.
5. ṣalawāt : Prayers or blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad, often in a specific formula.
6. sayyid al-wujūd : Master of Existence, a title for the Prophet Muhammad.
7. Kīmiyāʾ al-Saʿāda : The Alchemy of Happiness, a famous work by Imam al-Ghazali, here referring to a specific prayer.
8. al-ḥusnā wa ziyāda : The best and more, a Quranic phrase (Quran 10:26) referring to Paradise and the vision of Allah.
9. nūr al-riḍwān : The light of divine pleasure or satisfaction.
10. rakʿah : A unit of Islamic prayer, consisting of standing, bowing, prostrating, and sitting.
11. Ḥijāz : The region in western Arabia containing the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
12. sujjirat : From Quran 81:6, meaning the seas are set ablaze or filled with fire.
13. zuwijjat : From Quran 81:7, meaning souls are paired or joined with their bodies.
14. al-maw'udah : From Quran 81:8-9, referring to the buried infant girl who is asked for what sin she was killed.
15. nushirat : From Quran 81:10, meaning the scrolls of deeds are spread open.
16. kushitat : From Quran 81:11, meaning the sky is stripped away or removed.
17. su''irat : From Quran 81:12, meaning the Hellfire is kindled or ignited.
18. uzlifat : From Quran 81:13, meaning Paradise is brought near to the righteous.
19. infatarat : From Quran 82:1, meaning the sky is split open.
20. intatharat : From Quran 82:2, meaning the stars are scattered or fall.
21. fujjirat : From Quran 82:3, meaning the seas are burst forth or overflow.
22. bu'thirat : From Quran 82:4, meaning the graves are overturned or emptied.
23. al-bara : Refers to creation or creatures, often used in counting.
24. itta'a : Means to fear Allah and be righteous.
25. al-wasilah : A high rank in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad, mentioned in hadith.
26. al-maqam al-mahmud : The Praiseworthy Station, a rank of intercession granted to the Prophet on the Day of Judgment.
27. al-liwa' al-ma'qud : The tied banner, a symbol of honor for the Prophet on the Day of Judgment.
28. al-hawd al-mawrud : The Prophet's pool (Kawthar) from which his followers will drink on the Day of Judgment.
29. الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ : A term referring to the Prophet Muhammad's followers who will be distinguished on the Day of Resurrection by the brightness of their limbs from the effects of ablution.
30. رَمْيِ الْجَمَرَاتِ : The ritual of stoning the pillars (jamarat) during the Hajj pilgrimage.
31. الْوُقُوفِ بِعَرَفَاتٍ : The standing at Arafat, a key ritual of the Hajj.
32. كَلِمَةِ الْإِخْلَاصِ : The word of sincerity, referring to the declaration of faith 'La ilaha illa Allah' (There is no god but God).
33. النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ : The unlettered prophet, meaning the Prophet Muhammad who could not read or write, emphasizing the miraculous nature of the Quran.
34. الشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ : The even and the odd, a reference to Quran 89:3, often interpreted as all created things.
35. مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا : A praiseworthy station, a rank of intercession granted to the Prophet Muhammad on the Day of Resurrection.
36. الْمَقْعَدَ الْمُقَرَّبَ : The near seat, a position of closeness to God in Paradise.
37. دَلِيلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ : Dalail al-Khayrat, a famous collection of prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad by Imam al-Jazuli.
38. الْإِمَامَ الْغَزَالِيَّ : Imam al-Ghazali (1058–1111 CE), a renowned Islamic theologian, jurist, and mystic.
39. al-sirr al-muḥaqqaq : The realized secret; a Sufi term referring to the innermost spiritual reality of the Prophet Muhammad.
40. Umm al-Kitāb : The Mother of the Book; the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ) in which all destinies are recorded.
41. sukūn wa al-ḥarakāt : Pauses and movements; refers to the diacritical marks in Arabic script indicating vowel sounds and absence thereof.
42. al-Mīzān : The Balance; the scale used on the Day of Judgment to weigh deeds.
43. al-Kursī : The Footstool; a celestial object mentioned in the Quran (2:255), often interpreted as a lesser throne.
44. al-ḥujub wa al-surādiqāt : The veils and pavilions; layers of divine light or barriers separating creation from the divine presence.
45. al-sittah al-bāqīn : The remaining six; refers to the six companions of the Prophet who were promised Paradise (al-‘ashara al-mubashsharūn) besides the four caliphs.
46. ulū al-‘azm : Messengers of strong will; the five major prophets: Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad.
47. al-shaf‘ wa al-watr : The even and the odd; refers to Quran 89:3, often interpreted as all created pairs and the unique divine essence.
48. Sultan Mahmud al-Ghaznawi : Mahmud of Ghazni (971–1030 CE), a renowned ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire, known for his military campaigns and patronage of Islamic learning.
49. al-ghurr al-muhajjalin : A phrase referring to the Prophet Muhammad's followers who will be distinguished on the Day of Judgment by the brightness of their limbs from the effects of ablution.
50. al-mashayikh al-mutaqaddimin : The early spiritual masters or Sufi saints who preceded in the path of Islamic spirituality.
51. al-malawān : The two moons, referring to the sun and the moon, or the two lunar months.
52. al-‘asrān : The two epochs, meaning day and night, or morning and evening.
53. al-jadīdān : The two new things, referring to the night and day, which are constantly renewed.
54. al-farqadān : The two stars, specifically the two stars of the Ursa Minor constellation (Beta and Gamma Ursae Minoris), used as markers for direction.
55. al-mala’ al-a‘lā : The highest assembly, referring to the angels and the divine presence in the heavens.
56. al-wasīla : A special rank in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad, the highest station of intercession.
57. āmantu : I have believed; a declaration of faith in the unseen.
58. al-jinān : The Gardens; i.e., Paradise.
59. ḥawḍ : The Basin (of Muhammad) in Paradise from which the faithful will drink.
60. al-wasīlah : The means; a high station in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad.
61. umm al-kitāb : Mother of the Book; the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ) in heaven.
62. qiblah : Direction of prayer; here used metaphorically for the entire earth.
63. al-ṣalawāt al-mawā‘id : The appointed blessings; referring to the specific prayers transmitted earlier.
64. al-majāz : Trope; figurative speech; here meaning the path of praise.
65. Kīmiyā al-Sa‘ādah : The Alchemy of Happiness; a famous work by Imam al-Ghazali.
66. quṭb al-wilāyah : Pole of sainthood; the highest spiritual rank in Sufism.
67. majdhūb : One who is spiritually attracted to God, often in a state of ecstasy.
68. sālik : A spiritual wayfarer on the path of Sufism.
69. ḥadīth sharīf : Noble prophetic tradition; sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammad.
70. al-wuṣūl : Connected chain of transmission (hadith term).
71. al-mursal : A hadith where a Successor directly attributes to the Prophet without mentioning the Companion.
72. al-maqṭūʿ : A saying of a Successor, not attributed to the Prophet.
73. al-ṣaḥīḥ : Sound hadith with reliable chain and text.
74. al-muʿḍal : A hadith with two or more missing links in the chain.
75. al-marfūʿ : A hadith attributed directly to the Prophet.
76. al-ḍaʿīf : Weak hadith due to chain or text issues.
77. al-matrūk : Abandoned hadith due to a narrator accused of lying.
78. al-mawḍūʿ : Fabricated hadith.
79. al-musalsal : Chained hadith where narrators share a common feature.
80. al-muʿanʿan : Hadith using 'an (from) in the chain, requiring verification.
81. al-masmūʿ : Heard directly from the teacher.
82. al-munkar : Rejected hadith due to a weak narrator contradicting reliable ones.
83. al-mudallas : Hadith with concealed defect in the chain.
84. al-maṣnūʿ : Made-up or fabricated hadith.
85. al-shādhdh : Anomalous hadith contradicting more reliable narrations.
86. al-muhmal : Neglected hadith due to unidentified narrators.
87. al-mamnūʿ : Prohibited from being used as evidence.
88. Maʿd : Ancestor of the Adnanite Arabs.
89. Fihr : Ancestor of the Quraysh tribe.
90. Mālik : Ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad.
91. al-gharīb : Rare hadith with only one narrator at some level.
92. al-ʿazīz : Hadith with at least two narrators at each level.
93. al-mashhūr : Well-known hadith with three or more narrators.
94. al-muʿallal : Defective hadith with a hidden flaw.
95. al-musnad : Supported hadith with a continuous chain to the Prophet.
96. al-maʾthūr : Transmitted from predecessors.
97. al-muttafiq : Agreed upon by Bukhari and Muslim.
98. al-mukhtalif : Disputed hadith with conflicting versions.
99. al-maḥdhūr : Warned against; possibly weak.
100. al-maʿlūm : Known hadith with clear status.
101. al-munqaṭiʿ : Broken chain with a missing link.
102. al-mawqūf : Stopped at a Companion, not attributed to the Prophet.
103. al-mufrad : Solitary hadith with a single narrator.
104. al-mushāfah : Orally transmitted face-to-face.
105. al-ḥasan : Good hadith, less than sound but acceptable.
106. al-maʿrūf : Recognized hadith known among scholars.
107. al-maqlūb : Inverted hadith with swapped names or text.
108. al-muṣaḥḥaf : Miswritten due to dotting errors.
109. al-nāzil : Low chain with fewer narrators.
110. al-ʿālī : High chain with more narrators.
111. al-sarāt : Noble ladies; plural of sāriyya.
112. al-ʿAwātik : Plural of ʿĀtika, a name of several female ancestors of the Prophet.
113. al-waẓāʾif : Litanies; regular devotional prayers.
114. al-adhkār : Remembrances of God.
115. al-aḥzāb : Daily prayers or litanies recited at specific times.
116. al-ʿarūḍ : Science of prosody in Arabic poetry.
117. al-qawliyya : Verbal; related to speech.
118. al-ʿilal : Causes; hidden defects in hadith.
119. al-awtād : Pegs; in Sufism, a rank of saints.
120. al-asbāb : Means; causes or connections.
121. al-ʿurafāʾ : Mystics; those with gnosis.
122. al-abdāl : Substitutes; a rank of saints in Sufism.
123. al-aqṭāb : Poles; the highest rank of saints in Sufism.
124. al-manṣūb : Accusative case in Arabic grammar.
125. al-makhfūḍ : Genitive case.
126. al-marfūʿ : Nominative case.
127. al-shādd : Strong; irregular form in grammar.
128. al-maqīs : Analogical; derived by analogy.
129. al-masmūʿ : Heard; based on oral transmission.
130. al-natīja : Conclusion; result in logic.
131. al-maḥmūl : Predicate in logic.
132. al-mawḍūʿ : Subject in logic.
133. al-sunna : Prophetic practice; also a type of prayer.
134. al-sharīʿa : Islamic law.
135. al-ḥashā : Innermost heart; core of the soul.
136. al-ḥafaẓa al-kātibīn : Recording angels who write deeds.
137. al-Qahhar : The Subduer, one of the names of Allah, meaning He who dominates all and compels all to His will.
138. al-najjar : Lineage or descent; here referring to the noble lineage of the Prophet Muhammad.
139. Umm al-Kitab : The Mother of the Book, a term for the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawh al-Mahfuz) or the essence of the Quran.
140. sarmadan : Eternally, without end; a term indicating perpetual duration.
141. sab'īna alfa marratin mutawāliyatin mutatābi'atin : Seventy thousand consecutive and successive times; a formula for abundant blessings.
142. insāna 'ayni al-maghāribi wa al-mashāriqi : The pupil of the eye of the Wests and Easts; a metaphorical description of the Prophet Muhammad as the focal point of all directions.
143. ghusnu dawḥati al-majdi al-bāsiqi : Branch of the lofty tree of glory; a metaphor for the Prophet's high status.
144. faṣabran akhā al-tabrīḥi wa al-ashwāqi : So be patient, O brother of agony and longing; a poetic exhortation to endure separation from the beloved.
145. Sal' : A place near Medina, often mentioned in love poetry referring to the dwellings of the beloved.
146. tawḥīd : The oneness of God; the core Islamic belief in the unity of Allah.
147. tawḥīd : The Islamic concept of the oneness and uniqueness of God.
148. al-Muṣṭafā : The Chosen One, a title of the Prophet Muhammad.
149. Lawḥ al-Maʿārif : The Tablet of Gnoses, a Sufi term for the divine repository of spiritual knowledge.
150. ʿawārif : Spiritual perceptions or intuitive knowledges in Sufism.
151. al-mawāhib al-ladunniyya : Divinely-bestowed gifts or sciences granted directly by God without intermediary.
152. kalimāt Allāh al-tāmma : The perfect words of Allah, a Quranic phrase referring to God's decrees or attributes.
153. huwiyyāt insāniyya : Human identities or individual essences in Sufi metaphysics.
154. aḥādīth qudsiyya : Sacred hadiths, sayings of God narrated by the Prophet Muhammad but not part of the Quran.
155. ʿārifīn : Gnostics, those who have direct experiential knowledge of God in Sufism.
156. aqṭāb : Poles, the highest ranking saints in the Sufi hierarchy.
157. awtād : Pegs, a rank of saints in Sufism who are considered spiritual supports of the world.
158. ahl al-dunūw wa al-qurb : People of nearness and proximity: Sufi term for those who have attained closeness to God through spiritual stations.
159. ahl al-taṣarruf : People of spiritual disposal: Saints who have been granted the ability to influence the cosmos by God's permission.
160. ṣaḥw : Sobriety: A state of spiritual awareness and self-control after ecstatic experiences.
161. maḥw : Effacement: Annihilation of the self in the divine presence.
162. shaṭaḥāt : Ecstatic utterances: Paradoxical sayings uttered by Sufis in states of spiritual intoxication.
163. jadhabāt : Attractions: Divine pulls or spiritual raptures that draw the seeker toward God.
164. al-sālikūn : Wayfarers: Those who traverse the spiritual path (sulūk) toward God.
165. al-awliyā' al-mutaṣarrifūn fī al-kawn : Saints who dispose in the cosmos: High-ranking saints who have been given authority to act in the world.
166. al-muḥtasibūn : Those who seek reward: People who perform good deeds hoping for divine recompense.
167. al-muntasibūn : Those who are affiliated: Disciples or followers of a spiritual path.
168. al-dhākirūn : Those who remember: People engaged in dhikr (remembrance of God).
169. sufarā' al-ghayb : Ambassadors of the unseen: Angels or spiritual beings that bring divine messages or inspirations.
170. kalimat Allah al-tāmmah : The perfect words of Allah: a Qur'anic phrase (e.g., 18:109) referring to Allah's infinite, complete, and uncreated speech, encompassing all knowledge and decree.
171. ḥimā Allah al-aḥmā : The most protected sanctuary of Allah: a Sufi term for the Prophet Muhammad as the ultimate refuge and sacred precinct of divine protection.
172. lawḥ al-ḥifẓ : The Preserved Tablet: in Islamic theology, the heavenly tablet on which all destinies and divine decrees are inscribed.
173. Ṭābah : A name for Medina, the city of the Prophet, meaning 'good' or 'pleasant'.
174. al-a’immah al-mujtahidīn : The imams who exert independent judgment: referring to the founders of the major Sunni legal schools (madhāhib) who performed ijtihād.
175. al-ṣūfiyyah : Sufis: practitioners of Islamic mysticism (taṣawwuf), seeking direct experiential knowledge of God.
176. عروس : Bride: a Sufi term referring to the Prophet's spiritual reality or his soul, often depicted as a bride ascending in spiritual stations.
177. التدليات : Descents: a Sufi concept of spiritual descent or manifestation from higher to lower realms.
178. العلوم اللدنية : Divine knowledge: knowledge granted directly by God without intermediary, often associated with Sufi gnosis.
179. الفتوحات : Openings: spiritual unveilings or illuminations granted by God to the seeker.
180. المعارف : Gnostic sciences: esoteric knowledge of God and spiritual realities.
181. الولاية : Sainthood: spiritual authority and closeness to God, often associated with the awliya' (friends of God).
182. الأحمدي : Ahmad: another name of the Prophet Muhammad, meaning 'most praiseworthy'.
183. التهامية : Tihami: relating to Tihama, a region in Arabia including Mecca.
184. النجدية : Najdi: relating to Najd, a region in Arabia including Medina.
185. الهاشمية : Hashemite: belonging to the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe, the Prophet's lineage.
186. الصمدانية : Self-subsistent: a divine attribute, here applied to the Prophet's soul, indicating its dependence on God alone.
187. الفرقان : The Criterion: a name for the Quran, meaning the distinction between truth and falsehood.
188. (351) : This number appears in the original text and may refer to a verse or section number in a specific prayer manual.
189. al-malḥūẓah : Literally 'observed' or 'noticed'; here it refers to the Prophet's essence being under the special care and attention of Allah.
190. (353) : This number appears in the original text and may refer to a verse or section number in a specific prayer manual.
191. (354) : This number appears in the original text and may refer to a verse or section number in a specific prayer manual.
192. mighnāṭīs : Magnet; a Sufi term referring to the spiritual attraction that draws souls to God.
193. awtād : Pegs; in Sufism, spiritual poles or saints who uphold the world.
194. aqṭāb : Poles; the highest rank of saints in the Sufi hierarchy.
195. aḥādīth qudsiyyah : Sacred hadiths; sayings of God narrated by the Prophet, not part of the Quran.
196. Ṭayyibah : A name for Medina, meaning 'the goodly'.
197. rīḥānatihi : His fragrance; a metaphorical expression for the Prophet's spiritual essence or blessings.
198. al-mulk : The dominion; the realm of physical creation and sovereignty.
199. al-malakūt : The kingdom; the spiritual or angelic realm.
200. al-ḥujub : The veils; barriers between the divine and creation, often referring to levels of spiritual reality.
201. al-surādiqāt : The pavilions; canopies or tents, symbolizing divine majesty or the highest heavens.
202. al-adwār al-muḥīṭa : The surrounding spheres; cosmic orbits or levels of existence encompassing creation.
203. Laylat al-ʿurūj : The Night of Ascension; the Prophet Muhammad's journey to heaven.
204. ṣarīr al-aqlām : The screeching of pens; the sound of angels' pens writing destinies.
205. khazāʾin al-ghuyūb : The treasuries of the unseen; divine knowledge of hidden realities.
206. al-malāʾika al-muqarrabūn : The angels brought near; the highest-ranking angels close to God.
207. al-sirr al-maktūm : The hidden secret; esoteric divine knowledge.
208. al-ʿilm al-maṣūn : The preserved knowledge; safeguarded divine wisdom.
209. kun fayakūn : 'Be, and it is'; the divine creative command.
210. ẓill nubuwwatihi : The shade of his prophethood; the protective and guiding influence of his prophetic mission.
211. al-Furqān : The Criterion; a name for the Quran.
212. asrā bihi : Made him journey by night; refers to the Isra', the night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem.
213. lisān aḥadiyyatihi : The tongue of His Oneness; direct divine communication without intermediary.
214. al-ʿamūd al-nūrānī : The luminous pillar; a primordial light from which all creation was made.
215. Quran 81:23 : Quranic verse: 'And he saw Him in the clear horizon.'
216. Quran 53:13 : Quranic verse: 'And he saw him another time.'
217. ḥaẓāʾir al-quds : The enclosures of holiness; sacred precincts in the divine presence.
218. al-malaʾ al-aʿlā : The highest assembly; the gathering of angels and spirits in heaven.
219. Umm al-Kitāb : The Mother of the Book; the heavenly archetype of all scriptures.
220. Riḍwān : The angel guardian of Paradise.
221. al-Burāq : The celestial steed that carried the Prophet during the Night Journey.
222. ruʾasāʾ al-mashāyikh : Heads of the masters; leading spiritual guides or Sufi masters.
223. wasīlat al-wasā'il : The means of means; a superlative expression indicating that the Prophet Muhammad is the supreme means or intermediary to God.
224. sirr : Secret; in Sufi terminology, the innermost spiritual mystery or divine secret.
225. shaṭaḥāt : Ecstatic utterances; paradoxical or seemingly blasphemous sayings uttered by Sufis in a state of spiritual intoxication.
226. khaṭafāt : Spiritual snatchings; sudden divine attractions or seizures that draw the seeker towards God.
227. jadhabāt : Divine attractions; spiritual pulls or ecstatic states that draw the soul towards God.
228. mashāhid : Spiritual witnesses; contemplative visions or direct experiences of divine realities.
229. mawākib : Processions; spiritual gatherings or assemblies of saints and seekers.
230. ḥaḍarāt : Presences; spiritual stations or levels of divine presence.
231. sanad : Chain of transmission; the chain of narrators for a hadith.
232. Sām, Ḥām, Yāfith, Ādam, Shīth : Shem, Ham, Japheth, Adam, Seth; biblical and Quranic patriarchs.
233. al-bayt al-'atīq : The Ancient House; a name for the Kaaba in Mecca.
234. khawātim : Concluding verses; the final verses of Quranic chapters.
235. fawātiḥ : Opening verses; the opening verses of Quranic chapters.
236. nāsikh : Abrogating; a Quranic verse that abrogates a previous ruling.
237. mansūkh : Abrogated; a Quranic verse whose ruling is superseded.
238. ghurra : White blaze; a mark of distinction, like the white spot on a horse's forehead.
239. istighrāq : Absorption; a state of complete immersion in divine contemplation.
240. fanā' : Annihilation; the Sufi concept of annihilation of the self in God.
241. ghayba : Absence; a state of spiritual absorption where one is unaware of the physical world.
242. ḥuḍūr : Presence; a state of spiritual awareness and presence with God.
243. arājīz : Rajaz poems; a meter of Arabic poetry, often used for improvisation.
244. Muṣṭafawiyya : Mustafan; pertaining to the Prophet Muhammad, al-Muṣṭafā (the Chosen One).
245. majdhūb : Attracted one; a person drawn to God by divine attraction, often in a state of spiritual ecstasy.
246. sālik : Wayfarer; a spiritual seeker on the Sufi path.
247. qibla : Direction of prayer; here metaphorically the focal point of supplication.
248. al-amājid : The glorious ones; a term of praise for the Prophet's family.
249. kīmiyā' : Alchemy; metaphor for a transformative spiritual essence.
250. al-‘ilm al-ladunnī : Divinely inspired knowledge, often associated with Sufi gnosis.
251. bayna al-kāf wa al-nūn : Reference to the creative command 'Be!' (Kun) in the Qur'an.
252. al-ḥanīfiyya al-samḥā : The tolerant monotheistic religion of Abraham, identified with Islam.
253. al-mulk al-aḥmadī : The spiritual dominion of the Prophet Muhammad, from his name Ahmad.
254. al-muṣṭafawiyya : Pertaining to al-Mustafa (the Chosen One), a title of the Prophet.
255. Kawthar : A river in Paradise, also a Quranic chapter (108).
256. Ha, Kaf, Lam, Mim, Nun, Sad, Sin, Ha, Ya : Letters of the Arabic alphabet used as acrostics to describe the Prophet Muhammad's attributes.
257. Opening of the Book : Refers to Surah al-Fatiha, the first chapter of the Quran.
258. poor : Spiritual poverty (faqr) in Sufism, denoting detachment from worldly possessions.
259. tawhid : The Islamic concept of the oneness and uniqueness of God.
260. aqṭāb : Spiritual poles or saints in Sufism who are considered the highest ranking saints of their time.
261. awtād : Spiritual pegs or pillars in Sufism, a rank of saints who support the spiritual world.
262. musta'nisin : Those who seek intimacy with God; a spiritual rank of seekers.
263. sirr : The innermost secret or spiritual core of the soul, a term in Sufism.
264. mutma'innin : The tranquil souls; those who have attained spiritual peace and certainty.
265. sirr : The divine secret or mystery; also refers to the spiritual station of the Prophet.
266. muhsinin : Those who do good; a spiritual rank of excellence in worship.
267. ahl al-ma'rifa : People of gnosis or intimate knowledge of God.
268. mutafakkirin : Those who contemplate; a spiritual rank of deep reflection on divine realities.
269. malakut : The angelic realm or world of dominion; a spiritual plane.
270. jabarut : The realm of divine power and might; a higher spiritual plane.
271. العلماء العاملين : Scholars who act upon their knowledge, a term for those who combine knowledge with practice.
272. الأصفياء المقربين : The pure ones brought near to God, a rank of saints.
273. الأقطاب الواصلين : The poles who have attained union with God, the highest rank of saints in Sufism.
274. طبقات الحكماء : Layers or categories of sages, referring to hierarchical levels of spiritual knowledge.
275. مراتبهم الثلاثة : Their three ranks, specific spiritual stations mentioned in the text.
276. المريدين : Seekers or disciples on the spiritual path.
277. عروس المواكب والحضرات : Bridegroom of processions and presences, a metaphorical title for the Prophet.
278. الماحي : Al-Mahi, 'the eraser,' one of the Prophet's names, meaning he erases disbelief.
279. الفرق بالسر من مقام الفكر : Differentiation by the secret from the station of reflection, a subtle spiritual discernment.
280. تقديس الشهوة الخفية عن إشهاد الذكر : Sanctification of the hidden desire from the witnessing of remembrance, purifying inner inclinations.
281. دفع دقائق الرياء في مجاري الخطرات : Repelling the subtleties of hypocrisy in the currents of passing thoughts.
282. الوفر والغدائر : Abundance and locks of hair, referring to the Prophet's physical description.
283. أهل التلوين : People of coloration, a Sufi term for those who experience changing spiritual states.
284. عالم الملكوت : The world of the malakut, the angelic or spiritual realm.
285. نور الأحدية : Light of the Oneness, the divine essence in its absolute unity.
286. التوحيد : Tawhid, the oneness of God, the core Islamic doctrine.
287. الهوية : The Ipseity, the divine Self or Essence.
288. التجريد : Abstraction, a state of detachment from material concerns.
289. أهل الحضور والغيبة : People of presence and absence, Sufi terms for those in divine presence or spiritual absence.
290. طيبة : Tayba, a name for Medina.
291. أهل التمكين : People of establishment, those firmly established in spiritual stations.
292. جناح العبودية : Wing of servitude, a metaphor for the state of being a servant of God.
293. أهل الحقيقة : People of the Truth, those who have realized the ultimate reality.
294. ترجمان النبوة : Interpreter of prophethood, a title for the Prophet.
295. أهل السر : People of the secret, those entrusted with divine mysteries.
296. غيرة الحق : Jealousy of the Truth, God's protective jealousy over His secrets.
297. غيب غيبه : Unseen of His Unseen, the most hidden aspect of the divine.
298. قطب العوالم العلوية والسفلية : Pole of the higher and lower worlds, the spiritual axis of all realms.
299. العارفين : Gnostics, those who have direct knowledge of God.
300. أهل القبض : People of contraction, those experiencing spiritual constriction or sorrow.
301. المراقبة : Watchfulness, a state of constant awareness of God.
302. shawk : Spiritual longing or ardent desire for God.
303. bast : Spiritual expansion or joy; a state of the soul.
304. maqam wa wiratha : Station and inheritance; a spiritual rank passed down.
305. insan 'ayn al-a'yan : The human being as the pupil of the eye of the elect; a Sufi term for the perfect human.
306. sahw : Sobriety; a state of spiritual clarity after intoxication.
307. fana' : Annihilation of the self in God.
308. baqa' : Subsistence in God after annihilation.
309. karamat : Miracles or wonders performed by saints.
310. shat'h : Ecstatic utterance; paradoxical sayings of Sufis.
311. al-futuhat al-makkiyya : The Meccan Revelations; a major work by Ibn Arabi.
312. ahl al-ittiḥād : People of union: Sufi term referring to those who have attained the state of union with the Divine.
313. anfāq : Tunnels: metaphorical passages or stages in the spiritual journey.
314. tawḥīd : Divine oneness: the core Islamic doctrine of the absolute unity of God.
315. qadam al-qidam : Foot of pre-eternity: a Sufi term for the station of timelessness or the primordial state.
316. tajrīd : Abstraction: a Sufi concept of stripping away all attachments to the world.
317. baqā' al-baqā' : Permanence of permanence: a state of eternal subsistence in God.
318. tafrīd : Individuation: a Sufi term for the realization of one's unique spiritual identity in God.
319. al-madad al-aḥmadī : Ahmadine grace: spiritual assistance associated with the Prophet Muhammad's name Ahmad.
320. al-aqṭāb : Poles: the highest-ranking saints in the Sufi hierarchy.
321. jawāmiʿ al-kalim : Comprehensive words: a phrase referring to the Prophet's ability to express profound meanings concisely.
322. fātiḥat al-kitāb : Opening of the Book: the first chapter of the Quran, Al-Fatiha.
323. fitnat al-su'āl : Trial of the questioning: the interrogation in the grave by angels Munkar and Nakir.
324. ṣirāṭ : Path: the bridge over Hell that all must cross on Judgment Day.
325. mīzān : Balance: the scale on which deeds are weighed on Judgment Day.
326. wasīla : Means: a high station in Paradise granted to the Prophet Muhammad.
327. ʿilliyyīn : Highest ranks of Paradise, mentioned in the Quran.
328. al-kawnayn : The two worlds: this world and the Hereafter.
329. firdaws : Paradise: the highest level of Paradise.
330. al-wujūdayn : The two existences: the temporal and eternal realms.
331. Shamhrūsh al-Jinnī : A jinn who reportedly embraced Islam and transmitted prayers.
332. Shaykh al-Islām : A title of honor for a prominent Islamic scholar, often the highest religious authority in a region.
333. al-Jahābidha al-Anjāb : The most excellent experts; 'jahābidha' (sing. jahbadh) refers to skilled and discerning scholars, especially in financial or legal matters, but here used metaphorically for spiritual expertise.
334. Yawm al-ʿArḍ wa al-Ḥisāb : The Day of Presentation and Reckoning; a reference to the Day of Judgment when deeds are presented and accounted for.
335. Shamharūsh : A name associated with a specific prayer formula; possibly a legendary or saintly figure, though not widely known.
336. al-Arwāḥ al-ʿArshiyya : Thronal spirits; spiritual beings associated with the Divine Throne (al-ʿArsh), often considered the highest order of angels or spirits.
337. al-ʿAwālim al-Farshiyya : Terrestrial worlds; the lower, material worlds as opposed to the celestial realms.
338. al-Ashkhāṣ al-Nūrāniyya : Luminous persons; spiritual beings or purified souls characterized by light.
339. al-Hayākil al-Qudsiyya : Holy templates; spiritual forms or archetypes in the divine realm.
340. al-Ajsām al-Nūrāniyya : Luminous bodies; subtle, spiritual bodies of light.
341. Kathāʾif al-Ḥujub al-Ẓulmāniyya : Subtle veils of darkness; spiritual barriers that obscure divine light, often associated with ignorance or materiality.
342. al-Ṣifāt al-Lāhūtiyya : Divine attributes; attributes pertaining to God's divinity (Lāhūt).
343. Julasāʾ al-Ḥaḍra al-ʿIndiyya : Companions of the Divine Presence; those who are in close proximity to God, such as the highest angels or saints.
344. Khuṭabāʾ al-Majālis al-Nāsūtiyya : Orators of the human assemblies; preachers or speakers in the human realm (Nāsūt).
345. al-Ayniyya : Whereness; the attribute of being located in a place.
346. al-Kayfiyya : Howness; the attribute of being qualified by a mode or manner.
347. al-Ḥudūthiyya : Temporality; the attribute of being originated in time.
348. al-Ḥulūl : Indwelling; the belief that God dwells in creation, considered heretical in mainstream Islam.
349. al-Ittiḥād : Union; the belief in the union of the divine and human, also considered heretical.
350. al-Maʿiyya : Accompaniment; God's being 'with' creation in a literal sense, as opposed to His transcendent presence.
351. Qur'an 7:185 : Reference to the verse: 'Have they not looked upon the dominion of the heavens and the earth?'
352. Qur'an 10:61 : Reference to the verse: 'You are not engaged in any matter...'
353. Qur'an 6:91 : Reference to the verse: 'Say: God, then leave them to play in their vain discourse.'
354. Qur'an 67:23 : Reference to the verse: 'Say: He is the One who brought you into being...'
355. Dakkan : Crushed; referring to the mountains becoming leveled or pulverized, as in the story of Moses (Qur'an 7:143).
356. ʿAḍḍū al-Nawājid : Bit their molars; an expression of extreme regret or determination.
357. al-ʿĀshiqīn / al-Wāṣilīn : Loving servants / arriving servants; terms for advanced spiritual seekers who have reached nearness to God.
358. dhāt : Essence; the ultimate reality of God beyond attributes.
359. āyah : Qur'anic verse 57:21.
360. al-yawm al-mashhūd : The witnessed day; often referring to the Day of Arafat or the Day of Judgment.
361. āyah : Qur'anic verse 3:73.
362. ma‘ārif wa ‘awārif : Cognitions and gnoses; spiritual knowledge and intuitive insights.
363. kawāshif : Unveilings; spiritual disclosures or revelations.
364. baṣā’ir : Inner sight; spiritual perception.
365. aqṭāb : Poles; the highest ranking saints in the Sufi hierarchy.
366. ‘ārif : Gnostic; one who has direct experiential knowledge of God.
367. ghawth : Succor; a high-ranking saint who is a spiritual helper.
368. Abū Madyan : Abu Madyan Shu'ayb al-Ansari (d. 1198), a famous Sufi saint from North Africa.
369. wajd : Ecstasy; a state of intense spiritual emotion.
370. jabarūt : Omnipotence; the realm of divine power.
371. awtād : Pegs; a rank of saints who are spiritual supports of the world.
372. al-Ḥaqq : The Real; one of the names of God, often used in Sufism to denote ultimate reality.
373. tawājud : Experiencing ecstasy; a state of spiritual rapture.
374. Isrāfīl : The angel who blows the trumpet on the Day of Resurrection.
375. samā‘ : Audition; spiritual listening, often to music or poetry, to induce ecstasy.
376. Ṣūfiyya : Sufis; practitioners of Islamic mysticism.
377. lāhūtiyya : Divine; pertaining to the divine nature.
378. subbūḥiyya : Most holy; a superlative form of holy, often used in reference to God's attributes.
379. mashāhid : Witnessing-places; spiritual stations or states where divine realities are witnessed.
380. al-arwāḥ al-ʿarshiyya : Throne-Spirits; spirits associated with the Divine Throne, representing the highest spiritual realms.
381. al-anfās al-malakūtiyya : Kingdom-Breaths; breaths or emanations from the spiritual realm of Malakūt (the Kingdom).
382. al-malakūt : The Kingdom; the intermediate spiritual realm between the material world and the divine.
383. tawḥīd : The affirmation of God's oneness; the core Islamic doctrine of monotheism.
384. dhawq : Spiritual taste; direct experiential knowledge of divine realities.
385. al-ʿārifīn : Gnostics; those who have direct knowledge (maʿrifa) of God.
386. al-muwaḥḥidīn : Unitarians; those who affirm and realize the oneness of God.
387. junūduhum : Their hosts; the faculties and powers associated with each spiritual component (spirit, intellect, heart, soul).
388. sājidun bi-nafsihi : One who prostrates with his self; outward physical prostration.
389. sājidun bi-qalbihi : One who prostrates with his heart; inward spiritual prostration.
390. wājidun : One who finds; experiencing spiritual ecstasy or finding the divine presence.
391. al-Kursī : The Footstool; a divine entity mentioned in the Quran, often interpreted as a symbol of God's sovereignty.
392. al-mukhliṣīn al-ṣādiqīn : The sincere and truthful servants; those who are pure in intention and truthful in their faith.
393. al-futūḥāt al-jalīla al-ʿindiyya : Magnificent divine openings; spiritual illuminations and unveilings granted directly by God.
394. al-fatḥ al-mubīn : The manifest victory; a Qur'anic phrase (Sūrat al-Fatḥ, 48:1) referring to the conquest of Mecca or spiritual opening.
395. al-anwār al-ʿirfāniyya : Gnostic lights; illuminations of divine knowledge (maʿrifa) granted to the saints.
396. al-tajalliyāt al-iḥsāniyya : Beneficent self-disclosures; manifestations of God's attribute of beneficence (iḥsān).
397. al-mawāhib al-ladunniyya : Divine gifts; knowledge or graces bestowed directly by God without intermediary.
398. al-tuḥaf al-mawlawiyya : Masterly treasures; gifts associated with the spiritual station of wilāya (sainthood).
399. al-laṭāʾif al-ḥissiyya wa-l-maʿnawiyya : Sensory and spiritual subtleties; delicate perceptions both physical and spiritual.
400. qadam al-rusūkh wa-l-tamkīn : Foot of firmness and establishment; a metaphor for the Prophet's steadfastness and authority in religion.
401. al-minaḥ al-sunniyya : Prophetic gifts; favors following the sunna (way) of the Prophet.
402. al-karāmāt al-mutawātira al-jaliyya : Manifest, successive miracles; wonders performed by saints, transmitted through multiple chains.
403. mirʾāt al-shuhūd : Mirror of witnessing; the Prophet as the locus through which divine realities are witnessed.
404. al-taʿyīn : Determination; the act of specifying or individuating, often referring to the Prophet's unique station.
405. tajallī : Self-disclosure; a Sufi term for God's manifestation of His attributes to the heart.
406. al-ishārāt al-ʿirfāniyya : Gnostic allusions; subtle indications of divine knowledge.
407. arbāb al-aḥwāl : Masters of spiritual states; Sufis who experience transient spiritual conditions (aḥwāl).
408. badhrat al-takwīn : Seed of creation; the Prophet as the primordial source of all existence.
409. ahl al-takhrīb wa-l-talwīn : People of deconstruction and variegation; Sufis who undergo spiritual annihilation (takhrīb) and then variegated states (talwīn).
410. ʿilliyyīn : The highest station in Paradise; a Qur'anic term (Sūrat al-Muṭaffifīn, 83:18-19).
411. tawātarat al-nuqūl : The transmissions have been successive; a technical term for hadith transmitted by many chains.
412. al-Sayyid Shamharūsh al-Ṣaḥābī : A Companion of the Prophet, though not widely known; possibly a legendary figure.
413. al-Imām al-Sanūsī : Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Sanusi (d. 1490), a Maliki theologian and Sufi from Algeria.
414. al-Ṣughrā : A short creedal work by al-Sanusi, often commented upon.
415. Shaykh Sayyidī ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm al-Tādilī : A Moroccan Sufi saint from the Tadla region.
416. marāqī al-ikhlāṣ : Stations of sincerity; spiritual degrees of pure devotion to God.
417. ghāyat al-ikhtiṣāṣ : Ultimate degree of special favor; the highest station of closeness to God.
418. kāf wa nūn : The Arabic letters K and N, referring to God's creative command 'Kun' (Be).
419. marāqī al-ikhlāṣ : Stations or degrees of sincerity in devotion to God.
420. ghāyat al-ikhtiṣāṣ : The ultimate degree of special favor or exclusive closeness to God.
421. al-ḥaḍrah al-ʿindiyyah : The Divine Presence, a Sufi term for the state of being in God's presence.
422. al-aḥmadiyyah : Referring to the Prophet Muhammad's name Ahmad, indicating his praiseworthy qualities.
423. al-barzakh al-jamʿiyyah : The collective barzakh, an intermediate realm between the physical and spiritual worlds.
424. al-aqṭāb al-wāṣilīn : The reaching poles, highest-ranking saints in Sufi hierarchy who have attained union with God.
425. al-awtād al-rāsikhīn : The firmly rooted pegs, a rank of saints who stabilize the spiritual world.
426. al-afrād al-nāsikīn : The solitary devotees, saints who are unique in their spiritual station.
427. al-ajrās al-kāmilīn : The perfect bells, a term for saints who announce spiritual truths.
428. al-aʿrāf al-dāʾiqīn : The intimate knowers, those who have deep experiential knowledge of God.
429. al-shaṭaḥāt : Ecstatic utterances, paradoxical sayings of Sufis in states of spiritual intoxication.
430. al-jadhabāt : Divine attractions, states of being drawn irresistibly toward God.
431. al-karāmāt : Miracles or wonders performed by saints as a sign of God's favor.
432. Qur'an 39:2 : Qur'anic verse commanding worship with sincerity.
433. al-furqānī : Relating to the Furqan, a name for the Qur'an meaning 'the Criterion'.
434. al-muḥtasibīn : Those who reckon or hold themselves accountable, often referring to spiritual accountants.
435. al-lawḥ al-maḥfūẓ : The Preserved Tablet, the heavenly tablet on which all destinies are inscribed.
436. marāqī al-ikhlāṣ : The stations or degrees of sincerity in the spiritual path.
437. ghāyat al-ikhtiṣāṣ : The ultimate distinction or special favor granted by God to His elect.
438. al-fatḥ : Spiritual unveiling or opening, a Sufi term for divine illumination.
439. khalawāt al-uns wa al-tafrīd : Seclusions of intimacy and solitude, referring to spiritual retreats for contemplation.
440. al-taḥqīq : Verification or realization of spiritual truths through direct experience.
441. majdhūb : A divinely attracted person, one overwhelmed by divine love without formal spiritual training.
442. sālik : A wayfarer on the spiritual path, one who follows a disciplined method.
443. junūd al-basṭ : The armies of expansion, a Sufi term for divine forces that bring spiritual ease and openness.
444. al-wāṣilīn : Those who have reached or attained union with the Divine.
445. al-awtād : The poles or spiritual anchors, a rank in the Sufi hierarchy of saints.
446. marāqī al-ikhlāṣ : Stations or degrees of sincerity; a Sufi term referring to spiritual stages in attaining pure devotion to God.
447. sunna : The prophetic tradition; the practices and teachings of Prophet Muhammad.
448. ikhtiṣāṣ : Special favor or exclusive closeness to God; a state of being chosen for divine intimacy.
449. khazāʾin ghaybika : The treasuries of Your unseen; divine stores of knowledge and provision hidden from creation.
450. mulk wa malakūt : The kingdom and the dominion; in Islamic cosmology, mulk is the physical world, malakūt is the spiritual realm.
451. khāfiḍīna janāḥahum : Lowering their wings; a metaphor for humility and gentleness, derived from Qur'an 15:88.
452. abdāl : Substitutes; a rank of saints in Sufism believed to be the spiritual poles of the earth.
453. ahl al-uns wa al-idlāl : People of intimacy and boldness; Sufi term for those who have a close, familiar relationship with God.
454. hayākil : Frames or temples; refers to the physical bodies or forms of the saints.
455. fatḥ : Unveiling or opening; a Sufi term for spiritual illumination and divine disclosure.
456. sirr : The secret; in Sufism, the innermost spiritual faculty or the divine mystery imparted to the saint.
457. ṭayf al-khayāl : A phantom or apparition of imagination; a Sufi term for a fleeting spiritual vision or inspiration.
458. ḥaythu lā ḥaythu : Literally 'where no where'; a Sufi expression for a transcendent, placeless realm beyond spatial dimensions.
459. ḥāl : A spiritual state or condition granted by God, often transient, in Sufi terminology.
460. ḥabl : The 'rope' of God, often referring to the Qur'an or divine covenant; here, the means of attaining divine love.
461. bilāl : Moisture or water; also a reference to Bilal, the Prophet's companion, symbolizing quenching of spiritual thirst.
462. āl : Mirage; illusion or deceptive appearance.
463. al-qaylūla : Midday nap; a metaphor for rest or shelter. The line means there is no refuge in the desert of spiritual seeking.
464. al-Khiḍr : A legendary figure often associated with spiritual guidance and esoteric knowledge in Islamic tradition.
465. ahl Allāh : The 'people of God'; Sufi term for the elite saints and friends of God.
466. kā’inan bā’inan : Existing and non-existing simultaneously; a paradoxical state of spiritual annihilation (fanā') and subsistence (baqā').
467. marra bihim : Passed by them; possibly referring to the Prophet or spiritual guides who passed away.
468. jism turābiyyun bilā arkān : A body of dust without pillars; the physical body shed in spiritual ascent.
469. lāhūt ʿĪsā al-mujtabā : The divinity of Jesus the Chosen; a reference to the spiritual station of Jesus as a symbol of pure spirit.
470. li-l-dhāt : For the sake of the Essence (God); the ultimate goal of the spiritual journey.
471. al-aʿyān : The fixed entities (al-aʿyān al-thābita) in Sufi metaphysics; the archetypal realities of all things in divine knowledge.