Post by Syed HAQ on Dec 15, 2009 13:08:08 GMT
Assalamu 'Alaykum Wa Rematullahi Wa Barakatahu
Asalatu Wasalam Alayka Ya Rasool'Allah Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa Sallam
Sultan `Abd al-Hamid’s poem in Praise of the Prophet Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa Sallam
Sultan `Abd al-Hamid’s poem in praise of the Prophet was engraved in the year 1191 (1777 C.E.) on the walls of the Prophet’s hujra in his mosque in Madina. The enemies of the Prophet covered up several of the verses with paint so that they could not be read, sparing what suited them, but the poem has been preserved in other ways. It can be found in the book Mir’at al-haramayn by Sabri Basha the last Shaykh al-Islam of the Ottoman state, and the Shaykh of Mecca Ibn `Alawi al-Maliki reproduced it in his recent book Shifa’ al-fu’ad bi ziyarat khayr al-`ibad (The healing of the heart with the visitation of the best of Allah’s servants). Here is the text in full, with an asterisk indicating each verse that was painted over:
1.* ya sayyidi ya rasulallahi khudh bi yadi
ma li siwaka wa la alwi `ala ahadi
O my master, O Messenger of Allah, take my hand:
I have none besides you, nor will I pause to rely on anyone but you.
2.* fa anta nur al-huda fi kulli ka’inatin
wa anta sirru al-nada ya khayra mu`tamadi
For you are the light of guidance in everything that exists
and you are the secret of munificence and the best reliance.
3.* wa anta haqqan ghiyathu al-khalqi ajma`ihim
wa anta hadi al-wara lillahi dhi al-madadi
And you are in truth the helper of all creation,
and you are the guide of mortals to Allah, Owner of help.
4. ya man yaqumu maqam al-hamdi munfaridan
li al-wahidi al-fardi lam yulad wa lam yalid
O you who stand on the Station of Praise, singled out
by the One Who is Single, Who is not begotten and does not beget.
5. ya man tafajjarat al-anharu nabi`atan
min isba`ayhi fa rawwa al-jaysha dha al-`adadi
O you from whose fingers rivers burst forth
so that he quenched the thirst of the numerous army.
to be contd..
Asalatu Wasalam Alayka Ya Rasool'Allah Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa Sallam
Sultan `Abd al-Hamid’s poem in Praise of the Prophet Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa Sallam
Sultan `Abd al-Hamid’s poem in praise of the Prophet was engraved in the year 1191 (1777 C.E.) on the walls of the Prophet’s hujra in his mosque in Madina. The enemies of the Prophet covered up several of the verses with paint so that they could not be read, sparing what suited them, but the poem has been preserved in other ways. It can be found in the book Mir’at al-haramayn by Sabri Basha the last Shaykh al-Islam of the Ottoman state, and the Shaykh of Mecca Ibn `Alawi al-Maliki reproduced it in his recent book Shifa’ al-fu’ad bi ziyarat khayr al-`ibad (The healing of the heart with the visitation of the best of Allah’s servants). Here is the text in full, with an asterisk indicating each verse that was painted over:
1.* ya sayyidi ya rasulallahi khudh bi yadi
ma li siwaka wa la alwi `ala ahadi
O my master, O Messenger of Allah, take my hand:
I have none besides you, nor will I pause to rely on anyone but you.
2.* fa anta nur al-huda fi kulli ka’inatin
wa anta sirru al-nada ya khayra mu`tamadi
For you are the light of guidance in everything that exists
and you are the secret of munificence and the best reliance.
3.* wa anta haqqan ghiyathu al-khalqi ajma`ihim
wa anta hadi al-wara lillahi dhi al-madadi
And you are in truth the helper of all creation,
and you are the guide of mortals to Allah, Owner of help.
4. ya man yaqumu maqam al-hamdi munfaridan
li al-wahidi al-fardi lam yulad wa lam yalid
O you who stand on the Station of Praise, singled out
by the One Who is Single, Who is not begotten and does not beget.
5. ya man tafajjarat al-anharu nabi`atan
min isba`ayhi fa rawwa al-jaysha dha al-`adadi
O you from whose fingers rivers burst forth
so that he quenched the thirst of the numerous army.
to be contd..
