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To: John Pitera who wrote (6571)	7/9/2002 8:00:19 AM
From: John Pitera	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 33421

Raymond Duray signs his notes with Salaams...... what does this mean to YOU?? Have you thought about things today? iqra.net time for a little education on Islam so we don't slip off the curve...... SALAAMS ON OUR BELOVED PROPHET MUHAMMAD Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam An Appreciation by Siddiq Osman Noormuhammad -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SALAAMS AT THE RAWDHA When the Muslims visit the Holy Prophet Sall'Allahu 'alaihi wa Sallam in Madina, they greet him with salaams at his tomb, (popularly referred to as "Rawda" or garden of paradise) in Masjid Nabawi. These salaams are given in Azkaar (Supplications to Allah) of Imam Muhyuddin Abu Zakaria bin Sharaf an-Nawawi Rahmatullahi 'alaih (631-676 A.H). Assalamu 'alaika Yaa Rasul'Allah Assalamu 'alaika Yaa Kheerata'llahi min khalqihi Assalamu 'alaika Yaa Habib'Allah Assalamu 'alaika Yaa Sayyida'l Mursaleen wa Khaatama'n Nabiyyeen Assalamu 'alaika wa 'alaa aalika wa as'haabika Wa ahli baytika wa 'alan Nabiyyeen-a wa saairi's saaliheen Ash-hadu annaka ballaghta'r Risalah Wa addayta'l amaanah wa nasahta'l ummah Fajazaak'Allahu 'annaa afdhala maa jazaa Rasulan 'an ummatihi Salaams on you, O Messenger of Allah. Salaams on you, O Allah's choicest one in all his creation. Salaams on you, O the beloved of Allah. Salaams on you, O the leader of all the Messengers and the last of the Prophets. Salaams on you and on your family and your companions and your household and on all the prophets and on all well-known pious people. I bear witness that you completed your duties as the Messenger of Allah, fulfilled your trusts, and sincerely advised your community. May Allah reward you on our behalf better than the reward that any Messenger received on behalf of his community. Imam an-Nawawi Rahmatullahi 'alaih reports in Manasik (Muslim Ceremonies And Rituals) that Imam u'l 'Utbi Rahmatullahi 'alaih narrated that one day while he was sitting before the tomb of the beloved Prophet Sall'Allahu 'alaihi wa Sallam, a bedouin came, offered salaams to the Holy Prophet and recited this verse from Surah an-Nisaa: Wa Law Annahum Idh-dhalamoo Anfusahum Jaa'uka Fastaghfarullaha Wastaghfara Lahum u'r Rasulu Lawajadullaha Tawwaaban Rahima. And had they, when they were unjust to themselves come to you and asked forgiveness of Allah and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Forgiving, Merciful. (4:64) Then, he requested the blessed Prophet Sall'Allahu 'alaihi wa Sallam to intercede for him with Allah and recited these two verses of a qasida (hymn). Yaa Khaira Man Dufinat Bilqaai A'dhumahu Fa Taaba Min Teebihinnalqaa'u Wa'l Akamu Nafsi'l Fidaau Liqabrin Anta Saakinuhu Feehi'l 'Afaafu Wa Feehi'l Joodu Wa'l Karamu O the best person ever laid to rest! When his blessed body touched the earth His perfumed bones made the earth and the surrounding forest fragrant May my soul be sacrificed for the tomb you reside in In it there is purity, generosity, munificence Having recited these two verses, the bedouin left. Imam u'l-'Utbi then saw the Holy Prophet Sall'Allahu 'alaihi wa Sallam in a dream who told him to give the bedouin the glad tidings that Allah Ta'ala had forgiven him! Sub'hanAllah! Muslims intending to go for Hajj, Umra and Ziyara inevitably learn the dua (invocation) and salaams they will recite while on pilgimage from a kitab (book) they have handy, that has been especially compiled for that purpose. We find that in most such kutub (books), the main features of the dua to be recited at the Rawda of Rasul'Allah Sall'Allahu 'alaihi wa Sallam are salaams on him, followed by verse number 64 from Surah an-Nisaa, then a request to the blessed Prophet to intercede with Allah, and the two verses from the qasida (hymn) quoted earlier. If this brought forgiveness for the bedouin in the time of Imam u'l 'Utbi as narrated by Imam an-Nawawi himself, why can't it bring forgiveness for the rest, so burns the eternal hope in the heart of every Muslim! To gain special blessings, the saalik (traveller on the spiritual path) might be guided to recite the very first salaat from Lataaif i'l 'Arshiyyah (Mercies from Allah's Throne) of Sayyidina al-Imam al-Habib 'Ali bin Muhammad al-Habshi (1259-1333 A.H) of Hadhramaut who composed it on the occasion of his ziyara (visit) to the Holy Prophet, Sall'Allahu 'alaihi wa Sallam. It begins: Bismi'llah i'r Rahman i'r Raheem Allahumma Salli wa Sallim wa Baarik 'alaa Sayyidina Muhammad Awwali mutalaqqi li-faydhika'l awwal. In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful O Allah! Shower Your Blessings, Salutations and Favours on Sayyidina Muhammad who is the first person to receive the first blessing from You While at the blessed Rawda of the beloved Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam, seize the opportunity to recite the qasida of Sayyidina al-Imam al-Habib 'Abdallah bin 'Alawi al-Haddad Rady Allahu 'Anhu that is engraved in the hujra (room) of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam where he used to live with Sayyidatna 'Aisha Rady Allahu 'Anha. It is the same hujra where he rests in eternal peace now and above it is the qubba (green dome). From the outside can be discerned the eighteenth verse of this qasida which reads: Nabiyyun azeemun khuluquhu'l khuluqul-ladhee Lahu 'azzam ar-Rahmanu fee Sayyid i'l Kutbi A great Prophet whose character was the character Which the Most Beneficent has exalted in the Master of Books. Here, Sayyidina al-Imam al-Habib 'Abdallah bin 'Alawi al-Haddad Rady Allahu 'Anhu is referring to this verse of the Qur'an Kareem in praise of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Wa Innaka La'alaa Khuluqin 'Azeem Assuredly, you are of a most excellent character (68:4) The blessed Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam and Mawlana al-Haddad Rady Allahu 'Anhu obviously have a very special relationship of mutual love for Mawlana al-Haddad's qasida to be selected to adorn the hujra. This qasida is in his Diwan (Collected Hymns) titled Ad-Durru'l Mandhoom Li Dhawi'l 'Uqool wa'l Fuhoom (Poetic Pearls for Discerning and Understanding Minds). It has been reproduced by Imam as-Sayyid Muhammad bin 'Alawi al-Maliki of Makkah in Shifaa-u'l Fuaad bi Ziyaarati Khayri'l 'Ibaad (The Cure Of The Heart Arising From The Visit To The Best Servant of Allah). He has captioned it: "Al-Qasida al-Haddadiyyah al-Daakhiliyyah Lil-Hujratin Nabawiyyah Ash-Sharifah" ("The Eulogy by Mawlana al-Haddad Engraved Inside The Blessed Room Of The Prophet"). And he has provided an explanation (sharh) of its spiritual and historic significance. It has 41 verses all of which rhyme in the letter "Ba", praising the Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam. Each verse contains the teachings of one or more verses of the Holy Qur'an Karem or the blessed Hadith Shareef. The last 14 of its 41 verses contain salawaat and salaams. So we are not surprised to find that Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi has given these verses in his Ziyarah Sayyidi'l Kawnayn Sallallahu 'alaihi wa aalihi wa Sallam (Visit To The Leader Of Both The Worlds) among other salawaat and salaams to be recited by the pilgrim when he visits the blessed Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam. So let us take the opportunity to benefit from the transliteration and translation of these 14 verses. 'Alayka Salaatu'llahi yaa khayra man talaa Kitaaban Muneeran ja'a bi'l-Fardhi wa'nnadbi 'Alayka Salaatu'llahi yaa khaira muhtadin Wa Haadin bi Nuri'llahi fi'sh-sharqi wa'l gharbi 'Alayka Salaatu'llahi yaa khaira man da'a Ila'llahi ba'da'rrifqi bi'ssumri wa'l qudhbi 'Alayka Salaatu'llahi yaa sayyidan saraa Ila'llahi hatta marra bissab'i wa'l hujbi Wa qaama bi "aw adnaa" fanaaheeka rif'atan Wa majdan samaa hattaa anaafa 'ala'sh-shuhbi 'Alayka Salamu'llahi maa saara mukhlisun Ilayka yaqool: Allahu wa'l Mustafa Hasbi 'Alayka Salamu'llahi maa as'harassaba Faharraka arwaha'l muhibbeena lilqurbi 'Alayka Salamu'llahi maa baariqun saraa Wa maa gannati'l atyaaru fee 'azab-i'l-qudhbi 'Alayka Salamu'llahi maa harraka'l hidaa Qulooban ilaa maghnaaka bi'sh-shawqi wa'l hubbi 'Alayka Salamu'llahi 'addannabaati warrimaali Wa 'addal qatri fee haalat i's sakbi 'Alayka Salamu'llahi anta malaazunaa Lada'l yusri wa'l i'saari wa'ssahli wa'ssa'bi 'Alayka Salamu'llahi anta habibuna Wa Sayyiduna wazzukhru yaa khaira man Nubbi 'Alayka Salamu'llahi anta Imamuna Wa Matbu'una wa'l kanzu wa'l gauthu fi'l khatbi Wa Salla 'alaikAllahu da'ban wa sarmadan Wa Sallama Yaa Mukhtaru wa'l aali wa'ssahbi Allah's blessings be on you O the best one to have recited The shining Book which came with the obligatory and the voluntary Allah's blessings be on you O the best of the rightly guided Guiding with the Light of Allah in the east and the west Allah's blessings be on you O the best inviter to Allah with kindness Then, (against those in battle) with spears and swords Allah's blessings be on you O master who travelled by night To Allah until he passed the seven heavens and all the veils And your position of (a distance of two bow lengths) "or even less" Is enough exaltation and a gallery so high as to vie with the stars Allah's salutations be on you as long as a sincere person Says to you: "Allah and Mustafa are sufficient for me" Allah's salutations be on you as long as dawn breaks And you quicken the souls of loving disciples with nearness Allah's salutations be on you as long as lightening flashes And birds chirp on branches of trees Allah's salutations be on you as long as camel drivers Move hearts (of people in their caravan) to your wealth with yearning and love Allah's salutations be on you as many times as the number of plants And grains of sand and the number of rain drops in a downpour Allah's salutations be on you; you are our only helper In prosperity and poverty, in ease and difficulty Allah's salutations be on you, you are our beloved And our master, our treasure, O the best of the Prophets Allah's salutations be on you, you are our leader And our master, and treasure and helper in problems And blessings on you from Allah for ever and ever And salutations O chosen one, and on your family and companions At this time, tears are flowing down your cheeks in loving agony for the beloved of Allah, Muhammad u'r Rasulullah Sall'Allahu 'alaihi wa Sallam. This is a manifestation of the baraka (blessing) of your Shaykh. Sallu ala'r-Rasul Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alaih.

To: John Pitera who wrote (6571)	7/9/2002 9:28:27 AM
From: Enigma	Respond to of 33421

John you're wasting too much energy and emotion on this. If indeed Ray is setting a trap you're falling right into it. Change of subject - what do you think of last Friday's market action and yesterday's follow up? I wonder how Bush's speech will go over since he and others seem to be tarred with the same brush? Lucky for some that the Independent Councel Statute died? Will all of this be a case of the pot calling the kettle black - every which way? And in this environment will the next Bull start - no telling with markets as we know to our cost.