Faizan e Shabaan

Book Name:Faizan e Shabaan

(remembrance) of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم abundantly and have devotion to the descendants of the Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and the blessed saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی, otherwise he will remain deprived of [the privilege of seeing the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم] in his dream because these blessed personalities رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی are the chiefs of all people; the people with whom they are displeased, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم are also displeased with them. (Afzal-us-Salawat ‘ala Sayyid-is-Sadaat, pp. 127)

Dear Islamic brothers! If we also want to attain the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and desire to have the blessed sight of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم so we should make Salat-‘Alan-Nabi our morning and evening Wazifah (invocation). If we continue to do it with true yearning, so اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ one day we will also surely be privileged to see the blessed vision of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

In his Madani bouquet (booklet), ‘Al-Wazifa-tul-Karimah’ on Du’as and Wazaaif, which are recited in different timings, after mentioning some specific words of Salat-‘Alan-Nabi for attaining the privilege to see the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم A’la Hadrat Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has written: Recite [Salat-‘Alan-Nabi] purely for the respect and reverence for the Holy Nabi صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم; do not have even the intention [in your heart] to see the Beloved Rasool                صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم; it is up to his mercy that is limitless and endless. Stand  facing Madinah Tayyibah and your heart be towards the Beloved Rasool                صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, fold your hands [in respect and reverence] and recite and imagine that you are present at the luminous Raudah [mausoleum] of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and have this belief that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is looking at you, listening to you and aware of the conditions of your heart. (Al-Wazifa-tul-Karimah, pp. 28)

Dear Islamic brothers! Following the method given to us by A’la Hadrat             رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه if we also get into the habit of reciting Salat-‘Alan-Nabi with sincerity and steadfastness, so اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ besides attaining the privilege to have the blessed sight of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم we will also