8. Sha’ban شَعْبَانْ or (شَعْبَانَ الْمُعَظَمْ Sha’ban al-Mu’azzam)

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8. Sha’ban شَعْبَانَ
or (Sha’ban al-Mu’azzam شَعْبَانَ الْمُعَظَمْ )

The Month of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Entry way: 72

9 X 8 = 72

Entry Way: 72
72^nd Ismullah (Name of Allah (AJ): Al Mu’akhkhir (The Delayer) ٱلْمُؤَخِّرُ ﷻ
72^nd Ismur Rasul (Name of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh): Makin ﷺ (the Firm) مَكِينٌ ﷺ

72^nd Chapter of Holy Quran: Suratul Jinn
Quran 72:26 “(He is) the Knower of the Unseen, and He revealeth unto none His secret,
Quran 72:27 “Save unto every messenger whom He has approved/been satisfied with, and then He made a guard to go before him and a guard behind him”

Veil of Guidance, 5,000 X praising by saying,

سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَمْ يَزِلْ وَ لَا يَزَلْ
Subhana man lam yazil wa la yazal.
Glory to Him whose existence does not cease, who does not vanish.

Fasting:
In the Holy Month of Sha’ban, it’s recommended to fast on

Mondays and Thursdays
13^thof Sha’ban
14^th of Sha’ban
15^th of Sha’ban – Laylaten Nisfe Sha’ban

Important event:

3^rd of Sha’ban 4 AH- Birthday of Imam Hussain (as) – Grandson of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and son of Imam Ali (as)
4^th of Sha’ban 26AH- Birthday of Hazrat Abul Fadl Abbas (as) – Son of Imam Ali (as)
5^th of Sha’ban 38AH- Birthday of Imam Zainul ‘Abideen (Sajad) (as) (4th Holy Imam and grandson of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ [Date is Disputed]
15^th of Sha’ban – Nisfa Sha’ban, Lailatul Bara’ah / Shab e Baraat (Night of Salvation), Night of Imam Mahdi (as), and Spiritual New Year
23^rd of Sha’ban – Birthday of Sultanul Awliya Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil (Q)(40^th Shaykh of Naqshbandi Golden Chain)

Handouts of Sha’ban:

Adab of Welcoming the Holy Month of Sha’ban – Practices for the day before first of Sha’ban
Adab of Nisfe Shaban – Laylatul Bara’ah – Shab e Baraat Practices of Lailatul barat, to be performed on 14^th of Sha’ban – the Night preceding 15^th of Sha’ban
Sha’ban’s Merits & Ahadith about Fasting in Sha’ban: Merits of Sha’ban – Month of Prophet (saws) and Ahadith about importance of fasting in Sha’ban

آدَابُ لَيْلَةِ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ / لَيْلَةُ الْبَرَاءَةِ

Aadabo Laylaten Nisfe Min Sha’ban/ Laylatul Bara’ah

Practices of the Night of Middle of Sha’ban/Night of Salvation

A significant feature of the holy month of Sha’ban is “Laylatul Bara’ah” (The Night of Salvation), which falls on the night preceding the 15^th day of Sha’ban. Traditions of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) highlight that it is a meritorious night, during which the people of the earth are graced with special Divine Mercy and abundant blessings are directed toward the believers. Therefore, this night should be spent in total submission to Allah Almighty. One should refrain from activities which may displease Allah (AJ). Our Master Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:

عَنْ إِمَام عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ:‏ “إِذَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَقُوْمُوْا لَيْلَهَا وَصُومُوْا يَوْمَهَا‏.‏ فَإِنَّ للَّهَ يَنْزِلُ فِيهَا لِغُرُوبِ اَلشَّمْسِ إِلَى سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا، فَيَقُولُ: أَلَا مِنْ مُسْتَغْفِرٍ فَأَغْفِرَ لَهُ؟ أَلَا مُسْتَرْزِقٌ فَأَرْزُقَهُ؟
أَلَا مُبْتَلًى فَأُعَافِيَهُ؟ أَلَا كَذَا أَلَا كَذَا حَتَّى يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ”.

[رَوَاهُ اِبْنُ مَاجَهْ ١٣٨٨]

‘An Imam ‘Aliyi ibn Abi Talib (as), qala Rasulullahi ﷺ: “Izaa kanat laylatun nisfe min Sha’ban faqumu laylaha wa sumu yawmaha. Fa inna Allaha yanzilu fiha li ghorubi ash Shamsi ila samayid dunya fa yaqulo: Alaa min mustaghfirin fa aghfir lahu? Alaa mustarziqin fa arzoqahu? Alaa mubtalan fa o’aafiyahu? Alaa kaza, ala kaza hatta yatlo’al fajr.” [Rawaho Ibno Majah 1388]

Imam ‘Ali the son of Abi Talib (as) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “When it is the night of the middle of Sha’ban, stay up during its night (in prayer and worship) and fast on the day of the 15^th of Sha’ban. For Allah’s (AJ) tajjali (manifestation) descends at sunset on that night (14^th of Sha’ban) to the lowest heaven and says: ‘Is there anyone who will ask Me for forgiveness, that I may forgive him? Is there anyone who will ask Me for provision, that I may grant him sustenance? Is there anyone who is afflicted by trials, that I may relieve him and grant him well-being?’ And so on, until dawn comes.’” [Narrated by Ibn Majah, 1388]

To observe the Night of Bara’ah, one should remain awake throughout this night and spend the whole night in worship and prayer. However, if one cannot do so, he can select a significant portion of the night, preferably the second half of it for worship. On this blessed night, perform the following acts of worship.

After Salatul ‘Asr (Afternoon Prayer)

On the 14^th of Sha’ban, which is the holy night preceding the 15^th of Sha’ban, perform the following practices after Salatul ‘Asr (Afternoon Prayer):

Take a Ghusl (ritual purification shower)
Make Wudu (ablution)
Pray Salatul Wudu (Ablution Prayer) – Pray two-cycle regular sunnah prayer
Make intention – Niyatel Khalwah (Intention of Seclusion)

نَوَيْتُ الْأَرْبَعِينَ، نَوَيْتُ الْاِعْتِكَافَ، نَوَيْتُ الْخَلْوَةَ، نَوَيْتُ الْعُزْلَةَ، نَوَيْتُ الرِّيَاضَةَ، نَوَيْتُ السُّلُوكَ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى الْعَظِيمِ، فِي هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ.

Nawaytul Arba’een, nawaytul ‘Itikaf, nawaytul Khalwah,
nawaytul ‘Uzlah, nawaytur Riyada, nawaytus Sulook Lillahi Ta’ala al ‘Azhim, fi hazal masjid.

I intend to perform the forty days of seclusion, I intend seclusion in the masjid, I intend spiritual seclusion, I intend isolation/solitude, I intend to discipline (the ego), and I intend to travel on the spiritual path for the sake of Allah Almighty in this masjid.

After Salatul Maghrib (Sunset Prayer)

After Salatul Maghrib (Sunset Prayer) on the 14^th of Shaban, it is traditional to perform the following religious practices:

Adabut Tariqah (Daily Practice) أَدَبُ الطَّرِيقَةِ
Read the Daily Adab/Spiritual Practice of the Naqshbandi Sufi Way
Make Niyah (intention)
Before each recitation of Surat Yaseen, make the following established niyah (intention):
1. First time read with the niyah (intention) for Long Life in Islam and Iman (faith).
2. Second time read with the niyah (intention) for Protection from Calamities.
3. Third time read with the niyah (intention) of Receiving one’s Sustenance without reliance on mankind.
Recite Suratul YaSeen 3 X (Chapter 36 of Holy Quran) اِقْرَأْ سُورَةَ يٰسٓ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ

دُعَاءِ لَيْلَةِ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ
Du’a e Laylaten Nisfe Min Sha’ban

Supplication of the Night of Middle of Sha’ban

After each recitation of Surat Yaseen, read the following du’a (supplication):

اَللَّهُمَّ يَا ذَا الْمَنِّ لَا يَمَنُّ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٍ، يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامْ، يَا ذَا الطُّوْلِ وَالْأَنْعَامِ. لَا إِلَهَ إِلَا أَنْتَ ظَهْرَ اللَّاجِئِينَ، وَجَارُا لْمُسْتَجِيرِينَ، واَمَانُ الْخَائِفِينَ. اَللَّهُمَّ اِنْ كُنْتَ كَتَبْتَنِيْ عِنْدَكَ فِيْ أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ، شَقِيّاً، أَوْ مَحْرُوْمًا، أَوْ مَطْرُوْدًا، أَوْ مُقَتَّرًا عَلَيَّ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ فَامْحُ. اَللَّهُمَّ بِفَضْلِكَ شَقَاوَتِيْ وحِرْمَانِيْ وطُرْدِيْ وَإقْتَارَ رِزْقِيْ. وَثَبِتْنِيْ عِنْدَكَ فِيْ أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ سَعِيْدًا وَمَرْزُوْقًا لِلْخَيْرَاتِ. فَاِنَّكَ قُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ، فِيْ كِتَابِكَ اَلْمُنْزَلْ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّكَ الْمُرْسَلِ: “يَمْحُوا اللهُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيَثْبِتُ وَعِنْدَهُ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ.”

إِلَهِيْ بِالتَّجَلِيْ اَلْأَعْظَمِ فِيْ لَيْلَةِ النِّصْفِ مِنْ شَهْرِ شَعْبَانِ الْمُعَظَمِ الْمُكَرَّمِ، اَلَّتِيْ ’ يُفْرَقُ فِيْهَا كُلُّ اَمْرٍ حَكِيْمٍ، ‘وَيُبْرَمْ اَنْ تَكْشِفَ عَنَّا مِنَّ الْبَلَاءِ، مَا نَعْلَمُ وَمَا لَا نَعْلَمُ، وَأَنْتَ بِهِ اَعْلَمُ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْأَعَزُّ الْاَكْرَمْ. وَصَلَى اللهُ عَلَىٰ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمْ.

Allahumma ya zhal manni la yamanno ‘alayhi ahad, ya Zhal Jalali wal Ikram, ya Zat Tuli wal an’am. La ilaha illa anta Zaharal lajiyin, wa Jarul mustajirin, wa amaanol khayifin. Allahumma in konta katabtani ‘indaka fi Ummel Kitabi, shaqiyan, aw mahruman, aw matrudan, aw moqattaran ‘alayya minar rizqi famho. Allahumma bi fadlika shaqawati wa hirmani, wa tordi, wa iqtara rizqi. Wa sabitni ‘indaka fi Ummel Kitabi sa’yidan, wa marzuqan lil khayrati. Fa innaka qolta wa qawlokal Haqq, fī kitabikal munzal ‘ala lisani nabiyikal mursal: “Yamhullahu ma yasha o, wa yusbito wa ‘indahu Ummul Kitab.” (Surat Ar Ra’d 13:39)

Ilahi bit tajalli al a’zhami fi Laylaten Nisfe min Shahri Sha’banil mu’azhamil mukarrami, allati ‘yufraqo fiha kollu amrin Hakim’ (Surat Ad Dukhan 44:4), wa yobram an takshifa ‘anna minal balaayi, ma na’lamo wa ma laa na’lamo, wa Anta bihi a’alamo, innaka antal A’azzol Akram. Wa sallAllahu ‘ala Sayyidina Muhammadin, wa ‘ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam.

O Allah (AJ), Tireless Owner of Bounty, upon whom no one can bestow any favor. O possessor of Majesty and Honor, O possessor of Power and Blessings. There is no god except You, the Refuge of the refugees, and the Guardian of those who seek protection, and the Safety of the fearful. O Allah (AJ), if you have written for me in Your Mother of the Book that I be miserable, or deprived, or expelled, or my sustenance be withheld, then please erase it. O Allah (AJ), by your grace, remove my misfortune, my deprivation, my expulsion, and the scarcity of sustenance. And make me steadfast and establish me in the Mother of the Book in Your Presence, as one who is happy, prosperous and provided with sustenance for good deeds. For surely You have said—and Your Word is True—in Your Book Revealed on the holy tongue of Your Messenger (Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), “Allah (AJ) erases what He wills and confirms/establishes (what He wills), and with Him is the Mother of the Book.” (The Thunder 13:39)

O God, by the Magnificent Manifestation of the night of the middle of the Noble and Honored Month of Sha’ban “in which every affair of wisdom is made distinct (everything is decreed)” (The Smoke 44:4), remove from us calamities and afflictions—those we know and those we do not know, and You know them best—for surely You are the Most Mighty, the Most Generous. And the blessing of Allah (AJ) be upon our master Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), and his holy Family, and his holy Companions.

Du’a ul Azamul Mathur (The Grand Transmitted Invocation) دُّعَاءُ الْأَعْظَمُ المَأثُورِ
Read the grand transmitted invocation (Dua ul ‘Azam ul Mathur) of Sultan al Awliya Shaykh Abdullah Daghestani.
Mawlidun Nabi ﷺ (Celebration of the Birth of Prophet Muhammad) ﷺ مَوْلِدُ النَّبِي
Celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by reciting nasheed/durood (praises) on his holy soul (pbuh).
Khatmul Khwajagan (The Naqshbandi Zikr) خَتْمُ الْخَوَاجَگَان
Recite the Naqshbandi Zikr (Divine chanting) in congregation, Khatmul Khwajagan
Salatut Tasabih (Prayer of Glorification) صَلَاةُ التَّسَابِيحْ
Pray four raka’at (cycle) of Salatut Tasabih (Prayer of Glorification)
Salatush Shukr (Prayer of Gratitude) صَلَاةُ الْشُكْر
Pray two rak’at (cycle) of Salatul Shukur (Prayer of Gratitude) with du’a e qunut, to thank Allah (AJ) for everything He has given us of His bounty.

After Salatul ‘Isha (Night Prayer):

Salatul Khair (Prayer of Blessing)          صَلَاةُ الْخَيرْ
   After Salatul ‘Isha (Night Prayer), Pray 100 rak’at (cycle) of Salatul Khair (Prayer of
    Blessing), and in each rak’at (cycle) recite:

1 X Suratal Fatiha
10X Suratal Ikhlas (The Sincerity, 112)

After completing the prayer, one has recited 1000X Suratul Ikhlas.

Hadith: Sayyidina Muhammad (pbuh) is reported to have said that Allah (AJ) instructs and assigns 100 angels to the person who performs 100 Rak’at Salat on this auspicious night – 30 of which will bring the good news of Jannah, 30 angels to protect one from the ‘Azab (Punishment of Hell), 30 to remove all misfortunes and miseries of this world, and 10 angels to protect one from Shaitan.

Fast the 15^th of Sha’ban

On the day immediately following the Night of Bara’ah, the 15^th of Sha’ban, it is mustahabb (advisable) to keep fast. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is reported to have recommended this fast emphatically. Therefore, it is advisable to fast the 15^th of Sha’ban as an optional (nafl) fast.

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Three Holy Months:

Many Blessings Open in the Month of Sha’ban
Hidden Treasure is Rajab, Will be Known in Sha’ban and Will Manifest in Ramadan
Realities of Face, Presence, Essence in Insan Kamil – Explaining Realities of Three Holy Months – Rajab, Sha’ban, Ramadan
Enter the Door to the Divine Through Ulul al Baab – Moving through door of Ulul Amr to House of Prophet (s), to Divinely Essence
Three Lights of Our Creation

Nisf e Sha’ban – Shab e Bara’ah:

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Shamsul ‘Arifeen

The Sun of Knowers

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Secrets of the Power of
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12 Monthly Veils

12 Constellations, 12 tribes, 12 veils,
Represents completion of messengers; Khatimin Nabieen خَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ (Seal of Messengers) and Completion of the Kingdom.

12 Veils of Light in 12 months of Islamic Hijri Calendar

إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ‌ عِندَ اللَّـهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ‌ شَهْرً‌ا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّـهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْ‌ضَ مِنْهَا أَرْ‌بَعَةٌ حُرُ‌مٌ ۚ …٣٦

Inna ‘iddatash shuhoori ‘indal laahis naa ‘ashara shahran fee Kitaabil laahi yawma khalaqas samaawaati wal arda minhaaa arba’atun hurum…” (Surat Tawbah)

The number of months in the sight of Allah is twelve (in a year)― so ordained by Him the day He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are sacred…(The Repentance 9:36)

Imam Ali (as) said, “The Prophet was once asked about the Imams while I was in his presence. He answered: I swear by the sky, [displaying] the Zodiacal signs (a reference to 85:1). Their number is the same number of the signs of the Zodiac. I swear by the Lord of the nights, days, and months their number is the same as the number of the months. The companion said: Who are they O messenger of Allah? So the Prophet (pbuh) placed his hand on my head and said: The first of them is this (Imam Ali) and the last of them is Al-Mahdi. Whoever supports them has supported me, who ever opposes them opposes me, whoever loves them loves me, whoever disdains them has disdained me, whoever rejects them has rejected me, and whoever acknowledges them has acknowledged me. Through them Allah protects His religion, expands His lands, sustains His people, brings down the drops of the sky, and the blessings of the earth emerge. They are my trustees and successors and the leaders and masters of the believers.

Entry way to the Divine before the Bismillah

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِفَتَاهُ لَا أَبْرَ‌حُ حَتَّىٰ أَبْلُغَ مَجْمَعَ الْبَحْرَ‌يْنِ أَوْ أَمْضِيَ حُقُبًا ٦٠
And [mention] when Moses said to his servant, “I will not give up [traveling] until I reach the junction of the two seashore (until) I spend years and years in travel.” (Holy Quran, The Cave 18:60)

The ninth stage is to return to your Cave, as Allah mentioned in Surat al-Kahf (The Cave),

وَإِذِ اعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا اللَّـهَ فَأْوُوا إِلَى الْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ‌ لَكُمْ رَ‌بُّكُم مِّن رَّ‌حْمَتِهِ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِ‌كُم مِّرْ‌فَقًا ١٦
“When ye turn away from them and the things they worship other than Allah, betake yourself to the Cave: your Lord will shower His mercies on you…” [The Cave 18:16]

“The Cave is the Divine Presence. Here one utters the cherished prayer of the Prophet Muhammad (saw): اِلَهِيْ اَنْتَ مَقْصُودِيْ وَ رِضَاكَ مَطْلُوْبِيْ Ilahi anta maqsudi wa ridhaka matlubi (‘O God, You are my destination and Your Pleasure is what I seek.’ The heart, as it cycles between the cessation and restoration of its pumping, exists at the level of the Essence of the Divine Presence. Because that Divine Essence is the source of all created beings, that heart will be at one with every minutest creation in this universe. The heart which has reached the secrets of the nine points will be able to see everything, hear everything, know everything, taste everything, sense everything, ‘Until He will be the ears with which he hears, the eyes with which he sees, the tongue with which he speaks, the hand with which he grasps, and the feet with which he walks. He will be رَبَانِيْ Rabbani (Lordly), he only needs to say to a thing كُنِ فَيَكُونْ kun Fayakun (Be! and it will be).”

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Created Through the Light of Muhammad

Praise be to Allah, the Exalted, the Wise; He who created man for Himself, possesses the entire universe.

Oh ye wishing to apprehend the divine secrets! Know then that Allah Almighty laid in the Prophet Muhammad {s} the base for the edifice of the prophets (on all of whom be peace), and that in him He would complete it; and to him He revealed the Glorious Book of the Quran. In it He has made plain his authority, and He has described him in all the holy books, the Torah (Old Testament), the Zabur (Psalms), the Injil (New Testament)and the Furqan (the Quran).

He has made him perfect by giving him the Liwa al Hamd, the Banner of Praise, and the Maqam al Mahmud, the Station of the Praiseworthy, thereby making him the light of both worlds, messenger to both Jinn and men, and enabling him to attain the secrets of proximity to the divine station by two bows’ lengths, and becoming the king of the world. Peace and blessings be upon his pure and meritorious family and his worthy companions who are pursuing the way of greatest righteousness.

Then Allah Almighty spoke thus:

Alif. Lam. Meem. Allah, there is no god but He, the Living, the Everlasting. He has sent down upon thee the Book with the truth, confirming what was before it, and He sent down the Torah and the Gospel aforetime, as guidance to the people and He sent down Salvation. As for those who disbelieve in God’s Signs, for them awaits a terrible chastisement; God is Almighty, Vengeful. (The House of Imran, 1-4)

In a Hadith al Qudsi He has said: “Were it not for you, I would not have created the universe.”
It is related by Abdullah bin Abbas that the Holy Prophet (saws) said:
“The very first thing that Allah Almighty ever created was my soul.”
In another place he is reported to have said: “First of all things, the Lord created my mind.”{ AQL عقل}
In yet another place he is to have said: “I am from Allah, and the believers are from me.”

How many proofs has He not brought to bear that all existent things are from Him, and that he r, is more excellent than all of creation!

The Qutb al-Muhaqqiqin, the most eminent of those who verify, Sayyidina ‘Ali, has said:

Before the Lord Almighty created the divine throne and the divine court, Heaven and Hell, the worlds and the skies,
He created the light of our Prophet Muhammad {s}.
He created his soul three hundred twenty-four years before He created the soul of Adam u.

Thereafter Allah Almighty created twelve veils, namely:

The Veil of Power,
The Veil of Grandeur,
The Veil of Kindness,
The Veil of Mercy,
The Veil of Bliss,
The Veil of Munificence,
The Veil of High station/Rank,
The Veil of Guidance,
The Veil of Prophecy,
The Veil of Eminence,
The Veil of Awe/Light, and
The Veil of Intercession.

Thereafter the Prophet’s soul remained wrapped in the veil of power for twelve thousand years; and for eleven thousand years it remained within the veil of grandeur. For ten thousand years it remained in the veil of kindness; for nine thousand years in the veil of mercy; for eight thousand years in the veil of bliss; for seven thousand years in the veil of munificence; for six thousand years in the veil of high station; for five thousand years in the veil of guidance; for four thousand years in the veil of prophethood; for three thousand years in the veil of eminence; for two thousand years in the veil of awe; and for one thousand years his soul remained in the veil of intercession.

After this it stayed on the divine throne for six thousand years.
Thereafter the Lord Almighty took it and brought it to the offspring of Adam’s u loins.
From Adam’s u loins it passed to Seth (as), from Seth (as) to Idris (as) and from Idris (as) to Nuh (as).
Thus it was transferred all the way down to Abdullah bin Abdul-Muttalib. Finally it came to this world in the city of Mecca.

It is reported that the Lord Almighty created a tree from the light of him who is the pride of the world. This tree had four branches, and it was called the tree of certainty.

The light of Muhammad {s} was manifested as a veil made of white pearls.
It was placed upon this tree shaped as a peacock, and there it remained for one thousand years,
steeped in the remembrance of Allah Almighty.
Then the Lord created the mirror of modesty and placed it opposite the peacock.
When the peacock looked into the mirror, he beheld a most beautiful face and form in it, and it became shamed before its glorious aspect, and prostrated itself five times.
Therefore, five daily prayers became incumbent upon us, from that prostration.
The Lord Almighty trained His gaze upon that light once more.
From shame, that light began to perspire under the gaze of the Almighty.
From the sweat upon his brow, the Almighty then created the angels.
From the sweat upon his face, He created the throne, the divine court, the tablets and the pen, the sun, the moon and the stars.
From the sweat upon his breast, He created the prophets and the messengers, the holy martyrs and the men of knowledge, and those of righteousness.
From the sweat on his feet He then created the worlds and what is contained within them, up to the lowest of all stations of Hell and what is in it.

Then the Lord Almighty spoke: “Oh Muhammad, look before you!” Muhammad (saws) did so and he saw that all was replete with light.

The light before him was the light of Abu Bakr (as).
The light behind him was the light of ‘Umar (as).
The light to his right was the light of ‘Uthman (as),
the light to his left was the light of ‘Ali (as), may Allah be well pleased with them all.
Then the light of Muhammad (saws) began to praise the Lord for seventy thousand years.
After this, the souls of the prophets were created.

When Allah had created the souls of the prophets, they all spoke
La ilaha illAllah, Muhammad-ur-Rasulullah.

Then Allah created a lamp.

He placed the soul of Muhammad {s} upon this lamp in the very same shape he was to appear in this world, and he was as if in prayer.
The souls of all the prophets performed tawaf (circumambulation) around the soul of Muhammad {s} for two hundred thousand years.
Then the Lord ordered them to look at Muhammad {s}.
The souls then gazed upon him.
Whoever gazed upon his head became a king in this world.
He whose gaze fell upon his forehead became one of the just. He who espied his chest became a man of learning.
In brief, whichever part of his blessed body the soul cast its gaze upon, it was endowed with just such an art or craft as corresponded to that member.

Thereafter Allah Almighty commanded the people to perform their ritual prayer in the shape of the name “Ahmed”.

That is to say: the prayer position of qiyam (standing upright) resembles the Arabic letter ‘alif’.
The ruk’u (bending from the waist) resembles the letter ‘ha’,
The sajda (prostration) resembles the letter ‘meem’, and
The final position of jalsa (kneeling) resembles the letter ‘dal’.
(In Arabic the name Ahmad contains these consonants: alif, ha, meem, dal).

Then the Lord Almighty created the Prophet’s {s} resembling in their forms the shape of the name “Muhammad”.

The head is round, like the letter ‘meem’.
The two hands resemble the letter ‘ha’,
the belly again resembles a ‘meem’, and
the feet resemble a ‘dal’.

And now, oh ye desirous of learning divine secrets! I will now put forth to you the circumstances of the birth of the Holy Prophet , his mission and the revelation of the Quran and its holy words, by the leave of the Almighty Lord, Allah.

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