SHALAWAT ATAS NABI MUHAMMAD S.A.

BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM

(In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful)
All praise is for Allah. Darood (Blessings) and Salaam (Peace) on
Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions.
ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALA ALI MUHAMMADIN
KAMA SALLAITA ALA IBRAHEEMA WA ALA ALI IBRAHEEMA INNAKA
HAMEEDUM MAJEED
ALLAHUMMA BARIK ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALA ALI MUHAMMADIN
KAMA BARAKTA ALA IBRAHEEMA WA ALA ALI IBRAHEEMA INNAKA
HAMEEDUM MAJEED
 SALAWAT - DAROOD

BACKGROUND

Allah loves Muhammad . Allah created Adam ( ) because of Muhammad

. Allah created the heavens and the earth and everything within because
of Muhammad .

Muhammad was born in 570 AD in Makkah. His mother's name was

Aminah ( ). His father's name was Abdullah ( ). Allah chose Abdullah (the
servant of Allah) to serve the purpose of Allah. The purpose was to be the
father of Muhammad . And Allah called Abdullah ( ) back to Him after
he had served the purpose. 570AD is the year of the birth of Muhammad

. The Sawab ( = 500)- Reward became Ayn ( = 70)- Visible and all
the angels said Ameen when Muhammad was born to Aminah ( ) !

[ The Above was quoted by Prof. A. H. Ghouri ]

Isa ( ) foretold the coming of the 'Praised One'. Ahmad - The Praised One
had finally arrived in this world. Al Hamdu Lillah - All Praise is for Allah.
What was the significance of the arrival of Muhammad in this world?
 106 Truly in this is a Message for people who are devout.
107 We have only sent you as a mercy for all the worlds.

108 Say: "What has come to me by inspiration is that your God is One God.
Will you then submit?"
[Quran: Al Anbiyya, Chapter 21]

If we look at the 'Message' in the above reference we find that Allah has
sent Muhammad as a Mercy for all the worlds. In some translations we
find Rahmatal Lil Aalameen as Mercy to creatures, in others the translation
is Mercy to mankind. There is something very subtle in the above message.

If we believe that Muahammad is dead, then how can we say he is a

mercy to the worlds, or mercy to creatures or mercy to mankind? Since
humans are still being born everyday.

If anyone answers: Well... the implication is that the Quran is the miracle of
Muhammad and so the mercy is really the guidance in the Quran.

That is not true! The Quran is one of the many miracles given to
Muhammad by Allah, no doubt ! But... the Quran is not a mercy for all
the worlds, the Quran is not a mercy for all the creatures and neither is the
Quran a mercy for all mankind because it is clearly stated in the Quran
itself !

82 We send down in the Quran that which is a healing and a mercy to those
who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but loss after loss.
[Quran: Bani Israeel Chapter 17]
44 Had We sent this as a Quran (in a language) other than Arabic they
would have said: "Why are not its verses explained in detail? What! (A
Book) not in Arabic and (a Messenger) an Arab?" Say: "It is a guide and a
healing to those who believe; and for those who do not believe there is a
deafness in their ears and it is blindness in their (eyes); they are (as it
were) being called from a place far distant!"
[Quran: Ha Meem, Chapter 41]
Therefore, the Quran is a mercy and a healing for only those who believe in
the verses of the Quran and not for all mankind ! On the other hand
Muhammad is a mercy for all mankind, mercy for all creatures, mercy
for all the worlds. Now coming back to the question we asked previously, if
we believe that Muhammad is dead, then how can he be a mercy to
mankind, or the creatures or the worlds?

Let us look at the question in another way. First of all let us look at the
'nearness' of Allah to human beings:

16 We created man and We know what dark suggestions his soul makes to
him and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.
[Quran: Qaf, Chapter 50]

We find that Allah is 'closer' to us than our own jugular vein. Next let us
find out how Muhammad fits in with the greater plan of Allah with
respect to 'proximity':

6 The Nabee (Prophet) is closer to the believers than their own selves and
his wives are their mothers. Blood-relations among each other have closer
personal ties in the book of Allah than (the brotherhood of) believers and
Muhajirs: nevertheless do what is just to your closest friends: such is the
writing in the book (of Allah).
[Quran: Al Ahzab, Chapter 33]

Nabee Muhammad is closer to the believers than their own selves. In

other words, our 'self' is further from us than Muhammad . Our 'self' is
even further from Allah than it is from Muhammad . Therefore to 'reach'
Allah we must first 'reach' Muhammad !

How do we 'reach' Muahmmad ?

We have to send greetings of peace and say blessings or Salawat or

Darood upon Muhammad .

Let us look at in another way.

48 In the past We gave to Musa (Moses) and Haroon (Aaron) the Criterion
(for judgment) and a Light and a Reminder for those who would do right
[Quran: Al Anbiyaa Chapter 21]
45 Ya ay yuhan Nabee (Prophet) ! We have sent you as a witness a bearer
of glad tidings and a warner
46 And as one who invites to Allah's (Grace) by His leave and as a lamp
spreading light.
[Quran: Al Ahzab Chapter 33]

If we look at the above two references, Allah gave Musa ( ) and Haroon ( )
the criterion and a light and a reminder. In the second reference, Allah sent
Muhammad as a lamp spreading light. Therefore Muhammad is the
lamp that spread the light to the other Messengers of Allah ( ) even before
his earthly life. If the lamp is extinguished, then from where are we to
receive the light? So how can the lamp be extinguished ?

Also in the above reference we find that Allah has sent Muhammad as a
witness. A witness is one who has observed or is observing! The
community of Muhammad is still present, or at least I think it is! So how
can Muhammad be a witness over his community if he is dead?

Here is another proof from the Quran:

40 Allah is never unjust in the least degree; if there is any good (done) He
doubles it and gives from His own presence a great reward.
41 How then (will it be) if We brought from each people a witness and We
brought you (Muhammad) as a witness against these people!
42 On that day those who reject faith and disobey the messenger will wish
that the earth were made one with them: but never will they hide a single
fact from Allah!
[Quran: An Nisaa, Chapter 4]
The reason for covering the above ground is because now there are some
people who have started claiming that they only believe in the Quran. They
do not believe in the Hadees and they do not believe in sending blessings
Salawat or Darood on Muhammad . They do not even believe in the
finality of Muhammad as the Messenger of Allah. So let as look at the
word Salawat.

SALAWAT

What is As Salawat ? As Salawat is the blessing. Is it not

strange that Salah is spelt exactly the same as Salawat? In order

to understand Salawat we must look at Salah. We have already covered
Salah in a separate article on this site. PLEASE READ IT FOR YOURSELF.

Having read the article on Salah we find that we are in fact writing the name
AHMAD with our body. So if we are writing the name AHMAD with our body
first before we get to LILLAH then why is it wrong to say Salawat or Darood
on Muhammad ? In other words, we have to write the name AHMAD
The Nabee (Prophet) is closer to the believers than their own selves so that
is one form of nearness of Muhammad to us than our own selves. Then
we finally come to rest in the position of Lillah in the Salah.

Therefore we have to attain first attain nearness to Muhammad before

we can attain nearness to Allah.

There is one deviant sect of Muslims who call the Salah 'the Contact
Prayer'. They do not believe in sending Salawat upon Muhammad . Can
they explain who are they contacting ? Unless they have changed the body
movements of the Salah and they are writing the word CONTACT with their
bodies !

Therefore the Arabic word Salawat is basically spelt Salat or Salah and
both Salah and Salawat draw the seeker closer to Muhammad first and
then to Allah. In other words we have to pass through AHMAD first
before we rest in LILLAH. If Allah could be approached directly by everyone
there was no need to send Messengers ( ), Allah would have spoken to
every person !
In Urdu Salawat is called Darood. Why ? If we look at the word Darood it is
spelt Why is it spelt as it is ? If we split the word Darood into two
words we get Dar and Wood .

Dar means 'Place' and Wood means 'Love' . Therefore Darood is the Place
of Love. Whose place ? Muhammad's ! Whose love ? Allah's love !
Hence the title given to Muhammad Habeeb Allah - the Beloved of Allah.

THE NINETY-NINE NAMES OF ALLAH

The 99 Names of Allah have been taught to us by Muhammad . We have

to try and emulate some of the Siffat or Names or Qualities of Allah but we
must endeavour to know all the 99 Names. For example, As Saboor is the
Patient, we have to try and emulate the quality of patience. Then there is
the Name Al Muzill meaning the Degrader, we must KNOW what it means.
Why ?

So that we like what Allah likes and we dislike what Allah dislikes. If we go
against this rule, then Allah will degrade us. Remeber what happened to
Shaytan - Satan when he refused to bow down to Adam ( ) ? Allah wanted
Shaytan to bow down to Adam ( ) whom Allah had made with His own
hands, but Shaytan did not like what Allah had made and liked. Allah
degraded Shaytan !

Rasool Allah said, "Allah has ninety-nine names, i.e. one-hundred minus
one, and whoever knows them will go to Paradise."
[Sahih Bukhari]

If Allah loves Muhammad then we must also love Muhammad . There

is no way out. If we do not show respect and love towards Muhammad
then how can we say that we like what Allah likes?

56 Allah and His angels send blessings on the Nabee (Prophet): You that
believe! send blessings on him and salute him with all respect.
[Quran: Al Ahzab Chapter 33]
May Allah enlighten all the Muslims and guide them to the correct path.
Ameen.

Darood (Blessings) and Salaam (Peace) on Muhammad, His Family, and His
Companions
Khalid M. Malik Ghouri
31 January 2001 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 06 Zul Qadah
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ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALA ALI MUHAMMADIN
KAMA SALLAITA ALA IBRAHEEMA WA ALA ALI IBRAHEEMA INNAKA
HAMEEDUM MAJEED
ALLAHUMMA BARIK ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALA ALI MUHAMMADIN
KAMA BARAKTA ALA IBRAHEEMA WA ALA ALI IBRAHEEMA INNAKA
HAMEEDUM MAJEED
 LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH MUHAMMADUR RASOOL
ALLAH
THERE IS NO GOD ONLY ALLAH, MUHAMMAD
IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH
INTRODUCTION
La Ilaha Ill Allah Muhammadur Rasool Allah (There is no god only Allah,
Muhammad is the Rasool (Messenger) of Allah) is also known as Kalima
Tayyab. Kalima Tayyab is the testification of faith in Islam. A person cannot
be considered to be a Muslim if he/she does not believe in the words of this
Kalima. To become a Muslim, a person must say this Kalima with total
belief. Another point about this Kalima is the name given to it, which is
Tayyab. Tayyab means Purity. By uttering this Kalima a person is purified
from disbelief. An impure person becomes pure. This purification is
spiritual.

The Messenger of Allah added, "There will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone
who says: 'La ilaha ill Allah,' and has in his heart good equal to the weight
of a barley grain. Then there will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says:
' La ilaha ill Allah,' and has in his heart good equal to the weight of a wheat
grain. Then there will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says: 'La ilaha
ill Allah,' and has in his heart good equal to the weight of an atom (or a
smallest ant)."
When the death of Abu Talib approached, the Messenger of Allah came to
him and said, "Say: La ilaha ill Allah, a word with which I will be able to
defend you before Allah."
[Sahih Bukhari]
 THE MEANING OF: LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH
Let us start by looking at the literal translation of the words LA ILAHA ILL
ALLAH.
LA means NO
ILAHA means GOD
ILL means ONLY or BUT
ALLAH means ALLAH

Most of the Muslims even today substitute the word GOD for the Name
ALLAH. They go so far as translating the words LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH to
mean There is no god but God. This latter translation is incorrect. IT DOES
NOT MAKE SENSE! Is Allah a God? No! Is the short and simple answer.
Allah is not a God with a capital G or little g . The first Kalima (Testification)
says clearly LA ILAHA (NO GOD!) ILL ALLAH (Only ALLAH). The biggest
misunderstanding has started from the Translations of the Holy Quran. The
translators freely substituted the word GOD where ever the name ALLAH is
mentioned. It is, as if they are apologising on Allah's behalf and, in their
minds, correcting the words of the Holy Quran. To compound the problem,
the translators use outdated English which is neither spoken nor read by
the majority of the population. It is this misrepresentation that has caused
the confusion. Today so many Muslims who do not understand Arabic
believe Allah and God is one and the same because they can only
understand the (incorrect) English translation. This is a major downfall.
Have you ever really considered why the Kalima started with a Negative
word NO followed by GOD? It was to stop the people worshipping gods in
the form of statues or in the form of pictures, or in the form of mental
images. It was to stop people worshipping a god or gods sitting on a
throne. If Allah is a god then the Kalima might have started with YES there
is a God, or Allah is the only God, but it does not. The Kalima starts with
NO god.

The name Allah cannot be converted to the English word God. Allah is
infinite, which means Allah has no boundaries. Allah has no centre. Allah
has no inside and no outside. If Allah had boundaries then that would limit
Allah. We are told in the Quran:

WA LILLAHIL MASHRIQU WAL MAGRIBU FA AIYNAMA TU WALLU FA

SAMMA WAJHU (A)LLAHI INN ALLAHA WASI UN ALEEM
115 To Allah belong the East and the West; where ever you turn there is the
presence of Allah. For Allah is All Pervading All Knowing.
[Quran: Al Baqara, Chapter 2]

If Allah was a god then we would not see his face everywhere. He would be
limited by form or shape. He would be limited by time and place. Allah has
no form or shape because with form and shape there is an outline that
forms the shape or boundary. We are informed about this in the Holy
Quran:

ALLAHUS SAMAD
2 Allah the Absolute
[Quran: Al Ikhlas, Chapter 112]

Which means Allah is not limited by time, place or circumstance. Some

readers may say that Allah is referred to as God in the Holy Quran. This is
true. An example of this is given here:

INN AL LAZEENA KAFAROO WA MA TOO WA HUM KUFFARUN ULAIKA

ALAI HIM LA NAT ULLAHI WAL MALAAIKA TI WAN NASI AJMAEEN(A)
161 Those who disbelieve, and die while they are disbelievers; on them is
the curse of Allah and of angels and of all mankind.
KHALI DEENA FEEHA LA YU KHAF FAFU AN HUMUL AZABU WA LA HUM
YUN ZAROON(A)
162 They will dwell in there. Their penalty will not be lightened, neither will
they be reprieved.
WA ILAHU KUM ILAHUN WAHIDUL LA ILAHA ILLA HU WAR RAHMAN UR
RAHEEM
163 Your God is One God; there is no god Only He, the Beneficent, the
Merciful.
[Quran: Al Baqara, Chapter 2]

In verse 163, the word God (ILAHA) is used to describe Allah (Your God is
One God), but notice the context in which it is used. Allah is addressing the
NON-MUSLIMS. After telling the disbelievers of the fate that awaits them,
Allah informs them that their God is one God WA ILAHUKUM ILAHUN
WAHID because they are only familiar with the concept of god. Allah tells
the non-Muslims using the terminology that the non-Muslims are familiar
with, which is god. Immediately following that in the same verse we are told
LA ILAHA ILLA HU. There is no god only He the Most Gracious, the Most
Merciful which is addressed to the Muslims. So the last part of verse 163 is
addressed to the Muslims who should not interchange the Name Allah with
the word god. You will find the word ILAHA 'God' is used throughout the
Holy Quran whenever the verses are addressed to the Non-Muslims.

Taking just one more example:

1 ALIF LAAM MEEM
ALLAHU LA ILAHA ILLA HU WAL HAIYUL QAIYYUM
2 Allah! There is no god only He, the Living, the Eternal.
[Quran: Al Imran Chapter 3]

Again we are told in the Holy Quran that there is no god with little 'g' or
capital 'G'. So who is Allah? Muhammad the Messenger of Allah and all
the great Muslim saints (ra) from the past to present have said no one
should contemplate on the essence of Allah because in doing that, a
person will fall into error. But we must reflect on Allah's attributes or
qualities in order to attain nearness to Him.

His Name is Allah, and his attributes or qualities are Ar Rahman (The Most
Gracious), Ar Raheem (The Most Merciful), Al Malik (The Sovereign), Al
Quddus (The Holy One), As Salaam (The Source of Peace), Al Mu_min (The
Guardian of Faith), Al Muhaiymin (The Preserver of Safety), Al Azeez (The
Exalted in Might), Al Jabbar (The Irresistible), Al Mutakabir (The Supreme)
and all the other qualities mentioned in the Holy Quran.

I found in one translation of "Al Futhu Rabbani", the translator had freely
used the word God when Referring to Allah. I could not find the NAME
Allah anywhere in the entire book. I wrote and pointed this out to the
translator. He replied, "The word GOD is mentioned in the Webster's
Dictionary. It is derived from the Indian word Ghauss meaning Saviour."

The Muslims use the word Ghauss for the person who is the Chief of the
Walees (saints). The Shaikh of the Shaikhs. The Christians use the word
Saviour for Isa (Jesus ( )). It is sad to find that these people who translate
the Holy Quran and the works of prominent saints, use the word 'God'
wherever they come across the Name 'Allah'. Countless people read these
translations. The readers, are brain washed into believing that 'Allah' is
'God'. Is it any surprise the Muslims are suffering in this day and age, when
people who have impact (that is the translators) on the lives of other people
are ashamed to use the Name Allah from the Holy Quran which is the word
of Allah. They would rather use the word 'God' from a Dictionary written by
men.

In this day and age, the entire population of the earth is aware of the
religion of Islam. They are also aware, that those who practice and follow
Islam are called Muslims and not Mohammadans. By the same reasoning,
the entire population of the earth is aware of the Name ALLAH. Now it must
be made clear to everyone including the ignorant Muslims (through no fault
of their own), that the Muslims serve Allah, they do not worship any God.

In conclusion Allah is not a god. There is no god only Allah. Allah is the
proper name of our Creator. Allah is infinite, because where ever we turn
there is the Face of Allah. There are some Muslims who will argue that
Allah is not everywhere. After providing the proof from the Holy Quran
(Chapter 2 verse 115) if they still dispute that Allah is not everywhere then
they have rejected the Word of Allah. Only Allah Knows Best!

This is the literal meaning of the

LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH.
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THE MEANING OF: MUHAMMADUR RASOOL

ALLAH
Now let us look at the second part of Kalima Tayyab starting again with the
literal translation of the words MUHAMMAD(UR) RASOOL ULLAH.

MUHAMMAD means MUHAMMAD

RASOOL means RASOOL (Loosely translated to MESSENGER) (OF)
ALLAH means ALLAH

Every Muslim will translate MUHAMMAD RASOOL ALLAH to mean

Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah

There are no problems here. Except in comprehension. Some Muslims do

not even realise what they are uttering. They are not paying attention to the
words of the Kalima. They are veiled from the meaning of the Kalima.

When someone utters YA MUHAMMAD , others will quickly admonish

the utterer that he/she cannot say YA Muhammad . Why?

The admonishers believe that Muhammad the Messenger of Allah is not

present with us in this world. We can only use YA for someone who is
present. Therefore it is all right to say YA ALLAH, but it is not right to say
YA MUHAMMAD .

Let me reiterate what I have already written in the above section (LA ILAHA
ILL ALLAH). To become a Muslim, a person must first of all say the Kalima
Tayyab LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH MUHAMMADUR RASOOL ALLAH with total
belief. A person who does not believe in this Kalima is not a Muslim. The
translation of this Kalima is:
 THERE IS NO GOD ONLY ALLAH, MUHAMMAD IS THE RASOOL
(MESSENGER) OF ALLAH.

In this section we are dealing with the second part of the Kalima.
MUHAMMADUR RASOOL ALLAH. Literally translated means MUHAMMAD
MESSENGER OF ALLAH. Grammatically translated the meaning is:

MUHAMMAD IS THE RASOOL (MESSENGER) OF ALLAH.

If we look at the literal translation, it clearly states Muhammad the

MESSENGER OF ALLAH. There is no mention of time in relation to Past,
Present or Future. The grammatically correct translation states:

Muhammad IS the Rasool (messenger) of Allah.

Muhammad IS the Rasool (messenger) of Allah.
Muhammad IS the Rasool (messenger) of Allah.
Is MUHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH in the present tense?
Yes or No?
Does MUHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH not mean this very
moment?
Yes or No?

Yet the admonishers do not even realise what they are saying when
reciting the Kalima Tayyab. If a Muslim today cannot say Ya Muhammad
he cannot say Muhammad IS the messenger of Allah by the same
reasoning. I challenge anyone to change IS to WAS. Whoever does that will
be a non believer (Kafir). The door of prophetship is closed. Muhammad
is the seal of all the Prophets. He is the Messenger of Allah to all those who
are here today and for those who are yet to be born. That implies today,
tomorrow and the rest of time which is eternity. MUHAMMAD is the
messenger of Allah even in the next world because we the Muslims will still
be known as Muhammad's Ummah or
community.

Although we cannot see Muhammad physically, spiritually he is always

present. As far as the souls are concerned, the very first Soul, or Ruh, or
Light that Allah created was the Light of Muhammad . That Light (Ruh /
Soul) said "Subhan Allah" for 70,000 years. Today some of the Muslims say
Hadrat Muhammad is not present, so we cannot say YA MUHAMMAD.
Muhammad was PRESENT (Hadar) even before the creation of heavens
and earth, how can he not be PRESENT now! He is the First and the Last
Prophet (Awal and Akhir these are also among the names of the
Muhammad ). Those who say it is wrong to say Ya Muhammad only
think in terms of a physical body. By the same logic, has anyone seen Allah
Subhana Wa Ta Ala physically? Yet we say Ya Allah.

When Hadrat Adam ( ) was sent from heaven to earth for eating the
forbidden fruit he repented for 330 years. Then Allah gave Adam ( )
guidance and he remembered The Kalima he had seen inscribed in heaven

LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH MUHAMMADUR RASOOL ALLAH.

When Adam ( ) recited the Kalima, Allah accepted his prayer and forgave
Adam ( ). Even Adam ( ) had to say:

THERE IS NO GOD ONLY ALLAH, MUHAMMAD IS THE RASOOL

(MESSENGER) OF ALLAH.

Why did he not say Muhammad WILL BE the messenger of Allah?

Was Muhammad present then or not? You can answer this question for
your self. Only Allah Knows Best!

May Allah guide us to the right path, the path of those on whom Allah has
bestowed His grace - AMEEN.

Darood (Blessings) and Salaam (Peace) on Muhammad, his Family, and his
Companions.
Khalid M. Malik Ghouri
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