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Shaykh 'Abdul Qadir Jilani Rady Allahu 'Anhu
combined all this 'ulum (knowledge) in a grand convocation in just one
salaat. We find that in one of the salawaat given in Fuyudhaat u'r
Rabbaniyyah, the Gauth u'l A'zam has used the letters in the blessed names
Muhammad and Ahmad as well as the Huruf u'l Muqatta'at without repeating any
of the Huruf u'l Muqatta'at! Who can beat such scholarship? As we appreciate
this learning that is open, manifest and clear, we begin to understand the
depth of his spiritual knowledge that was a secret and even more hidden.
Bismillah
ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
Wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa Bi'llah i'l 'Aliyy
i'l 'Azeem
Laa Ilaaha
Ill'Allah u'l Malik u'l Haqq u'l Mubeen
Muhammad u'r Rasulullah i's Saadaq i'l Wa'di'l
Ameen
Rabbanaa aamannaa
bimaa anzalta wattaba'na'r Rasul-a
Fa'ktubnaa
ma'ash-shaahideen
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim
Wa birra wa akrim wa a'izza wa a'zim wa'rham
'Ala'l 'izzish-shaamikhi wa'l majdi'l baadhikhi
Wa'n
nur-it-taamihi wa'l haqqi'l waadhihi
Meemi'l mamlakati
wa Haa-i'r-rahmati
Wa Meemi'l ilmi wa Daal-i'd-dalaalati
Wa Alifi'l jabaruti wa Haa-i'r-rahamuti
Wa Meemi'l malakuti wa Daali'l hidaayati
Wa Laami'l altaafi'l khafiyyati
Wa Raa-i'r-ra'fati'l khafiyyati
Wa Nuni'l minani'l wafiyyati
Wa 'Aini'l 'inaayati wa Kaafi'l kifaayati
Wa Yaa-i's-siyaadati wa Seen-i's-sa'adati wa
Qaafi'l qurbi
Wa Taa-i's-saltanati wa Haa-i'l-'urwati wa Saad-i'l-'ismati
Wa 'alaa aalihi hawaajiri 'ilmihi'l 'azeezi
Wa as'haabihi man asbahaddeenu bihim fee hirzin
hareez.
With the name of Allah, The Most
Beneficent, The Most Merciful (1:1)
And there is no power nor strength except
with Allah,
The Most High, The Magnificent.
None is worthy of worship except Allah,
The Sovereign Lord, The Clear Truth.
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,
truthful to his promise, trustworthy.
Our Lord! We believe in what You have
Revealed
and we follow the Messenger,
so write us down among those who bear
witness (3:53).
O Allah! Bestow blessings, peace and
honour;
and give nobility, power and greatness;
and have mercy
on the one who is lofty in power and
towering in grandeur,
and is the high-aspiring light and the
clear truth;
the letter "Meem" (in the name Muhammad)
is for the kingdom,
"Haa" is for mercy, "Meem" is for
knowledge, and "Daal" is for evidence (proof);
the letter "Alif" (in the name Ahmad) is
for might and power,
"Haa" is for the realm of mercy,
"Meem" is for sovereignty, and "Daal" is
for guidance;
the letter "Laam" (in the Huruf u'l
Muqatta'at) is for hidden kindness,
"Raa" is for hidden compassion,
"Noon" is for perfect benevolence,
"Ain" is for care and concern, "Kaaf" is
for sufficiency,
"Yaa" is for headship and becoming
master, "Seen" is for happiness,
"Qaaf" is for nearness,
"Taa" is for the sultanate, "Haa" is for
the tie or bond (of friendship)
and "Saad" is for preservation,
and (blessings and peace) on his family,
who are the high noon of his esteemed
knowledge,
and on his companions through whom
religion was well protected.
This is just the opening portion of this
momentous salaat which is only about a quarter of it. The remaining three
quarters consists mostly of dua (invocation).
This calls for a Fateha. Al-Fateha!
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