THE BLESSED TREE OF THE QADIRI RAZAVI SPIRITUAL CHAIN
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Shajrah Shareef - Silsila Qadiriyyah Razaviyyah + English Translation
THE BLESSED TREE OF THE QADIRI RAZAVI SPIRITUAL CHAIN
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Translation by Maulana Aqib al-Qadri
Sep 7, 2015
Virtues of the Glorious Quran
» The best medicine is the Glorious Quran. [Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith 3501]
» The best worship of my Ummah is recitation of the Glorious Quran. [Shu'ab al-Iman, Hadith 2022]
» The best person amongst you is the one who learnt the Holy Quran, and taught it to others. [Sahih Bukhari, Hadith 5027]
» Continue reciting the Glorious Quran as it will intercede for it’s reciters on the Day of Judgement. [Sahih Muslim, Hadith 804]
» Whoever teaches one Ayah of the Glorious Quran, as long as that Ayah continues to be recited, he will continue to get reward. [Jam’ al-Jawami, Hadith 22456]
» People of the Glorious Quran (i.e. those who recite and act upon the commandments mentioned in it) are the ones who love Allah and His special people. [Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith 215]
» Whoever learnt and taught the Holy Quran, and then acted upon whatever is in the Holy Quran; the Quran will intercede for him and take him into Paradise. [Mu’jam Kabir, Hadith 10450]
» Whoever teaches one Ayah of the Glorious Quran or any Sunnah of the Din to anyone, Allah will prepare such a reward for him on the Day of Judgement, that there will be no reward better than that for anybody. [Jam’ al-Jawami, Hadith 22454]
» Whoever recites a letter of the Book of Allah (the Quran) he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a tenfold reward. I do not say that Alif-Laam-Meem are one letter; but Alif is a letter, Laam is a letter and Meem is a letter. [Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith 2910]
» Whoever recited the Quran and acts according to its contents, on the Day of Resurrection his parents will be given to wear a crown whose light is better than the light of the sun in the dwellings of this world if it were among you. So what do you think of him who acts according to this? [Musnad Ahmad, Hadith 15645]
» Three kinds of people will be on the hills of dark musk, they will be free from any kind of distress, nor will they be asked for accountability until people will finish their accountability. (Out of them one) will be that person who recited the Glorious Quran for the pleasure of Allah and led people in prayer and they are happy with him. [Shu'ab al-Iman, Hadith 2002]
Aug 6, 2015
Why was Laylat al-Qadr kept secret?
Hadrat Sayyiduna Imam Fakhr al-Din Raazi (Alayhir Rahmah) has stated in his famous exegesis ‘Tafsir al-Kabir’, There are several reasons why Allah has concealed the exact date of Laylat al-Qadr:
1. Allah has concealed many things such as His pleasure in obedience so that people would perform every form of worship, His wrath in sins so that people would avoid every single sin, His Awliya amongst His servants so that people would respect every single person, the fulfilment of supplications in making supplications so that people would make supplications abundantly, the Ism al-Azam amongst His names so that people would respect every name and the Salat al-Wusta amongst the Salah so that people would offer all the Salah.
Likewise, the acceptance of repentance has been kept secret so that people always repent of their sins and the time of death has also been kept secret so that people always fear it. Similarly, Laylat al-Qadr has been kept secret so that people respect all the nights of Ramadan.
2. It is as if Allah says to His servants, ‘I know your daring about sins; if I had declared a particular night as Laylat al-Qadr, and if you had committed sins knowingly even at this sacred night due to your lust, it would be more severe than committing sins unknowingly.’
According to a narration, once the Holy Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) entered the Masjid where he saw a man sleep (inside). He said, ‘O Ali! Wake him up so that he can perform Wudu.’ Having awoken the man, Sayyiduna Ali (Radi Allahu Anhu) said, ‘Ya RasoolAllah (SallAllahu Alayka wa Sallam) usually, you prefer to perform righteous deeds, why did you not wake him up yourself?’ He (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) replied, ‘I did not do so because his refusing you is not a Kufr; I did it to reduce his crime.’
It is an example of the mercy of the Beloved Rasool (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam). Considering this (hadith), imagine the mercy of Allah. It is as if Allah says, ‘If you had worshipped in Laylat al-Qadr after being aware of it, you would gain more reward than a thousand months worship but if you had sinned in it you would have been punished for a thousand months, and protection from punishment is better than earning reward.’
3. It is as if Allah says, ‘I kept this night secret so that people would struggle hard to acquire it and earn reward for their struggles.’
4. Since people are unaware as to which night Laylat al-Qadr is, they will try to worship Allah every night of Ramadan in search of Laylat al-Qadr. Referring to these people Allah admonished the angels, ‘You used to say that these humans will fight and shed blood, but (look) these are their efforts and struggles in a night that could be Laylat al-Qadr (they are not even certain of it) so what would have they done if I had told them the exact night…? (In other words, they would worship even more abundantly).’
This is the secret to the answer Allah gave to the angels when He said to them:
إني جاعل في الأرض خليفة
“I am about to place My Caliph in the earth”.
The angels said:
قالوا أتجعل فيها من يفسد فيها ويسفك الدماء ونحن نسبح بحمدك ونقدس لك
They said, “Will You place (as a caliph) one who will spread turmoil in it and shed blood? Whereas we glorify You with praise and proclaim Your Sanctity”.
Then He (Almighty) said:
قال إني أعلم ما لا تعلمون
He said, “I know what you do not.”
Thus, the secret behind this statement has been revealed. [Tafsir al-Kabir, Vol. 11, Page 229]
Signs of Laylat al-Qadr
Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Saamit (Radi Allahu Anhu) asked the Noble Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) about Laylat al-Qadr. The Holy Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) replied:
"Laylat al-Qadr is in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan, i.e. 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 29th or the last night of Ramadan. Whoever worships in this night with faith in order to earn reward will be forgiven for all his previous sins. Some of its signs are as follows:
» The night will be open, bright and extremely clear.
» It is neither too hot nor too cold.
» The weather is quite normal at this night and the moon is clearly visible.
» The devils are not struck with stars the whole night.
» There is another sign that is the rising of the sun without rays on the following morning, and the sun looks like the moon of the 14th night.
» Allah has prevented the devil to come out with the sunrise of that morning (apart from that one day, whenever the sun rises in the morning the devil also comes out)." [Musnad Imam Ahmad, Vol. 8, Page 414, Hadith 22829]
Reward According to Intention
‘‘There are four types of people:
The first is a man to whom Allah granted wealth and knowledge and he practices abstinence, treats relatives well and knows the rights of Allah. He is in the best rank and stage.
The second is a man to whom Allah granted knowledge but he has no wealth. His intention is good and he says, if I had wealth I would act like so and so. This man is with his intention, and both these men are equal in reward.
The third is a man to whom Allah granted wealth but not knowledge. He spends his wealth without knowledge. He is not pious, does not treat his relatives well and does not recognise the rights of Allah in His blessing. This is the worst type.
The fourth is a man to whom Allah has not granted wealth or knowledge, he says, if I had wealth I would act like so and so (the third person). He is with his intention, and both these men are equal in sin.’’ [Jami’ Tirmidhi, Vol. 4, Page 146, Hadith 2332]
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