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Poem to Welcome the Holy Month of Ramadan
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Ramzan Ke Kya Khoob Nazare Hain
 Behold the Beauty of the Month of Ramadan
 by
HAZRAT SAYED MAZHAR RABBANI QADARI
 Dekho maahe Ramzan ke kya khoob nazaare hain
Jaago ke sahr waale mushtaaq tumhaare hain
Behold the beauty of the month of Ramadan!
Wake up, for they long for you: the pious people of dawn
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 Mushtaaq malaaik hain Muslim ki ziyarat ke
Rizwaan bhi sha’iq hai darwazeh pe jannat ke
Hooron ki nigahoon main pur kaif ishaare hain
Dekho maahe Ramzan ke kya khoob nazaare hain
The angels long for the vision of the Muslim
Waiting anxiously at Heaven’s door is its guard Rizwaan
The maidens of heaven make joyful gestures with their gaze
Behold the beauty of the month of Ramadan!
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Pehle se kahin zyada lazzat hai ibadat main
Sajdon main halawat hai pur kaif tilawat hai
Firdos-e-nazar har dam Quran ke sipare hain
Dekho maahe Ramzan ke kya khoob nazaare hain
 So much more pleasure in the worship of our Lord
Prostration is sweet and joyous the recitation of Quran
The chapters of the Holy Quran always reminding us of Paradise
Behold the beauty of the month of Ramadan!
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Ikraam ki baarish hai millat ki fiza’on par
Anwaar machalte hain Muslim ki adaaon par
Udhte hue har jaanib rehmat ke ghubaare hain
Dekho maahe Ramzan ke kya khoob nazaare hain
 The rain of generosity falls on the canopy of the Ummah
Blessings desirous to descend upon the Muslim, pleased with their actions
The clouds of mercy float around in every direction
Behold the beauty of the month of Ramadan!
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Jazbaat-e-ata’at par aasaar-e-javani hai
Bulbul ki zabaan par bhi naghmat-e-Qurani hai
Phir shola figan dil main mazhab ke sharare hain
Dekho maahe Ramzan ke kya khoob nazaare hain
 The passion of obedience is at the full spring of youth
On the tongue of the nightingale is also the song of the Quran
Again the spark of religion kindles in our hearts
Behold the beauty of the month of Ramadan!
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Kafi hai yeh do naghme ek hashr uthane ko
Ikhlaas ke do sajde bakhshish ke sahare hain
Dekho maahe Ramzan ke kya khoob nazaare hain
The poem of Mazhar is to wake up the fasting person
These two verses are enough to succeed at Hashr [Day of Judgment]
Two prostrations of sincerity are enough for salvation
Behold the beauty of the month of Ramadan!
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The above poem was written in Urdu by the respected Hazrat Sayed Mazhar Rabbani Qadari and submitted to IECRC by his diligent student Sister Zarin R. Shaikh Qadari of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Sister Zarin is an active member in her community imparting religious education. She can be reached at zarrobah@gmail.com.
The English translation was rendered by IECRC Staff.
Visiting the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)
February 1, 2004 / Dhul Hijjah 1424
Volume 1, Issue 4
Visiting the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) is the best of all devotions and recommended acts. As a matter of fact it is from those necessary acts of worship which are obligatory for us to perform because the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) emphatically urged us to desire it.
He (Peace Be Upon Him) said:
“For whom it is possible to visit Me and he or she still does not do so, has committed a great injustice against Me.â€
He (Peace Be Upon Him) also said:
“Whoever visited My honorable grave, My intercession becomes incumbent upon him or her.â€
He (Peace Be Upon Him) also said:
“Whoever visited Me after My passing onto the next realm, it is like he or she visited Me in my life.â€
And there are Ahaadeeth (sayings of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)) besides these.
According to the scholars, it is proven that the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) is alive and is given sustenance and is enjoying worship; however people who are unable to reach these high stations, the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) is hidden from their eyes.
And when we saw many people unaware of the right a visitation requires and its details (in its entirety and small portions, obligations and recommendations) which are sunan (the Way of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)) for visitors, we wanted to write the “Etiquette of Visitation†after completing the topic of Hajj to complete the usefulness of this book.
So we say that one who is intending to visit the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), this person should send Darood Shareef (noble prayers on the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)) in abundance as a gift to the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) because He (Peace Be Upon Him) listens and this is conveyed to Him (Peace Be Upon Him) and the virtues of Darood Shareef are so famous that they don’t need to be mentioned here.
When we see the walls of Madinah, the Pure, start reciting Darood Shareef and say: “O Allah! This is the Blessed Sanctuary of Your Messenger (Peace Be Upon Him) and Keeper of Your Revelation. So send me Your favors so I can enter into it, make it the cause of safety for me from Hell and punishment and make me among the people who will be awarded intercession of the Noble Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) on the Day of Reckoning!â€
Before entering Madinah, the Pure, or after entering it, but before visiting the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), if possible, take a shower, wear perfume and nice clothes. He should do this out of respect for presenting himself in the Presence of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him). After this when his companions are settled in one place and he is at peace regarding his family and luggage etc., then, keeping in mind the awesomeness of the place, with calm and dignity, enter the city reciting these words if possible:
“I enter with the Name of Allah, Most Exalted, Most High and upon the community of the Noble Messenger (Peace Be Upon Him). O my Lord! Enter me with a good entrance, and bring out good, and bless me with energy and help from You. O Allah! Send blessings on our leader Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (Peace Be Upon Him) and His followers. (Read Darood Shareef till the end.) Forgive my sins and open the doors of Your Mercy and Blessings for me.â€
After entering the Noble Mosque of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) pray two cycles near His Noble Pulpit and stand there in such a way that the handle of the Pulpit is next to your right shoulder. The Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) used to stand here.
And there are gardens of paradise between the Holy Prophet’s (Peace Be Upon Him) Illumniated Grave and Noble Pulpit. As the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) has informed us about it:
“My Pulpit is on My Basinâ€
In addition to the Tahiyyatul–Masjid (2 cycles offered upon entering a mosque out of respect for it), read two cycles of prayer of Shukr (gratitude) because Allah Almighty endowed you with the tawfeeq (success) to come here and granted you the favor of bringing you here.
The above piece was translated from the famous Hanafi Fiqh Text “Noor-ul-Idah†by Ayyaz Yousaf Qadri, Managing Director of IECRC.
