بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
And your Lord says : ''Call on Me; I will answer your (prayer): but those who
are too arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves in Hell- in humiliation!''
Duaa is a great thing which Allahسبحانه وتعالى has given us. By Duaa, a person
reaches great heights. Our Sheikh دامت بركاتهم explains the great difference which
comes into a person whose Islaah (spiritual reformation), and more than that, his
Ta'aaluq Ma'Allah (connection with Allah) is made, in poetic form which is scripted
on the following page:
''YEH MILTIE HE KHUDA KE 'AASHIQO SE''
''It is found from those who hold His love, His affection''
(Nazm ba 'oonwaan)
Subject of the Poem
ZUBAAN -E-ISHQ
The Tongue of Love
Arifbillah Hazrat-e-Aqdas Moulana Shah Hakeem
Muhammad Akhtar Saheb دامت بركاته
1) Dare raze shariat kholtie he,
Zubaane 'ishq jab boltie he.
The secrets of the doors of Shariat to open do sway,
When the tongue of love has something to say.
2) Khirad mehwa-e-hairat oos zubaa se,
Bayaan kartie he jo aaho fughaa se.
Astonished at this tongue, is the academic brain,
Of the discourses it conveys from the heart, with pain.
3) Jo lafzo se hoewe zaahir ma'aani,
Woh paa sakte nahie darde nihaanie.
Mere words conveyed are apparent with no appeal,
They convey not the pain that the heart conceals.
4) Muhabbat dil kie kehti he kahaani,
Kahaa paa'o ge Sadra Baazegha me.
Languages and dictionaries merely offer words their meanings,
Love conveys stories from the heart's crevices with feelings.
5) Nihaa jo gham he dil ke haashiye me,
Magar dolat yeh miltie he kahaa se.
One cannot derive from academic volumes of high literacy,
The love for Him that exists in those hearts crevices of intimacy.
6) Bataaoo me mielegie yeh jahaa se,
Yeh miltie he khuda ke 'aashiqo se.
But wherein lies this wealth and its acquisition?
Should I direct you to where it's found, its exact position?
7) Yeh miltie he khuda ke 'aashiqo se,
Duaao se aur oon kie sohbato se.
It is acquired from those who hold His love, His affection,
From their companionship, and from their supplication.
8) Woh Shahe do Jahaa jis dil me aaye,
Maze dona jahaa se bar ke paaye.
The King of the universe, in whose heart He places this pain,
Pleasures greater than both worlds, this heart shall attain.
9) Arre yaaro jo khaaliq ho shakar ka,
Jamaale shams ka noore qamar ka.
O! Friends, the Creator of Sugar's sweetness Who bestowed,
The beauty of the sun, the effulgence of the moon He endowed.
10) Na lazzat poochho phir zikre Khuda kie,
Haalawat Naame Paake Kibriya kie.
Ask not what enjoyment of taking His Divine name does hold,
The sweetness of the attribute of His Greatness is untold.
11) Yeh dolat darde ahle dil kie Akhtar,
Khuda bakhshe jise ooska muqaddar.
This reward, O Akhtar, for those who attain this love, this pain,
Allah will gift with brilliance their future, a great destiny they will gain.
Expounding a bit on certain aspects of the above poem Hazratwaala continues,
Bayaan kartie he jo aaho fughaa se
Of the discourses conveyed from the heart with pain
That delivers a discourse, not the tongue, but with the heart (the tongue only
translates what is in the heart), with the love of Allah and whatever comes
from the heart of the speaker, goes directly into the heart of the listener. Then
this discourse is from heart to heart.
This is the other type of knowledge which Nabi-e-Kareemصلى الله عليه وسلم has left
for the Ummat as well. One type of knowledge is Ilm-e-Nabuwwat. The knowledge,
the words of Nabuwwat, and one is Noor-e-Nabuwwat, and it is this Noor-e-
Nabuwwat that goes from heart to heart. Many a student takes Ilm-e-Nabuwwat,
but unfortunately he does not make the effort of acquiring Noor-e-Nabuwwat. Ilm
-e-Nabuwwat can be acquired from the people who have the Ilm-e-Nabuwwat,
similarly, Noor-e-Nabuwwat can only be acquired from the people who have
Noor-e-Nabuwwat. Therefore, it is absolutely essential that a person strives to
acquire Noor-e-Nabuwwat as well, and that goes, not from tongue, but from heart
to heart, and this is really what a Saalik has to take from his Sheikh, the Kaifeeyat
(condition) of the heart that Noor which is in the heart. So much so, that if the
Mureed is in another Sheikh's Sohbat (company), listening to another Sheikh's
Bayaan (discourse), his Tasawwur, his meditation must be that he obtaining the
Noor from his Sheikh. A person will get his Noor-e-Nabuwwat, which comes
from Nabi-e-Kareemصلى الله عليه وسلم but there is a channel for it. The rain that
comes from the rooftop, comes through the gutter, thus we have to acquire our
Noor-e-Nabuwwat through this means. The crux of what is meant in this poem
in relation to the topic of Duaa lies in the final line,
Yeh miltie he khuda........
Duaao se aur.........
From His lovers, their companionship, and their supplication.
This is what I wanted to highlight. From Duaas. In this way a person is able
to cover his road. It is also one great fuel that he has in order to move on this
road towards Allahسبحانه و تعالى. Duaa is a great gift that Allahسبحانه و تعالى has
given us, and we know that anyone in this world - it can be the dearest person -
be it a father, husband or whoever, will say, ''.... ask what you want and I will
fulfill your request.'' How much can they give? Even if they are really sincere,
but their resources will become depleted.
There is nobody in the world who has unlimited resources. Also, no matter
how much of love a person has, the facet of being realistic plays a role. For
example, if the head of a house, a father has passed away, the uncles or some
friends will tell the sons, ''..... do not worry about anything, we are here to see
to your well being. If there is anything you need, just let us know.'' In many,
many cases, upon even the first request for assistance, one would feel why
did one ask them for assistance. The insult one feels, the disgrace upon asking
makes one feel that assistance should never have been requested. In some
cases people might assist on one or two occasions, but further than that they
would apologetically decline to assist.
A husband who loves his wife immensely would tell her, ''Whatever you
request, make known, Allahسبحانه و تعالى has given me in abundance, and
besides, you are my wife. I will fulfill your request.'' If the wife gets the
wrong understanding, and the next day she places a long list of her requests
forth, like a brand new car, or extremely expensive jewellery etc. he would
have to tell her that she had misunderstood what he had meant, or if he was
literary minded he would put forth the following Arabic phrase to her :
كَلَامُ اللَّيلِ يَمْحُوهُ النَّهَارَ
''The talk of night is rubbed out by the day''
What was said was only ''pillow talk'' for the night. Some excuse or the other
would be made to evade the request made. However, with Allahرَبُّ العِزَّت, it is
different. Allahسبحانه و تعالى has commanded us to ask. That Daleel (proof)
that Allahسبحانه و تعالى is RABB is in the Aayat, ''Whatever you want, ask Me.''
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمْ اُدْعُونِى اَسْتَجِبْ لَكُم
Allah has promised in advance......
اَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ
''I will accept your duaas''
As it appears in the Hadith Shareef, a person's Duaas are accepted until he feels
and says that his Duaas are not accepted. There are different forms by which
Duaas are accepted, thus one will not necessarily get what was requested. In
many cases Allahسبحانه و تعالى keeps the Duaa as a 'storage' for the Aakhirat,
and when one would see the Duaas which were accepted and rewards which
were kept in the Aakhirah. Nobody's Duaa is rejected. Sometimes it is accepted
in the form by which Allahسبحانه و تعالى gives something else in place of what was
requested. What you asked for was not good for you. Your Duaa was accepted,
but you are given something else in its place. Sometimes the Duaa is accepted in
the form that some Museebat (problem; calamity) is averted. The Duaa is
accepted, but the person who makes the Duaa is unaware of its acceptance.
Sometimes what is requested by means of Duaa is actually granted. Therefore
Duaa are accepted in various ways.
Some of the wisdom
within certain selected
Masnoon Duaas by
Hazrat Moulana abdulHamid Is'haaq Sahebدامت بركاتهم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
And your Lord says : ''Call on Me; I will answer your (prayer): but those who
are too arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves in Hell- in humiliation!''
Duaa is a great thing which Allahسبحانه وتعالى has given us. By Duaa, a person
reaches great heights. Our Sheikh دامت بركاتهم explains the great difference which
comes into a person whose Islaah (spiritual reformation), and more than that, his
Ta'aaluq Ma'Allah (connection with Allah) is made, in poetic form which is scripted
on the following page:
''YEH MILTIE HE KHUDA KE 'AASHIQO SE''
''It is found from those who hold His love, His affection''
(Nazm ba 'oonwaan)
Subject of the Poem
ZUBAAN -E-ISHQ
The Tongue of Love
Arifbillah Hazrat-e-Aqdas Moulana Shah Hakeem
Muhammad Akhtar Saheb دامت بركاته
1) Dare raze shariat kholtie he,
Zubaane 'ishq jab boltie he.
The secrets of the doors of Shariat to open do sway,
When the tongue of love has something to say.
2) Khirad mehwa-e-hairat oos zubaa se,
Bayaan kartie he jo aaho fughaa se.
Astonished at this tongue, is the academic brain,
Of the discourses it conveys from the heart, with pain.
3) Jo lafzo se hoewe zaahir ma'aani,
Woh paa sakte nahie darde nihaanie.
Mere words conveyed are apparent with no appeal,
They convey not the pain that the heart conceals.
4) Muhabbat dil kie kehti he kahaani,
Kahaa paa'o ge Sadra Baazegha me.
Languages and dictionaries merely offer words their meanings,
Love conveys stories from the heart's crevices with feelings.
5) Nihaa jo gham he dil ke haashiye me,
Magar dolat yeh miltie he kahaa se.
One cannot derive from academic volumes of high literacy,
The love for Him that exists in those hearts crevices of intimacy.
6) Bataaoo me mielegie yeh jahaa se,
Yeh miltie he khuda ke 'aashiqo se.
But wherein lies this wealth and its acquisition?
Should I direct you to where it's found, its exact position?
7) Yeh miltie he khuda ke 'aashiqo se,
Duaao se aur oon kie sohbato se.
It is acquired from those who hold His love, His affection,
From their companionship, and from their supplication.
8) Woh Shahe do Jahaa jis dil me aaye,
Maze dona jahaa se bar ke paaye.
The King of the universe, in whose heart He places this pain,
Pleasures greater than both worlds, this heart shall attain.
9) Arre yaaro jo khaaliq ho shakar ka,
Jamaale shams ka noore qamar ka.
O! Friends, the Creator of Sugar's sweetness Who bestowed,
The beauty of the sun, the effulgence of the moon He endowed.
10) Na lazzat poochho phir zikre Khuda kie,
Haalawat Naame Paake Kibriya kie.
Ask not what enjoyment of taking His Divine name does hold,
The sweetness of the attribute of His Greatness is untold.
11) Yeh dolat darde ahle dil kie Akhtar,
Khuda bakhshe jise ooska muqaddar.
This reward, O Akhtar, for those who attain this love, this pain,
Allah will gift with brilliance their future, a great destiny they will gain.
Expounding a bit on certain aspects of the above poem Hazratwaala continues,
Bayaan kartie he jo aaho fughaa se
Of the discourses conveyed from the heart with pain
That delivers a discourse, not the tongue, but with the heart (the tongue only
translates what is in the heart), with the love of Allah and whatever comes
from the heart of the speaker, goes directly into the heart of the listener. Then
this discourse is from heart to heart.
This is the other type of knowledge which Nabi-e-Kareemصلى الله عليه وسلم has left
for the Ummat as well. One type of knowledge is Ilm-e-Nabuwwat. The knowledge,
the words of Nabuwwat, and one is Noor-e-Nabuwwat, and it is this Noor-e-
Nabuwwat that goes from heart to heart. Many a student takes Ilm-e-Nabuwwat,
but unfortunately he does not make the effort of acquiring Noor-e-Nabuwwat. Ilm
-e-Nabuwwat can be acquired from the people who have the Ilm-e-Nabuwwat,
similarly, Noor-e-Nabuwwat can only be acquired from the people who have
Noor-e-Nabuwwat. Therefore, it is absolutely essential that a person strives to
acquire Noor-e-Nabuwwat as well, and that goes, not from tongue, but from heart
to heart, and this is really what a Saalik has to take from his Sheikh, the Kaifeeyat
(condition) of the heart that Noor which is in the heart. So much so, that if the
Mureed is in another Sheikh's Sohbat (company), listening to another Sheikh's
Bayaan (discourse), his Tasawwur, his meditation must be that he obtaining the
Noor from his Sheikh. A person will get his Noor-e-Nabuwwat, which comes
from Nabi-e-Kareemصلى الله عليه وسلم but there is a channel for it. The rain that
comes from the rooftop, comes through the gutter, thus we have to acquire our
Noor-e-Nabuwwat through this means. The crux of what is meant in this poem
in relation to the topic of Duaa lies in the final line,
Yeh miltie he khuda........
Duaao se aur.........
From His lovers, their companionship, and their supplication.
This is what I wanted to highlight. From Duaas. In this way a person is able
to cover his road. It is also one great fuel that he has in order to move on this
road towards Allahسبحانه و تعالى. Duaa is a great gift that Allahسبحانه و تعالى has
given us, and we know that anyone in this world - it can be the dearest person -
be it a father, husband or whoever, will say, ''.... ask what you want and I will
fulfill your request.'' How much can they give? Even if they are really sincere,
but their resources will become depleted.
There is nobody in the world who has unlimited resources. Also, no matter
how much of love a person has, the facet of being realistic plays a role. For
example, if the head of a house, a father has passed away, the uncles or some
friends will tell the sons, ''..... do not worry about anything, we are here to see
to your well being. If there is anything you need, just let us know.'' In many,
many cases, upon even the first request for assistance, one would feel why
did one ask them for assistance. The insult one feels, the disgrace upon asking
makes one feel that assistance should never have been requested. In some
cases people might assist on one or two occasions, but further than that they
would apologetically decline to assist.
A husband who loves his wife immensely would tell her, ''Whatever you
request, make known, Allahسبحانه و تعالى has given me in abundance, and
besides, you are my wife. I will fulfill your request.'' If the wife gets the
wrong understanding, and the next day she places a long list of her requests
forth, like a brand new car, or extremely expensive jewellery etc. he would
have to tell her that she had misunderstood what he had meant, or if he was
literary minded he would put forth the following Arabic phrase to her :
كَلَامُ اللَّيلِ يَمْحُوهُ النَّهَارَ
''The talk of night is rubbed out by the day''
What was said was only ''pillow talk'' for the night. Some excuse or the other
would be made to evade the request made. However, with Allahرَبُّ العِزَّت, it is
different. Allahسبحانه و تعالى has commanded us to ask. That Daleel (proof)
that Allahسبحانه و تعالى is RABB is in the Aayat, ''Whatever you want, ask Me.''
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمْ اُدْعُونِى اَسْتَجِبْ لَكُم
Allah has promised in advance......
اَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ
''I will accept your duaas''
As it appears in the Hadith Shareef, a person's Duaas are accepted until he feels
and says that his Duaas are not accepted. There are different forms by which
Duaas are accepted, thus one will not necessarily get what was requested. In
many cases Allahسبحانه و تعالى keeps the Duaa as a 'storage' for the Aakhirat,
and when one would see the Duaas which were accepted and rewards which
were kept in the Aakhirah. Nobody's Duaa is rejected. Sometimes it is accepted
in the form by which Allahسبحانه و تعالى gives something else in place of what was
requested. What you asked for was not good for you. Your Duaa was accepted,
but you are given something else in its place. Sometimes the Duaa is accepted in
the form that some Museebat (problem; calamity) is averted. The Duaa is
accepted, but the person who makes the Duaa is unaware of its acceptance.
Sometimes what is requested by means of Duaa is actually granted. Therefore
Duaa are accepted in various ways.
Some of the wisdom
within certain selected
Masnoon Duaas by
Hazrat Moulana abdulHamid Is'haaq Sahebدامت بركاتهم
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