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Swalaatul Aisha

The document discusses the Salutation of Aisha, which is a prophetic benediction that is part of the litany of the Arusi-Qadiri spiritual path. It describes how Lady Aisha would recite this salutation 10,000 times daily, and how the Prophet said reciting it once would bring the reward of reciting it 100,000 times. Reciting this salutation 1,000 times on Friday nights is said to allow one to behold the Prophet in their dreams. The salutation is reported to yield many spiritual rewards for its recitation.

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Swalaatul Aisha

The document discusses the Salutation of Aisha, which is a prophetic benediction that is part of the litany of the Arusi-Qadiri spiritual path. It describes how Lady Aisha would recite this salutation 10,000 times daily, and how the Prophet said reciting it once would bring the reward of reciting it 100,000 times. Reciting this salutation 1,000 times on Friday nights is said to allow one to behold the Prophet in their dreams. The salutation is reported to yield many spiritual rewards for its recitation.

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The Salutation of Aisha

The Salutation of Aisha [salatu-l ''ishah] is the Prophetic benediction that distinguishes the Arusi-Qadiri spiritual path [tariqah]. It is one of the three elements of the Arusi-Qadiri litany [wirdu-t tarq]. In the Shafii fiqh compendium, fathu-d dayyn fi fiqhi khairi-l adyn, our Grand-Shaikh, Imam al-Arus (may Allah perfume his resting abode), introduces the salutation as follows: I give below the salutation [salat] that my spiritual master [shaikh] (i.e. Taika SahibAbdu-l Qadir al-Kirkari), may Allah have mercy on him, advised me to recite. This is the same salutation that Lady Aisha (Allah be pleased with her) recited ten-thousand (10,000) times every day. When the Prophet (Allah bless him and gave him peace) came to know of it, he said to her, You reciting this salutation once will bring you the merit of reciting a hundred-thousand (100,000) salutations.

Our Shaikhuna has mentioned in his panacea for the body and soul, AlMunjiyat, that reciting this salutation 1,000 times on Friday nights (i.e. Thursday evenings) is a means to beholding the vision of the beloved Prophets blessed countenance in ones dreams, Allah bless him and give him peace. A slightly different version of this salutation without the words wa sallim wa brik and wa lihi wa sahbihi is also popularly known as durd-e-sadat. It is found in the third hizb of the famed, Dalail Al-

Khairat of Imam Abu Abdu-Llah Muhammad b. Sulaiman al-Jazuli, Allah be pleased with him.

The luminous Koran exegete [mufassir] Imam Abu-l Fadl Jalalu-d Din alSuyuti, Allah be pleased with him, is reported to have said that a single recitation of this salutation (i.e.durd-e-sadat) yields 600,000 rewards, and anyone who recites it 1,000 times will be fortunate in both worlds. Success is from Allah.

The Salutation of Aisha


Allhumma salli wa sallim wa brik al sayyidin Muhammadin wa lihi wa sahbihi, adada m f ilmi-Llhi saltan dimatan bi dawmi mulki-Llh O Allh, bestow your benedictions, peace and blessings upon our liege-lord Muhammad, his family and companions, in the number that is in Thy Knowledge, such that those benedictions may continue forever eternal as Thy Kingdom. And Allah is the Guide.

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