والصلوة و سلام على سيد المرسلين و حبيب رب العلمين
The Holy Month of Ramadan is fast approaching, and the 1st of Ramadan is the birthday of the Great Sheikh ul Shuyookh Muhiyuddeen Hadhrat Ghous-ul-Azam
رضي الله عنه. This beautiful Collection of Salawat/Durood Shareef - Basha'ir ul Khayrat wa Bulughul Mussarrat (Glad Tidings of Good Things and the Arrival of Delights) is composed by His Emminence,
Sayyiduna Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani رضي الله عنه the great leader of the Qadriah Silsila.
As quoted about this salawat, a disciple of Sheikh Ghous-ul-Azam states : "My master, Shaikh
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani رضي الله عنه said:
'This
invocation of blessing is the one that befits this Prophetic tradition
[hadith]. It is the opening of seventy doors of mercy, and it manifests
marvels from the path of the Garden of Paradise. It is better than
someone who emancipates a thousand souls, and immolates a thousand sacrificial
beasts, and donates a thousand dinars [gold coins] to charitable causes, and
fasts for a thousand months. It contains a hidden secret, and it is the means
by which provisions are easy to obtain, characters are refined, needs are
satisfied, degrees are exalted, sins are erased, faults are pardoned, and the
lowly are dignified.'
'My master رضي الله عنه , the
firm support of the religion, also said:
This invocation of blessing is given to no one
but the perfect righteous man, for it is perfect in its qualities, endowed with
gracious favor. If some problem troubles its owner, every invocation of
it will be a means of access for him in the presence of the noble Prophet (صل الله عليه وسلم), and
every Quranic verse in it will be an intercession in the presence of the
Almighty Patron. It is the invocation of blessing of those who perform
the ritual prayer, the Quranic recitation of those who practice remembrance,
the admonition of those who heed advice, and the means of access of those who
seek access. It is the invocation of blessing of the glorious Quran, and
I have called it:
Basha'irul Khairat'."
