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Kissing the Thumbs

الحمد للّٰه الذي نورعيون المسلمين بنورعين اعيان المرسلين، والصّلاة والسلام علي نورالعيون سرورالقلب المحزون محمد نالرفيع ذكره في الصلاة والاذان، والجيب اسمه عند اھل الايمان، وعلى اٰله وصحبه والمشروحة صدورھم لجلال اسراره والمفتوحة عيونھم بجمال انواره، واشھد ان لاالٰه الا اللّٰه وحده لاشريك له، وان محمّدا عبده ورسوله بالھدى ودين الحق ارسله صلى اللّٰه تعالٰى عليه وعلٰى اٰله وصحبه اجمعين، وعلينا معھم وبھم ولھم يا ارحم الراحمين اٰمين When hearing the Muazzin proclaim, "Ash'hadu anna Muhammad ar­-Rasoolullah" it is preferred (Mustahab) to kiss the two thumbs or the shahaadat finger and place them on the eyes. There are many spiritual, religious and worldly benefits associated to this, as well as numerous Ahadith documenting its practice. Doing so is even practiced by the Sahaaba, and Muslims everywhere perform it in the belief that it is Mustahab. It is stated in the book, Salaat al-Mas'oodi: روي عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم انه قال من سمع اسمي في الاذان ووضع ابھاميه على عينيه فانا طالبه في صفوف القيمه و قائده الى الجنه ''The Noble Messenger is reported to have said, "On the Day of Qiyaamat, I shall search for the person who used to place his thumbs on his eyes when hearing my name during the Adhaan. I shall lead him into Jannat." [Salat al-Mas'oodi, Vol 2, Chapter 20] Allama Ismail Haqqi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho writes under the verse 58 of Surah al Maidah, وضعف تقبيل ظفرى ابهاميه مع مسبحتيه والمسح على عينيه عند قوله محمد رسول الله لانه لم يثبت فى الحديث المرفوع لكن المحدثين اتفقوا على ان الحديث الضعيف يجوز العمل به فى الترغيب والترهيب "Kissing the nails of the thumbs and the shahadat finger when saying "Muhanunadur-Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam has been classified as weak (zaeef) because it is not proven from a marfoo' Hadith. However, Muhadditheen have agreed that to act upon a zaeef Hadith to incline people towards deeds and instill fear within them is permitted." [Tafseer Rooh al-Bayaan, Vol 3, Page 282] Shaami states, يستحب أن يقال عند سماع الأولى من الشهادة : صلى الله عليك يا رسول الله ، وعند الثانية منها : قرت عيني بك يا رسول الله ، ثم يقول : اللهم متعني بالسمع والبصر بعد وضع ظفري الإبهامين على العينين فإنه عليه السلام يكون قائدا له إلى الجنة ، كذا في كنز العباد . قهستاني ، ونحوه في الفتاوى الصوفية . وفي كتاب الفردوس من قبل ظفري إبهامه عند سماع أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله في الأذان أنا قائده ومدخله في صفوف الجنة وتمامه في حواشي البحر للرملي "On the testimony (of Prophethood) in Adhaan, it is Mustahab to say "Sallallaahu Alaika Ya Rasoolallah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam on the first and "Quratu Aini bika Ya RasoolAllah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala on the second. Then, place the nails of your thumbs on your eyes and say, "Allahumma Matti'ni bis-Sam'i wal-Basr." The Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam will lead the person who does this into Jannat. The same has been documented by Kanzul­lbaad, Qohistaani and in Fataawa Soofia. Kitaabul-Firdaus states that the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam has said, I shall lead into Jannat the person who kisses his thumbnails when hearing "Ash'hadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah. I will also place him amongst the ranks of the inmates of Janna'. The complete discussion on this has been given in the marginal notes on Bahr ar-Raaiq of Ramli." [Radd al Muh'tar, Baab al-Adhan, Vol. 3, Page 233] This extract has given the reference of 5 books Kanz al-Ibaad, Fataawa Soofia, Kitaab al-Firdaus, Qohistaani and the marginal notes on Bahr ar-Raaiq. All of them have ruled this practice to be Mustahab. In the book "al Maqasid al Hasanah Fil Hadisil Atwirah Alas Sunnah". Imam Sakhawi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho states, ذكره الديلمي في الفردوس من حديث أبي بكر الصديق أنه لما سمع قول المؤذن ( أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله ) قال هذا وقبل باطن الانملتين السبابتين ومسح عينيه فقال ( من فعل مثل ما فعل خليلي فقد حلت عليه شفاعتي ) ولا يصح "Dailmi reports that Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho once said 'When I heard the Muazzin say Ash'hadu anna Muharnrnadar-Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam, I said the same, kissed the inner-side of my Kalima finger and placed it on my eyes. When the Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam noticed this, he said. My intercession becomes obligatory upon he who does the same as my beloved.' This Hadith hasn't reached the classification of Sahih." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 384] Quoting the book Moojibaat ar-RaHmah, Imam Sakhaawi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho further writes. عن الخضر عليه السلام أنه من قال حين يسمع المؤذن يقول أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله مرحبا بحبيبي وقرة عيني محمد بن عبد الله ثم يقبل ابهاميه ويجعلهما على عينيه لم يرمد أبدا "It is reported from Hadrat Khidr Alaihis Salam , "If a person says "Marhaban bi-Habibi Quratu Aini Muhammad ibn Abdullah" when hearing the Muazzin say "Ash'hadu anna Muhammadur-Rasoolullah, then kisses his thumbs and places them on his eyes, never will they (the eyes) be sore." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 384] He further writes that Abul Abbas Ahmad said that Muhammad ibn Baabaa, narrating his personal experience, states. أنه هبت ريح فوقعت منه حصاة في عينه فأعياه خروجها وآلمته أشد الألم وأنه لما سمع المؤذن يقول أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله قال ذلك فخرجت الحصاة من فوره "Once, due to a heavy wind blowing, a pebble hit my eye and refused to come out. I experienced major pain because of it." When Muhammad ibn Baabaa heard the Muazzin say "Ash 'hadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah, " he said this "Quratu Aini ... 'and, immediately, the pebble fell out." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 384] Allama Shams Muhammad ibn Saalih Madani Alaihis Salam reports Imam Amjad to have said. من صلى على النبي إذا سمع ذكره في الاذان وجمع أصبعيه المسبحة والابهام وقبلهما ومسح بهما عينيه لم يرمد أبدا "If the person who hears the name of the Noble Messenger SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam in the Adhaan joins his Kalima finger and his thumbs," "Kisses and places them on his eyes, never will they be sore." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 384]   Imam Amjad Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho who was an accomplished scholar in Egypt, further states,  بعض شيوخ العراق أو العجم أنه يقول عندما يمسح عينيه صلى لله عليك يا سيدي يا رسول الله يا حبيب قلبي ويا نور بصري ويا قرة عيني وقال لي كل منهما منذ فعله لم ترمد عيني "Some non-Arab and Iraqi Mashaaikh have said that by this practice, the eyes will never be sore." "From the time I have brought this into practice even my eyes have not ached." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 384] Ibn Saalih Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho states, وأنا ولله الحمد والشكر منذ سمعته منهما استعملته فلم ترمد عيني وأرجو أن عافيتهما تدوم وأني أسلم من العمى إن شاء لله "From the time I heard this benefit. I brought this action into practice. Since then, my eyes haven't become sore and it is my hope that, Insha-Allah, they will never be and I will be saved from being blind." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 385]  Imam Hasan Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho states, من قال حين يسمع المؤذن يقول أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله مرحبا بحبيبي وقرة عيني محمد بن عبد الله ويقبل إبهاميه ويجعلهما على عينيه لم يعم ولم يرمد ''The eyes of he who says 'Marhaban bi-Habibi wa Quratu Aini Muhammad ibn Abdullah' when hearing the Muazzin say "Ash'hadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah and kisses and places his thumbs on them will never pain nor will he become blind." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 385] In short, the book alMaqaasid al Hasanah confirms this practice by many Imams and Scholars of the Deen. Sharah Niqaaya states, واعلم انه يستحب أن يقال عند سماع الأولى من الشهادة : صلى الله عليك يا رسول الله ، وعند الثانية منها : قرت عيني بك يا رسول الله ، وضع ظفري الإبهامين على العينين فإنه عليه السلام يكون قائدا له إلى الجنة ، كذا في كنز العباد  "It should be known that it is preferable (Mustahab) to say "Quratu Aini bika Ya Rasoolallah and place the thumbs on the eyes when hearing the first part of the second shahaadat. The Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam wilt lead the person who does so into Jannat. Kanz al-Ibaad says likewise." [Jami' ar-Rumooz, Fasl al Adhan, Maktaba Islamiya (Iran), Vol 1, Page 125] Maulana Jamaal ibn Abdullah ibn Umar Makki Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho states in his Fataawa, تقبيل الابھامين ووضعھما على العينين عند ذكر اسمه عليه السلام في الاذان جائز بل مستحب صرح به مشائخنا "Taqbeelul-Ibhaamain (kissing and placing the thumbs on the eyes when hearing the blessed name of Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam in Adhaan) not just permissible, but Mustahab. Our Mashaaikh have elucidated this.”  Allama Muhammad Taahir Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho classifying this Hadith as Ghair-Sahih, also states, وروي تجربة عن كثيرين "There are many reports of this benefit being experienced." [Khatima Majma' BiHar al-Anwaar, Vol 3, Page 511]   There are many other quotations besides these that can also be presented. For the sake of conciseness. we make do with only these. Hadrat Sadr al-Afadhil, Maulana Sayyed Muhammad Na'eem al-Din Muraadabadi states that a very ancient copy of the Injeel (New Testament) has been discovered. It is known as the Gospel of Barnabas and has been translated into almost every language. The majority of its rulings and laws resemble Islamic commands. It's written inside that when Hadrat Adam Alaihis Salam wished to see the Noor of the Beloved Mustapha SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam (Rooh al-Quds). The Noor was made bright on the nails of his thumbs. Hadrat Adam Alaihis Salam then kissed and placed them on his eyes out of love and appreciation. Besides the Ulama of the Hanafi Mad'hab, Ulama from the Shafee and Maaliki Mad'habs have also ruled the kissing of the thumbs (Taqbeel al-Ibhaamain) to be Mustahab. A famous Shafa'ee book of Fiqh, I'aanatut-Taalibeen 'Alaa Hali alfaazi Fat'hil-Mu'een, states, ثم يقبل ابھاميه و يجعلھما على عينيه لم يعم ولم يرمد ابدا "Then kiss and place your thumbs on your eyes. By doing so, never will you become blind nor will your eyes be sore,' [I'aanatut-Taalibeen, Page 247, Egyptian Edition] Another famous book of the Maaliki Mad'hab, Kifaayat at-Taalib ar­Rabbani Ii Risaalati Ibn Abi Zaid Qeerwaani Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho, after saying much about this practice, states, عينيه لم يعم ولم يرمد ابدا "Never will the eyes of the person who does so pain, nor will he become blind." [Kifaayat at-Taalib ar-­Rabbani, Vol 1, Page 169, Egyptian Edition] Shaikh Ali Saeed Adawi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho writes in his commentary of this extract, لم يبين موضع التقبيل من ابھامين الا انه نقل عن الشيخ العالم المفسر نور الدين الخراساني قال بعضهم لقيته وقت الاذان فلما سمع الموذن يقول اشھد ان محمدا رسول الله قبل ابھامي نفسه و مسح بالظفرين اجفان عينيه من الماق الي ناحيه الصدع ثم فعل ذلك عند كل تشھد مرة فسالته عن ذلك ففقال كنت افعله ثم تركته فمرضت عيناي فرئيته صلى الله عليه وسلم مناما فقال لما تركت مسح عينيك عند الاذان ان اردت ان تبرء عيناك فعد في المسح فاستيقظت و مسحت فبرئت ولم يعاود في مرضھا الي الان "The writer didn't mention when the thumbs should be kissed. However, it is reported that some people met Allama Mufassir Nooruddin Khorasaani Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho at the time of Adhaan. When he heard the Muazzin say "Ash'hadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah he kissed and placed his thumbs on the eyelashes and comer of his eyes, right until the temples. He did this on every shahaadat. When the people asked him about this practice of his, he replied, "I used to kiss my thumbs but stopped after a while. My eyes later became sore. I then saw the Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam in a dream and he said to me, "Why did you stop kissing your thumbs and placing them on the eyes during the Adhaan? If you want your eyes to stop paining, resume this practice." Thus, from then on, I continued this action and gained comfort. The pain didn't return from the time I recommenced this."[Nahjul-Istamia, Page 177]   Important Note: Direct narrations and Ahadith have been presented regarding this practice in Adhaan. Takbeer (lqaamat) is in the likeness of Adhaan, and it has even been called Adhaan in the Ahadith. Therefore, kissing and placing the thumbs during the Takbeer is also beneficial and a means of blessings but during Salah or a Khutba or whilst listening to the Qur’an it should not be done! Not performing it during salah is evident and the impermissibility during listening to the khutba or the Qur’an is because one should have utmost attention at these times and refrain from any unnecessary movements. When the verse Maa kaana muhammadun abaa ahadim mir rijalikum is recited, so many people kiss their thumbs, it is as if birds have gathered to sing and they do it to such an extent that people from afar cannot even hear some words of the holy Qur’an. Even if there is no harm to place the thumbs on the lips and then place them on the eyes at this time; there is no ruling to make a sound during the kiss of reverence – like when one kisses the black stone, the ka’aba, the Qur’an or the hands and feet of the pious. There is no rule to make the noises like a flock of birds. Conclusion: This entire discussion establishes that kissing and placing the thumbs during the Adhaan, etc. is Mustahab. It is found as the Sunnat of' Hadrat Adam Alaihis Salam, Abu Bakr Siddique Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho and Imam Hasan Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho. Even Imams of the Shafa'ee and Maaliki Mad'habs have ruled it to be Mustahab. In every era, Muslim deemed this practice to have this very ruling, along with the following benefits, The eyes of a person who does this are saved from being sore. 1. Insha-Allah, he will never become blind. 2. It is an excellent cure to remove something problematic to the eyes. These benefits have been experienced several times. 3. The Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam will intercede for the one who practices this. 4. Sayyiduna Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam will also search for the person who used to perform it and lead him into Jannah. As long as no explicit proof of its prohibition is found, It cannot be stopped. Muslims deeming something preferable (Mustahab) is sufficient proof for it being so. However, for certification of Karaahat (i.e. to deem something Makrooh), a specific proof is needed! So, Calling this practice Haraam is sheer ignorance and an act of prejudice and strait-mindedness of a person afflicted with the blindness of Faith (Eiman). May Allah protect us from falling to this depth of depravity and deviation from the right path... Aameen!! والله سبحانه وتعالى اعلم ورسوله اعلم بالصواب Almighty Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala and His Beloved Rasool Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam knows the best!   Reference Books: 1. al-Ataya an-Nabawiyah Fi Fatawa ar-Radawiyyah [New 33 Volume Edition], Vol 5, Page 429-436 by AlaHadrat Ash-Shah Imam aHmad Rida al-Qadiri Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho 2. Munīr al-Áyn fī Ĥukmi Taqbīl al-Ibhāmayn by AlaHadrat Ash-Shah Imam aHmad Rida Khan al-Qadiri Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho 3. Ja-AlHaq, Chapter 24 by Hakeem al-Ummah Hadrat Allama Mufti aHmad Yaar Khan Naeemi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho

Salatut Tasbih / Salatut-tasbih / Salaat ul Tasbih / Salatul Tasbeeh

Salatut Tasbih

Our Beloved Prophet Mohammed (Sallallaho Alihiwassallam) said to his uncle Sayyiduna Abbass (may Allah be pleased with him) Oh uncle shall I not give you Shall I not grant you Shall I not award you Shall I not do mercy on you When you do 10 things Allah will forgive your sins: of the future and of the past; new and old; those you have forgotten and those you did knowingly; big and small; hidden and revealed. Then he (Sallallaho Alihiwassallam) explained the taught the way to pray Salatul Tasbih and then said if you can pray this salah once a day, if you can not pray once a day then every Friday, and even if this is not possible then once a month and even if this is not possible then once a year and even if this is not possible then at least once in a lifetime (Abu'Dawood & Tirimzi)

Method to perform Salatut Tasbeeh

This salaat (namaz) is offered in four raka'at at a time and can be read in any part of the day and night besides Zawal and Sunrise and Sunset makrooh times, keeping in mind the forbidden times for performing Salat.

The Tasbeeh to be read in Salaatul Tasbeeh

سُبْحَان اللهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ وَ لآ اِلهَ اِلّا اللّهُ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ

"Subhaan Allahi Wal Hamdulillahi Wa Laa ilaha illal Laahu Wallahu Akbar"

Meaning: Glory be to Allah and Praise to Allah, and there is no god except Allah, and Allah is Greatest

Goal is to recite above Tasbeeh 300 times in four Raka'at of Salat with the following method/procedure.

Brief method of performing the Salat/ Namaz

 

1.    After beginning the salah by saying Allah-u-Akbar recite the Sana the above tasbhi 15 times, Sura al-Fatiha and a Sura followed by the above tasbih 10 times.

2.    Then go into Ruku and after reciting the usual tasbih for ruku, recite the above tasbih 10 times.

3.    After standing up from ruku, recite the usual Rabbana Lakal Hamd and thereafter recite the tasbih 10 times.

4.    Then go into Sajda and after reciting the usual tasbih for sajda recite the above tasbih 10 times.

5.    Then sit up from sajda and recite the tasbih 10 times between the two sajdas.

6.    Thereafter go into sajda again and after reciting the usual tasbih for sajda recite the above tasbih 10 times.

This adds up to 75 times in one rak'ah. Do the same for the remaining 4 raka'at.

The detailed method of praying Salat/ Namaz is as follows:

With Wuzu, face towards the Qibla and stand so that there is a gap of four fingers between your feet. Take each hand to each ear and touch the lobes of the ears with the thumbs and leave the rest of the fingers in their normal state, don't join them together or spread them apart. Face the palms of the hands towards the Qibia and your sight is to look at the sijdah. Then make a firm intention in your heart as to which Namaz you are praying and while saying 'Allah-o-Akbar' lower your hands and join them below the naval. The way to join the hands is to have the palm of the right hand on top of the back of the left hand wrist, keep the middle three fingers straight and circle the left wrist with the thumb and the little finger firmly grasping the hand. Then pray 'Sana' meaning Subhanakallah Humma Wa Bihamdika Wa Tabarakasmuka Wa Ta'ala Jadduka Wa Laa ila'ha Ghairuk". Then say the above tasbih 15 times. Then pray Ta'awwuz meaning "A'oozu Billahi Minas Shaitaanir Rajeem" and then pray Tasmee'a meaning "Bismillah' ir'rahman'ir' Raheem" .Then pray the whole of the 'Alhamdo' Surat and say 'Aameen' quietly. After this, pray any Surat or three ayats or one ayat which is equivalent to three small ayats. Then say the above tasbih 10 times. Then whilst saying Allah-o-Akbar go into the Rukooh. Grasp the knees with the hands and spread your fingers over the knees. Keep your back straight and your head level with your back and make sure that you are not too far up or kneeling to low down and keep your sight on your feet and pray at least three times "Subhana Rabbi'al Azueem' and Then say the above tasbih 10 times then pray this whilst standing up 'Sami Allahu Liman Hamidah' and Then say the above tasbih 10 times if you are praying Namaz alone then say 'Allahumma Rabbana Walakal Hamd' and then while saying Allah-o-Akbar go into the Sijdah. The way to do this is to first put your knees on the ground, then put your hands at the side of the place where your are going to put your head and then place your head by first placing your nose on the ground and then your forehead and then press hard on your nose. Look towards your nose and keep your elbows up so that they don't touch the ground and leave a gap between your armpits and make sure that there is a gap between your thighs and your stomach. Place all your toes so that their tips are pointing towards the Qibla and their bases are flat on the ground. Keep your hands flat and have your fingers pointing towards the Qibla. Then pray at least three times 'Subhana Rabbi al A'ala'. Then say the above tasbih 10 times Then lift your head up while saying Allah-o-Akbar with first lifting your forehead then your nose then your face and then your hands. Keep your right foot upright and lay your left foot flat and sit on it firmly. Place your hands on your knees with the finger tips pointing towards the Qibla and the palm of your hands flat near your knees and the base of the .fingertips laid flat at the end of your kneecaps. Then say the above tasbih 10 times. Then whilst saying 'Allah-o-Akbar' go back into the Sijdah and this is done in the same way as the first one. Then say the above tasbih 10 times. Then stand up by placing your hands on your knees and putting pressure on your knees and legs stand upright, don't put your hands on the ground to assist you to stand up. Now pray tasbih 15 times and only 'Bismillah'ir' Rahmaan'ir' Raheem' and then Alhamdo and another Surat and tasbih 10 times and as before perform Rukooh with tasbih 10 times, jalsa  with tasbih 10 times and Sijdah with tasbih 10, and when getting up from the second Sijdah leave your right foot upright and lay your left foot flat and sit upright. And pray AttahiyyaatuLillahi Was Salawato Wattayyibatu Assalamu Alaika Ayyuhannabi 'o 'Warahmatullahi Wabarka'tuhu Assalamu Alaina Wa'ala'Ibadillahis Sa'liheen, Ash'had'u'un La ilahaillallahu Wa Ash'hadu Anna MuhammadunAbd'uhu Wa Rasooluh', This is known as Tashahhud. When you are reaching La'ilaha make a circle in your right hand by joining the thumb with the middle finger and curl the small and it's adjacent finger with the middle finger and on the word La lift your index finger but don't move side to side and when you reach 'illallahu' straighten your hand back to normal. Now stand back up and pray more Rakats as first two raka’. Then pray Tashahhud and then pray the DuroodSharif called Durood-e-lbrahim'Allahumma Salleh Ala Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa'ala' Aale Sayyidina Muhammadin Kama Sallaiyta Ala Sayyidina Ibraheema Wa' Ala Aale Sayyidina Ibraheema InnakaHameedum Majeed -Allahumma Baarak Ala Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa' Ala Aale Sayyidina Muhammadin Kama Baarakta Ala Sayyidina Ibraheem Wa' Ala Aale Sayyidina Ibraheema Innaka Hameedum Majeed' After this pray'Allahumag Firii Wali Wale Dayya Wal Ustaad'e Wal Jamee'il Mu'mineena Wal Mu'meenat Wal Muslimeena Wal MuslimatAI'Ahya'eMinhum Wal Amwaat'e Innaka MujeebudDa'waatBirahmatikaYa Ar'hamarr'ahimeen' or pray another Dua-e-Ma'soor or pray 'Allahumma Rabbana Aatina Fid DuniyaHasanatawWafil Akhirati Hasanataw Wa QinaAzaabanNaar' Make sure you pray this by starting it with 'Allahumma' and then turn your head towards your right shoulder and say'Assalamu Alai'kumWarah'matullah' and then turn your head towards your left shoulder and repeat the same words again.

Special notes regarding Salatul Tasbeeh

When performing Salat-ul-Tasbeeh, the normal Takbeers and Tasbeehs of Ruku, Sajda, etc. are separate from that of the extra Tasbeehs. The Tasbeeh that must be recited 75 times in each Rakaat is 'additional'. Therefore, you must say Allaahu Akbar (like normally) when moving from one posture to another in any of the Rakaats. Sanaa and Ta'awwudh is only recited in the beginning of the first Rakaat of any Salat. Only Tasmiyyah should be recited at the beginning of the other Rakaats after reciting the Tasbeeh 15 times.

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Silsila E Nabuwat

List of Awliyā in Tumkur and Bangalore

Hierarchy of Awliyā

One Ghawth/Ghouse (Helper)

Three Qutub (Pole)

Three Nuqaba (Watchmen)

Four Awtaad (Pegs)/Aqtab (Poles)

Seven Abraar (Pious)

Forty Abdal (Substitutes)

Three Hundred Akhyaar (Chosen)

Tumkur Awliyā

Hazrath Syed Kareem Khadri (RA)

Hazrat Murtuza Qadri (RA)

Hazrath Syed Pacha Shah khadri (RA)

Hazrath Syed Kareem Shah Khadri (RA)

Hazrath Qibla Shah Mohammad Syed Momin Badshah Al-Qadri Al-Baghdadi (RA)

Hazrath Syed Shah Mohammed Shahzade Badeshah Qadri Al-Baghdadi (RA)

Hazrath Alla Alla Sa'in (RA)

Hazarath Khawja Syed Shah Sultan Moihuddin Muneer Ahmed Kabir Hussaini (RA)

Hazrath Hussain Qadri (RA)

Hazrath Syed Khader Qadri (RA)

Hazrath Madhar Shah Makan (RA)

Bangalore Awliyā

Hazrat Biha Peer Baba (RA)

Hazrat Sadiq Ali Shah Hussaini (Ra)

Hazrat Tawakkal Mastan Auliya Soharwardi ( RA)

Dargah Hazrat Peer Syed Jamal Shah Qadri (Ra)

Hazrath Kambal Posh Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Khader Hussain Auliya (R.A)

Hazrath Chadar Wale Baba

Hazrath Jamal Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Chanchal Burhan Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazratha Mastani Maa (R.A)

Hazratha Syedani Bi Bi (R.A)

Hazrath Syed Pacha Shaheed

Hazrath Soothe Shah Peer Baba (R.A)

Hazrath Adam Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Kaas Ke Peer (R.A)

Hazrath Baagh Sawar Auliya(R.A)

Hazrath Nazar Auliya Suhaag Ke Peer (R.A)

Hazrat Makhi Madani Baba (RA)

Hazrath Baba Miyan (R.A) Urf Arif Ulla Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Hameed Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Be-Sar Auliya (R.A)

Hazrath Sharfudeen Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Khwaja Nazar Ali Shah Chisti(R.A)

Hazrath Khwaja Lalu Bhai Qasir Chisti (R.A)

Hazrath Nau-Kulla Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Peer Hyder Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Zahooruddin Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Kamli Peer Baba (R.A)

Hazrath Peer Iqrar Ali Shah Chisti (R.A)

Hazrath Khadu Baba (R.A)

Hazrath Nana Wali (R.A)

Hazrath Sultan Shah Qadri Aur Multan Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Peer Shutthar Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Haji Bahadur Shah Qalander Urf Wali Baa (R.A)

Hazrath Gareeb Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Khoob Shah Walli (R.A)

Hazrath Yakeen Shah Wali (R.A)

Hazrath Zulfiqhar Shah Wali (R.A)

Hazrath Nau-Bahar Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Shahbaz Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Rahman Shah (R.A)

Hazrathan-E-Syedaah (R.A)

Hazrath Kabir Shah Qadri (R.A)

Hazrath Nau-kulla Shah Qadri (RA)

Hazrat Dada Kaas Ke Peer Baba (RA)

Khatim Bibi (RA)

Hazrat Mustaqeem Ali Shah

Shah Jalal Baba (RA)

Nazeer Ahmed

Biography

Scientist, inventor, historian, legislator and philanthropist Dr. Nazeer Ahmed was born in Tumkur in the princely state of Mysore, India in 1939 into a farming family. His father Abdul Azeem was a sufi spiritual scholar of the Qadariya Order. A brilliant student, he secured the first rank to the state in the public examination of 1952 and secured the Maharaja of Mysore gold medal. He maintained his status as a rank student throughout his career and is referred to in his native state of Karnataka as Rank Nazeer.

In 1961 he proceeded to the California Institute of Technology as Institute Scholar and as a Tata Scholar. He obtained his MS and AeE degrees from Caltech. In 1964-65 he worked in Huntsville, Alabama on the Saturn, Apollo and Lunar Land Rover Projects at the Marshall Space Flight Center. In 1967 he obtained a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University. He studied management under Peter Drucker at New York University and obtained an MBA fromRider University, New Jersey. In 1977, he returned briefly to India and was elected a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the 57th constituency.

Over the years, Dr. Ahmed provided leadership to a host to projects of national importance. He is best known for his work as Project Manager on the Hubble Space Telescope. He designed, assembled, tested and delivered diffraction limited performance in the Secondary Mirror Assembly of the Hubble. Dr. Ahmed holds twelve U.S. patents in advanced composites and space based lasers. He was a chairman of the AIRAPT conference in high pressure physics in [Denver]], CO in 1977. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and also in the Los Angeles Times.

Dr. Ahmed has written extensively on Islamic History and Culture. His two volume study, Islam in Global History was published in the United States and was translated into Urdu. He is the author of an Encyclopedia of Islamic History (www.historyofislam.com) as well as a spiritual treatise "What Makes Us Human?" Dr. Ahmed currently serves as the director of the American Institute of Islamic History and Culture in California. He is also an advisor to the World Organization for Resource Development and Education in Washington, DC and to HMS Institute of Technology, India. He also serves on the Steering Committee of Elijah Institute, Jerusalem, Israel.

Dr. Ahmed was an Elected Delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 42nd Congressional District in California in 1988. He also was a candidate for US Congress, 46 CA Congressional District in 1992.

In India, he has been supporting the poor and marginalized sections of the society of all communities in India, to help them integrate into mainstream society and contribute to a better world. Since late 1990s this has largely happened through a scholarship fund that he has set up known as ‘Rank Nazeer Foundation’.

At a time when the Muslims of Tumkur were experiencing hardship in burying their dead due to lack of space in the existing cemetery, he donated over 6 acres of land in the city in 2008, worth millions of Rupees. He has personally designedand constructed a unique Eidgah, a Muslim prayer structure, on this land. According to the inscription besides this Eidgah, which faces Mecca - the direction in which Muslims all around the world turn to pray each day, This structure is unique in that it has built into it subtleties that go beyond the ordinary. First, the divine name “Allah” is built into the structure, read right to left as is its reflection, read left to right. The reflection suggests the world is illusory and is only a reflection of the heavens. Secondly, each of the smaller minarets is nineteen feet from the ground. The number nineteen is a mystical number in Islam that appears in the Qur'an. The intermediate sized minarets are nineteen feet from the base. So, altogether there are six minarets that are nineteen feet each. Six times nineteen is 114, which is the total number of surahs in the Qur'an, a Book that completes God's favours upon humankind. Straight lines drawn from the apex of the minarets intersect where the word "Huwa" is inscribed in a red circle. The subtended angle of 112 degrees is twice the natural flow angle of the earth into which we return. This flow angle is a solution to a Legendre polynomial of the second order which was presented in a paper by Dr. Ahmed at the fourth National Congress of Applied Mechanics at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass in 1972. Huwa is the abstract divine pronoun for God, most exalted. The circle is a reminder of "two bows length or less" wrapped around that shrouded prophet Muhammed when stood in divine presence during Me'raj. Dr. Ahmed has also built mosques (1995)and a school in Tumkur, India in cooperation with the Peace Corps of the United States (1967).

Recently, Dr. Ahmed completed a translation of the Qur’an into easy to read American English. It was released by Maulana Rashdi of Masjid Bangalore and has received wide acclaim in Indian as well as Arab press.

Current Positions

• Chairman Delixus
• Executive Director, American Institute of Islamic History and Culture
• Director, World Organization for Resource Development and Education, Washington, DC
• Director, HMS IT, Tumkur, India

Education

• MBA. (Management ), Rider University, Trenton, NJ. June 75
• Ph.D. (Applied Mechanics), Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., June 67
• Ae. E. (Aeronautics), Caltech, Pasadena, CA, June 64
• M.S. (Aeronautics), Caltech, Pasadena, CA, June 62
• BS (Engineering), University of Mysore (summa cum laude), India, June 61
• PE, State of California

Achievements

• 12 United States Patents in space based lasers and engineering
• Author, "Islam in Global History", Vols. 1 and 2. Xlibris Corporation.
• Author, "What Makes Us Human? A Spiritual Perspective"[14]Xlibris Corporation
• Author, "Islam in Global History", Vols. 1 and 2, Suhail Academy
• Director, Encyclopedia of Islamic History
• Program Manager, SDI Programs for the US Department of Defense
• Chief Scientist, Hubble Space Telescope
• Structures work on the Saturn, Apollo rockets and Lunar Land Rover.
• Institute Scholar, California Institute of Technology
• Scores of articles in science and technology journals

Professional and Academic Experience

• Executive Director, American Institute of Islamic History and Culture (1999–Present)
• Chairman, Delixus
• Consulting Dean, HMS Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India (1998–2004)
• Director, Systems Development, OEA Aerospace, Fairfield, CA. (1997–98)
• Senior Vice-President, Compa Industries, Albuquerque, NM. (1994–97)
• Adjunct Professor, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (1995–96)
• Program Manager, Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, CA, (1986–94)
• Department Manager, Electro-optical Systems, Hughes Aircraft Co., CA, (1984–86)
• Project Manager, Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, CA. (1982–84)
• Senior Staff, Perkin Elmer Corporation, Danbury, CT, (1979–82)
• Senior Engineer, Lucent Technologies (formerly Western Electric), (1967–77)
• Institute Scholar, Caltech, Pasadena, CA (1961–64)

Contribution to community

At a time when Muslims of Tumkur were experiencing hardship in burying their dead due to lack of space in the existingcemetery, he donated over 6 acres of land in the city in 2008, worth millions of Rupees. He has personally designed and constructed a unique Eidgah, a Muslim prayer structure, on this land. According to the inscription besides this Eidgah, which faces Mecca - the direction in which Muslims all around the world turn to pray each day, "This structure is unique in that it has built into it subtleties that go beyond the ordinary. First, the divine name “Allah” is built into the structure, read right to left as is its reflection, read left to right. The reflection suggests the world is illusory and is only a reflection of the heavens. Secondly, each of the smaller minarets is nineteen feet from the ground. The number nineteen is a mystical number in Islam that appears in the Qur'an. The intermediate sized minarets are nineteen feet from the base. So, altogether there are six minarets that are nineteen feet each. Six times nineteen is 114, which is the total number of surahs in the Qur'an, a Book that completes God's favours upon humankind. Straight lines drawn from the apex of the minarets intersect where the word "Huwa" is inscribed in ared circle. The subtended angle of 112 degrees is twice the natural flow angle of the earth into which we return. Huwa is the abstract divine pronoun for God, most exalted. The circle is a reminder of "two bows length or less" wrapped around that shrouded prophet Muhammed when stood in divine presence during Me'raj."